Canadiens’ Bergevin Impresses in Hiring Ducharme Ryan Szporer | February 27, 2021 New Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme clearly has some work to do based on his debut. The 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, in which the Habs led 3-1,…
Canadiens at Crossroads with Head Coach Julien on Hot Seat Ryan Szporer | February 23, 2021 Instead of bleu, blanc et rouge, think yellow and black. If the Montreal Canadiens were a taxi, they’d be approaching a green light that just turned yellow, with general manager…
Montreal Canadiens Retooling: They Obviously Aren’t All In Blain Potvin | January 16, 2021 The Montreal Canadiens are entering their fourth season since the start of the retool, which is just another word for rebuild, and the fanbase is re-energized. The team assembled looks…
Canadiens Don’t Need A Depth Defenseman Like Chara Anyway Ryan Szporer | January 3, 2021 At this point, the Montreal Canadiens need another depth defenseman like a third arm. It sounds good in practice, but it certainly wouldn’t look or feel right, especially if we’re…
Canadiens Cannot Afford a Locked-out 2020-21 Season Ryan Szporer | December 5, 2020 It’s fairly obvious nothing about the current pandemic is normal from the perspective of either the owner or players. In retrospect, the fact that the NHL and NHLPA were able…
The Time the Canadiens Signed Defenseman Karl Alzner Ryan Szporer | December 2, 2020 Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin put an end to a particularly harrowing chapter of his eight-year tenure this offseason. Of course, the Canadiens made the playoffs for the first…
Canadiens Fans No Longer Divided When it Comes to Bergevin Trege Wilson | November 8, 2020 Marc Bergevin has had a whirlwind career as general manager (GM) of the Montreal Canadiens. He’s made mistakes; he has – subjectively – sat idle when he should have been…
3 Reasons Why Canadiens Will Reach Round 2 in 2021 Ryan Szporer | October 16, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens may have finished 24th in the overall standings in 2019-20, but they nevertheless ended up as one of the top three Atlantic Division teams, making the playoffs…
Canadiens Seeing Bergevin’s Offseason Plans Come Together Trege Wilson | October 14, 2020 A week before the 2020 NHL Draft, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin went on a media tour and stated in several interviews that he was prepared to improve his roster and…
Bergevin’s Projected Canadiens Roster Still Has Holes Ryan Szporer | October 11, 2020 It’s time to face the facts. Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin is likely done this offseason, at least from a free-agency standpoint. Juulsen Likely to Round Out Defense With…
Bergevin Gives a Sneak Peek at the Habs’ Plans Going Forward Trege Wilson | October 6, 2020 Marc Bergevin recently finished his end-of-season media tour, where he answered a few questions on the Montreal Canadiens’ future. He indicated he wouldn’t break the bank on a high-end free…
Petry Extension One of Canadiens GM Bergevin’s Best Ryan Szporer | September 26, 2020 If Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry were a fairy-tale character, he would probably be Goldilocks. That makes Petry’s new four-year, $25 million deal the porridge, as it feels just about…