Recently, Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated has been doling out grades to the 30 NHL teams for their off-season performance.
Naturally, teams like the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes ranked near the top of the class.
As for the...
Friday, August 31, 2012
Montreal Canadiens Grades, CBA Talks, Gallagher, Eberle and More
Recently, Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated has been doling out grades to the 30 NHL teams for their off-season performance.
Naturally, teams like the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes ranked near the top of the class.
As for the...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Sam Pollock, NHL's New Offer, Tomas Kaberle, Trading Cards and More
More and more, we are hearing talk of players' potential "Plan Bs" should there be a lockout this season.
In 2004-05, players largely fled to Europe, not only populating the continent's top circuits — Sweden, Finland and Switzerland — but also going to more unusual hockey markets such as France, Italy and Norway.
I suppose that, if you had...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
NHL to Make Offer, Plan Bs, Time For Phoenix Coyotes and More
Talks between the NHL and NHLPA are set to resume today, with the NHL reportedly getting ready to present a new offer.
Part of me fully expects some form of lockout...
Monday, August 27, 2012
Montreal Canadiens Uniform, Old Rules, Brandon Prust and More
A few days ago, ESPN's Uni Watch released its ranking of uniforms for the four major North American sports.
Who had the best jersey?
The...
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Negotiation News, Young Habs, Free Agents, CHL and More
Wow. I know this is not hockey related, but it is quite the bombshell that Lance Armstrong has given up his fight against the US Anti Doping Agency (USADA) and now runs the risk of being striped...
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Time for Marc Bergevin to Put His Imprint on the Montreal Canadiens
I have been the consummate advocate against the Habs management, or should I...
Andrei Markov in Court, Talks Resume, CHL Union and More
Funny. The other day I was commenting on the seemingly inordinate amount of legal proceedings involving NHL figures.
Lo and behold, we can now add one more to that list, this time featuring the Montreal Canadiens own Andrei Markov.
Turns out...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Max Pacioretty's New Deal, Hartnell Signs, Danton Denied and More
It was reported yesterday that the Philadelphia Flyers signed Scott Hartnell to a six-year, $28.5 million contract extension. Said extension will have an average cap hit of $4.75 million...
Monday, August 20, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Canadiens Extend Timmins, New Scouts, Hanaan and More
Yesterday, Marc Bergevin continued his significant retooling of the the front office, extending Trevor Timmins contract and adding Donald Audette and...
Friday, August 17, 2012
Press Release - Contract Extension for Director of Amateur Scouting Trevor Timmins
MONTRÉAL (August 17, 2012) – Montreal Canadiens Executive vice president and general manager, Marc Bergevin, announced today the contract extension of Trevor Timmins as director of amateur scouting. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The Club also announced the appointment of Donald Audette as amateur scout in Quebec, as well as Mark Mowers as professional scout (Eastern Conference).
“The Montreal Canadiens organization is very proud of the work that Trevor Timmins has done in terms of player scouting and development over his time with the team, and we are very happy to count on his services for years to come. We agree with Trevor and his group...
“The Montreal Canadiens organization is very proud of the work that Trevor Timmins has done in terms of player scouting and development over his time with the team, and we are very happy to count on his services for years to come. We agree with Trevor and his group...
Andrei Markov Profile, Backup Plans, Labor Uncertainty and More
Our Sean Lloyd returns with his profile series this week, looking at the oft injured Andrei Markov.
In his excellent piece, he asks about...
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Luca Ciampini invited to Habs Camp, Wayne Simmonds Extension, Wide Gap and More
I was reading about the NHLPA's latest CBA proposal and one element really struck me: capping front office and coaching spending.
Not the worst idea in the world. After all,...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Marc Bergevin Speaks, Western Predictions, Begin, NHLPA and More
After signing Max Pacioretty to a six-year, $27 million extension, Marc Bergevin took the time to address the Montreal media.
Namely, Bergevin was quite evasive when it came to P.K Subban.
RDS reported last month...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Max Pacioretty Signs Extension, CBA Update, Giguere and More
While we wait for P.K Subban to finally sign a new contract (or be moved), Marc Bergevin has been proactive with another one of his key players, signing...
Press Release - Habs Sign Max Pacioretty to Six-Year Deal
Six-year contract extension for Max Pacioretty
MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced Monday the signing of forward Max Pacioretty to a six-year contract extension (2013-14 to 2018-19). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Pacioretty, 23, completed his fourth season in the NHL in 2011-12, leading the team in scoring with a personal career-high of 65 points. He ranked second on the team in goals (33) and third in assists (32). He finished fourth in the NHL in even strength goals (29). In 79 games last season Pacioretty scored five winning goals and totaled 286 shots on goal (tied for 10th in the NHL)....
MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced Monday the signing of forward Max Pacioretty to a six-year contract extension (2013-14 to 2018-19). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Pacioretty, 23, completed his fourth season in the NHL in 2011-12, leading the team in scoring with a personal career-high of 65 points. He ranked second on the team in goals (33) and third in assists (32). He finished fourth in the NHL in even strength goals (29). In 79 games last season Pacioretty scored five winning goals and totaled 286 shots on goal (tied for 10th in the NHL)....
