Canadiens interest in Honka Marc Dumont of The Athletic: There have been reports that the Montreal Canadiens are interested in Dallas Stars defenseman Julius Honka. The Canadiens do have Jeff Petry and Shea Weber in their top four, with Christian Folin, Noah Juulsen, Cale Fleury and Josh Brook fighting for the third-pair. The Stars may
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MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored late in the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night in the first NHL pre-season game for both teams. Who Scored? Artturi Lehkonen and Nate Thompson scored for the Canadiens in the first period and Nick Cousins added
MONTREAL — Brendan Gallagher scored twice in regulation and the Montreal Canadiens downed the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Thursday in pre-season action. Nick Suzuki, Jordan Weal, and Phil Varone all scored in the shootout for Montreal. Weal and Brett Kulak both scored in the second period for the Canadiens. Owen Tippett, Anthony Greco, Jonathan Ang
BATHURST, N.B. — A short-handed goal by Alex Belzile with less than five minutes to play lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 pre-season win over the Florida Panthers Wednesday night in the 2019 Kraft Hockeyville game in Bathurst, N.B. Matthew Peca, Jeff Petry and Riley Barber also scored for the Canadiens, who improved to 2-0
The Jets would be in trouble if Byfuglien walks away Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: If Dustin Byfuglien decides to walk away from hockey, it would leave the Winnipeg Jets thin on the right side of their blue line. Their left side to start the season consists of Josh Morrissey, Dmitry Kulikov and Nathan
Canucks thinking eight-years after Boeser’s deal expires Rick Dhaliwal: Brock Boeser‘s agent Ben Hankinson on Sportsnet 650: “We talked about a long term deal we were heading that way but the market changed. I got upset at the numbers that were leaked about 7 million at the draft. We were close but just couldn’t close
Bergevin on a Hurricanes offer sheet one day Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin when asked about the Carolina Hurricanes trying to offer sheet one of their restricted free agents one day. “(Also smiling) I’ll deal with that if it does happen. I’m not worried about that. Like I said, it’s
MONTREAL — When Ryan Poehling stepped onto the Bell Centre ice for the first time since his record-setting game last year, all the memories came rushing back. The Montreal Canadiens prospect made history in his NHL debut in the final game of last season, scoring three goals and then the shootout winner in a 6-5
In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is reactionary news out of Toronto in regards to the Mitch Marner signing. What really happened behind the scenes to help get this deal done? In Edmonton, where everyone is watching Connor McDavid closely, he took part in the first day of training camp. How involved did he get?
No Canadiens for Markov Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin has said that they are not interested in bringing back free agent defenseman Andrei Markov. “Two years ago, his contract was due, we made an offer,” Bergevin told RDS’s Marc Denis on a special edition of “Table d’hôte” that aired
© Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Marleau not a fit for the Sharks Elliotte Friedman: Patrick Marleau‘s agent said yesterday that there currently isn’t a fit for Marleau with the San Jose Sharks. Marleau wants to play and is pursuing other NHL opportunities. Pierre LeBrun: Marleau was told by in July that there wasn’t really
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news the Montreal Canadiens might be looking at a former Buffalo Sabres forward, John Tortorella is getting ready to explode and in Los Angeles, there is news on the Kings and Adrian Kempe negotiations. Finally, Dale Hawerchuk is dealing with health issues that will see him step away
© Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports Canadiens looking at Pominville? Eric Engels: Have been hearing that the Montreal Canadiens are considering forward Jason Pominville. There have been some talks but nothing is imminent. Something to keep an eye on. Joe Yerdon: Pominville this morning when asked if he’s been negotiating with the Canadiens: “Really!? Wow! I’ve
Home NHL Rumors NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Stars, Golden Knights, and Senators © Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports Canadiens interested in a Stars defenseman? Jimmy Murphy: Have heard that the Montreal Canadiens are interested in Dallas Stars restricted free agent defenseman Julius Honka. The Stars have just under $1 million in cap space and they may prefer
© Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports The Predators and Josi talked extension this offseason Greg Hardwig of the Naples Daily News: Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi is entering the final year of his deal. He wants to stay in Nashville and the sides have talked. “I never made it secret that I’d like to stay in
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on two major names in Washington where the Capitals will have some big decisions to make, news on Matt Hunwick’s season in Buffalo and how it might affect another defenseman, and an update on the potential re-opening of the CBA by the NHL and the NHLPA. Finally,
© Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports A first round exit could spell the end for Babcock Scott Billeck of NBC Sports: It is possible that the Toronto Maple Leafs could be without Mitch Marner to start the season. The Marner situation seems similar to what the Maple Leafs went through last year with William Nylander. Other
Mathew Tkachuk and agent working towards agreement… Sammi Silber of The Sporting News: Tkachuk and his agent, Don Meehan, still negotiate with the Calgary Flames. It is simply what the agent and player want from the Flames. ” worked with the player to determine a position we thought should be fair in this market, and