Selecting the ‘Best of the Rest’ Olympic Roster
For the players left out of the Olympics, we’ve constructed a ‘Best of the Rest’ roster of players hailing from nations that didn’t qualify.
Lars Eller
Center-Ice: Where the Stanley Cup is Presented
As we have seen from championship teams in the past, talent at the center-ice position is probably the most conclusive on-ice credential that is representative…
Montreal Canadiens – Ten Questions
Let us get right into it, shall we? 10 questions about 10 players on the Montreal Canadiens roster. Plus, some additional snippets of my limited wisdom for a few of them.…
The Rest of the Month: New York Rangers Edition
The 2013-14 season hasn’t started out the way the New York Rangers had envisioned it. Injuries to key players and uncharacteristic play from some of the stars are just a…
Lars is a Star This Week: Will Success Last for Habs’ Eller?
Hey do you know that kid Eller is leading the Habs in scoring? Really eh!? Wouldn’t have bet on that one. Me neither. How’s Daniel Brière doing? Lars Eller…
Gryba’s Hit on Lars Eller: Career Boost For Both?
As we watched Lars Eller face down on the ice following a check from Ottawa’s Eric Gryba in last May’s playoff race, my mind immediately raced back to an incident over 11 years ago. Kyle McLaren hitting Richard Zednik.
Hot & Not: October 1st – 5th
Time flies during the NHL season for all those that follow the action-packed season. Seasons pass quickly and the offseason feels like it lasts an eternity. But there is nothing…
For Habs’ Bergevin and Therrien the Real Work Begins
At the end of the 2012 season — which saw the Montreal Canadiens miss the playoffs for the first time since 2007 — change was afoot. Owner Geoff Molson, now…
Battle-weary Canadiens Stumble out of the Playoffs
The Habs were in dire straits late in Game 5 Thursday night, going into the third period trailing 3-1 in both the game and the series. Forget the fact that…
Don’t Just Blame Gryba, Blame Them All
It’s not the fact that a player was hit. It’s not the fact that Raphael Diaz fed Lars Eller a pass that led to the hit. It’s the fact that…
Lars Eller Hit a Hockey Play Gone Bad
Lars Eller goes down as Canadiens lose first game of opening round series against Ottawa Senators Hockey. It’s a rough sport. Things happen. Things happen at a fast pace. Very…
Lars Eller Injury Will Weigh Heavy on Canadiens
A raucous capacity crowd at the Bell Centre was stunned to silence late in the second period as a pool of blood collected on the ice, gushing from the nose…