Fixing the Habs on the Golf Course
As the 2025-26 regular season approaches, let's look at some common arguments about the Canadiens last season and see how those themes held up statistically.
As the 2025-26 regular season approaches, let's look at some common arguments about the Canadiens last season and see how those themes held up statistically.
There are few consistencies in preseason hockey. One is a complaint about fitness testing. One is that people say it’s too long. Evidently, another one is Montreal and Ottawa matchups devolving into sheer stupidity, most recently evidenced by Tuesday’s contest.
Tuesday's penultimate preseason game was an eventful affair as the Habs and Senators combined for over 150 penalty minutes. Meanwhile, the Canadiens had plenty of on-ice success, leading to a 5-0 victory.
Evidently, 25 cuts for the Habs weren't quite enough for this round. On Sunday, Montreal put five players on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Laval.
With the Habs going into Saturday's game with 60 players on their training camp roster, cuts were bound to happen at some point. That has now happened with Montreal trimming that roster by 25 players.
After getting outclassed by a much weaker Toronto lineup on Thursday, the Habs flipped the script on Saturday in the rematch. The Canadiens sent a much weaker lineup on the road but it didn't matter as Montreal picked up the 4-2 win.
It's time to put an end to the talk of David Reinbacher breaking camp as a member of Montreal's top six. The team announced Friday that the blueliner suffered a broken bone in his hand on Thursday and will miss the next four weeks as a result.
The Habs kicked off the middle portion of their preseason schedule on Thursday as they hosted Toronto. It was a game they’ll want to forget in a hurry as the Maple Leafs took it 7-2 despite having the weaker roster.
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After kicking off the 2025 preseason with a win on Monday, the Habs looked to make it two straight victories as they hosted Philadelphia on Tuesday. While they got a bit of a scare in the second, they were able to hold on for the 3-2 win.