BREAKING: best friends Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield have both won their first NHL award!
Suzuki won the Frank J Selke Trophy, while Caufield won the Lady Byng trophy!
Pagnotta adds that this trade was to be revisited in the summer, but was under the old Toronto regime. The new management is however willing to listen in on anyone other than Auston Matthews.
BREAKING: Per David Pagnotta, the Canadiens and Maple Leafs had a trade that was “agreed upon” but that did not get through due to deadline complications.
The agreed package:
• To MTL: Matthew Knies
• To TOR: Alexander Zharovsky, another prospect, and two first round picks.
• Montreal has “felt like home”to him & his wife, joked about not missing the media “one bit”😂.
• Says he learned a lot of things about himself this year
Patrik Laine in his end of season interviews:
• Mixed feelings about not being traded, as he wanted to play but was happy to stay in Montreal with the group.
• Could have come back after New Year’s but wanted to be cautious, got the green light but not sure when.
GM Kent Hughes on signing Ivan Demidov to a contract extension this summer:
“I’m going to have discussions with his agent in the next week … I believe Ivan loves Montreal and loves to play for the Canadiens … Ideally we will sign him to a long term contract.”
The Canadiens, in the 5th year of their rebuild, made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.
They finished 6th in the entire league and beat the 5th ranked Tampa Bay Lightning and 4th ranked Buffalo Sabres on the way.
What a great start to the story, it’s going to be fun.
The Canadiens have lost 3 games in a row for the first time since Nov 2025.
The Habs had just one (1) shot on goal in the 3rd period, 16 total. Combined 41 shots in last 3 games (less than CAR in game 4).
Dobes with another insane game, with 39 saves on 42 shots and 1.94 GSAx.
The Carolina Hurricanes went 8-0 and allowed just 5 goals in each of the first two rounds (vs Ottawa and Philadelphia)
The Habs just handed them their first loss, while scoring MORE goals in one game than OTT & PHI did over their entire series😳
Keep doubting this team. Please.
Frederik Andersen had not let in more than 2 goals in a game since April 5, 2026.
The Canadiens just scored 4 goals in the first 11 minutes and 32 seconds of the series.
I know the Habs fanbase gets insanely superstitious during the playoffs😂
What’s the craziest ritual/superstition you have during a Canadiens playoff run?
Congratulations to the Montreal Victoire as they are the 2026 PWHL Champions after defeating Ottawa!
This is an insane week for the city of Montreal: The Victoire wins the cup, the Habs start their Eastern Conference final series, and the Formula 1 comes for the Grand Prix🤩
The Habs have been underdogs all playoffs and this won’t be changing anytime soon:
Vs Tampa Bay: 43% chance to win ✅
Vs Buffalo: 44% chance to win ✅
Vs Carolina: 36% chance to win 🤔
Can they pull off the series win vs Carolina?
The Habs after a loss vs after a win (2026 playoffs):
After a loss: 5-0, 19 GF, 9 GA
After a win: 1-5, 17 GF, 24 GA
The Habs on home ice vs away:
Home: 2-4, 16 GF, 19 GA
Away: 5-2, 24 GF, 17 GA
I don’t know how the NHL can look at the 15,000 people at viewing parties for Montreal Canadiens games in QUEBEC CITY and still prioritize an expansion to somewhere else other than Quebec City. Québec mérite d’avoir une équipe.
Martin St. Louis says that after Buffalo scored their 3rd goal on 4 shots, he turned to goalie coach Marco Marciano to ask whether to pull Jakub Dobes. Marciano instantly told him to leave Dobes in.
Dobes’ stats since Marciano’s promotion (Jan 28): 20-8-3, .914 SV%, 2.45 GAA.
Jakub Dobeš during game 5:
• First 10:15 — 1 save, 3 goals against
• Last 49:45 — 31 saves, 0 goals against
His mental toughness was INCREDIBLE. Hats off to Doby for keeping calm.