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The Long Horizon

Prepare for some short term pain for some long term gain. It’s not going to be pretty for a couple years here, Folks. The organization is playing the long game for some serious shot at glory; instead of the short game for some serious arrested expectations year after year.

Cap Move By Bergevin

If you build it, they will come. Screech!!!! Hold it. Let’s try that again. If someone else builds it, the Habs will take what you can’t afford, so one day they can say that famous quote from Field Of Dreams. Alas, this is not a time for dreams in Habs Land. This is a time […]

Bergevin Fulfills A Promise

General Manager Marc Bergevin has said time and time again that it is extremely difficult to acquire centers through trades and unrestricted free agency. He has repeated over and over that you must draft high quality centers or you’re just not going to get them. So he did what he has promised that he would […]

Not Max Return for Galchenyuk

It was one of those trades that you knew right away was bad. You saw the two names. Without any hesitation, you knew. You didn’t have to review anything or check statistics or watch a game or two again or make some calls to guys out west….. You knew it in a heartbeat…. “Oh. My. […]

The Summer Of Marc

The real work is the roster, but the steps that can be made so far in the front office are being made with swagger and skill by Habs General Manager Marc Bergevin. The two best Francophone coaches in all of junior hockey and among the best no matter what the language are Dominic Ducharme and […]

McLean’s Pub Call Of The Collective

The final game of the season and today the writers are drinking with me at McLean’s Pub. To the Collective Horses we go….. Collective Horses – I really like Mike Reilly on the 2nd power play unit. I would like to see him get more time there. -@lamoroso – Jonathan Drouin a lot of fans […]

McLean’s Pub Call Of The Wilde: Original Six, Original Miss

For the first time in the history of the National Hockey League, the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings will miss the playoffs in the same season. In fact, if you asked management about tonight, if they were honest, they would say a loss would be a better result for their future in this […]

McLean’s Pub Call Of The Wilde: Home Finale

The Montreal Canadiens with their final home game of the season taking on a team who are favoured by many to go to the finals – the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets can put some big numbers on the board, so it was going to likely be a busy night for goalie Carey Price who has […]

McLean’s Pub Call Of The Wilde: The Penultimate Home Game

It is close to the end of this season long disappointment Habs fans. Only two home games left on the schedule starting with the New Jersey Devils tonight. Hard to believe, but it appears the Habs are going to fall off a whopping 30 points in the standings. The COTW was expansive last night, so […]