The 5:00 PM ET season-opening roster deadline has come and gone.  There aren’t too many surprises on there for Montreal but Joel Armia, who cleared waivers earlier on Monday, is on the roster, for now at least.

The Habs have a few more hours before they’re required to set their cap-compliant season-opening roster.  Their roster movements earlier in the day will help to set that roster.  Here’s a rundown of what has happened so far.

Sunday is the final day for waiving players in advance of Monday’s season-opening roster deadline.  The Habs were busy on that front today, placing both Joel Armia and Gustav Lindstrom on waivers.

Montreal’s final preseason game was on Saturday night as the Habs travelled to Ottawa to take on the Senators. The Habs squandered the lead in the third period but rebounded with three unanswered after that to pick up the 6-4 win.

Cole Caufield didn’t play a ton for the Habs last season as a shoulder injury ended his year early. Will he be able to stay healthy this year and make a run for the 40-goal mark?

Patience is a virtue. And far too many Montreal Canadiens fans and media members seem to lack when it comes to their expectations of 2022 first-overall draft pick Juraj Slafkovsky. That needs to change.

Three strands from the first five games of the preseason have caught my seasoned eye, suggesting that perhaps, just maybe, the Habs are on the brink of something unique.

The Habs capped off a rare three games in four nights preseason series against the Maple Leafs on Monday and after dropping the first two, they came back late for a 5-4 overtime victory. Here are ten thoughts on the contest.

The Canadiens continue to trim their roster with the regular season now a week and a half away.  On Sunday, the team announced that centres Lias Andersson and Phillipe Maillet were placed on waivers.

The Canadiens hosted the Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre for the first time this season on Saturday night, and outshot them 34-22 but were outscored 3-1 as the Habs had neither solid defence nor lights-out goaltending to bail them out.