The Montreal Canadiens are in full off-season. We’re entering the dog days of summer, with NHLers kicking back on beaches, and GMs recovering from the draft and free agency. Even the news media take much-needed time-off, with their voices and writing going silent for a month or two or onto covering other sports.
So what bones do Canadiens fans have to chew on in the meantime? Let’s take a walk down the next few months until that puck drop on October 7th.
August represents a dearth of hockey news, a desert of information as Habs fans feign interest in Toronto’s Blue Jays, or head out of town to enjoy the warmest mosquito-free month the area has to offer.