Montreal’s forward depth got a little better on Thursday as the Habs announced that Rafael Harvey-Pinard will return to the lineup tonight against San Jose. Meanwhile, they’ve acquired Filip Cederqvist from Buffalo for future considerations.
The Habs were able to get Gustav Lindstrom through waivers in training camp but they didn’t have that same success the second time around as on Wednesday, Anaheim claimed the blueliner off waivers from Montreal.
December was an up-and-down month for the Habs and the same can be said for many of their prospects. However, there were some quality performances from some of them, earning them a spot in our monthly three stars.
With Laval having a pair of games against a team behind them in the standings, they were about as close to must-win contests as a game in early January could be. It took a shootout both times but the Rocket were able to come away with the wins.
The 2024 World Juniors came to an end recently with a pair of Montreal’s prospects taking home the gold when Team USA defeated Sweden. Here’s our report card on how the four Canadiens youngsters fared.
2024 got off to a much better start compared to how 2023 finished for the Habs as they picked up a pair of victories against two of the stronger teams in the NHL, sandwiching a tough outing against Buffalo.
The final month of 2023 saw some impressive performances from the Habs amongst some of their poorer efforts of the season. Nonetheless, some players were able to have strong individual months. Who were their top performers? Make your picks for our monthly three stars.
Laval faced a busy stretch of three games in as many days to wrap up 2023 but after dropping their first contest, they won two straight against a tough division rival to get back within striking distance of a play-in spot.
The Habs opened up 2024 in Dallas on Tuesday night as they took on the Stars. Things didn’t start well or finish strong but in between, they hit the scoresheet four times, good enough to give them the 4-3 win.
The Habs continued their road trip with a trio of contests to wrap up 2023. After having some success in the first segment of the trip before the holiday break, they had none this time around, dropping all three games.