Eric Engels

Hutson shines in Canadiens' best defensive game of the season Before the Canadiens put the finishing touches on Saturday's win over the Maple Leafs, Lane Hutson delivered one of his most dominant performances of the season.

On the unheralded defensive game of Lane Hutson👇🏻 www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

Hutson shines in Canadiens' best defensive game of the season Before the Canadiens put the finishing touches on Saturday's win over the Maple Leafs, Lane Hutson delivered one of his most dominant performances of the season.

On the unheralded defensive game of Lane Hutson👇🏻 www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

St. Louis pushes all the right buttons for Canadiens in bounce-back win over Jets St. Louis ended up changing everything — and to great effect, even if the Canadiens only squeaked away with a 3-2 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets.

On balancing lines and responsibilities to restore the balance lost after the injury bug hit…
It wasn’t just the urgency from the players that won the Canadiens this game👇🏻
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St. Louis pushes all the right buttons for Canadiens in bounce-back win over Jets St. Louis ended up changing everything — and to great effect, even if the Canadiens only squeaked away with a 3-2 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets.

On balancing lines and responsibilities to restore the balance lost after the injury bug hit…
It wasn’t just the urgency from the players that won the Canadiens this game👇🏻
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I did, in an interview the following fall. He said it was just business and that Markov should’ve had an agent.

Canadiens righting a wrong by honouring Andrei Markov Fourteen defencemen dressed for at least one game of arguably the most forgettable season in Montreal Canadiens history, and none of them were named Andrei Markov. It's about time that wrong was corre...

My piece on Andrei Markov’s homecoming, and his original departure, which never should’ve happened when it did👇🏻
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Canadiens righting a wrong by honouring Andrei Markov Fourteen defencemen dressed for at least one game of arguably the most forgettable season in Montreal Canadiens history, and none of them were named Andrei Markov. It's about time that wrong was corre...

My piece on Andrei Markov’s homecoming, and his original departure, which never should’ve happened when it did👇🏻
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Canadiens humiliated by Senators as struggles extend to new month The Montreal Canadiens deserved what they got on Tuesday night.

This might have been Montreal’s worst game of the season…
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All-around play puts Suzuki on good footing to win spot with Team Canada With his strong two-play this season, Montreal captain Nick Suzuki has only made the decision more complex for those choosing Team Canada's Olympic roster.

Nick Suzuki has already made a great case to play for Team 🇨🇦 at the Olympics.
But he must strengthen it now, with the competition fierce and so few spots available👇🏻
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Shlenker

I don’t believe anything came their way, but that doesn’t mean nothing did.
I’ll find out

The official you’re referring to is Chris Shlenker.
His partner in Edmonton was Garrett Rank, who did work yesterday’s game.
Not certain neither MSL nor Caufield got fined.
I’ll look into that.

Despite loss to Avalanche, Canadiens end challenging November on right foot Saturday's loss in Colorado doesn't mitigate the success the Canadiens had to close out November.

Bad luck in Denver, against the NHL’s juggernaut…
No deep lessons to harp on. Just some tidying up to do ahead of a charged December👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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Despite loss to Avalanche, Canadiens end challenging November on right foot Saturday's loss in Colorado doesn't mitigate the success the Canadiens had to close out November.

Bad luck in Denver, against the NHL’s juggernaut…
No deep lessons to harp on. Just some tidying up to do ahead of a charged December👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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Canadiens hope Montembeault's strong performance in win a sign of things to come A much-needed win in Vegas should give Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault some of the confidence he needs, especially after it bottomed out after his last start.

If this game is a sign of things to come for Montembeault, it’ll be huge for both him and the Canadiens👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

Canadiens hope Montembeault's strong performance in win a sign of things to come A much-needed win in Vegas should give Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault some of the confidence he needs, especially after it bottomed out after his last start.

If this game is a sign of things to come for Montembeault, it’ll be huge for both him and the Canadiens👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

Post-game piece on Montreal’s win in Vegas has been filed and will be out soon.
In the meantime, giving this a bump in case you missed it…
On Mike Matheson’s new deal:

With Matheson signing, Canadiens edge closer to cracking open contention window The Canadiens are ready for their contention window to begin. If they weren't, Friday's five-year, $30 million contract with Mike Matheson would never have happened.

My column on why the Canadiens and Mike Matheson agreed to this deal, and what it ultimately symbolizes👇🏻 www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

Newhook (345), Dach (293), Guhle (179 with an average ice time of close to 21 min/game), regular season and post-season combined. The first two have five years experience, and Guhle has been trusted as a vet of sorts since he stepped into the league.

Despite win over Mammoth, Canadiens' need for veteran help becomes more obvious The Canadiens managed to beat Utah on Wednesday, but it didn't alter the reality that the team has a problem only management can fix at this point.

They couldn’t have won without a few of the kids coming up huge, but the Canadiens need to add more trustworthy veterans in a hurry to get through this taxing portion of the schedule.
More on that here 👇🏻
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Despite win over Mammoth, Canadiens' need for veteran help becomes more obvious The Canadiens managed to beat Utah on Wednesday, but it didn't alter the reality that the team has a problem only management can fix at this point.

They couldn’t have won without a few of the kids coming up huge, but the Canadiens need to add more trustworthy veterans in a hurry to get through this taxing portion of the schedule.
More on that here 👇🏻
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Canadiens quarter-mark report: Solid start fueled by offence The Canadiens reach the quarter-mark buoyed by an offence that’s taken a clear step forward, masking inconsistent goaltending and helping Montreal stay competitive early in the season.

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Canadiens make no-risk, no-brainer move for Texier It was an easy decision, born of need, posing little risk, and even featuring a bit of upside, so Canadiens GM Kent Hughes made it and signed Alexandre Texier to a one-year contract worth around $1 mi...

Explaining why the Canadiens signed Alex Texier to a one-year deal worth $1M Sunday:
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Slump-busting win over Maple Leafs gives Canadiens recipe to follow The Canadiens desperately needed to get back to the style of play that led to so much success to open the season. They found that form on Saturday, doing things the right way in a much-needed win over...

The recipe is simple, and the Canadiens will win with it more often than not if they stick to it moving forward.
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Slump-busting win over Maple Leafs gives Canadiens recipe to follow The Canadiens desperately needed to get back to the style of play that led to so much success to open the season. They found that form on Saturday, doing things the right way in a much-needed win over...

The recipe is simple, and the Canadiens will win with it more often than not if they stick to it moving forward.
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St. Louis snaps Canadiens' attention to detail into focus ahead of matchup vs. Maple Leafs The message was simple, delivered swiftly and pointedly, both through words and actions by Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis. Eric Engels tells us what it was and what it means.

Ahead of Hockey Night in Canada👇🏻 www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

45 minutes ahead of the start of practice, Samuel Montembeault is the first player to step on the ice.

No punches pulled in the Call

Canadiens' goaltending an undeniable problem further exposed in blowout loss The only thing more damaging to a hockey team than having a goaltender who can’t stop the puck is having two goaltenders who can’t stop the puck.

The only thing more damaging to a hockey team than having a goaltender who can’t stop the puck is having two goaltenders who can’t stop the puck.
On the undeniable problem the Canadiens need resolved immediately👇🏻
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Canadiens' goaltending an undeniable problem further exposed in blowout loss The only thing more damaging to a hockey team than having a goaltender who can’t stop the puck is having two goaltenders who can’t stop the puck.

The only thing more damaging to a hockey team than having a goaltender who can’t stop the puck is having two goaltenders who can’t stop the puck.
On the undeniable problem the Canadiens need resolved immediately👇🏻
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