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Habs Daily: Projected Pairings, Prospect Highlights, Team Canada
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Thursday.
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With Noah Dobson and Lane Hutson in the mix, the Habs will certainly enter 2025-26 with much more mobility on the back end, but how will the actual defensive pairings shake out? For the first time in a long time, head coach Martin St-Louis has some options. [Projecting Canadiens Defensive Pairings Including Dobson]
L.J. Mooney may be the smallest player at development camp, but there’s also a healthy chance he’s one of the most talented. The 5’7″ forward stole the show as the prospects took part in an intrasquad scrimmage on Thursday morning. [Highlights – Mooney & New Habs Prospects Standout At Camp]
Aatos Koivu’s shootout goal was a nice homage to his father’s classic move.
Tel père, tel fils 🙂
Like father, like son#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/kyVGZhd7EG
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 3, 2025
Michael Hage and Owen Protz were among the prospects invited to take part in Hockey Canada’s World Junior Summer Showcase.
Names I’m told have been invited by Hockey Canada to the World Junior Summer Showcase:
Sascha Boisvert
Cole Reschny
Jake O’Brien
Cameron Reid
Brady Martin
Malcolm Spence
Owen Protz
Justin Carbonneau
Michael Hage
Henry Mews
Cayden Lindstrom
Kashawn AitchesonNames I’m told didn’t…
— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) July 3, 2025
ICYMI: Okay, so the Habs don’t necessarily have a bona fide No.2 centre in the lineup, but they do have options, and those options improved with the fantastic trade that saw Zachary Bolduc join the organization. In our (very early) projection, Bolduc serves as a second-line forward. [Projected Canadiens Forward Lineup Including Bolduc]
Speaking of Bolduc, he took part in one of the funniest exchanges last season with fellow Francophone David Savard.
David Savard: « Ca va? »
Zack Bolduc: « Aweille tabarnak! »
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) July 1, 2025
National Hockey Now Network
Former Hab P.K. Subban was flattered on draft night when Pittsburgh Penguins first-round pick Bill Zonnon credited Subban for drawing him into hockey. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
Jeff Petry said it was not a tough decision to sign on with the Florida Panthers when they came calling Tuesday on the first day of free agency. [Florida Panthers]
The New Jersey Devils have padded their centre depth, signing restricted free agent Cody Glass to a two-year contract. [New Jersey Devils]
