While it seemed like the Habs didn’t have any prospects to sign by the June 1st deadline, it turns out they did. When the league updated the reserve lists following the deadline, Casey Staum was taken off of Montreal’s, meaning he is no longer their property. Here’s why.
With the draft and free agency getting closer and closer, Marc Bergevin and his staff will be putting together their wish lists. As we like to do at this time of the year, we take a look at their situation at each position to see what positions the team should target. As always, we start with the goalies.
The 2018 Memorial Cup took place from May 18th through the 27th in Regina and this year, the Habs had two prospects taking part though neither took home the title. Here is how each prospect performed.
After hiring Joel Bouchard as the new head coach in Laval last week, the Rocket now has one of their assistant coaches in place as Daniel Jacob joined the team on Wednesday.
There was a time where Zach Fucale was one of Montreal’s better prospects. Since then, things have mostly gone downhill and he has been leapfrogged by several goalies since then. Has the time come for the Habs to let him go?
Most of Montreal’s prospects saw limited action in the month of April but some still managed to make their mark. Here are our 3 Stars from the past month.
The Habs have been busy lately signing centre prospects and continued that trend on Wednesday, signing Lukas Vejdemo to a two-year, entry-level contract.
The ping pong balls have been drawn and the Habs now know where their first selection will fall at the draft in June. While they didn’t land the top spot, they did move up to third overall.
The Habs have once again dipped into the junior free agent market, inking centre Alexandre Alain to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Laval failed to save their best for last as a pair of losses capped their season while solidifying their dead-last position in the AHL. It wasn’t all bad, however, as a pair of players received some good news to end their year on a higher note.