CFN – This isn’t a great year for Don Cherry. The whole TV deal thing and now only one Canadian team will be making the play offs. How the heck does that happen? At the start of the season the Canucks, Leafs, Sens, and maybe the Habs looked likeContinue Reading
CFN– Asset management in the cap age is critical to any NHL team’s success. You have to get value whether it be via a players contract versus their output or long term planning. Sometimes you don’t mind paying a premium if it’s for a quality that your teamContinue Reading
CFN – Habs GM Marc Bergevin had a chance to lock star D man PK Subban; but instead went the route of a bridge contract similar to the one given Rangers D man Michael Del Zotto. Different players, same agent. Del Zotto is now being shopped after flopping;Continue Reading
CFN – Have you ever looked at a menu in a restaurant; been hooked on a dish, but then after ordering and eating it were kinda left wondering; “Is that all”? Not that there wasn’t enough food or that it wasn’t good enough. It’s just that the magic thatContinue Reading
CFN – It’s time for the Habs First Quarter Report Card! Montreal finds itself 10-9-2 with 22 points at the quarter point. They have 22 points and sit at 7th in the Eastern Conference; a bubble team with 52 goals for and 45 against. That ratio isContinue Reading
CFN – 4 on 4 in OT? 3 on 3? Is this NHL hockey? I hate gimmicks. Hate them. I hate 4 lines of hockey. I think some fans do too. I mean you pay top dollar for a ticket, parking, dogs, beer, do you really wantContinue Reading
CFN – PK Subban is about to become a truly wealthy man. Habs GM Marc Bergevin may regret not signing up his star D man when he had the chance, but this is where it can get hinky on PK. Push the envelope to the wall, and the pressure willContinue Reading
CFN –With Saku Koivu’s return the Montreal this week the questions started again about whether one day to retire his number with the Habs and if he’s worthy as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The 38 year old is in the twilight of his career and enjoyingContinue Reading
CFN – Leadership is a rare quality, especially nowadays. In hockey it’s also a rare commodity . In today’s cap world some players are given an awful lot of money. Habs goalie Carey Price may not make the highest salary with a cap of $6.5M, but it’s high enoughContinue Reading
CFN – If you’re Habs GM you’re not totally upset with the team’s 3-2 loss to Calgary last night. Joey MacDonald is hot in net for the Flames and they are playing like a team that wants to prove something before the settle into the hunt for a goodContinue Reading
CFN – The good news tonight, and there was very little of it at the Bell Centre in Montreal; was that Lars Eller was alive and well, and scoring. Lars was a scoring and shooting machine Tuesday night notching 6 shots on goal. He notched his first short handed goalContinue Reading
CFN – And the first puck has dropped in pre-season in what’s looking to be an interesting chapter of NHL history. With the cap dropping after the shortened 2012/13 NHL season teams have adjusted. Some players are still unsigned, and buyouts have changed the landscape for some names likeContinue Reading