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Montreal Canadiens place nine players on waivers

With Monday’s deadline to reduce the NHL roster to 23 players looming, the Canadiens have placed nine players on waivers with the aim of assigning them to the Laval Rocket. The players are: Alex Belzile Brett Berard Kaapo Kähkönen Hunter McKown Sasha Pastujov Samuel Poulin Ethan Samson Maksymilian Szuber Reilly Walsh A notable omission from the list who requires waivers to go to the AHL is Lucas Condotta. It was announced that he is dealing with an injury and will miss about a month as he...

Canadiens’ Matheson Fined $5,000 for Roughing Senators’ Greig

A veteran’s actions are forcing him to pay up a few bucks heading into the regular season. On Sunday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson has been fined $5,000 for roughing Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig. The incident occurred on the final night of the preseason, Saturday night, in one of the two chippy games between the Senators and Canadiens. Just past the halfway mark of the second period, Greig and Matheson were battling in fr...

Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: Montreal Canadiens & Potential

The week’s hottest Montreal Canadiens topics, served without the sugar-coating and with little concern for bruised feelings. With their final two pre-season games played last night, the Montreal Canadiens have officially wrapped up training camp and are now set to open the 2026-27 season Tuesday night against the Maple Leafs in Toronto. And while most […] The post Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: Montreal Canadiens & Potential appeared first on The Sick Podcast .

Sens Take 1 of 2 in Preseason Finales

The Sens dropped the road portion of the split squad game against Montreal on Saturday, but found a victory on home ice. Jackson Starr was in Montreal and recapped the evening with Sens Rewind.

Bottom Six Minutes: Who makes the Habs roster?

Splitting their two split-squad games against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, the Montreal Canadiens have reached the end of their preseason calendar. As a team that entered the preseason without many lineup spots up for grabs, it was never likely to be a franchise-altering exercise, but there were some question marks that may have been resolved through their five games. The first question is what they’re going to do with Kirby Dach, because it doesn’t look like there is a spot for...

OTT@MTL: Postgame media ops | FULL PRESS CONFERENCES

The Canadiens address the media live following Saturday’s preseason game against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal. 00:45 Chris Kreider 04:29 Juraj Slafkovsky 06:13 Florian Xhekaj 07:31 Samuel Montembeault 25:14 Head coach Martin St-Louis SUBSCRIBE: http://goha.bs/1qHH4pZ

NHL Pre-Season Highlights | Senators vs. Canadiens – September 26, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo12SYwt93SQP81ntu8rz9QcAHTNQaFI3 Watch the latest NHL game highlights, featuring the best goals, saves, hits, and key moments from tonight’s matchup. Subscribe to stay up to date with NHL highlights, top plays, and game recaps from across the league throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs. ———————————————- 📺 http://sportsnetplus.ca – Stream live on Sportsnet+ 💻 http://www.sportsnet.ca – More news & highlights on Sportsnet.ca https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

Sunday Habs Headlines: Derek Lalonde’s work on defence

Montreal Canadiens news and notes The new defensive plan, led by associate coach Derek Lalonde, is already showing promise. [ Journal de Montreal ] It’s unfortunate for families that rising Canadiens ticket prices come down to supply and demand. [ Montreal Gazette ] The Edmonton Oilers haven’t taken their eye off Kirby Dach, hoping to bring him to Alberta at some point this season. [ Edmonton Journal ] Determined to land a roster spot, Florian Xhekaj continues to make his...

Canadiens’ Montembeault Leads Pre-Season Surprises with Stellar Performance

MONTREAL — Sounds that were unimaginable just months ago: Massive cheers at the Bell Centre for Chris Kreider. Of course, you knew they’d ring out at full volume as soon as the former New York Rangers villain scored his first goal with the Montreal Canadiens. And they did after Kreider parked himself outside Samuel Ersson’s crease and shovelled home a Nick Suzuki pass to open the scoring in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators to close out the pre-season. Less predictable was how Canadiens fans ...

Canadiens vs. Senators Top Six Minutes: Habs outscore PK woes in Montreal, but not Ottawa

Bell Centre, Montreal: Canadiens vs. Senators Split squad with Ottawa, most of the big guns in MTL so once again, that is where my attention was. First period Ryan Suzuki gets to come out and take the opening face-off against his brother Nick Suzuki. We know which one of them is paying for thanksgiving dinner. Tyler Thorpe and Djibril Touré just played rock-em sock-em robots near centre ice. Very entertaining, and very not something you would want the NHL guys to be d...

Report: Oilers ‘drooling’ with interest in Habs’ Kirby Dach

Could the Edmonton Oilers have interest in bringing in Kirby Dach? According to NHL Insider Frank Seravalli, the Oilers and the Calgary Flames are looking to trade for Dach, with Seravalli describing the Oilers’ interest in the 25-year-old as “drooling” for the Montreal Canadiens winger. There are several connections to the Oilers, as well. Not…

Canadiens vs. Senators: Pre-season Games 4 & 5 thread, lines, and how to watch

Pre-season game 4: Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: RDS (French) In the Senators region: TSN5 (English) Streaming: RDS, TSN The Canadiens go into their final pre-season games with no Ivan Demidov, who has been absent from the last few practices after blocking a shot with his foot, and no Lane Hutson, who somehow agreed not to take to the ice when his teammates do tonight. Down two of their most skilled players, the ...