Over-Reliance On 4th Line Talent Is Killing Flyers Offense
Right now, the Philadelphia Flyers have the worst goals per game average in the NHL, 1.83. Despite the fact that they have offensive weapons like Calude Giroux and Jakub Voracek,…
Right now, the Philadelphia Flyers have the worst goals per game average in the NHL, 1.83. Despite the fact that they have offensive weapons like Calude Giroux and Jakub Voracek,…
Through the first four games of the 2015-16 season, the Philadelphia Flyers have gone out of their way to ice four competent lines. They have been unafraid to bench Vincent…
It was a short introduction to the NHL for Petr Straka. The 22-year-old winger was called up to the Flyers last week after appearing in only 99 games of professional…
It took until almost the eleven minute mark of the third period for the Bruins to crack the Canadiens defensive system. After the armor cracked, 5:32 was all the Bruins…
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…
Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin likes players with character. Players that bring that something, that je ne sais quoi to a hockey game.
Once onboard, Bergevin quickly signed players like Brandon Prust, Francis Bouillon and Colby Armstrong. Plus, he re-signed Travis Moen.
And he discovered players already on the roster who have plenty of character too. Guys like Ryan White, Rene Bourque, Max Pacioretty and captain Brian Gionta. He also found two ripe, rookie players mature beyond their age and inexperience in Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher.
New Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has been fairly active regarding the signing and the re-signing of key players for the organization in the past 72 hours. The rookie…
by Taylor Shire Gritty, rough, hard-hitting, physical, ruthless–those are not words you would associate with the Montreal Canadiens. Well, the team is trying to change that. With the addition of…
It was a battle that had been anticipated for many days. After a huge penalty-laden game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins on Feb 9, there was a…