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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get with the Program!!!
crashthecrease.com 7/11/2009 — *start program* Hello, [user]! Welcome to Build Your Own Montreal Canadiens! Please enter your user name. User Name: Bob Gainey Thank you, Bob Gainey ! Please Choose your difficulty level: Beginner: Intermediate: Hard: x Impossible: Thank you Bob Gainey ! You have chosen  ...

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 ...

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 ...

Komisarek's no traitor
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — I guess I understand why Habs fans are all over Mike Komisaerk for signing with the hated Toronto Maple Leafs, especially when the disparity between the two offers was so slim. It's very easy to call him a traitor, with the way the team cultivated him, the way Bob Gainey fired a pretty darn good ...

Haven't we seen this before?
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — 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 ...

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, ...