If there was any club who benefited from the lockout, it would be Montreal. After a disastrous 2011-12 season that saw them finish dead last in the East, a makeover was necessary. Out was GM Pierre Gauthier, and coaches Jacques…
After their season ended abruptly at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks in a Game 7 overtime thriller, the Detroit Red Wings now shift their focus to free agency and the potential trade market to add key components to build…
Ottawa and Montreal combined for 236 penalty minutes Sunday afternoon as the Senators routed the Canadiens on home ice 6-1. The two Canadian rivals played a physical and chippy game throughout. And once Kyle Turris scored to make the score…
The NHL Playoffs, what could be better? Tonight starts the first round of the NHL Playoffs as three Western Conference pairings lace ’em up and duke it out, with more games starting tomorrow. However, before everything shakes down, here are…
Games are few and points are scarce as we near the end of the 2012 – 2013 NHL season. Teams are not only vying for a playoff spot, but some are fighting for home-ice advantage by winning their division outright.…
While I preface that this piece is indeed slightly biased, I still hold that readers should take heed to not bet on the Boston Bruins going far come playoffs. The story begins before the season started. I, a homegrown Detroit…
This week we have a new team atop of the Power Rankings. Pittsburgh fell short of the record for most consecutive wins when they fell last week against Buffalo and New York Rangers. They allowed 10 goals in those two…
At 6’4” and 230 pounds, Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic is no small fry. To be fair, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin has some decent size of his own at 6’2” and weighing in at 220 pounds, but Lucic sure…
History can be made this week as the Pittsburgh Penguins can tie and beat the 1992-93 Penguins record for most consecutive wins. No disrespect to the undefeated streak the Blackhawks had this season, but I feel that the Penguins win…
If you have NHL Center Ice or Game Center, there are plenty of good games to watch on television this week. If I were to pick one game for you to watch, it would be tonight where Montreal will attempt…