Author: Liam McKenna

Canadiens vs Maple Leafs Top Six Minutes: A re-leaf-ing win

By Liam McKenna | Nov 20th 2016 | 5 min read |

For our new readers and members, the Top Six Minutes is a continuation of the discussion in the game thread. We try to keep it light and entertaining....

A Tangled Web: The difficult task of evaluating Shea Weber

By Liam McKenna | Oct 22nd 2016 | 5 min read |

Shea Weber had a great game on Thursday night. He rocked Tobias Rieder with a bone-shattering hit. He blasted a point shot past Louis Domingue for his...

Hard-learned lessons: Has the turmoil of last season made the Montreal Canadiens better?

By Liam McKenna | Oct 18th 2016 | 4 min read |

In discussing Bob Dylan’s recent Nobel Prize in Literature, a guest on CBC radio (a professor of English) was analyzing the songwriter’s lyrics. A...

The P.K. Subban trade signals a troubling shift in philosophy for the Montreal Canadiens

By Liam McKenna | Jun 30th 2016 | 4 min read |

It’s clear how the Habs brass see the P.K. Subban trade. To them, it’s a swap of speed for power. Shea Weber is known for gritty, hard pla...

On the deployments of Alex Galchenyuk, P.K. Subban, and redefining the role player

By Liam McKenna | Jun 27th 2016 | 5 min read |

Montreal’s two longest-serving players, Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov, are remarkable for a few reasons. One is the simple fact that theyR...