The Canadiens’ first quarter was a difficult one for this rebuilding team, with more valleys than peaks. The first grade report of this season focuses on the defencemen and goalies as voted on by our writers.
While the Habs have a lot of young left-shot defenders already, Zeev Buium has a chance to be better than any of them. Accordingly, he’s someone they’ll likely be considering with the fifth-overall pick on Friday.
Tij Iginla didn’t have a great start to his season but a strong second half helped get him into the conversation as a possible top-ten pick this week. If the Habs are looking for a versatile forward, they could give him serious consideration at fifth overall.
Cayden Lindstrom battled some injuries this season but when he was healthy, he was an impactful big centre, the type of player that doesn’t come around too often. As a result, he’s someone the Habs will certainly be considering if he’s available with the fifth pick next week.
Since the year 2000, there have only been four players that have scored 50+ goals and 110+ points in their draft year: Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Connor Bedard, and Berkly Catton. Accordingly, Catton is someone the Habs should be considering with the fifth-overall pick this month.
After what seemed like a long break of five days off after the Western Conference Final was decided, the Stanley Cup Final is about to get started. Our writers offer their predictions on who will emerge victorious from hockey’s biggest spotlight.
Before we shift gears to the busiest part of the offseason with the draft and free agency fast approaching, we take a last look back at the year that was with our report card for Montreal’s forwards.
The second series of the third round begins on Thursday, with Dallas facing Edmonton. The HabsWorld staff shared their predictions on who will advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Conference Finals of this year’s playoffs are about to begin, and the HabsWorld writers contributed their predictions on these series. We begin with the East.
It’s time for an overall evaluation of the 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens. Unlike other quarterly grade report articles, this one will share ratings of each player’s overall play for this season. As always, we start with the goalies and defencemen.