Despite a very important 2-1 win against their division rivals on Saturday at Bell Centre, the Canadiens lost a key element of their defensive brigade when bruising defensemen Alexei Emelin left the game midway through the first period. He sustained a left knee injury in a thunderous collision while taking a run at big Boston Bruins forward ...
With now less than two weeks before the April 3rd, 2013 NHL trade deadline, the Montreal Canadiens are in good position to begin the playoffs at home a very good season shortened by the lockout. Sitting currently 2nd in the Eastern Conference right behind the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins, the Canadiens will certainly be buyers this ...
Habs fans rejoice as the organization announced yesterday evening they had re-signed restricted free agent (RFA) P.K. Subban to a two-year deal worth $2 million in year 1 (prorated) and $3.75 million in year 2 for an average annual value (AAV) of $2.875 million. The flashy defenseman finally caved in and accepted a short-term deal ...
Who would have thought that after three games, the Montreal Canadiens’ leading scorer would be sophomore defenseman Raphael Diaz? That’s right, nobody! Diaz is currently leading the team in scoring with five points (five assists), three of which came with the man advantage. He also has eight blocked shots and a +1 plus/minus rating in ...
With the NHL lockout now in place, rumblings in the Swiss media have begun about the influx of NHL players into the Swiss NLA. In 2004/5, the NLA saw around 43 NHL players join the league including the likes of Dany Heatley, Danny Brière, Joe Thornton and Rick Nash. Speculation began early Sunday via the Swiss ...
New Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has been fairly active regarding the signing and the re-signing of key players for the organization in the past 72 hours. The rookie GM had a lot of work on the table with more than ten unrestricted and restricted free agents to re-sign for the upcoming season. Below ...
Looking at the Montreal Canadiens’ defensive depth chart this off-season, it is difficult to decide whether the team boasts an embarrassment of riches…or just plain embarrassment. With so many question marks surrounding the Habs’ blue line, it would be easy to justify an argument in either direction. Perhaps Andrei Markov’s surgically repaired knee cannot be trusted, ...
With a little more than one month to go before the NHL 2012 trade deadline (February 27th, 2012 at 3PM EDT), the Montreal Canadiens are desperately trying to make the playoffs despite up and down results this season. After 48 games, the Habs hold the 11th spot in the Eastern Conference, eight points behind the ...
Halak blanks Habs in return to Montreal, Gionta injured
Today, Pierre Gauthier made Canadiens fans go in a frenzy. By signing Chris Campoli, people realized it cannot be just a simple signing. People speculated that it could be coming with news that one of the many blue line injuries are worse than we think. Some think that a trade is coming. Others simply think ...
