Glass half full: Habs have one less contract slot on the books.

Joe Juneau Veleno with a huge save in the #Habs crease!

Thoughts and prayers for Jake Evans’ wrist!

Why isn’t this an Olympic sport?

Hutson 7x$12.5M

Why is this loser still in the league? Honestly? There’s no honour in his game.

Is it Dobey constantly pinging his posts? Ding.

The Beautiful Game

Arber Xhekaj feeding Ottawa Senators fists in a meaningless pre-season game? You don’t say.

13 - 14 - 20 15 - 91 - 93 17 - 71 - 11 76 - 77 - 92

Marty is cooking tonight, folks! 👨‍🍳

In reality, the TOI for these likes will shake out as follows: Caufield-Suzuki-Slaf Anderson-Evans-Gallagher Kapanen-Newhook-Demidov Bolduc-Dach-Laine With Evans’ line getting a boost from special teams ice time.

Fearless Prediction: #Habs win 7-2

On the Barkov injury news… I don’t feel bad for the Panthers. But I do feel bad for Finland. #Olympics

Maybe… just maybe… never play David Reinbacher in a preseason game vs the Toronto Maple Leafs?

I can’t wait for the preseason to be reduced. I love hockey and all… but this isn’t very competitive.

Cool to see Noah Dobson wearing the A tonight for Habs.

Monty in preseason form. 🤷‍♂️

Woof. #Habs dress their best 5 players. 1-0 a minute in.

I was disappointed this didn’t happen last year during the preseason. Will they channel the Tkachuks and drop ‘em off the hop?

Owen Beck scores the first unofficial goal of the #Habs season.

That took too long. Do the floodgates open for #Habs now?

I stand by my opinion that the #Habs should have called up Jared Davidson to juice the lineup when the team fell flat late last season.

Demidov360Spin dot gif when?

My 8-year-old is a big fan of this “Broz” guy.

Dark Horse #Habs hopeful Jared Davidson making sure he’s on the scoresheet one way or another.

Ref explaining to Anderson why he didn’t make the call. Great catch by the cameras.

With the STM strike and the full cost for preseason tickets, #Habs had a better crowd for a prospect game than this one.

91-92-93 is fun 71-17-11 if also fun

Forget Crosby… can’t wait for the #Habs to sign Connor McDavid in July.

Really like the jam guys like F. Xhekaj, Tuch, Thorpe and Protz bring. These guys have the stuff to be intangible additions for the budding #Habs dynasty. Curious to see how they pan out.

Home.

This is what happens when you let Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov practice together for hours and hours.

It’s a nothing game. Fans got everything they needed from this game. Big hits. Demidov 3pts. Fowler perfect. 25 seconds left for magic?

Ivan Demidov gets his third point of the night to tie the game at the Bell Centre

Was there ever any doubt? Demidov springs in alone. 3-3, 2mins left.

#Habs fans at the Bell Centre want a win. You’ve got the wave. You’ve got signing and Go Habs Go chants. Kids and grown men dancing on their feet between whistles. It’s a 2-2 prospect game in mid September.

Which former #Habs coach would give Laine - Xhekaj - Demidov a try?

Shades of Kovalev

As loud as Centre Bell can get, no arena does silence better. RIP Ken Dryden 🌹

There’s #Habs hockey tonight!?

Requesting transfer to an alternative timeline.

Forever my captain.

I remember being so excited about some of these guys…

Desperate times if #Habs decide to reel in Kuznetsov. High risk, high reward move. Would he gel with the room? Would he become a distraction? Lots of questions. I know there’s the connection with Demidov that’s hard to ignore—but I’d still have reservations.

Nooo! Not Ken Dryden! Too young to leave us. One of my favourite players I never got to see play. Ever since I read The Game. Just gutted.

I have mixed feelings about the Carey Price trade. I know it’s just a footnote in Habs history, but it’s a present reminder of how far we are from the end he deserved.

Alright! Offseason was fun, but way too long. Are we there yet? #GoHabsGo

My hero!