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Sick Puck Links: Who Is Canada’s Next Cup Team? Gallagher; NHL Trade Rumors

Get ready to start your day with the latest and hottest Montreal Canadiens news, plus NHL trade and free agent rumors from around the hockey world! Here are your Sick Puck links: Sick Links:  After former Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov said he’s betting on the Montreal Canadiens to break Canada’s Stanley Cup drought, colleague […] The post Sick Puck Links: Who Is Canada’s Next Cup Team? Gallagher; NHL Trade Rumors appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

2026 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #5 Kaiden Guhle

Introduction Kaiden Guhle is an established mid-pairing defenceman at the NHL level. That’s the whole profile. You may now rush to the comments. All kidding aside, the joke is that while Guhle is undeniably a key part of the Canadiens and a talented, multifaceted player in general, it remains difficult to figure out where he fits in the Habs’ future as the defender prepares to turn 25. The Edmonton native has become a major cog on the Canadiens’ blue line, being used heavil...

Monday Habs Headlines: Ivan Demidov went against agent’s advice to sign eight-year deal

Montreal Canadiens news and notes Agent Dan Milstein says Ivan Demidov brushed aside his advice to sign an eight-year, team-friendly contract. [ Montreal Gazette ] Cole Caufield comes in at 31st on NHL Network’s top 50 players. [ NHL.com ] Will Oliver Kapanen reprise his role as second-line centre in 2026-27? [ Journal de Montreal ] A championship ring from the Montreal Hockey Club in 1893 was recently discovered in a private jewellery collection in Ontario. [ La Presse ]...

‘He wanted this deal’: Agent explains Ivan Demidov’s team-friendly contract with Canadiens as NHL salaries skyrocket

With the salary cap increase and record-breakingly high contracts every few weeks, Ivan Demidov’s team-friendly discount is standing out more and more as time goes by. Even his agent would’ve taken a different deal; he admitted to the Montreal Gazette as part of a feature explaining Demidov’s recent contract and the decision to take a

Demidov & Agent Differ On Why He 'Left Money On The Table' In Signing His Extension

Ivan Demidov signed an eight-year extension for a $9.15 million AAV with the Montreal Canadiens on the first day he was eligible, back on July 1. Just two days later, Leo Carlsson signed a breakthrough $18 million AAV offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers that changed NHL salaries forever. Did he jump the gun? Is his agent Dan Milstein happy about it?  Milstein spoke to  Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette this weekend, explaining that it didn't quite go down the way he would h...

Today In NHL History - Claude Lemieux

On July 16th in 1965, Claude Percy Lemieux was born in Buckingham, Quebec. Best known for his postseason success and dirty play, Lemieux suited up for six teams (MTL, NJD, COL, PHO, DAL, SJS) terrorizing NHL opponents for 21 seasons. Taken 26th in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft the feisty winger fetched four Stanley Cup wins (1986, 1995, 1996, 2000) and a Conn Smythe (1995) becoming 1 of 9 to hoist

Gallagher Speaks On His Final Year With The Montreal Canadiens

In an interview on the podcast ‘100% Canucks’, now-former Montreal Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher continued to be respectful to his former team but also honest about what his last two seasons with the Canadiens were like. Early in the interview, host, and longtime NHL analyst John Shannon, asked Gallagher when he knew the writing was […] The post Gallagher Speaks On His Final Year With The Montreal Canadiens appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

Gallagher Believed Montreal Canadiens Would Trade Him in 2024-25

In an interview on the podcast ‘100% Canucks’, now-former Montreal Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher continued to be respectful to his former team but also honest about what his last two seasons with the Canadiens were like. Early in the interview, host, and longtime NHL analyst John Shannon, asked Gallagher when he knew the writing was […] The post Gallagher Believed Montreal Canadiens Would Trade Him in 2024-25 appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: Montreal Canadiens: The Best Canadian Team?

The week’s hottest Montreal Canadiens topics, served without the sugar-coating and with little concern for bruised feelings. This past week, former Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov told RG.org that if he was a betting man, he’d bet on the Montreal Canadiens to be the team to break Canada’s Stanley Cup drought. So on that note, […] The post Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: Montreal Canadiens: The Best Canadian Team? appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

Sunday Habs Headlines: Aatos Koivu gets started with a goal

Montreal Canadiens news and notes Aatos Koivu has gotten off on the right foot with a showcase of his shooting talent: An absolute rocket from Aatos Koivu on the power play, his first goal of the season. This is the shot that #Habs fans has heard about, but has rarely seen. pic.twitter.com/6AeTwKFNSS — Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) September 5, 2026 Gleb Pugachyov will start the season in the MHL. [ TVA Sports ] Lane Hutson is a good candidate to take the vacate...

Saturday Habs Headlines: Canadiens announce rookie camp roster

Montreal Canadiens news and notes Montreal announced its 23-player rookie camp roster that will compete in the Prospect Challenge in Gatineau. [ Canadiens.com ] The bigger news is the prospects who aren’t going to be attending, with few top prospects and only a handful of AHL players. [ La Presse ] Alex Newhook has an important role of anchoring the second line this season. [ Sportsnet ] Andrei Markov believes that Montreal is set up well to be the team that ends Canada’s...

Montreal Canadiens Top 10 Prospects: #6-#5

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 […] The post Montreal Canadiens Top 10 Prospects: #6-#5 appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

Sick Puck Links: Markov On Habs; New TVA Deal; NHL Trade Rumors

Get ready to start your day with the latest and hottest Montreal Canadiens news, plus NHL trade and free agent rumors from around the hockey world! Here are your Friday morning Sick Puck links: Sick Links:  After a great conversation with Martin St. Louis, Andrei Markov is betting the team to break Canada’s Stanley Cup […] The post Sick Puck Links: Markov On Habs; New TVA Deal; NHL Trade Rumors appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

2026 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #6 Jacob Fowler

Introduction It can be hard to analyze goalies, let alone goaltending prospects, in this exercise. I have misjudged plenty of talents between the pipes for better and for worse, but for the first time in a long time there’s a goaltender who makes it easy to see what the future holds. From being the sixth goalie taken in his draft class to a World Juniors gold, the NCAA goalie of the year, a two-time All American, and already making his NHL debut, it’s clear that the sky is the limit for J...

Friday Habs Headlines: Twelve years of TVA

Montreal Canadiens news and notes The NHL announced a new 12-year French-language broadcast arrangement in Canada, with TVA Sports securing rights through a sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc. [ Sportsnet | Montreal Gazette | La Presse ] Amazon announces its NHL schedule, including these seven Canadiens games you’ll only get on streaming. [ Montreal Gazette ] Are the Habs thin at forward? [ Radio-Canada ] How Lane Hutson’s def...