The Nuck Stops Here: Yannick Weber, Defense at all Costs? Markus Meyer | June 24, 2015 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is an exclusively Vancouver Canucks column that runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays News View image | gettyimages.com Ronalds Kenins, Alex Friesen Signed The following is a…
Yannick Weber Becoming Key Player for Canucks Markus Meyer | April 13, 2015 The 2014-15 Vancouver Canucks have been churning out pleasant surprises at a high rate. From Eddie Lack, to Radim Vrbata, to Bo Horvat, to Shawn Matthias, there is no shortage…
Hamhuis’ Absence is Hurting the Canucks Trevor Beggs | December 17, 2014 The Canucks have played without defenceman Dan Hamhuis for the last month, with mixed results. The steady defender has been out for ten games, since suffering a lower-body injury on…
The Canucks Soap Opera Continues Peter Chau | July 14, 2013 As the World turns, it seems that the Vancouver Canucks Organization isn’t turning with them. Instead, the situation has become somewhat stagnant for the last few weeks that the Canucks…
Marc Bergevin Drops The Ball As Canadiens Lose Alexei Emelin Fred Poulin | April 8, 2013 Despite a very important 2-1 win against their division rivals on Saturday at Bell Centre, the Canadiens lost a key element of their defensive brigade when bruising defensemen Alexei Emelin…
Why The Montreal Canadiens Need to Acquire Max Talbot Fred Poulin | March 21, 2013 With now less than two weeks before the April 3rd, 2013 NHL trade deadline, the Montreal Canadiens are in good position to begin the playoffs at home a very good…
Grand Theft Subban Fred Poulin | January 29, 2013 Habs fans rejoice as the organization announced yesterday evening they had re-signed restricted free agent (RFA) P.K. Subban to a two-year deal worth $2 million in year 1 (prorated) and…
The Emergence Of Raphael Diaz Fred Poulin | January 25, 2013 Who would have thought that after three games, the Montreal Canadiens’ leading scorer would be sophomore defenseman Raphael Diaz? That’s right, nobody! Diaz is currently leading the team in scoring…
NHL Lockout Rumblings: Mark Streit, Roman Josi To SC Bern? Rick Nash, Joe Thornton Back To Davos? Daniel Schöpf | September 16, 2012 With the NHL lockout now in place, rumblings in the Swiss media have begun about the influx of NHL players into the Swiss NLA. In 2004/5, the NLA saw around 43…
Montreal Canadiens sign a plethora of players Fred Poulin | July 3, 2012 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…
Habs Blueline: A Look at the Montreal Canadiens’ Defensive Line-Up K. Ross Read | June 28, 2012 Looking at the Montreal Canadiens’ defensive depth chart this off-season, it is difficult to decide whether the team boasts an embarrassment of riches…or just plain embarrassment. With so many question…
The Montreal Canadiens’ Top Trade Bait Options before the deadline Fred Poulin | January 23, 2012 With a little more than one month to go before the NHL 2012 trade deadline (February 27th, 2012 at 3PM EDT), the Montreal Canadiens are desperately trying to make the…