The right side of Montreal’s back end has been an issue in recent years and with both Shea Weber and Jeff Petry gone, it will continue to be an issue for a while. However, they do have some prospects in the system that will provide some hope for the future.
Expectations were high for Christian Dvorak heading into last season and he didn’t meet them. However, with a strong finish following the coaching change, could he be in line for bigger things in 2022-23?
Montreal’s newest centre Kirby Dach is in need of a new contract and remains a restricted free agent. While many feel that the Habs have to make a trade first in order to sign him, that’s not necessarily the case.
The Habs have brought in plenty of defencemen in recent years to their system. The left side is the deeper of the two as Montreal has depth at that spot among their NHL options while several of their better prospects also play that side.
Throughout his career, Josh Anderson has shown flashes of becoming a quality top-six power forward but he has yet to be able to do consistently. Now set to play a full season in a more offensive-oriented system, will the winger have a breakout year?
The vacancy behind the bench created by the departure of Luke Richardson has been filled as the Habs named Stephane Robidas as an assistant coach.
While there are some question marks surrounding Montreal’s goaltending situation, things are much stabler across the rest of the organization. As always, we begin our look at the team’s depth with their netminders.
If Montreal can open up some cap space over the coming days, there’s a Carolina restricted free agent that could be of interest if the Canadiens want to think of retaliating for losing Jesperi Kotkaniemi to an offer sheet last summer.
The Canadiens made a few big splashes at the 2022 NHL Draft on July 7th and 8th which is a big part of this edition of our podcast which also looks at the beginning of free agency.
While it took a while, Kent Hughes found a suitable Jeff Petry trade over the weekend, moving him and Ryan Poehling to Pittsburgh for Mike Matheson and a fourth-round pick. Our writers offer up some mixed opinions of the swap.