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Criticizing Koivu.

It’s been said that Montreal is arguably the toughest town in the NHL to play in. The pressure of great expectations placed upon Canadiens players by fan and media in the city of M... Read More

 
Times Are Tough All Over

Over at Yahoo, they did a piece called, "America's Ten Worst Cities to be a Sports Fan." Of course, the headline on the main page was accompanied by a picture of a fan sitting in the... Read More

 
A Quick Look at an Early NHL Season Preview.

The Score Sports Forecaster was first out of the blocks with their NHL Season Preview for 2008-09, and the good folks at Andrew's Dallas Stars Page has a quick review of the magazine's preview of the Stars, but also the projected playoff teams and where they'll finish the season: Western Conference 1. Detroit Red Wings 2. Dallas Stars 3. ... Read More

 
Mats Sundin Dilema As Of July 31

Mats Sundins agent JP Barry stated yesterday(July 30) that the teams in persuit of free agent Mats Sundin has gone up. What was only 3 teams has now become 4 or 5. "4 or 5 teams are really waiting on his decisi... Read More

 
What Will Sundin Do?

That’s the big question amongst hockey fans, pundits and bloggers heading into the dog days of summer. With former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin the only big fish remaining in a rapidly d... Read More

 
NHL Jersey(sweater) rankings

Since it is the middle of July and the snow finally melted in Minnesota hockey has come to a stand still for me.  So there is no better time to whip out something that is meaningless but fun nonetheless, Ran... Read More

 
Ranking the Off-Season Part 2

Last time I took a look at some of the ongoing changes that the Atlantic division has made, today I am shifting my focus to the Northeast division which is sure to stir up some controversy....Northeast DivisionToronto Maple LeafsI'll start out with the Leafs who have had a busy off-seaso... Read More

 
Canadiens sign Laraque.

The Montreal Canadiens have signed an impact forward, albeit one who provides a different kind of impact, inking noted enforcer Georges Laraque to a three-year contract believed worth $1.5 million per season, a modest raise over the $1.3 million per season he earned last season. Lar... Read More

 
Canadiens Trade Grabovski to Maple Leafs.

A rare occurrence took place on Thursday as the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs, hockey’s long time arch-rivals, swung a trade. The Canadiens shipped young center Mikhail Grabovski to the Leafs in exchange for prospect defe... Read More

 
Bruins Sign Ryder to Three Year Deal.

Boston Bruins fans were hoping GM Peter Chiarelli would bring in some scoring help via the UFA market this summer. Chiarelli signed a scoring winger but not a big ticket one like Marian Hossa, signing instead ... Read More

 
Islanders Sign Mark Streit.

New York Islanders GM Garth Snow claimed prior to July 1st that he wouldn’t make a big splash in this summer’s UFA pool. He apparently changed his mind, signing former Montreal Canadiens goalie  defenseman Mark... Read More

 
Canadiens Re-sign Kostitsyn.

Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey is still seeking an impact forward via the UFA market but he still had time to ensure one of his promising young forwards remained a Hab. Gainey re-signed winger Andrei Kostitsyn to a three-year contract worth $3.25 million per seas... Read More

 
The Countdown Begins

We are now officially a week away from the start of the free agency period in the NHL. The names are all there Hossa, Sundin, Campbell, Theodore, Redden, and everyone in between.Here are... Read More

 
Flames Land Cammalleri, Deal Tanguay to Montreal.

The Calgary Flames added a winger and subtracted one during the first round of the NHL 2008 Entry Draft, acquiring winger Mike Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the 17th overall pick, and dealing veteran left winger Alex Tanguay to the Montreal Canadiens for the 25th overall pick. Cammelleri was rumored as a trade candidate during the past week and for good reason given his ... Read More

 
Hockey Hall Of Fame 2008: Part 2: Developing Selection Criteria

Welcome to Part 2 of our continuing exploration into what constitutes a Hockey Hall of Famer, and how we might go about establishing criteria to determine who is worthy of induction. To develop the concept further, I’d like to use some of the work done by Bill James, the noted base... Read More

 
Linden Retires.

Captain Canuck is calling it a career. Trevor Linden recently announced his retirement from the NHL after 19 seasons, sixteen of whic... Read More

 
Lapierre Re-signed by Canadiens.

The Montreal Canadiens have made their first significant re-signing of the off-season. CKAC radio in Montreal reported Friday the Canadiens have re-signed center Maxim Lapierre to a... Read More

 
Canadiens' Offseason Analysis - Part 1: Should I Stay or Should I Go

In this, the first part of a three part series, I will attempt to get a grasp on the future of Montreal’s key free agents. Patrice Brisebois (UFA): With the continued emergence of Montreal’s young defence corps, Brisebo... Read More

 
Refs Working Against The Flyers?

That’s the suggestion of some Flyers fans in chat rooms, message boards and blogs, as well as in comments on some of my Foxsports.com articles. NHL officiating always gets knocked more in the post-season than it does in the r... Read More

 
NHL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS!! (A bit late)

Eastern Conference: (1) Montreal Candiens vs Boston Bruins (8):  Carey Price will be a big part of the series but his lack of confidence will slow him and his team down for a near choke. Montreal Fans will boo Zdeno Chara whenever he touches the puck. After the Habs victory, only SOME ... Read More

 
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