Gearing Up for the Ultimate California Hockey Road Trip Larry Fisher | January 12, 2017 Visit California and The Hockey Writers sent Larry Fisher — an at-large contributor, columnist and podcast host — on the Ultimate California Hockey Road Trip with stops in San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles.…
Recap: Jets Get Run Over by Canadiens Judson Rempel | January 12, 2017 Phillip Danault, Artturi Lehkonen and Mark Scheifele all scored twice, but the Montreal Canadiens depth overpowered the Winnipeg Jets as they won 7-4. Connor Hellebuyck was pulled in his sixth…
Pacioretty Silencing Critics Nick Guido | January 8, 2017 Many things have been said about Max Pacioretty in 2016. People have publicly questioned his leadership and whether Shea Weber should assume captain duties. Others have questioned his offensive abilities…
Early Returns Necessitate Subban’s Early Return Peter Ferrell | January 7, 2017 P. K. Subban can’t recover quickly enough for the Nashville Predators. The All-Star defenseman – All-Star captain, at that (at least until the Habs find a way to give it…
Preview: Stars Finish Homestand Against Habs Matt Pryor | January 4, 2017 With the exception of a post-Christmas overnight trip to Arizona, the Dallas Stars have been at home for just over three weeks, playing seven of their last eight games at…
Subban Discusses Injury, Pacioretty’s Status & More News Steven DiOssi | January 3, 2017 The Nashville Predators host the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday in the first matchup between the clubs since they swapped star blueliners P.K. Subban and Shea Weber in the most talked…
Subban vs. Weber Will Have to Wait Ryan Szporer | January 3, 2017 Coincidentally or not, P.K. Subban’s Just for Laughs special aired on CBC on the eve of the first meeting between his Nashville Predators and the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. All…
Petry Quietly Having Career Year Nick Guido | December 29, 2016 The banged up Montreal Canadiens sit sixth overall in the National Hockey League and first in the Atlantic Division as the new year approaches. With injuries to Alex Galchenyuk, Andrew…
Worst Nightmare Coming True for Canadiens? Ryan Szporer | December 28, 2016 It would be hard to beat the nightmarish season that was the 2015-16 campaign, at least from the perspective of Montreal Canadiens fans. A historic 9-0 start went to waste…
Power Play Outage in Montreal Brianne Spiker | December 21, 2016 On paper, it looks like the Montreal Canadiens power play should be really good. Kirk Muller, who coached the Habs’ power play in previous years to top five results, is…
Andrei Markov: Montreal’s Russian General Brianne Spiker | December 20, 2016 At age 38, Andrei Markov continues to be a big part of the Montreal Canadiens. The defenceman has 557 points in 959 NHL games, all with Montreal. For years, Markov…
Facing Off Podcast: Talking Trophies, Analytics and Golden Knights Galore Larry Fisher | December 19, 2016 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
