Generally, the thought of acquiring a player who has scored more than 20 goals in each of the past three seasons would be exciting to fans.

After receiving a gruesome hit from Boston’s Zdeno Chara on March 10th, 2011, which left him with a fractured cervical vertebrae, many wondered if Max Pacioretty’s NHL career had ended far too soon.

When Brian Gionta came to Montreal, he was accompanied by Scott Gomez. These two were part of the famous ‘EGG’ line, with Patrik Elias, in New Jersey.

Carey Price was Montreal’s thoroughbred workhorse and most valuable player last season, playing in the vast majority of games. Since the roster remains relatively unchanged, the pressure is on Carey to repeat or improve upon his performance from last year

To say that fans expected a lot from P.K. Subban at the start of the 2011-12 season would be a considerable understatement.

Erik Cole surpassed expectations last year, scoring a career best 35 goals and matching his career high 61 points, despite being held off the

The little man’s first full season with the Montreal Canadiens was one of the few bright spots of last year’s horrendous season. The Canadiens’ only viable threat throughout the year was the line that Desharnais was centering, helping both of his linemate

If someone said heading into last season that Tomas Plekanec would not be the centre of the Habs’ top offensive line, a lot of eyebrows would have been raised.

2011-12 wasn’t the best of years stats wise for many of the Montreal Canadiens although there were a few who exceeded our expectations.

Alex Galchenyuk’s immediate future with the Habs has been a popular point of discussion over these past few weeks. Some fans would like to see him in the NHL right away while others would prefer him to go back to the OHL. The decision of whether to keep