Florian Xhekaj was selected by the Habs in the fourth round (101st overall) of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Arber’s little brother had a fine season in the OHL, collecting 34 goals and 31 assists in 63 games with the Brantford Bulldogs… And he did enough to impress management enough to sign his NHL entry-level […]
To the left of the blue line, the Habs have good depth. It’s thinner on the right, though. David Reinbacher, Justin Barron and Logan Mailloux are the Habs’ top three (right-handed) defensive prospects… And of the lot, it’s certainly Logan Mailloux who’s had the most impressive season. It’s a bit unfair on Reinbacher because he […]
If I gave you a magic wand to ensure that every Habs player would be healthy next year and asked you who would be on the club’s top-6 in 2024-2025, who would you name? Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky would be there. Kirby Dach too, probably. But would Alex Newhook be there? Possibly, […]
Since the start of the season, Hockey night in Canada has been more like Hockey night in Toronto. Sportsnet’s expert panel only talks about Torontonians and very rarely about other Canadian teams. But tonight, Montreal was taking on the Leafs, so the analysts couldn’t ignore the Montreal team. They did an excellent interview with Nick […]
During the last game between the Lightning and the Canadiens, Kaiden Guhle was solidly checked by Nikita Kucherov. The unavenged gesture went unpunished, and today we learned that the defenseman will miss the game. Both he and Arber Xhekaj will miss the game, so Justin Barron has been recalled from Laval. Without Barron, the Rocket […]