The verdict is in on how long Patrik Laine will be out for.  The good news is that the injury is not as severe as it first looked.  The bad news is that even so, he’ll miss the next two to three months with a knee sprain.

After cutting 27 players from training camp following Saturday’s loss to Toronto, the Habs have made two more cuts, announcing Sunday that Lucas Condotta and Brandon Gignac have been placed on waivers.

It took a while for the Canadiens to make their first cuts but they did so following Saturday’s game against Toronto, announcing that they’ve assigned 27 players to Laval.

The Habs fell 2-1 for the second straight game to Toronto on Saturday night but the loss on the scoreboard meant little with a pair of Canadiens – including Patrik Laine – being injured early in the first period.

After a pair of home wins to kick off the preseason, a youngster-filled Canadiens lineup travelled to Toronto on Thursday night. Facing a veteran-laden Maple Leafs roster, Jakub Dobes helped keep it close but Toronto picked up the 2-1 win.

Tuesday’s game was far from action-filled with Montreal icing a mostly different lineup and New Jersey bringing far from their best. However, Michael Pezzetta led the way offensively with two goals as the Habs picked up the 3-0 win.

The Habs showed a new aggressive approach in their preseason opener which was fun to watch. It suited a large number of new faces on the roster and the Habs used it to ride a third period wave of offence to a 5-0 win.

On Monday, the Habs were declared fully healthy heading into training camp aside from Rafael Harvey-Pinard’s offseason training injury.  That didn’t last for long, however, as the team announced Thursday that Kaiden Guhle had his appendix removed and will be reevaluated in seven days.

On Tuesday, the Habs announced their roster for their upcoming training camp.  It’s a slightly smaller group than it has been in recent years with a total of 59 players taking part.