On one hand it was a very solid 3-0 win over the New York Rangers. On the other it wasn’t, because Carey Price simply shone in goal and came up with a handful of amazing stops to stop any flow or momentum the visiting Rangers tried to muster. But all in all, it was full [...]

Game day – Habs entertain the Rangers, with Brandon Prust back and Nathan Beaulieu up from Hamilton for his first-ever NHL game. From Hockey’s Future, which was written before his season began in Hamilton, here’s what was said about this 6’3′ defenceman. “As well as quarterback the play from the blue line, Beaulieu is a [...]

The Canadiens hit Broadway tonight for a meeting with the Rangers, and to keep their win streak alive, they know they’ll have to contain the big five – Rick Nash, Brad Richards, Marian Gaborik, Andy Bathgate, and little Camille Henry. They also know they must be aware of the Ranger’s tight defence, with stalwarts such [...]

Minnesota Wild star forward Marian Gaborik, who becomes a free agent in a couple of days, has just bought a house in West Vancouver. West Vancouver real estate, by the way, is as expensive as it gets. So I suppose it’s not rocket science to assume that Gaborik is about to sign with the Canucks. And [...]

Good guy Tom at The Ryan Coke Experience has gotten wind of a rumour you might want to check out on his site – that both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens are showing interest in Atlanta Thrashers sniper Ilya Kovalchuk, a guy with almost 500 points in almost 500 games in the [...]

Hockey items you could discuss with your friends after five or six beer:   The Philadelphia Flyers have sent Steve Downey down to their AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. Players around the NHL now stand a much better chance of not having their skulls cracked. AHL players, however, are putting extra padding in their helmets and [...]