Ryan Szporer
After 10 years of writing hockey, Ryan decided it was as good a time as any to actually join The Hockey Writers for the 2014-15 season. Having appeared as a guest on such programs as CBC Radio One's Daybreak, Ryan has previously worked for Bleacher Report and the NHL itself. He currently covers his hometown Montreal Canadiens and hockey in general for THW.
Author's Posts
Coyotes the Canadiens Should Have Gotten
June 19th, 2018 In case it needs to be said, Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi is not a bad player. He’s just not the player the Habs should have acquired for Alex Galchenyuk, and that reasoning isn’t solely based on the argument that Domi is a downgrade on the left side (based on many metrics). Domi no doubt has upside as a former...
Domi Is a Downgrade on Galchenyuk
June 16th, 2018 The success of the Alex Galchenyuk trade for the Montreal Canadiens will depend largely on Max Domi’s next contract. Domi for Galchenyuk That’s the one (only) positive in this Domi-for-Galchenyuk swap for Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin, who essentially gave up on Galchenyuk one year after giving up on the...
Keys to Bergevin’s Continued Offseason Success
June 13th, 2018 The perfect game Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin had been pitching this 2018 offseason came to an abrupt end when he lost out on the No. 1 overall pick at the NHL Entry Draft. Sometimes things are just out of your control. Not all is lost, though. In fact, he can still keep up the success he’s enjoyed in what has...
Canadiens Fans Should Cheer on Eller and Smith-Pelly
June 9th, 2018 Montreal Canadiens fans have two choices in the wake of the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup win. They can lament the fact that two former Habs, Lars Eller and Devante Smith-Pelly, played critical roles for the Caps along the way, including in the Cup-clinching Game 5 victory… or they can just be happy for them. Smith-Pelly the...
Likeliest Canadiens Draft Picks at No. 3
June 7th, 2018 The pressure is on Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin and his scouting staff. That’s because, with the No. 3 pick at the upcoming NHL Entry Draft (in Dallas on June 22-23), they have a chance to right the trajectory of a ship that’s been set off course. Bergevin can help the Habs replenish their bare prospect...
Re-Signing Pacioretty Could Backfire
June 3rd, 2018 As far as bad ideas go, re-signing Max Pacioretty wouldn’t even rank on Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin's list. That’s not even because Bergevin’s had some pretty, let’s say, “interesting” impulses in the recent past. Without reading too much into it, getting Pacioretty under a new contract would simply be a...