The Montreal Canadiens didn't call up the same defenseman for their upcoming road trip and for good reasons, Adam Engstrom has done enough to earn not only a recall, but maybe even a taste of NHL action.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/breakaway as Canadiens Rookie Skyrocketing Up Calder Trophy Rankings. The Montreal Canadiens are a team forcing the entire NHL to pay attention. Armed with a young and dangerous core of players, the Habs have the makings of a Stanley Cup contender on the rise.

Also in this week's notebook, how a Lane Hutson risk calculation was much more detailed than it appeared in a critical situation.

Watch a live roundtable from the annual golf tournament on Monday featuring Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton and Martin St-Louis, hosted by Chantal Machabée

Presented with an opportunity to take charge of their season against their struggling historical rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs submitted their most embarrassing performance of the 2025-26 season.

Montreal had a big win against the Maple Leafs, but Slafkovský's role in it might be more important in the big picture.

Svoboda defected from his native Czechoslovakia following the 1984 IIHF European Under-18 Championship played in West Germany. He would be selected No. 5 by the Canadiens in the 1984 NHL Draft, arriving with the team as an 18-year-old for the 1984-85 season.

Engstrom has been recalled by the Canadiens from AHL Laval, the team announced Sunday