2021-09-08 07:00:00 When Pierre Allard arrived in the Canadiens organization in 2010 as a physical preparation consultant, the team only did group training. We asked the same things of all the players, the same recipe applied wall to wall, and by the grace of God. Eleven years later, when Allard had just left the team, … Read more
2022-10-07 07:00:00 There is nothing at the moment in the office of Kent Hughes in Brossard. No frame to brighten up the white walls, no plants, no photos. And the large table he requested to have all the staff of his organization at a glance has not yet arrived. There is a table, a chair, … Read more
2023-05-08 07:00:00 It’s the strength of this year’s top five prospects that makes the 2023 draft such a promising vintage, even more so than the depth of talent available later in the first round. Beyond Connor Bedard, who will delight fans in Chicago, forwards Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson, Will Smith and Matvei Michkov all have … Read more
2023-06-11 07:00:00 BUFFALO, NY – The Canadiens could still choose Matvei Michkov with the fifth pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. It’s possible, but it doesn’t seem very likely. Four days spent looking for information at the Combine of the NHL gave us this impression, even if no one at the Canadiens wanted to say … Read more
2023-06-08 07:00:00 BUFFALO, NY — In the days leading up to the National League Combine, the restaurant adjoining the hotel lobby where the event takes place is taken over by team executives, player agents and reporters. Rallies are happening at almost every table, but the majority of them aren’t that big, or at least aren’t … Read more
2023-06-06 07:00:00 Since the day Auston Matthews signed a five-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs in February 2019, the long-term-but-not-too-contract model, without necessarily being a route many NHL players, still set a kind of precedent. Because the players have discovered this possibility of obtaining a very good salary from their second contract, while having … Read more
2023-05-08 07:00:00 It’s the strength of this year’s top five prospects that makes the 2023 draft such a promising vintage, even more so than the depth of talent available later in the first round. Beyond Connor Bedard, who will delight fans in Chicago, forwards Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson, Will Smith and Matvei Michkov all have … Read more
2023-04-30 07:00:00 Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness did not make it easy for his general manager Thursday night, minutes after his team was eliminated. In a brief and biting press briefing that he regrets a bit, Bowness said in essence that his best players had offered no resistance to prevent them from losing in … Read more