Montreal Canadiens Links
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Brandon DuBreuil gives his take on Montreal’s offseason changes. He praises Bergevin for not letting “his feelings get in the way of smart business moves”.
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Meanwhile, Allan Muir argues that the Habs are more or less stuck in neutral, and still “lack the personnel to drive and control play.” Detroit writer Helene St.James agrees, saying “they haven’t improved their scoring capability, and as a group Montreal’s defensemen don’t stack up to Boston’s or Tampa Bay’s.”
- Interview with Jay Baruchel: Habs mega-fan. He talks about Saku Koivu, Bell vs. Staples centre, and his memory of his dad getting hammered after the 1993 Cup run.
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Sunday Habs Throwback: From the vaults of Sports Illustrated, read this 1977 profile of Sam Pollock, GM of the Montreal Canadiens: Would You Buy A Used Hockey Player From This Man? Shrewd Sam Pollock trades today’s surplus for tomorrow’s stars, which is why Montreal should win another Stanley Cup. If you’re wondering how his trades stack up decades from then, Eyes on the Prize writer Matt Drake wrote his own tribute to Sam Pollock, in 2013.
Around the NHL
- Are we going to regret high-end contracts to mid-level players? Take David Bolland and Brooks Orpik’s new, $5.5 million for 5 years deals as examples: could this lead to labour unrest and another lockout? Personally, I think the absurd deals we’ve seen so far are outliers of the market, but let us know in the comments.
- “GAA is a relic of the past, a statistic with no value outside the historical for the entirety of my lifetime—a dated reference that should have been dropped around the same time Return of the Jedi opened in theatres.”
- Speaking of goaltending stats, James Reimer may be just as good, if not better, than Ryan Miller.
- P.K. Subban‘s little brother, Jordan Subban, wants to create his own niche as a Vancouver Canucks prospect.
- This is so awful I had to copy-paste the link with my eyes closed: After Sam Gagner was traded, the last of the entire 2009-10 Edmonton Oilers roster has been wiped away. All that’s left of that supposed rebuild? “Two useful support players, a pricey fourth liner and a promising young defencemen who just got his feet wet in the majors […]”
- Watch a young fan recreate Patrick Kane’s stickhandling video. He’s nine years old, which means he should be draft-eligible by 2021, just in time for a third Oilers rebuild.
- Why should we grow women’s hockey? Gabriella Fundaro gives a simple answer: “I don’t believe in women’s hockey solely because of the efforts that everyone makes to grow it. I believe in women’s hockey because of the quality of the sport itself.”
