Montreal Canadiens

The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated as though they had scored a key goal. And after further review, they had. Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist to lead Tampa Bay to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. James Wright also scored for the Lightning, which w...

By The Canadian Press MONTREAL - Vincent Lecavalier assisted on goals from Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay in the opening period and the Tampa Bay Lightning skated to a 3-1 NHL victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night

By The Canadian Press MONTREAL - The Tampa Bay Lightning began the NHL season with Mike Smith as their No. 1 goaltender, but Antero Niittymaki is making a serious bid for the job

Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. James Wright also scored for Tampa Bay, which went 2-0-1 after dropping the opener of a four-game road trip at Philadelphia on Monday. Antero Ni...

Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. James Wright also scored for Tampa Bay, which went 2-0-1 after dropping the opener of a four-game road trip at Philadelphia on Monday. Antero Ni...

By Mats Naslund How badly does Montreal need a regulation win? The Lightning are in town and there may not be a team MORE likely to get up for the big lights of Saturday night in Montreal than Tampa. Vinny and Marty always find a way to elevate their games when they come home. The bolts trail the Canadiens by [...]

By The Canadian Press MONTREAL - He is the latest new face among many to turn up in the Montreal Canadiens dressing room this season, and none was more surprised to be there on Saturday than defenceman Jay Leach

By The Canadian Press Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Recalled LW Bryan Bickell from Rockford (AHL).MONTREAL CANADIENS-Claimed D Jay Leach off waivers from New Jersey

By Felix Sicard Last year however, Price seemed to have a difficult time dealing with the emotional roller coaster that is playing goal for the Montreal Canadiens.  However, the Canadiens' coach has to uphold his philosophy that his goaltenders have to perform to earn starts, but looking at the way Pric...

By Mats Naslund In 1979, Boston led the deciding game of the semifinal series 4-3 and looked to be set to move on to the Cup Finals when they were called for too many men on the ice with minutes to go in the game. On the ensuing powerplay Guy Lafleur scored one of the most famous goals in Habs history to send the g...

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By Francois Gendron The first month of this 2009-2010 NHL season is already behind us and I thought it would be a good time to check out how the Montreal Canadiens initiated their season. Finally, in the late stages of the month, goaltender Jaroslav Halak helped the team to get back to the .500 record with a winnin...

By Grrrreg Dear Montreal Canadiens, It appear that yesterday, during the game you played at the Bell Centre against the Toronto Maple Leafs, you repeatedly blatantly tried to provoke us. Dear Montreal Canadiens, It appear that yesterday, during the game you played at the Bell Centre aga

By Mark Ritter For Toronto Maple Leaf players, heading into Montreal to take on the Canadiens is akin to being at the depths of hell. With that in mind, it was poetic justice that last night’s tilt between the Leafs and Canadiens in Montreal fell on Halloween night.

By The Canadian Press MONTREAL - Mike Cammalleri and Scott Gomez scored in a shootout to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a chippy 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs after blowing a two-goal lead in the third period Saturday night

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By Sebastien Tremblay Montreal certainly picks up many North Americans skaters but doesn’t draft that many Europeans and to be honest, besides Andrei Markov, Montreal hasn't had much chance with their Euro "future stars". There is indeed a « hole » on the Canadiens European depth chart.

By Ryan Dixon His small stature prompted many to argue Brian Gionta was simply more of exactly what the Montreal Canadiens didn’t need when he signed a five-year, $25-million deal with the team last July

By Fred Poulin Now a Montreal Canadien, Cammalleri has yet to gel with his new linemates Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez, which has led to a lack of goals scored for the Canadiens’ lackluster offense. Cammalleri has only one goal and five assists in eight games for the Habs and their offense is ranked 28th in t...

By Sebastien Tremblay What if the Montreal Canadiens allowed the team to crumble like Pittsburgh or Chicago in the late 90’s and early 2000 and rebuild like many other teams are doing, what kind of team would we have now? Now where I’m going with this? Well, as an avid Montreal Canadiens fan, I want the club to be go...

By Associated Press MONTREAL (AP) -The Montreal Canadiens are bolstering their defense by signing veteran Marc-Andre Bergeron to a one-year contract. Bergeron, a defenseman with a hard slap shot, had 14 goals - seven on the power play - and 18 assists in 72 games l...

By Topham(liwblog@gmail.com) Simila has an uphill battle to prove himself to IceDogs brass, let alone Habs brass. The season has started with him in the back-up role. If he can wriggle into starting position and do something of note, another camp might be in his future. Then again, Canadiens prospects are so thin on the gro...

By Topham(liwblog@gmail.com) NHL Season GP G A Pts Hits/60 BkS/60 GvA/60 TkA/60 Gv:Tk PIM Legend Paul Mara NHL Season GP G A Pts Hits/60 BkS/60 GvA/60 TkA/60 Gv:Tk PIM Legend As a pairing D – Josh Gorges D – Paul Mara Statistics adapted from nhl.com, behindthenet.ca, Olivier Keep the chins up Habs fans. Go Habs Go.

By Elie Aintabi Nothing was funny about last night's game, which saw the Canadiens down walking into the third period.  This win caps off the five straight games the Habs have played, settling the preseason record at 3-2.  Three Stars 1. Brian Gionta 2. Scott Gomez Read more NHL news on BleacherReport.com

By Topham(liwblog@gmail.com) A little while ago, I started putting together an article about one of a number of doomsday articles I was seeing at the time about the Montreal Canadiens in 2009-10. I don't know who the author is, I've never read anything else he's written and probably never will again. I didn't pick on him be...

By Topham(liwblog@gmail.com) Who? You know Henri Richard, Canadiens captain, Pocket Rocket, number 16, 11 Cups? Thanks for your time. I can't wait for tomorrow to hear which Adam Sandler movie Travis Moen patterns his life on... Keep the chins up Habs fans. Go Habs Go.

By Topham(liwblog@gmail.com) That said, Mr. Murphy is using cheap tricks here. Calling the Canadiens a laughing stock in Boston is not new and it's certainly not news. The Canadiens are a laughing stock in those parts 3 days after an unprecedented comeback in the playoffs against the tilt of the home ice.

By Topham(noreply@blogger.com) The Canadiens have had a captain for nearly 100 seasons The tradition of the Montreal Canadiens dressing a captain, however, is not one of them. Since 1909, the Canadiens have had a team captain and that is the way I think it should continue for the next century. French Canadian options

By Topham(noreply@blogger.com) – Apparently the Canadiens have been after signing Engqvist for a while now (along with other clubs), but he's happy to sign here – Dany Masse I hope that the next new signing I read about will be his... Keep the chins up Habs fans. Go Habs Go.

By Topham(noreply@blogger.com) To anyone with a developed memory and a modicum of sense, Bob Gainey also blew up the team that won the Eastern conference, and were it not for one hot and one cold goaltender might have battled the Penguins for a place in the Stanley Cup finals. Not only that, the team was an example of well-oil...

By Sebastien Tremblay Not great stats for someone who stole the starting goaltender job from Cristobal Huet last year. Price has looked unstable, lost, confused and even sometimes drunk in from of the net! I hope it's just sophomore jinx and that he'll be that goaltender Montreal fans are waiting for since Patr...

By Tobalev(noreply@blogger.com) The Canadiens Game in Review Date: Saturday April 11th, 2009 Opponent: Pittsburgh Penguins Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC Team Stripes Final Score: 1-3 - Loss Habs starting goalie: Carey Price (L) Opposition starting goalie: Marc-Andre Fleury (W) Forwards Defencemen Goaltender

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (HabsCast) Our beloved Montreal Canadiens picked up 5 of a possible 6 points this week and have kept themselves alive for a playoff spot. This keep is starting to play Ok and we have seen a super line of sorts emerge with Koivu, Kovalev and Tanguay. Unfortunately when one line succeeds another inevitabl...

By Jon Neely The centennial season has not gone as planned for the Montreal Canadiens. A team that was expected to fight for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, and be a contender for the Stanley Cup, finds themselves sitting in eighth place by a single point with 10 games to go.

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (HabsCast) Who is Montreals #1 Goalie?How has Bob Gainey done so far as head coach?Did Carbo deserve to get fired?Does fighting belong in hockey?Habs free agents … who’s staying / who’s going?Will the Canadiens make the playoffs?Who’s going to the Stanley Cup finals?Does Sean Avery belong in the N...

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (Everything Hockey.) Move aside St. Patrick you got about a week left to own the NHL’s all time wins record before Martin Brodeur eclipses your mark. Unfortunately the historic win came against are beloved Montreal Canadiens who desperately needed the points to stay ahead in the Eastern Confrence playoff race....

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (Everything Hockey.) After the tail spin that saw the Canadiens sitting in 9th place in the Eastern Conferences going into Sundays game against the Dallas Stars GM Bob Gainey decided that it was time to right the ship himself and fired his long time friend Guy Carbonneau and assuming the position behind the b...

By Kevin van Steendelaar More recently however, Guy Lafleur has faced some more personal legal issues, and has been criticized for making some publicly outspoken comments on the current Montreal Canadiens' roster. As we all know, Guy Lafleur was the face Montreal Canadiens through most of the '70's and early...

By Dave Nichols Ovechkin outraced Canadiens' defenseman Roman Hamrlik to a loose puck just past the Montreal blue line. Ovie backhanded the puck off the wall, deftly spun around Hamrlik and collected the puck, and charged toward Canadiens' netminder Carey Price.

By Harani T. The second period once again got off to a strong start. After a goaltender interference minor, the Canadiens were on a powerplay during which Denis Gauthier threw a dirty elbow in the face of defenseman Josh Gorges who was thrown off balance.

By Kevin van Steendelaar Montreal Canadiens General Manager, Bob Gainey, faced the media today to give an assessment of his team's performance at the midway point of the 2008-09 NHL season. With a 25-10-6 record, Montreal is eight points ahead of where it was at the midpoint last season, when it ultimately finish...

By Topham(noreply@blogger.com) So, without further ado, here are the grades (school-style letter grades, from top to bottom) for the Montreal Canadiens first 41 games. You'll notice the marks are on the high side, but how could they not be, the Habs get a full A – someone must be responsible:

As part of their 100th anniversary celebrations the Montreal Canadiens released in November 2008 a DVD box set of the ten most memorable games in franchise history as voted by Canadiens fans. Game 5, 1986 Stanley Cup Final, rookie goalie Patrick Roy backstopped the Canadiens to their 23r...

By Greg Wyshynski • Patrick Roy claims his minor league team's management has asked him not to speak publically about his sons being unrelenting hockey thugs. [Canadian Press] • How the NHL can learn from the current NHL vs. NBA debate. [Jibblescribbits]

By Greg Wyshynski • Patrick Roy claims his minor league team's management has asked him not to speak publically about his sons being unrelenting hockey thugs. [Canadian Press] • How the NHL can learn from the current NHL vs. NBA debate. [Jibblescribbits]

By rinkrat Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges plays with the puck with which he scored his first goal in the bleu-blanc-rouge. The Canadiens will mount the puck on a plaque for him, Gorges's first NHL goal in nearly two years. Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges plays with the puck with which he scored his...

By MaxGiese Eastern Conference Projected Finish: Projection: This is a deep team with skill and toughness at all positions. They are very difficult to play against and tough to contain offensively. Expect the Canadiens to challenge for the first Stanley Cup Finals birth since 1993.

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) The first place Montreal Canadiens are in the Pacific division showing those boys how we role back East. A .500 record so far in one of the most competitive division in hockey is descent but I’ve come to expect more from les Boys. We played a stinker in San Jose where Jonathan Cheechoo and Brian [......

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Sabres - For those of you who don’t live in MTL … Let me tell you that when things are GOOD … their GREAT … and when things are BAD … well its like hell on earth. After their worst slump of the season the Canadiens came out stronger then ever with back [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Thrashers - After an insipid loss to the Devils on beautiful Sunday afternoon the Canadiens were back to their winning ways. Atlanta is but of course one of the hottest teams in the league … Bob Hartley had them well rested for the game. The Habs stillsuffering from flu symptoms we...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Flyers - Can you smell what the Habs are cookin? It sure ain’t chilli … To sum this game up in one word we’d use “AWSOME” … Jokes … No we’d use “DOMINANCE” … why you ask … because the Habs dominate … 5 game win streak … goals scored by the most [...]