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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 also written for the Montreal Gazette and Bleacher Report and worked for the NHL itself and his hometown Montreal Canadiens. He currently writes about all things Habs for THW, with it being a career highlight for him to have covered the 2021 Stanley Cup Final as a credentialed member of the press.

The Race to Become the Canadiens’ Next Seventh Defenseman

Ryan Szporer | November 28, 2020

The top two Montreal Canadiens pairings are for all intents set in stone, but not so much the bottom four on the depth chart. The Canadiens may very well keep…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens Can’t Go Wrong Between Poehling and Evans

Ryan Szporer | November 26, 2020

One way to look at it would be that the Montreal Canadiens don’t have a bona-fide No. 4 center heading into 2020-21. However, the glass-half-full optimist would say they have…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, Editor's Choice

Canadiens’ Top 5 Keys to a Successful 2020-21 Season

Ryan Szporer | November 22, 2020

It needs to be said: For the Montreal Canadiens to have a successful 2020-21 season, there needs to be a 2020-21 NHL season in the first place. Of course, analysts…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Lehkonen Right Where He Needs to Be with Canadiens

Ryan Szporer | November 20, 2020

Montreal Canadiens forward Artturi Lehkonen’s supposed breakout campaign has failed to materialize up to now. And 2020-21 is unlikely to be the season that it does. Nevertheless, his value to…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Window is Open for 2020-21 Season

Ryan Szporer | November 17, 2020

The NHL’s salary cap can be a fickle mistress. True, with it set to stay flat at $81.5 million this coming season (and potentially for the foreseeable future), it hasn’t…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

How the Canadiens Have Improved for 2021 Season

Ryan Szporer | November 14, 2020

The Montreal Canadiens are coming off a regular season in which there was almost no way to go but “up.” Following an impressive offseason on the part of general manager…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Worst 3 Canadiens Contracts Heading into 2021

Ryan Szporer | November 11, 2020

There is little denying the Montreal Canadiens have several bad contracts on their roster. However, there is a case to be made that the Habs are far from “saddled” with…

Categories Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

The Story of My Russian KHL Odyssey

Ryan Szporer | November 8, 2020

Originally published Nov. 11, 2019 There I was, busy typing away on my laptop, trying to get a piece done, when my cellphone rang. Under normal circumstances, deep in thought,…

Categories Humor, KHL

Top 3 Canadiens Contracts Heading into 2021

Ryan Szporer | November 8, 2020

Credit to Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin: The team he has built is rife with cost-effective contracts. However, while Bergevin has accomplished a lot this offseason, in a way,…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens Need Suzuki to Center Their Top Line

Ryan Szporer | November 5, 2020

To be clear, center Phillip Danault is far from holding the Montreal Canadiens hostage. However, the Habs run a very real risk of holding themselves back, if they opt to…

Categories Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Projected Lineup for Opening Night 2021

Ryan Szporer | November 1, 2020

About one thing is for certain regarding the Montreal Canadiens lineup for next season, when it is slated to start in 2021. Barring something incredibly unforeseen like a pig flying……

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Senators Signing Galchenyuk Can Still Haunt Canadiens

Ryan Szporer | October 30, 2020

Rumors of Alex Galchenyuk’s demise as an NHL player are greatly exaggerated. He may not be the player he was with the Montreal Canadiens, but, at 26 years old, he…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators
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