Canada was in action today against Austria at the World Championships. Kaiden Guhle made his mark on the game, and quite quickly. The Canadian defenseman collected two points (a goal and an assist) in the first period: Connor Bedard also made his presence felt.
Since yesterday, the World Hockey Championship has been underway in the Czech Republic. Yesterday, we saw Juraj Slafkovský(who doesn’t have a comfortable bed) enjoy success (and disputes with referees) on his first outing, while Cole Caufield had a tougher first game against the Swedes.
The offseason has arrived for three-quarters of the NHL for teams that either missed the playoffs or were eliminated in the first round. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Montreal.
We were still waiting to find out which players would be wearing Canada’s uniform at the World Championship, to be held from May 10 to 26, 2024 in the Czech cities of Prague and Ostrava.
Last Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks settled a big deal on their summer roster: the club reached an agreement with defenseman Alex Vlasic, who signed a six-year contract that will pay him $4.6 million per year.
Kaiden Guhle has never been known for his offensive talent. He’s mostly seen as a reliable defenseman in all three zones of the rink… And the good thing about him is that he shows up for every game.
Kent Hughes is still rebuilding, and some people think it would be a good idea to get a big impact player to improve the attack. On Monday evening, Jean-Charles Lajoie suggested on his JiC show that Kaiden Guhle be traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Mitch Marner.
Defensively, the Habs won’t have much salary negotiation to do with players for the 2024-2025 season. Mike Matheson, David Savard, Jordan Harris, Lane Hutson, Kaiden Guhle, Johnathan Kovacevic, David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux, Jayden Struble and William Trudeau are already under contract.
The Canadiens’ summer is shaping up to be a fairly quiet one. The club doesn’t have many up-and-coming free agents to deal with, and considering the club is still rebuilding, we shouldn’t necessarily expect a big summer on the free-agent market.
Not much was known about Kaiden Guhle before the Canadiens selected him with the 16th pick of the 2020 draft. The defenseman played in the West (WHL) and wasn’t talked about as the next NHL star.
Kaiden Guhle has been sidelined since April 4. Since then, he and Arber Xhekaj have had to give up the idea of playing again this season. He could, however, continue to play hockey in May.
The Canadiens are currently in New York preparing for tonight’s game against the Islanders. If there was one issue to watch, it was whether Kaiden Guhle would play or not.
If you were to look only at the results, it would be easy to call this season a disaster for the Montreal Canadiens. But the 2023-24 campaign has just been another part of the process that head coach Martin St.
A couple of players are expected to miss time for the foreseeable future. On Saturday, the Montreal Canadiens announced that defenseman Kaiden Guhle is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.