Greg Amundsen

In the Season Performance Report, we’ll look at the performance of one team for the current season considering both team level results and individual player impacts. The results will provide a picture how the current team is performing relative to the league and relative to expectations, providing a key input for an Armchair GM Plan. Let’s take a look at the Montreal Canadiens season so far.

With Shea Weber sidelined for at least the entire 21/22 season due to injury, the Montreal Canadiens looked to shore up their blueline during the 2021 offseason. They signed UFA David Savard, fresh off a Stanley Cup win with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a four year deal. Let’s take a look at the early returns.

offseason. Montreal’s decision not to match the offer sheet spawned a trade with the Arizona Coyotes as the Habs looked to fill the hole left in their forward group. Today, I’m checking in on the trade that brought Christian Dvorak to Montreal.

Montreal Canadiens Assistant GM Scott Mellanby resigned on Saturday after being notified that he would not be considered for a promotion, the winds of change seem to stirring in Montreal. This week, I’ll be checking in on some of the key moves the Canadiens made (or didn’t make) in the 2021 offseason leading up to an Armchair GM post for the Habs. I’ve already taken a look at one key UFA that left town last summer in Phillip Danault. Today, I’m checking in on another newsworthy offseason loss for the Habs. Jesperi Kotkaniemi is a Hurricane this season after signing an offer sheet that the Canadiens declined to match.