Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin held his first press conference of the season on Sunday, while his team opens training camp with medicals, and off-ice workouts.

There were a few key points Marc Bergevin touched on. Firstly, forwards Tomas Tatar, and Corey Perry will not be on the ice tomorrow as they are still in quarantine. Both are expected to join the club on Tuesday, and will be on-ice for practice.

With everyone healthy, Bergevin also expects not to make anymore moves, and that this is the roster he will start the 2020-21 season with. It's also very possible that the Canadiens don't go out on April 12th (trade deadline day) and acquire anymore players. With the Canada/US border still closed, and mandatory quarantines for anyone crossing into Canada, it would make it very difficult to conduct a trade with any American-based team.

In the last two weeks, the Marc Bergevin added two depth forwards in Michael Frolik and Corey Perry, which also could be a reason why the Canadiens might not be active come trade deadline day.

The Montreal Canadiens currently sit $1.116 million over the cap, and for that reason, Bergevin said that he does not expect to start with a 23-man roster on opening night. One easy way to solve this issue could be by sending forward Jordan Weal and his $1.4 million cap hit to the AHL.

Bergevin mentioned that expectations are high, and that the group of players he has are excited and ready for the challenge this season brings.

"The team we have now sends a message to the league, and our players...we mean business and we can play anyway we need" He stated.

With the OHL and WHL moving their start dates back, and the QMJHL is on pause, it'll be interesting to see where some of the Canadiens prospects play this upcoming season. There's always the option of being loaned to Europe, but according to the Habs GM, he said it might be possible that some under 20 years old players could participate in their AHL-camp, which will likely get underway in a few weeks.

"That's what they're working on right now. The rules will stay the same, meaning it has to be an emergency if you want to bring a player that's already signed to your NHL club, I believe. But having guys around your AHL camp - that might be a possibility once they know if the CHL doesn't start playing" Bergevin said.

During the offseason, he went out and added some much needed help for every part of the roster. He traded Max Domi to Columbus, and got forward Josh Anderson in return. He got Jake Allen, and Joel Edmundson in two separate deals with the Blues. In free agency, Bergevin added Tyler Toffoli, Michael Frolik, Corey Perry, and earlier in 2020 he signed Russian goaltender Vasili Demchenko.

Some top-six, and bottom-six help, a top-six defenceman who can easily slide up or down the lineup, and two back-up goaltending options, one with Stanley Cup to his name (Allen). Its safe to say that Marc Bergevin did a solid job on improving his hockey club.

The Canadiens will open the 2020-21 season on the road in Toronto against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, January 13th.

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