Posts Tagged Canadiens’

  • Montreal Canadiens: Are the Habs Getting Tougher?

    Gritty, rough, hard-hitting, physical, ruthless: Those are not words you would associate with the Montreal Canadiens. Well, the Habs are trying to change that.  With the addition of tough guy Brad Staubitz at the trade deadline, paired the recent play of grinder Ryan White, the Habs are pr...

  • Minnesota Wild Video: Watch Devin Setoguchi’s Epic Fail in Shootout vs Canadiens

    No lead is ever safe in professional sports, and we were almost reminded as much on Thursday. The Montreal Canadiens were in complete control with a 4-1 advantage over the Minnesota Wild with under four minutes to play. With the Canadiens in dead last in the Eastern Conference, it looked to be a ...

  • Blake Geoffrion Acquisition Brings Sentimental Value to the Montreal Canadiens

    On Friday, the Montreal Canadiens traded defenseman Hal Gill and a fifth-round pick to the Nashville Predators for a second-round pick, Robert Slaney and a player with a very familiar name to Canadiens' fans: Blake Geoffrion.Geoffrion is a 23-year-old forward with just 42 NHL games under his belt. I...

  • Brad Marchand: Bruins Wing Could Be Suspended for Clip Against Canadiens’ Emelin

    Brad Marchand, once again, is in a position where he could face supplemental discipline from the NHL. Towards the end of the second period against the Montreal Canadiens, Marchand was penalized for a clip on Alexei Emelin.The hit was directly in the knee area of Emelin and left him shaken up. M...

  • Toronto Maple Leafs: Mats Sundin to Be Honored in Tonight’s Game vs. Canadiens

    The Leafs and Canadiens will continue their historic rivalry tonight in the Air Canada Center. But this game will not be any ordinary game. Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs will honor one of their all-time greats. Mats Sundin. The all-star center played 13 straight seasons with the Maple Leafs,...

  • Winnipeg Jets: Where Do the Jets Go from the Loss to the Montreal Canadiens?

    The Winnipeg Jets' playoff aspirations have gone down the drain.The Jets lost this afternoon in a lackluster effort against the Montreal Canadiens by the score 3-0.The team is unable to find any type of offense without Evander Kane in the lineup.The six-game road trip had an end result ...

  • Montreal Canadiens: Anniversary of Scott Gomez’s Last Goal Today

    February 5, 2010.The Habs were playing the New York Rangers at home and Montreal Center Scott Gomez scored what turned out to be the game winner in a 2-0 win.That was the last time Gomez has scored a goal, even in the playoffs.Gomez showed promise in his first season with the Habs back in '09-1...

  • Montreal Canadiens: What Is the Future Tomas Plekanec?

    What is Tomas Plekanec? Is Tomas Plekanec a top-line center capable of making the players around him better? Is he a high-end, second-line center that can produce a steady amount of offence from year to year? Is he the best third-line center in the league? Maybe the more important question: What exa...