Without much fanfare, Tanner Pearson has been left out of the Tricolore’s last two games. And with two wins under his belt, we’re not likely to see him back anytime soon.
The Canadian Hockey League playoffs (CHL) get underway this week, which means a handful of Montreal Canadiens prospects will be involved. The Habs have fewer prospects in the CHL than most years, owing to the fact that they have just one prospect in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and none in the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Cole Caufield is having a respectable season. We expected him to be able to score more goals… But after 71 games played, he has scored 20 goals. The diminutive forward still boasts 55 points this season, which is no mean feat.
At the age of 24, Nick Suzuki is enjoying the best time of his career. He’s progressed year after year since entering the National League, and now it’s clear why the Golden Knights selected him with the 13th overall pick in the 2017 draft.
The incredible demands to win in Montreal have been set by a fan base that had lived with a team that defined greatness for decades. Montreal is more than a hockey market, it’s a Montreal Canadiens market.
When you think of Lane Hutson, you think of a top Habs prospect. But above all, we think of a defenseman who should finish the current season in the Canadiens’ colors.
Juraj Slafkovsky, as is becoming increasingly apparent, loves to win. The young man is clearly dissatisfied when the club loses, and it’s important for him to win games.
I said it in my first text of the day and I won’t go on about it, but sometimes it’s important to win games. We all agree that, ideally, the Habs would win games without moving up in the standings by mid-April, but it all comes hand in hand.
Nick Suzuki and Joel Armia scored goals, Sam Montembeault made 27 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Tuesday, ending Colorado's nine-game winning streak.
The Montreal Canadiens were in Colorado on Tuesday night to face the Avalanche at Ball Arena. The last time the Avalanche failed to secure a win on home ice was in mid-February, making it a particularly tall order for Martin St-Louis’ team.
Martin St-Louis met with reporters in preparation for tonight’s (March 26) Montreal Canadiens game, and the recently returned head coach agreed to talk more about his family situation.
Last January, L’Antichambre contacted all 61 NHL players from Quebec to ask them to rank the league’s best players from La Belle Province. As my colleague Charles-Alexis Brisebois mentioned this morning, Patrice Bergeron was succeeded by Jonathan Marchessault.
This past weekend, the Quebec media was all about David Reinbacher, and with good reason. After all, the most recent fifth overall pick in the 2023 draft was making his North American debut.
The Montreal Canadiens (26-32-12) are set to face the Colorado Avalanche (46-20-5) at Ball Arena. The puck drop is scheduled for 9 pm ET. The Habs are coming off a win versus the Seattle Kraken that featured goals from Nick Suzuki, Alex Newhook, Mike Matheson, and Kaiden Guhle.
Arpon Basu of The Athletic: The Montreal Canadiens have some promising young defensemen not on their NHL roster – Lane Hutson, David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux, Adam Engstrom and Justin Barron.
Montreal Canadiens forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard found himself right back in the bottom six against the Seattle Kraken on March 24. This, after he got another, eventually scoreless, one-game audition in the top six in the wake of the Joshua Roy injury.
The head coach rejoined the team in Denver after taking 10 days away from the club to be with his family.
The Montreal Canadiens have not won two straight games since the middle of January, but they have a chance to end that drought Tuesday night. It won't be easy because Montreal's next game is at the Colorado Avalanche, the hottest team in the NHL.
While the Montreal Canadiens season has had some bright spots such as the play of Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky, many players haven’t performed so well.
Montreal Canadiens winger Joshua Roy is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, putting the remainder of his rookie season in jeopardy.
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