November 19, 2023 This past week for the Montreal Canadiens featured three games. On Tuesday night they lost a feisty affair at home to the Calgary Flames with a final score of 2-1. They greeted the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, and the game wasn’t as close as the score in a 6-5 loss. TheContinue reading “After 18 games, the Habs have taken a beating”
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After 15 games, the Habs are a bit of a rollercoaster
November 13, 2023 It was a busy week for the Montreal Canadiens with four games on the docket. On Tuesday they were overwhelmed by the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 5-3 loss. They redeemed themselves on Thursday with a 3-2 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings, and then thrilled fans with a 3-2 overtimeContinue reading “After 15 games, the Habs are a bit of a rollercoaster”
After 4 games, the Habs are displaying their youth
October 22, 2023 It was a slow week for the Montreal Canadiens, with just enough time in between for fans and pundits to obsess about details that would barely give us pause in a busier week. On Tuesday night, the Habs suffered a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild in a game that was moreContinue reading “After 4 games, the Habs are displaying their youth”
Habs Notes from the Stanley Cup Final
June 14, 2023 Last night, the Vegas Golden Knights became the Stanley Cup Champions for the 2022-23 season. This is the outcome that GM Kent Hughes is driving toward for the Montreal Canadiens. The wily GM has already been productive in the off-season, recently signing restricted free agents Cole Caufield and Michael Pezzetta to contractContinue reading “Habs Notes from the Stanley Cup Final”
The Caufield deal is a message
June 5, 2023 The Montreal Canadiens picked early Monday morning to announce they had come to terms on a new contract with their sniper, signing Cole Caufield to an eight-year contract extension worth $62.8M and an annual average value (AAV) of $7.85M. This new deal is a message… or maybe a few messages. You canContinue reading “The Caufield deal is a message”
The Habs and the McGuire Profile
April 20, 2023 With the 2022-23 season complete and the off-season already underway for the Montreal Canadiens, the thing on everyone’s mind is this – How close are they, and what missing pieces are between the current version of the Habs and contender status? Of course, the real labour is figuring out the missing pieces.Continue reading “The Habs and the McGuire Profile”
The Habs can win the middle and win the game
January 12, 2023 Volumes have been written about the perfect formula to build a winning team in the NHL. Former Habs GM Marc Bergevin had a philosophy of building from the net out, a model we watched ebb and flow over a decade. Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire has a “7 player profile” that he hasContinue reading “The Habs can win the middle and win the game”
Week 6 in One Word: Balance
November 20, 2022 Three games were on tap for Week 6. On Tuesday the New Jersey Devils were in town, and the Montreal Canadiens lost 5-1 to the kind of team they’re building to become. The Habs hit the road for one game, and a chaotic affair with the Columbus Blue Jackets ended in aContinue reading “Week 6 in One Word: Balance”
Week 5 in One Word: Better
November 13, 2022 Three games were on the docket for the fifth week of action for the Montreal Canadiens. On Tuesday in Detroit, Jake Allen put on a goaltender’s clinic and the Habs beat the Red Wings 3-2 in a shootout. The Vancouver Canucks were in Montreal on Wednesday and the Habs won 5-2 onContinue reading “Week 5 in One Word: Better”
Week 3 in One Word: Daily
October 30, 2022 Week 3 of the 2022-23 NHL season featured three games for the Montreal Canadiens. On Tuesday night the Minnesota Wild came to town and handed the Habs a 3-1 loss. From there the Habs headed out on a road trip. The first stop was Buffalo for a Thursday night game against theContinue reading “Week 3 in One Word: Daily”
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