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June 30, 2022 TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie released his final draft ranking this week and, for the first time, Shane Wright is not at the top of his list. Juraj Slafkovsky, the giant Slovakian left winger, has overtaken Wright. Corey Pronman of the Athletic also has the big man ranked at first overall. ChrisContinue reading “Reading Between the Lines of the Habs First Overall Pick“

Eggs Bennett 22-12 June 6, 2022 We’re deep into the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the Montreal Canadiens nowhere in sight. Habs fans continue to root for some former Habs who were moved at the trade deadline. In this series, I’m checking in on those players. You can find articles about TylerContinue reading “Former Habs Check Up: Brett Kulak“

Eggs Bennett 22-10 May 28, 2022 The Killer Contracts series concludes with this seventh and final article. In six previous articles I addressed Shea Weber, Jeff Petry, Brendan Gallagher, Paul Byron, Joel Armia and David Savard. You can find them all at habather.ca. For my final stop, I’m considering Mike Hoffman. Seven may be theContinue reading “Killer Contracts: Mike Hoffman“

Eggs Bennett 22-09 May 25, 2022 The Montreal Canadiens may already be well into off-season mode, but their fans continue to root for some former Habs who made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last week we did a check up on Tyler Toffoli. Let’s turn our attention to the secondContinue reading “Former Habs Check Up: Ben Chiarot“

Eggs Bennett 22-08 May 22, 2022 With the second round of the playoffs already well underway, and the Montreal Canadiens long left in the dust, Habs fans are entertaining themselves by following former Habs they loved. The Habs moved several players at the trade deadline, the first major trade involving fan favourite Tyler Toffoli. HowContinue reading “Former Habs Check Up: Tyler Toffoli“

Eggs Bennett 22-07 May 20, 2022 Should any team have six problematic contracts? That status is obviously less than ideal, and yet this is where we are with the Montreal Canadiens. This is the sixth in the Killer Contracts series, and for this voluminous story we can thank former GM Marc Bergevin who left someContinue reading “Killer Contracts: David Savard“

April 25, 2022 Void /vȯid/ a large hole or empty space Similar: empty, vacant, blank, hole not valid or legally binding Week 25 was busy with four games on the agenda for the Montreal Canadiens. On Tuesday, the Minnesota Wild were in town and once again the Habs couldn’t score for Carey in a 2-0Continue reading “Week 25 in One Word: Void“