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The honeymoon is over. Two seasons removed from a magical 2007-2008 campaign, Andrei Kostitsyn seems like he is no longer interested in playing hockey for the Montreal Canadiens. After a very disappointing loss against the Edmonton Oilers Saturday night, the Canadiens return to Montreal from their five-game road trip with two wins and three losses. There were ups and downs on this trip, but one of the biggest downers has to be ...

For the past eight or so seasons, the Detroit Red Wings have largely been the best team in the Western Conference, if not the entire NHL. However, three short summers and the loss of key players such as Jiri Hudler, Mikael Samuelsson, and Marian Hossa will take a heavy toll on the Wings. While they remain one of the best teams in the league, their title of "Best in the West" ...

In what was one of their finest games to date, and after playing a game they actually deserved to win, the Montreal Canadiens came up short in their showdown with the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. However, the team that took to the ice Tuesday night is a much better team than the one that skated off the ice of the Bell Center last April. The difference so far with this year's team ...

The Montreal Canadiens opened their season in Toronto tonight, and a summer that was filled with upheaval and controversy is finally over. Despite being outshout fourteen to seven in the opening frame, the Habs managed to find themselves in a tie game thanks to Carey Price's solid play in net. Georges Laraque found himself staring down Colton Orr early on, a match-up that is sure to repeat itself as the ...

Today, the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off a season that will mark a new era for the storied rivalryábetween both clubs. Both teams have undergone major changes, but not in the same way. In Toronto, General Manager Brian Burke is changing the identity of the Maple Leafs. When his Ducks won the Cup in 2007, Burke had established a culture in Anaheim, a culture in which ...

Yesterday, the Montreal Canadiens sent Sergei Kostitsyn down to the Hamilton Bulldogs, which came to the surprise of many people. The younger Kostitsyn didn't have an outstanding training camp, but looking at the intangibles that he brought to the team, such as the speed and intensity that he showed throughout the exhibition season, should have been enough to earn the young forward a spot on the roster. Kostitsyn just learned the hard ...

In an attempt to rid his team of any distraction going into 2009-10, Bryan Murray traded away Dany Heatley in what appeared to be deal made for the sake of making a deal. However, with closer examination, the Sens didn't get fleeced, at least not as bad as many people have said, including myself. In past seasons, one of the biggest knocks on the Ottawa Senators has been a lack of secondary ...

Going into the new season, few NHL clubs are shrouded in uncertainty more than the Montreal Canadiens. With ten players leaving the club, including long-time captain Saku Koivu, the Habs' identity has been shaken up. Their roster is filled with new faces, and questions are being asked left and right. Here are the five biggest questions surrounding the Canadiens: 5. With all the newcomers, will chemistry be an issue? With the arrival of ...

He's finally here. After months of speculation, the San Jose Sharks have finally acquired Dany Heatley. While that would be enough to get any Sharks fan excited, what is even more exciting is how little it took to bring the Canadian sniper to teal town. The Sharks give up Milan Michalek, who, as promising as he is, hasn't really panned out yet and disappeared during the Shark's duel with the Anaheim Ducks ...

Going into their 101st year of existence, the Canadiens have lost quite a bit of height over the off-season. However, they still possess one of the deepest forward cores in the Eastern Conference. While the main theme of 2008-2009 was all that went wrong, not enough emphasis has been put on the blooming of two very promising French-Canadians, Maxim Lapierre and Guillaume Latendresse. The two formed a very potent line with the ...