“Given the circumstances”: Reviewing the decisions that ultimately led the Montreal Canadiens to trade their captain

By Kyle Medeiros | Sep 12th 2018 | 8 min read |

The Max Pacioretty trade drama has finally been put to rest with Monday’s 1:00 AM announcement that the now former Montreal Canadiens captain has be...

2018 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #2 Max Domi

By Kyle Medeiros | Aug 27th 2018 | 7 min read |

Marc Bergevin has not shied away from making franchise-altering moves. On June 15, exactly one year after the Jonathan Drouin for Mikhail Sergachev sw...

2018 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #4 Victor Mete

By Kyle Medeiros | Aug 24th 2018 | 6 min read |

It took just over a year for Victor Mete to go from a fourth-round draft pick in 2016 to playing regular shifts in the NHL alongside the revered Shea ...

2018 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #11 Jacob de la Rose

By Kyle Medeiros | Aug 13th 2018 | 6 min read |

Many believed the 2017-18 season would be a make-or-break year for Jacob de la Rose in his quest to become a full-time NHL player. This was mostly bec...

2018 Free Agency Target: The pros and cons of signing Tomas Plekanec

By Kyle Medeiros | Jun 30th 2018 | 4 min read |

Tomas Plekanec had been a staple in the Montreal Canadiens’ core since breaking onto the roster full time in the 2005-06 season. The Kladno, Czech R...

Should the Montreal Canadiens offer the New York Rangers the third overall pick?

By Kyle Medeiros | Jun 22nd 2018 | 4 min read |

Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has said he is “open” to trading the team’s third overall pick. This could just be a smoke scre...

Be wary of the current hype surrounding Jacob de la Rose

By Kyle Medeiros | Dec 7th 2017 | 3 min read |

Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien said he put Jacob de la Rose between Alex Galchenyuk and Paul Byron because he didn’t want to mess up th...

Hab At It podcast: Episode 3 — Sloppy Start

By Kyle Medeiros | Oct 19th 2017 | 2 min read |

Eyes on the Prize is proud to present Hab At It, a weekly podcast, bringing together two EOTP regulars: Kyle Medeiros and Andrew Zadarnowski. You can ...

The Alex Galchenyuk conundrum: Using advanced stats to find the source of coaches’ frustrations

By Kyle Medeiros | Sep 7th 2017 | 8 min read |

A blessing, a saviour, an enthusiastic young star in the making. These were words to describe Alex Galchenyuk in the summer of 2012 when newly appoint...

Canadiens 2017 Top 25 Under 25: #4 Phillip Danault

By Kyle Medeiros | Aug 17th 2017 | 7 min read |

On February 26, 2016, the Montreal Canadiens traded Dale Weise and Tomas Fleischmann to the Chicago Blackhawks for prospect Phillip Danault. Fast forw...