Habs Daily: Reinbacher, Engstrom, and, Mailloux, Triple-Low Five

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Wednesday.

Montreal Canadiens News

The Laval Rocket’s season came to an unfortunate end, a 4-0 series sweep by the Charlotte Checkers in the Eastern Conference Final. Despite the relatively disappointing playoff run, there’s a lot to like when it comes to Montreal’s AHL affiliate. Several players took significant steps forward in their development, with Adam Engstrom standing out on the blue line among defensive prospects. That’s not to say Logan Mailloux and David Reinbacher had poor playoffs, but more time in the AHL may be in order before they’re comfortable playing 82 games in the NHL.[Canadiens Prospects – Coaching & Defencemen In AHL Playoffs]

To be fair, it took the Canadiens four picks to finally land Lane Hutson, but there’s no doubt Seattle scouts missed a gem despite having several appearances at the plate.

The Seattle Kraken actually missed out on Lane Hutson despite having FOUR 2nd round picks in the 2022 NHL Draft https://t.co/VuZIDtd9XL pic.twitter.com/LkAl3KJXIq

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) June 5, 2025

Lo(w) and behold, The triple low-five is back! In ECHL form. Speaking of which, the Trois-Rivières Lions now have a 2-1 series lead in the Kelly Cup Final. [ECHL]

Lions win means TRIPLE LOW-FIVE. pic.twitter.com/uOGREWNetW

— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) June 5, 2025

The Canadiens will NOT meet Kashawn Aitcheson at the NHL Combine this week. What does this mean? Well, it could mean they’re not interested in drafting him. Or it could be mind games. Or it could be a combination of both. Frankly, the options are endless.

Le CH ne rencontrera pas Kashawn Aitcheson cette semaine à Buffalo.

— Nicolas Cloutier (@NCloutierTVA) June 4, 2025

National Hockey Now Network

After a second-round exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Vegas Golden Knights begin an offseason of critical decisions. [Vegas Golden Knights]

Don’t forget to visit our sister site, Florida Hockey Now, for all your Panthers playoff update needs. [Florida Panthers]

Former Hab and pending unrestricted free agent goaltender, Jake Allen, wants to stay with the New Jersey Devils. [New Jersey Devils]