Damn, this Domi talk is giving me some wave of nostalgia. Drouin - Domi - Gallagher could try to recreate some of the magic that Max and Jo had with Shawzy in 18-19. This would be so great.

Problem is that Max isn't the center we need. He can't play defense and can't win draws (which is what we need)

Mikael Kotkaniemi (le père de Jesperi du #CH) a contracté un cancer. Opéré, il devra suivre un traitement après sa chirurgie et doit donc mettre de côté son activité d'entraîneur en chef de l'équipe U20 du Rauman Lukko.

— Nicolas Jacquet (@Nico_Jt_) August 3, 2021

KK's dad was diagnosed with cancer 😞

Ugh, just terrible. I wish him a speedy recovery.

Wish KK and his family the best, such a hard thing to go through (I've been in a situation like KK, it's terrible).

Random thought, while the Olympics are going on Cole Caufield and Alexander Romanov could play for Laval.

Romanov might not even get that option though, because if he has a good first half of the season he might very well be one of the top 7 or 8 Russian D out there.

Caufield would need to have a ridiculous season to make team USA, but then again, IMO he is our best offensive player…

It likely won’t happen and they’ll just have a 3 week break, but they could play for the Rocket. Another thing going against this is that Laval is on the road for most of February, but if they’re both in Montréal maybe Caufield & Romanov could play a back-to-back on the 11th and 12th against Syracuse in Laval to keep the rust off.

The season is put on pause when the olympics are on, right?

NHL yes, other idk

The NHL is, but the AHL continues on as normal.

Isn't the Russian team usually 75% of KHL players. I don't think Romanov gets in over them, if it was just NHL players he would have a legit shot though

They usually have a handful of KHL players. So yeah, Romanov would have to have a really good season to get on the team.

The Canadiens now have the best and worst power-play performers on their roster, over the past three seasons, in terms of Power-Play goals above replacement.

1st- Mike Hoffman
1075th - Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Is this about goals scored by the player, or the entire team?

It's offensive impact, which includes various measurements

Bonne fête, Nick!Happy birthday @nsuzuki_37!#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/ShKbw64TY3

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 10, 2021

Phillip Danault and Marie-Pierre Fortin explore their new home. Read @LATimes story.

— LA Kings (@LAKings) August 11, 2021

😭

Im gonna miss him so much 😭😭😭

Predicting the NHL numbers that the players who will be playing in their first Montréal Canadiens training camp will be wearing (based solely upon numbers they have previously worn):

6 - Mattias Norlinder (Frölunda HC, MODO Hockey, World Juniors)
13 - Cédric Paquette*
20 - Chris Wideman*
21 - Kaiden Guhle (World Juniors)
24 - Joël Teasdale (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
39 - Jean-Sébastien Dea (Pittsburgh Penguins)
47 - Louis Belpedio (Minnesota Wild)
54 - Corey Schueneman (Calgary Flames Development Camp)
59 - Gianni Fairbrother (Rookie Tournament)
68 - Mike Hoffman*
83 - Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (Vegas Golden Knights Development Camp)
85 - Mathieu Perreault*
88 - Cameron Hillis (Rookie Tournament)
89 - Arsen Khisamutdinov (Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)
91 - Jan Myšák (HC Litvinov)

* - This number is already confirmed by the team.

I’m least sure about Schueneman and RHP, since those numbers were likely assigned to them, but any of their other numbers they’ve worn aren’t available. (6 & 9 for Schueneman and 11 & 77 for Harvey-Pinard)

Also, Teasdale was 38 in development camp, 86 in the rookie tournament, and 24 in the QMJHL. So he could be any of those 3, but I’m guessing that he takes 24 now that Danault is gone.

There is also the possibility that the habs don’t make #6 available because Weber isn’t officially retired, I’m which case I have no idea what Norlinder’s number would be.

Alex Killorn ne veut pas d’amis dans le 514.👁 pic.twitter.com/GO11omfwnR

— Andy Mailly-Pressoir (@AndympTVAS) August 13, 2021

Préparez-vous à vivre @EASPORTSNHL comme jamais auparavant avec #NHL22 🎮🏒Get ready to experience @EASPORTSNHL hockey like never before with #NHL22🎥 https://t.co/Shef4RKHE3 pic.twitter.com/CpzXbyLFGE

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 19, 2021

They did him so dirty lol

It’s that time of year again.

Here’s my rankings for Montréal’s Top (42) Under 25:

Edited with where my players are ranked in comparison to the main list:
*Note: The rankings that I’m comparing to will be the final rankings, with Mailloux removed, since I didn’t rank him.

1. Cole Caufield
2. Nick Suzuki
3. Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4. Alexander Romanov
5. Mattias Norlinder
6. Kaiden Guhle
7. Ryan Poehling
8. Cayden Primeau
9. Jesse Ylönen
10. Jan Myšák
11. Sean Farrell
12. Luke Tuch
13. Oliver Kapanen
14. Riley Kidney
15. Jayden Struble
16. Jordan Harris
17. Josh Brook
18. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard
19. Jacob Olofsson
20. Joël Teasdale
21. Michael McNiven
22. Otto Leskinen
23. Dmitri Kostenko
24. Gianni Fairbrother
25. Rhett Pitlick (+5)
26. Brett Stapley
27. William Trudeau
28. Daniil Sobolev (+3)
29. Alexander Gordin
30. Jakub Dobeš (+3)
31. Cameron Hillis
32. Joshua Roy
33. Blake Biondi (+1)
34. Xavier Simoneau Malette (-2)
35. Frederik Nissen Dichow (Same)
36. Jack Gorniak (+2)
37. Arsen Khisamutdinov (Same)
38. Joe Vrbetic (+1)
39. Michael Pezzetta (-3)
40. Jack Smith (Same)
41. Arvid Henrikson (Same)
NR. Logan Mailloux

What do you think?

Primeau over Poehling, Leskinen and McNiven probably lower but looks good, I don’t exactly follow all our prospects too

Why is Mailloux not ranked?

Because he won’t participate in Habs camps