Canadiens Development Working Wonders for Prospects
Also, coaching changes and Slafkovsky contract
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Evolution of Canadiens Development Model
July 8, 2024 by Blain Potvin
For fans of the Montreal Canadiens, the offseasons are long and full of boredom. This gives many of them a need to fill their summer with more hockey talk, and without any signings or trades to discuss, they need to find other outlets. In this case, they chose to look back at the Canadiens’ 2015 prospect pool top 10 list.
Canadiens Made Right Call Not Signing Slafkovsky to a Bridge Contract
July 5, 2024 by Ryan Szporer
Contrary to popular belief, Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes isn’t afraid of bridge deals. It’s more so the recency bias of critics at work, considering he just signed Juraj Slafkovsky to an eight-year, $60.8 million contract after having completed his sophomore season.
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Canadiens Make Room for Hutson & Mailloux With Kovacevic Trade
July 3, 2024 by Luc LeBlanc
The Montreal Canadiens have dealt defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Kovacevic had spent the last two seasons in a Canadiens uniform, playing in 139 games and scoring nine goals and 28 points. He was claimed off of waivers from the Winnipeg Jets in October 2022.
Canadiens Need to Find Assistant Coach to Fix Power Play
July 3, 2024 by Trege Wilson
The Montreal Canadiens just finished another successful draft, this time drafting a player everyone, including the management team, hoped for. With their fifth overall pick, the Canadiens drafted Ivan Demidov, which they have been coveting since before the 2023 Draft. That wasn’t the only news from the Habs over draft weekend; they also lost an assistant coach who will have to be replaced before the start of next season.
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