5 Reasons for Habs Fans to Stay Positive in 2017 Johannes Wheeldon | September 2, 2017 There was the first whisper of fall this week. In September the hockey world reawakens. Development camps are completed, and rookie and training camps are just around the corner. This…
Gelinas Gives Canadiens Options on D Ryan Szporer | August 30, 2017 Defenseman Eric Gelinas’ tumultuous career has taken another turn, hopefully for the positive with the Montreal Canadiens. Gelinas’ professional tryout agreement (PTO) with the team qualifies as a risk-free, potentially…
How Canadiens Have Improved for 2017-18 Ryan Szporer | August 28, 2017 If the Montreal Canadiens do fall in the standings in 2017-18, there’s a good chance it will be through little fault of their own. With Atlantic Division rivals like the…
Worst Case for 2017-18 Canadiens? Ryan Szporer | August 26, 2017 The best-case scenario for the 2017-18 Montreal Canadiens is fairly obvious: They will ideally contend with their sights set on the Stanley Cup. What about the worst-case, though? Capable of…
3 NHL General Managers on the Hot Seat Brett Slawson | August 8, 2017 Building a successful, sustainable and consistent NHL team is no easy task. Firstly, there is the construction of the foundation. All great franchises are based upon a system of intelligent player…
Habs GM Bergevin in Embarrassing Cap Situation Ryan Szporer | August 7, 2017 Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has to have something up his sleeves, right? What else could be his excuse, entering 2017-18 with an estimated $8.5 million in cap space?…
Meet Penguins Defenseman Jarred Tinordi Rob Joncas | August 7, 2017 On July 1, 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they had made a handful of deals, which included the signing of Burnsville, Minnesota native Jarred Tinordi. Near the conclusion of the…
Loyalty Has No Place with Habs, but Markov Should Ryan Szporer | July 29, 2017 When Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin argued that, “if you want loyalty, buy a dog,” it was as if the writing was on the wall regarding Andrei Markov’s tenure…
Who Will Be the Last Career Canadien Standing? Ryan Szporer | July 15, 2017 Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec has a distinct advantage over the competition, which can only be described as stiff. The competition itself is all the rage right now, with Plekanec…
Carey Price Extension a Necessary Evil Ryan Szporer | July 3, 2017 Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin takes a lot of heat. Some times without just cause. This, one day after he re-signed Carey Price to an eight-year, $84 million extension,…
Alzner Is a Rich Man’s Emelin Ryan Szporer | July 2, 2017 Karl Alzner’s the rich man in question now, with a new five-year, $23.125 million contract to his name. Good for him, sincerely. Bad for the Montreal Canadiens, though. Bergevin Doesn’t…
Montreal Canadiens, Meet Jonathan Drouin Nick Guido | June 26, 2017 On June 15, 2017, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin shook the hockey world once again. He traded 2016 first-round pick and top prospect Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional second-round…
