Montreal Gazette —In executive suites on the seventh floor of the Bell Centre, they’re singing an old Duke Ellington song with new lyrics: It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got ka-ching.
Montreal Gazette —While the Canadiens are clinging to a slim chance of earning a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference, there is plenty of work to be done off the ice.
Montreal Gazette —When the Canadiens were busy tanking the early part of this miserable season, a francophone wit whose name we’ve forgotten suggested that it wasn’t all that bad.
Montreal Gazette —The Canadiens salvaged a split of their Super Bowl weekend matinees as the special teams and goaltender Carey Price came up big in a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday at the Bell Centre.
Montreal Gazette —If you want to get a sense of the frustration that has overwhelmed this season, you only have to look at the goal Washington’s Dennis Wideman scored Saturday.
Montreal Gazette —The Canadiens’ losing streak stretched to three games Saturday afternoon as they fired blanks in a 3-0 loss to the Washington Capitals at the Bell Centre.
Montreal Gazette —If they don’t want to run afoul of CRTC regulations, the CBC and RDS might have to run one of those warnings before Saturday’s 2 p.m. telecast of the Canadiens-Washington game.
Habs Eye on the Prize (Andrew Berkshire) —Sunday afternoon I sat down with Montreal's own Jay Baruchel in his NDG home to watch the Montreal Canadiens take on the Winnipeg Jets for Scott Gomez's anniversary game since his last...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —As the Montreal Canadiens playoffs hopes drop, ticket sales from third party sources are quickly paralleling them. That in mind, our partners at TiqIQ are offfering some great prices to catch...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —The struggling Montreal Canadiens were already on a three-game losing streak, headed into Sunday afternoon's action. Things didn't look any more promising for the Habs, who had lost five...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —Good news Montreal Canadiens fans, this team can't bet any worse in the NHL Eastern Conference. The Habs found themselves dead last in the Conference this morning, but could bounce back into...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —So let's toss aside the optimism and denial and call it just as it is. The Montreal Canadiens are not a playoff team in the 2011-12 NHL season. It's over folks. This is not a club capable of...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —This will be the second meeting of the season between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals. The first meeting didn't fair well for the Canadiens (what game has?), when Michal Neuvirth...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Andrew Berkshire) —Yesterday I was invited on to discuss Pierre McGuire as a possible GM for the Montreal Canadiens in the future. Listen to the podcast in it's entirety here . Other highlights of the podcast...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Bruce Peter) —"We didn’t even play a bad game. That’s the most frustrating thing about this year. If I could explain it, we wouldn’t be where we are right now," added the veteran forward. "We were in the game,...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —So which Montreal Canadiens team will show up tonight? The one that surprised the crap out of the Detroit Red Wings , and gave fans a sign of hope, or that deflated squad from Tuesday night...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Andrew Berkshire) —I have criticized Pierre McGuire in the past for several reasons, but now with his friend and TSN990 radio host Mitch Melnick writing this piece in a campaign to get him hired as GM, the usual...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —Down goes Andreas Engqvist and up comes Louis Leblanc , as the Montreal Canadiens prepare for tomorrow night's game against the New Jersey Devils . Engvist did much of nothing in his...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —Despite being a struggling team in the 2011-12 NHL season, the Buffalo Sabres best asset could still be head coach Lindy Ruff. Ruff is arguably one of the best game coaches in the NHL, when it...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —While fans in Montreal have been lamenting over the struggles of the Montreal Canadiens , hockey fans in the Empire City have been doing likewise over the Buffalo Sabres . With just a pair of...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —While Carey Price and Raphael Diaz were at the NHL All-Star Game festivities over the weekend, the rest of the Montreal Canadiens took a few days off. There were a few exceptions, and...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —The 2012 NHL All Star Game isn't until Sunday, but tonight is likely the most entertaining part of the weekend's events. The players and rookie invitees are set to show their talents in the...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Robert L) —With this year's NHL All-Star Game held in Ottawa. We thought we'd dig into the archoves and pull up Robert and Francis' look back at one of the Ottawa area's greatest Habs legends. Aurele...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Andrew Berkshire) —Wow. It's crazy what happens when the Montreal Canadiens get a bit of luck on their side for once. With the Detroit Red Wings coming out of the gate very lackadaisical and without legendary...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —If there was a team you'd want to pattern after, in the post-lockout/salary cap era, it's the Detroit Red Wings . The NHL franchise from Motor City have built a successful system around a core...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —Tim Thomas is entitled to his political opinions. That's his right and freedom in the US and Canada. However, when it comes to a team outing to visit The President of The United States, on needs...
Habs Eye on the Prize (Kevin van Steendelaar) —The Habs held their annual open fan practice this morning at the Bell Centre, with close to 18,00 fans on hand to watch the event. A couple notable on-ice absentees were Carey Price and Travis...