Montreal Canadiens legend Andrei Markov believes the Canadiens have the best chance of any of Canada’s seven NHL teams to break the country’s 23-season Stanley Cup drought. “I really hope it will be Montreal,” Markov told Sergey Demidov of RG.org. “In recent years, Edmonton had a big chance, but they didn’t use it. Right now […]
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, are the Edmonton Oilers planning on bringing in a player or two on a PTO? GM Stan Bowman addressed that idea this week. Meanwhile, the…
The Montreal Canadiens have seen many of their top prospects graduate to the NHL over the past few seasons. Despite this, the Canadiens still have a very solid prospect group. Over the next week, I’ll discuss my top 10 prospects in the Montreal Canadiens organization. All prospects on this list are either still on the […]
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The Montreal Canadiens have spent the last few years assembling one of the NHL’s most exciting young cores, but simply finding talented players is only part of building a contender.…
Introduction
Every so often a prospect comes along whose stock climbs so fast you half-expect the scouts who passed on him to start updating their résumés. Alexander Zharovsky is that guy.
When the Montreal Canadiens traded up in the second round of the 2025 NHL Draft, sending picks 41 and 49 to the Carolina Hurricanes to grab pick 34, the move raised a few eyebrows. Trading up to take a Russian winger with a KHL contract through 2027 and a frame you could describe as “still under co...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
How patient are Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes willing to remain with fan expectations continuing to rise around the rebuild? [ Montreal Gazette ]
The solution to the Canadiens’ second-line centre dilemma could already be on the current roster. [ The Sick Podcast ]
Former NHLer Steve Dubinsky says Hughes’s and Martin St-Louis’s complementary skills have the team poised for an extended run of success. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Around the league ...
With just two weeks left until training camp opens, point projections for individual members of the Montreal Canadiens have been […]
The Kirill Marchenko-to-Montreal rumors were hot earlier this summer, soon after word leaked about the Russian forward not being interested in sticking around Columbus after the final year of his contract this season. The buzz has been on and off ever since. Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell opened up on the whole affair this past week, and said he won't be pushed into any trade unless it's a trade that helps the Blue Jackets. But Tony Marinaro of The Sick Podcast has opened up the...
The Montreal Canadiens' ongoing need for a top-six forward has some observers suggesting Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin or Columbus Blue Jackets winger Kirill Marchenko would be good fits.
The Montreal Canadiens have seen many of their top prospects graduate to the NHL over the past few seasons. Despite this, the Canadiens still have a very solid prospect group. In the next few days, I’ll discuss my top 10 prospects in the Montreal Canadiens organization. All prospects on this list are either still on […]
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It has been a remarkably quiet when it comes to the Montreal Canadiens. Aside from extending two young players who still had a year remaining on their contracts, Kent Hughes has been unable, or perhaps unwilling to pay the asking price, to pull the trigger on a deal to address some of the team’s biggest […]
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The Montreal Canadiens are getting closer to the start of training camp, but there is still some business for general manager Kent Hughes to take care of. Zachary Bolduc and…
Here are the Montreal Canadiens and NHL news items you may have missed on Tuesday. Montreal Canadiens News As I […]
Introduction
David Reinbacher finally got the season he had been waiting for, even if it did take a few detours to get there.
The Montreal Canadiens’ fifth-overall pick from the 2023 NHL Draft spent the 2025-26 season with the Laval Rocket, playing 57 games and recording five goals and 19 assists. He also finished with a plus-18 rating and 56 penalty minutes, numbers that give us a decent snapshot of a defenceman becoming more comfortable in his own end, increasingly willing to engag...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Going all-in on Cole Caufield has paid off in spades for the Canadiens. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Revisiting the Nick Suzuki trade. [ The Hockey Writers ]
A look inside the first two episodes of Season 3 of the Crave docuseries “The Rebuild”. [ Montreal Canadiens ]
This will be a critical year for several members of the roster. [ RDS ]
Jean-Philippe Pleau sees Martin St-Louis’s “aggressive patience” as a rich source of food for thought th...
Pittsburgh Penguins star defenseman and potential future hall of famer Kris Letang had some high praise for Montreal Canadiens budding star forward Ivan Demidov recently. Appearing at the second annual Stick With Us 3-on-3 charity hockey tournament in Montreal this past weekend, Letang found himself engaged in some fun and interesting hockey banter. At one […]
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The Montreal Canadiens will open their main training camp on September 16, leaving just two weeks to assess the available […]
Marc Bergevin made his fair share of controversial moves during his tenure as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. Some worked, others did not, but few had a bigger long-term…
Since it was opened back in 1996, the Bell Centre has made a name for itself as one of the most iconic arenas in the NHL. It boasts a maximum…
The Montreal Canadiens emerged from their rebuild with an appearance in the Eastern Conference Final last season. They also boast one of the deepest prospect pools in the sport, in…
As the Canadiens’ core enters its prime, the team should improve all on its own, but in these three ways specifically in 2026-27:
Expectations have changed considerably for the Montreal Canadiens. After years in which development and progress were the main priorities, the Canadiens enter the 2026-27 season expecting to compete and build…
During the Montreal Canadiens’ entertaining run to the Eastern Conference Final this past spring, the streets of Montreal underwent some interesting changes. One of the city’s well-known bars, Double’s, altered…
Here are the Montreal Canadiens and NHL news items you may have missed on Monday. Montreal Canadiens News In what […]