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The Canadiens are rebuilding. The club is still looking for the light at the end of the tunnel, but at least there are encouraging signs. I’m thinking in particular of Juraj Slafkovsky, who’s shown great promise over the last twenty games or so. Suzuki is having an excellent season, Caufield is picking up points here […]

Every year, a very talented player is linked to the Canadiens. This year, that player is Trevor Zegras, and fans have reason to believe: it’s not just the people of Montreal who are tying the forward to the Habs. What’s more, he loves the city, he’s one of Cole Caufield’s best friends and, over the […]

There’s been a lot of talk about Trevor Zegras in recent weeks. The forward no longer seems to be in Anaheim’s plans for the future, and when an (extremely) talented 22-year-old forward becomes visibly available on the trade market, it’s often the talk of the town. Last summer, contract negotiations between Zegras and the Ducks […]

There’s always, always one player who will find himself in the Montreal rumour mill, even if he’s not wearing a Habs uniform. Before he was traded to the Kings, it was Pierre-Luc Dubois… And now, for some time now, it’s Trevor Zegras. Of course, the idea of acquiring a player like Zegras may be appealing […]

It’s great to be back this week with a good old “Three Things” column! We’ve got plenty of stock! On the menu: the inevitable trade with the Jets, an updated comparison between Slafkovsky and Matthew Tkachuk at the same age and, for dessert, our analysis of some of the youngsters present at the most recent […]

“We could even debate how Sean Monahan is better than Elias Lindholm.” That’s how TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie began his column on BPM Sports’ Le Club du matin show on Thursday. After a ton of laughter from the show’s other contributors, Lavoie took the time to explain his point of view. According to Lavoie, the […]

Some of the best young hockey players in the world were on the ice at the Avenir Centre in Moncton Wednesday night for the annual CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, including Spencer Gill from Riverview.

Joshua Roy had a great game last night in New Jersey. The forward, playing in his third National Hockey League game, scored his first career goal… But he was really good overall during the game. And that’s why the positive comments about him are coming from all over the place today. Renaud Lavoie said this […]

United States, Slovakia play for top seed in Group B; host Sweden looks to stay undefeated

In his final season in Calgary, Johnny Gaudreau enjoyed the season of his career. He collected 115 points, 16 more than his second-best season in terms of points. Because of this memorable 2021-2022 campaign, he earned a huge seven-year, $68.25 million pact ($9.75 million per year). In his first season with the Blue Jackets, he […]