Posts About "Phillip Danault"
Canadiens Need Phillip Danault
July 6th, 2018 Talking about the Montreal Canadiens inevitably leads to a conversation about their problems at centre. The recent signing of John Tavares by the Toronto Maple Leafs was especially hard for Habs fans, who watched their division rivals bolster their offense while they had to be satisfied with the return of veteran Tomas Plekanec. The...
Bergevin’s Top Offseason Priorities as Canadiens GM
May 13th, 2018 If this were any other offseason, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin would be able to sit back and relax, relatively speaking. After all, he has no unrestricted free agents on his current roster he absolutely needs to re-sign, unless you count Ales Hemsky and/ or Antti Niemi. Niemi undeniably performed admirably as Carey Price’s back-up,...
Canadiens Looking to Next Season
March 22nd, 2018 After a loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Montreal Canadiens are officially and irrevocably out of the playoffs this year. This will surprise no one. This is a team contending for the dubious title of worst in franchise history. Their elite goaltender has put up AHL numbers this year. Their number one defender has been playing...
Habs Fantasy Hockey Roundup (March 2018 Edition)
March 2nd, 2018 Good fantasy hockey general managers draft well in order to build a contending team. Great fantasy hockey general managers go one step further - they consistently scour through the waiver-wire in order to find short-term additions to their lineup that will increase the likelihood of them winning their weekly matchups. In this month's...
Habs' Danault "Lucky" to Be Back on the Ice
February 15th, 2018 After being struck in the back of the head by one of the NHL’s hardest slapshots, Phillip Danault feels fortunate to be nearing a return to game action. “I got lucky there,” said Danault on Monday following his first team practice since the injury. “Unlucky, but really lucky at the same time. It could have hit me in the jaw,...
There's No Denying Phillip Danault
December 7th, 2017 To date, the trade to acquire Phillip Danault is one of general manager Marc Bergevin’s best. A few days before the 2016 NHL trade deadline, Danault came to Montreal along with a 2018 second-round pick from Chicago in exchange for Dale Weise and Tomas Fleischmann. Since then, the trade has easily been a win in favour of Montreal and...
