Montreal Canadiens fans should stop short of looking forward to playoff hockey in 2024-25. It's far from guaranteed. Some things are though.
If you’re the Montreal Canadiens, you don’t acquire Patrik Laine unless you have designs on competing for a playoff spot in 2024-25.
Once Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes drafted Ivan Demidov, his work this 2024 offseason was pretty much complete.
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson impressed in the two games he got in at the end of 2023-24 upon signing his entry-level contract.
Opening Sept. 11, the Montreal Canadiens 2024 Rookie Camp features 23 players. It’s hard to pare it down to just five players, but here we go:
Many expect the Montreal Canadiens to be better in 2024-25. It will be due to these players facing higher expectations themselves:
Lane Hutson misses making this list o the likeliest Montreal Canadiens to win an award for 2024-25. Rookie Joshua Roy nabs a spot instead.
With Patrik Laine now in the fold, expectations as to whether or not the Montreal Canadiens earn a 2025 playoff spot must be reassesse
The Montreal Canadiens may have been interested in now-San Jose Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov, but the degree to which is unknown
Prospect Logan Mailloux suddenly has the inside track to making the Montreal Canadiens roster after the Jordan Harris (Patrik Laine) trade.