Both executive vice-president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton and general manager Kent Hughes know they have to acquire more forwards who can produce offence for this rebuild to work and they have the draft picks and an abundance of young defencemen that would allow them to put together a pretty good package for a trade. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Whether due to anticipated free-agent departures or unanticipated injuries, the Montreal Canadiens are going to have roster spots available in 2024-25. If history is any indication, plenty of Laval Rocket regulars will get promoted at some point next season. One thing the Canadiens have a surplus of is bottom-six forwards. The first line is already spoken for and the hope is Kirby Dach will be healthy enough to centre the second line, presumably between some combination of Alex Newhook, Joshua Roy (for some foreshadowing), Brendan Gallagher, Josh Anderson and Joel Armia.
The 2023-24 season saw plenty of Montreal Canadiens players take a major step in their development. For these players, next season will likely act as their last chance to make a statement, silence the skeptics, and secure their spot on the team going forward. For the first time in his career, Jesse Ylonen spent an entire season in the NHL. Logging just one point in his last 25 games, the Arizona native spent the bulk of his year in Montreal's bottom-six.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
17 | RW | |
40 | RW | |
22 | RW | |
77 | C | |
28 | C | |
71 | C | |
11 | RW | |
21 | D | |
54 | D | |
49 | LW | |
51 | LW | |
48 | D | |
26 | D | |
8 | D | |
35 | G | |
15 | C | |
70 | LW | |
55 | LW | |
30 | G | |
58 | D | |
20 | LW | |
14 | C | |
36 | C | |
72 | D | |
56 | RW |