Tag: "Montreal Canadiens"

Markov out for the year
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Markov out for the year

Many were hopeful that the Montreal Canadiens would get defenseman Andrei Markov back from a knee injury at some point. Let’s squash those hopes. Markov will undergo season-ending surgery on his right knee, to repair a meniscus and reconstruct his ACL. “We are very confident that Andrei will be able to fully recover from this [...]

Canadiens send Halak to St. Louis
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Canadiens send Halak to St. Louis

For those Philadelphia Flyers fans who want to upgrade the goalie position to get over the hump, they just lost one potential option. The Montreal Canadiens sent Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues. That means that Carey Price will be the guy and no longer will be looking over his shoulder (or simply watching [...]

Pyatt out of the lineup for Montreal
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Pyatt out of the lineup for Montreal

Montreal Canadiens rookie Tom Pyatt will not play in Monday night’s showdown with the Philadelphia Flyers. Pyatt suffered an upper body injury in a Game 4 loss and was a game-time decision for tonight. But, it looks like that game-time decision has been made. Pyatt will not be in the lineup tonight and will be [...]

Flyers down the Canadiens…again
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Flyers down the Canadiens…again

The Philadelphia Flyers limped into the NHL playoffs this year. Down the stretch of the regular season their goaltending was horrific and it was a perfect fit for how most of the team was playing. They needed an OT shootout in the final game of the season to beat the New York Rangers and make [...]

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Philadelphia Flyers fight: Schultz vs. Rolfe

We’re keeping it going with the whole Philadelphia Flyers thing. After an historic comeback on Friday night against the Boston Bruins, we’re doing a little mini celebration on OTR, but instead of popping champagne corks, we’re posting legendary fist fights. Once again making an appearance here is Dave Schultz. Schultz is shown here sticking it [...]

Philadelphia Flyers fight their way into Conference Finals
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Philadelphia Flyers fight their way into Conference Finals

As you may or may not have heard, the Philadelphia Flyers took a huge dump on all of the hopes and dreams of Boston fans on Friday night. The Flyers were down 3-0 in the series against the Boston Bruins and were one game from elimination. Since only about three teams in all of North [...]

Bob Gainey steps down as Canadiens GM
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Bob Gainey steps down as Canadiens GM

Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey quit his job on Monday, the team announced.  He’ll remain with Montreal’s front office in an advisory role and will be replaced by Pierre Gauthier. PHOTO CAPTION:  Canada had their own version of Superman and his name was Bob Gainey “I’ve done my best and now it’s time for [...]

Halak won’t say if he’s asked to be traded
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Halak won’t say if he’s asked to be traded

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak refuses to say whether or not he’s requested a trade. “Maybe I did and maybe I didn’t; it’s between me and my agent (Allan Walsh),” Halak said. We’ll translate: He asked for a trade. Halak seems to like Montreal, but the problem is that he would like to play more. [...]