Bednar won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022, his sixth season leading the team. The Avalanche should make the playoffs for an eighth straight season this year with a 43-25-3 record after beating ...

Story by Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette • 8mo Juraj Slafkovsky wasn’t able to celebrate much Monday night after agreeing to an eight-year, US$60.8-million contract extension with the Canadiens.

Filip Mesar has been somewhat buried under the giant shadow of childhood friend Juraj Slafkovsky since the two Slovakians were selected by the Canadiens in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft.

When Canadiens GM Kent Hughes met with the media after last Friday’s NHL trade deadline had passed, he spoke about how consistency is one of the hardest things for a young player to achieve ...