Josh Anderson would be in demand

Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson is apparently in demand across the National Hockey League. According to Sportsnet journalist Elliotte Friedman, several teams were prowling around the big guy during the last trade deadline. “The problem, I think, is that the Canadians were greedy. He’s a good player, he’s under contract for several more years and … Read more

1st choice of the CH: a former chief recruiter lends itself to the game

Former director of amateur recruiting for the Anaheim Ducks, Alain Chainey likes to glean information from his ex-colleagues as each draft approaches. This year he noticed something curious when he mentioned the name of Slovak Juraj Slafkovsky. “When I was asking questions left and right and interested in his case, there was a little moment … Read more

Hurricanes lose two big chunks

Nothing was going well for Rob Brind’Amour’s troupe on Saturday night at the Ball Arena in Denver. In addition to seeing Frederik Andersen leave the game, his team lost by the score of 7 to 4 against the Avalanche. Two weeks from the start of the playoffs, Carolina must cross its fingers that the injury … Read more

Carey Price back to action tonight

As confirmed by head coach Martin St-Louis: Carey Price will make his first start of the season this Friday evening. The Montreal Canadiens will then begin a busy streak of two games in 24 hours by hosting the New York Islanders. Price’s last game dates back to the recent Stanley Cup final when the Canadiens … Read more

An important transaction between CH and the Flyers would have aborted before the deadline

We reported to you earlier this week that a trade between the Canadiens and the Boston Bruins, involving defender Ben Chiarot, would have failed shortly before the trade deadline. It would seem that another important transaction from the Canadian would also have failed in recent weeks, this time with the Philadelphia Flyers. According to what … Read more