Posts About "Rene Bourque"
Montreal Canadiens Worth $1 Billion On & Off Ice
November 26th, 2014 It may be Thanksgiving in America, but just because they’re north of the border (and they are the Montreal Canadiens), it doesn’t mean the Habs have nothing for which to be thankful this 2014-15 season. In fact, just this week, Forbes named them the third-most valuable NHL franchise at a cool billion dollars. Here are the top five...
Montreal Canadiens Trading Rene Bourque Makes Sense… Kinda
November 22nd, 2014 The Montreal Canadiens just traded away Rene Bourque… and so much else. What the Montreal Canadiens Actually Gave up There’s an economics term out there called “opportunity cost.” Bear with me. I’ll try my best to keep this from turning into a math lesson. It’s essentially defined as the alternative benefit...
Goodbye Bryan: Will Rene Bourque Help The Anaheim Ducks?
November 21st, 2014 Bryan Allen Traded Bryan Allen's days as a member of the Anaheim Ducks are officially over. With the return of Francois Beauchemin and solid outings by Josh Manson, any observer would be hard pressed to argue that Allen will be missed out on the ice. In trading him, the Ducks part ways with a slow and lumbering defenseman that...
THW Podcast Episode 7: Poor Jack Johnson
November 21st, 2014 New week, new podcast. Sebastian Noren is joined by Marcy Di Michele to discuss the latest news from around the league. Jack Johnson's bankruptcy is the big talking point in this week's show. Sebastian and Marcy also take an extra look at the Montreal Canadiens and the Columbus Blue Jackets. ...
Hockey News: Jack Johnson Bankruptcy; Slava Voynov Charged
November 21st, 2014 Really tough situation for Jack Johnson. It's almost unbelievable the bad luck the Penguins organization has had involving players health. In particular Pascal Dupuis, who is out at least six months with a blood clot. What are the potential replacement options in Pittsburgh? Is Claude Giroux injured or not? Who really know?...
Montreal Canadiens Clean House by Losing Bourque, Moen
November 15th, 2014 The last time the Montreal Canadiens won four in a row, they proceeded to go into a mini 1-3-1 tailspin. There’s every reason to believe this time is different, without Rene Bourque and Travis Moen weighing the team down. Even Less Bang for Your Bourque For the record, Bourque and Moen are not necessarily bad players. In fact,...
AHL-bound Bourque Signals Change in Montreal
November 10th, 2014 Despite how poorly a veteran player plays, it still comes as a surprise if they get put on waivers. In the case of Rene Bourque whose 2013-14 regular season was poor only to find redemption with an excellent playoff, he started the year full of promise as fans hoped Playoff Bourque would spill over into the regular season. But it didn't...
Canadiens' Rene Bourque Making A Difference
April 22nd, 2014 The Montreal Canadiens can sweep away the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at the Bell Centre and the Canadiens can thank Rene Bourque for the secondary scoring. Bourque has a team high three goals for the Canadiens, a third of what he scored over 69 regular season games this season and more than he scored in his previous 27...Montreal Canadiens - Ten Questions
Let us get right into it, shall we? 10 questions about 10 players on the Montreal Canadiens roster. Plus, some additional snippets of my limited wisdom for a few of them. 1. Should Carey Price say 'no' to the Olympics? I've already stated that Carey looks 'different' this year. Assuming he gets invited to the big gig in Sochi, I would...
Why The Montreal Canadiens Need to Acquire Max Talbot
March 21st, 2013 With now less than two weeks before the April 3rd, 2013 NHL trade deadline, the Montreal Canadiens are in good position to begin the playoffs at home a very good season shortened by the lockout. Sitting currently 2nd in the Eastern Conference right behind the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins, the Canadiens will certainly be buyers this time...
Who Are The NHL Amnesty Buyout Candidates (Eastern Conference)
March 14th, 2013 One of the more controversial additions to the new NHL collective bargaining agreement, the league will allow all 30 teams to correct past contractual mistakes by offering them two buyouts over the ensuing two off-seasons. With the NHL salary cap shrinking from over $70 million this season to a reported $64.3 million next year, these...
Are Brian Gionta's Best Days Long Gone?
February 26th, 2013 Despite the Montreal Canadiens' strong start this season, some players are struggling offensively for the Eastern Conference leaders. One of them is captain Brian Gionta. In 19 contests this season, the diminutive winger has only recorded 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points despite playing on the team's first line with Tomas Plekanec and...
Canadiens' Depth Charges Forward
February 9th, 2013 Ten games into the season and sitting at 6-3-1, the Montreal Canadiens have so far been one of the season’s most surprising young teams. After finishing 19th in overall goal scoring last year, and without having made any significant offensive upgrades via trade or free agency, most experts had predicted another anemic output from a...
