NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The Montreal Canadiens goalie history is rich. It has become almost a tradition for this club to have a top-tier goaltender. Carey Price, Jose Theodore, Jacques Plantes, Ken Dryden, and Patrick Roy are just some of the many names to come out of the golden age in the Habs’ net. Now, it’s time to look […] READ MORE
Carey Price had been the Montreal Canadiens answer between the pipes for over a decade. As such, it’s been a long time since the team has had any question marks in the net. However, with Price’s apparent career-ending injury woes, the Canadiens need a new starting netminder. Insert Carter Hart. The 24-year-old Flyers netminder is […] READ MORE
It’s been a long time since the Montreal Canadiens have had uncertainty between the pipes as their franchise goaltender Carey Price has been a staple in the net for the better part of two decades. However, general manager Kent Hughes recently revealed that Price would probably miss the entire season with a knee injury which […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens have extended goaltender Samuel Montembault to a two-year, one-way contract extension. The 25-year-old played in 38 games for the Canadiens this past season. Montembault was drafted by Florida in the third round (77th overall) in the 2015 NHL entry draft. The Canadiens have agreed to terms with goaltender Samuel Montembeault on a […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today’s featured […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2019 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2019 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE
NHL rumours continue to roll out in the middle of summer for you to read and enjoy. Teams are still signing players and making deals to maximize their cap space. Today we have rumours surrounding the San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers, and the Montreal Canadiens. Last Word on Hockey will continue to bring the rumours […] READ MORE
Somewhat unusually this year, expectations were high for the Florida Panthers season. They had made a smart deadline pickup in Frank Vatrano the year before and looked to supercharge their offence spearheaded by two-way talent Aleksander Barkov and offseason acquisition Mike Hoffman. And it all happened. At the time of publication, Vatrano has 22 goals in 2018-19, Barkov […] READ MORE
The statistics have been incredible with 1,057 games played and 630 wins in 18 years as an NHL starting goaltender. That’s good enough to be ranked fourth on the all-time wins list. Those stellar numbers belong to none other than Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo. The man with no Stanley Cups, yet one of the most […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2018 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2018 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can […] READ MORE
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.