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Oilers' Goaltending Plan In Jeopardy, Reopening Old Trade Target

The Edmonton Oilers thought they'd fixed their goaltending problem when they signed Frederik Andersen in free agency.  An offseason training injury just reopened the entire situation, and Montreal Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault is right back on Edmonton's radar. Per The Hockey News' Karine Hains , the Oilers have been linked to Montembeault again after confirming Andersen will miss training camp with an injury suffered during offseason training.  Edmonton entered the summer wit...

NHL Trade Rumors · about 2 months ago · 0 reads

2026 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #10 Oliver Kapanen

Introduction After a very successful season with Timrå in the SHL, it wasn’t clear where Oliver Kapanen would line up, and with whom, on Montreal’s opening night of the 2025-26 season. Some on this site proposed that it would be with Ivan Demidov as Kapanen could defer to the dynamic Russian in the offensive zone and go straight for the net. In the end that was what happened, and Kapanen stayed on the second line for the majority of the year. At the end of the season, Kapanen was thi...

Eyes On The Prize · about 2 months ago · 0 reads

Monday Habs Headlines: The largest contracts in NHL history

Montreal Canadiens news and notes Looking at the biggest contracts in NHL history by salary-cap percentage. [ RG.org ] Patrik Laine could be limited to a professional tryout for the new season. [ IS.fi ] Around the league and elsewhere Wyatt Johnston kicks off NHL Network’s list of the top 50 players. [ NHL.com ] How will the Vegas Golden Knights respond to their third coach in a matter of months? [ NHL.com ] Las Vegas’s top prospects. [ NHL.com ] Jalen...

Eyes On The Prize · about 2 months ago · 0 reads

Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: The Canadiens’ Good Problem

The week’s hottest Montreal Canadiens topics, served without the sugar-coating and with little concern for bruised feelings. There was a time when looking at the Canadiens depth chart was a little like opening the refrigerator after a long weekend away. You knew there was supposed to be something in there, but once you opened the […] The post Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: The Canadiens’ Good Problem appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

The Sick Podcast · about 2 months ago · 5 reads

Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: The Montreal Canadiens Have A Good Problem

The week’s hottest Montreal Canadiens topics, served without the sugar-coating and with little concern for bruised feelings. There was a time when looking at the Canadiens depth chart was a little like opening the refrigerator after a long weekend away. You knew there was supposed to be something in there, but once you opened the […] The post Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: The Montreal Canadiens Have A Good Problem appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

The Sick Podcast · about 2 months ago · 3 reads

Why the Red Wings Trading Larkin to Montreal Makes Sense . . . and Why It Won’t Ever Happen

The post Why the Red Wings Trading Larkin to Montreal Makes Sense . . . and Why It Won’t Ever Happen appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . On the NHL Network, former NHL forwards Mike Johnson and Michael Rupp were discussing what the future might hold for […] The post Why the Red Wings Trading Larkin to Montreal Makes Sense . . . and Why It Won’t Ever Happen appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now .

Detroit Hockey Now · about 2 months ago · 0 reads

A new approach to analyzing the Montreal Canadiens’ penalty kill

Following the departure of key defensive players David Savard, Joel Armia, and Christian Dvorak during the 2025 off-season, the Montreal Canadiens looked to be trying to implement a new penalty-killing system last year. Results, diplomatically speaking, were mixed (with Eyes On The Prize ’s own Matt Drake being very outspoken about this subject on the Bottom Six Minutes podcast during the season). In order to take the next steps, to get home ice advantage in a tougher Atlantic Division and a b...

Eyes On The Prize · about 2 months ago · 0 reads

Sunday Habs Headlines: The goalie market gets rekindled

Montreal Canadiens news and notes Stu Cowan believes the goalie news in Winnipeg and Edmonton will kickstart the trade market, which could resolve the Samuel Montembeault situation. [ Montreal Gazette ] Arpon Basu wonders how Martin St-Louis and Derek Lalonde will approach the new season months after making it to the conference finals. [ The Athletic ] Around the league and elsewhere Daniel Brière says his offer sheet to Leo Carlsson didn’t reset the market, it was ju...

Eyes On The Prize · about 2 months ago · 0 reads

Thursday Habs Headlines: Cole Caufield in a scoring class of his own

Montreal Canadiens news and notes No NHL player has scored more often than Cole Caufield over the past two seasons. [ Journal de Montreal ] Prospect Cooper Cleaves has the right-handed shot, good feet and puck-moving ability to make you sit up and take notice. [ Montreal Gazette ] The Canadiens are playing by the same salary-cap rules as everyone else, but those rules don’t necessarily create a level playing field. [ The Sick Podcast ] The success of the Canadiens these p...

Eyes On The Prize · about 2 months ago · 0 reads