5 Habs on the Outside Looking In Brianne Spiker | April 9, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens spent the last two months of their season auditioning many of their young prospects at the NHL level to see where they are at in their development.…
No Price? No Problem for Surging Canadiens Ryan Szporer | March 5, 2018 Someone forgot to give the Montreal Canadiens the memo. That’s the only possible explanation, because, with points in their last seven games, the Habs are failing to go gently into…
Canadiens Looking to the Future The Hockey Writers | February 14, 2018 It’s no secret that the Montreal Canadiens have struggled this year. The team is sitting in sixth place in the Atlantic Division and have struggled at both ends of the…
Canadiens Development System Needs a Reset Brianne Spiker | February 11, 2018 An issue the Montreal Canadiens have had for the last decade is prospect development. Whether it’s sitting young players in the press box in favour of veterans or putting them…
Bergevin’s First Round Picks – Where Are They Now? Brianne Spiker | January 22, 2018 One of the criticisms in the Marc Bergevin era has been the lack of star prospects coming up. Reasons for that include having to trade for impact players and development…
Poehling & Evans: Canadiens’ Centre Solution? Brianne Spiker | November 26, 2017 The narrative that Montreal doesn’t have enough high-end centres is well-documented. General manager Marc Bergevin failing to get a top centre in his six years with the Habs is one…
Waiting for the Future: Canadiens’ Defence Prospects Brianne Spiker | November 24, 2017 One of general manager Marc Bergevin’s mantras is that you can never have too many defencemen. That philosophy has been obvious through the Canadiens’ draft choices over the last few…
Victor Mete May Not Stay with Canadiens Ryan Szporer | October 7, 2017 Montreal Canadiens defenseman Victor Mete’s nickname of Meat is clearly ironic. He’s anything but a plug in the long term. That much is clear based on his training camp, which…
Victor Mete Could Be Answer to Canadiens’ Prayers Ryan Szporer | September 24, 2017 Whoever said preseason action means nothing probably hasn’t met Montreal Canadiens prospect Victor Mete. Meet Victor Mete While that hypothetical reaction, that the games don’t mean anything, is probably a…
Top 5 Canadiens’ Prospects at Rookie Tournament Ryan Szporer | September 3, 2017 While the NHL Rookie Tournament is an annual tradition, getting excited about Montreal Canadiens prospects is year-round affair. The 23-man Montreal Canadiens roster for the event taking place from September…
How Close Are Canadiens Prospects? Ryan Szporer | August 16, 2017 It’s not just a matter of skill and merit that dictates when a prospect makes it to the NHL. It’s also dependent on how the rest of the roster has…
Could Nikita Scherbak Be a Top-6 Forward? Julian McKenzie | August 9, 2017 You can’t say Nikita Scherbak isn’t aspiring for a greater role within the ranks of the Montreal Canadiens, or depending on how you see it, overachieving. The 21-year old Moscow…