Posts Tagged Montreal

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • NHL Trade Rumors: Why Derek Roy Is Not the Answer in Montreal

    With the Montreal Canadiens sitting in 13th in the Eastern Conference and 10 points out of eighth, most of the hopes for resurgence this season are starting to become bleak. That’s why trading for a mediocre forward like Derek Roy is the wrong move. With 26 points in 50 games, the former 80-po...

  • 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...

  • Montreal Canadiens: Top 5 Candidates to Replace Randy Cunneyworth as Head Coach

    To say there has been some criticism surrounding the hiring of Montreal Canadiens interim head coach Randy Cunneyworth is an understatement. Cunneyworth has been a lightning rod for criticism, although it’s been for all the wrong reasons. Much of the French media, along with the province of Qu...

  • Montreal Canadiens Have a Great Prospect in Brendan Gallagher

    The Montreal Canadiens committed grand theft larceny at the 2010 NHL Draft when they selected Brendan Gallagher. At least, figuratively speaking. Despite scoring 41 goals and producing 81 points during the 2009-10 WHL season with the Vancouver Giants, Gallagher wasn’t picked until round five o...

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