Former Montreal Canadiens Forward Is Taking the KHL by Storm

You probably don't know this, but former forward Jordan Weal of the Tricolore is currently enjoying huge success in the KHL.

While the future is now looking very bright for the Canadiens and fans are happy to see their talented young players, the situation was very different in recent years.

The club had a fantastic run during the 2021 playoffs, reaching the Stanley Cup Final, but that magical moment was unexpected, and the Montreal organization was going through dark years.

The 2015-16 (22nd), 2017-18 (28th), 2019-20 (24th), 2021-22 (32nd), 2022-23 (28th), and 2023-24 (28th) seasons are the most difficult of the past ten years. During this period, Michel Therrien, Claude Julien, and Dominique Ducharme were all shown the door as head coaches, along with GM Marc Bergevin and other members of the organization.

The Tricolore made multiple attempts to fix its roster, and some of Marc Bergevin's moves turned out to be very solid, notably Alexander Radulov, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Tomas Tatar. Kent Hughes also hit it big with Sean Monahan.

Others were much less successful, especially the signing of Karl Alzner, but also the Jonathan Drouin trade for Mikhail Sergachev. The PK Subban-for-Shea Weber trade is, of course, the most memorable of the past decade.

You read that right. Jordan Weal simply seems too good for the KHL right now, and his numbers are impressive.

The former Montreal Canadiens forward has collected 45 goals and 128 points since the 2023-24 season. Jordan Weal is currently the 3rd leading scorer in the KHL since 2023, behind Nikita Gusev and Nikolai Goldobin.

Impressive, especially considering his best NHL season was 21 points!