Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Tuesday.
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The Montreal Canadiens 2025 Prospect Rankings are underway, but before we get going with the honourable mentions, as well as the in-depth articles for every prospect in the top-20, we’ll examine the important players who are no longer eligible for the project, either due to their age, results, or a change in employers, including Lane Hutson and Logan Mailloux. [Canadiens Prospect Rankings: The Departed And Traded]
It’s very easy to blame goalies for every mistake, but all things considered, the Habs are lucky to have a talented netminder like Samuel Montembeault in the mix. He worked his way up from the waiver wire to become a very good starter, among the best last season.
The NHL’s best goalies with the highest cumulative Goals Saved Above Expected over the past 3 seasons.
Habs goalie Sam Montembeault ranks 5th. pic.twitter.com/sqSWTMyu3h
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) July 21, 2025
ICYMI: A look back at the 2024 Montreal Canadiens prospect rankings, as voted by the fans. [Canadiens Prospect Rankings: Introduction, 2024 Retrospective]
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Winger Anthony Mantha was the highest-paid Pittsburgh Penguins free agent of the 2025 class, but signed for only $2.5 million with another $2 million in potential bonuses. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
One of the more coveted positions in the NHL is a right-handed defenseman. Especially one that could move the puck and accumulate points from the blueline. That’s why New Jersey Devils defenseman, Dougie Hamilton, is in the rumor mill as a potentially available defenseman. [New Jersey Devils]
The Vegas Golden Knights have a goaltending problem. It’s hard to find a proven starter in this league– they don’t exactly grow on trees. As the game evolves over the years and changes with the times, one thing remains the same: the goaltending carousel never stops spinning. Teams punch ticket after ticket, constantly scrambling to find their solution in net. [Vegas Golden Knights]