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Young Canadiens face challenge in building off surprisingly successful season
Montreal kept most of its young core and added Chris Kreider as it tries to follow last season’s 106-point breakthrough with another deep run.
- The Montreal Canadiens enter the 2026-27 season aiming to build on last year's deep playoff run, keeping their young core intact after surprising many in 2025-26 with a strong Eastern Conference performance.
- Management signed veteran forward Chris Kreider to a one-year contract on Sept. 12, bringing nearly 1,000 games of NHL experience to join top-line forwards Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.
- General manager Kent Hughes vowed earlier this month that Montreal would not begin the season with three goaltenders on its 23-man roster. Jakub Dobes is set to start Tuesday night in Toronto against the Maple Leafs.
- Captain Nick Suzuki expressed encouragement regarding internal competition among youngsters, saying, "Obviously, their mindset is they've got to come in, take someone's job and earn their way onto the team." Players like Owen Beck and Florian Xhekaj are pushing hard.
- Montreal will begin the season without defenceman Kaiden Guhle, sidelined until mid-October following minor adductor surgery. This creates a blue-line opening for David Reinbacher, who made his NHL debut last season.
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Young Canadiens face challenge in building off surprisingly successful season
MONTREAL - Just one season removed from surprising trip to the Eastern Conference final, the Montreal Canadiens enter 2026-27 looking to prove that was just the start of what’s to
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