Posts tagged with "Tomas Plekanec"
2017 Expansion Draft Preview: Atlantic Division
June 13th, 2017 This is collaboration between Vegas Golden Knights writers Thomas Conroy and Shayna Goldman analyzing the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft by each division. The Vegas Golden Knights are in their final stage of preparation for this month’s NHL Expansion Draft. Team management has held multiple mock drafts since the beginning of the New Year,...
Can Nintendo Provide Guidance for Bergevin?
May 22nd, 2017 Advanced stats are an amazing addition to the sport of hockey. They provide extremely useful information for teams in the hunt that are trying to get an edge. For the Montreal Canadiens, a team that isn't consistently in the running, it's often better to ignore those numbers and go with your gut. Sometimes it's vital to just get back to...
Top Canadiens Expansion Draft Targets
May 16th, 2017 Come mid-June, the spotlight will be on the Las Vegas Golden Knights and who they will select in the upcoming Expansion Draft. They’re not the only team doing the picking, though. Every other NHL team will have to choose who they will be protecting, with the Montreal Canadiens being no exception. Habs general manager Marc...
Fate of Canadiens Rests with Plekanec
May 13th, 2017 Rarely before have the fates of a team and a 30-point scorer been so intertwined. Granted, it’s not all that often that 30-point scorers make $6 million, but that’s the annual salary (and cap hit) Tomas Plekanec and Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin agreed on a year and a half a go when they negotiated a two-year...
The Canadiens’ Rene Bourque Index
April 16th, 2017 It would be understandable if Montreal Canadiens fans forgot Rene Bourque was still in the league. His game-to-game performances weren’t exactly of the memorable variety while he was a member of the Habs, with the sole exception of those he put together during the team’s 2014 playoff run, which coincidentally ended against the New...
4 Canadiens Vegas Fans Should Be Watching
April 12th, 2017 The plan for the Montreal Canadiens in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft is impossible to figure out. I've tried. I've failed. Plenty of others are going to tell you that they know exactly what Montreal is going to do. They're lying. It's a complicated case. If nothing else, we at least have an extended opportunity for observation...
