Marc Dumont
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Wednesday.
Montreal Canadiens News
There’s no doubt about it, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been the better team at 5v5 this season. However, when evaluating Montreal’s numbers versus the Lightning in their four games against each other, the discrepancy is less noticeable, with the Canadiens managing to control more shots than the Bolts. [Playoff Preview: Canadiens Vs. Lightning Head-To-Head]
The Laval Rocket have lost a few key players to the Habs this year, making reinforcements necessary. Fortunately, Vinzenz Rohrer is on his way to join the Rocket, and will participate in his first practice with the team on Friday. The Rocket are in first place in the North Division, with two games left to play in the regular season.
Les Canadiens ont prêté l'attaquant Vinzenz Rohrer au Rocket de Laval.
— x – Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 15, 2026
The Canadiens have reassigned forward Vinzenz Rohrer to the Laval Rocket. pic.twitter.com/tq76w7s933
Two goaltending prospects have entered the NCAA transfer portal, which means they’re looking for a new school for the 2026-27 season. Alexis Cournoyer is moving on from Cornell, while Quentin Miller will no longer play for the University of Denver. Considering John Hicks came out of nowhere and put together a surprisingly fantastic season in Denver (.957 save percentage), Miller’s decision makes a lot of sense. As for Cournoyer, he’s likely hoping to land with a team that has championship aspirations.
Alexis Cournoyer (Cornell) and Quentin Miller (Denver) have entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.
— Hadi Kalakeche (@HadiK_Scouting) April 15, 2026
Both #GoHabsGo netminders looking pretty good in college so far. .916 and .915 sv% respectively.
This transfer window has been pretty wild.
I have to say it’s rather interesting that the Canadiens are heading into the playoffs with several questions about their second line left unanswered. I’ve been as critical towards Oliver Kapanen as anyone could have been, but in the long run, he’s the player who has managed to capitalize on Ivan Demidov’s excellent playmaking more frequently than anyone else. A bird in the hand…
Who should be playing alongside Ivan Demidov on the 2nd line against the Tampa Bay Lightning?#GoHabsGo #thesickpodcast @TonyMarinaro @StuCowan1 pic.twitter.com/GxOwOplAss
— The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) April 15, 2026
Sportsnaut Network
The search for the next general manager of the New Jersey Devils is firmly underway. Devils ownership and their search committee have begun to interview candidates as soon as this week for the vacant GM job left by Tom Fitzgerald in what was described as a “mutual breakup.” [New Jersey Devils]
The game between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders had some twists and turns, but most of those happened before the puck even dropped in UBS Arena. [Carolina Hurricanes]
The Detroit Red Wings have some major decisions to make before the 2026 NHL offseason. Despite scoring the most points (92) in a season since 2016, the Red Wings won’t be participating in the playoffs. [Detroit Red Wings]
