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  1. Montreal Canadiens' Ryan O'Byrne Isn't All That Bad

    It's no secret that I'm not the biggest fan of Ryan O' Byrne. And it's not because of his own goal against the New York Islanders or getting deked out of his shorts by Detroit Red Wing Johan Franzen...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 3 days ago 3 comments

  2. Montreal Canadiens: What's with Ryan O'Byrne, Anyway?

    Am I the only one who can't sit still whenever Ryan O'Byrne touches the puck? Am I the only one who asks every shift O'Bryne is on the ice of why he is still in Montreal? While the likes of ...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 7 days ago 18 comments

  3. CFL's 96th Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders Capture Sixth Grey Cup Championship

    It was a raucous and noisy crowd of 66,308 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal Sunday night for the CFL's 96th Grey Cup, but that didn't get to Calgary Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 8 days ago 0 comments

  4. CFL History: How The Grey Cup Got Its Name

    Not much is known outside of Canada about the historic Canadian Football League. Despite being the 55th season of the modern Canadian professional football, it is officially the 51st season of the CFL...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 16 days ago 5 comments

  5. Montreal Canadiens: Working Hard or Hardly Working

    It stuns me. It literally stuns me. That in their 100th season as a franchise, the most successful team in NHL history cannot decide when to show up and play and when not to...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 16 days ago 7 comments

  6. CFL's 96th Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes Will Host Calgary Stampeders

    It's that time in Canada once again for the winter classic known as the Grey Cup Championship game. And for the second consecutive year, the game will be indoors...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 16 days ago 2 comments

  7. Vote For Greatest Montreal Canadiens Nickname: Round Of 20

    Being it the 100th season in the history of the storied Montreal Canadiens franchise, it seems only fitting to vote on the best nicknames for those players who have made the team what it is today...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 16 days ago 9 comments

  8. Montreal Canadiens: Who's Getting in to the All-Star Game?

    With home-team names such as Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu, Alex Tanguay, Mike Komisarek, Andrei Markov, and Carey Price all on the 2009 NHL All-Star Game ballot this season, you'd have to think that ...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 19 days ago 6 comments

  9. NHL: Hits-To-The-Head Debate Begins Again

    How many times can you ask the same question and seemingly get nowhere? That's how perhaps many fans, players, and others in the NHL feel about the recent strings of classified "head-hunting" hits...

    Written by Matt Eichel about about 1 month ago 7 comments

  10. Kyle Chipchura of the Montreal Canadiens Faces Tough Times

    Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes work is hard. For Kyle Chipchura, even making the fourth line of the Montreal Canadiens on a regular basis is hard...

    Written by Matt Eichel about about 1 month ago 1 comments

  11. Montreal Canadiens Netminders Already Showing Strong Strides

    Excuse me, Mr. Philly fan; you can take down that sign now. If there was any excuse for an abrupt second-round exit last spring, I don't remember it. I actually have made a point to forget it...

    Written by Matt Eichel about about 1 month ago 10 comments

  12. Montreal Canadiens Lose Andrei Kostitsyn On Brutal Non-Call

    Call me brash, but that hit by Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Kurt Sauer was cheap, nasty, and downright spineless. Continuing on that stream, the refs turning a blind eye to the fact that the hit ...

    Written by Matt Eichel about about 1 month ago 17 comments

  13. Montreal Canadiens Have The Right Mix

    Maybe it's just too early to tell, but the Montreal Canadiens seem to have the right mix to compete with the bigger, badder teams in the NHL...

    Written by Matt Eichel about about 1 month ago 10 comments

  14. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hope Consistency Can Last

    Where did the blue and gold come from? Forget about splitting a home-and-home with the Edmonton Eskimos. Forget how awful the seasons started. Forget the quarterback controversy between Kevin Glenn and Ryan Dinwiddie...

    Written by Matt Eichel about about 1 month ago 0 comments

  15. Montreal Canadiens: Hopes Too High?

    Cinderella story this season? Don't count on it. Many may think the storied Montreal Canadiens have finally turned the corner are back into the Stanley Cup hunt for the first time in 15 years...

    Written by Matt Eichel about about 1 month ago 3 comments

  16. How Well Will the Montreal Canadiens Do in 2008-09?

    So much hype riding on such a young team in such an important season. So far, we've all seen what expectations have been piled upon the 2008-09 Montreal Canadiens. We've also seen the amount of celebrations that will occur during their 100th season...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 9 comments

  17. Montreal Canadiens to Wear Multiple Jerseys in Centennial Season

    If being commemorated by the Royal Canadian Mint wasn't enough already, the Montreal Canadiens are going the full nine yards this season by wearing retro jerseys from the many seasons of the franchise...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 1 comments

  18. Montreal Canadiens Acquire Robert Lang, Re-Sign Patrice Brisebois

    Tired of waiting for Mats Sundin to end his own soap opera, Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey took matter into his own hands by acquiring veteran centre Robert Lang from the Chicago Blackhawks ...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 4 comments

  19. Patrick Roy's No. 33 to Be Retired, but It's No Surprise

    Coming into their centennial celebrations, there had to be that one last number to retire. But whose? Already, many Canadiens legends' numbers are hanging from the Bell Centre rafters for all to see the glorious history of the franchise on display...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 1 comments

  20. Is the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Season Over?

    It seems the greater the ascent to success, the farther the fall is after. Another loss, this one to the bitter rivals from Saskatchewan, 19-6, and the Bombers have no excuses anymore...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 3 months ago 2 comments

  21. Montreal Canadiens Rookies Look to Make Impact in 2008-09

    Montreal Canadiens fans were treated with a bountiful crop of young players last year who played beyond expectations to help the storied franchise reach lofty goals that many never though possible for the ailing franchise...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 3 months ago 2 comments

  22. Greatest Goaltender Of All-Time

    With the buzzing news of the Montreal Canadiens possibly raising Patrick Roy's immortal #33 to the rafters in the Bell Centre this centennial season, can we start the debate once again? Who ...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 3 months ago 5 comments

  23. NHL Market Madness: Defensemen Drive Price Up

    Are you kidding me? I've addressed this story line before, but now this is ridiculous! Andrei Meszaros, the steady Ottawa Senator blueliner with the guts enough for blocking shots was signed, sealed, and delivered to the Tampa Bay Lightning...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 3 months ago 1 comments

  24. Montreal Forum Ghosts Look to Aid In Canadiens' Centennial Season

    In recent memory, there has never been any other season with so much leadup hype as the upcoming Montreal Canadiens season...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 3 months ago 8 comments

  25. Montreal Canadiens Cash In On Young Talent

    Such young talent on such a storied team trying for a 25th Cup in their 100th year. A great headline. But who would have thought that the fate of the Montreal Canadiens' centennial year would ...

    Written by Matt Eichel about 3 months ago 5 comments