The centre spot has been a weak spot for the Habs for quite a long time. However, over the past few years, there has been considerable turnover at that position with some promising additions although more work still needs to be done.
After the season, it was stated that there would be a captain in place for the 2022-23 campaign to replace Shea Weber. At their annual charity golf tournament on Monday, the Habs announced that Nick Suzuki is their new team captain.
With the rookie tournament beginning on Thursday, the Habs revealed their invite list on Sunday. Most of the names are already part of the organization but let’s take a look at the players that are there on tryouts.
When the Habs parted with a pretty good young defenceman in Alexander Romanov to get Kirby Dach at the draft, they were taking a bit of a risk. With the contract they handed Dach on Wednesday, they’ve taken another one.
It took longer than many expected but the Habs have signed their last remaining restricted free agent, announcing on Thursday that they’ve inked Cayden Primeau to a three-year, one-way contract.
While it took a little longer than many would have expected, the Habs have signed their key offseason acquisition, announcing on Wednesday that they’ve inked Kirby Dach to a four-year contract.
While it’s more than clear that Evgenii Dadonov was a cap dump by Vegas, it doesn’t change the fact that he has largely been a capable top-six winger that should be able to help the Canadiens offensively this coming season.
Jesse Ylonen has shown a fair bit of promise in his first two seasons in North America. That said, it certainly feels like he has a lot on the line in 2022-23.
Last season was a tough one for many Habs but Mike Hoffman, in particular, had a year to forget. But with the team intending to be more offensive-minded in 2022-23, what type of bounce-back should the team be expecting from him?
Brett Stapley’s time with the Canadiens hasn’t come to an end after all. Two weeks after the Habs gave up his NHL rights, Laval announced that they’ve signed the centre to a one-year deal.