The Montreal Canadiens were training one last time in Brossard this morning before flying to Washington for games #1 and #2, both tomorrow and Wednesday at 7pm.
It’s D-Day. After taking his first strides on Quebec soil yesterday, Ivan Demidov was present at the Habs’ practice in Montreal, ahead of tonight’s game against the Blackhawks.
Since the 4 Nations break, the first trio has been doing well. Nick Suzuki (21 points), Cole Caufield (13 points), and Juraj Slafkovsky (13 points) are helping the Habs offensively.
How many of the yearly leaders in NHL goals since the 1990-91 season can you name in five minutes?
The Montreal Canadiens locked in Jake Evans, one of their free agents, last week. They inked the forward to a four-year, 2.8 million dollar deal which is a bargain.
Last night, the Canadiens made a surprising announcement involving forward Joel Armia. We absolutely did not see it coming, but while announcing the return of Patrik Laine to the lineup, the Habs also announced the unexpected departure of Armia.
The Montreal Canadiens left the trade deadline with the same roster they had when they finished their game against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
The Canadian is currently in a playoff race. It is three points away from a playoff spot. Will the team manage to qualify? Will the team be #InTheMix until the end of the season?
Today, the Canadiens did nothing on the trade deadline. Except send Owen Beck and Jakub Dobes to Laval on paper. Of course, this doesn’t mean that Kent Hughes spent the day twiddling his thumbs.
The Canadiens are receiving high interest in pending UFAs Joel Armia and David Savard. With a playoff spot still in reach, though, they’re not likely to sell both players off before this afternoon’s deadline, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic writes.
We have some new developments in the trade situation for Joel Armia, with the Montreal Canadiens, thanks to the excellent Chris Johnston. Kent Hughes has informed his counterparts that Armia is indeed available for trade.
The Montreal Canadiens are open to trading pending unrestricted free agents David Savard and Joel Armia, but they are unlikely to part with both, according to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
Here, by announcing that it has agreed to a long-term deal with Jake Evans, the Canadiens have lost a trade chip ahead of the trade deadline. I say “lost” because they won’t be trading Evans, but it’s understood that in reality, they’re not losing out on anything.
The Jake Evans file has (finally) been concluded yesterday, as he signed a four-year contract extension with the Canadiens. He thought he was leaving, his boxes were already packed… But he found a way to agree with Kent Hughes because he wanted to stay in Montreal.
The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in an interesting spot heading towards the NHL trade deadline. Riding a five-game win streak, the Canadiens are seemingly back in the playoff mix.
The NHL Trade Deadline is less than a week away, resulting in an uptick in interest for at least one Montreal Canadiens player. As we previously discussed, general manager Kent Hughes may have an opportunity to package Jake Evans and Joel Armia, offering an ideal trade solution for playoff teams worried about their penalty kill.
As the NHL trade deadline approaches on March 7, several teams are expressing interest in Montreal Canadiens forwards Jake Evans and Joel Armia. According to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, clubs have reached out regarding the availability of both players.
Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Kent Hughes has a very difficult balancing act lying ahead of him in the final few games before the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline.
The Habs expect that at his price point and production level, Evans will be attractive to contenders who don’t have a lot of cap space.
We have an interesting announcement involving Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia. Few people would have predicted such a scenario, but Finland has just announced that Armia will be back in the lineup today and that the excellent Teuvo Teravainen will be the one to sit out.
On Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens ended a five-game losing streak with a hard-fought 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. Joel Armia’s short-handed goal with 4:04 remaining in the third period was the game-winner, lifting Montreal to their first win in six games.
Joel Armia's short-handed goal late in the third period gave the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 road win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. With the Sharks on a power play at 15:56 of the third period, Armia and Jake Evans broke out in the other direction with a two-on-one rush.
The Montreal Canadiens were in California on Tuesday night, facing the San Jose Sharks, the team currently occupying the last place in the NHL standings.
Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia sealed a 3-1 road victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday with his 100th career goal into an empty net. The Finnish forward, who was selected to his nation’s team at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament, now has eight goals and 20 points through 44 games and is on pace for a career season.
In addition to being versatile and effective across 200 feet, Armia has 18 points in 37 games despite limited ice time.
Armia has been cleared and is taking a private plane to Tampa.
Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia missed Sunday's practice due to NHL COVID-19 protocols and won't travel with the team to Tampa.
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