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There was a point during the Montreal Canadiens' Game 5 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday when all even-quasi-realistic hope the Habs could come back left the Lenovo Center.

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Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki won the Lady Byng and Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophies for 2025-26, respectively.

Fresh off historic seasons for the Montreal Canadiens , captain Nick Suzuki and star Cole Caufield were rewarded for their efforts with significant awards.

To admittedly state the obvious, were the Montreal Canadiens to actually trade for Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies , the price tag would be exorbitant.

Few if any people had the Montreal Canadiens reaching the Eastern Conference Final on the strength of 106 points in the standings on their bingo card for this past season.

The free-agent focus this summer is clearly on Montreal Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov, despite the fact his entry-level deal only expires in 2027.

Restricted free agent Zachary Bolduc may not be a long-term-extension candidate, but he still is to stay with the Canadiens for a long time.

Both Brendan Gallagher and Sam Montembeault are coming off bad seasons for the Montreal Canadiens, but neither will appear on this list of the likeliest Habs to rebound in 2026-27.

Having initially left a lasting mark on the game as the 2014-15 winner of both the Hart Memorial and Vezina trophies, ex-Montreal Canadiens goalie