Cammalleri Signed By Canadiens 5 Years $30 Million
themanicranger.com 7/1/2009 — via Sportsnet.ca The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agent centre Mike Cammalleri to a five-year, $30 million contract, sources tell Sportsnet.. Earlier in the day Montreal signed free agent defenceman Hall Gill to a two-year, $4.5 million deal and defenceman Jaroslave Spacek to a ...

Gionta lands with Habs
novafantasysports.com 7/2/2009 — Update: After playing his entire seven year career in New Jersey, Brian Gionta is on the move having signed a five-year, $25 million deal with the Montreal Canadiens. He had a productive year last season picking up 20 goals and adding 40 assists while sporting a plus- 12 rating. He added two ...

Did the Montreal Canadiens need to be overhauled?
lionsinwinter.ca 7/5/2009 — It's been swept under the rug a bit, but I still think it's a very pertinent question To headline writers, Bob Gainey has blown up a team that crashed and burned in 2009. To anyone with a developed memory and a modicum of sense, Bob Gainey also blew ...

GAINEY WORKS PLAN TO PERFECTION
abehefter.wordpress.com 7/2/2009 — It was a brilliant strategy on the part of Canadiens’ General Manager Bob Gainey. Whether or not it pays off on the ice, however, remains to be seen. After striking out time and time again in his efforts to lure big-name, free-agent talent to Montreal, Gainey went out and locked up ...

A History Of The Montreal Canadiens Ownership 1909 - 1935
habseyesontheprize.com 6/20/2009 — As the Montreal Canadiens imminent sale to the Molson family nears, it is interesting to note the diversity of previous ownership groups of the hockey club, their differing success, and the perception of these figures in the public eye. This is Part One of a series on the Canadiens ...

Carry On My Wayward Habs - Cheering for Dearly Departed Former Canadiens
habseyesontheprize.com 7/10/2009 —        I have been a fan of the Canadiens since 1971, but began watching televised hockey around 1969. I didn't know much about anything back then. The Beatles were bugs, Woodstock was a Peanuts' cartoon character, and I thought it was a funny thing when Mom caught ...

Canadiens Sign Forward Brian Gionta
habseyesontheprize.com 7/2/2009 —   The insanity continues in Montreal, with the Canadiens adding former Devils winger Brian Gionta at an inflated $25M over five season. You could say 20 goal scorers never had it so good! Gionta of course, rode shotgun to newly acquired Canadiens center Scott Gomez for a few season in ...

Trading Places? Guy Lafleur and Marcel Dionne
greatesthockeylegends.com 6/24/2009 — Check out this photo:It is Guy Lafleur, sometime between the years 1966 and 1969. He was playing for the Quebec Jr. Aces. They would change their name to the Remparts at the end of the decade. The older Lafleur would blossom into one of the greatest ...

GOOD-BYE CAPTAIN K
abehefter.wordpress.com 6/30/2009 — It’s over. Saku Koivu’s career as a member of the Montreal Canadiens effectively came to an end yesterday, when General Manager Bob Gainey announced that Koivu was not among the team’s potential unrestricted free agents to receive a contract offer from the Habs. That honor ...

The Canadiens Draft Class of '09 A Promising Bunch.
habseyesontheprize.com 6/29/2009 —   An upbeat Trevor Timmins put it succinctly. "I felt we did good. It was a good day, but we'll have a better idea exactly how good five years from now." Canadiens scout Trevor Timmins, in front of a scrum of 25 mics and cameras, was assessing his team's picks at random, with ...

Scuderi, Kings agree to four-year deal — FOXSports.com News for NHL 7/3/2009
The Los Angeles Kings have a four-year deal in place with free agent defenseman Rob Scuderi, who is leaving the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. The contract was agreed to Thursday, the second day of NHL free agency. Scuderi was part of ...

Rangers Lose Antropov, but Could Come Out Ahead — NYT > Hockey 7/3/2009
Despite losing Nik Antropov to the Thrashers, the Rangers cleared a logjam at center by trading Scott Gomez to the Canadiens, and picked up the high-scoring Marian Gaborik.

The New Face of the Montreal Canadiens. — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/3/2009
During the course of the last few days, general manager Bob Gainey transformed the Montreal Canadiens' roster. The transformation began during the 2009 NHL entry draft. Gainey and his staff decided to draft some local talent, something that the ...

One and done: Selanne says next season is his last — FOXSports.com News for NHL 7/3/2009
Anaheim forward Teemu Selanne says his next NHL season will be his last. Selanne, a 10-time all-star, celebrated his 39th birthday Friday. He told the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper in Finland that a man his age doesn't belong in the NHL. Selanne ...

Playing for 'the' rival — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/3/2009
posted by Rocket All Habs I'm thinking, today, about Dick Duff. Duff played just over five seasons with the Montreal Canadiens. He won four Stanley Cups with the Habs and is a member of the Hockey all of Fame. Not a big player in stature, ...