Also in this week's notebook, Owen Beck's influence on a Jake Evans trade, and an opportunity to see what the Canadiens have in goal.

Benching Slafkovský was not easy, but it was necessary and appeared to get universal support in the dressing room after the game. “He’s being a lot harder,” Evans said of his coach.

We can think that Jake Evans’ contract extension yesterday showed the group that the managers believe in them… and they want to give them reason to.

Is it fair to focus on one of the only blips in that defensive performance? Probably not. Is it fair to pin that on Evans when his line with Juraj Slafkovský and Alex Newhook generally had a good ...

Center Jake Evans had quite an eventful year with the Montreal Canadiens. Playing in his contract year, he was on fire and producing offensively like never before in the first part of the season ...

David Savard, now a former teammate of Slaf’ s, also shares this opinion: in his opinion, if Slafkovský doesn’t become that player who performs game after game, it’s going to be difficult for the Habs ...

It’s done: this is the end of the Jake Evans file. Kent Hughes pulled off a big move by ensuring he would stay with the club in the long term through a contract extension. He will be signed ...

Matthew Schaefer vs. top 2024 NHL Draft D, Porter Martone vs. Juraj Slafkovský and more: Mailbag By Scott Wheeler May 9, 2025 62 ...

In this first edition of the Canadiens playoff notebook, Josh Anderson as an example for Juraj Slafkovský to follow and much more.

This season, Juraj Slafkovský has really come into his own in Montreal. After a timid start, the young Slovakian began to dominate in the second half of the season, forming a solid line alongside ...

We can think that Jake Evans’ contract extension yesterday showed the group that the managers believe in them… and they want to give them reason to.