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Souray Goes Down, Beauchemin Goes Up

Injuries have been an all too familiar occurance in the career of Sheldon Souray. And lucky for him, what is being diagnosed as a sprained knee will not keep him out for nearly as long as previous injuries have. The early report? The Canadiens announced t

Potentially Costly Loss

Like the game against the Bruins on the 31st of January, the Canadiens deserved better than they got. Tonight, they were the better team and they played their best game since that match against Boston; infinitely better than they’d played during the inte

The Who?

At long last, the Habs return to action. And in case you’ve forgotten who exactly they are or what their goal is, they sit seventh in the Eastern Conference, and enter tonight’s contest with the Florida Panthers at the Office Depot Centre with hopes of in

A Fine Career

He no longer wears the CH of the Montreal Canadiens, but that’s no reason not to appreciate Jeff Hackett. As of today, however, the veteran netminder no longer dons the jersey of any NHL club. The former Habs’ netminder announced his retirement from the l

To The Break On A High Note

The Habs are now off to the All-Star break after once again pulling one out of the hat and beating the Islanders at home by a score of 2-1. It wasn’t the most impressive of games, but the Habs played just well enough to win.

Win At All Costs

It times like these where there should be no questioning the team’s effort, where mental lapses should not occur, and where every check must be finished. It is, in fact, in cases such as these where proud Habs fans such as you and I should be expecting n

Talent on the Island

Storming up behind the Habs in the Eastern Conference race with a 6-2-2 record in their last ten games are the New York Islanders, despite the loss of both Alexei Yashin and Mark Parrish for extended periods.

Sundstrom Bails Out Habs

For the second time in as many games, the Canadiens managed to pull out a victory despite playing poor hockey against one of the poorest clubs in the NHL. After a dynamite start where they scored two goals in the first two minutes of the game, the Canadi

Dogs Days for Gratton

Four games over the course of a season is not much of an NHL stint, even for a player such as Benoit Gratton. The Habs announced today that the pesky and constantly energetic forward will be heading back to the Hamilton Bulldogs, the team he has…

Going With Garon

It could be argued that for such a talented goaltender, labelling Mathieu Garon as a ‘backup’ is a very faulty statement. However, for the time being that is what he is, a backup, to teammate and number one Jose Theodore. As he heads into his scheduled st