Pittsburgh Penguins try to sign Jaromir Jagr

It’s no secret that Jaromir Jagr is a legend throughout the NHL, but especially in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Czech received a ceremony to retire his famous #68 last February, and it’s now clear why Jagr calls Pittsburgh his home.
Since that tribute, the Penguins have been trying hard to convince Jagr to accept a position within the organization, but lately they’ve decided to push the envelope a little.
The team even visited Prague, during the World Hockey Cha

On this Saturday evening, the Canadiens faced the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Toronto had beaten the Habs a few days earlier.
Here are the starting line-ups for both teams.Montembeault appears to be the starting goaltender. He and Primeau will share the duties.
Also, Farrell plays on the right, and Davidson on the left. https://t.co/NSdCLnTnXV
– Simon-Olivier Lorange (@SO_Lorange) September 28, 2024
Leafs lines in warm-up
Knies – Holmberg – Robertson
Cowan – Lorentz – A.

Anyone who follows hockey in Quebec (and is a Habs fan) is in a frenzy right now.
Tonight’s Canadien-Maple Leafs game looked promising (especially for Montreal), but it turned into a nightmare right from the start.
David Reinbacher first went down fighting, and moments later Cedric Paré injured Patrik Laine. Both men will not return to action tonight.Forward Patrik Laine and defenseman David Reinbacher will not return to action tonight.
Forward Patrik Laine and defenseman David Rei

Tonight, the Montreal Canadiens take on Team Z of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Can’t go wrong, you say? Well, think again. Not even four minutes into the game, David Reinbacher and Patrik Laine were injured and retired to the dressing room.
In Laine’s case, it looks extremely serious and I wouldn’t be surprised if he misses the season…Laine straight to the dressing room. This didn’t look good at all. pic.twitter.com/Y0F4wEpKW8
– The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews)

A few days ago, Sportsnet unveiled its list of the NHL’s top 50 players.
Nick Suzuki was on the list (47th) and, of course, he was the only Habs player. However, another of the team’s players just missed out on the top-50, and according to the English-language network, this player could be among the NHL’s top 50 next year.
The player in question is Juraj Slafkovsky.As our team at Sportsnet revealed our NHL top 50 players list, Jason Bukala presents 10 more names for your consi

At this year’s Flyers camp, Matvei Michkov is undoubtedly the guy getting the most attention. The forward, who is the team’s top prospect, arrived in America sooner than expected, and we’ll be seeing him in the NHL as early as this season.
And of course, in Philadelphia, it’s all the rage.
For the moment, Michkov is having a solid camp. We’ve seen him have some great flashes in the preparatory games.Man, was Matvei Michkov good …pic.twitter.com/gcSpyLu44M
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At the last draft, Aatos Koivu was selected by the Canadiens. Naturally, it was a choice that caused quite a stir, given the youngster’s surname.
After all, he’s the son of a former captain of the organization.
Since then, the kid has been rolling his hump in Finland, where he continues to develop. At 18, he’s playing professionally.
Today was Koivu’s ninth game of the season. Before the game, he had just two assists to his name, and was still in search of his first goal

This training camp, we knew Logan Mailloux would be fighting for a spot. After a big rookie year in the AHL, we saw him in the mix for a spot on the Habs blue line this season.
Especially since right-handed defensemen aren’t a dime a dozen in Montreal.
That said, even if Mailloux isn’t having a disastrous camp, he’s not having a very good one either. He doesn’t necessarily look like a guy who deserves to start the year in Montreal right now.
And yesterday, seeing him tra

We all had a bit of a scare when we learned that Kaiden Guhle would miss a good part of training camp due to injury.
It’s only appendicitis, but still, we don’t want to relive scenarios identical to the last two seasons with multiple injuries.
Guhle had been training on his own recently, and this morning, the Habs defenseman was back with the rest of the group at practice.Kaiden Guhle is back on the ice.
He trained solo yesterday, but to see him back with the group is great news. @D

Hockey fans, we’re almost there! Only ten days remain until the start of the 2024-2025 National Hockey League season in North America, on October 8.
I specify North America, as the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils will play the first two official games of the regular season on October 4 and 5 in Prague, Czech Republic.
As for the Montreal Canadiens, the season kicks off on October 9, the day after the first games in North America, and between now and then, the Habs management still ha

Since the start of his KHL season with SKA St. Petersburg, the Habs’ top forward prospect, Ivan Demidov, has generally been getting his ice time on the third line.
So, despite a short stint on the fourth line, Demidov has always played with former National Hockey League standout Evgeny Kuznetsov.
In fact, the two players seemed to have developed a fine chemistry to date, with Kuznetsov even assisting Demidov’s first career goal.
In short, even if Kuznetsov isn’t known as the b

We’re trying something.
Over the past few days, we’ve been asking our readers on social networks to ask us questions. Whether it was about hockey news or a topic of your choice, you answered the call.
Obviously, it was impossible to answer everyone’s question, but several of the site’s columnists lent themselves to the game. Here’s what they came up with.Do you think Prime will eventually present CH games in French too? – Marc-André Dallaire
Do you thi

The first game of the regular season will be played on October 9 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and between now and then, several players will see their fate revealed.
On the defensive side, I gave a summary in my most recent text.
As for the offensive side of the line-up, the 13 forwards who will have their place with the big club are known.
The trios in training give us a pretty good indication of who will be in the line-up on the heels of the opening game.
Here they are:Here are the trios

In 12 days’ time, the Canadiens will make their official debut against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first game of the regular season.
Between now and then, some players will be sent to Laval and others will officially earn their place with the big club. Among them: Lane Hutson, who is having a great camp. It’s not over for him yet, but let’s just say it’s only a matter of time…
For other players, like Logan Mailloux for example, his position in the metropolis is

22 years in the NHL, three Stanley Cups and multiple All-Star Game and playoff appearances later, Marc-André Fleury will finally hang up his skates after next season.
The Québécois goaltender has signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Wild to end his glorious career.
This contract is to win one last Cup, not to bid farewell to the 31 other NHL teams… Fleury is clear: he doesn’t want any special treatment. That’s what Michael Rossi of The Athlet

We’re not out of the woods yet: the comparisons between Matvei Michkov and Ivan Demidov won’t stop any time soon. In fact, they may never end…
Yesterday, Mishkov had an excellent prep game, and the Canadian protégé did the same earlier today.
A goal in an SKA victory.Ivan Demidov after an 8-5 win by SKA today.
He played 13:34 mins, scored one goal & now has 4G, 3A for 7P in 9GPpic.twitter.com/Ss0BA6Ou0T
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) September 27, 2024While

The goaltending situation with the Habs this year is nothing like it was last year.
Samuel Montembeault and Cayden Primeau will start the season in Montreal, and there won’t be a third goalie to complicate things. #MénageÀTroisOn the other hand, we’re talking about two goalies who aren’t super experienced, and that seems to scare some people.
I say this because this morning, on TSN 690, Darren Dreger revealed that “several of his colleagues” are unsur

If Oliver Kapanen was unknown to fans before arriving at the Habs’ camp, the same cannot be said at the time of writing.
The forward is having a good time because he’s doing things the right way on the ice.
Will he be in Martin St-Louis’ line-up on October 9, when the Leafs visit the Bell Centre for the Habs’ season opener? This question is becoming increasingly popular…
There seems to be a chance that Kapanen will start the season in Montreal, but there’s a

Before today’s training session, Mathias Brunet penned a paper in which he projected the Habs’ line-up.
In his piece, in which he says that all bets are off for the lineup, he comes to the conclusion that, barring a surprise, there will only be one rookie in uniform for the first game: Lane Hutson.
He had this to say:
Lane Hutson’s place on defense is a foregone conclusion. – Mathias BrunetRondelle libre | Formation du Canadien : les jeux sont (presque) faits https://t.c

Before today’s training session, Mathias Brunet penned a paper in which he projected the Habs’ line-up.
In his piece, in which he says that all bets are off for the lineup, he comes to the conclusion that, barring a surprise, there will only be one rookie in uniform for the first game: Lane Hutson.
He had this to say:Lane Hutson’s place on defense is a foregone conclusion. – Mathias Brunet
Rondelle libre | Formation du Canadien : les jeux sont (presque) faits https://t.c

To improve the Habs’ performance on the power play, you need more goals.
It’s not the hardest thing on earth to understand.Martin St-Louis will be in charge of the powerplay this season, and he’ll have several cards to play. The addition of Patrik Laine and Lane Hutson to the line-up, two guys renowned for their offensive talent, should help.
The Habs worked on the powerplay today in practice, and the combinations look interesting.
We find the first line + Dach and Matheson on

Did you know that if you put your nose in traffic, in front of the opposing net, chances are you can score hockey goals? Did you already know that?
So did Ivan Demidov.
During his team’s (SKA) KHL game today, the Canadiens prospect stuck his nose in traffic and redirected a teammate’s pass. The result? He scored.#Habs Ivan Demidov gets a back door tuck for SKA pic.twitter.com/1dOdegC078
– Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) September 27, 2024We’re talking about his fourth goal of the

This lunchtime, the Canadiens are training in Brossard.
The first thing you notice is that Oliver Kapanen is conspicuous by his absence. The man who played yesterday against the Maple Leafs is entitled to a day of treatment, as announced by the Habs.
The club has made no further announcement.Forward Oliver Kapanen will not participate in today’s on-ice sessions (treatment day).
Forward Oliver Kapanen will not participate in today’s on-ice sessions (therapy day).
– Canadiens Mo

A page was turned yesterday in California: the Oakland Athletics, also known as the Oakland A’s, played (and won) their last local game in Oakland. They had been based in the city since 1968.
The A’s went beyond sports during their California adventure: Moneyball, a film inspired by their story, was a big hit at the cinema.
Sadly, the many years of operating on a shoestring budget – at a time when professional sports involved rapidly increasing salaries and expenses – we

Lane Hutson deserves to play in the NHL. At the end of camp, he doesn’t deserve to go to Laval.
Unless there’s a surprise, he won’t be going. He’ll start the season in the NHL, and come October, he’ll be dancing on the ice at the Bell Centre like he’s done all his life.
And the fans will love it.
After that, the big question will be how to use him. Will the Canadiens start him off with David Savard? Is it conditional on Kaiden Guhle starting the season with M

Lane Hutson deserves to play in the NHL. At the end of camp, he doesn’t deserve to go to Laval.
Unless there’s a surprise, he won’t be going. He’ll start the season in the NHL, and come October, he’ll be dancing on the ice at the Bell Centre like he’s done all his life.
And the fans will love it.
After that, the big question will be how to use him. Will the Canadiens start him off with David Savard? Is it conditional on Kaiden Guhle starting the season with M

In the next few days, the Kings will move to Quebec City to finish their training camp. No telling how many fans they’ll be playing in front of, but hey.
Clearly, the government subsidy was the big issue in all this. The millions of dollars given to the Kings to come and play here had not gone down well.
Everyone remembers.
But now we learn that this isn’t the only NHL-related event to be staged in the province during the 2024-2025 season that will have needed a subsidy.
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