Grading the Flyers: Darroll Powe
Broad Street Hockey — ... Entering training camp, the Flyers were looking for role players.  Jim Dowd was cut, leaving Glen Metropolit, Arron Asham, Riley Cote, Jared Ross, and Steve Downie looking for ice time.  Despite catching the GM's attention during camp, Powe started the year with the Phantoms.  After a brief 3 game stint with the Flyers at the end of October, Powe was recalled for good December 4th.  Despite not having outstanding numbers in the minors or at Princeton, Powe filled the energy/agitator role ...

NHL Free Agency: Montreal Canadiens Needs And Wants
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Montreal instead of vice versa this summer. What our rivals want: Maple Leafs, Senators, and Bruins ...who cares - let's just keep an eye on where the Penguins are headed! Overview and current status: According to NHL Numbers, the Canadiens currently have 15 players on NHL contracts totalling 23.52M. They are forwards Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn, Georges Laraque, Glen Metropolit, Maxim Lapierre, defensemen Andrei Markov, ...

Reconstituted Canadiens Hard To Get A Handle On
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... It doesn't get much brighter one year along. In 2010-11, the Habs payroll stands at $42.482 - a drop of only $4.429. After this season, Glen Metropolit will be off the books, but then RFA's Price, ...

The Gainey Regime 2009-10: Year Six - A Recap of Moves Made from the Seven Previous Seasons
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... *Roman Hamrlik, *Sergei Kostitsyn, *Maxim Lapierre, *Guillaume Latendresse, Tom Kostopoulos, *Matt D' Agostini, Patrice Brisebois, Christopher Higgins, *Josh Gorges, Steve Begin, Max Pacioretty (+M), Francis Bouillon, Mike Komisarek, Mathieu Dandenault, Mathieu Schneider, *Ryan O' Byrne, *Kyle Chipchura, *Georges Laraque,*Gregory Stewart, Alex Henry (+M), *Glen Metropolit, Ben Maxwell (+M), *Yannick Weber, *Carey Price ...

The Gainey Regime 2008-09: Year Five
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Alex Tanguay, *Roman Hamrlik, *Sergei Kostitsyn, *Maxim Lapierre, *Guillaume Latendresse, Tom Kostopoulos, *Matt D' Agostini, Patrice Brisebois, Chris Higgins, *Josh Gorges, Steve Begin, Max Pacioretty (+M), Francis Bouillon, Mike Komisarek, Mathieu Dandenault, Mathieu Schneider, *Ryan O' Byrne, *Kyle Chipchura, *Georges Laraques,*Gregory Stewart, Alex Henry (+M), *Glen Metropolit, Ben Maxwell (+M), *Yannick Weber, *Carey ...

Tuesday Caps Clips: Prospect Growth
Japers' Rink — ... Your savory breakfast links: New Caps' assistant coach Bob Woods was once a teammate of Glen Metropolit's (we think). In Anaheim. Of Roller Hockey International. Puck Daddy has much more on Woods' inline past. [Puck Daddy] The prospects... they're growing! [Dump n' Chase] The winners and losers from Development Camp (strangely, despite living in the Ballston Mall food court for a week, CK doesn't put himself in the latter category - zing!). [Capitals Kremlin] The Caps ...

Team CH Versus Team Former Habs
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... / Alex Tanguay (TBA)   Tomas Plekanec / Saku Koivu (ANA) Andrei Kostitsyn / Michael Ryder (BOS) Sergei Kostitsyn / Christopher Higgins (NYR)   Maxim Lapierre / Mikhail Grabovski (TOR) Guillaume Latendresse / Mark Recchi* (BOS) Max Pacioretty / Sergei Samsonov (CAR)   Glen Metropolit / Steve Begin (BOS) Matt D'Agostini / ...

New St. Louis Blues Commercial Has Odd Approach
St. Louis Game Time — ... wasn't a piece? And neither was Peter Sejna? Shocking. That first full year under Davidson these guys suited up: Ville Nieminen, Petr Cajanek, Glen Metropolit, ...

Grading the Flyers: Riley Cote
Broad Street Hockey — ... 09/10 Cap Hit: $0.550 mil Linemates:  23.9% Arron Asham and Darroll Powe; 20.4% Asham and Glen Metropolit Depth Chart Ranking: #4 Left Wing [ ...

Lang Could Offer Possibilities And Solutions For Habs
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Glen Metropolit is a prototypical fourth line center who understands his role and executes his work effectively. He will be challenged by ...

Habs Rookie Camp Officially Kicks Off 2009-10 Season
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... ahead of me. It wouldn't both me to play on the wing." Shortly after noon, 16 veterans on the team took the ice, including Gill, Scott Gomez, Jaroslav Spacek, Travis Moen and Mike Cammalleri. The official training camp begins Saturday, with the first weigh in and medicals taking place. Others on hand included Roman Hamrlik, Maxim Lapierre, Guillaume Latendresse, Sergei Kostitsyn, Georges Laraque, Glen Metropolit, Shawn Belle, Matt D' Agostini, Gregory Stewart ...

2009-10 Montreal Canadiens Preview: A Chemistry Experiment
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Gillett, assistant coach Doug Jarvis, goaltending coach Roland Melanson, conditioning coordinator Scott Livingstone, Hamilton coaches Don Lever and Rick Wilson, the waterboy, the tape guru and kitchen sink. 23 Man NHL Roster and Organizational Depth: Forward Lines: Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, Mike Cammalleri / Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Kostitsyn, Sergei Kostitsyn / Maxim Lapierre, Guillaume Latendresse, Travis Moen / Glen Metropolit, Georges Laraque, Matt D' Agostini / Kyle ...

Who Will Be The Surprise Of This Canadiens Camp?
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... in a particular game, two of the three will more than likely be in the lineup on a platoon basis, seeing action alongside fourth line pivot Glen Metropolit. ...

2009-10 Montreal Canadiens Season Preview: A Chemistry Experiment
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... assistant coach Doug Jarvis, goaltending coach Roland Melanson, conditioning coordinator Scott Livingstone, Hamilton coaches Don Lever and Rick Wilson, the waterboy, the tape guru and the kitchen sink. 23 Man NHL Roster and Organizational Depth: Forward Lines: Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, Mike Cammalleri / Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Kostitsyn, Sergei Kostitsyn / Maxim Lapierre, Guillaume Latendresse, Travis Moen / Glen Metropolit, Georges Laraque, Matt D' Agostini / Kyle ...

Habs Final Roster Cuts Coming Soon
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... regulars, prospects, and injured players, meaning a minimum eight players will be assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs by Wednesday. There are 19 regulars on the club who will start the season in Montreal and they include goalies Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak, defensemen Ryan O' Byrne, Jaroslav Spacek, Paul Mara, Josh Gorges, Roman Hamrlik, Hal Gill, Andrei Markov, forwards Mike Cammalleri, Tomas Plekanec, Glen Metropolit, Georges Laraque, Brian Gionta, Travis ...

Pesky Habs Trump Truculent Leafs In Rowdy Opener
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... and Glen Metropolit with a goal and assist each. Both serviceable vets showed the type of leadership from all participants that this Habs crew will need in winning games such as this one, in which they were for the most part outhustled all game long. ...

Price And Depleted Defense Stand Tall As Habs Squeak By Sabres
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... After Andrei Markov's severed tendon in game one, Glen Metropolit and Ryan O'Byrne left the game with upper body and lower body injuries respectively. Both had been playing very well. That makes three players going down to injury in two games, and at this rate they will have called up the entire Hamilton Bulldogs roster by the seventh game to replace the walking wounded. ...

Habs Versus Former Habs - October 5
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Andrei Kostitsyn 2-0-0-0 / 2-1-1-2 Michael Ryder (BOS) Pacioretty 2-0-0-0 / 2-0-2-2 Higgins (NYR)   Maxim Lapierre 2-0-0-0 / 2-1-2-3 Mikhail Grabovski (TOR) Guillaume Latendresse 2-0-0-0 / 2-0-3-3 Steve Begin (BOS) Travis Moen 2-2-0-2 / 1-0-1-1 Sergei Samsonov (CAR)   Glen Metropolit 2-1-1-2 / 1-1-0-1 Robert Lang (PHO) ...

Game Day: Flames vs. Habs
Matchsticks and Gasoline — ... isn't the flashiest name in the league amongst defencemen, but the Habs' rearguard put up 64 points last year, held the other teams' best to a saw-off at EV, and played almost 25 minutes a night. You can't lose that sort of player without taking a major hit, so long-term prospects for the Canadiens look a bit bleak. They also have lost Ryan O'Byrne, and Glen Metropolit is nicked. Not exactly the sort of start Bob Gainey would have wanted for his revamped squad ...

Canadiens' Penalty Kill An Exposed And Bleeding Wound
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... (1:46, 4:43, 0:21, 2:23) 7:58 Paul Mara (1:02, 5:00, 0:00, 156) 7:29 Jaroslav Spacek (1:29, 3:38 0:00, 2:22) 7:24 Josh Gorges (1:03, 4:13, 0:21, 1:47) 6:42 Travis Moen (0:55, 4:01, 0:21, 1:25) 6:06 Brian Gionta (1:03, 4:10, 0:00, 0:53) 4:53 Maxim Lapierre (1:22, 1:57, 0:21 1:13) 4:49 Scott Gomez (0:25, 3:04, 0:00, 1:20) 3:30 Roman Hamrlik (0:00, 1:54 0:00, 1:36) 2:41 Glen Metropolit (1:39, 1:02, 0:00, 0:00) 2:18 Kyle ...

Habs Versus Former Habs - October 12
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... / 5-1-1-2 Saku Koivu (Ducks) Andrei Kostitsyn 5-1-0-1 / 4-1-1-2 Michael Ryder (Bruins) Max Pacioretty 5-0-0-0 / 5-0-2-2 Christopher Higgins (Rangers)   Maxim Lapierre 5-0-1-1 / 4-1-2-3 Mikhail Grabovski (Maple Leafs) Guillaume Latendresse 5-1-0-1 / 4-0-4-4 Begin (Bruins) Travis Moen 5-2-1-3 / 5-0-3-3 Sergei Samsonov (Hurricanes)   Glen Metropolit 2-1-1-2 / 4-1-1-2 Robert Lang (Coyotes ...

Lady Luck Dumps On Habs In Loss To Avs
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... put in some more solid shifts. Getting them back to back is a concern. I'm starting to wonder what separating them would bring. Is there a more dogged checker than Travis Moen. It's impossible not to like him. Matt D' Agostini couldn't check his luggage. He should be sent somewhere with it before prospective buyers all find out. Georges Laraque played a wonderful game of street hockey. I miss Sergei Kostitsyn. The Habs really miss Glen Metropolit, imagine that! I should say something about Paul Mara. ...

Habs Versus Former Habs - October 19
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Tomas Plekanec 7-2-4-6 / 7-3-5-8 Mike Ribeiro (Stars) Mike Cammalleri 7-1-4-5 / 7-2-3-5 Michael Ryder (Bruins) Scott Gomez 7-1-3-4 / 7-3-1-4 Alexei Kovalev (Senators) Brian Gionta 7-3-0-3 / 7-1-3-4 Mikhail Grabovski (Maple Leafs) Andrei Kostitsyn 7-1-2-3 / 7-0-4-4 Steve Begin (Bruins) Travis Moen 7-2-1-3 / 7-1-2-3 Robert Lang (Coyotes) Glen Metropolit 2-1-1-2 / 7-0-3-3 Sergei Samsonov ( ...

Habs' Rout Of Listless Isles Cause For Cautious Optimism At Best As Goalie Debate Ignites
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... The more I see of Glen Metropolit, the more I appreciate him. Who knew after all his time as a seeming fringe player in the league that he had such untapped potential. Now Metro will never lead a team in scoring, but it's not unthinkable that he can produce 35 to 40 points playing from the 3rd and 4th lines, and that would be huge. ...

Habs vs Former Habs - October 27
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... The biggest jumps on the Canadiens' players side were made by Cammalleri, the NHL's second star of the week, and Glen Metropolit, who returned from his rib injury and has posted consistently in three games played. Gionta, Gomez and Plekanec have had some multi-point games to shore up their totals as well. Among the depth players, there's a few added digits alongside the names of Moen, Lapierre, Pacioretty and D 'Agostini. ...

Habs Road Woes Continue In Chicago
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... and Glen Metropolit can bring it all they want every game, but how often is it going to be a difference maker against the deeper teams. Against the ...

Empty Consolation In Habs' Squeaky Win
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... tried psyching myself up, noting yesterday that a Halloween trick or treat game held allure. Of course the usual Twilight Zone crap, how predictable, played itself out again. Maybe I'm all crappers cause it takes goals from unlikely sources such Latendresse, Hamrlik, Metropolit and Hal Gill (for chrisakes!) to knot the Leafs. I'm seeing all the good little things, improvements in players like Kyle Chipchura, Max Pacioretty, the contribution of Glen Metropolit, Travis Moen being a thorn, some glimmers from ...

Bruins fall to Montreal in shootout 2-1
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... Montreal appeared to score the game's opening goal 1:41 into the game when Glen Metropolit put the puck past Thomas, but the goal was quickly waved off due to ...

Habs Solutions: The Jacques Martin Deck Shuffle
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... Fact 1: In the majority of games, the Gomez, Gionta and Cammalleri line remains intact for the better part of those games, as do the line of Glen Metropolit, ...

Friday Morning Fly By: Recaps of a rout, Pronger is nasty
Broad Street Hockey — ... have done them a few better, winning seven straight overall and nine straight on the road. [In Lou We Trust] Remember when old man Owen Nolan beat down Braydon Coburn in a preseason fight? It seems he's still got some wheels, too. [From The Rink] Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro is rehabbing and eying a return, which means Martin Biron or Dwayne Roloson could be on the way out. [NY Post] Glen Metropolit could shoot an apple off your head. [Puck Daddy] ...

Habs vs Former Habs at the Quarter Point
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... 21-8-8-16 / 19-3-9-12 Mikhail Grabovski (Maple Leafs) Brian Gionta 19-8-5-13 / 18-4-8-12 Alex Tanguay (Lightning) Scott Gomez 21-2-9-11 / 20-5-6-11 Robert Lang (Coyotes) Glen Metropolit 15-4-6-10 / 18-4-6-10 ...

Plenty Of Good Promise Shines Through Despite Loss To Capitals
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... In truth, it has been about three or four games that little things Pacioretty has been doing are jumping off the screen. I attribute it to him being allowed to play and mature with regular linemates, and veteran ones in Glen Metropolit and ...

85 Reasons to Hate the Canadiens
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ...   78. The Habs went to a Christian retreat called "Teen Ranch" for team bonding 79. This Guy who took his wife's name and wears a personalized Habs jersey with his new last name on it. 80. Their confused fans 81. Tom Kostopoulos' flying elbow 82.   83. Glen Metropolit used to be a guy you could root for 84. No matter where ...

Bruins can't spoil Habs party, fall 5-1
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... took advance of some sloppy play in the defenive zone by the Bruins for his second goal of the game. Matt Hunwick tried to make a diagonal pass from behind the net but fanned on the pass, allowing the puck to trickle through Thomas Thomas' crease. Thomas was caught off-guard by the slow moving puck and could not corral the it before Cammaleri deposited the puck into the back of the net at 13:33. The home team increased their lead to 4-0 less than 3 minutes later when Glen Metropolit tipped in a Hal Gill shot from the point. The ...