Category: Season Previews

Habsent Minded: Previewing the North division

By Patrik Bexell | Jan 5th 2021 | 2 min read |

As the 2021 NHL season is set to start on Wednesday, Habsent Minded has spent all week releasing podcasts with each of the North Division’s teams. T...

What to expect from Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s Liiga stint

By Patrik Bexell | Oct 18th 2020 | 3 min read |

With Jesperi Kotkaniemi making his season debut for Ässät on Saturday, it seemed prudent to ask some Finns about whet they thought Kotkaniemi would ...

European prospect preview: Jacob Olofsson rejoins his team at a new position

By Patrik Bexell | Sep 16th 2020 | 3 min read |

There has never been any doubt about Jacob Olofsson’s talent, however there has always been a discussion about his work ethic on and off the ice. Th...

European prospect preview: Mattias Norlinder takes his talents to Frölunda

By Patrik Bexell | Sep 14th 2020 | 7 min read |

“I have really high expectations on him. He should be a spark for our team. He should be known in the league as one of the best offensive defencemen...

AHL 2019-20 Season Preview: North Division

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Oct 4th 2019 | 14 min read |

The American Hockey League heads into the 2019-20 season on Friday, so contributors from across the SB Nation Hockey community collaborated to create ...

EOTP staff predictions for the 2019-20 season

By Patrik Bexell | Oct 3rd 2019 | 11 min read |

Before the Montreal Canadiens’ season begins tonight, we shared a few thoughts on how we see the year will play out. We predict some performances fo...

Season Review/Preview: Brian Gionta

By Andrew Berkshire | Feb 20th 2019 | 5 min read |

All statistics courtesy of Gabriel Desjardins of Behind the Net, Olivier Bouchard of En Attendant Les Nordiques, Christopher Boucher of Boucher Scouti...

Six reasons to get excited about the 2018-19 Montreal Canadiens season

By Oliver Fisher | Oct 4th 2018 | 5 min read |

It’s here! Well, it’s almost here. The latest instalment of the Montreal Canadiens, the 110th season in franchise history, is about to get underwa...

EOTP staff predictions for the 2019 NHL season

By Patrik Bexell | Oct 2nd 2018 | 16 min read |

A new NHL season is upon us, and a few questions surround the Montreal Canadiens after an off-season of change. We attempted to answer some of those q...

Max Domi has the skill set to play centre for the Montreal Canadiens

By David St-Louis | Sep 13th 2018 | 10 min read |

Welcome to this year’s edition of Can This Winger Play Centre? When he was traded to Montreal, as is tradition, management were immediately asked ab...