The Montreal Canadiens have several young players looking to earn spots on their NHL roster ahead of the 2025-26 season. Among the Canadiens' most notable prospects looking to impress is forward Owen Beck.
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Red Wings Need Flawless Season To Avoid Decade-Long Playoff Drought
After nine years without Stanley Cup playoff hockey, most fans of the Detroit Red Wings have become realists. That's because, heading into the 2025-26 regular season, it's apparent to many of them that the Red Wings have little chance of securing a playoff berth.
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How The Biggest Contract Standoffs Fared In The Post-Salary Cap Era
With the NHL pre-season having kicked off, there are already several big-name young players stuck in limbo. New Jersey Devils’ Luke Hughes, Anaheim Ducks’ Mason McTavish and Nashville Predators’ Luke Evangelista are the three notable RFAs left without an NHL deal as training camp is well underway. In addition, former first-round picks Alexander Holtz and Rasmus Kupari are also in need of a new contract.
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Ex-NHLers Swap Teams In KHL Trade
In a trade announced Tuesday between KHL Eastern Conference teams Salavat Yulaev Ufa and Ak Bars Kazan, two ex-NHL players are changing addresses. American center Alexander Chmelevski, 26, is heading to Kazan and Canadian defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk, 28, is heading the other way.
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Devils' Sheldon Keefe Provides Update On Young Defenseman
Canadiens: The First Line And A Double Helping Of Xhekaj
Fans who made their way to the Bell Centre to watch the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night got to see Ivan Demidov and new defenseman Noah Dobson. On Tuesday, they’ll see the top line: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Juraj Slafkovsky, the second pair of defensemen, which consists of Kaiden Guhle and Lane Hutson, and both Xhekaj brothers. For the first time, Arber and Florian Xhekaj will be suiting up for the same team.
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20 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: The History Of Jersey #20
Preview: Senators And Leafs Square Off Tuesday In Another Preseason Battle Of Ontario
As the Ottawa Senators get set for their second game of the preseason on Tuesday night in Toronto, they'll ice a much different lineup than they did in Sunday afternoon's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs. As the Senators take a look at some other players, only five men who played on Sunday – Arthur Kaliyev, Nick Cousins, Olle Lycksell, Donovan Sebrango, and Nik Matinpalo – will return for the rematch at Scotiabank Arena.
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Alex Pietrangelo hopes to avoid surgery, possibly play for Golden Knights this season
