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The Habs won’t be going on a closed retreat at Mont-Tremblant this year

For several years now, before the start of the season, the Canadiens have gone to Mont-Tremblant for a closed retreat. This allows the guys to build chemistry, get to know each other better and bond as a group off the ice. This year, the Canadiens are changing their plan. There will still be a closed retreat, but… What “complicates” things is the match between the Canadiens and the Senators scheduled for September 30, in Quebec City… and on October 4, just a few days later, the Senators will be in Montreal for the Habs’ last preparatory game. That said, since the team will already be in Quebec City, the plan could be to go somewhere other than Mont-Tremblant.This morning, on BPM Sports, Renaud Lavoie talked about Charlevoix, Lac-Beauport, Lac-Saint-Charles and Stoneham: [content-ads] But there’s one interesting thing in all this.

Since the group should be complete in Quebec City – especially if the team goes on a closed retreat in the region after the Sens game – there could be several regulars on the ice against the Senators.And that’s a good thing for fans and Quebec City locals who will want to attend the game. Because let’s not forget that, in recent years, the Canadiens haven’t necessarily used their best players in every one of their preparatory games. Those who have a guaranteed spot in the line-up aren’t obliged to play every night – and the Habs also want to protect their players in case of injury. Do we really need to be reminded of what happened last year at the Bell Centre, when the Leafs visited?… #ReinbacherEtLaine

All this to say, then, it will be interesting to see what the Canadiens’ plan is for their annual closed retreat.

But as Renaud Lavoie mentioned on the radio, we should have more details soon… To be continued! [spacer title=’Overtime’] – What’s your answer?

– Phew. Not easy…

– I love it.

– Sounds fun.

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The 2026-2027 season kicks off in September

Right now, everyone’s eye is on the 2025-2026 NHL season. Even if camp hasn’t started yet, it seems that the return of September (which rhymes with the start of the radio season at BPM Sports and the fact that quite a few Habs guys are already in Brossard) means that the return to normalcy is palpable. In fact, we realize that there’s still a good month to go before the start of the regular season.

However, in 2026-2027, when the new collective agreement comes into effect, September will be even more significant in the NHL.

Why? Because it will rhyme with the start of the regular season. Pierre LeBrun (who loves this scenario) reported that in 2026-2027, the season will indeed start in September and the Stanley Cup will be awarded in mid-June.Reminder: the season will be 84 games long and there will be fewer preparatory games.

In my eyes, this is a great victory. Limiting pre-season games, starting earlier and finishing earlier are all good news. The NHL has obviously figured some things out. In June, the intense schedule (Stanley Cup Final, preparing for the draft and setting the table for free agents) will be a little less condensed for everyone.

As a guy who makes his living writing about hockey, I’m looking forward to it, anyway.spacer title=’Overtime’]- That was the case yesterday too. There

– We love this.

– Q&A session between NHL coaches and referees.

– How much money for Jacques Échelle?

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GM meetings in Detroit : Mason McTavish at the heart of discussions

Yes, the Canadiens are looking for one – in an ideal world – between now and the start of the season. But let’s just say that Kent Hughes isn’t the only guy on the case, we agree.A top-6 center who’s young and talented is an asset in demand.And there’s something worth mentioning: if Carey Price leaves, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the Canadiens will be able to take the financial hit and put him on a center. Why? Because it goes back to the basic problem, which has been in place since the start of the summer: who’s available on the market? But hey. Given that NHL executives are currently in Detroit and it’s easy to gossip, that means the rumours are back in full swing. And one name that’s circulating: Mason McTavish.

[content-ads]However, the word on the street is that the Ducks and the player, who have yet to agree on the terms of a new contract, are not at the divorce stage. In other words? A deal isn’t imminent, but that hasn’t stopped executives and agents from talking about it. Many are wondering whether the Ducks are close to giving in and putting the player on the market. Obviously, this will depend on the state of negotiations. But in any case, people know that the Habs are looking for a second-line center for the future.

[spacer title=’Overtime’]- CF Montreal practice: the latest

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– Interesting.

– The subject is still the talk of the town.

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Dismissal: Ian Laperrière blames his friend Daniel Brière

Over the summer, Ian Laperrière lost his job as head coach of the Flyers’ feeder club, and the man many saw as a candidate to ride the Flyers’ bench in the NHL was fired for the first time in his life. You may say he was offered a consulting job in Philly, but he’s the first to say it: this isn’t a promotion. The Québécois wants to lead, and he’s not afraid to talk about being fired. On the day of his dismissal, he drove two hours to the Flyers’ practice arena to meet Daniel Brière, who broke the news to him. And as he told Mario Langlois in an interview on 98.5 FM, he didn’t expect to lose his job.

Laperrière may not want to speak ill of the Flyers, who have taken care of him and his family for the past 15 years even though he only played one year for them, but he clearly resents Brière, with whom he had a friendly bond. Laperrière was asked if this would change his bond with Brière. And after a long silence, he replied: “

Time will tell.

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Ian Laperrière

[content-ads]In fact, if you need another clue that Laperrière is angry and no longer wanted to work with the Flyers, consider this: he chose to go work with the New York Islanders, as a professional scout, even though he spent his time saying he wanted to be behind a bench. Those who listened to the interview with Mario Langlois know that Laperrière often repeated that he still has the fire to lead. He says he’s been interviewed several times this summer, both in the NHL and the AHL, and that he was recently shortlisted for an assistant position with a Bettman Tour team. Is he talking about the Flames, who have just hired Dave Lowry as an assistant? Maybe.So to agree to become a professional scout under Mathieu Darche and Ryan Bowness, in a position not related to coaching… that means a link has been broken with the Flyers, who have agreed to release him from his consulting position for 2025-2026. We can understand that. [spacer title=’Overtime’]- It was a busy day yesterday.– Spencer Carbery is a good coach. [BPM Sports] – Did Kawhi Leonard circumvent the salary cap with his owner?

– The guy wants to play with his brothers and he knows that’s not going to happen in Vancouver, in my opinion.

– Wow.

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Here’s why the Canadiens have no choice but to trade Carey Price

Since September 1, the name Carey Price has once again become very popular. In fact, the Canadiens have virtually no choice but to try to trade Price’s $10.5 million contract, as RG Media’s Marco D’Amico observes in light of the collective agreement rules that will come into effect this season.

Let’s take a moment to explain. For the past few seasons, Kent Hughes has tried to wait until the official start of the season before placing Carey Price’s name on the injured list. This is to avoid incurring greater penalties by placing him on the long-term injured list in the off-season. Teams avoid at all costs using the long-term injured list during the summer, which wreaks more havoc than the in-season one. To that end, Kent Hughes could use paper trades (sending a guy to Laval just to free up his salary, while calling him back right afterwards) to be able to lower his payroll on the first day of the season and have the space to accommodate Price’s season-opening contract.

[Under the old rules, Hughes could have sent guys like Lane Hutson, Zachary Bolduc, Jakub Dobes, Oliver Kapanen and/or Ivan Demidov (who are exempt from the waivers) to Laval on paper on the first day of the season to make room for Price’s contract, before placing him on the long-term injured list. But here’s the problem. Under the new rules of the collective agreement, a player sent to the American League must play at least one game before being recalled. Paper moves aren’t allowed like they used to be,and Kent Hughes certainly doesn’t want to start the season without Demidov, Hutson and Bolduc. Without this, the Habs general manager is practically forced to trade Price’s contract to avoid penalties on the long-term injured list. His hands are tied more tightly than before. Montreal is currently over the salary cap by almost $5 million, and now that the Canadiens are more competitive, they can’t afford to be penalized on their payroll. Hughes needs space to bring in new players to solidify the Habs lineup (like a second center). Overtime] – The players like it.

– A unicorn!

– The Flames have a new assistant coach:

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Carey Price: “Discussions should begin this week”

Carey Price hasn’t played since 2022, but he’s still part of the Canadiens organization. That may no longer be the case in the coming days.After paying the goaltender a final bonus of $5.5 million, the Canadiens may now attempt to trade his contract to another NHL team. According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, negotiations to trade Price’s contract have not yet begun, but are expected to get underway later this week.

Kent Hughes may already be feeling his way around the league, but for now, there are reportedly no concrete negotiations. This season will be the last under Carey Price’s contract, which weighs in at $10.5 million on the team’s payroll. Montreal has put Price’s name on the injured list in recent years, but getting rid of this contract would give Kent Hughes more room to maneuver. The hardest part for the general manager will be finding a dance partner. Frank Seravalli is aware that it would be a good idea to part with Price’s contract, but he believes that very few teams will be in the “running” to acquire the contract.

[content-ads]According to CapWages, nine teams currently have more than $10 million in salary cap space. Not all of them will be interested in acquiring Price’s contract, but that means there should be buyers. The Habs are currently over the salary cap by just under $5 million. Trading Price would be the missing piece to afford a second-line center.

If offers from other teams aren’t attractive enough for Kent Hughes, however, the Canadiens’ general manager could decide to retain the goaltender’s rights and put him back on the long-term injured list as in recent seasons. [spacer title=’Overtime’] – The Bruins wish it were true.

– The Alouettes needed a rest.

– He’s too strong:

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I don’t see him playing 40 games this year: Georges Laraque doesn’t believe in Laine

This will be Patrik Laine’s second season with the Canadiens, and… it’s kind of hard to set expectations one way or the other. We know he has the talent to score a lot of goals – especially on the powerplay – because we saw him do it last season, but we also know that Patrik Laine is a “special” player. In the sense that, if he feels like playing, he can be dominant. But if he decides to take a night off, it can be more difficult. We saw that last campaign, too… In Georges Laraque’s eyes, though, it’s simple: Patrik Laine won’t play 40 games with the Habs next season.Georges sees him being traded during the season, as he said on his show during Maxime Truman’s appearance.He also sees Cole Caufield having a big season:

[content-ads] Me, I have a feeling that if Georges Laraque is right…. It’s going to be tough for the Habs in 25-26, because if Patrik Laine is able to play 82 games, help the Canadiens offensively by scoring goals and having an important role on the powerplay, it could change things.

Any scorer of 30 goals or more can help in the NHL, we agree… That said, all summer long, we’ve been hearing great things about the sniper. I’ve seen him often in Brossard in recent weeks: Laine looks fitter than ever… and he seems motivated right now.

But that doesn’t mean things can work out to the point where he’ll have a spectacular season, and we all agree that would be great for the Canadiens… but if it doesn’t work out, if he starts dragging his feet or resumes his bad habits, the Canadiens will have a choice to make.

He’ll clearly be one of the most interesting players to watch this season in Montreal [spacer title=’Overtime’] – I love it!

– Hiring in Calgary.

– Classic.

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It’s confirmed: There will be a salary cap in the NHL playoffs (starting this season)

Big news in the NHL: starting next season… the salary cap will count in the playoffs. Clubs (hello Lightning, Panthers and Golden Knights) will no longer be allowed to go over the cap in the playoffs, and they’ll have to have a “legal” lineup for every game. It’s a big change.

In recent years, the fact that the salary cap was not respected during the spring dance caused a stir.

It got a lot of attention for all the wrong reasons… because in the end, it was as if clubs were giving themselves a certain advantage in order to have a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup. We remember that… [content-ads] Because in reality, here’s the technique that was used: teams were able to “take advantage” of injuries to key players to make other acquisitions at the trade deadline. Just think of Mark Stone in Vegas, Matthew Tkachuk in Florida, Nikita Kucherov in Tampa… But once the playoffs started, injured players were still allowed to return to the game without this having a direct impact on their respective team’s payroll. This will no longer be the case. I’m inclined to think it’s a good thing,but I also wonder whether teams will try to find ways around the rules in other ways… All in all, it’s going to change the way each team’s management works. This rule was needed to bring a little more stability… and it also allows the NHL to establish a certain parity for the teams that will be in a position to earn their ticket to the playoffs.

I like it, it’s a change, and it’s got the potential to change a lot of things in the playoffs too [spacer title=’Overtime’] – I love his personality.

– Seen it for what it is.

– Whew. Not easy!

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Under-23 ranking: Ivan Demidov behind Juraj Slafkovsky

The Montreal Canadiens is seen as one of the teams with the brightest future, thanks to all its young players with great potential. It’s no secret that the Habs boast some of the NHL’s best young players, even when compared to the crème de la crème.

However, the Habs players are not always taken seriously by some of the experts’ rankings, one in particular being Corey Pronman. Pronman is considered one of the most renowned prospect analysts in the hockey world, but he often seems to underestimate the Habs players.

Whether it’s describing Hutson as a potential top-4 defenseman, criticizing the competitiveness of the Habs’ defenseman, ignoring Ivan Demidov, or seeing an auxiliary goaltender in Jacob Fowler, Pronman never seems to see the big picture in a young Habs player. And let’s just say that with his ranking of the best players under 23, which he published this morning, this observation is far from changing.

Note that this ranking is intended to determine who will have the best career in the NHL, not who is the best right now.Indeed, what jumps out first is the fact that Juraj Slafkovsky (7th) is ahead of Ivan Demidov (10th).

[content-ads] Yes, yes, you read that right, Pronman puts Slaf ahead of Demidov.

Even though they’re in the same category, that of future NHL all-stars, it’s pretty surprising to see Demidov so far down this list, and especially behind Slafkovsky. Seriously, the more I think about it, the more I really don’t understand it.

And it’s not as if the fact that Demidov had hardly played in the NHL worked against him, given that guys like Zeev Buium (8th) and Matthew Schaefer (9th) are ahead of the Russian.

And for those wondering, yes, Matvei Michkov (6th) is also ahead of Ivan Demidov. Pronman explains that he sees a slight problem with Demidov’s skating stroke, which he finds rather odd, even if he doesn’t consider him slow.

The fact remains that, in my opinion, Demidov would have deserved to be at least in the top-5 of this ranking, and ESPECIALLY ahead of Juraj Slafkovsky, who, despite his unique style of play, clearly won’t be better than Demidov in the long term [content-ads] Now that that’s been said and analyzed, there’s another element that shocked me in this list.

It’s to see Lane Hutson (34th) so far down the list, after winning the Calder Trophy ahead of Macklin Celebrini, who’s at the top of the list. What’s more, not only is Hutson pretty far down the list, he’s behind NINE other defensemen, making the Habs’ #48 the 10th-ranked defenseman. You read that right, Pronman sees nine defensemen under the age of 23 having better careers than Lane Hutson. Those defensemen are: Luke Hughes (5th), Zeev Buium (8th), Matthew Schaefer (9th), San Dickinson (15th), Artyom Levshunov (22nd), Owen Power (27th), Zayne Parekh (30th), Carter yakemchuk (31st) and Anton Silayev (33rd). Seriously, once again, I just don’t get it. Pronman justifies Hutson’s ranking by criticizing his defensive play, his size and his physical game.

In short, The Athletic’s renowned analyst doesn’t seem to have watched Hutson play last season [content-ads] As for the rest of the list, here are the Habs players and other interesting names to be found among the 173 players ranked by Pronman

  • David Reinbacher (44th)
  • Zachary Bolduc (100th)
  • Michael Hage (131st)
  • Logan Mailloux (133rd)
  • Oliver Kapanen (139th)

You’ll have gathered that Jacob Fowler, who was eligible for this list, doesn’t make the cut, even though there are seven goalies on it. Pronman confirms that he really doesn’t like the potential of Jacob Fowler, whom he sees as an auxiliary goalie.

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– À lire.

– Ouf.

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Ivan Demidov: Tony Marinaro reveals the other reason why he spent the summer in Montreal

Ivan Demidov spent his entire summer in Montreal. The young Russian, who might very well have preferred to return to his native country, decided instead to stay in town to familiarize himself with Montreal life.Yes, Demidov is happy to be with the Habs, andit shows.Obviously,for Canadiens fans, it’s cool to see a kid make the decision to spend the summer in town. But according to Tony Marinaro, who chatted about it all on 98.5 FM tonight, there’s another reason for Demidov’s decision. In fact, Marinaro explains that Demidov “didn’t take a chance” for one simple reason: returning to Russia could have forced him to complete his military service.

He could therefore have been detained in Russia to complete his service. https://www.youtube.com/live/ITlusYbyJRA?si=afOms2rzq8aGMhLy&t=1263 [content-ads]We know that a few years ago, goaltender Ivan Fedotov wanted to make the jump to the NHL, but he was held back because he had to complete his military service. Demidov obviously didn’t want to risk the same fate.Imagine what the reaction would have been in town if Demidov had suffered such a fate.That’s why (among other things) Demidov spent the summer in town, skating non-stop in Brossard. Marinaro also revealed on 98.5 FM this evening that, during the summer, he shot a commercial in which he and Demidov were featured.The famous photo of the dinner with Demidov and Marinaro was taken that evening.

The post should air in about two weeks, according to Marinaro.I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather see Demidov shooting commercials around town than being in Russia and possibly being held back to complete his military service. And I have a strange feeling that I’m not the only one who feels that way [spacer title=’Overtime’]- The Habs are in 15th place, according to TVA Sports.

– I doubt it.

– Interesting.