Marc Dumont
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on the weekend and Monday.
Montreal Canadiens News
One of the top Habs prospects continued his exciting scoring ways on the weekend, as Bryce Pickford reached the 43-goal mark for the Medicine Hat Tigers. Remember, Pickford is a defenceman, and he missed a considerable stretch of the season, which means he’s scored 43 goals in just 51 games, a truly impressive feat. If Pickford scores one more goal, he’ll enter into a tie for the lead league in goals. [Canadiens Top 20 Prospects: No.7 – Extraordinary Pickford]
There are 20 games left to play for the Canadiens this season, which means it’s the perfect time to delve into their ever-changing playoff odds. As it stands, Montreal’s is in a healthy situation, but the vast majority of the remaining games will be against teams that are also vying for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. [Updated Canadiens And Eastern Conference Playoff Odds]
Nick Suzuki epitomizes consistent improvements, which is rather difficult to do in a sports league that is tied to forced parity.
Suzuki's career WAR timeline is something pic.twitter.com/9bJaBV26gE
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 9, 2026
The Canadiens ran with a different second line at practice on Monday, with Alex Newhook taking over as the centreman, and Joe Veleno jumping on the left wing. Before anyone loses too much sleep, it was a therapy day for Oliver Kapanen, therefore there are decent chances the second line will return to normal by the time the puck drops versus the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.
The Habs lines at practice today:
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 9, 2026
Caufield – Suzuki – Slafkovsky
Veleno – Newhook – Demidov
Bolduc – Evans – Dach/Texier
Anderson/Laine – Danault – Gallagher
Therapy day: Kapanen
Matheson – Dobson
Guhle – Hutson
Xhekaj/Struble – Carrier
Dobes
Montembeault
Thoughts? 🤔
The players were quite loose at practice, to the point that they had time to, well, I’m not quite sure what Ivan Demidov, Juraj Slafkovsky, Suzuki, and others were doing, but it looked fun.
Tant de questions
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 9, 2026
Nothing's wrong with them#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/AVISzFCRjP
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The 2026 NHL Trade Deadline passed and Simon Nemec is still a member of the New Jersey Devils. However, his future with the Red & Black has never been more uncertain. The Devils were open to moving Nemec for a clear upgrade at forward by Friday’s 3 P.M. deadline. They weren’t looking to dump the 22-year-old defenceman for nothing, and certainly weren’t trying to move him for an uncertainties. [New Jersey Devils]
The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘frustration’ as the feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of the inability to change or achieve something. Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy prefers not to use that particular word, but it certainly describes the team’s 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. [Vegas Golden Knights]
Bad news in the world of the Ottawa Senators: star defenceman Jake Sanderson will be out week to week with an upper body injury. The injury occurred part way through Saturday’s 7-4 win over the Seattle Kraken. With 20 games to go, this is an obvious blow to the Senators playoff hopes. Where do they go from here? Let’s dive into the details. [Ottawa Senators]
