Posts About "Alexei Emelin"
NHL News & Notes: Emelin, Gagner & More
October 12th, 2018 In today's News & Notes, Alexei Emelin turned down NHL contracts, the owner of the Vancouver Canucks wasn't pleased about Sam Gagner being sent to the AHL and Michael Haley has entered the NHL's Player Assistance Program. Related: NHL News & Notes: Weber, Waston & More Emelin Turned Down NHL Contracts While Emelin would...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Canucks, Jets, More
October 12th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, the Montreal Canadiens are playing let's make a deal, the Canucks are not taking any shortcuts and staying status quo on the management side of things, the New York Rangers aren't worried about Kevin Shattenkirk and one NHL insider believes Jacob Trouba might be traded next summer. Montreal...
P.K. Subban Deserves Some Norris Love
February 5th, 2018 Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban won his first Norris Trophy during the lockout-shortened season of 2012-13. He was awarded the trophy as the league's best defenseman after he posted 11 goals and 38 points in 42 games. He was still a Montreal Canadien that season and tied for the seventh-youngest player to win the award, doing...
Rumor Rundown: Predators, Oilers, Rangers, More
October 17th, 2017 In today's Rumor Rundown we look at a few different teams. All of the teams have underachieved thus far in 2017-18 and there is some concern that changes might be required. The Edmonton Oilers are off to a terrible start and as such, people are starting the speculate they may be looking to add a piece on the blue line before things...
Alzner Is a Rich Man’s Emelin
July 2nd, 2017 Karl Alzner’s the rich man in question now, with a new five-year, $23.125 million contract to his name. Good for him, sincerely. Bad for the Montreal Canadiens, though. Bergevin Doesn't Learn from Mistakes Four years ago next November, Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin made a huge mistake when he signed defenseman Alexei...
Canadiens Losing Emelin for the Best
June 22nd, 2017 The Las Vegas Golden Knights selecting Alexei Emelin is more than just for the best, as far as the Montreal Canadiens are concerned. It was maybe the best the Canadiens could have hoped for. Emelin off the Books, onto the Strip His $4.1 million cap hit immediately came off the books upon his selection during the NHL Expansion Draft on...
Who Will Play with Shea Weber?
June 11th, 2017 As far as game shows go, it’s not so bad. The ratings are guaranteed to be good anyway. And all the players already each have a multi-million-dollar contract, so, in a sense, everyone’s a winner. If only the contestant pool was a little larger, as it’s made up of some pretty exclusive company: You have to be a left-handed...
Habs Better Watch Out for Rangers' Kreider
April 11th, 2017 Being that it happened three years ago and has been discussed ad nauseam since, pretty much all hockey fans are familiar with the Chris Kreider - Carey Price incident from Game 1 of the 2014 Eastern Conference Final between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. Early in the second period of that game, with the Rangers already...
Emelin Plays by the Book, Not the Code
April 1st, 2017 Alexei Emelin of the Montreal Canadiens is known for throwing big hits, disrespectful hits, and controversial hits. His latest exhibit came earlier this week at the expense of Florida Panthers captain Derek MacKenzie. As is the NHL routine these days, the big hit was followed by a jumping, a scrum, and use of the media to call out a...
Preview: Sens Try to Tie Habs atop Atlantic
March 19th, 2017 The only difference between this season series and a playoff one is the loser here won’t be eliminated immediately after. http://gty.im/654986496 Tonight is the second half of a home-and-home between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators, with the Habs taking the first game 4-3 in a shootout yesterday in Ottawa. Considering...
Preview: Senators & Canadiens Begin Atlantic Showdown
March 18th, 2017 The battle for top spot in the Atlantic Division begins here. The Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens will play the first of three games in eight days against each other. With only one point separating them, this mini season series can set the stage for the Atlantic Division playoff picture. The Senators beat the Habs twice already...
Canadiens Are Winning With Retooled Defense
March 9th, 2017 No player epitomizes the positive turn the Montreal Canadiens have taken better than the newly acquired Brandon Davidson. Think of it like this: Under former head coach Michel Therrien, the struggling Alexei Emelin was a mainstay on the top pairing alongside Shea Weber. On Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks, Emelin sat in...
The Overdue Canadien Break-Up
February 21st, 2017 At the beginning of the season, no one realistically thought Alexei Emelin was a top-pair defender when he was slotted alongside Shea Weber. Now, with the Montreal Canadiens struggling, the Weber-Emelin experiment as the No. 1 duo has finally run its course and it's time for new head coach Claude Julien to break them up. Throughout...
