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Canadiens officially re-sign Hal Gill to mentor P.K. Subban
Montreal Canadiens General Manager Pierre Gauthier announced earlier today the signing of defenceman Hal Gill for the 2011-12 season. Gill will make $2,25M next season, the same salary he made in the past two years. “Hall Gill has played a key role since he joined our team two years ago. He brings leadership and determination [...]
Bruins win tight series, Game 7 vs. Habs 4-3 on Horton’s OT winner
After the Bruins took an early two-goal lead in game 7 five minutes into the deciding contest, with goals from Johnny Boychuk and Mark Recchi, everyone thought the Canadiens would let go and that it was going to be over early for the visitors. But the Canadiens took advantage of special teams with a power [...]
Canadiens take commanding 2-0 series lead against hapless Bruins
Well, who would have thought the Montreal Canadiens, the sixth-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, would take a commanding 2-0 series lead against their division rivals and third-seeded team, the Boston Bruins, beating the Big Bad Bruins 2-0 and 3-1 in back-to-back road wins. The Canadiens, under head coach Jacques Martin, have played two perfect [...]
Montreal Canadiens set to face division rivals Boston Bruins
It was written in the sky; the Montreal Canadiens will face the Boston Bruins in the playoffs for the 33rd time in NHL history, and for the fifth time in the first round since 2002. The Canadiens currently have a 24-8 all-time playoff series record against the Bruins, but Boston swept the series the last [...]
After .500 trip, Canadiens prepare for very important week
Following the Chara-Pacioretty incident that made the news everywhere in North America and even in Europe, the Canadiens took the road to face the St. Louis Blues and former Hab netminder Jaroslav Halak on Thursday, and the Pittsburgh Penguins and Marc-Andre Fleury on Saturday. After taking a 1-0 lead in the 1st period on Jeff [...]
Canadiens lose Wisniewski for four weeks with factured cheekbon***updated***
The misfortunes of the Montreal Canadiens won’t go away. According to RDS’ Renaud Lavoie, the team has learned today that rearguard James Wisniewski will be out of action with one or multiple fractures to his left cheekbone sustained during yesterday’s contest against the Edmonton Oilers. Midway in the first period Wisniewski was brutally cut by [...]
Habs, Carey Price blank Leafs 3-0, end three-game skid
Despite battling a rash of injuries, the Canadiens played a great all-around game to defeat the hapless Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 at Bell Centre on Saturday night. Without the services of Michael Cammalleri, Mathieu Darche, Hal Gill, Josh Gorges and Andrei Markov, and coming off three consecutive losses to the hands of the Devils, the [...]
Wizniewski’s wizardry helps Canadiens earn 3 of 4 points; Maxim Lapierre traded to Ducks
After a disappoint 4-1 loss in Tampa Bay on Thursday, the Canadiens managed to come from a 2-0 deficit against the Florida Panthers on New Year’s Eve and win 3-2 thanks to a stellar performance from newcomer James Wisnieski. The wizard scored the game-winner in overtime and added a power play goal and an assist [...]
Canadiens acquire James Wisniewski from Islanders, slip 3-0 against the Capitals
The Montreal Canadiens have addressed their lack of depth on defense by acquiring rearguard James Wisniewski from the New York Islanders in exchange for a compensatory second round pick in 2011 and a conditional fifth round pick in 2012. Wisniewski, 26, was top Islanders’ scoring leader with 3 goals and 18 assists for 21 points [...]
Habs beat Senators 4-1, Gomez out with lower-body injury and Subban suffers in silence
Yesterday, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 thanks to three third-period goals to win their third consecutive game. The Habs got tallies from Brian Gionta, Michael Cammalleri, Roman Hamrlik and Jeff Halpern to win their 18th game of the season. Nick Foligno, on the power play, was the lone goal-scorer for Ottawa. With [...]
Habs capture 3 points out 4 in back to back games
After dropping a 3-1 lead to finally lose 4-3 in overtime to the hands of the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday at Bell Centre, the Montreal Canadiens scored two quick goals yesterday in New Jersey en route to a 5-1 win against the Devils. On Wednesday, Dustin Penner took advantage of a bad play by PK [...]
Price, Canadiens blank Canucks 2-0 at Bell Centre
Carey Price made 35 saves for his second shutout of the year and the Canadiens ended Vancouver’s six-game winning streak with a 2-0 win over the Canucks yesterday. Defensemen Andrei Markov and Roman Hamrlik both scored for Montreal on Roberto Luongo who stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced. The Canadiens finally managed to [...]
The top 10 most expensive defensive corps in the NHL
Some GMs like to build their team with a lot of offensive punch (Washington Capitals), others with a strong goalie tandem (Boston Bruins), and finally some GMs prefer to build their team with a very deep defensive corps. One month into the 2010-11 season, let’s have a look at the top 10 most expensive defensive [...]
.500 weekend for the Canadiens; changes expected for tomorrow
After beating the New York Islanders 3-1 in Long Island on goals by Tomas Plekanec, Benoit Pouliot and Tarvis Moen, as well as a great performance by goaltender Alex Auld, who made 30 saves, the Canadiens faltered Saturday at Bell Centre, losing 3-1 to the lowly Florida Panthers. Montreal swept the home-and-home series from the [...]
Canadiens preparing for an important week, Markov back Saturday?
After a .500 road trip where the Canadiens lost 3-2 in Toronto and won 3-2 in Pittsburgh, they are ready to open the season in Montreal on Wednesday against Guy Boucher and the Tampa Bay Lightning. After the Lightning, the Canadiens will visit the Buffalo Sabres on Friday and host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. [...]
Canadiens set final roster, ready to open season against Toronto
Yesterday the Montreal Canadiens set their 22-man roster by sending goalie Curtis Sanford, forwards Ryan White and Ben Maxwell, as well as defencemen Yannick Weber and Alex Henry to their AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. With Roman Hamrlik likely to miss the season opener in Toronto tonight with a sprained right knee, and all-star rearguard [...]
Pierre Gauthier addresses the press; Canadiens rookie training camp kicks in
Earlier today Pierre Gauthier addressed the press in Montreal during a 47-minute presser, just before the opening of the rookie camp in Brossard, Quebec. Gauthier mentioned the appointment of Carey Price as the team number one goaltender and the recovery of all-star defenseman Andrei Markov, among other things. Gauthier also talked about the Canadiens deep [...]
Off-Season Analysis: The Defense
Breaking: According to the team, the Montreal Canadiens have traded AHL goaltender Cedrick Desjardins to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goaltender Karri Ramo. Ramo, a 24-year-old native of Finland who has played 48 NHL games since 2007, played for the Omsk Avangard of the KHL this past season, and has one more year [...]
No Moves? No Problem! (for now)
If you were a Habs fan on July 1st, then odds are you spent the day either drinking and celebrating Canada Day, or in front of your laptop, TV (tuned to TSN2) and/or cell phone, waiting for news of a big signing by Canadiens’ General Manager Pierre Gauthier. Odds are, when you put all that [...]
Blueline Bulletins: Mara, Gill, Markov, Spacek
The Montreal Canadiens flew into Pittsburgh on Friday looking to hammer the proverbial nail into the Pittsburgh Penguins coffin. With the series tied at two wins on each side, the Canadiens had momentum on their side coming off a win and a big confidence booster at the Bell Centre on Thursday night. Unfortunately for the [...]