Paul Byron was looking like a potential trade candidate at some point during the season but that won’t be the case now as the Habs have inked him to a four-year extension worth $13.6 million.

With a top line of Tatar-Danault-Gallagher that is firing on all cylinders, the Habs youthful roster never gave up and finally grabbed the lead in the opening minute of the third to take away their third victory in four preseason games by beating Ottawa 3-2.

The Habs will be without Max Domi for the rest of the preseason after he was suspended by the Department of Player Safety for the incident against the Panthers on Wednesday night.

Despite playing a half roster against an almost complete Panthers team on Wednesday night, the Habs showed some great moments in what wound up as a 5-2 loss.

Tomas Tatar had been a fairly consistent secondary scorer in Detroit but struggled after being dealt at the trade deadline to Vegas. Which version of the Slovak winger will the Habs get?

Kirk Muller will be sticking around behind Montreal’s bench for a little while longer as the team announced that he has signed a two-year contract extension.

The Habs have quite a few players contending for the final few forward spots on the roster and they’ve added to that group, inviting veteran winger Joel Ward to training camp.

The Max Pacioretty trade caught no one by surprise but what the Habs received in return did for some. Our writers weigh in with their thoughts on the move.

While the big headline came in the wee hours of Monday morning, the Habs’ annual charity golf tournament (Nicolas Deslauriers had the best score among Montreal’s players) yielded a few newsworthy tidbits as well.

It took a lot longer than many expected but the Habs have traded Max Pacioretty. He’s off to Vegas in exchange for top prospect Nick Suzuki, Tomas Tatar, and a second-round pick.