As I am forced to struggle to stay awake in the Eastern Time Zone while the Montreal Canadiens face-off against the San Jose Sharks to begin their West Coast swing, I fondly remember the highest caliber of hockey in the Olympic Games. I fear that no matter how hard I try–no matter how much I [...]
I will miss Bob Gainey.
I will miss his candor and his professionalism.
I will miss his ability to make his presence felt at a press conference or in any interview that he takes part of.
I will, most importantly, miss his skills as one of the great general managers in the NHL.
There will be many that will [...]
Just a quick question to ask all of my fellow Habs fans: Who would have believed me if I told me that following a game in which they lost their top-scorer in Michael Cammalleri, the Montreal Canadiens would give up 47 shots to the Vancouver Canucks and 47 shots to the Boston Bruins, and win [...]
Before I go on a rant about the Montreal Canadiens, I’d like to thank Kevin Hunter for his well-researched article about Habs legend, Jean Beliveau. Above all else, I wish Le Gros Bill the speediest of recoveries.
Now, back to business…
If I were to have told you before the weekend that the Canadiens would play two [...]
Hello, Habs fans!
My name is Jason Hitelman and I am now one of the Montreal Canadiens correspondents here at The Hockey Writers.
As a lifelong Habs supporter, it is an honour and a privilege for me to be able to cover the team that means so much to me.
I just wish I could be able to [...]
Since I am the Toronto Maple Leafs correspondent here at The Hockey Writers, I thought it may be a good idea to share my feelings about the most newsworthy issue in Leafsland.
The playoffs seem like a very unlikely probability at this point in time—wins and losses have taken a backburner to the acts of head [...]
So, Leafs Nation, your 2009 did not end with many fireworks. A loss is never a good way to end a year.
Unfortunately, 2010 did not start very well for you guys either.
Back-to-back losses against the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames–the first coming before the ball dropped at Times Square and the latter after–would leave [...]
I feel like the two-day Christmas break could not have come at a better time for your Toronto Maple Leafs.
At a point last week they found themselves in striking distance, but their inconsistency caught up to them and they have lost ground in the chase.
I find it incredible that they can look so good [...]
After the games on Thurday, Dec .17, the cluster that is the bottom half of the Eastern Conference seems unchanged.
The Florida Panthers, playing .500 hockey, sit at eighth place with at total of 35 points.
Your Toronto Maple Leafs are in 13th position and have accumulated 31 points, tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Math was never [...]
I had a theory before last night’s Toronto Maple Leafs-Boston Bruins matchup.
It goes as such:
Last week, Joey MacDonald completed a shutout against the Montreal Canadiens. He then went on to backstop the Leafs in their win against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Before the Saturday night game against the Bruins, head coach Ron Wilson went on record [...]
