All Entries in the "Montreal Canadiens" Category
Bruins Drop Another; Fall To Dead-Last In Eastern Conference
Entering Thursday, the Boston Bruins were in desperate need of points. They sat at 13th in the Eastern Conference –3 points behind the 8th place Devils –. It was supposed to be the best game they’ve had this year, in a playoff-like atmosphere against their most hated rivals (who were also struggling, at 14th [...]
Bruins GameDay Preview: B’s & Habs Set To Renew Age-Old Rivalry
Fresh off an abnormal stretch of four straight off-days, the Boston Bruins (3-5-0 (6 Points)) will look to get things back on track Thursday evening as they renew acquaintances with their age-old rivals, the Montreal Canadiens (2-5-2 (6 Points)). The Canadiens, who snapped their recent 6-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory against the [...]
Montreal Canadiens Injury Update: Spacek and Cammalleri out 2-3 weeks
The Montreal Canadiens will be without winger Mike Cammalleri and rearguard Jaroslav Spacek for the next two-to-three weeks following the injuries they sustained during Sunday’s 5-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets. Cammalleri sustained a deep leg laceration when Yannick Weber cut his leg in the period, while Spacek sustained a probable rib injury when he [...]
Canadiens call up forward Aaron Palushaj
The Montreal Canadiens have announced earlier today that they have called up forward Aaron Palushaj to replace injured forward Mike Cammalleri who suffered a deep laceration on his left leg when he was cut by the skate on teammate Yannick Weber during yesterday’s 5-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets. Assigned to the Bulldogs on October, [...]
Canadiens claim Blair Betts off waivers, finalize 23-man roster for opening night
The Montreal Canadiens have claimed center Blair Betts off waivers earlier today from the Philadelphia Flyers, who had put the defensive specialist on waivers yesterday to free up cap space. Betts is entering the second and final year of a two-year contract worth $700,000 annually. The 31 year-old center played 75 games for the Flyers [...]
Canadiens sign rearguard Chris Campoli to a one-year $1.75 million contract
The Montreal Canadiens have announced earlier today they have signed blueliner Chris Campoli to a one-year $1.75 million contract. Campoli split last season between the Ottawa Senators and the Chicago Blackhawks, playing 77 games scoring 4 goals and adding 17 assists for 21 points. Campoli finished with an even plus/minus ratio of 0. This move [...]
Max Pacioretty ready to break out
Playing only his second pre-season game since returning from a broken vertebrae as a result of the Zdeno Chara incident that happened on March 8th, 2011 at Bell Centre. The 22 year-old winger had to miss the remainder of the season and the first round of the playoffs. Now back at 100% after an intensive [...]
Canadiens lose 6-3 against the Stars, ready to host the Sabres tonight
After surrendering a 4-0 lead to the Dallas Stars yesterday night at Bell Centre, the Canadiens roared back to close the gap to one goal 4-3, but they finally lost the game 6-3. Former Canadiens Michael Ryder and Mike Ribeiro each finished with one goal and one assist. The best Stars player was Tomas Vincour, [...]
PAT LAFONTAINE AND STEVE WEBB TO RIDE 550 MILES FOR CHARITY
We here at HI support this effort by Pat LaFontaine and Steve Webb, and personally implore you to give just anything you can in support of this…. HOCKEY LEGENDS PAT LAFONTAINE AND STEVE WEBB TO RIDE 550 MILES FOR W20 FOUNDATION AND COMPANIONS IN COURAGE FOUNDATION NEW YORK (September 19, 2011) –NHL alumnus Steve Webb [...]
Montreal Canadiens’ rookie camp opens today ***updated with contest***
Now that the dog days of summer are over and that October is lurking ahead, many NHL training camps will be starting this week in anticipation of the pre-season, which will begin on Monday, September 19. As for the Canadiens, they will host the Dallas Stars at Bell Centre on Tuesday, September 20, for their [...]
Montreal Canadiens: Player Projections for the 2011-12 season – part 3, goalies
Last week I looked at the offensive production of the Canadiens’ defensive brigade and two weeks earlier, I had a look at the Canadiens’ top-12 forwards trying to predict their offensive output. In the third and last part of this player-projection series, I will analyze the Habs’ goalie tandem. Looking for more stability behind Carey [...]
Montreal Canadiens: Player Projections for the 2011-12 season – part 2, defensemen
Two weeks ago, I looked at the Canadiens’ top-12 forwards trying to predict their offensive output. This time I will have a look at the seven defensemen of the Habs’ defensive unit. At the moment, the Canadiens have 21 players signed for a total of $59,120,510, which gives GM Pierre Gauthier a $5,179,490 cap space [...]
Montreal Canadiens: Player Projections for the 2011-12 season – part 1, forwards
With only one month before the NHL training camps begin, the Montreal Canadiens’ roster is almost set in stone as the team has 12 forwards, 7 defensemen and 2 goalies already signed to NHL contracts. The Canadiens have 21 players signed for a total of $59,120,510, which gives GM Pierre Gauthier a $5,179,490 cap space [...]
It’s a Hard Life: the Alexei Kovalev Story
Recently Dmitry Chesnokov of Puck Daddy’s Yahoo Sports translated a Russian interview Kovalev had with Pavel Lysenkov of Sovetsky Sports. Alexei Kovalev was pretty clear for his dislike of Ottawa during his 2 year deal. Kovalev is an interesting character. He has the skill set of some of the best hockey players in the [...]
Canadiens ink Erik Cole and Peter Budaj to multi-year deals
Looking for a back-up to starter Carey Price, the Canadiens signed goaltender Peter Budaj to a two-year, $2.3-million contract. Budaj, 28, played a total of 45 games with the Colorado Avalanche in 2010-11. He posted a record of 15 wins, 21 losses and 4 overtime losses to go along with a 3.20 GAA and a [...]
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Hockey Independent mock draft part 1
With the NHL Entry Draft looming I decided to organize a mock draft with several of HI’s writers to give you an idea of what tonight’s entry draft could look. Participants: Fred Poulin, Cris Cohen, Lawrence Duchenski, John Scott Moore, Jeremy Scriven, Alexander Monaghan, Jamie Fraser, Andre Garabedian, WB Philp, Al Cimaglia, Adrian Fung, Gordon [...]
Nick Giglia’s 2011 Mock Draft: The Swami Speaks
This year, once again with the assistance of my good friend Andrew R (and some Bitches Brew…..both the beer and the music), I sat down to do my NHL Mock Draft. As per usual, trades were considered, and by a phenomenal stroke of luck we called Carter to Columbus for Voracek and the [...]
Canadiens re-sign Pacioretty and Desharnais, shaping their 2011-12 roster
Montreal Canadiens’ GM Pierre Gauthier announced earlier this week, the re-signing of left winger Max Pacioretty to a two-year deal worth $3.25 million. Pacioretty will make $1,500,000 in 2011-12 and $1,750,000 in 2012-13. Max Pax made $875,000 last season on the last year of his three-year entry-level contract. After starting the campaign with the Hamilton [...]
Jaromir Jagr very likely to come back to the NHL
Former all-star NHLer Jaromir Jagr is expected to come back to the NHL after a three-year hiatus during which he played with Omsk Avangard in the KHL. During his three seasons in Russia, Jagr collected 66 goals and 80 assists for 146 points in 155 games. The 39 year-old right winger last played in the [...]
