Canadiens’ Kotkaniemi Set to Make Strides in Third Season Ryan Szporer | January 9, 2021 Ten games certainly do not make a career, but Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s 10-game postseason performance certainly made a difference. If nothing else, it served as vindication in some…
Montreal Canadiens’ Experience at Center a Concern Blain Potvin | January 6, 2021 The 2020 Playoffs gave the Montreal Canadiens’ young centers an opportunity to develop in the pressure cooker that only elimination hockey can provide. Nick Suzuki, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and even Jake…
Montreal Canadiens’ 2020-21 Season Predictions Blain Potvin | December 31, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens 2020-21 training camp is set to begin on Jan. 3. General manager Marc Bergevin was busy during the Christmas break adding veteran forwards with Stanley Cup experience…
Canadiens 12 Days of Hockeymas: 8 Habs Reach Playoffs for First Time Ryan Szporer | December 17, 2020 Despite the first-round loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Montreal Canadiens had a fairly successful 2020 postseason. It wasn’t due just to how they pushed the heavily favored Flyers to…
Canadiens 12 Days of Hockeymas: Forward Depth to Celebrate Blain Potvin | December 13, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as…
Canadiens: 3 Breakout Candidates for 2020-21 Season Blain Potvin | November 27, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens and their fans suffered a bitter and difficult 2019-20 season. They finished the season with 71 points in 71 games played, winning only 31 games in large…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Canadiens, Oilers, Maple Leafs, Hockey Canada, More Jim Parsons | November 24, 2020 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Hockey Canada has suspended activities due to two positive COVID-19 cases. What does that mean going forward? Meanwhile, NHL insider Craig Button says he could…
Canadiens News & Rumours: Kotkaniemi, Churla, Olofsson & More Trege Wilson | November 24, 2020 With Marc Bergevin on a seemingly endless vacation, there hasn’t been much action for the Montreal Canadiens as of late. After a vigorous start to the offseason, the last few…
Prospects News & Rumors: Team Canada, Lundkvist & Kotkaniemi Eddy Jones | November 23, 2020 A budding superstar for the Chicago Blackhawks shines at Team Canada’s World Junior Selection Camp. A New York Rangers former first-round selection is beginning to heat up in Sweden and…
Top 5 Canadiens Draft Picks in the Bergevin Era Peter Kapelanski | November 22, 2020 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…
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…
Canadiens News and Rumors: Gallagher, Toffoli, Kotkaniemi & More Melissa Boyd | October 18, 2020 In this week’s Montreal Canadiens news and rumors, Brendan Gallagher signs a long term contract extension to stay with the Habs, Tyler Toffoli speaks to the Montreal media for the…