The Montreal Canadiens have confirmed their intent to be as active as they can on the trade front, and they have some interesting pieces they can offer.
Our ‘State Of The Rebuild’ series will evaluate several categories, including current NHL talent, prospect value, draft capital, Canadiens trades, coaching, contracts, and management.
Martin St-Louis doesn’t have much experience behind the bench of an NHL team. That said, since his arrival in Montreal, one thing has become clear. The players love him… and they’re willing to work their butts off for him.
On Tuesday (May 7), we found out that for the second year in a row, the Montreal Canadiens would be drafting fifth at the upcoming NHL Draft in Las Vegas on June 28-29.
The offseason has arrived for three-quarters of the NHL for teams that either missed the playoffs or were eliminated in the first round. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Montreal.
Now that the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery is in the rearview mirror, we can focus on the players the Montreal Canadiens will target once they take to the podium on Friday, June 28, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As in recent years, the Montreal Canadiens will have the chance to get their hands on a player who has the potential to be excellent at the next draft.
The Canadiens have been awarded the 5th overall pick in last night’s lottery. The draft is at the end of June… But we’re already starting to think about the plans of Kent Hughes and the Montreal management.
That’s it: we now know that the Canadiens will draft fifth overall in the next auction. Last night answered a number of questions, both about the Habs’ ranking and the Habs’ intentions.
Tonight, the draft lottery took place. Obviously, in Montreal, we were hoping to see the Habs go first… but in the end, logic prevailed and the Sharks got the first pick.
Early in the evening, the eyes of the NHL were riveted on the draft lottery. In the end, the order remained unchanged: the Sharks got the first pick, while the Habs got the fifth.
The Montreal Canadiens are entering a critical portion of their rebuild under general manager (GM) Kent Hughes. After two seasons, they hold one of the deepest prospect pools in terms of potential NHL talent.
Ever since Kent Hughes was named the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens in January 2022, he has made a concerted effort to improve not only the number of draft picks but also the development system in which the organization’s prospects are expected to flourish.
The more time passes, the more we talk about the draft. After all, in Montreal, that’s what you have to watch out for. Yesterday, Arpon Basu revealed that the Habs love Ivan Demidov, and that the Habs could move up, if need be, to draft him.
This summer, David Perron will be as free as a bird. The 35-year-old veteran still has plenty to give to an NHL club, having racked up 47 points (17 goals) in 76 games this season with the Red Wings.
This summer, we can expect some changes at the Habs. Kent Hughes has made no secret of the fact: he wants to bring in an offensive player, and that’s just as well, because he has the elements to make a move.
If the Montreal Canadiens are indeed aiming to be in the playoff mix for next season, they have quite the summer ahead of them. It may have been another 28th-place finish for the Canadiens this season, but the progress was notable; giving general manager Kent Hughes the necessary data he needs to make some big changes.
Carey Price was in the arena for the Canadiens’ final game of the season two weeks ago. He wasn’t often seen on TV, but on social networks, he was the talk of the town.
Kent Hughes is still rebuilding, and some people think it would be a good idea to get a big impact player to improve the attack. On Monday evening, Jean-Charles Lajoie suggested on his JiC show that Kaiden Guhle be traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Mitch Marner.
The Canadiens will draft twice in the first round of the next draft. Will that sentence still be true on draft night? The Canadiens’ first right to speak is their own.
Just like a year ago, Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes faces a quiet 2024 offseason, without having to re-sign any unrestricted free agents (UFAs) of note.
Another disappointing season has led to one of the NHL’s most storied franchises missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Thanks to a series of bad results, the Montreal Canadiens were officially eliminated from postseason contention last week, marking the third straight season the Habs failed to qualify for the playoffs.
The Montreal Canadiens were one of the very few teams that started this season with three goalies on the roster or have even held three netminders at once.
The Canadiens’ prospects finished the Prospects Challenge with two wins and a loss, but that means very little. The only challenging team the Habs played against was Buffalo on Friday night and there were a lot of first-game jitters there as it was a big moment for many of them.
After successfully trading former alternate captain Jeff Petry to the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens’ General Manager Kent Hughes is now focusing on moving goaltender Casey DeSmith, whom the Canadiens acquired as part of the trade between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks.
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