Montreal Canadiens’ Plans for a Perfect 2024 Offseason Trege Wilson | April 17, 2024 With no playoffs in sight, the Montreal Canadiens’ season is almost over. But since October, they have taken steps in the right direction on both a team level and with…
Canadiens 2024 Draft Strategy: Need Over Best Player Available Trege Wilson | April 9, 2024 Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Kent Hughes knows the team needs scoring. With the 2024 NHL draft loaded with high-end defencemen expected to be picked in the top 10, the…
4 Reasons the Canadiens’ 2023-24 Season Has Been Successful Blain Potvin | April 4, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens’ 2023-24 season is nearing a close. Over the first 74 games, they’ve won enough (or lost enough, depending on your point of view) to have the sixth-worst…
Canadiens Continue to Struggle on Power Play to End 2023-24 Ryan Szporer | March 31, 2024 Despite a narrative to the contrary, the Montreal Canadiens’ power play has been one of their main weaknesses this 2023-24 season.
Canadiens Market Pressures Force New Draft Strategies Blain Potvin | March 27, 2024 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…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Oilers, Penguins, Canadiens, Ducks Jim Parsons | March 14, 2024 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Boston Bruins did consider trading Linus Ullmark, but what was their motivation behind doing so now? Meanwhile, are the Edmonton Oilers already thinking about…
Recapping Kent Hughes’s First 3 Deadlines as Canadiens GM Trege Wilson | March 11, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens had a quiet 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, but a successful one. They were able to fix their three-goalie issue, and general manager (GM) Kent Hughes proved he…
Canadiens Taking a Gamble with Reclamation Projects Blain Potvin | March 10, 2024 Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Kent Hughes has a plan, and the patience to implement that plan. Fans and media alike can be critical, disagree, or even dislike that plan,…
Canadiens Address Need to Move Allen at Successful 2024 Trade Deadline Ryan Szporer | March 9, 2024 Even if Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes had been unable to move Jake Allen, he still would have had a good trade deadline.
Canadiens Rebuild Rests on Cap Management Blain Potvin | March 8, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens’ rebuild is in its second full season, and it is slowly progressing. The question is, when will they be done? In the rebuild series, the team’s needs…
Montreal Canadiens Rebuild Almost Complete Blain Potvin | March 7, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens’ rebuild is two full seasons into its arc. General manager (GM) Kent Hughes arrived with a plan, and fans expected that it would take time. It needs…
Canadiens’ Quest to Finish 2023-24 at .500 in Understandable Peril Ryan Szporer | March 7, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens’ 2023-24 season effectively ended on Feb. 2, when general manager Kent Hughes traded Sean Monahan.