No Quebec-born player will suit up for the Montreal Canadiens tonight, a first in team s long history
There has been a Quebec-born player in the lineup of every game the Montreal Canadiens have played since the club first took to the ice on Jan. 4 1910. Until tonight.
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Posted: May 10, 2021 6:39 PM ET | Last Updated: May 10
Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Belzile (60) picked up an assist in Saturday s loss to the Maple Leafs. He will be scratched from tonight s game against the Oilers.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
31 Thoughts: What caused the disconnect between Eichel, Sabres
Elliotte Friedman joins Hockey Central to talk about the tensions between Jack Eichel and Buffalo Sabres. | May 11, 2021, 12:14 PM
May 11, 2021, 12:14 PM
• How did Eichel, Sabres get here?
• A look at the NHL coaching carousel
• When will North Division series start?
What we know: Jack Eichel dropped a neutron bomb on the Buffalo Sabres. As the team’s captain revealed Monday, he’s “a bit upset about the way that things have been handled since I’ve been hurt…. There’s been a bit of a disconnect from the organization and myself.
“The most important thing is trying to get healthy and figure out a way to be available to play hockey next year wherever that might be.”
MONTREAL The Montreal Canadiens backed into the playoffs without officially backing into the playoffs, losing 4-3 to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime, but securing the single point they needed to qualify Monday night. The Habs will be going to the postseason on the back of the 10 loser points they compiled throughout the season, the most of any playoff-bound team. Only they and the St. Louis Blues are going into playoffs with more losses than wins. But hey, they’re in. According to General Manager Marc Bergevin, that’s the goal. Will they make any noise? Let’s just say it’s more likely to be a matinee movie than opening night.
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By Holger Stolzenberg | Last updated 5/9/21
Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin still has one year left on his contract, but that hasn’t stopped owner Geoff Molson from beginning discussions on what the future will look like and whether Bergevin will be a part of it.
During Saturday’s Headlines segment on
Hockey Night in Canada, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said the owner and GM have sat down already and have begun looking at the Canadiens future.
“Marc Bergevin and the owner Geoff Molson have been kind of talking about the future; how the owner feels, how the general manager feels, if there is an extension what it could potentially look like. So we’ll see where those decisions go and where those conversations go, but I think they are underway about the GM’s future with the Canadiens.”