As the Habs work their way down to a compliant roster by Monday’s deadline, they placed nine players on waivers on Sunday for the purpose of AHL assignment.

The Habs wrapped up their preseason with a split-squad set against Ottawa. As they did last weekend, Montreal iced their better roster at home. A strong third period was enough to get the job done as the Canadiens picked up the 4-2 win.

The Habs had been carrying their full 57-player training camp roster into the weekend.  However, they’ve now cut that down, assigning 11 players to Laval.

Lane Hutson’s sophomore year went about as well as could have been expected last season as he played a huge role for the Habs. Does he have another level to get to in 2026-27?

Zach Bolduc’s first season with the Habs had some ups and downs overall.  With a new four-year contract giving him some stability, what should the Canadiens be expecting from the winger?

After taking both ends of a split-squad set against Toronto on Saturday, the Habs were back in action on Monday in the Kraft Hockeyville game against Ottawa. Once again, Cole Caufield potted in the winner in overtime, giving Montreal the 3-2 victory.

The Habs were quite busy this past week, making several signings before training camp. One of those was Alex Newhook, who received a four-year, $22.2 million extension. Our writers offer their assessments on the contract.

Montreal’s exhibition season got underway on Saturday with the team playing two games against Toronto, one home and one away. Their stronger lineup played at home and in a see-saw affair, Cole Caufield’s overtime goal gave the Habs a 4-3 victory.

It took a while but the Habs made a splash of significance last weekend when they signed Chris Kreider to a one-year deal. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the signing.

With the Habs returning all seven defencemen from last season, it wasn’t shaping up to be a big battle in training camp.  However, with Kaiden Guhle now out for at least a month, there’s now a real opening to battle for.