Category: Takeaways

The Montreal Canadiens are entering their competition era

By Jared Book | Mar 28th 2024 | 2 min read |

It takes a lot more to make grand declarations than two games. After all, the Montreal Canadiens’ wins against the Seattle Kraken and Colorado A...

Is Samuel Montembeault a true NHL starter?

By Matt Drake | Jan 3rd 2024 | 4 min read |

The hellacious pace that the Dallas Stars brought to the third period last night was a sight to behold. With the Montreal Canadiens up 4-1, the Stars ...

The Jake Evans-Josh Anderson combination has the Powerhorse moving in the right direction

By Nathan Ni | Dec 5th 2023 | 5 min read |

After a quarter-season of searching, the Canadiens may have found the ideal playing partner for Josh Anderson....

A Saturday night that meant something again

By Jared Book | Nov 12th 2023 | 3 min read |

Let’s face it. Since the Montreal Canadiens lost Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final in 2021, there haven’t been many – if any – g...

Slowly but surely, the Montreal Canadiens are becoming a better version of themselves

By Jared Book | Oct 27th 2023 | 4 min read |

The table was set on September 20, very early in the Montreal Canadiens’ pre-season. Head coach Martin St-Louis went to the podium and explained...

Cole Caufield already among the great OT heroes in Canadiens history

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Oct 27th 2023 | 3 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens secured the victory on Thursday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets thanks to a pinpoint accurate wrist shot by Cole Caufie...

The Montreal Canadiens' struggle to hold onto leads is a feature, not a bug

By Jared Book | Oct 16th 2023 | 2 min read |

Last week, before the season started, I wrote about how the Montreal Canadiens are entering the next stage of their rebuild. The first two games of th...

Alex Newhook and the second line the Montreal Canadiens need had a strong opener

By Jared Book | Oct 12th 2023 | 3 min read |

A lot of the talk about the future of the Montreal Canadiens’ offence hinges on Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Kirby Dach. Those three players ...

What does the future hold for Brendan Gallagher?

By Matt Drake | Mar 27th 2023 | 4 min read |

In a thrilling shootout win for the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres, there was a lot to like from the Tricolore. It wasn’t one of those w...

Nick Suzuki poised to set a new career-high in points, despite adversity

By Matt Drake | Mar 25th 2023 | 3 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 8-2 on Saturday night did little to assist in their tank effort. On the contrary, it essentia...