After Laval cut Miguel Tourigny earlier this week, it looked like the defenceman was heading back to the QMJHL for his overage year. That won’t be the case anymore as he has signed a one-year deal with Dukla Trencin in Slovakia.
Last season, Nick Suzuki led the Habs in scoring for the first time in his career. Now, as the newly-minted captain begins his eight-year contract, can he build upon his production from last season?
Monday was the final cutdown day in the NHL with teams having to have their season-opening rosters set by 5 PM ET and with the Habs carrying a lot of players still, they had some work to do to get to that point and those moves have now been made.
With season-opening rosters due on Monday, Sunday was a very busy day on the waiver wire. Montreal added two players to that large list, placing defencemen Corey Schueneman and Madison Bowey on waivers.
It was only a matter of time before the Habs added a defenceman off the waiver wire. That came on Saturday as the team claimed Johnny Kovacevic off waivers from Winnipeg.
For the third time in four games, the Habs took on the Senators in preseason action, this time in Gander, Newfoundland. The end result was slightly different from their first two meetings; the score was 4-3 Ottawa this time instead of 5-4.
Jake Allen decided over the weekend that he wanted to extend his stay with the Habs, inking a two-year, $7.7 million extension. Was that the right decision by the Canadiens? Our writers offer up their thoughts.
For the second day in a row, the Habs have signed one of their OHL prospects as they announced that they’ve inked defenceman Logan Mailloux to a three-year, entry-level contract.
With the regular season a little over a week away, the Habs trimmed down their roster by seven players on Tuesday, sending four to Laval and placing three others on waivers.
Owen Beck has been one of the better players for the Canadiens during the preseason and he was rewarded for his efforts on Tuesday as the team announced that they’ve signed him to a three-year, entry-level contract.