Posts About "Jesperi Kotkaniemi"
Keeping Tabs on the Habs - Canadiens Without Key Players This Week
November 19th, 2019 The Montreal Canadiens have come off a successful week with two wins (against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals) and an overtime loss (to the New Jersey Devils), picking up five of a possible six points. In the week ahead, they have three games, all against Eastern Conference rivals, all with losing records. Will the...
Montreal Canadiens — Take a Breath and Let the Kids Play
October 21st, 2019 To a hockey fan, watching your team win the tough games and lose to struggling teams brings a mountain of exasperation. One can only imagine the frustration that brews in the dressing room. The Montreal Canadiens have had a week of ups and downs, earning their first shutout of the season against the Minnesota Wild and beating the...
Canadiens Have Depth but Lack Elite Talent
October 11th, 2019 The Montreal Canadiens have started the season with a 1-1-2 record, after dropping a 4-2 decision in their own home opener to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The good news: they grabbed four of a possible six points on their opening three-game road trip. The bad news: they have not won in regulation time yet, and now have only...
Top 5 Canadiens Draft Picks in the Bergevin Era
September 17th, 2019 On May 2, 2012, the Montreal Canadiens announced that former NHL defenseman Marc Bergevin would be serving as the team’s new general manager. The announcement came a month after the firing of former GM Pierre Gauthier when the Canadiens finished last in the Eastern Conference. Before Bergevin Served the Canadiens Marc...
Canadiens Roster Depth: Ranking the Centres
August 28th, 2019 With the season just around the corner, it is time to take a deep look into the Montreal Canadiens as a whole. This is part of a series of articles where we rank each player within the organization based on position. This list does not just include players on the Montreal or Laval Rocket roster. Featured players will also include...
Montreal Canadiens Jesperi Kotkaniemi Is Already a Star
May 29th, 2019 When the Montreal Canadiens passed on Filip Zadina and Brady Tkachuk the consensus was that they went off the board. Now they have the makings of an elite two-way center. Depending on who you asked, Kesperi Kotkaniemi ranked anywhere from 5th-15th heading into the 2018 NHL Draft. Despite that Tkachuk had what should be a...
