Montreal Canadiens 2023-24 Season Grades: Defense and Goaltending Luc LeBlanc | April 24, 2024 Following the conclusion of the 2023-24 NHL regular season, rebuilding and other non-playoff teams have begun to look towards the future — the draft, free agency, or simply following the…
Avalanche Are Good Enough to Win Without Quality Goaltending Luc LeBlanc | April 24, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche were the laughingstock of the hockey world as they fell to the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 7-6 in their opening game of the 2024 Stanley…
Montreal Canadiens 2023-24 Season Grades: Forwards Luc LeBlanc | April 22, 2024 As the 2023-24 NHL season has ended and the Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun, non-playoff teams can start to look towards the future, such as the draft, free agency, and…
Canadiens Prospect Logan Mailloux to Make NHL Debut Luc LeBlanc | April 16, 2024 In the summer of 2021, former Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Marc Bergevin used what would be his final first-round selection with the team to draft defenceman Logan Mailloux 31st…
Canadiens’ Success with Late-Season College Signees Luc LeBlanc | April 15, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens have drafted an influx of talent hailing from the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) in recent years, scattered across all seven rounds. Many fans may immediately think…
The Unlikely Resurgence of Canadiens’ Joel Armia Luc LeBlanc | April 11, 2024 With yet another season near the bottom of the standings coming to a close, fans may begin to reflect on much of the team’s progression since October. Juraj Slafkovsky, fresh…
4 Free Agents the Canadiens Should Sign This Offseason Luc LeBlanc | April 8, 2024 With the 2023-24 NHL season winding down to a close, teams have begun to either clinch a playoff berth or be eliminated from contention entirely. For the Montreal Canadiens, unfortunately,…
5 Recent Canadiens Late-Round Draft Steals Luc LeBlanc | April 2, 2024 Despite their relative lack of success with first-round picks over the past decade-plus, the Montreal Canadiens have been fortunate enough to see numerous later-round draft selections develop and blossom into…
Who Will Be the Canadiens’ Starting Goaltender of the Future? Luc LeBlanc | March 28, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens have deployed an influx of goaltenders since franchise legend Carey Price stepped away from the game following an attempted comeback after their 2020-21 Stanley Cup Final heartbreak.…
Kaiden Guhle’s Progression on Full Display for Canadiens Luc LeBlanc | March 21, 2024 Nearly four years ago, mere months after the hockey world was halted to a stop, the Montreal Canadiens selected Prince Albert Raiders defenseman Kaiden Guhle as the 16th overall selection…
Former Canadiens Who Have Blossomed with New Teams Luc LeBlanc | March 18, 2024 Seeing a former player from a favourite team thrive in a new environment is surely a bittersweet feeling for any fan. Sometimes a change of scenery is what a disgruntled…
Canadiens’ Draft Busts Having Success With Other Teams Luc LeBlanc | March 13, 2024 In recent years, the Montreal Canadiens have had a relatively low success rate when drafting in the first round. Highly-touted prospects such as Nikita Scherbak, or to an extent Alex…