For the second straight game, the Habs kept Edmonton’s top scorers at bay, received top-notch goaltending, and won the special teams battle as they beat the Oilers 3-1 on Monday night.

The Habs have added to their scouting staff as they announced on Monday that they have hired Ben Shutron as a Western-based amateur scout.

The Habs opened up their 2020-21 season with a pair of high-scoring efforts although they were unfortunately able to come out with the victory in only one of them.

Carey Price made key saves, the Habs controlled the even-strength play, and then dominated the special teams. That’s the formula for many wins, and that’s just what the Habs did on Saturday night as they opened up their Western Canada trip with a decisive 5-1 win over Edmonton.

Josh Anderson had quite the debut for the Habs with a pair of goals. What type of output should they be expecting from him in his first season in Montreal?

In an exciting season-opener, the Habs showed some offensive muscle proving that Marc Bergevin’s statement that the Habs can play any style was quite true. They faced the offensively capable Maple Leafs so despite the fact that Montreal was likely the better team, Toronto stuck around long enough to squeak out the win as the Habs were dropped 5-4 in overtime.

Jeff Petry had a shot at a career year offensively had it not been for the pandemic. Will he be able to pick up where he left off or will a revamped back end lead to a dip in production?

After losing Noah Juulsen on waivers on Monday, the Habs got some better news on Tuesday as both Michael Frolik and Corey Perry cleared waivers, allowing them to be sent to the taxi squad.

Jonathan Drouin’s tenure with the Habs has been up and down, to say the least. But, given his late-playoff performance and Montreal’s additions up front, is there cause for optimism for him heading into the season?

The Habs were taking a risk when they put Noah Juulsen on waivers on Sunday and they were unsuccessful in sneaking him through as Florida claimed him on Monday.