Author: Michel Primeau

The 2015-16 Canadiens needed average goaltending, not Carey Price

By Michel Primeau | May 31st 2016 | 6 min read |

The issue of the Canadiens goaltending this past season has been discussed quite a bit, with varying opinions. Michel Therrien haters would say that h...

2015-16 Canadiens season review: Darrren Dietz

By Michel Primeau | May 1st 2016 | 4 min read |

In our last Top 25 Under 25, Darren Dietz was ranked 24th. He was playing his third year of professional hockey in St. John’s where he enjoyed h...

Habs offensive expectations: Season review

By Michel Primeau | Apr 13th 2016 | 22 min read |

The Habs were back with an old winning recipe: get outshot and have your goalie play above his head. And the good news kept coming. The team cracked t...

Reasons for the Montreal Canadiens' failed season: Part I — The injuries

By Michel Primeau | Apr 12th 2016 | 12 min read |

The season is over. It was technically over long ago, but the Montreal Canadiens played their last game of the 2015-16 campaign on Saturday. It was a ...

Offensive expectations: Max Pacioretty and Alex Galchenyuk's unpredictability is a positive

By Michel Primeau | Apr 4th 2016 | 35 min read |

It was a pretty positive week for the Canadiens as they approach the end of the season. The Habs went back to their old winning recipe: get outshot, a...

Offensive Expectations: The Habs are getting their offence from unexpected sources

By Michel Primeau | Mar 29th 2016 | 32 min read |

After Saturday night’s loss, it became official that the Montreal Canadiens are eliminated from post-season contention. Looking at the number of...

Offensive Expectations: Alex Galchenyuk has cooled, and therefore the Habs' offence has stalled

By Michel Primeau | Mar 22nd 2016 | 31 min read |

Too good to tank, too bad to make the playoffs. The Montreal Canadiens are in the worst possible scenario: stuck in limbo. We will see if Mother Luck ...

Offensive Expectations: Alex Galchenyuk single-handedly running the show in Montreal

By Michel Primeau | Mar 8th 2016 | 32 min read |

The regression from the hot start to the season continues, and this past week may have been the worst of the year in terms of shots. Injuries have bro...

Offensive Expectations: Time to see if the youngsters can contribute

By Michel Primeau | Mar 2nd 2016 | 16 min read |

First, I want to wish good luck both to the newcomers, and to those who have left the Canadiens. I want to give a special farewell to the Dutch Gretzk...

Why I would trade P.K. Subban

By Michel Primeau | Feb 21st 2016 | 5 min read |

Because I’m a Bruins or Leafs fan Of course, the Boston or Toronto fans would be happy to not have to go up against P.K. Subban. Especially fans...