Tonight, the Montreal Canadiens begin the next step of the franchise rebuild with their first appearance in the playoffs since 2021. The HabsWorld writers provide their prognostications on the series against the Washington Capitals.
Day Two of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs will get underway on Sunday. The HabsWorld writers provide their predictions on the first-round series beginning that night.
This year’s playoffs are upon us, and the HabsWorld writers are giving their predictions on the first-round series. This is the first part covering all games starting April 19th.
The second quarter of the season was much better for the Habs who played themselves back into the playoff picture. Not surprisingly, our writers assigned some better grades. We begin with the goalies and defencemen.
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.