Author: Michael Pagani

Buffalo Sabres: Owen Power is the Real Deal

The hockey gods granted the Buffalo Sabres luck as they were awarded the first overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. With that pick, they selected Mississauga, Ontario native Owen Power. So far, Power has shown he is capable of playing at the NHL level and will be a workhorse on that blueline for years […]

Pags’ Points part 1

As part of a new series, I thought it would be fun to reflect on Elliotte Friedman’s 32 Thoughts article and discuss the news surrounding the Montreal Canadiens. Of course, we will start with the most recent article that was published on April 5. Thought #5: “Martin St. Louis, on when he will make his […]

Report: Montreal Canadiens sign Joshua Roy to Entry-Level Contract

The Montreal Canadiens have signed Josh Roy to the 3-year Entry-Level Contract on Wednesday morning. The contract will see Roy make $750,000 at the NHL level in 2022-23 and also contains a signing bonus of $92,500. Roy will earn $10,500 at the Junior level. During the 2023-24 & 2024-25 seasons, Roy will make $775,000. In […]

Report: Montreal Canadiens come to an agreement with Jordan Harris

The regime of Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton continues to remain flawless. The great momentum for the duo continued after the trade deadline as they signed 2019 3rd round pick Jordan Harris. This contract will pay Harris US$750,000 per season in the NHL and contains a signing bonus of $92,500 each year. It also as […]

Opinion: Montreal Canadiens did what was required of them at the 2022 Trade Deadline

It was known way before the March 21 Trade Deadline that Montreal would-be sellers. They had a lot of UFA’s that would garner interest around the league with names such as Brett Kulak Artturi Lehkonen (RFA eligible), and there was even some speculation as to if Montreal would move Shea Weber’s contract. The first move […]

Breaking News: Ben Chiarot traded to the Florida Panthers

Leading up to Monday’s trade deadline, Ben Chiarot was on a lot of teams’ radar that included the Oilers, Flames, Blues, and even the Panthers. Wednesday evening would put an end to the Ben Chiarot trade saga as the Montreal Canadiens agree to trade Ben Chiarot to the Florida Panthers in exchange for prospect Ty […]

Montreal Canadiens fail to complete the comeback, lose 8-4 to the Winnipeg Jets

Coming into tonight’s game against the Winnipeg Jets, the Montreal Canadiens were riding high on a season-long 5-game winning streak. Many have said this team has completely transformed under interim Head Coach Martin St. Louis and the game tonight would be a perfect example of such. Big props to the Winnipeg Jets tonight in how […]

BREAKING: Russia and Belarus are removed from further IIHF competition

Russia and Belarus are banned from future IIHF competitions, which include the moving of the 2023 World Juniors that were set to take place in St. Petersburg due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the leading days to today’s announcement, there was pressure from fans and the media for the IIHF to relocate the World […]

USA & Canada disappoint in Men’s Hockey at the Winter Olympics

There were high expectations coming into the 2022 Winter Olympics for powerhouse countries such as Team Canada and Team USA in Men’s hockey despite not having NHL players, which was a problem for Canada and USA in 2018. In 2018, USA got eliminated in the quarter-finals by Czechia in the shootout. 4 years later, USA […]

Report: Luc Tardif confirms World Juniors will be played in August

Early Tuesday morning, World Juniors fans worldwide were greeted with excellent news as president of the IIHF Luc Tardif announced to RIA Novosti that the World Juniors would be played in August, with exact dates coming after the Olympics. I also assume they will announce the location of where the tournament is being held. This […]