dailyhab-it.blogspot.com - 6/26/2009
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Habs GM Bob Gainey came right out and said it Thursday afternoon: he's looking for a big centre and he hopes to find it via the trade market at the NHL draft. The last time we heard Gainey speak so assertively and candidly on anything he planned on doing was when he was chasing after Marian ...
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 ...
Habs have $30 million for free-agent sweepstakes
montrealgazette.com 6/20/2009 — MONTREAL - The National Hockey League salary cap for the 2009-10 season will be revealed next week, but one thing is already certain - the Canadiens have more money to spend on free agents than any other team. But it remains to be seen whether this is ...
HABS’ BRASS GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH DRAFT PROSPECTS
abehefter.wordpress.com 5/29/2009 — It hasn’t been much of an off-season for Habs’ general manager Bob Gainey, Trevor Timmins, the club’s director of player development, and the rest of the team’s hockey staff.
The ink has barely dried on a completely forgettable 2008-2009 campaign, and Gainey and ...
Sather evens things up
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — I guess this is payback for Jozef Balej. When Bob Gainey hoodwinked Glen Sather into taking Balej in exchange for impending free agent Alex Kovalev back in 2004, Montreal was abuzz with the thought of a marquee name finally landing in the city. Now, just over four years later, those two men have ...
LECAVALIER’S SUMMER OF DISCONTENT
abehefter.wordpress.com 6/15/2009 — Seems no matter where Vincent Lecavalier goes, he can’t escape the rumours and reports that link him to the Montreal Canadiens.
And it’s clear the Montreal-area native is growing tired of it all.
Lecavalier was in Montreal today for a fund raising initiative at a local car ...
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 ...
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 ...
Habs talking to Komisarek?
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 6/18/2009 — When I left the Canadiens post-mortem media day in Brossard following the completion of their sweep at the hands of the Boston Bruins, I said goodbye to a few of my colleagues and wished them a good summer. "Oh, I have a feeling we'll be back here quite often," one of them responded. "I'll see ...
Is Koivu On The Outs?
lionsinwinter.ca 6/18/2009 — Rumours and public opinion seem to suggest he may be...
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 ...
FANTASY ISLAND —
NY Post: Sports 6/26/2009
> The Islanders have the top overall pick in the NHL Draft for the first time since 2000, when they selected Rick DiPietro. This time around, GM Garth Snow has kept quiet on whom he intends to take tonight in Montreal with that No. 1 pick ...
