Posts About "Marc Bergevin"
Top 5 Reasons for Canadiens’ Early Success
October 10th, 2018 Two games do not make a season, but, if you’re the Montreal Canadiens, they certainly stir up a sense of optimism. Despite the Habs getting off to a modestly successful 1-0-1 start to the 2018-19 season, they’ve either taken a Stanley Cup favorite to the limit or beaten another outright (and decisively to boot). None of this was...
Alzner Should Stay a Healthy Scratch for Habs
October 7th, 2018 At this rate, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Karl Alzner will never see the ice again. Alzner a Healthy Scratch Made a healthy scratch to open the season, Alzner sat from the press box, witnessing an improbable overtime loss to the Stanley Cup-favorite Toronto Maple Leafs. Granted, the Leafs haven’t been nearly as dominant as everyone...
5 Big Canadiens Predictions for 2018-19
October 5th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens opened the 2018-19 season in relatively impressive fashion, taking the Stanley Cup-favorite Toronto Maple Leafs to the limit before falling in overtime. Few probably saw that coming. Fewer still may see the following bold predictions as being possible. Considering how last year’s predictions went, that’s...
Weber a Safe Choice as Canadiens Captain
October 1st, 2018 There are a lot of words that accurately describe Shea Weber being named captain of the Montreal Canadiens. “Surprising” is not one of them. Weber the New Canadiens Captain Weber’s pedigree as a captain (having previously served in that capacity while with the Nashville Predators) might have actually factored the least into the...
Is Byron Bergevin’s Biggest Coup?
September 26th, 2018 You could definitely argue Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron is general manager Marc Bergevin’s biggest success story. You’d be wrong, though. There’s no denying the waiver-wire acquisition of Byron to start the 2015-16 continues to pay dividends for the Habs. During a modestly successful 11-goal season that year, he...
Canadiens Due for Battle at Bottom of Atlantic
September 16th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens will undeniably end up in the thick of a race in the Atlantic Division in 2018-19. Logically speaking though, it just won’t be for the division title or one of the last playoff spots. Breaking Down the Atlantic Indeed, in spite of how the Atlantic boasts some legitimate contenders, it’s shaping up to be one...
