Habs Daily: Training Camp Competition, Rookie Quotes, Caufield
Here are the Montreal Canadiens and NHL news items you may have missed on Friday.
Montreal Canadiens News
- With the main training camp looming, we evaluated the potential battles among wingers for the available spots within the Canadiens lineup. Alexandre Texier may end up playing role for the Habs on the wing, while Kirby Dach could end up being the wild card given his struggles down the middle of the ice. [Canadiens Training Camp Battles: Wild Card Wingers, Dark Horse Candidates]
- ICYMI: While there won’t be any blue-chip prospects at the Canadiens rookie camp, there are still a handful of players that are worth monitoring, including Owen Protz, Parker Trottier, and Tyler Thorpe. The Canadiens rookies will face the Winnipg Jets on Saturday afternoon at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau. [Canadiens Rookie Camp Schedule And Players To Watch]
- Let’s just say Cole Caufield’s face scan for NHL27 is . . . questionable, to say the least. He looks like he’s been crossing the desert for the last four weeks and is in desperate need of hydration.
Cole Caufield on his NHL 27 face scan:
“I don’t know what happened there. I look a little lost. I look like I need some sleep or some water. I don’t know. It’s tough.”
“Every time I open my phone, it’s there. Somebody will send it to me.” pic.twitter.com/hLZie9yz8j
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) September 11, 2026
- There were new lines at practice on Friday. Okay, they weren’t real lines, and it wasn’t a real practice, but it’s still interesting to see the combinations nonetheless. Kirby Dach played with Jake Evans and Josh Anderson, while Alex Newhook was reunited with Ivan Demidov and
Nous avons droit, encore une fois, à un match intra-équipe ce matin. 👀🏒
Équipe blanche :
Slafkovsky – Suzuki – Caufield
Bolduc – Danault – Texier
Hutson – Dobson
Reinbacher – ArseneauÉquipe rouge :
Newhook – Kapanen – Demidov
Dach – Evans – Anderson
Engstrom – Struble
Xhekaj… pic.twitter.com/1vHctSOaqg— Patrick Guillet (@PatGuillet) September 11, 2026
- ICYMI: Chris Kreider certainly isn’t a fan favourite in Montreal, due to the incident that injured Carey Price in the 2014 playoffs. However, he could still be of some use to the Habs, especially now that the Anaheim Ducks have terminated his contract. Kreider went through waivers, which means he’s not available to sign a new contract with any team he desires. As usual, there are several important factors to consider. [NHL Free Agency: Evaluating Kreider’s Potential Impact With The Canadiens]
Sportsnaut Network
- Simon Nemec is already in Calgary, already talking about playing every situation, and already done answering questions about New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe. [New Jersey Devils]
- Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they had re-signed former Hab Mike Reilly to a one-year, two-way contract worth $850k at the NHL level. [Carolina Hurricanes]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins had every intention of trading prospects and draft picks for more established but younger NHL players. Until the prices on the NHL trade market froze them out of the conversations. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
