Tag: Montreal Canadiens

NHL Rumors: The Montreal Canadiens Need At Center

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Marc Bergevin will be given another chance to run the Canadiens and will once again be looking for No. 1 center. Bergevin thought he drafted one in 2012 with Alex Galchuenyuk and…

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NHL Rumors: Flames and Sabres … Capitals and Carlson

On the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports:  Elliotte Friedman was on Sportsnet 960 and Sabres Ryan O'Reilly was brought up with the possibility of the Flames being able to acquire him and having Sean Monahan,…

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Atlantic Division Offseason Primer: No. of Contracts, Cap Hit, Draft Picks, UFAs and RFAs

Players under contract (Roster): 18 Positions under contract: 10 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goaltenders Total number of contracts: 35 Projected cap hit: $64,091,667 2018 Draft Picks: 2nd, 3rd (FLA), 4th, 6th and 7th. Unrestricted Free Agents:  Rick Nash, Nick Holden, Anton Khudobin, Riley…

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NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames

On the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens ... @Prospects_Watch: Tony Marinaro said on the radio (a couple of days ago) mentioned a Flames-Canadiens trade rumor - Max Pacioretty for T.J. Brodie. On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the…

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NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Canucks and UFAs, Islanders and Tavares

  On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Bob McKenzie: Ilya Kovalchuk is now 35-years old and is officially off the NHL voluntary retired list. He's now an unrestricted free agent and able to talk with NHL teams. He can't officially sign a…

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NHL News: Ducks, Jackets, Kings, Devils, Sharks, Lightning, Leafs, Capitals and Jets

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Coach Randy Carlyle said that defenseman Cam Fowler (shoulder) won't be traveling with the team to San Jose. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: The Blue Jackets have recalled goaltender Jeff…

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NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres

On the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Ray Ferraro was on TSN 690 and was talking about the Montreal Canadiens and their need for a centerman. One player Ferraro thinks the who could be…

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NHL Rumors – Montreal Canadiens – Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacrioretty

On the Montreal Canadiens and Alex Galchenyk ... John Lu: Forward Alex Galchenyuk said that there was no mention of him moving back to center during his exit meeting on Monday. He did add that he felt he gained more…

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NHL Rumors: Capitals and Samonsov … Islanders and Kulemin … Montreal Canadiens

On the Washington Capitals ... Aivis Kalnins: It is expected that KHL goalie and Capitals prospect Ilya Samsonov will be signing with the team after April 30th. On the New York Islanders and Nikolay Kulemin ... Andrew Gross: Pending UFA Nikolay…

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NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens – Attitude, Bergevin and Pacioretty

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin believes their attitude needs to change. “It was a disappointing season from start to finish and that was unacceptable,” Bergevin said. “The overall attitude of our…

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Eastern Conference News: Bruins, Sabres, Red Wings, Panthers, Canadiens, Islanders, Senators, and Maple Leafs

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Both Rick Nash and Sean Kuraly didn't play last night but coach Bruce Cassidy thinks they should be ready for Game 1. Riley Nash is expected to start skating this week. On the…

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NHL Rumors: Knights, Perron and Neal … Islanders and Tavares

On the Vegas Golden Knights, David Perron and James Neal ... Sportsnet Headlines: David Perron and James Neal have been a big part of the Golden Knights season and both are pending UFAs. There is not enough money in Vegas…

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