Author: Bruce Peter

NHL Draft 2013: Who Will Be Available for the Canadiens' First Round Pick?

By Bruce Peter | May 27th 2013 | 19 min read |

First off, a disclaimer: entry drafts are unpredictable. We can take a look at prospect rankings given by independent organizations and try and come u...

No Guarantees Next Year

By Bruce Peter | May 13th 2013 | 10 min read |

There were plenty of positives in the 2013 NHL campaign for Canadiens fans, even if the team only played 53 games this season. The team went from 15th...

2013 Game 28: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

By Bruce Peter | Mar 16th 2013 | 1 min read |

Winners of four in a row, the Canadiens travel to New Jersey to take on the Martin Brodeur-less Devils on Hockey Night in Canada. Meanwhile, Habs 2010...

Canadiens at Devils - Top Six Minutes - Plekanec Slays the Swamp Monsters

By Bruce Peter | Mar 16th 2013 | 5 min read |

Montreal wins, but unfortunately we lost a good one tonight. Andrew Berkshire, our former leader, is assumed dead at the hands of rowdy Quebec Nordiqu...

P.K. Subban vs. His Peers

By Bruce Peter | Jan 21st 2013 | 19 min read |

Sometimes it takes a while for a defenseman to earn the respect of his peers, or a young player to overcome some early misconceptions about their play...

The Best NHL Goaltenders Between the Lockouts

By Bruce Peter | Jan 19th 2013 | 15 min read |

The 2012-13 NHL lockout did allow some of us to focus on some bigger projects, and in the downtime I was able to go through and sort through the era t...

CBA Deal Struck, 2013 NHL Season to Begin Soon

By Bruce Peter | Jan 6th 2013 | 2 min read |

In the end, a simple “thumbs up” emoticon from key NHLPA member Andrew Ference (seriously?) was the first confirmation that the marathon C...

The Canadiens: A Sense of Identity

By Bruce Peter | Nov 27th 2012 | 9 min read |

This post is part of an ongoing series on Eyes on the Prize wherein the authors will tell you how they came to love the Montreal Canadiens. It is also...

2011-12 Canadiens Review: Second Line Forwards

By Bruce Peter | Nov 13th 2012 | 10 min read |

In examining the 2011-12 season in excruciating detail, I’ve come up with an approximate ranking for the overall value of each forward who playe...

Dear Geoff Molson: Ditch the NHL, Form a New League

By Bruce Peter | Nov 3rd 2012 | 4 min read |

Dear Mr. Molson, One aspect of both Montreal Canadiens and NHL history that is rarely brought up is that the Canadiens are in fact older than the leag...