Canadiens Team Report
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:36:32 PST)
Coach Guy Carbonneau is hoping that some of his injured players are back in the lineup soon and goaltender Carey Price is at the top of his list.
Price has missed the last two games with a lower body injury and backup Jaroslav Halak has struggled, losing in New Jersey before salvaging a shootout win at home against Florida Sunday. He has allowed eight goals on 57 shots for a save percentage of .860.
Carbonneau said he hoped that Price would be well enough to serve as the backup for the Canadiens' next game against the Rangers Wednesday night in New York but if he's well enough to be the backup, the Canadiens may accelerate his return and push him to start.
The Canadiens didn't play well defensively in their 6-5 shootout win over Florida but Carbonneau's latest...
Canadiens acquire D Kemp from Penguins
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:49:01 PST)
The Montreal Canadiens on Monday acquired defenseman T.J. Kemp from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2010 draft.
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(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:23:55 PST)
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(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:07:01 PST)
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Florida's McLean claims Sidney Crosby is lying about their fight
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:45:13 PST)
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From ratings to reviews, the NHL's epic Winter Classic victory
(Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:10:56 PST)
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4 Canadiens elected for NHL East stars in Montreal
(Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:23:18 PST)
Only Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin prevented the Montreal Canadiens from an All-Star sweep. The NHL announced the starting lineups Saturday for the midseason classic, and the host Canadiens filled four of the six slots for the Eastern Conference. Crosby and Malkin, teammates and linemates with the defending East champion Pittsburgh Penguins, both broke the record for the most votes and claimed...
Four Habs, one joke of an NHL All-Star Game fan vote
(Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:22:34 PST)
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Blackhawks invited to open 2009-10 season in Europe
(Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:01:36 PST)
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Canadiens recall four
(Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:06:02 PST)
The Montreal Canadiens added reinforcements Thursday, recalling goaltender Marc Denis, defenseman Yannick Weber, left wing Max Pacioretty and center Kyle Chipchura from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.
Report: Tanguay out six weeks with shoulder injury
(Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:57:01 PST)
The red-hot Montreal Canadiens apparently will be without left wing Alex Tanguay for the foreseeable future.
Montreal's Tanguay out 6 weeks with bad shoulder
(Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:28:39 PST)
Canadiens forward Alex Tanguay will miss six weeks after injuring his left shoulder in a game this week. Tanguay has scored 10 goals for Montreal and is third on the team with 26 points. He was hurt Tuesday night against Tampa Bay on a hit by Evgeni Artyukhin. The 29-year-old Tanguay said Thursday that he won't need surgery.
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(Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:17:11 PST)
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Canadiens assign O'Byrne, Maxwell to AHL
(Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:08:01 PST)
The Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday assigned defenseman Ryan O'Byrne and center Ben Maxwell to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.
Tuesday's three stars: Savard, Conklin come up big in showdowns
(Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:26:49 PST)
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(Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:49:58 PST)
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(Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:33:54 PST)
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Monday's three stars: Nystrom's shorthanded speed tops Wild
(Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:38:35 PST)
No. 1 star: Eric Nystrom, Calgary Flames With the game tied 1-1 in the third period, a Calgary shorthanded...
Puck Headlines: Could Detroit get shut out of all-star starters?
(Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:10:55 PST)
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(Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:15:24 PST)
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(Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:26:36 PST)
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Saturday's three stars: Andrei the giant for Montreal
(Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:18:51 PST)
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Five venues we'd like to see Winter Classic played at
(Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:36:43 PST)
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