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Andrei Markov Declines Captaincy; Coach Jacques Martin Never Offered It

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 ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 123 reads 0 comments
Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Impressing Media Already

Under the glaring microscope that is the Montreal hockey world, rarely does a player dawn a Canadiens jersey and not get criticized in one way or another. Meet P.K. Subban...

Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 917 reads 7 comments
Montreal Canadiens Search for a 28th Captain

Leadership is a funny thing in Montreal. You can be either a raving success and the love of the city or you can be the scapegoat and have your skates booed off of the ice shift after every shift...

Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 647 reads 15 comments
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Welcome Adam "Pacman" Jones

After head coach Mike Kelly announced that he would not be taking any more phone calls on his weekly coaches show on Winnipeg's local AM radio station CJOB, the Bombers have reportedly signed ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 348 reads 5 comments
Montreal Has New Players and New Outlook, Same Old Goal of Winning Stanley Cup

Every franchise that has had the dream to win a professional sports championship has had to start from the ground up...

Written by Matt Eichel about 2 months ago 628 reads 4 comments
The NHL's Demise In Phoenix: Gary Bettman's Mistake

If provoked, no one prefers to have to swallow their pride. Not even NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. I can understand that...

Written by Matt Eichel about 5 months ago 391 reads 4 comments
A 24 Cup Perspective: Kaptain Kovy to Replace Kaptain Koivu?

A report out of the Russian paper Sovietsky Sport says the Montreal Canadiens are considering not re-signing current and long-time serving captain Saku Koivu and then signing Alex Kovalev to a one-year deal and handing the "C" over to No...

Written by Matt Eichel about 6 months ago 382 reads 8 comments
B/R NHL Community Leaders: Second Round Picks

If you are a NHL Community Leader and have not submitted your picks yet, make sure to add your picks to the list before long by editing this article. It's round two, and here we go...

Written by Matt Eichel about 7 months ago 45 reads 4 comments
Montreal Canadiens Centennial Season in Review

It began with so much promise. On the heels of a first place finish in 2007-08 and the emergence of Carey Price and Alex Kovalev as leaders of the Montreal Canadiens and the arrival of Robert ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 7 months ago 104 reads 3 comments
A 24 Cup Perspective: The Montreal Canadiens "Un-Bandwagon"

Every spring, fans from all around the NHL, who may not have their favourite team in the postseason dance, may jump on what many refer to as a "bandwagon" and carry on with that team until their demise...

Written by Matt Eichel about 7 months ago 100 reads 10 comments
A 24 Cup Perspective: Montreal Canadiens Only a "Mediocre" Team

When recapping Game One of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Boston Globe's Kevin Paul Dupont did not mince any words. When talking of the visiting Montreal Canadiens, he called them "an average, if not mediocre hockey team...

Written by Matt Eichel about 7 months ago 143 reads 5 comments
Yannick Weber: Montreal Canadiens Diamond in the Rough

Hopefully, the Montreal Canadiens don't mess up, this time, with this Swiss native. After toying with Mark Streit—on forward one night and back on the blue line the next—the Canadiens eventually gave up on the Swiss blue liner...

Written by Matt Eichel about 7 months ago 270 reads 4 comments
Mikhail Grabovski: Out of Montreal, Paying DIvidends for Toronto

With 46 points in 75 games in his sophomore year in Toronto, the future looks bright for Mikhail Grabovski in blue and white. Yet, the Montreal Canadiens should be happy they shipped Grabovski when they did...

Written by Matt Eichel about 7 months ago 258 reads 9 comments
Winnipeg Blue Bombers To Get a New Home

Tradition can only go so far. As for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, "the house that Jack (Jacobs) built" will soon not be the home for the Blue and Gold...

Written by Matt Eichel about 8 months ago 85 reads 2 comments
Long Island A Formidable Task for the Montreal Canadiens

Tonight's game in Long Island may make or break the Montreal Canadiens season. With Carey Price out with the flu and Jaroslav Halak to make his first start since a 5-2 embarrassment to the Toronto ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 8 months ago 41 reads 2 comments
Montreal Canadiens' Kaptain Klutch Comes Through Again

Who says Saku Koivu isn't the heart and soul of the Montreal Canadiens? After netting his career-tying fifth game winning goal in overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night in a ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 8 months ago 67 reads 2 comments
Montreal Canadiens: What's Up Bob Gainey's Sleeve?

Is it me or do the Montreal Canadiens always go through the motions this time of year? Or is that the deal with all NHL teams vying for a playoff spot? This year around, the Canadiens are not ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 8 months ago 153 reads 1 comments
Guy Carbonneau Says Goodbye as Inconsistency Catches Up with Montreal Canadiens

It was only a matter of time. Besides, what do you expect when the Montreal Canadiens have only won three times on the road in the last month and a half? In the footsteps of other Eastern Conference ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 8 months ago 115 reads 14 comments
Bob Gainey May Be Confident in the Canadiens, but When Will it Finally Work?

Bob Gainey got Mathieu Schneider for a reason. Right now, Schneider looks like he hasn't missed a step in Montreal. Thing is, everyone else does...

Written by Matt Eichel about 8 months ago 133 reads 8 comments
Montreal Canadiens Waiting for Trade Deadline

If you're a fan of any NHL team, you want your squad to be the best it can be going into the Playoffs. As such, fans in Montreal are getting restless for Bob Gainey to make his move...

Written by Matt Eichel about 8 months ago 190 reads 2 comments
Montreal Canadiens Paying the Price with Halak in Net?

Jaroslav Halak has usurped Carey Price as the "franchise goaltender" and has become the No. 1 man in Montreal. Well, at least for now...

Written by Matt Eichel about 9 months ago 262 reads 0 comments
Montreal Canadiens Need To Make a Move

Am I the only person who realizes that the Montreal Canadiens need to make a move? Despite bringing in veteran defenseman Mathieu Schneider to help the defensive core as well as work on the power play, the Canadiens are still lacking...

Written by Matt Eichel about 9 months ago 139 reads 2 comments
Montreal Canadiens: When Are Too Many Grinders Too Much?

Every team needs their enforcers, the grinders, and those who get under the skin of their opponents. But when is too many enforcers too much? The Montreal Canadiens have a revolving door of grinders, ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 9 months ago 209 reads 2 comments
Three Moves I'd Make if I Were Canadiens GM Bob Gainey

Note: Before I go into this article, I must admit that being the Montreal Canadiens GM may be the hardest and most pressure-packed job in the NHL. I write this with the utmost respect for Bob Gainey and the moves and the team he has built...

Written by Matt Eichel about 9 months ago 318 reads 7 comments
Is Mathieu Schneider What the Montreal Canadiens Need?

Gone is two draft picks and in is a former face in the Montreal Canadiens locker room. "There were other players that looked like they may be available," was Canadiens GM Bob Gainey's comments ...

Written by Matt Eichel about 9 months ago 138 reads 4 comments

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Matt Eichel Article Archive

Andrei Markov Declines Captaincy; Coach Jacques Martin Never Offered It

Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Impressing Media Already

Montreal Canadiens Search for a 28th Captain

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Welcome Adam "Pacman" Jones

Montreal Has New Players and New Outlook, Same Old Goal of Winning Stanley Cup

The NHL's Demise In Phoenix: Gary Bettman's Mistake

A 24 Cup Perspective: Kaptain Kovy to Replace Kaptain Koivu?

B/R NHL Community Leaders: Second Round Picks

Montreal Canadiens Centennial Season in Review

A 24 Cup Perspective: The Montreal Canadiens "Un-Bandwagon"

A 24 Cup Perspective: Montreal Canadiens Only a "Mediocre" Team

Yannick Weber: Montreal Canadiens Diamond in the Rough

Mikhail Grabovski: Out of Montreal, Paying DIvidends for Toronto

Winnipeg Blue Bombers To Get a New Home

Long Island A Formidable Task for the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens' Kaptain Klutch Comes Through Again

Montreal Canadiens: What's Up Bob Gainey's Sleeve?

Guy Carbonneau Says Goodbye as Inconsistency Catches Up with Montreal Canadiens

Bob Gainey May Be Confident in the Canadiens, but When Will it Finally Work?

Montreal Canadiens Waiting for Trade Deadline

Montreal Canadiens Paying the Price with Halak in Net?

Montreal Canadiens Need To Make a Move

Montreal Canadiens: When Are Too Many Grinders Too Much?

Three Moves I'd Make if I Were Canadiens GM Bob Gainey

Is Mathieu Schneider What the Montreal Canadiens Need?

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