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I am sorry I have to make such a sad appeal to you all. Please, if you enjoy the work, repost it. Each year it’s a mystery whether the COTW continues. Only through page views does it avoid the axe. Thank you.

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Dobes Goals Saved Above Expected is Plus 1.29 with 10 minutes left.

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What was Texier doing there? Of course, they're calling that. You're hanging all over the guy.

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I went to Albany and I watched Gavin McKenna in the regionals for Penn State. He had a rough night. Tonight he has a 22 percent Expected Goals so far tonight. He's going to be a great one. I'm not making a comment about his long term success. However, I'm not the sure he's ready for this yet.

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Marchenko is excellent tonight. Easy to see why Hughes was interested in him.

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Very impressed by Anderson. You could see him waiting for the puck to drop enough to be a valid goal. I've seen players a million times on that play not wait. Impressive. It's 1-1.

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A long time issue for the Canadiens bites them again. Montreal is scored on only 48 seconds in. The early goal against yet again begs the question why does the club have so much trouble starting the game on time.

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Panthers and Canes 0-0 after two. Let’s hope that’s not what the NHL is going to look like this year to find success.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are you ready? I will type my thoughts at BlueSky here, and Global TV will have the Call Of The Wilde the morning after all 84 games. Let’s do this, Habs fans. We’re back.

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Canadiens lines in warmup in Toronto: Kreider-Suzuki-Caufield Slafkovský-Newhook-Demidov Texier-Danault-Dach Bolduc-Evans-Anderson Matheson-Dobson Hutson-Carrier Struble-A. Xhekaj Dobeš Montembeault

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Jay in NH @jayinnh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My annual post… Welcome #GoHabsGo fans new to Bluesky! Here’s a thread with resources for you… The Starter Pack below will help you follow the media (FR + EN) who follow the team. It also provides the Habs feed, which lets you see every post related to the team. go.bsky.app/9fcxNLY

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It’s the same 50-50 split of revenue as it has always been. Nothing has changed here. The winners are the GMs that locked in long term their best. The losers didn’t see inflation coming all over the world. It’s not just the price gas and the price of milk, Folks.

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Marchenko gets 6 times 12.5 So the Leafs have some cap work to do now I believe. Puckpedia will update soon. But first thought is wow it’s weird getting used to this new normal of 12 million thrown around all over the place.

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Jesus, Dylan Larkin, why don’t you just say exactly which city you will play in. Seems you don’t want to be anywhere. Who would want that guy on their team. What a malcontent.

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There’s impatience for HuGo to complete their roster. Relax, People. The cup is not won in October. At around American thanksgiving, about 12 teams realize they’re sellers. And this year, there won’t be 20 buyers. Half the league, will face cap crunches. This is when HuGo pounces. du calme.

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Honestly, I’m not at all sure why the Leafs were so hell bent on moving Knies. Helluva young player. Good playoff guy too. I’d take him on my team any day.

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Canadiens send down Reinbacher and Fowler. This is about them getting big minutes. Engstrom stays up. That’s about him not benefitting from any more minutes in Laval. Florian stays up. He may have made the starting lineup opening night. Surprise of the camp.

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Montembeault extremely sharp. Think he will be the backup. This allows Fowler to play lots of games in Laval which isn’t gonna hurt him.

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Montembeault with a fantastic sequence. Don’t know who is getting the back up job but he isn’t just passing it on.

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Canadiens tie it up in Montreal with a howitzer on the PP by Dobson. Caufield and Slafkovsky with the helpers. 2-2.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Kreider took a guy down too. It’s interesting to notice that the Habs are not the team whose guys are dropping from hits.

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It's been obvious throughout training camp why the Canadiens organization is so high on Luke Mittelstadt, and it's been obvious tonight as well. Pro habits all over the place.

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Canadiens tie it up on what Chris Kreider was brought here to do. Kreider in front of the net picks up the garbage and carries it home. Suzuki and Matheson the helpers.

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Florian Xhekaj killed a guy again. He’s destroying guys with legal hits. Nemec in a lot of trouble. His shoulder is not where it’s supposed to be. They gave him an interference penalty just because the guy is so bad off.

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The other one in Ottawa is 1-1. Reinbacher and Engstrom paired. They’re plus 1.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Slafkovsky the first bit of stand out play. He has two excellent chances to open the scoring.

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Canadiens lines in Montreal: Caufield-Suzuki-Kreider Newhook-Danault-Slafkovský Texier-Evans-Anderson F. Xhekaj-Beck-Thorpe Matheson-Dobson Mittelstadt-Carrier Szuber-Samson Fowler Montembeault

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Brian Wilde @bwildemtl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The replies are missing what’s happening. It’s not a Brière thing or a RFA thing. It’s simply the same 50-50 split of revenue is way up. Half of the revenue goes to the players. Same as always.

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Brian Wilde @bwildemtl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The new normal, Folks. And you don't have to be a star to get it. You just have to be a star in waiting. Adam Fantilli gets 6 x $13.75 with the CBJ.

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Arpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Canadiens practice lines this morning. Florian Xhekaj and Owen Beck are skating with the AHL group: Kreider-Suzuki-Caufield Slafkovský-Kapanen-Dach (Demidov therapy day again) Bolduc-Newhook-Texier Danault-Evans-Anderson Matheson-Dobson Hutson-Carrier Struble-Xhekaj Engström-Reinbacher

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/r/Habs @habsonreddit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lane Hutson today on playing alongside David Reinbacher: “He made it pretty easy for me. He killed a lot of plays, kinda disrupted a lot, so we didn’t have to defend much. He’s easy to read off of, he positions himself so well. I’m excited to see what he continues to do.”

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/r/Habs @habsonreddit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kris Letang on Ivan Demidov earlier this summer: “You give him three years, and I think he’s going to be close to the top 5 (players) in the league. Pavel Datsyuk was hard (to play against). Demidov makes me think of him…He reminds me of Datsyuk.”

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Caufield. He doesn’t need much of a chance to convert. Another pinpoint shot. An overtime winner. You’re not gonna believe it but Hutson set him up. Dobes superb breakaway stop just before it. 3-2 Habs win.

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I took a penalty with 4 minutes left with the game tied because I am a child. Lololol what a dummy

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The ol fake the pass trick. Caufield knows the goalie is gonna think back to Hutson. Instead he goes short side. 2-2. Caufield and Hutson have tremendous chemistry and understanding.

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Hughes says Reinbacher has been great and the guys (players) say he’s been great too.

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I’m tripling down on Reinbacher for opening night if he keeps looking like this.

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Okay, I understand this is a very popular sentiment. And with that said, if you agree with this, he has to make the team to play. He’s not making the team to sit. He needs hockey time. Not press box time. So which 2 guys does he beat out.

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Florian lays out Cozens. Floors him on a hit where he had no leverage, so it was surprising how hard Cozens tumbled. Cozens shown at the bench testing his neck. It’s with good camps does one plant the seeds for their future.

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Not sure without injuries that there is a spot for Florian next week. There are simply too many contracts right now. But they want to be a bigger, nastier team and that’s how Florian gets on the team when there aren’t 13 forwards ahead of him.

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Struble was victimized on the first goal. He recovers with a tally of his own snapping a 20 footer. Florian Xhekaj doing exactly what he has to to be an NHLer. He was an aggressive and frightening F1. He forced the turnover that led to the goal.

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