Habs Weekly: An Eventful Start to November

The Montreal Canadiens earned five of six points during an eventful week featuring an overtime loss and two victories. Montreal surrendered a 4-0 lead to lose 5-4 in overtime against the Winnipeg Jets on November 3, followed by a 5-4 overtime win over the Utah Mammoth on November 5 and a 4-2 regulation victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 7.

Brian La Rose argues that potential interest in signing pending unrestricted free agent Nikita Kucherov next summer should alter Montreal general manager Kent Hughes's contract extension plans. La Rose suggests the Canadiens may need to pause extension talks with veterans Josh Anderson, Phillip Danault, and Alexandre Carrier to maintain enough future salary cap space.