Montreal Canadiens: Vanek the Gift that Keeps on Giving Ryan Szporer | October 18, 2014 Thomas Vanek hasn’t been a member of the Montreal Canadiens for months, and yet he continues to make the Montreal Canadiens—and general manager Marc Bergevin especially—look like geniuses. However great…
Meet Tomas Plekanec: Montreal’s New Mr. October Ryan Szporer | October 15, 2014 That leadership void Montreal Canadiens haters anticipated would drag the Habs down this season? Tomas Plekanec is currently filling that up nicely, along with the opposition’s net. Plekanec Proving…
Report Card: Sharks & Canadiens, Nothing but A’s Andrew Bensch | October 14, 2014 San Jose’s Offseason “Changes” After their 2013-14 season ended in disastrous fashion, San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson promised change. “Status quo is not an option” is how the man…
50 Years Ago Today – Habs Blank Rangers Rick Cole | October 14, 2014 The New York Rangers were gracious hosts in their home opener at Madison Square Garden last night. The Rangers offered very little resistance to the visiting Montreal Canadiens, who skated off…
Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Preview Ryan Szporer | October 13, 2014 Monday night will mark the first meeting between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning since the former swept the Bolts in the first round of last spring’s playoffs. It…
Montreal Canadiens off to Best Start This Decade Ryan Szporer | October 11, 2014 It’s only two games into the 2014-15 season, but the Montreal Canadiens are already off to their best start since 2009-10, when they also went 2-0 and ended up reaching…
Inside the Mind of Long-time Habs Writer, Dave Stubbs David P. Stein | October 10, 2014 Recently, I had an opportunity to interview Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette. For me, a 21-year-old university student, this was a particularly gratifying experience because Stubbs has been covering the…
Will Tomas Plekanec Reach New Heights This Season? Brianne Spiker | October 10, 2014 It is no secret the Montreal Canadiens are pretty blessed at the centre ice position with David Desharnais, Tomas Plekanec, Lars Eller and Manny Malhotra as the current centres. However,…
50 Years Ago Today – News and Notes From Around the NHL Rick Cole | October 9, 2014 Catching up on news and notes from around the training camps this week as opening night draws near: Last night Montreal defeated the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League by a…
Montreal Canadiens: Breaking Bad Hab-its Entering 2014-15 Ryan Szporer | October 7, 2014 Yes, the Montreal Canadiens did finish with a decent 4-2-1 record this 2014-15 preseason. However if you can’t look to training camp for tweaks to make heading into the actual…
Bye Bye Bouillon: The Montreal Canadiens’ Perfect Offseason Felix Sicard | October 7, 2014 It is rare for any team in the National Hockey League these days to go an entire offseason without making at least one or two head scratching moves (Doug Wilson…
1964-65 Preview – The Montreal Canadiens Rick Cole | October 6, 2014 It has been four long years since the Stanley Cup took up residence in Montreal, a circumstance that is completely unacceptable to the general population of Canada’s largest city. The…