The Canadiens knew they’d be up against a physical team against the Capitals. The Habs knew they’d be up against the Capitals’ big players. The Habs knew they’d have to find a way to protect themselves because Capitals players hit.
Nick Suzuki has been constantly improving since his arrival in the National League. Year after year, he finds a way to be better… and he has developed today as one of the (very) good players in the National League.
Now that Mikko Rantanen has agreed to the terms of a new contract with the Dallas Stars, Mitch Marner becomes the big catch of the summer. The Maple Leafs forward is now the biggest unrestricted free agent currently on the market.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
Lane Hutson is having an incredible season. Normally, he would already be the favorite by a large margin for the Calder Trophy, but Macklin Celebrini is hot on his heels with good performances.
Former Canadiens enforcer and BPM Sports analyst Georges Laraque mentioned that, in his opinion, Joshua Roy will not be with the Canadiens next year. To be honest, I'm not so sure about all of this.
There was an interesting discussion today about a trade between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders involving Juraj Slafkovsky. It happened on BPM Sports, during Georges Laraque's show, where the hosts asked the following question: 'Slaf for Noah Dobson, would you do it?' - BPM Sports And that sparked a heated debate.
In Montreal, fans and the media are quick to change their minds. A few weeks ago, Patrik Laine was the big sniper, the star that the CH had been waiting for a long time, and now for two weeks, Laine “is not NHL caliber”.
The season for Kirby Dach is not going at all as planned. He’s struggling and doesn’t seem to have the right attitude during games. It’s not uncommon to see him dragging his feet.
The difficult season Kirby Dach is experiencing is tiring not only some Canadiens fans but also certain members of the media. This includes Georges Laraque, who hasn't hesitated to criticize number 77 since the start of the season.
The Canadiens finally signed a convincing victory in front of their fans last night: crushed 6 to 1 against the poor Buffalo Sabres. It was different to end a Tuesday night with cheers and applause instead of boos and disappointment.
If Kirby Dach doesn’t become the Canadiens’ 2nd center as planned, Kent Hughes will have to get creative. The GM will have to find a solution to fill that hole (at least until Michael Hage develops), because if he doesn’t, the club won’t be able to compete with the best teams in the NHL.
Yesterday, Jean Trudel and I recorded the ninth episode (of 10) of the Stanley25 podcast. Since our segments(with and without guests) were each pretty full – and disparate – we decided to release Week 9’s content separately.
As reported by the site HABSolumentFan, the forward has already scored seven goals and registered 10 points in 25 games since the start of the season and has shown great skills as an enforcer, as demonstrated against players like Ryan Lomberg, Matt Rempe, and Arber Xhekaj.
Patrik Laine madness gripped the hockey world on Tuesday morning, when the Canadiens announced his return to action on social networks. Fans are already expecting to see Laine make an impact as soon as he returns to action.
Things aren't going well for the Montreal Canadiens, and Martin St-Louis seems to have been out of solutions for a while now. At the beginning of the month, there was a lot of speculation about his future in Montreal and the possibility of him being fired or replaced, but that has since quieted down.
While some saw him as the future elite first-line center of the Canadiens, and others believed he was better than Nick Suzuki a year ago, everything seems to have changed today.
A scoop that he finally revealed on BPM Sports earlier today: Shortly after Georges Laraque revealed this scoop, Kent Hughes publicly came out to categorically deny the information.
Since Sunday evening, there has been a lot of discussion on social media following Georges Laraque's post announcing an upcoming scoop about the Canadiens.
As the Montreal Canadiens are going through a very difficult stretch right now and following yet another loss, changes are being called for. Several names seem to have been placed on the trade market, and Kent Hughes appears to be active on the phone, but Georges Laraque just put forth another interesting suggestion.
According to former Montreal Canadiens player and current host Georges Laraque, management's plan was never to have a tandem of Montembeault and Primeau this season.
Georges Laraque became a fan favourite in Edmonton during his long tenure with the Oilers to begin his career, drawing enormous cheers from the crowds at Rexall Place with his huge hits, energetic fights, and timely goals.
Does the name Marcus Laraque ring a bell? Obviously, the link is easy to make with his family name. We’re talking about the son of Georges (Laraque), who played for the Canadiens and has been a fixture in the media world for many years.