A few years ago, the Habs were in good shape on the left wing. Since then, it has been an organizational weakness. Today, the Canadiens have some depth at the position although a lot of it is of the short-term variety.
With a little patience, rebuilt scoring lines can be filled internally so while there are plenty of veterans on Montreal’s roster now, there shouldn’t be for too much longer.
Brendan Gallagher had long been a consistent scorer for the Habs before his production fell off the last two seasons. But with a longer offseason under his belt and a full year under Martin St. Louis, could he be primed to rebound?
The 2022 World Juniors have come to an end with four of Montreal’s prospects picking up medals. Some played well, others underwhelmed which leads to a mixture of grades in our end-of-tournament report card.
The Habs made a surprise move this week with the acquisition of Sean Monahan and a first-round pick from Calgary. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the swap.
With Sean Monahan’s acquisition, many were expecting a follow-up move to be made. There wasn’t and GM Kent Hughes indicated why on Thursday, stating that Carey Price will be on LTIR to start the season.
The Habs made an addition down the middle back at the draft when they picked up Kirby Dach from Chicago. They added another centre on Thursday when they picked up Sean Monahan from Calgary along with a conditional 2025 first-round pick in exchange for future considerations.
There’s not a lot going on with the Habs both on and off the ice. With the progress their new management team has made, the lack of talking points certainly isn’t a bad thing.
August 15th is quietly a day of some importance on the NHL calendar as it’s the day that NHL rights expire for some college prospects. The Habs have someone in that situation as Brett Stapley was not signed and thus becomes an unrestricted free agent.
The right side of Montreal’s back end has been an issue in recent years and with both Shea Weber and Jeff Petry gone, it will continue to be an issue for a while. However, they do have some prospects in the system that will provide some hope for the future.