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Recrutes Mailbag – Volume ll

THE BREAKDOWN: Adam Engstrom

Slafkovsky, Mesar, Beck and Hutson may be getting the hype but there’s another 2022 Montreal draft pick making noise in Sweden, and someone to keep an eye on at the upcoming world junior tournament. I took a look at three recent games from Adam Engstrom representing Finland U20s, Rogle Jr. and Rogle HC. He has […]

THE BREAKDOWN: Lane Hutson

Lane Hutson has done nothing to temper the enthusiasm of Habs fans with his play so far this college season. Hutson wowed fans with his performance at the Habs development camp in July and he’s doing the same thing now. Hutson has three goals and ten points in his first eight NCAA games, and sits […]

Habs Keep it Rolling at Home

Home sweet home. The Montreal Canadiens came all the way back from a two-goal deficit, scoring two goals in the third period to tie the game and then winning it in overtime with a tap-in goal by Kirby Dach that was manufactured almost exclusively by Sean Monahan. The Canadiens keep giving off signals that things […]

An Offensive Approach to the Defence

The Montreal Canadiens will have an opening-night roster with four rookie defencemen on it. You read that correctly. When Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes and Marty St. Louis promised a new outlook and approach, they weren’t kidding. Never mind getting their rookie blueliners’ feet wet, the decision-makers are holding their feet to the fire. Sink or […]

The Real Slim Slaffy Stood Tall

“Will the real Slim Slaffy please stand up?” Oh – last night he stood up alright. Juraj Slafkovsky stood out in many ways in Montreal’s second last exhibition game of the preseason, leaving little doubt about where he will start the season. He will be at the Bell Centre on opening night. Slafkovsky came out […]

The Summit of Canadian Pride

The 1972 Summit Series may have taken place 50 years ago but the memories have never faded. It still feels like it happened yesterday, and the documentaries and articles coming out in the past few weeks have brought those vivid memories flooding back. I have never felt prouder to be a Canadian. We defeated the sworn […]

What to do with Slafkovsky…

Many folks are overreacting to Slafkovsky not getting a pile of scoring chances or scoring a goal through his first few scrimmages and one NHL exhibition game. Never mind the three assists…where are the daily hat tricks? It’s a process. Whether you are drafted first overall or 200th, making the final step to the NHL […]

Who will be the “Group of Seven”?

There are some tough choices ahead for Montreal’s decision-makers. Marty, Stephane, Kent and Jeff are going to have some interesting powwows over the next couple of weeks. This is no longer a group of defencemen that lacks mobile puck movers, and that is a positive sign going forward for the club. As it stands right […]

Drouin it Right Away From the Puck

Soft, inconsistent and poor defensively. Those have been the main knocks on Jonathan Drouin throughout his NHL career. As a former third overall NHL draft pick who was chosen ahead of Seth Jones in the terrific draft 2013 draft class, more has been expected from the former QMJHL playoff legend. Drouin rose above all other […]