News Canadiens Team Notes

Another year, another round of interesting additions for the Montreal Canadiens. With the 2024-25 campaign bringing a wave of graduations and developmental twists, it’s time to revisit the Canadiens’ prospect pyramid. Ranking prospects is an arduous and often difficult task. How do you compare a certain bottom-six projection and a boom-or-bust prospect? What about forwards versus defencemen?

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When Rafaël Harvey-Pinard went down with an injury last summer Oliver Kapanen had the opportunity to play with the Montreal Canadiens earlier than expected. He had been on the ice with Timrå for over a month and played pre-season games against quality opposition. Heading to North American in game shape, he played 12 games and had two assists in the opening month of the NHL season. Timrå didn’…

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Despite being completely different players, the Montreal tenures of Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach have been tethered at the hip. Both arrived as high-profile first-rounders who had seemingly plateaued with their draft teams. They arrived on or around draft day: Dach in 2022, Newhook in 2023. Both were exchanged for a substantial price on the basis that 1) the player would help the Canadiens more…

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The Montreal Canadiens are well-known for their vast lore and deep history. Books have been written about the team, the players who have worn the jersey, and the deep-rooted relationship the team has with the city and its fans. Annual passionate arguments make the rounds about which jersey should be retired next, and videos of favourite goals over time circulate freely on social media.

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In his fourth feature on this list, Kirby Dach sits in his lowest placement so far after another injury-plagued season with the Montreal Canadiens. He started the season with five points in the Habs’ first 10 games, leaving fans hopeful they’d see the version of Dach they did in 2022. Unfortunately, as the year went on, he struggled. He looked sluggish, was taking too long to recover from hits…

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