Canadiens’ Youth Movement Gamble Doesn’t Pay Off Jason Paul | February 5, 2020 Marc Bergevin’s retool is a gamble that hasn’t paid off. The Montreal Canadiens’ general manager sold the retool to his fanbase as a magic process that would have two simultaneous…
Kovalchuk Scores in Shootout, Canadiens Rally Past Devils 5-4 The Canadian Press | February 4, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. — Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only shootout goal and the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Tuesday night. Montreal’s…
Montreal Canadiens Face an Ilya Kovalchuk Dilemma Blain Potvin | February 4, 2020 When Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Marc Bergevin signed Ilya Kovalchuk on Jan. 3, many saw it as a desperation or even public relations move. Since that day, however, the…
Dubois Has 3 Points to Help Blue Jackets Defeat Canadiens 4-3 The Canadian Press | February 2, 2020 MONTREAL — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and added an assist to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 win over the Canadiens on Sunday afternoon to sweep the season series…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Flames, Canadiens, More Jim Parsons | February 2, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is good news about Chris Kreider and possibly bad news about Kasperi Kapanen’s status with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Plus, what is the asking…
Price Stops 29 Shots for Shutout to Lead Canadiens Over Panthers The Canadian Press | February 1, 2020 MONTREAL — Carey Price made 29 saves for his third shutout of the season as Montreal beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in the first of back-to-back matinee games for…
Canadiens Assign Kotkaniemi to AHL Rocket The Canadian Press | February 1, 2020 MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens assigned 2018 first-round draft pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi to the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket on Saturday. Kotkaniemi has six goals and two assists through 36…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Jets, Oilers, Senators, More Jim Parsons | February 1, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Montreal Canadiens have sent a high-end prospect to the minors and there’s speculation as to how long, Will the Winnipeg Jets go for a…
Should the Montreal Canadiens Trade Tomas Tatar? Blain Potvin | January 31, 2020 After 51 games, the Montreal Canadiens are 10 points back of the final wild card spot and need to leapfrog four teams to get to that last spot. With 31…
Sabres, Canadiens Should Swap Montour For Drouin Jordan Deshane | January 31, 2020 To say a shake-up for the Buffalo Sabres is long overdue could be in the running for the biggest understatement of the decade so far. As the offence outside of…
Gallagher Scores in Return, Canadiens Beat Sabres 3-1 The Canadian Press | January 30, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ilya Kovalchuk and Brendan Gallagher scored in a span of 2:16 early in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Thursday…
Montreal Canadiens Prospects – The First Wave of the Rebuild Blain Potvin | January 30, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens decided to retool using a draft and develop plan that started with the 2018 NHL Draft. That weekend, general manager (GM) Marc Bergevin provided assistant GM Trevor…