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Montreal Canadiens Trade Analysis: Brent Sopel for Ben Maxwell
February 24th, 2011
Montreal Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier continued retooling his injury-depleted team today, trading prospect Ben Maxwell and a fourth-round pick in the 2011 draft to the Atlanta Thrashers for Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes.With Jaroslav Spacek on the sidelines with an undisclosed injury and rumours circulating that he could be done ...
NHL Trade News: Montreal Canadiens Ship AHL Prospect Ben Maxwell to Atlanta
February 24th, 2011
Update—2:08 PM
The Montreal Canadiens traded Ben Maxwell and a fourth-round pick to the Atlanta Thrashers for defenseman Brent Sopel and forward Nigel Dawes.
Here is the 4-1-1 on both former Thrashers:
Brent Sopel
http://espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?playerId=879
Nigel Dawes
http://espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?playerId=3041
Habs Press Release
http://www.habsaddict.com/2011/02/canadiens-press-release-habs-trade-ben.html
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According to RDS, the Montreal Canadiens have made their first foray into the trade-deadline frenzy by shipping ...
Canadiens-Leafs: Carey Price and James Reimer Face Off at The Bell Centre
February 24th, 2011
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens square off tonight at the Bell Centre in their fifth of six head-to-head matches this season.The teams have split four contests so far with each team winning two home games and losing two on the road.Strangely, Toronto has scored exactly three goals in ...
Montreal Canadiens’ P.K. Subban: Problem Child or Star Burning Bright?
February 14th, 2011
Is P.K. Subban a problem child?With players like Matt Cooke, Colby Armstrong and Sean Avery, among others, running their mouths and throwing in the occasional dirty play, you would think not.Yet for whatever reason, Subban has been a lightning rod for criticism from his fellow NHLPA members, on several occasions ...
Canadiens-Islanders: Michael Grabner’s Two Hands Habs Third Straight Loss
February 11th, 2011
One day after getting thoroughly beaten physically, emotionally, mentally and, most importantly, on the scoreboard by the Boston Bruins, the bruised and battered Canadiens returned home to take on the Islanders.New York is, by all accounts, a pretty bad team.With 41 points in the standings prior to last night's game, ...
Canadiens Game Day: Shaken But Not Stirred, Habs Take On Isles in Montreal
February 10th, 2011
The battered and bruised Montreal Canadiens are back at home to take on the floundering New York Islanders tonight at the Bell Centre.Montreal is coming off a raucous affair against the Bruins that saw both teams explode for a collective eight goals in the second period and 187 penalty minutes ...
Canadiens vs. Bruins: Bs Outlast Habs in Bedlam at Beantown
February 10th, 2011
Wow, what a game!For anyone who didn't watch last night's game, I encourage you to go check out the game highlights at the bottom of this post.What a match!The Canadiens and Bruins squared off last night in what was supposed to be a clash of two of the best goaltenders ...
Montreal Canadiens Game Day: Habs Shipping Out To Boston
February 9th, 2011
The Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins are no strangers to playing against each other.With a long storied rivalry spanning back to the beginning of the NHL, these two Original Six teams have a ton of historical storylines that always make a head-to-head matchup exciting.In the last few years, they ...
Montreal-New York: Carey Price’s Fifth Shutout Earns Win Over Rangers
February 6th, 2011
The streaking Montreal Canadiens, 10-2-3 in their last 15 games, played their first of two back-to-back Super Bowl weekend matinees yesterday at the Bell Centre.The game was a classic "four-pointer" against the New York Rangers, a team that the Habs have owned so far this season. Unfortunately for Rangers' fans, ...
Montreal-Florida: Streaking Habs Move Into Sixth With Win Over Panthers
February 3rd, 2011
One night after defeating the Washington Capitals in a shootout, the Montreal Canadiens were back in the friendly climes of the Bell Centre to take on the Florida Panthers.Montreal arrived home with the snowstorm of the year descending on the northeastern part of North America and while the conditions were ...