⦁ The Canadiens opened their rookie camp in preparation for the Prospect Showdown with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

⦁ Canadiens announced several additions and promotions to their hockey operations department.

⦁ Quote of the week from Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent.

The Montreal Canadiens rookie camp took place this week with the main training camp set to open in just a few days. Who are the Habs prospects expected to turn heads at camp?

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⦁ Cole Caufield announced that he will be changing his jersey number.

⦁ The Canadiens announced the 2024 Rookie Camp roster.

⦁ Quote of the week from Canadiens prospect Tyler Thorpe.

We discuss the heated competition for two roster spots between Lane Hutson, Logan Mailloux, Jayden Struble, David Reinbacher and Adam Engstrom in training camp and throughout the upcoming season.

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⦁ Kent Hughes spoke about the Canadiens rebuild and usage of Lane Hutson.

⦁ David Reinbacher, Vincenz Rohrer and Oliver Kapanen were in the prospect spotlight.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Juraj Slafkovsky.

Montreal Canadiens rivalries have developed over the life of the franchise that are not only intense in the world of hockey, but legendary in sports. Some rivalries are classic and some are provisional. Which ones are primed to bubble to the surface in the upcoming season?

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⦁ Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Patrik Laine from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

⦁ David Reinbacher was making news in the prospect spotlight.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Kent Hughes.

Canadiens GM Kent has made trades to accelerate the rebuild in the past and has acquired players to flip but he has not made a trade quite like the one he did this week.

We discuss why the move to acquire Patrik Laine is different and how it could motivate the Montreal Canadiens in a new direction this season.

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⦁ A Montreal Canadiens pro scout has left the organization.

⦁ Serge Savard brings together 14 players from Canadiens' Cup wins.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Cutter Gauthier about Cole Caufield.

A few episodes ago, Nathan and Michael put together a list of the Top-5 villains to the Montreal Canadiens of the past 20 years. This week the pair are back to highlight the top-5 Montreal Canadiens heroes over the past two decades to generate some special memories before we head into this season.

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⦁ The Montreal Canadiens will relinquish the rights to prospect Rhett Pitlick.

⦁ Ivan Demidov takes to the ice for SKA.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Kent Hughes.

Is it too early to predict an opening night roster for the Montreal Canadiens for the 2024-25 season? We don't think so!

Our projected lineups follow the philosophy of Kent Hughes who has committed to turning the turning the team over to the younger core stars and removing obstacles for them in the lineup.

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⦁ The Montreal Canadiens signed defensemen Arber Xhekaj and Justin Barron each to two-year contract extensions.

⦁ The Canadiens also signed defenseman Kaiden Guhle to a six-year contract extension.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Arber Xhekaj, Justin Barron and Kaiden Guhle.

In Montreal Canadiens fandom, who are the players that fans love to hate. And the events that stick in the memories of Habs fans of rivals who were deplorable. This week, Michael and Nathan review the the most despicable villains of the past 20 years.

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⦁ Raphael Harvey-Pinard underwent successful surgery.

⦁ News on a development plan for Ivan Demidov.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Habs forward Michael Pezzetta.

Building a talented prospect pipeline is one of the key aspects of the Montreal Canadiens rebuild. As we discussed last week, developing that prospect pool will be driven in large part by Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent.

So, who are the top-10 Canadiens prospects?

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