Canadiens Wrap: Prospect Highlights, Injury Fallout, Defence Stats

MONTREAL — There’s never a dull moment when it comes to the Montreal Canadiens, but it’s not always possible to keep up to date with every breaking news story.

Every Sunday we will recap the most exciting and relevant NHL news stories that you may have missed throughout the week.

Monday

• The week started with some awful news. Centre Kirby Dach was ruled out of the reason of the 2023-24 season with an ACL/MCL injury. [Dach Injury Early Curve Ball For Habs]
• The fallout from the Dach injury was undeniably massive and was felt throughout the lineup. [Dach Injury Has Significant Repercussions]
• The Montreal Canadiens are still using LTIR this season to ice their roster, but they’re in a much better place than a year ago. [How The Canadiens Could Optimize Their Cap Space This Season]
• Take a look at where the top Habs prospects will be playing this season.[Canadiens Top Prospects – Where They’ll Play Cheat Sheet]

Tuesday

• Take a look at where the top Habs prospects will be playing this season.[Canadiens Top Prospects – Where They’ll Play Cheat Sheet]
• Fifth-overall draft pick David was injured while playing in Switzerland, but thankfully he’s only expected to miss a few weeks. [Canadiens Prospect David Reinbacher Injury Update]
• Shockingly, the Canadiens were let down by their special teams when they faced the Minnesota Wild. [Canadiens Special Teams Collapse Versus Minnesota Wild]

Wednesday

• Losing a player like Dach is incredibly unfortunate, but it’s also a reality check when it comes to the status of the Canadiens’ rebuild.[Canadiens Kirby Dach Injury Is An Important Reality Check]
• Could there be interest in Habs netminder Cayden Primeau? [Off The Record: Three Teams Interested In Acquiring Primeau? (+)]
• Habs prospects Joshua Roy, Jacob Fowler, and Cedrick Guindon got off to a great start in their respective seasons.[Canadiens Prospect Updates: Hutson, Roy, & Guindon Shine]
• The injury curse picked up steam when it was announced that defenceman Kaiden Guhle would miss some time with an upper-body injury. [Canadiens Injuries Woes Worsen As Guhle Expected To Miss Time]

Thursday

• There was some concern that Guhle would miss significant time, but fortunately, he was only listed as day-to-day once the Canadiens provided an update. [Practice Notes: Kaiden Guhle Injury Update]
• Despite their record, the Habs have played quite well at 5v5 this season. Two of their defensive pairings have excelled, while another has predictably struggled. [The Canadiens Defensive Situation Brings Good & Bad News]
• Entering his third NHL season, Cole Caufield is ready to take the next step for the Montreal Canadiens. [Can Canadiens Star Cole Caufield Score 50 Goals?]

Friday

• The injuries are unfortunate, but they do open the door for players like Alex Newhook, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, and Justin Barron. [Injuries Provide Three Canadiens Players With Major Opportunities]
• There was some encouraging injury news, for once. Christian Dvorak shed his no-contact jersey, and Kaiden Guhle was already back on the ice.[Practice Notes: Guhle And Dvorak Skatin]
• Speaking of prospects, phenom Lane Hutson is poised for a great season in the NCAA, again. [Montreal Canadiens Prospect Lane Hutson Poised For Big Year]

Saturday

• Habs prospect Joshua Roy is off to a great start to his professional hockey career. The Sniper Beauceron has already scored a hat trick, but the Canadiens made the right decision by recalling Joel Armia and leaving Roy in the AHL for the time being,. [Canadiens Taking Wise Approach With Joshua Roy’s Development]
• The Canadiens also decided to send Filip Mesar back to the OHL to play with a much improved Kitchener Rangers team. [Canadiens Send First-Round Pick To The OHL]
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