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Canadiens Notes: Anderson, Laine, Montembeault, Worlds, Savard

May 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain Leave a Comment

As expected, several injuries for the Montreal Canadiens were revealed in today’s end-of-season presser. Forwards Josh Anderson and Patrik Laine, along with netminder Sam Montembeault, shared insights into their struggles with injuries during Montreal’s playoff run.

Vaguely, Anderson told Eric Engels of Sportsnet that he was dealing with lower- and upper-body injuries throughout the regular season, and that he likely wouldn’t have played if the Canadiens weren’t in a position to qualify for the postseason. Still, Anderson impressively tallied 15 goals on the year and played in the highest number of games since the 2018-19 season.

Meanwhile, Laine shared with Marco D’Amico of RG the specifics of the hand injury that kept him out of Games 3, 4, and 5. D’Amico quoted Laine saying, “I broke my finger in the second game. I couldn’t really hold my stick, and shooting is what I do. I was disappointed.”

Lastly, Engels reported that the Canadiens were without their starting netminder for the series’ last two games because of a torn groin. Thankfully, Montembeault won’t require surgery, meaning a full off-season with rehab should have him ready to start the 2025-26 season on time for Montreal.

Other Canadiens notes:

  • Now that their playoff run has concluded, the Canadiens will have at least one player participating in the 2025 IIHF World Championships and could have a few more. Montreal announced that defenseman Mike Matheson will suit up for Team Canada, while Engels reported Cole Caufield (Tweet Link) and Lane Hutson (Tweet Link) are undecided on playing for Team USA. Unfortunately, Team Slovakia will be without one of their top young players as Engels shared Juraj Slafkovsky won’t play in this summer’s international competition.
  • Now retired following the Canadiens’ elimination at the hands of the Capitals, David Savard would like to continue his work career with the Canadiens in a different capacity (Tweet Link). He didn’t allude to which path, as in coaching or a front office position, but he did say he would like to work with the team’s defensemen in some fashion.

Injury| Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield| David Savard| Josh Anderson| Juraj Slafkovsky| Lane Hutson| Mike Matheson| Patrik Laine| Sam Montembeault| Team Canada| Team Slovakia| Team USA| World Championships

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Slovakia, Denmark, And Latvia Qualify For 2026 Winter Olympics

September 1, 2024 at 2:28 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain 2 Comments

The 12-team tournament in men’s ice hockey for the 2026 Winter Olympics has been set as Team Slovakia, Team Denmark, and Team Latvia all came away with wins earlier today. Slovakia and Latvia will join the United States and Russia in Group C of the round-robin action while Denmark will slot into Group B with Finland, Germany, and Czechia. France could still qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics if the Olympic Committee decides to bar Russia from the tournament since they finished as the next highest seed in the standings. This would allow France to play in back-to-back Winter Olympics as they will be the host country in 2030.

The Slovakian team is headlined by notable NHL talents such as Simon Nemec, Tomas Tatar, and Martin Pospisil. They have a legitimate shot to make it to the playoff round if Russia is barred from the tournament. Team Slovakia will be looking for their second medal in team history after earning the bronze medal in the 2022 Winter Olympics after defeating Team Sweden.

The Danes brought one of the more experienced rosters to the qualifier tournament with Winnipeg Jets’ Nikolaj Ehlers and Carolina Hurricanes’ Frederik Andersen striking as the most noteworthy NHL talents. Denmark does not have a lengthy history in men’s ice hockey in the Olympics as the team debuted two years ago in Beijing. The team surprised many by knocking off Latvia in their opening game of the knockout round before losing to the ’Olympic Athletes from Russia’ in a tightly fought battle.

Latvia has skated in five Olympic tournaments since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 but has failed to make much headway against larger nations. The only notable NHL player on the roster is Uvis Balinskis for the Florida Panthers who recorded one goal and four points in three qualifying events. Latvia is not expected to finish much higher than in previous attempts even though they are in one of the tournament’s weaker divisions.

Olympics Team Denmark| Team France| Team Latvia| Team Slovakia

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