⦁ Canadiens welcome defenseman Alexandre Carrier while shipping Justin Barron to the Nashville Predators.

⦁ Patrik Laine continues to light the lamp on the power play.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson.

⦁ Canadiens brass paid a visit to prospect Ivan Demidov.

Is Alexandre Carrier a short-term fix to shore up a defense crew that is off to a rocky start this season or is he part of a bigger plan for the future? Are the Canadiens tacitly admitting that the Justin Barron experiment was a failure?

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• Merry Christmas from all of us at Rocket Sports!

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⦁ Canadiens players thrill fans at three Montreal-area children’s hospitals.

⦁ Prospect report on Oliver Kapanen and Tyler Thorpe.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher.

⦁ Father of new Habs addition created shrine to his favorite team.

It's been a season of thrilling individual moments combined with a team that isn't meeting it's objectives.

What 10 things could Santa do to deliver a festive fix?

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⦁ Patrik Laine makes an immediate impact in his Canadiens debut.

⦁ Prospect report on Owen Protz, Michael Hage and Jacob Fowler.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine.

⦁ Sam Montembeault, Joel Armia and Patrick Laine are going to the Four Nations Faceoff.

Patrik Laine made an immediate impact to the power play in his Canadiens debut which led us to evaluate Montreal's special teams and their potential, now and in the future.

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