Ryan Szporer
Columnist at The Hockey Writers
Columnist @TheHockeyWriter, freelance writer, translator, and opinion-haver.
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6 days ago |
thehockeywriters.com | Ryan Szporer
Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes’ role right now with the Habs is clear: He’s the backup goalie. With his role in the mid-to-long-term future mired in uncertainty, the Canadiens need to extend the restricted free agent accordingly. Now, Dobes proved to be a very good backup, albeit over a small sample size, having gone 7-4-3 with a 2.74 goals-against average and .909 save percentage.
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3 weeks ago |
thehockeywriters.com | Ryan Szporer
The Montreal Canadiens went out with something of a whimper in a five-game first-round loss to the Washington Capitals. However, even their most ardent critics would be hard-pressed to argue the 2024-25 season was a failure by any measure. After all, they made the playoffs when the official goal heading in had simply been to “be in the mix” and play meaningful games down the stretch.
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3 weeks ago |
yardbarker.com | Ryan Szporer
Plenty of teams make mistakes they end up regretting when it comes to signing unrestricted free agents. It’s very possible these Montreal Canadiens end up being another, especially if they go that route, by signing someone significant, before the time is right. However, what if the time is now? Three complete seasons of linear year-over-year growth into a full-scale rebuild, the Canadiens took the next step by unexpectedly making the playoffs in 2025.
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3 weeks ago |
thehockeywriters.com | Ryan Szporer
Plenty of teams make mistakes they end up regretting when it comes to signing unrestricted free agents. It’s very possible these Montreal Canadiens end up being another, especially if they go that route, by signing someone significant, before the time is right. However, what if the time is now? Three complete seasons of linear year-over-year growth into a full-scale rebuild, the Canadiens took the next step by unexpectedly making the playoffs in 2025.
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3 weeks ago |
thehockeywriters.com | Ryan Szporer
The Montreal Canadiens are suddenly under the gun. At management’s end-of-season press conference, while executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton said he didn’t see the unexpected playoff finish as “fast-forwarding anything” (i.e., the rebuild), he did concede it’s a stepping stone. That’s code for continued improvement… and it’s going to be very hard for the Habs to improve without a No. 2 centre, Kirby Dach being a question mark.
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ICYMI, unlike in recent years, free agency is a viable option for the Canadiens this offseason... maybe even a necessity #GoHabsGo #THW https://t.co/VzNVwbTi97
ICYMI, unlike in past years, there's every reason to believe going the free-agent route is the right move for the Canadiens in 2025 (depending on the player they hypothetically sign). Well, five reasons: #GoHabsGo #THW https://t.co/VzNVwbTi97
There were unsubstantiated rumours/suggestions the Canadiens could make a big splash in free agency last year. Things could be different in 2025 #GoHabsGo #THW https://t.co/VzNVwbTi97