It was another light week on the schedule for the Habs who played just twice. The first was one they’d like to forget while the second saw them blow another late lead but they still managed to pick up the win.

The Habs blew a third-period lead again on Saturday night against Washington but they were able to bounce back with Cole Caufield potting the winner in overtime for the 3-2 victory.

Only one team showed up to play at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night and it wasn’t the Habs. The end result was a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Wild; what an ugly loss that was!

While the Habs still don’t have full details of Kirby Dach’s injury, they do know it’s a significant one as they announced on Monday that it will not be a short-term recovery time.

The Habs kicked off their 2023-24 campaign with a pair of Original Six games. They blew a late lead against Toronto and nearly did the same on Saturday against Chicago although they were able to come out of the week with three of a possible four points.

Montreal nearly squandered another multi-goal lead in the third period in their home opener on Saturday but they were able to hold on just enough to pick up their first win of the season, 3-2 over Chicago.

Wednesday’s season-opener in Toronto featured huge momentum shifts needed a shootout to decide the winner. This is really great news for the Habs’ even strength play considering they made it that far while losing the special teams battle although they ultimately fell 6-5.

Topics in the latest edition of our podcast include the preseason performances by several of Montreal’s prospects, Joel Armia’s future with the team after clearing waivers, and much more.

The 5:00 PM ET season-opening roster deadline has come and gone.  There aren’t too many surprises on there for Montreal but Joel Armia, who cleared waivers earlier on Monday, is on the roster, for now at least.