Arber Xhekaj: “We’ll give it 100% for Kaiden Guhle”
This morning, we learned that Kaiden Guhle will miss several weeks of activities. We’re talking about an absence of four to six weeks… which means there’s a world in which we won’t see him back in uniform until December.And that’s obviously a blow for the club: we know how important Guhle is to the Habs. That said, Martin St-Louis repeated it this morning: life goes on. It’s up to the rest of the club to stand up… and that’s obviously what the guys intend to do. In front of the media this morning, Arber Xhekaj was asked about his thoughts on his teammate’s injury, and you can sense that the guys want to use this as a source of motivation:
He wants us to give 100% for him, and that’s what we’re going to do.
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Arber Xhekaj
#Habs Arber Xhekaj on Kaiden Guhle’s injury: “it sucks to see a buddy go down but he wants us to play hard for him so that’s what we’re going to do.”
– Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) October 18, 2025
[content-ads]We know that Guhle is a guy who gives 100% on the ice at all times. That may explain (at least in part) his numerous injuries, but it’s also what makes him so important to the club.And obviously, the guys want to do everything in their power to hold down the fort in his absence.We know the group in town is tight-knit, and all this is further proof of that. Some defenders are going to have to pull out all the stops (Xhekaj is just one of them), and clearly, the guys seem up for the challenge.Because we know that, in reality, the defense has been a nice surprise in town since the start of the campaign. But that was all with Guhle in uniform… and we’ll have to see if it remains a strength of the club in the absence of one of its main pillars.[spacer title=’Overtime’]- Great Cole, hehe.
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good#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/UjqEgQrt9I– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) October 18, 2025
– Well done.
Our former Lion
, Joe Veleno, will be living a childhood dream as he plays his first regular-season game with the Montreal Canadiens! Enjoy it Joe!
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– Lions Lac St-Louis M18 AAA (@lsllionsaaa) October 18, 2025
– Owen Beck didn’t expect to be called up so soon.
#Habs Owen Beck said despite being one of the final cuts at training camp, he headed to Laval with a positive mindset feeling good about his play and while he wasn’t expecting a call-up so soon, he’s excited for the opportunity he has now.
– Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) October 18, 2025
– I love it.
Ovi is absolute comedy in the tunnel pre-game
(via @Capitals)pic.twitter.com/kswhPQfCv4– BarDown (@BarDown) October 18, 2025
– Interesting.
On Markstrom extension negotiations, Fitzgerald tells us they’ve had “real healthy talks” and exchanged “different ideas.”
He adds Markstrom’s on the ice, he’s week-to-week, and they’ll get back to talks soon “There’s no doubt we want to get it done,” Fitzgerald told us. https://t.co/BYFlbTzavu –David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) October 18, 2025
, Joe Veleno, will be living a childhood dream as he plays his first regular-season game with the Montreal Canadiens! Enjoy it Joe! 
