CORNWALL Ontario – Rick Lalonde has been hired as coach and GM of the Cornwall River Kings CFN has learned. The popular coach guided the team through the turmoil of the last part of the last season. GM Mitch Gagne resigned over the choice of coach. Mr. Gagne saidContinue Reading
CFN – PK Subban is the focus for Habs fans right now. Does GM Marc Bergevin sign him up full term? Does he want to? Does PK want to? Right now we know that #76 has filed for arbitration that can take him up to UFA status.Continue Reading
CFN – The Habs blinked and gave 35 year old Andrei Markov a three year contract with a $5.75 million dollar cap hit. They were trying for shorter term as +35 contracts in the NHL have some scary cap repercussions if a player retires. I have mixed feelings on thisContinue Reading
CFN – The Vancouver Canucks have placed David Booth on Unconditional waivers for the purpose of using one of the get out of jail no penalty compliance buy outs. I can’t blame them as he’s disappointed, especially at his cap hit vs expectations. But David Booth has size andContinue Reading
CFN – Early media rumbles is that 36 year old Andrei Markov is asking $6M for 3 years from the Habs which begs the question of how much Matt Niskanen would cost Marc Bergevin if he’s allowed to go UFA? Niskanen is younger; had about the same amount of points,Continue Reading
CFN – There are days I wonder what Habs GM Marc Bergevin is thinking? This is one of them as he has rewarded coach Michel Therrien with a four year contract extension; that’s right FOUR YEARS! Yes the Habs had an extended stretch run this year; but is itContinue Reading
CFN – Habs GM Marc Bergevin is going to be a very busy GM pretty soon. The biggest question of course is what to do with PK Subban? The most obvious is lock him up long term; but then not everything is obvious. While teams know that Montreal willContinue Reading
CFN – I will forever feel that Hockey is Canada’s game. I get that most of the players still duking it out for Lord Stanley’s Cup are Canucks, but without a Canadian team in play there’s no magic for me. I probably will not watch another game this year. AndContinue Reading
CFN – Dustin Tokarski got more than the win last night as he and the Habs faced elimination on home ice and fought through for a 7-4 win. It was a weird and wacky game with Rangers star goalie “King” Henrik Lundqvist being chased from the net and Rene Bourque,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Alas the River Kings, we knew them well. That David Murphy is quite a guy. He likes to sound like a game show host, but he also appears to be a string puller in the background using his clout at City Hall and with the Benson Group.Continue Reading
CFN – I’ve always had a soft spot for the Ottawa Senators. I’m not sure why; but their current ownership seem intent on destroying a team that actually had some tradition; first by not allowing Daniel “Alfie” Alfredsson to finish his career with honour, and now it looks like they’reContinue Reading
CFN – Habs goalie absolutely stole game three in their series vs the Rangers in NY last night as Montreal got an over time goal by Alex Galchenyuk for a 3-2 win. Montreal played a brutal game being drastically out shot and out played in spite of being behind inContinue Reading
CFN – The RJ curse struck the Habs in game one of their round three first play off game. They were outplayed and defeated 7-2. It wasn’t clear what the team’s game plan was or if there even was one? Coach Michel Therrien’s squad didn’t seem prepared for theContinue Reading
CFN – Geez have I been hot this NHL Play off season! 7 of 8 in round one and 3 of 4 in round two. The only one I missed was the Habs which I said I hoped I’d be wrong, and I was! 10 out of 12 is prettyContinue Reading
CFN – PK Subban was in the penalty box after an odd play where he scored two hits, one on poor Thomas Vanek! That didn’t deter the star who led the Habs and was a force on the ice as they defeated Boston 4-2 for the home fans.Continue Reading
CFN – Hockey fans in Canada watched a collapse by Montreal in game two of their series with Boston. When you’re up 3-1 mid way through the 3rd period you can never take anything for granted. Yes you have a huge advantage, but when you’re opponents are a teamContinue Reading
CFN – If I were working on a strategy for the Habs for their series I’d focus on Zdeno Chara. In game one I’d be dumping the puck into his zone and literally beating him to a pulp and tiring him out. Finish each and every check, slap him, hitContinue Reading
CFN – Well it’s time for round 2 of the NHL play offs. Let’s see how I did in round one? Montreal over TB in 6 Hey who expected the Habs to sweep? 🙂 Anaheim over Dallas in 5 It took the Ducks 6 Pittsburgh over Columbus in 4Continue Reading