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Laval Sheriff Comes Out All Guns Blazing

Laval has a new Sheriff in town, and he’s been kicking ass and taking names. Is Arber Xhekaj too good for the AHL?  Probably.  Does that mean he should be called up to sit in the stands in Montreal? Absolutely not. Through 12 AHL games, Xhekaj is averaging 19:38 per game while playing on the […]

Montreal’s Boston Connections Run Deep

We are going to see more and more of the Canadiens choosing to use the NCAA as a development model. In the NCAA there is more of a focus, as well as the time given to practice and develop skills. It also allows players time to develop physically in an environment where they, as student-athletes, […]

Slaf Versus Cooley – Look no further than the 2015 Draft

All eyes will be on Logan Cooley and Juraj Slafkovsky tonight in the first matchup between the first two forwards selected in the 2022 NHL Draft. Cooley has gotten off to a more productive start to the 2023-24 season, and for many impatient Habs fans, this is unacceptable and signals that the Canadiens picked a […]

Power Play Woes No Slaffing Matter

We’ve seen this movie before. The Canadiens pick a highly skilled player who is brimming with confidence and proceed to make him doubt himself by refusing to play him in the offensive role he has always played. The Canadiens will tell you that they are trying to “protect” Juraj Slafkovsky and don’t want him drinking […]

Reinbacher Scores Game Winner in Season Debut

David Reinbacher had a successful start to his NLA season, picking up the game-winning goal in a 4-2 victory versus Biel-Bienne. The win moved Kloten into a tie for tenth place in the Swiss League standings, improving its record to 3-5-1-1. Reinbacher played on the top pairing with Matthew Kellenberger but was on both the […]

Recrutes Draftcast #10 – 2024 Draft is Deep

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Is Montreal’s U23 Defence Corps NHL’s Best?

Is Montreal’s under-23 defence group the best in hockey? The draft-day additions of David Reinbacher and Bogdan Konyushkov have certainly vaulted the Canadiens into the main discussion. It’s been a long time coming for an organization that hasn’t had one of the top young defence corps since the early 90s when GM Serge Savard accumulated […]