The Montreal Canadiens have acquired center Jim Dowd from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a fourth round draft pick, TSN has learned.
Dowd has four goals and 24 points in 55 games this season but has missed the last 10 games with a groin injury.
Nerves, excitement, anxiousness – whatever it was that cause the Habs to play a game with that little intensity after their strong performance against the Devils cost them a victory tonight. There seemed, at times, little cohesion in the play, a lack of
Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 220
Birth Date: 2/24/1973
Birth Country: Russia (Togliatti)
Year Drafted: 1991
Round Drafted: 1
Overall Choice: 15
Salary 2003/04: $6,600,000.00
Perhaps the Canadiens went into this one expecting newcomer Alexei Kovalev to be in the lineup and were therefore disappointed when he didn’t show up. One way or another, though, the team came out with far less intensity than it showed against the Devils
1-0 Sharks: Sharks get a power-play after Zednik takes an unnecessary elbowing penalty. Stuart scores high on Theodore from the right faceoff circle after collecting a rebound from a Damphousse shot. Ward had to much separation from Stuart on the play all
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
Habs victory against Devils placed them 2 points from the 6th rank in the eastern conference. This evening, the Canadiens will try to get their 6th straight victory. They open a trip of 4 games and
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..
Canada’s unofficial national sport, hockey, has been under much scrutiny over the past few years. It seems that the game is no longer exciting, despite the fact that the game has been around for the past one-hundred years with minimal changes.
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.