Category: Features

How one day gave us a glimpse into what makes Marie-Philip Poulin a great leader

By Jared Book | Dec 30th 2023 | 6 min read |

Ask any coach or player who has been on a team with Marie-Philip Poulin and they’ll tell you a variation of the same thing: When your best playe...

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Where does Carey Price rank among the Canadiens’ goaltending greats?

By Scott Matla | Aug 2nd 2022 | 7 min read |

It’s the dog days of summer, and for the last few days, I’ve watched hockey Twitter eat itself alive arguing about the legacy of Martin Brodeur am...

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Whatever it takes: How Jake Evans went from 207th overall to the NHL

By Jared Book | Jan 22nd 2021 | 7 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens started the 2020-21 season with two rookies on their roster. Through the first five games, Alexander Romanov and Jake Evans hav...

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Oral history of the Montreal Canadiens’ 2010 playoff run

By Justin Blades | May 23rd 2020 | 0 min read |

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“We ran out of magic”: A look back at the 2010 Canadiens-Flyers series and beyond

By Julian McKenzie | May 12th 2020 | 21 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens were four wins away from a berth to the 2010 Stanley Cup Final. The team returned to Montreal after a series victory over the P...

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“What is going on in Pennsylvania?”: Cammalleri, Plekanec, and other Habs relive 2010 Penguins series

By Julian McKenzie | May 4th 2020 | 25 min read |

Fresh off a series victory over the Washington Capitals, the Montreal Canadiens flew into Pittsburgh for their Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup. T...

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Six-year review: Reassessing the Montreal Canadiens’ 2014 NHL Draft class

By Justin Blades | Apr 24th 2020 | 35 min read |

As the trade deadline was approaching toward the end of the 2013-14 season, it was clear that the Montreal Canadiens needed a boost if they were to go...

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Three-year review: Reassessing the Montreal Canadiens’ 2017 NHL Draft class

By Justin Blades | Mar 30th 2020 | 29 min read |

The NHL added a new team, the Vegas Golden Knights, just ahead of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Not only was Marc Bergevin preparing to add several new pr...

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How diminutive scorers found NHL success, and what Cole Caufield needs to do to follow them

By David St-Louis | Mar 1st 2020 | 11 min read |

In the modern NHL, no longer do range, strength, and grittiness dictate the flow of the play. They remain important, arguably increasingly so as the s...

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Cayden Primeau on blocking out the noise, his year in Nebraska, and learning from a Dutch extreme athlete

By Julian McKenzie | Jan 23rd 2020 | 8 min read |

Even after winning his first ever NHL game, 20-year-old Cayden Primeau did not look like a deer in headlights overwhelmed by the oncoming Montreal med...