There are about two or three St. Louis Blues that the Montreal Canadiens should try to acquire before they would even consider goaltender Jordan Binnington as a trade target. If you’re Habs general manager Kent Hughes, you’d probably first try to trade for the other goalie in the Blues tandem, Joel Hofer… which probably tells […]
Now ex-Montreal Canadiens goaltending coach Eric Raymond, who was too let go on Wednesdayarguably had both the good and bad luck of joining the team following its run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. In a season that saw the Habs face life without Carey Price for the first time in a decade and a […]
If the Montreal Canadiens make the postseason, their goaltending will be a key to their success. In fact, the question of their success could be completely moot. At this point, they don’t have one clear answer. They have three different versions, each telling a different story about where this team is and where it’s going. […]
The Montreal Canadiens left Dallas with a 4–3 overtime win Sunday night, and it was the kind of play coaches like to rewatch on a long flight. Second night of a back-to-back. Tough building. Playoff caliber opponent. The Canadiens didn’t dominate or steal the game, but they didn’t blink either. They absorbed the pressure from […]
With questions surfacing about his future with the team, Sam Montembeault did the smart thing by embracing the idea of ​​a mental reset — and his performance on Tuesday night may have extended his stay as a member of the Montreal Canadiens. Montembeault made his first NHL start since December 2 and delivered his strongest […]
More dark jersey matchups could be on the way TSNAccording to Chris Johnston, we could see more dark jersey vs. dark jersey matchups as the NHL gives teams a little more leeway in eliminating one team wearing a white jersey. The Avalanche and Canadiens will do it in January, and the Bruins-Lightning Stadium Series game […]
There is good news, bad news and possibly even worse news in Toronto when it comes to goaltender Joseph Woll. The bad news is that he is out again with an injury. The good news is that head coach Craig Berube suggested it was a minor lower-body injury: “He’ll be around another week. Hopefully. … […]
You can kind of understand what Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis was getting at when he replaced Jakub Dobes in net with Sam Montembeault after he and the Habs were shut out 7-2 by the Colorado Avalanche last Saturday. But even though it was easy to justify, the end result clearly left a […]
Any hopes of a late Montreal Canadiens comeback were dashed when Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk scored the first of his injury-plagued season to date. The goal closed the scoring midway through the third to make it a 5-2 final. The Canadiens failed to create anything lasting and ultimately continued quietly Tuesday night at the […]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A look at the standings before Tuesday night’s game between the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers at the Bell Center indicated a mismatch between the Eastern Conference’s top team in the Habs and the visitors’ last-place team. One would assume that the final score of 5-4 in […]