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We now know the real reason behind Martin St-Louis' decision to name Jake Allen as the starting goalie

Although he made big saves in overtime, allowing the CH to stay in the game, Jake Allen struggled against the Leafs last night.

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Published: 1 year ago

WOW: Leafs fans want to see a trade for Arber Xhekaj and his market value is even being discussed

Arber Xhekaj quickly made his mark in the new season of the Montreal Canadiens, as he dropped the gloves against the league's most feared player, Ryan Reaves.

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Published: 1 year ago

Alex Newhook and the second line the Montreal Canadiens need had a strong opener

A lot of the talk about the future of the Montreal Canadiens’ offence hinges on Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Kirby Dach. Those three players were together on a line for most of last year (at least most of the time they were all healthy). This ye

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Published: 1 year ago

It will be rough, but there are plenty of reasons to watch the Montreal Canadiens in 2023-24

They’re bound for another bottom-five result. But if you’re a Habs fan looking for a reason to smile, you’ll find plenty of opportunity this year.

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Published: 1 year ago

Blackhawks’ Taylor Hall Out Week-To-Week

Oct. 12: 7:57 a.m.: Hall is listed as week-to-week with an upper-body injury, head coach Luke Richardson told reporters postgame. After splitting their first two games of the season, Hall’s absence likely means one of Mackenzie Entwistle or Rees

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Published: 1 year ago

Montreal Canadiens: Top 6 Loaded With First Round Talent

If you can’t remember the last time the Montreal Canadiens had this much top end talent on the team at the same time, I don’t blame you because I can’t either. The Canadiens broke camp this week with no less than ten former first round picks on

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Published: 1 year ago

About Last Night: Kirby Dach's line shines in inconsistent opener for Habs

Dach, Alex Newhook and Juraj Slafkovsky combined for five points in the Canadiens 6-5 shootout loss against the Maple Leafs in Toronto.

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Published: 1 year ago

Bottom Six Minutes: The Sheriff is on the case

The Montreal Canadiens offered about as much chaos as a season opener can have, blowing two separate leads to the Toronto Maple Leafs, en route to a 6-5 shootout loss. Though the end result may leave something to be desired, there were more positives

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Published: 1 year ago

Montreal Canadiens Kept Pace With Leafs, Despite Shootout Loss

The Montreal Canadiens lost their opening game of the season in a shootout against their rival Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite the loss, there were many moments throughout the game that gave reason for optimism for Habs fans. Jake Evans opened the scori

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Published: 1 year ago

Thursday Habs Headlines: Kent Hughes looking for individual progress

In today's links, Hughes's goals for the season, Brendan Gallagher's need to adapt, Mattias Norlinder's re-emergence, Montreal as Canada's team, a new multi-league resource centre, and pushback against the pride tape ban.

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Published: 1 year ago

Goals of the Day: Bedard scores first NHL goal and Evans buries on breakaway

Check out some of the best NHL goals of the day including Connor Bedard scoring his first career NHL goal and Jake Evans capitalizing on a breakaway against the Maple Leafs.

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Published: 1 year ago

Canadiens experience more growing pains in loss to Maple Leafs

The Montreal Canadiens gained some invaluable experience last season, but this is still a young team. There will be growing pains this year, as we saw Wednesday in a shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Published: 1 year ago