HABS SOFT-PEDDLE CARBO’S NEW DEAL

On a wind-swept day in the Laurentian mountains, Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey held court just outside the St. Jovite arena while, inside, the Habs were putting the finishing touches on two days’ worth of scrimmages. It was then that the Canadiens’ GM casually disclosed that the team had agreed to a contract [...]

AND THEN THERE WERE 32

Defenceman Yannick Weber and forwards Max Pacioretty and Ben Maxwell were among the players to survive the first-round of cuts as the Montreal Canadiens sent a total of 18 players packing this morning.
PK Subban and Olivier Fortier were sent to their respective junior teams, while the following players have been ticketed to the Hamilton Bulldogs [...]

KOVALEV READY TO LACE ‘EM UP TOMORROW VS. SENS

Alex Kovalev is ready to make his pre-season debut for the Canadiens.  But it won’t be on a line with Robert Lang.
Kovalev was on the ice at practice this morning as the Habs prepare to open the home portion of their pre-season schedule tomorrow night when the Ottawa Senators come to town.  Although oficially listed [...]

KOVALEV-LANG CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT PUT ON HOLD

Alex Kovalev and Robert Lang, linemates in Pittsburgh, will have to wait another day before they can skate together in a game as members of the Montreal Canadiens.
Kovalev did not take part in a morning skate at Verdun prior to the team’s departure to Detroit and tonight’s preseason game against the Red Wings, because of [...]

LARAQUE AND KOIVU TO MISS PRESEASON OPENER MONDAY IN HALIFAX

Georges Laraque will have to wait for another day to make his debut with the Montreal Canadiens.
Both Laraque and Team Captain Saku Koivu were kept off skates today as the Canadiens wrapped up two days of workouts in Pierrefonds with a practice session and a full scrimmage. Neither will make the trip to Halifax [...]

CANADIENS’ CAPTAIN SAKU KOIVU FORCED OFF SKATES FOR TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF A FOOT INJURY

The air went out of the building for a split second as Team Captain Saku Koivu revealed to reporters yesterday at the Bell Centre following team training-camp physicals, that he suffered a foot injury a couple of weeks ago while skating and training at home in Finland.
“I was skating in Finland, during the practice, a [...]

NEXT WAVE OF CANADIENS’ BLUELINE TALENT HAS ARRIVED WITH MORE TO COME

One of the most talked about prospect in the Canadiens’ organization isn’t at this week’s rookie camp at the Bell Centre.  However, Trevor Timmins, director of player development, is keeping his fingers crossed that defenceman Alexei Yemelin will be on hand for the 2009-2010 edition of rookie camp.
Yemelin, selected by Montreal in the third round, [...]

YOUNGSTERS AND VETERANS SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT ON DAY ONE OF ROOKIE CAMP

On a day when Max Pacioretty and company took to the ice at the Bell Centre for day one of rookie camp, the veterans weren’t too far behind.

 
At precisely 9 a.m. this morning, Pacioretty, a can’t-miss prospect who was head and shoulders above the pack at the recent development camp, and 22 other players did [...]