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An Offensive Approach to the Defence

The Montreal Canadiens will have an opening-night roster with four rookie defencemen on it. You read that correctly. When Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes and Marty St. Louis promised a new outlook and approach, they weren’t kidding. Never mind getting their rookie blueliners’ feet wet, the decision-makers are holding their feet to the fire. Sink or […]

The Real Slim Slaffy Stood Tall

“Will the real Slim Slaffy please stand up?” Oh – last night he stood up alright. Juraj Slafkovsky stood out in many ways in Montreal’s second last exhibition game of the preseason, leaving little doubt about where he will start the season. He will be at the Bell Centre on opening night. Slafkovsky came out […]

The Summit of Canadian Pride

The 1972 Summit Series may have taken place 50 years ago but the memories have never faded. It still feels like it happened yesterday, and the documentaries and articles coming out in the past few weeks have brought those vivid memories flooding back. I have never felt prouder to be a Canadian. We defeated the sworn […]

What to do with Slafkovsky…

Many folks are overreacting to Slafkovsky not getting a pile of scoring chances or scoring a goal through his first few scrimmages and one NHL exhibition game. Never mind the three assists…where are the daily hat tricks? It’s a process. Whether you are drafted first overall or 200th, making the final step to the NHL […]

Who will be the “Group of Seven”?

There are some tough choices ahead for Montreal’s decision-makers. Marty, Stephane, Kent and Jeff are going to have some interesting powwows over the next couple of weeks. This is no longer a group of defencemen that lacks mobile puck movers, and that is a positive sign going forward for the club. As it stands right […]

Drouin it Right Away From the Puck

Soft, inconsistent and poor defensively. Those have been the main knocks on Jonathan Drouin throughout his NHL career. As a former third overall NHL draft pick who was chosen ahead of Seth Jones in the terrific draft 2013 draft class, more has been expected from the former QMJHL playoff legend. Drouin rose above all other […]

A Tip of the Bottle Cap to Molson

Each one of our lives is filled with learning lessons. There are certain events during our time on Earth that impact all of us. From Joe the Plumber to Joe the President of the United States – we all have defining experiences in our lives. One such event in the life of Geoff Molson was […]

Habs Get Last Laugh, Draft Slaf

The early feedback from three NHL crossover scouts on Montreal’s performance at the NHL draft was highly positive “I’m going through the draft class right now,” said one NHL scout on Monday. “It looks like quite a few teams did well. Anaheim, Buffalo, Arizona and Montreal all stood out.” Arizona had five top-43 picks, Buffalo […]

Is Mailloux Complicating Habs’ Draft Decision?

Call it the Mailloux mileu. After last year’s PR disaster following the selection of Logan Mailloux at 31st overall, are the Canadiens feeling pressure to do what most of the fans and media want, and not necessarily what THEY want? No one knows for sure what Montreal’s plans are in this unpredictable draft year. Perhaps […]