Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes brought Phillip Danault back to Montreal last Friday night in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings, giving up a second-round pick at next year’s NHL Draft.
Was it a smart move?
That’s the main question answered on this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.
After Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens' home record dropped to 8-9-1, compared to 9-3-3 away from the Bell Centre.
Why are the Canadiens struggling to win at home?
That’s the question answered on this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.
The Canadiens are having a lot of problems keeping the puck out of their net, including in Tuesday night’s 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre.
Is it a goaltending problem or a defensive-system problem?
That’s the question answered on this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.
The Canadiens dropped to fifth place in the tight Atlantic Division and out of a playoff spot following Tuesday night’s 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Centre.
While goaltending has been a problem this season, former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green believe the team’s defensive-zone coverage is a bigger problem.
They explain why on this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show while joined by The Gazette’s Stu Cowan.
Florian Xhekaj made an impressive NHL debut with the Canadiens on Saturday night, coming within a goal of a Gordie Howe Hat Trick in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to talk about what impressed them most about Xhekaj, who finished the game with an assist, a fight, two shots, three hits and a blocked shot in 9:48 of ice time while playing on the third line with Jake Evans and Josh Anderson.
The Canadiens have been hit hard by injuries this season with forwards Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook and Patrik Laine all out long-term, along with defenceman Kaiden Guhle. They have also been getting inconsistent goaltending from Samuel Montembeault and Jakub Dobes.
As a result, the Canadiens have lost six of their last seven games (1-3-3). With all that in mind, can this team make the NHL playoffs?
That’s the main question answered on this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.
The Canadiens lost 5-1 to the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night at the Bell Centre in what might have been their worst game of the season.
The Canadiens were still sitting in first place in the Atlantic Division after the loss, with a 10-4-2 record, but there were some signs of concern in the loss to a veteran-laden Kings team that showed its experience and made the Canadiens look disorganized.
On this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Rick Green and Brian Skrudland, who is sitting in for Chris Nilan this week.
Head coach Martin St. Louis said Tuesday night’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at the Bell Centre was probably the Canadiens’ worst game of the season.
On this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to talk about what their biggest concerns were watching that game in which the Flyers outshot the Canadiens 42-20.
The Canadiens were sitting in first place in the Atlantic Division with an 8-3 record after Tuesday night's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken in Seattle.
The Canadiens wrapped up their four-game Western road trip with a 3-1 record and will be back in action Saturday when the Ottawa Senators visit the Bell Centre.
On this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show, The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to discuss what they learned about the Canadiens — the youngest team in the NHL — during the road trip.
On this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show, The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens defenceman and 1986 Stanley Cup champion Rick Green and Gazette columnist Jack Todd to discuss what they have liked most about the Habs through the first seven games and what their biggest concerns are ahead of a four-game Western road trip with stops in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Seattle.
On this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Rick Green to discuss the touching tribute to Dryden as well as the thrilling 5-4 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken.
The panel also weighs in on Geoff Molson’s announcement Tuesday that Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes have both been signed to five-year contract extensions that kick in next season. Gorton also gets a new title, president of hockey operations, while Hughes remains as general manager. The panel also weighs in on Lane Hutson’s new eight-year, US$70.8 million contract extension with an annual salary-cap hit of US$8.85 million.
The Gazette's Hockey Inside/Out Show is back for a new season with former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green joining The Gazette's Stu Cowan each week to talk about the Habs.Topics discussed in this week's season-opening show include:— Predictions on whether the Canadiens can make the playoffs again this season and perhaps win at least one series after the additions of forward Zachary Bolduc and defenceman Noah Dobson this summer.— What are the biggest concerns this season?— Can the second line of Oliver Kapanen between Alex Newhook and Ivan Demidov succeed?— What does the future hold for Patrik Laine, who will start the season on the fourth line with Jake Evans and Josh Anderson?— Did the Canadiens overpay for Dobson, trading away forward Emil Heineman and two first-round draft picks to the New York Islanders to acquire the 25-year-old defenceman? Dobson also has a new eight-year, US$76-million contract with an annual salary-cap hit of US$9.5 million, which makes him the highest-paid player on the team.