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He is certainly the most ready as well. Shouldn't hurt Laval too much currently as they aren't playing in this series of the AHL playoffs. If Montembeault is longer term and the Habs advance, that will be quite a lot of pressure put on Fowler for a Laval team expecting to go far in the playoffs. Would be great experience though, sort of like what Price did back in 2007. For the Habs sake let's hope Montembeault is back quickly.

Big kill! Can thank Monty for that huge save

Clinched! Boys got it done!

We are in the playoffs! When do we expect games 1 & 2? Gotta change up some appointments to make sure I see it. I would assume opposite to Toronto...

Go Habs Go! Let's go get it Kotkaniemi scares me tonight for some reason. Could have a little motivation to make Montreal's life difficult.

A) 35-39-4-4 (78pts) B) 7th in Atlantic C) 27th in League D) 3 x 20G E) 79pts F) 33pts

Enjoy retirement Pleky! A great soldier for this team over the years

Two shorthanded goals given up on one powerplay. That was rough. First goal allowed was pretty weak by Montembeault. Second a bad bounce but avoidable.

1) 39-35-6-2 = 86 pts 2) 6th in the Atlantic 3) 21st in the league 4) 4 players score 20 goals 5) 69 points for Suzuki

Matthews will be the highest paid player in the NHL when the 2024 season starts. Don't feel he deserves that but figured he would get paid handsomely still. Interesting at four years the contract brings him to 31 where he may be looking at his final big pay day and possibly at a new market to finish off his career.

Agreed about not getting into a bidding war. Vilardi + is a really good return for the Jets considering the position they are in. A good young center who can slot into the second line and is only improving. See if any draft picks are also moved. I don't feel not getting Dubois changes anything in terms of drafting a center however. Suzuki, Dach, and Beck are 3 good pieces for the future. Monahan, Evans and Dvorak as stop-gaps. I think its still take BPA. If Michkov is there at 5, take him. Certainly continue to add centers through the draft in general, but not an immediate need where you need to switch your draft plans.

Fans seem to love him. I cant remember another time that the Habs fans were cheering an opposing player after they scored a goal.

Note: The tweet is wrong in that Josh Pillar actually goes to the Leafs. The rest of the deal is accurate. Quite the trade. Center depth is pretty impressive with Mathews, Tavares and O'Reilly. Maybe he moves to the wing to stay on the top two lines. Banking on his playoff experience where he won the Conn Smythe. Will only count 1.875 million against the cap with St. Louis retaining 50% and Minnesota an additional 25%. Is a forward what Toronto needed? Think they still need to add to their defence. Price is set at a 4th round pick for Minnesota to retain 25% of his salary (1.875 million). Keep that in mind for Montreal in the upcoming weeks. They are expected to arrive in Montreal for tonights game.

We know the tiebreaker result now. Cole Caufield ended with 26 goals in game play plus went 2 for 3 on the shootout. His grand total will be locked in at 28 goals. Looks like Habs Fan in Edmonton got that one right. Would have been interesting to see how high he would of gone with the additional 36 games remaining.