Montreal Canadiens center Florian Xhekaj feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Florian Xhekaj was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round of the 2023 entry draft. He has appeared in 848 NHL games during his career, notching 86 goals and adding 129 assists along with 1643 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 8 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 0 PIM.

Who's hot Sean Farrell is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Florian Xhekaj is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold Chase Bell has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Jacob Fowler has been chilly and allowed 8 goals in 2 games. Miika Laine has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Kirill Fedorov has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment.

Montreal Canadiens center Florian Xhekaj feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Florian Xhekaj was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round of the 2023 entry draft. He has appeared in 846 NHL games during his career, notching 86 goals and adding 129 assists along with 1643 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 6 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 0 PIM.

Montreal Canadiens center Eero Korpi feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Finland, Eero Korpi was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Ducks in the 3rd round of the 2030 entry draft. He has appeared in 23 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 4 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has not yet played for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

Full training. Montreal Canadiens left wing Kenji Takahashi has resumed full training after his ankle injury.

Kenji Takahashi (MTL) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Simon Keller (NYI). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. It is just a minor bump, he said after the game.

Montreal Canadiens right wing Jackson Powell feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a franchise player. A native of USA, Jackson Powell was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2033 entry draft. He has appeared in 169 NHL games during his career, notching 51 goals and adding 47 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 5 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 0 PIM.

Who's hot Lukas Mrazik is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Camden Frost is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Logan Mailloux is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Jackson Powell is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Ivan Demidov is looking good with a 4 game point scoring streak with 4 game goalstreak. Marek Vanko is playing well with 1 wins in his 2 starts last week and allowing 3 goals. Who's cold Chase Bell has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Sean Farrell has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Miika Laine has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Kirill Fedorov has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment.

Montreal Canadiens center Florian Xhekaj feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Florian Xhekaj was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round of the 2023 entry draft. He has appeared in 842 NHL games during his career, notching 84 goals and adding 127 assists along with 1643 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 2 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

Who's hot Lane Hutson is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Jackson Powell is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment.Trainer's room No injuries at the moment.

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mattias Zetstrom feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Sweden, Mattias Zetstrom, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 29 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment.Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment.Trainer's room No injuries at the moment.

Montreal Canadiens right wing Travis Hayes feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Travis Hayes was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 2025 entry draft. He has appeared in 106 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 13 assists along with 44 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

Cole Caufield has retired from professional hockey.

Montreal Canadiens left wing Sean Farrell feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Sean Farrell was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round of the 2020 entry draft. He has appeared in 568 NHL games during his career, notching 45 goals and adding 55 assists along with 214 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

Montreal Canadiens were delighted to hear that Kyle Rodriguez has returned to the team.

Montreal Canadiens were delighted to hear that Chase Bell has returned to the team.

Montreal Canadiens were delighted to hear that Yannick Vogel has returned to the team.

Confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow:

The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Cole Caufield (Montreal Canadiens) UFA-Cameron Schmidt (Montreal Canadiens) RFA, needs qualifying offer-Kaedan Korczak (Montreal Canadiens) RFA, needs qualifying offer-Zayden Walsh (Laval Rocket) RFA, needs qualifying offer

The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week:

Montreal Canadiens center Florian Xhekaj feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Florian Xhekaj was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round of the 2023 entry draft. He has appeared in 840 NHL games during his career, notching 84 goals and adding 126 assists along with 1643 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center is expecting a good season for the team.

The board of owners has collected $47,400,000 profit from the team to shareholders.