For fans of the Montreal Canadiens, the acquisition of Alexei Kovalev for the stretch drive to the playoffs and beyond is reward enough for years of painful hockey. Lost in the equation though, at least in the short-term, is young winger Josef Balej, the
Unsurprisingly, the Habs were just not ready for the start of this one, and in the end it cost them as they fell to a vastly inferior team, and one that had lost two of it’s better offensive talents. While they had more spunk than I would have expected t
Without a doubt, the Florida Panthers have the Habs number. They finish the season head-to-head matches with an undefeated record after a 3-2 overtime victory at the Bell Centre on this evening with, unsurprisingly, Roberto Luongo as the main star. The
Montreal comes home to an electrifying Bell Center after a successful 4-game west coast swing to face the Roberto Luongos. Richard Zednik looks to continue his goal-and-assist pace from the road trip, and Alex Kovalev will suit up for his first home game
The Panthers come into town tonight on a three game losing streak and after receiving a 5-0 shellacking at the hands of the Maple Leafs. They made two fairly significant deals at the deadline, sending Val Bure to the Stars and shipping Marcus Nilson to t
Completely recovered from a contusion to his right shoulder, Alexei Kovalev will play tonight’s game with Mike Ribeiro and Michael Ryder. The Canadiens concluded his voyage in the west with a 5-2 victory against thi the bad Ducks
Well, here we are post-deadline and we’ve got a couple of new faces, a little more confidence, and our future in our own hands. As we head down the stretch we have to start looking at who we’ll face in The Show (assuming no locker room brawl or injury gl
Another of Gainey’s waiver wire acquisitions, he was brought in for muscle and size and has provided, for the most part. There have been times when I’ve felt he should have taken his role as goon a little more to heart, but to be honest, he’s also played
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