Tag: Habs

Habs Development Camp – Players to Watch

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Habs Development Camp Players to Watch The Montreal Canadiens will be hosting their annual development camp from July 3 to July 7 at their luxurious suburban practice complex. A full schedule and list of attendees is available on the team’s official website. This article might be more appropriately named “Habs Development Camp – Players You Will Notice”, […] READ MORE

Montreal Canadiens hire Kirk Muller

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Thursday evening, the Montreal Canadiens announced that they have hired Kirk Muller as a new associate coach. This news comes a week after Muller was relieved of his duties as assistant coach of the St. Louis Blues. Muller previously worked five years as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens from 2006-2011.  During that time, […] READ MORE

Montreal Canadiens Off-Season: Forwards

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Over the past few seasons, the Montreal Canadiens forwards have failed to be reliable offensively, with a system that has depended heavily on reigning MVP goalie Carey Price. With Price missing all but 12 games in the 2015-16 season due to injury, the Habs forwards were expected to produce more. Price’s injury wasn’t the only one that […] READ MORE

Montreal Canadiens Off-season: Goalies

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The 2015-16 season was a nightmare for the Montreal Canadiens, to say the least. Numerous injuries, including a season-ending injury to star net minder Carey Price on November 25th, 2015, was one of the most glaring issues with this team.  Add in the fact that secondary offense was non-existent and the second best defenseman on […] READ MORE

The Vadim Shipachyov Buyout Situation – A Financial Powerplay By SKA St. Petersburg

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The leading scorer in this year’s IIHF World Championship, and the first line centre for KHL team Ska St. Petersburg, Vadim Shipachyov has been rumored to be on NHL team’s radar for months.  In April Igor Eronko of Sport Express reported that Shipachyov, along with Evegeni Dadonov, and Denis Guryanov were attempting to terminate their KHL contracts […] READ MORE

Martin Reway signs with the Montreal Canadiens

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The Montreal Canadiens have signed Slovakian skater Martin Reway to a three year, two-way contract. Reway is the second Habs prospect from Europe to be recently signed along with Arturri Lehkonen, who was also given a two-way deal. Reway’s rights with the Canadiens expired in June of this year. Last year Reway had an issue […] READ MORE

Montreal Interested in Bringing Back Brown and Bartley

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According to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports, Montreal Canadiens’ general manager Marc Bergevin is interested in bringing back depth defenseman Victor Bartley and tough guy Mike Brown for the 2016-17 season. Bartley and Brown are both set to become unrestricted free agents in July. Brown, 30, was acquired by the Canadiens at the trade deadline […] READ MORE

Habs Target: Vadim Shipachyov

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Centre Vadim Shipachyov, who is reportedly linked to the Canadiens, is leading the IIHF World Championship tournament in scoring with 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 4 games.   With those numbers, Shipachyov is proving that he deserves a shot in the NHL. Insiders such as Elliotte Friedman and Igor Eronko have both indicated that […] READ MORE

Artturi Lehkonen Scouting Report: Signed by Habs

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The Montreal Canadiens officially announced the signing of Artturi Lehkonen on Sunday, inking the Finnish forward to an entry-level deal. Lehkonen recently led Frolunda to the SHL Championship, leading all scorers with 11 goals and 19 points in 16 playoff games. He also broke the franchise’s playoff points record, previously held by Daniel Alfredsson. Artturi […] READ MORE