The Habs were in dire straits late in Game 5 Thursday night, going into the third period trailing 3-1 in both the game and the series. Forget the fact that they entered the playoffs as the number 2 seed in the East, that they won of the Northeast Division, that they entered the playoffs with ...
With the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators set to meet in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time ever, what should fans expect from the series? Although the Habs come in as the number 2 seed they aren’t the hotter team coming into the series. They had a rough April, losing 6 out ...
Montreal Canadiens (2) vs. Ottawa Senators (7) Some hockey fans in Canada will certainly be disappointed that the Montreal Canadiens won’t meet the Toronto Maple Leaf in the first round of the playoffs, but that’s not going to happen, in the first round at least, as the Habs will face the Ottawa Senators. The close division rivals will face ...
The playoffs are right around the corner, and although the Canadiens have had a stellar season thus far, there is still some room for improvement. The Habs have relied on a balanced offense to find success this year, so while they are fifth in the league in goals per game but they don’t have a ...
After missing the first six games of the 2013 season because of a contract dispute, PK Subban finally signed a two-year pact worth $5.75 million with the Montreal Canadiens. The bridge contract has proven to be a genius move by rookie general manager Marc Bergevin when we look at Subban’s production on the ice. Thanks ...
The Montreal Canadiens have made tremendous strides since last season and enter the second half of this year firing on all cylinders. Montreal’s defense, led by Andrei Markov, Josh Gorges and PK Subban have been a big part of Montreal’s success. With support from Raphael Diaz, Alexei Emelin, Francis Bouillon and even Tomas Kaberle, Montreal ...
The Montreal Canadiens had went a perfect 3-0-0 last week, which took them as high as the top spot in the Northeast division for a brief moment before the Bruins reclaimed the lead. The Habs bear almost no resemblance to the team that finished last in the East a year ago, but their toughest test ...
With the Sochi Olympics coming up in a year from now, it’s usually the time where people start keeping an eye on the NHL and an eye on potential candidates for Olympic rosters. This is especially true of Canadian fans who are constantly counting down to the next Olympic tournament. It’s not just the avid fans though, ...
The Canadiens are off to a 6-2-0 start, their best since 2008-2009 when they went 8-2-0 in their first 10 games. The team looks like an early lock to crack the playoffs and might even be able to go deep, but can a team that finished dead last in the East really turn itself around ...
The media buzz surrounding the Montreal Canadiens’ locker room this week should have been about the four consecutive wins the team had strung together heading into last night’s matchup against the Ottawa Senators. It should have centered around the new team dynamic created by head coach Michel Therrien, or the rock-solid performance of two rookies ...
