Montréal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Chris Wideman Out Indefinitely

The Montreal Canadiens were hit by the injury bug last season, and unfortunately, the bug is back this season as the Canadiens announced that defenceman Chris Wideman will be out indefinitely with a back injury. Wideman has spent the last two seasons with the Canadiens and is entering his seventh season in the NHL. He […]

Paul Byron Offically Retires and Canadiens Get An Update on Christian Dvorak

The Montreal Canadiens had a newsy day as they opened up training camp, and a few updates came from General Manager Kent Hughes. The first thing on the agenda is that Paul Byron officially announces his retirement from professional hockey and will join the Canadiens as a Player Development Consultant after playing 12 seasons in […]

Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens Strike A Deal

Tanner Pearson has found himself a new home with the Montreal Canadiens. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Montreal Canadiens have traded G Casey DeSmith to the Vancouver Canucks, and in exchange they receive a 2025 third-round pick and F Tanner Pearson. Of note, Tanner Pearson was recently activated off IR/LTIR, which means he is […]

Events That Changed Hockey

It is well known that in all walks of life, things change and evolve. It is safe to say that our favorite sport, hockey, has evolved in many ways. With that in mind, here are 10 events, in no particular order, that I think changed how our game was played: Goaltenders Playing the Puck Could […]

NHL Prospect Tournaments Begin This Week: Full Schedule

If you’re like me and itching for the return of hockey, I have good news. Most NHL teams send their prospects to play in one of the many rookie/prospect tournaments that take place around the league before full training camps begin. Those tournaments all begin this week. These games are a great opportunity for young […]

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Opinion: Time To See More of Canadiens’ Montembeault in Goal This Upcoming Season

With the Montreal Canadiens being in the Atlantic Division, there is no doubt that this year could end up being a long season for them. We know teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, and Boston Bruins should all make the Stanley Cup playoffs. The much-improved Ottawa Senators, the Buffalo Sabres, […]

Christian Dvorak Not Expected To Be Ready For Beginning Of The Season

The Montreal Canadiens General Manager Ken Hughes announced this morning that all players are healthy and expected to start the season, except for one, Christian Dvorak. The 27-year-old forward was limited to 62 games last season after getting shut down at the end of the season to undergo a season-ending knee injury. Dvorak has struggled […]

Montreal Canadiens Announce Mike Matheson As Alternate Captain

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that Mike Matheson has been named an alternate captain as Brendan Gallagher keeps the “A” on his sweater for the ninth straight season, and Nick Suzuki heads into his second season as the Canadiens captain. Matheson replaces Joel Edmundson, who was traded by the Canadiens to Washington on July 1st […]

Opinion: Scotty Bowman is a Hockey Genius

I have read a lot of great hockey books in my time, but the one that tops it all is a book that I was lucky enough to re-read over the holiday weekend. The book is Penguin Random House’s Scotty: A Hockey Life No Other by the great Ken Dryden. If you are a hockey fan, then […]

Tristan Jarry in net for the Pittsburgh Penguins

The Problematic Pittsburgh Goaltending Situation

Coming into this offseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins organization had many decisions that needed to be made, not the least of which was what to do between the pipes. Their goaltending duo of Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith was average at best during the 2022-23 season, with injuries contributing largely to that struggle. Jarry was out […]