Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry had the game against the Montreal Canadiens on his stick, but hit the crossbar in the final minute of overtime. A hero up until that point in the game Monday night, Terry had scored twice already. However, with the Ducks down two to none in the ensuing shootout, pressed into
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There are many ways a hockey club can remain consistently good. Setting aside specifics like “flurry adjusted expected goals percentages,” a team is either well-rounded offensively and defensively, proficient offensively, or defensively sound. Judging by their past four matches, especially the 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night, the Montreal Canadiens have looked
The miasma that is the Montreal Canadiens’ season continued on Saturday night in a 3-1 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. One supposes that the performance was superior to the ones the club put in on Tuesday versus the Seattle Kraken (Oct. 29; an 8-2 defeat) and Thursday away to the Washington
Canadiens general manager (GM) Kent Hughes’ rebuild plan is starting to bear fruit as the young players are showing significant signs of growth. This week has shown a team ready to take the next step. But there are both positive and negative points to discuss. With that, here’s a look at the latest 3 Up,
The Montreal Canadiens 2023-24 season has had its share of ups and downs. While some fans want them to make moves to help get them into a playoff position, team management is asking for them to remain patient during the rebuild. As the rebuild continues, there are still significant needs to be met in the
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, add the Boston Bruins to the list of teams that might have interest in Nikita Zadorov of the Calgary Flames. There is also chatter that the Florida Panthers are aggressively pursuing Patrick Kane. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens are looking for Sam Montembeault to make a decision and Connor McDavid shoots
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Chicago Blackhawks are getting a key player back to their roster on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens are still struggling with goaltending concerns as they have an extra netminder they’d like to move. Sheldon Keefe is not happy with his team’s lack of response to the Timothy Liljegren injury.
The Montreal Canadiens have had a busy offseason with many roster moves. Recently, they traded goaltender Casey DeSmith to the Vancouver Canucks for forward Tanner Pearson and a third-round pick. On the outside, this looks like another good move by general manager (GM) Kent Hughes. He picked up a draft asset and a solid bottom-six
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, it sounds like the Washington Capitals are set to hire Mitch Love as an assistant coach. Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche and defenseman Erik Johnson are parting ways as the defenseman will test free agency. The Calgary Flames made a big pitch to Elias Lindholm, and there are updates on the
Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes hinted that the team will look to make changes over the summer, but simply going out and signing UFAs in free agency may not be the organization’s modus operandi. He told reporters, “Most people think of free agency as like ‘Kadri’s going to be available’ or ‘Malkin’s going to be
In this week’s Montreal Canadiens News & Rumors rundown, we’ll break down trade rumours, roster updates, including Sami Niku, Marc Bergevin, Jonathan Drouin and much more. Fans Return The Canadiens will be allowed to host masked and fully vaccinated full capacity crowds at the Bell Centre, per the Quebec government. Quebec’s provincial Health Minister Christian
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ opening-round exit from the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs sparked speculation of possible roster changes. All options short of trading captain Sidney Crosby and goaltender Matt Murray are reportedly under consideration. Phil Kessel and Kris Letang are the notables most often mentioned as possible trade candidates. Of late, however, center Evgeni Malkin also