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The 2010 draft crop may not be as deep as the Canadiens would like as they only picked five players in seven rounds.  But the Canadiens made their their move to take the 22nd pick and got the man they wanted in Jarred Tinordi. In all, the Canadiens draft year in 2010 included two defenseman and three forwards. Did Montreal address all their needs?  Most importantly size, strength, and speed in a ...

While many Montreal Canadiens fans will scream at general manager Pierre Gauthier for trading recent playoff hero Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues, Gauthier actually made the right decision in moving the Slovak goalie. And the timing couldn't have been better. With Halak and Carey Price both under the age of 26, the question came down to which goaltender would offer better potential. It was clear in Gauthier's mind, and in the minds of most people ...

All I've heard these playoffs is how surprising it is to see the Montreal Canadiens play the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Jaroslav Halak has stoned two top teams in the East. Philly has rallied to beat the Boston Bruins after being 3-0 down. I can see why they are seeing as where both teams came from. On the flipside, I don't fully believe it's such a surprising story. And here ...

There may be arguments citing the Montreal Canadiens troubles against the big bad Philadelphia Flyers, saying that the Canadiens are too small for the larger Flyers. The truth of the matter is that it's the ineffectiveness of Montreal's offensive style and their head coach's stubbornness that has the Cinderella Canadiens down 2-0 in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Finals. Having been outscored by a red hot Flyers offense 9-0 in two games, the ...

You stay classy city of brotherly love. Or wait, nevermind. During a Game One that saw their beloved Flyers steamroll a lackluster Montreal Canadiens team, many members of the Canadian media covering the game couldn't get away from being harassed by fanatical Flyer fans. Some Flyer fans pulled the plug on a pre-game broadcast by Radio-Canada while other Flyer fans harassed another Canadian TV crew, presumably Hockey Night In Canada. Patrick Hickey of the ...

It's unlikely that a team that has just upset the two most heavily favoured teams in the Eastern Conference is going to roll over and die. It just can't happen. It's a bad script for any Cinderella story. And here are the five reasons the Montreal Canadiens will bounce back against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.Begin Slideshow

This year's Montreal Canadiens weren't even supposed to make a squeak in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, they've upset the top team in the NHL and are still on a roll. And it is thanks to many playoff performers who have come out of the woodwork to help the Canadiens get far in the race for the Cup.Begin Slideshow

Where there's extra time, there's a good time to be had. So far this post-season, the original 16 combatants of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs have waged war into an extra period 12 times through 42 games. Twelve times may seem staggering, but it's not the record. But it is close. The record for the most overtime games in Round One of the playoffs came back in 1992-93, when teams played overtime 14 ...

Enough already, Gary Bettman! Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin do not need your help to get deep in the playoffs! Wondering what the deal is? It's simple. And frustrating for all Canadian hockey fans. But before we dive into this saga (or conundrum as I like to call it), let's see how Bettman and the NHL best describes success in their terms. For the NHL to be viable and financially successful, they must sell the ...

The speculation surrounding the 28th captain of the Montreal Canadiens continues to swirl. After a story from the Montreal Gazette reported that Andrei Markov declined the captaincy offered to him by the club, head coach Jacques Martin has denied any reports that he or GM Bob Gainey offered the captaincy to Markov or any other player. Speculation has been said that Markov is the top choice in being named the successor to ...