Tag: Montreal Canadiens

Injuries: Pens, Habs, Lightning, Sharks, Wild, Leafs and More

On the Penguins ... Dave Molinari: Pascal Dupuis practiced yesterday. It seems that whatever tests were performed on Dupuis when he returned to Pittsburgh detected no blood clot-related problems. Seth Rorabaugh: Coach Mike Johnston said that Pascal Dupuis has been…

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Rumors: Blackhawks, Wild and Avalanche

On the Blackhawks ... Chris Kuc and Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Both Duncan Keith and Michal Rozsival are getting closer to returning to the Blackhawks lineup, but sources are saying they are pushing hard to trade for a…

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2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 4

For the first time since week 1, there are more than just the Montreal Canadiens at the top of someone rankings - three teams received first place votes. The Dallas Stars have moved up two slots to second overall this…

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Rumors II: Leafs, Stars, Canadiens, Flames, Kings, Predators and Coyotes

Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Flyers and Maple Leafs were heavily after Nikita Zaitsev last summer, with the Flames, Kings and Canucks interested as well. “If he’s not 100 per cent ready for the NHL,” one…

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Rumors II: Maple Leafs, Ducks, Richards, and the Stars

On the Maple Leafs and Ducks The Fourth Period: The Maple Leafs are one of the more active teams on the trade front and are reportedly in on multiple trade talks. The Leafs and Ducks are reportedly having significant talks…

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Rumors: Maple Leafs, Penguins and Bruins

On the Maple Leafs ... Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: McGran looking at which Maple Leafs  could stay around for their rebuild. Morgan Rielly - better than 90 percent. Jake Gardiner, Dion Phaneuf, James van Riemsdyk and Scott Harrington…

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Injuries: Habs, Hawks, Stars, Kings, Lightning, Jets and Canes

On the Canadiens ... Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette: Carey Price's injury is "nothing major" according to coach Michel Therrien. He's receiving treatment and he'll "take a week off." On the Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune:…

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GIFs: Some Clips From The Past Two Nights

From last nights action Stars Jamie Benn ... Jamie Benn continues to be unreal. #VANvsDAL https://t.co/aFi6rTQhrT — NHL (@NHL) October 30, 2015 another look pic.twitter.com/ebjpZqePmw — Stephanie (@myregularface) October 30, 2015 Canadiens P.K. Subban and Carey Price ... How did…

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2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 3

For the second week in a row, the Montreal Canadiens swept all first place voteing. The Washington Capitals had a clean sweep of all second place votes. The NY Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks jumped into the top 10 this week.…

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2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 2

Montreal has a clean sweep in first overall rankings and moves into the top spot this week. The Blues make a big jump, moving into second. Since we had 10 entries this week, we've dropped the highest and lowest totals…

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Rumors II: Pitkanen, Flames, Expansion and Trade Candidates

Elliotte Friedman and Damien Cox ... Belief out of Anaheim is that GM Bob Murray isn't ready to fire Bruce Boudreau just yet. Expectation is that he'll be behind the bench for their five game road trip that starts later…

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News: Canadiens Sign Tomas Plekanec To A Two Year Extension

Plekanec HERO chart from OwnThePuck Pat Hickey: The Canadiens have signed Tomas Plekanec to a two-year contract extension. He'll get $7 million next year, and $5 million the following year. The 32-year old Plekanec was drafted 71st overall in the…

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