The Habs have shown some flashes of upside at times this season but they’ve also shown a lot of the potential pitfalls of this roster. Nearing the one-quarter mark of the year, we’ve seen more of the latter than the former.
Once hailed as a state-of-the-art facility, the Bell Centre is now one of the oldest arenas in the NHL. What will the future hold for the home of the Canadiens?
While Filip Mesar was a first-round pick just two years ago, his stock has dropped since then. There is definitely still time to turn things around but he will have some lessons to learn with Laval this coming season.
Montreal’s lone UFA signing on July 1st largely went under the radar but Alex Barre-Boulet is an intriguing addition whose skill set could come in handy with the Canadiens, not just in Laval.
There have been plenty of interesting drafts for the Habs in recent years and the upcoming one should be no exception with a chance to get another core piece for the future.
Owen Beck has shown plenty of promise since being drafted two years ago. He brings back memories of a certain impactful former Canadiens forward in Tomas Plekanec.
The Montreal Canadiens have been speculatively linked to Trevor Zegras going back to before the trade deadline. But is he the right fit for this team in this market?
While the Habs didn’t make the playoffs, several of their former players did. With the first round now over, it’s a good time to look at how those players performed.
Like every team, the Habs have had their fair share of early draft picks that didn’t turn out as planned. However, none of them quite had the journey that 1975 first-round selection Robin Sadler had.
The Habs elected to have David Reinbacher play in Switzerland this season before bringing him over to Laval earlier this week. But was that the most prudent course of action for the fifth-overall pick?