Canadiens Season a Success Regardless of Jets-Series Outcome Ryan Szporer | June 3, 2021 Rest assured, the Montreal Canadiens did not win the Stanley Cup by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs. Even their die-hardest supporters should be unable to be convinced that they did.…
Canadiens GM Bergevin Safe Regardless of Leafs-Series Outcome Ryan Szporer | May 30, 2021 The Montreal Canadiens all of a sudden alive and well against the Toronto Maple Leafs. So is Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin.
Canadiens Fail to Address Pressing Need with Staal Trade Ryan Szporer | March 28, 2021 When Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin traded for Eric Staal, he proved sometimes a good trade isn’t necessarily a good move.
Most Expendable Canadiens to Clear Cap Space at Trade Deadline Ryan Szporer | March 25, 2021 The Montreal Canadiens are in between a rock and a hard place. The rock is the $81.5 million salary-cap ceiling. The hard place is their current fourth-place ranking in the…
Ranking Canadiens’ Missing Pieces to Stanley Cup Puzzle Ryan Szporer | March 23, 2021 If Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin were to target someone at the trade deadline, which missing puzzle pieces would they be?
Canadiens’ Bergevin Impresses in Hiring Ducharme Ryan Szporer | February 27, 2021 New Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme clearly has some work to do based on his debut. The 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, in which the Habs led 3-1,…
Canadiens at Crossroads with Head Coach Julien on Hot Seat Ryan Szporer | February 23, 2021 Instead of bleu, blanc et rouge, think yellow and black. If the Montreal Canadiens were a taxi, they’d be approaching a green light that just turned yellow, with general manager…
Montreal Canadiens Retooling: They Obviously Aren’t All In Blain Potvin | January 16, 2021 The Montreal Canadiens are entering their fourth season since the start of the retool, which is just another word for rebuild, and the fanbase is re-energized. The team assembled looks…
Canadiens Don’t Need A Depth Defenseman Like Chara Anyway Ryan Szporer | January 3, 2021 At this point, the Montreal Canadiens need another depth defenseman like a third arm. It sounds good in practice, but it certainly wouldn’t look or feel right, especially if we’re…
Canadiens: Marc Bergevin’s 5 Biggest Mistakes Trege Wilson | December 22, 2020 Marc Bergevin has been the general manager (GM) of the Montreal Canadiens for eight years and has had his ups and downs. He seems very good at making trades but…
Canadiens Cannot Afford a Locked-out 2020-21 Season Ryan Szporer | December 5, 2020 It’s fairly obvious nothing about the current pandemic is normal from the perspective of either the owner or players. In retrospect, the fact that the NHL and NHLPA were able…
The Time the Canadiens Signed Defenseman Karl Alzner Ryan Szporer | December 2, 2020 Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin put an end to a particularly harrowing chapter of his eight-year tenure this offseason. Of course, the Canadiens made the playoffs for the first…
