Well, it’s certainly been a while since I’ve done one of these. Ever since the Montreal Canadiens got eliminated in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning, I’ve taken a step back from the In Other News… posts I had been putting out consistently over the course of the Canadiens playoff run.
Last preseason game before the campaign officially begins.@SkipTheDishes game preview ⤵️https://t.co/kSKfwkJ13v
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 7, 2021
Aside from a post detailing some of the former Habs heading elsewhere in free agency, it’s been a surprisingly busy off-season for Habs GM Marc Bergevin and his staff, offset by a typically snooze-inducing pre-season. Leading on from that, the Canadiens 2021-22 season opener is now fast approaching following their final pre-season game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. While Montreal hasn’t had the easiest go of it thus far, with a 3-3 record after a 5-4 SO loss on Thursday, the opening night roster is nearly set in stone, in spite of a plethora of injuries and overall scrambling to plug holes in the lineup.
With an exciting return to the Habs regular division after a season spent in the all-Canadian North Division, here’s a long-overdue look at what’s been going on recently, in other news… for the Montreal Canadiens.