With three games in four nights against Atlantic Division rivals (three of their biggest rivals league-wide), the Habs got off to a solid start to their 2024-25 campaign, picking up four of a possible six points. Plus, some thoughts on Justin Barron’s sluggish start to the season.

While Alex Barre-Boulet cracked Montreal’s opening roster, he won’t be staying with the big club for long as the Habs announced on Sunday that they’ve placed the winger on waivers.

The Habs have struggled a lot against Ottawa in recent years but they were able to change that on Saturday. Cole Caufield scored twice to help pace the Canadiens to a 4-1 victory.

After kicking off the season with a win against a divisional rival, the Habs looked to beat another rival Thursday in Boston. This one wasn’t anything like Wednesday’s affair with the Canadiens falling short by a score of 6-4.

The Habs kicked off the 2024-25 regular season on Wednesday, hosting Toronto. They got an early power play goal and Samuel Montembeault stole the show from there as Montreal picked up the 1-0 victory.

The Habs are bringing back a familiar face as the team announced on Wednesday that they’ve signed blueliner Gustav Lindstrom to a one-year, two-way contract.  Lindstrom was subsequently played on waivers for the purposes of assigning him to Laval.

As part of their early-season roster shuffling for salary cap optimization, the Habs have placed Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Patrik Laine on long-term injured reserve.

The Habs will have to wait a while for Patrik Laine to make his official debut with the team but that doesn’t mean he’s not worth being picked in most fantasy leagues.

The Habs wrapped up their preseason on Saturday in Ottawa. After winning in Montreal earlier in the week, the Senators picked up the second match as well, skating away with the 4-2 victory.