Montreal Canadiens’ Experience at Center a Concern
The 2020 Playoffs gave the Montreal Canadiens’ young centers an opportunity to develop in the pressure cooker that only elimination hockey can provide. Nick Suzuki, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and even Jake…
Phillip Danault
Canadiens New Year’s Resolutions for 2021
As the calendar flips past 2020 (thankfully), it’s time to make some meaningful New Year’s resolutions. For many, it might be as simple getting outside more after upwards of nine…
Canadiens 12 Days of Hockeymas: Forward Depth to Celebrate
The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Golden Knights, Flyers, Kraken…
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Montreal Canadiens will have a decision to make with center Phillip Danault, but one scribe is not convinced the team will trade or sign…
Red Wings Should Have Center Options in 2021 Free Agency
In reviewing my colleagues’ opening night lineup projections from October, the one glaring area of weakness with the Detroit Red Wings roster is up the middle. In terms of top-six…
Canadiens News & Rumors: ECHL, Return To Play, Laraque vs Tyson & More
In this week’s Montreal Canadiens News & Rumors rundown, we’ll look at the Phillip Danault contract negotiations, ECHL expansion news, George Laraque’s challenge to Mike Tyson, and the return to…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Blues, Avalanche, Wild, More
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Phillip Danault of the Montreal Canadiens is talking for the first time in a long time about his role on the team and contract extension…
Canadiens’ Window is Open for 2020-21 Season
The NHL’s salary cap can be a fickle mistress. True, with it set to stay flat at $81.5 million this coming season (and potentially for the foreseeable future), it hasn’t…
Top 3 Canadiens Contracts Heading into 2021
Credit to Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin: The team he has built is rife with cost-effective contracts. However, while Bergevin has accomplished a lot this offseason, in a way,…
Canadiens Need Suzuki to Center Their Top Line
To be clear, center Phillip Danault is far from holding the Montreal Canadiens hostage. However, the Habs run a very real risk of holding themselves back, if they opt to…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Flyers, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, More
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, how close are the Chicago Blackhawks to a deal with restricted free agent Dylan Strome? In Philadelphia, the Flyers are looking to do more in…
Blackhawks News & Rumors: Crawford, Strome, Buyouts More
This offseason is going to be unlike any other in National Hockey League history. It already is with teams making trades while the Stanley Cup playoffs are still going on.…