Ryan Szporer

22 hours ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Szporer

The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in a relatively unique position ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, which starts tonight. It’s not just that they head in with back-to-back picks (Nos. 16, via the Calgary Flames, and 17), although that does afford general manager Kent Hughes a great deal of flexibility to accomplish what he needs to get done, whether that’s to use them as trade bait to shore up his current roster or use them as intended and add to one of the league’s top prospect pipelines.

1 day ago | thehockeywriters.com | Ryan Szporer

The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in a relatively unique position ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, which starts tonight. It’s not just that they head in with back-to-back picks (Nos. 16, via the Calgary Flames, and 17), although that does afford general manager Kent Hughes a great deal of flexibility to accomplish what he needs to get done, whether that’s to use them as trade bait to shore up his current roster or use them as intended and add to one of the league’s top prospect pipelines.

3 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Szporer

You don’t need to look too far to see that the NHL offseason is well underway. Even before the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup, teams were already conducting business, making big trades and signing key players — free agents even, technically ahead of the July 1 start to free agency. Some moves have impacted the Montreal Canadiens, albeit indirectly. However, general manager Kent Hughes has stayed quiet.

3 days ago | thehockeywriters.com | Ryan Szporer

You don’t need to look too far to see that the NHL offseason is well underway. Even before the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup, teams were already conducting business, making big trades and signing key players — free agents even, technically ahead of the July 1 start to free agency. Some moves have impacted the Montreal Canadiens, albeit indirectly. However, general manager Kent Hughes has stayed quiet.

6 days ago | thehockeywriters.com | Ryan Szporer

The Montreal Canadiens continued to drastically improve year over year in 2024-25. Earning a playoff berth as they did, impressively as one of the youngest teams in the league, was an incredible accomplishment, which only bodes well for the team’s short, medium, and long-term future. With so many young players comprising the core, many if not all of whom have still yet to hit their primes, the Canadiens represent a clear threat to the status quo in the Atlantic Division in 2025-26 and beyond.