Players forced to walk to NHL games (in Toronto and Calgary)

“To get to the arena, I had to walk through a snowstorm”.
Maybe it’s your grandfather reminding us of the hardships of the past, but that’s also how Travis Boyd will be able to describe his first game with the Minnesota Wild.
The Minnesota native, who played his college hockey with Minnesota State University, signed a deal with the Wild this summer. However, he had yet to play a game with the team so far this season.
Boyd was finally recalled by his team to face the Flame

Lately, David Jiricek’s name has been on the lips of enthusiasts and experts alike.
The Columbus Blue Jackets’ young defenseman prospect is currently on the trade market, and the Canadiens are said to be in the running.
Jiricek remains a very good prospect, but his last two years have been rather ordinary in terms of development, and many experts are noticing major shortcomings in his game.
The Czech defenseman is supposedly a very reliable defenseman with a big frame and a very heav

I don’t think there’s a world in which hockey fans will stop thinking about the tragic deaths of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew.
As a fan, it’s always very difficult to learn of the death of a star player, but the Gaudreau brothers’ situation seems to be hitting home in a different way.
Of course, those closest to them were devastated to hear the awful news, and Sean Monahan is one of those people.
Johnny’s former team-mate and very good friend has always b

Shane Wright will be forever linked to the Montreal Canadiens for the famous draft night in 2022.
Habs fans will always remember the Seattle Kraken forward’s piercing stare down the Habs table.
And many still doubt what Juraj Slafkovsky will become.
Let’s just say that his quick long-term contract doesn’t help his detractors love him.
Although he has collected 13 points in 19 games this season, his two meagre goals are not enough and everyone expects more from the Slovak.
As fo

With December just around the corner, we’re starting to get a good picture of the state of the NHL’s forces. There’s still a lot to play for, of course… but there’s enough of a sample to draw some good conclusions.
We’re already a quarter of the way through the campaign, after all.
Among the conclusions we can draw is that the Avalanche’s situation in front of the net isn’t ideal. Alexandar Georgiev isn’t getting the job done as #1, and Just

We’re talking about the Rangers, who host the Canadiens at home tomorrow afternoon.
Because things aren’t going well in New York.The club lost today to the Flyers 3-1. It’s a fifth consecutive loss for the Blue Shirts… And you’d expect Chris Drury (GM) to get busy soon.
After all, there are some interesting rumours coming out of the Big Apple.
For example?
We know that Chris Kreider saw his name thrown around in some rumors earlier this week, and Pierre LeBrun conf

I hear Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are brothers.
They may not have the same style of play on the ice, but they share a specific characteristic.
Both brothers like to make trouble… and let’s face it, it’s nothing new.
Jamal Myers, who played with Keith Tkachuk in St. Louis (Matthew and Brady’s father) and now works as an analyst for Sportsnet, has a story to tell.
At one point, Myers was in the locker room and Keith asked Matthew to tell him what had happened at school.
Mat

Logan Mailloux is a polarizing name.
We tend to forget him because his story is behind him and we talk about him now as just another prospect, but there was a stir when he was chosen.
Marc Bergevin, Trevor Timmins and Paul Wilson all suffered because of this choice.Because yes, his interview is indeed a message to NHL owners → https://t.co/T5NJ5U4098
– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) November 29, 2024And that’s not just me saying it: it’s also Paul Wilson. He was asked abo

For the past two games, Mike Matheson has been absent from the Canadiens’ line-up. He is nursing an injury.
We don’t know how serious it is, and that’s why we had to keep an eye on him at the Canadiens’ practice. And it looks like he’s not doing too badly this lunchtime.
Why not? Because he’s practicing with the rest of the group.Mike Matheson, who missed the last two Canadiens games, is on the ice for practice in Newark.
– Eric Engels (@EricEngels) Nove

Marc Bergevin’s name is on everyone’s lips following his public outing, via a text by Pierre LeBrun.
Naturally, stories from the past are surfacing at the same time. Martin Leclerc, for example, talked about how the former GM used to threaten the Habs’ Francophones.
Bergevin, who has seen the selection of Logan Mailloux work against him, had to talk publicly, but at the same time, he’s a bit of a victim of his strategy at the moment. Because yes, talking publicly is a str

Marc Bergevin’ s talk with Pierre LeBrun got him what he wanted: he can pass on his message to NHL owners about a possible return to the GM’s chair.
But the downside for him and those close to him? He’s back in the news – and not always for the right reasons.
This morning, on BPM Sports, Gilbert Delorme (a former Habs player) was particularly upset to see that Bergevin took three years to speak out… and that all this was done while avoiding the local media.
But sto

Marc Bergevin’ s talk with Pierre LeBrun got him what he wanted: he can pass on his message to NHL owners about a possible return to the GM’s chair.
But the downside for him and those close to him? He’s back in the news – and not always for the right reasons.
This morning, on BPM Sports, Gilbert Delorme (a former Habs player) was particularly upset to see that Bergevin took three years to speak out… and that all this was done while avoiding the local media.
But sto

To say that Zach Hyman has had an ordinary start to the season would be an understatement.
The Edmonton Oilers forward has just three goals in twenty games so far this season. At this rate, he’ll end the campaign with twelve goals, a far cry from last year’s 54.
In fact, even if we exclude his last season, the Toronto-born player is well below his usual output since joining the Oilers. He scored 27 and 36 goals in his first two campaigns with the team, in 76 and 79 games respectively

If there’s one head coach in the NHL with a strong character, it’s Patrick Roy.
As we know, Roy is very intense behind the bench.
Add to that Lou Lamoriello as general manager, who’s even more intense than Roy, and you’ve got a pretty fiery combination.
Let’s face it, it was to be expected that it would flare up over time.
Even though both are still on the job, that doesn’t stop Roy from criticizing some of his GM’s decisions, as he did last month.
Now t