Michael Murchie
My name is Michael and as Don Cherry would say, I am "a good Canadian kid". I was born and raised in New Brunswick Canada, grew up a huge Montreal Canadiens fan, and now will be covering the Canadiens here at The Hockey Writers. What should you expect from my material? Great Question! I will be tackling topics such as trades, free agency, the draft, etc. and promise to hold nothing back.
Author's Posts
McCarron Can Crack the Canadiens Roster
August 1st, 2019 After watching the St. Louis Blues (one of the biggest teams in the league) bulldoze their way to being Stanley Cup champions, the Canadiens might want to consider adding size and physicality to their lineup, something McCarron can bring.
Canadiens Need to Let Drouin Be Drouin
July 22nd, 2019 To call Drouin’s first season with the Canadiens a failure would be an understatement. The 2017-18 season for Drouin was atrocious. To make matters worse, the Canadiens were also horrible that season. So naturally, the Canadiens new, local player was given a ton of blame for the team’s poor success.
Subban-Weber Trade Revisited
July 12th, 2019 In a year that could be described as atrocious for Weber, Subban was outstanding. Subban played all 82 regular season games, finished with 59 points and was plus-18. Although the Predators did not make it as far in the playoffs as they did the previous season, Subban still managed to notch 9 points in 13 playoff games. Up to this point,...
Canadiens' 2019 Draft Recap
June 24th, 2019 No one has ever scored more goals in the U.S National Development Program than Cole Caufield. The 5-foot-7 winger scored 72 goals in 64 games with the USNTDP last season and he also tied Alexander Ovechkin’s goal record at the U18 World Championships.
Canadiens' 1st Round Draft Targets
June 21st, 2019 With the NHL entry draft less than a month away, fans of the Montreal Canadiens are beginning to speculate who their team will select in the first round. The Canadiens find themselves holding the 15th overall pick in this year’s draft. Instead of dwelling on how they missed the playoffs or did not win the draft lottery, why don’t we...
Canadiens 2019 NHL Draft Guide
June 20th, 2019 These players included Ryan Suzuki, Raphael Lavoie, Thomas Harley, and Cam York. I still believe that these players are still on the Canadiens radar, however based on recent draft rankings from The Hockey Writers Brandon Share-Cohen and TSN’s Bob Mackenzie, I think the Canadiens may go in a different direction.
