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Jaroslav Halak had another save-choked year for the Montreal Canadiens. Playing under intense media and fan scrutiny in Montreal he excelled. Playing on a team that gave up one of the highest shot counts against per game in the league (32.1 SA/G —fifth worst in NHL) he made saves and won games for a team that often didn't deserve to win. He followed up a great regular season with an unbelievable ...

Montreal Canadiens' general manager Pierre Gauthier announced this Thursday that he concluded a trade with the St-Louis Blues. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak has been traded to the Blues for young prospects Lars Eller and Ian Schultz.With his late season and playoff performances, Halak's value has gone up. But it seems to me that Halak was worth more than the two players the Canadiens acquired. Many Canadiens fans agree with me and ...

Most Montreal Canadien fans will be stunned and angry today when they realize that the goaltender who engineered two upsets over the highly favored Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins, Jaroslav Halak, has been traded to the St. Louis Blues for two unknown prospects, said to have lots of potential. After the playoffs were over and it was revealed that Montreal had some goaltending depth that could be traded, fans were expecting ...

Any sports fan would want his or her team to acquire a player considered to be among the best in the league. That is a given. The only means of acquisition are through the entry draft, a trade with another franchise, or free agency. The obvious preference for acquisition is the entry draft, because the initial costs to the team for doing so are zero. Sure, the argument could be made that team scouts ...

While Hawk-nation waits for trade headlines containing a fan favorite, the front office looks to provide depth.  Today, the Hawks officially sign Mathis Olimb, 24, to a one-year contract.  At age 24, Olimb has a fair share of experience.  Last year Olimb not only suited up for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Leagues, but he also play in the Olympics.  For Team Norway he produced two assists in four games. Over the past ...

LOS ANGELES — With the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft in Los Angeles about eight days away, either Taylor Hall of the Memorial Cup Champion Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) or Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL are certain to be the first two overall selections in this year’s draft. Seguin, the 6-1, 186-pound center from Brampton, Ontario, scored 48 goals and tallied 58 ...

More than once today I heard the name Andrei Kovalenko. Kovalenko was nicknamed "The Russian Tank," respecting that once he parked himself in the crease, he was difficult to move. Kovalenko is now the Chairman of the KHL Players' Association. But today, Kovalenko's name was being tossed about as people carelessly tried to compare the Jaroslav Halak deal to the Canadiens' trade that shipped out Patrick Roy ...

When the news came out on Tuesday night that Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Mike Yeo was leaving the organization to take a head coaching position with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, it seemed like most Penguins fans could hardly wait to bid him farewell. Most of the comments I saw were of the “good riddance” and “Thank God he’s gone” varieties. A lot of the fans feel that Yeo ...

Last time we checked the draft options for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning. Today we will look at another five Eastern Conference teams, featuring the Atlanta Thrashers, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. For part one use this link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/407343-2010-nhl-entry-draft-eastern-conference-preview-three-part-series Begin Slideshow

According to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, the agent for center Olli Jokinen said that the Rangers have had no contact with his client and expect Jokinen to find work on the open market. He also said that he expects Jokinen to play in the NHL and that the KHL is not an option. “They have not talked to us. I do not expect them to at this point,” ...