The Habs have at last swung a deal, albeit a minor one. The team dropped cement head enforcer Sylvain Blouin, and has replaced him with defenceman Rene Vydareny. Chad Kilger was also picked up by the Leafs, and here is a look back and a look ahead …

The trade deadline has come and gone, but at least one big move has snuck in past the deadline, that being Geoff Sanderson to Vancouver. Bob Gainey stood pat, clearly happy with his team’s success and recent acquisitions, but did lose one body. Chad Kilge

Someone has been slowly creeping back for quite some time now. They call him Andrei Markov, and he plays defence for the Montreal Canadiens. Tonight, Markov will bring his fine game into Anaheim as the Habs close up a four game road trip.

Richard Zednik took home a prized award today, one that we call the NHL’s Offensive Player of the Week. After putting up seven points this week, four of which were goals, the winger upped his point total to 43.

For many Hab fans, the past few days have been all that is good. Things are going solid. Having won six of their last eight games, a feat that included a remarkably comforting five-game win streak, the Habs welcome another late start for many …

Three days after Bob Gainey stunned us all, the man he went out and acquired, Alexei Kovalev, is ready to play. The slick Russian will join captain Saku Koivu and leading goalscorer Richard Zednik on the top line.

He could be the most talked about man in Montreal today, and his name is Alexei Kovalev. What’s that, you’ve never heard of him? Should I describe him for you? Well, let’s see; he stands 6’2, and weighs in at 220 pounds; he skates like the wind and shoots

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Alexei Kovalev from the New York Rangers. Going the other way is promising prospect Josef Balej and a second round pick. Click here for more details..

Michael Ryder’s contribution to the recent success of the Habs has not gone unnoticed. In fact, today the star rookie received one of the best awards a first year player can take home during the season, as the NHL named him as their Rookie of the Month.

Sometimes referred to as the Invisible Man, Niklas Sundstrom will be just that, invisible, for the team’s next four games. Sundstrom, who missed Monday’s triumphant win in New Jersey, was originally thought to be battling the flu, but later reports