Habs Daily: Canadiens Youth Movement, Slafkovsky, Hutson

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

Montreal Canadiens News

We’re almost ready to publish the top 2025 Montreal Canadiens rankings, but before we get going, it’s time to take a retrospective look at how Habs fan voted last season. Ivan Demidov took the top spot, with phenom Lane Hutson serving as a strong No.2, [Canadiens Prospect Rankings: Introduction, 2024 Retrospective]

Juraj Slafkovsky is back in action, honing his craft in Slovakia alongside fellow NHLer Erik Cernak.  The two have had several hard-fought battles while playing against each other whenever the Habs and Lightning faceoff, but all bets are off in the summer.

Juraj Slafkovsky training with Erik Cernak in Slovakia 🇸🇰 pic.twitter.com/LWXvXum7sW

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) July 18, 2025

I’m not sure Hutson understands there’s a life outside of hockey. And if I’m being honest, that’s a great sign for the Habs, not to mention the kids who get to learn under his tutelage.

Coach Lane Hutson on the ice with his youth hockey team pic.twitter.com/cd7GvbdaT1

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) July 18, 2025

ICYMI: There’s no avoiding it, the Montreal Canadiens are likely to trade Carey Price in the final year of his contract. The move would give the team more financial flexibility moving forward, with the San Jose Sharks and a few other teams emerging as potential trade partners. [Potential Canadiens Trade Partners To Move Price’s Contract]

National Hockey Now Network

A new pair of potential Pittsburgh Penguins trade targets has emerged in recent days, but those targets could not be more different.[Pittsburgh Penguins]

The New Jersey Devils’ goaltending situation is the best it’s been in a long, long time. For a while, it was plug and play, with a plethora of names filtering in and out of New Jersey’s crease after the Cory Schneider era ended. [New Jersey Devils]

The Vegas Golden Knights started the offseason by acquiring Mitch Marner’s rights from the Toronto Maple Leafs and signing him to an eight-year contract. They brought back Reilly Smith and Brandon Saad and traded Nic Hague’s RFA rights to the Nashville Predators. [Vegas Golden Knights]