The Montreal Canadiens' future has looked increasingly promising over the last few seasons, and that has only grown following the team's Eastern Conference Final appearance this past postseason. Now, the organization has taken another significant step toward building a long-term contender for the Stanley Cup, as they have signed Ivan Demidov to an eight-year contract extension worth $9.1 million annually, beginning with the 2027-28 season. More importantly than the dollar fig

And that's all she wrote for the Montreal Canadiens' 2025-26 season. The Canadiens' remarkable playoff has come to an end after a 6-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final. While Montreal managed to take Game 1 by a score of 6-2, the reality is that Carolina controlled this series from Game 2 on. Even though Games 2 and 3 required overtime, the Hurricanes were the better team in both contests. The final two games weren't particularly compet