Analysis

Top 4: Red Wings fans chant “Sell the team” in Detroit
Mathis Therrien

It was a pretty quiet Friday night yesterday in the National Hockey League, with only eight teams in action across four games. Still, we were treated to a few highlights. Here are the ones that stood out. 1. Wings fans are fed up with their team It’s been an extremely difficult start to the season […]

Top 4: Red Wings fans chant “Sell the team” in Detroit
Analysis

Ivan Demidov: The Blackhawks Will Regret Their Choice, According to Grant McCagg
Vincent Larue

It’s still far too early to draw any definitive conclusions about the 2024 draft. But Grant McCagg is already convinced of one thing: The Blackhawks will regret letting Ivan Demidov slip through their fingers. Chicago had the second overall pick that year and ultimately opted for defenseman Artyom Levshunov. Demidov had slipped to fifth overall, […]

Ivan Demidov: The Blackhawks Will Regret Their Choice, According to Grant McCagg
Analysis

Alexandre Carrier’s Injury: The Door Could Open for David Reinbacher
Mathis Therrien

The Montreal Canadiens lost the game last night, but they also lost Alexandre Carrier, who retreated to the locker room in the second period after being shoved hard into the boards by Egor Chinakhov. The Quebec-born defenseman did not return to the game afterward, missing nearly half of the contest. Alexandre Carrier, injured in the […]

Alexandre Carrier’s Injury: The Door Could Open for David Reinbacher
Analysis Canadiens

There’s no chemistry between Juraj Slafkovsky and Alex Newhook
Mathis Therrien

On Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the season opener, it was the Montreal Canadiens’ depth—specifically the third and fourth lines—that got the job done and helped the Habs secure the win. Last night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, it was the exact opposite: the top players were the best, and they were the […]

There’s no chemistry between Juraj Slafkovsky and Alex Newhook
Analysis Canadiens

Slacking off in the second half: a very bad habit that’s making a comeback
Mathis Therrien

The Montreal Canadiens can count themselves lucky to have picked up a point last night against the Pittsburgh Penguins in that 6-5 overtime loss. The Habs’ talent allowed the team to get back into the game by erasing a four-goal deficit, but it will take more than just talent to win games this season. The […]

Slacking off in the second half: a very bad habit that’s making a comeback
Analysis

Top 5: Kirill Marchenko Scores His First Goal with the Maple Leafs
Mathis Therrien

Last night marked the first Saturday night of the 2026–2027 National Hockey League season, with 26 teams in action across 13 games. There were several highlights aside from the Montreal Canadiens’ incredible—though ultimately incomplete—comeback. Here’s a recap of the night. 1. Kirill Marchenko Scores His First Goal with the Leafs We’ve been waiting for it, […]

Top 5: Kirill Marchenko Scores His First Goal with the Maple Leafs
Analysis Canadiens

The CH will need more than just consistent depth this season
Mathis Therrien

The Montreal Canadiens will play their second game of the season tonight when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, who will open their season at home. Martin St-Louis’s squad will once again face a team celebrating its season opener, after defeating the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Tuesday. It was a great win for the Habs, […]

The CH will need more than just consistent depth this season
Analysis

Humiliated by his own fans: Dylan Larkin has no choice but to expand his list of teams
Mathis Therrien

The massive Dylan Larkin saga, which has been going on all summer, took a whole new turn last night when the former captain of the Detroit Red Wings was heavily booed and humiliated by his own fans. Larkin wasn’t in uniform for the Red Wings’ season opener, and when he was introduced to the fans, […]

Humiliated by his own fans: Dylan Larkin has no choice but to expand his list of teams
Analysis

“I see Kent Hughes making a trade before Kaiden Guhle returns.”
Mathis Therrien

It had been a very long time since the Montreal Canadiens had started a season with a roster virtually identical to the one that had finished the previous season. The only real change was the departure of Brendan Gallagher, who was replaced (on the roster) by Chris Kreider. It certainly wasn’t for lack of trying […]

“I see Kent Hughes making a trade before Kaiden Guhle returns.”
Analysis Canadiens

Marchenko-Knies’ Failure: The CH Must Aim Even Higher
Tony Patoine

So, the Leafs and the Jackets have completed a trade that likely involves the two players whose names have been mentioned most frequently in Montreal trade rumors over the past six months. There’s every reason to believe that Knies came within minutes of becoming a member of the Canadiens on March 6. There’s also every […]

Marchenko-Knies’ Failure: The CH Must Aim Even Higher