NHL’s 5 Most Underrated General Managers Mike Fink | July 15, 2024 Last week, The Hockey Writers (THW) compiled a list of the five most overrated general managers (GM) in the NHL. The reviews came in hot, mostly in defense of Steve…
Canadiens Mailbag: Laine, McGroarty, Hutson & More Trege Wilson | July 13, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens just finished another season in which they missed the playoffs. Although there was much individual improvement, they finished in the same spot they did in 2022-23, drafting…
Canadiens Should Be a Playoff Team in 2025-26 Trege Wilson | July 12, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens 2024-25 season is just a few months away, and although the fans are excited about the upcoming season, especially with the very successful 2024 Draft, they should…
Canadiens’ Kent Hughes Tried to Sign Impact Players but Was Denied Karine Hains | July 3, 2024 I wrote earlier this month that Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes would take an aggressive approach to free agency and that’s exactly what happened. Unfortunately for him, however, the…
Canadiens Sign Juraj Slafkovsky to an 8-Year Contract Extension Karine Hains | July 2, 2024 General manager (GM) Kent Hughes might not have captured the big game he wanted as the free agency market opened yesterday, but he did extend the Montreal Canadiens’ first-overall pick…
Canadiens Enter Next Stage of Rebuild Blain Potvin | July 1, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens have had general manager (GM) Kent Hughes at the helm of this rebuilding plan for just over two years. In that time he has worked at accumulating…
Canadiens Create Contract Space; What Will Kent Hughes Do with It? Karine Hains | July 1, 2024 It was D-Day today for NHL general managers, they had to decide which pending restricted free agents (RFA) they wanted to keep by issuing them a qualifying offer (QO) and…
Canadiens’ Xhekaj Brothers Hire a New Agent Karine Hains | July 1, 2024 While Florian Xhekaj has only just signed his entry-level contract (ELC) with the Montreal Canadiens, his older brother Arber Xhekaj has now finished his ELC and will become a restricted…
Canadiens Restore Fan Faith in Their Drafting with Demidov Pick Ryan Szporer | June 29, 2024 Ivan Demidov could realistically become the most notable Montreal Canadiens draftee since Carey Price in 2005, if not before.
Canadiens’ Kent Hughes Improves Draft Position in Trade With Kings Karine Hains | June 28, 2024 There has been a fair bit of trading in the NHL so far in readiness for the first round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft which will be held in…
Canadiens’ Expectations Are on the Rise Blain Potvin | June 27, 2024 The NHL Entry Draft is approaching and will kick off a series of events that fill out the NHL offseason. For the Montreal Canadiens, it marks the start of an important…
Canadiens’ GM Kent Hughes Could Be Aggressive in Free Agency Karine Hains | June 26, 2024 According to Pierre LeBrun, the Montreal Canadiens’ general manager plans to be aggressive and hunt for big game when free agency opens on July 1. In March, Kent Hughes said…