Canadiens' Goaltending Future Looks Great & Power Play Struggles Continue
Also, Dvorak returning from injury and late round picks being successful
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Today’s edition we discuss the Canadiens goaltending future, the power play and the return of Dvorak
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Who Will Be the Canadiens’ Starting Goaltender of the Future?
March 28, 2024 by Luc LeBlanc
The Montreal Canadiens have deployed an influx of goaltenders since franchise legend Carey Price stepped away from the game following an attempted comeback after their 2020-21 Stanley Cup Final heartbreak. The team had five goalies start at least one game in 2021-22 — Price, Jake Allen, Samuel Montembeault, Cayden Primeau, Andrew Hammond, and Michael McNiven. With Price now unofficially retired, only Montembeault and Primeau remain on the roster.
Canadiens Continue to Struggle on Power Play to End 2023-24
March 31, 2024 by Ryan Szporer
Earlier in 2023-24, one prevailing narrative had been that the Montreal Canadiens had turned a corner on the power play. It’s safe to say that’s no longer true as the season draws to a close. In all honesty maybe it never was.
How Canadiens Benefit From an Early Dvorak Return From Injury
April 2, 2024 by Ryan Szporer
One way you know for sure Christian Dvorak could actually return in 2023-24 and it wasn’t just an April Fool’s joke by the Montreal Canadiens yesterday? If the Habs were intent on making a funny, a) they’d probably stray safely away from injury news, considering their bad luck on that front and b) all due respect to Dvorak, but reports he could play again this season don’t really move the needle much in one direction or another for fans. In other words, they could find far better source material.
5 Recent Canadiens Late-Round Draft Steals
April 2, 2024 by Luc LeBlanc
Despite their relative lack of success with first-round picks over the past decade-plus, the Montreal Canadiens have been fortunate enough to see numerous later-round draft selections develop and blossom into quality players at the NHL level, with several more following an encouraging trajectory. With the bulk of draft picks beyond the first few rounds rarely seeing any NHL action, carving out a full-time role on a big-league squad as a productive and beneficial piece is no small feat.
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