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Monday Habs Headlines: Brendan Gallagher’s timeline with the Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Reviewing Brendan Gallagher’s tenure with the Canadiens. [ The Hockey Writers ] Gallagher was named Sports Personality of the Year by the Cummings Centre Foundation. [ Dose.ca ] Marie-Philip Poulin received an honorary doctorate from Bishop’s University. [ CBC ] Around the league and elsewhere Jordan Martinook knows that a goal like the one that Shea Theodore banked in off the end boards is typically how things go once you get be...
Sunday Habs Headlines: Top line vows to be mentally tougher
Montreal Canadiens news and notes The members of the top line didn’t perform as they wanted in the playoffs, and believe it’s a mental hurdle for them to overcome next year. [ The Athletic ] A new wave of Canadiens fans is growing up alongside the young stars of the team. [ Montreal Gazette ] Goaltending prospect Arseni Radkov has been traded to the Saint John Sea Dogs. [ Journal de Montreal ] Nicole Gosling has opted to leave the Montreal Victoire to sign with the new PW...
2026 Stanley Cup Final open thread: Game 3
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Game 3: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden Knights Series tied 1-1 How to watch Start time: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English) TVA Sports (French) In the U.S.: ABC Streaming: Sportsnet+ Another overtime, and it was another win for the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 2, improving their record to 6-0 in games that go beyond 60 minutes. This wasn’t a case of them controll...
Saturday Habs Headlines: Matthew Knies was one minute from joining the Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens news and notes We heard that Kent Hughes was working on a deal right up to the trade deadline that never happened. We also heard that a trade had come in too late that day. Elliotte Freidman confirms that an agreement was in place for Montreal to acquire Matthew Knies from the Toronto Maple Leafs, but one party was one minute too slow in submitting the paperwork. [ Sportsnet ] Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield presented the Lady Byng and Selke trophies, respectively,...
Nick Suzuki wins Selke Trophy, Cole Caufield wins Lady Byng Trophy for 2025-26 season
The winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy for the 2025-26 season is Nick Suzuki of the Montreal Canadiens. The trophy was originally meant to be awarded to “the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game,” though in recent history it has been a recognition of the best complete-game forwards in the NHL, those who play an effective defensive style but also contribute to their team’s offence. It was a big day for the Canadiens’ top line as Cole Caufield won the Lady Byng Trop...
Friday Habs Headlines: It’s déjà vu with the Demidov contract
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Ivan Demidov is incentivized to sign a long-term extension as soon as possible. [ Sportsnet | The Athletic ] ‘Everyone in here got better’ during the playoff run, Juraj Slafkovsky says. [ Montreal Gazette ] Plenty of teams have goaltending issues, and thus Kent Hughes shouldn’t have a problem trading Samuel Montembeault. [ Montreal Gazette ] Three priorities for Hughes and the Habs this off-season. [ The Hockey Writers ] Around the...
2026 Stanley Cup Final open thread: Game 2
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Game 2: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden Knights VGK leads 1-0 How to watch Start time: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English) TVA Sports (French) In the U.S.: ABC Streaming: Sportsnet+ Twenty-five seconds into Game 1, it looked like the Carolina Hurricanes were going to run over the Vegas Golden Knights the same way they had the Montreal Canadiens in the final two games of the Eastern Conference Fi...
Grading Bogdan Konyushkov’s 2025-26 season
After making a strong impression during Montreal Canadiens development camp last year, Bogdan Konyushkov returned home and signed a contract extension with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, clearly betting on himself and his development in Russia. This decision will also shorten his ELC term to just one year most likely when it is signed, making sure he will avoid AHL time as the team would want to evaluate him against NHL opposition. His overall season with Torpedo was a success. The point total ...
Thursday Habs Headlines: Ivan Demidov’s price tag
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Ivan Demidov has two choices when the Canadiens offer him a contract extension this summer: become very rich or become very, very, very rich. [ Journal de Montreal ] Brendan Gallagher will be given an opportunity to play out the final season of his contract with another team but the pain of his final months with the Canadiens won’t be healing any time soon. [ Sportsnet ] If the Canadiens choose to move on from Kirby Dach, finding a trade partn...
Bottom Six Minutes: Habs treat their fans to quite the run, with more to come
As disappointingly as the 2025-26 season ended for the Montreal Canadiens, it was easy for many to focus on how badly the Carolina Hurricanes beat them in the end. A game one win breathed hope into the city, two consecutive overtime losses were a gut punch that left it breathless, and then the more experienced team just took over the series completely. We even learned afterwards of the the impending loss of franchise mainstay Brendan Gallagher. One of the toughest clips to watch in some t...
Wednesday Habs Headlines: “One of the most special humans”
Montreal Canadiens news and notes This isn’t how Brendan Gallagher’s time with Canadiens should have ended. [ Montreal Gazette ] His teammates have high praise for the ostensibly departing Gallagher. [ Montreal Gazette ] After giving his all, Gallagher leaves via the side door. [ Radio-Canada ] Cole Caufield is “nowhere near satisfied” with his post-season totals. [ Montreal Gazette ] Will the Canadiens be tempted by the free agent market? [ RDS ] The Habs need ...
2026 Stanley Cup Final open thread: Game 1
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Game 1: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden Knights How to watch Start time: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English) TVA Sports (French) In the U.S.: ABC Streaming: Sportsnet+ The Carolina Hurricanes have reached the Stanley Cup Final having dropped just a single game through three rounds. That one loss did come in the opening game of round 3 with the Montreal Canadiens in town, so you know they’ve been talk...
Tuesday Habs Headlines: Past, Present, and Future
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes It seems like Brendan Gallagher is preparing to move on. [ TSN | Sportsnet | TVA Sports | Montreal Gazette | La Presse | Radio-Canada | Radio-Canada | NHL ] The past, the present, and what is to come. [ The Athletic | Canadiens ] Gallagher still has value to offer. [ Yahoo Sports | TVA Sports ] Patrik Laine is looking to the future. [ TSN | Sportsnet | La Presse ] Cole Caufield and the first line were disappointed with their own perf...
Brendan Gallagher ‘moving on’ | Highlights and quotes from Montreal Canadiens end-of-season media availability
The Montreal Canadiens’ magical run to the Eastern Conference final ended with a sour taste after a five-game series loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Recency bias is normal, but there aren’t many Habs fans who would have expected a trip to the third round of the playoffs when training camp started last fall. The Canadiens still have holes to fill, but showed impressive progress, making the playoffs for a second consecutive season. It will surely be a busy and important summer for the...
Highlights and quotes from Montreal Canadiens end-of-season media availability
The Montreal Canadiens’ magical run to the Eastern Conference final ended with a sour taste after a five-game series loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Recency bias is normal, but there aren’t many Habs fans who would have expected a trip to the third round of the playoffs when training camp started last fall. The Canadiens still have holes to fill, but showed impressive progress, making the playoffs for a second consecutive season. It will surely be a busy and important summer for the...
IN PHOTOS: Montreal Victoire Walter Cup parade
Over 20,000 people crowded downtown Montreal and the Quarter des Spectacles as the Montreal Victoire celebrated their first Walter Cup championship in style. Today we have a gallery of photos from the event. All photos are by Sheila P. The photos provide a glimpse of the atmosphere that is hard to put into words. Players were obviously enjoying themselves, but there are also moments where they are clearly trying to soak it all in. If you’re wondering why defender Amanda Boulier had a...
Grading Alexander Zharovsky’s 2025-26 season
In his first professional season, Alexander Zharovsky stood out for all the right reasons, not only points but in overall play and skill that transferred well from the Juniors into the pro ranks. The thing that benefited Zharovsky the most was the fact that Salavat Yulaev is a relatively small-market team within the KHL and the team had some financial difficulties at the start of the season. Because of that, the door was left open for Zharovsky to play a bigger role than he would have in a big...
Monday Habs Headlines: Ivan Demidov’s promising post-season
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Ivan Demidov’s play was one of the positives from this year’s playoff run. [ Montreal Gazette ] Kent Hughes will be busy with negotiations on several fronts this off-season. [ La Presse ] Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Jakub Dobeš showed their support for the PWHL champion Montreal Victoire at a Luke Combs concert on Saturday. [ TVA Sports ] Hayden Paupanekis spent his season with the Kelowna Rockets working on his consistency and using ...
‘I’m so proud to play in Montreal’: The city provides the backdrop on an unforgettable celebration
When the red double-decker bus taking the Montreal Victoire from the Verdun Auditorium turned on Ste-Catherine street, Victoire goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens was at the front of the bus, eager to see what awaited them. What she saw, down the famous street no stranger to parades celebrating professional hockey teams, was a sea of people. So many that in her own words, she couldn’t even see pavement. That’s when the 32-year-old goaltender, known for her calm, stoic, unflappable, and compose...
Sunday Habs Headlines: Home woes
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Mike Matheson wishes the Canadiens could have pushed themselves to take a 3-1 series lead in the opening two rounds when they had the chance on home ice. [ RDS ] The poor home performances in a run that featured seven road wins played a significant part in Montreal’s exit. [ NHL.com ] Phillip Danault admits that the combination of fatigue and the suffocating system of the Carolina Hurricanes discouraged the Canadiens as the series went on. [ J...
Saturday Habs Headlines: Canadiens get a lesson in the work left to do
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “Even though we feel close, we’re still so far away,” Lane Hutson said, recognizing the gap between the veteran Carolina Hurricanes and the Canadiens. [ Journal de Montreal ] “Being stretched mentally and physically for seven weeks is a great opportunity to grow. I’m glad we went through that,” Martin St-Louis said after the team’s third-round exit. [ Journal de Montreal ] The top moments of Claude Lemieux’s career. [ La Presse ] Around...
Canadiens @ Hurricanes Top Six Minutes: Montreal’s season comes to an end in Game 5
First period Right off the opening puck drop the Carolina Hurricanes get a two-on-one rush, but the shot gets sent high and wide by Jackson Blake. Finally out of their zone after allowing the first three shots, Lane Hutson spins away from Andrei Svechnikov, who sticks out his foot and trips him, so Montreal will head to the game’s first power play. Let’s go ahead and call these the most important two minutes of the season. An attempted pass gets deflected and flutters to ...
Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Game 5: Thread, lines, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1) CAR leads 3-1 Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens looked frustrated with the Carolina Hurricanes’ pressure at the end of the Game 4, but the were also facing the biggest deficit they’ve had in the series so far...
Canadiens @ Hurricanes ECF Game 5: Preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Carolina Hurricanes (M1) CAR leads 3-1 Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: HBO Max, Sportsnet+ Since the Montreal Canadiens began the Eastern Conference Final with a rather shocking 6-2 win, their performances have progressively gotten worse. They had a close match in Game 2 th...
Friday Habs Headlines: “Gone in his full glory”
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60. [ Sportsnet | The Athletic | La Presse | RDS ] Lemieux was an “impact player” who was ready to do anything to win. [ La Presse | RDS ] Jakub Dobeš has stabilized the Canadiens’ crease by steadying his emotions. [ Sportsnet ] Despite the deficit, Dobeš is still standing tall. [ NHL.com ] Are there reasons to believe in a Habs comeback? [ RDS | La Presse ] The Canadiens must overcom...
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