The Canadiens’ power play is always an issue. After all, despite good runs once in a while, it doesn’t seem to be working much more often than not in recent years. When things go wrong, it’s quickly pointed out. But these days, things are going well… and we’re going to say it. As Renaud Lavoie […]
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of talk about Juraj Slafkovský’s emergence in Montreal, and with good reason. The young Slovak is progressing at a breathtaking pace, looking more and more like a solid NHL player. To see him progress at such a pace at just 19 years of age is really, […]
For the first time since the return of the All-Star break, Martin St-Louis’ men were in action yesterday in Washington. Naturally, we’d be keeping a close eye on the group’s level of effort. Sometimes, after such a long break, it takes a little time to get the machine up and running again. But we quickly […]
Last week saw two huge NHL transactions in the space of 36 hours: after Elias Lindholm moved to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night, Sean Monahan became a member of the Winnipeg Jets on Friday morning. At the same time, the two best center players on the trade market left, with more than a month […]
Gary Bettman addressed the media early this afternoon as part of the NHL All-Star Weekend. What did he have to say? Well… Right off the bat, the commissioner confirmed the news that so many had been waiting for: NHL players will be eligible to compete in the next Olympic Games, to be held in Milan […]