Author: Michel Primeau

Managing assets: Comparing the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers on the approach to goaltending prospects

By Michel Primeau | Jul 5th 2017 | 4 min read |

In 2010, the Montreal Canadiens headed deep into the playoffs thanks to the their starting goaltender, Jaroslav Halak. Jacques Martin’s team went to...

Why are the Canadiens seeing so few prospects coming through their own system?

By Michel Primeau | May 26th 2017 | 5 min read |

I can’t get Marc Bergevin’s answer out of my head. When asked if he had any players in the pipeline who could play center. he said “no.â...

The domino effect of moving Alex Galchenyuk to the wing

By Michel Primeau | May 4th 2017 | 4 min read |

At his most recent press conference, Marc Bergevin said that Alex Galchenyuk would be playing on the wing next year, the experiments playing down the ...

The myth of drafting or: How to win the Stanley Cup by embracing your mediocrity

By Michel Primeau | Mar 17th 2017 | 7 min read |

Rebuilding through the draft is a myth. Every time this topic arises, people will list the Chicago Blackhawks and/or Pittsburgh Penguins as evidence t...

Offensive expectations: How Canadiens players stacked up at the midway point of the season

By Michel Primeau | Jan 18th 2017 | 9 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens dealt with a large number of injuries in the first half of the season, but came out of it with a record of 25-10-6. Last season...

Offensive expectations: The Canadiens are beating their projections through the first quarter

By Michel Primeau | Nov 26th 2016 | 9 min read |

After the Montreal Canadiens had played 20 games (a sample including games up to Tuesday’s match versus the Ottawa Senators), I compared my pre-seas...

The Legacy of Andrei Markov: A look at the career to date of one of the Habs’ greats

By Michel Primeau | Oct 16th 2016 | 3 min read |

After years patrolling the blue line for the Montreal Canadiens, and several severe injuries that threatened to derail his career prematurely, Andrei ...

Offensive Expectations: Setting the bars for the upcoming season

By Michel Primeau | Oct 12th 2016 | 6 min read |

What should Montreal Canadiens fans expect from their team in 2016-2017? It’s the fifth year under Michel Therrien’s current regime, and h...

Understanding the offence: How Max Pacioretty scores his goals

By Michel Primeau | Aug 28th 2016 | 8 min read |

Max Pacioretty is the best goal-scorer the Montreal Canadiens have had in quite some time. Despite that, there is some talk of his totals being deceiv...

Reasons for the Montreal Canadiens' failed season: The power play

By Michel Primeau | Jul 4th 2016 | 10 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens failed to make the playoffs because they didn’t score enough goals, and they allowed too many. An insultingly obvious ide...