Martin St. Louis Is the Coach the Canadiens Needed, Not the One Politics Demanded – The Hockey Writers – Montreal Canadiens

If not for a remarkable coincidence and a remarkably modern general manager, the Montreal Canadiens might have been condemned to respectable irrelevance indefinitely. Not failure. Not a disaster. Just mediocrity, the most dangerous place in sports. That fate was avoided not by design, but by circumstance and by Kent Hughes. For all the talk about…

Read More

Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Stone, Marner, Tavares, Celebrini, Foegele, McMann – The Hockey Writers – Toronto Maple Leafs

It’s been a strange Olympic window for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans — part pride, part frustration, and part déjà vu. Players like Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews are thriving overseas, tapping into a level of freedom and rhythm that has been hard to find during Toronto’s uneven season. Meanwhile, back home, trade…

Read More

5 Canadiens Untouchables Outside of Team Core Ahead of Trade Deadline – The Hockey Writers – Montreal Canadiens

The members of the Montreal Canadiens’ core could be up for debate. So, to simplify matters, for the purposes of this piece, the core is defined as all Habs under contract until 2030 at least… and rookie Ivan Demidov, who will presumably meet that criterion in short order. That list includes seven other Canadiens: Forward…

Read More