{"id":550509,"date":"2026-04-11T18:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550509\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:51:33","slug":"canadiens-could-get-a-major-lineup-boost-tonight-vs-blue-jackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550509\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens could get a major lineup boost tonight vs. Blue Jackets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/658199.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photo of Kaiden Guhle at Canadiens practice with teammates ahead of Blue Jackets match.\" title=\"Photo of Kaiden Guhle at Canadiens practice with teammates ahead of Blue Jackets match.\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Screenshot<\/p>\n<p>A rumour is circulating that the Montreal Canadiens could indeed receive a major boost just in time for tonight\u2019s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman Kaiden Guhle was back at Canadiens practice today \u2014 and notably, he was wearing a regular jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, staying consistent with his recent approach, head coach Martin St-Louis refused to confirm anything, but multiple reports suggest that Guhle could indeed arrive as reinforcement for the Canadiens as early as tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Kaiden Guhle could arrive as reinforcement tonight for the Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n<p>Typically, when a player practices in a regular jersey, it indicates he is ready \u2014 or very close \u2014 to returning to game action.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Guhle is now expected to rejoin the lineup either tonight or, at the latest, tomorrow against the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n<p>Kaiden Guhle, 24, is a 6-foot-3, 202-pound left-shot defenseman who was selected 16th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2020 NHL Draft (first round).<\/p>\n<p>He has recorded 10 points in just 37 games this season, including two goals, while posting a +4 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, he appeared in 55 games.<\/p>\n<p>If Guhle returns to the lineup tonight, it will be interesting to see which of Jayden Struble, Arber Xhekaj, or Adam Engstrom ends up being the odd man out.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, the Montreal Canadiens are set to face the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 p.m. at the Bell Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>1 HOUR AGO|145 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Canadiens could get a major lineup boost tonight vs. Blue Jackets<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Kaiden Guhle will play tonight against the Blue Jackets?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Photo credit: Screenshot A rumour is circulating that the Montreal Canadiens could indeed receive a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[230,5,1575,1748,2418,21,4,61111],"class_list":{"0":"post-550509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-columbus-blue-jackets","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-injury-update","11":"tag-kaiden-guhle","12":"tag-lineup","13":"tag-montreal-canadiens","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-reinforcements"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116387584440086699","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}