(Top photo of Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovský: Vitor Munhoz / NHLI via Getty Images) Arpon Basu has been the editor-in-chief of The Athletic Montréal since 2017. Previously, ...

On the night Slafkovský was drafted, the Canadiens gave him a tour of their dressing room at the Bell Centre and placed his jersey between Suzuki’s and Caufield’s. He loved it.

More and more, we’re starting to prepare for the 2026 Olympics, when NHL players will be making their comeback. We’re ...

Last night, for example, Antoine Roussel discussed Slaf‘s case on 98.5 FM, and in addition to saying that he’s ready to give him an eight-year deal, he even went so far as to say that he’d be ready to ...

The Canadiens have been rebuilding for some time now. Over the past few years, they’ve pulled out all the stops to bring in young talent… and the club now has some excellent young players. In addition ...

And in his Sportsnet piece of the day, Eric Engels answered an Internet user’s question about whether Slafkovský could possibly become an assistant to captain Nick Suzuki in 1-2 years’ time ...

Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský, Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook are obviously the prime suspects in all this. But of the lot, Suzuki obviously has the most weight on his shoulders. The ...

Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovský (20) celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP ...

Nick Suzuki, captain of the Montreal Canadiens, spoke after the team’s season concluded. ... Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský, and probably Ivan Demidov. All of them made progress this season.

The Montreal Canadiens announced Monday that they have extended forward Juraj Slafkovský to an eight-year contract worth $60.8 million. The annual salary is $7.6 million. Slafkovský, 20, had a ...

Yesterday, colleague Marc-Olivier Cook wrote an excellent article on Juraj Slafkovský’s consistency over the last few weeks. The young Slovak’s emergence since December has been truly ...