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Three Leaf Errors the Habs Won’t Make

May 5, 2024 On April 11, 2014 Brendan Shanahan was announced as President and Alternate Governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs. A decade later, the Leafs have won exactly one playoff round under the Shanaplan. Volumes will be written about what needs to happen next in Toronto. As a Habs fan living in Toronto, and…

Five Takeaways from the Habs End of Season Presser

April 20, 2024 This past week the 2023-24 season for the Montreal Canadiens came to an end. The next day, the management duo of Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton (HuGo) met with the media for their end of season press conferences. Here are five takeaways from the presser. This might be the summer when the…

Mesar’s Graduation: Thursday night in Kitchener

April 19, 2024 Last night, the Kitchener Rangers hosted the London Knights for Game 4 of Round 2 of the Ontario Hockey League Playoffs. I was there to grab an in-person look at Filip Mesar, who was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the 2022 draft at 26th overall. I like…

After 82 games, the Habs are ready for the next window of change

April 17, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens played their final nine games of the season between April 2-16. The outcomes included a 5-3 win over Florida, a 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay, a 4-2 loss to the Leafs, a 5-2 loss to the Rangers, a 9-3 win over Philadelphia, a 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders,…

After 73 games, the Habs are making their mark

March 31, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens finished off the month of March with four games. On Sunday, they defeated the Kraken in Seattle with a 5-1 score. The Habs finished their road trip with a 2-1 win in Colorado on Tuesday. On Wednesday they were at home to greet and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1.…

After 69 games, the Habs have formed an identity

March 23, 2024 Life is busy and it’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve reviewed where the Montreal Canadiens are at in a rebuild season. They posted a shutout 3-0 win against Columbus on Tuesday, March 12th and suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to the Bruins the following Thursday. Then the Habs headed to…

After 64 games, the Habs are taking care of business

March 10, 2024 It was trade deadline week, but some hockey still got played. On Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens were in Nashville and claimed a 4-3 overtime win. Thursday in Carolina was not as friendly with the Habs suffering a 4-1 loss. They were back at home on Saturday night to greet the Toronto Maple…

The Habs trade deadline was smart, if not sexy

March 9, 2024 The seventh window of change has come and gone for the Montreal Canadiens under the management duo of Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton (HuGo). By 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, the 2024 trade deadline had passed, and HuGo and the Habs had made three trades. None of these moves were…

After 61 games, the kids own the Habs

March 3, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens had three games on the schedule this week. On Tuesday, they defeated the Arizona Coyotes with a score of 4-2. They were in Florida on Thursday night, and held their own against the Panthers in a 4-3 shootout loss. Then on Saturday night they were in Tampa Bay to…

After 58 games, the Habs are free falling

February 24, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens had three games on the docket this week. On Wednesday, the Buffalo Sabres were in town and they left having handed the hometown team a 3-2 loss. The Habs headed to Pittsburgh for a game on Thursday where they suffered a 4-1 loss. Then on Saturday the Canadiens were…

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