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Nathan Currier

Lead Writer for the Montreal Canadiens at TheHockeyWriters.com. Also, tracking man games lost data for pro sports at ManGamesLost.com. PhD in cell biology from McGill University. Lifelong Habs fan.

NOW I’m Ready to Write an Article About David Desharnais

Nathan Currier | November 19, 2013

I’m ready to opine about David Desharnais. I realize I’m late to the show. Most have already substantially covered his lack of performance, in print and in all media. Including…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, Player Profiles

Canadiens Poised to Move Up in East: 11 Reasons

Nathan Currier | November 15, 2013

The Habs aren’t exactly quieting their pre-season critics or dominating the East. Most ‘experts’ picked them to battle for one of the final playoff spots in the East. They’re currently…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, Power Rankings

Max Pacioretty: Miscast by the Habs

Nathan Currier | November 12, 2013

Depending on whom you speak with on the street, Montreal Canadiens’ forward Max Pacioretty A) Has super human healing powers earning him the nickname Wolverine, and/or B) Is hurt quite…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, Player Profiles

5 More Hockey Thoughts and Oddities

Nathan Currier | November 8, 2013

By Nathan Currier @nathancurrier This is the second installment of a series that I hope to regularly publish throughout the season. We all love the game of hockey and seemingly fail…

Categories News, Top 10 Lists

It’s Becoming Clearer, the West IS Best

Nathan Currier | November 4, 2013

  By Nathan Currier @nathancurrier You’ve heard it, I’ve heard it. You believed it, I didn’t. Season after season in the NHL the debate renews over which Conference is superior. The…

Categories News, NHL Rumors

Re-signing the Habs’ Disappearing Defense Corps

Nathan Currier | November 4, 2013

By Nathan Currier @nathancurrier If the Habs’ General Manager Marc Bergevin does nothing next summer except lounge by the pool, the following September at the 2014-2015 Canadiens training camp there…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

NHL Team Win Percentages by Day of Week

Nathan Currier | October 31, 2013

Is your favorite team playing the Habs soon? It’s better if it’s on a Friday. If you’re a Habs fan you would hope the team only plays on Thursdays. Why? The…

Categories News, Power Rankings

Montreal Canadiens – Ten Questions

Nathan Currier | October 31, 2013

Let us get right into it, shall we? 10 questions about 10 players on the Montreal Canadiens roster. Plus, some additional snippets of my limited wisdom for a few of them.…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

PK Subban: The Next Captain of the Montreal Canadiens?

Nathan Currier | October 25, 2013

Brian Gionta’s stint as the 28th captain of the Montreal Canadiens will end when He is traded from the team, or His contract expires, or A handful of other less…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, Player Profiles

5 Hockey Thoughts and Oddities

Nathan Currier | October 24, 2013

Lying awake at night, listening to the snores of bedfellows and little ones in neighboring bedrooms, the mind gets to wandering. The ‘whys’, ‘hows’, whos’, and ‘whens’ of the night…

Categories News, Top 10 Lists

Andrei Markov No Longer Linchpin to Canadiens’ Success

Nathan Currier | October 17, 2013

Prior to the start of the truncated 2012-2013 season most in the hockey world pegged the chances of the Montreal Canadiens reaching the post-season on 4 specific issues The Habs…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, Player Profiles

Is Carey Price a Better Goalie?

Nathan Currier | October 15, 2013

He isn’t seeing a different hair stylist or spending time at the tanning salon. Carey Price looks different in the net. I’ve noticed it, play-by-play and color commentators say so…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, NHL Goaltending, Player Profiles
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