Murph’s Musings: Habs Showing They’re Still In Rebuild
Even if the Habs make a big move, the team can’t get much better or worse until General Manager Marc Bergevin has a chance to restructure the roster.
Murph's Musings: A Possible Max Pacioretty Trade and More
James Murphy touches on the hot-button issues of the week including the Shawn Thornton suspension, a possible big trade for Montreal, and P.K. Subban’s Olympic chances.
Montreal Canadiens 2013-14 Season Preview
Division champions in 2013, the Montreal Canadiens are largely unchanged, and yet they are flying under the radar in the new look Atlantic Division. Michel Therrien’s squad must improve to stay on top, but it looks as if the Habs have fallen behind in the Atlantic arms race. The Canadiens needed a Bruins’ loss on […]
Fantasy Hockey: Carey Price Elite, But His Penalty Killers May Not Be
Carey Price was the last goaltender chosen in the top five in an NHL Entry Draft, back in 2005. He’s put up a couple of solid NHL seasons—he posted a .920 save percentage and a 2.56 GAA in his rookie year and was one of the top goalies of the 2010-2011 season, tying the league-lead […]
Derek Roy, Danny Briere, Stephen Weiss Looking for Career Resurgence
It seems like every year there are a few players that I look at during the off-season and say to myself “yeah, he could do better this year!” But I am often disappointed. Derek Roy, Danny Briere and Stephen Weiss have found themselves a new team during the Free Agent Frenzy and are hoping for […]
Fantasy Hockey Impact of Free Agent Frenzy; Day One
While the rules for signing a free agent appear to change near-daily, the landscape of the NHL will look very different next year than it did this year. The salary cap is going down from $70.2M this past year year to $64.3M for the upcoming season, as was negotiated in the new CBA. This means […]