Last Word on Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2025-26 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we’re previewing the 2025-26 Montreal Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens

2024-25 Montreal Canadiens Recap

The 2024-25 season was a rollercoaster for a young Montreal Canadiens team. The Habs had a brutal start to the year, falling to the basement of the league. It seemed as though they were destined for a fourth consecutive, top-five draft lottery selection. However, in the month of December, the Canadiens completely turned their season around. They shipped out Justin Barron to Nashville in exch

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