Hey everyone!

I’m from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 and I’ve recently become a fan of the Montreal Canadiens! I’m still pretty new to hockey and learning about the team, its history, the players, and the sport in general.

I’d love to connect with some fellow Habs fans who wouldn’t mind sharing their knowledge, recommending players to follow, explaining the team’s biggest rivalries, or just talking hockey with me.

I know I’m a long way from Montreal, but I’d love to become more involved in the fanbase and learn what makes this team so special.

If anyone is interested in chatting or helping a new fan get into the Habs, feel free to comment or send me a message. I’d really appreciate it!

Go Habs Go! 🔵⚪🔴🇨🇦

Well she didn't let me name him Lane but she did let me name the dog Marty. Tonight's the son's first game, let's get a win!

Second game in a week against our division rival. Since we are on a Saturday, I got a feeling Caufield will get one, in a W! GO HABS GO 🔥

Would anyone know if the Habs are practicing in Brossard between the Buffalo and San Jose game?

Hope he has a game tonight!

4 losses this year:

1. In overtime after overcoming a 5-1 deficit

2. Empty net situation down a goal late after scoring 3 in the first 13 minutes of the game

3. Empty net situation down a goal late after leading 2-0 less than 9 minutes into the game

4. Empty net situation down a goal late despite scoring twice in the first 12 minutes of the game

Brutal. Just brutal.

Not my clip still found it funny

https://link.nhl.com/static/gamenotes/public/20262027/gn-2026-10-17-0126-BUF@MTL.pdf

Notable

Referees: Jean Hebert (15), Stephen Hiff (33)

BUF has a long list of players on the IR

Jack Rathbone (D), Jason Zucker (L), Conor Timmins (D), Matthew Grzelcyk (D), Alex Lyon (G), Topias Leinonen (G)

See page 54 and 55 for Habs lines and pairings in the 7 prior games.

Edit: Forgot to add, you can see all NHL game notes here: https://link.nhl.com/static/gamenotes/public/20262027/

When healthy, the Habs don't even quite have $2.5million in cap space. As of right now, with guys injured and others being called up, the team only has $757,649 in cap space. Any trade the Habs make would need to be in line with the salary cap, so it's not an option to trade just prospects and draft picks for roster players (unless you're also proposing to put roster players for the Habs on waivers).

Hage for Larkin? Not gonna work unless you can clear another $7,942,351 in cap space. That means either Hutson or Dobson is gonna need to go the other way in that trade, too. Or two or more other roster players.

You want Konecny? He comes at about the same cost as Larkin. The Habs are gonna need to clear another $7,992,351. Even trading any one guy on the first line (Caufield, Suzuki, Slafkovsky) won't be enough to get the trade done. You'd need to throw someone else in the mix on top of any one of them to make the trade happen. Or, again, trade either Hutson or Dobson one-for-one for Konecny.

You want the Habs to trade for Elias Petterson? You're also gonna need to clear another $10,842,351 in cap space to do that. No one Habs player has that large a cap hit, so you're gonna need to pick at least two roster players to go the other way in any trade you propose, not just draft picks and prospects.

Source: https://puckpedia.com/team/montreal-canadiens

NHL:320
MLB: 35
NFL: 8
NBA: 2

Why? Do the NBA and NFL have it right?

Was listening to the 690 this afternoon and they were talking about this. When a Hellybuck or a Larkin situation arrises the teams loses leverage. It’s a self inflicted thing that the owners do to themselves. They were talking about changing a clause in the collective agreement and if suddenly a person wants to be traded they would give a lost of 10 teams. The no trade clause in a contract just ties teams hands! You than are in a compromising sitution!

I thought it was an interesting
take. Even Bettman said that No Trade clauses were not meant to work the way they are. Do you like the idea of the player providing a list of 10 teams? What do you astute people think?

The person recording described that he kept things simple in front of the net and stayed inside of his zone. Do you think the Dobes rebound is coming?