MONTREAL - When Pierre Gauthier dealt Hal Gill to Nashville on Friday, he was, typically, not available for comment. Instead, Gauthier issued a statement: “First and foremost, I would like to thank Hal Gill for his contribution to our team over the last

It might not be the life Nolan Baumgartner envisioned for himself when he started his professional hockey career, but it’s turned out pretty well. Really well, actually. You could call it Baumer’s Excellent Adventure. Drafted in the first round by Washin

MONTREAL (CP) - Montreal's thirst for hockey has reached the skies as five waypoints to help guide planes in and out of the region's airports have been renamed after Canadiens legends. The names were adapted from those of Hall of Famers Maurice Richard (

MONTREAL These are down times for the Montreal Canadiens, but in the skies they soar.Five markers used to guide planes in and out of the region's airports have been renamed after Canadiens Hall of Famers: Maurice Richard (MORIC), Jean Beliveau (BLIVO), D

Five markers used to guide planes in and out of the region's airports have been renamed after Canadiens Hall of Famers: Maurice Richard (MORIC), Jean Beliveau (BLIVO), Doug Ha

The Associated Press | MONTREAL These are down times for the Montreal Canadiens, but in the skies they soar. Five markers used to guide planes in and out of the region's airports have been renamed after Canadiens Hall of Famers: Maurice Richard (MORIC),

Here’s what was written at the time: "I'd be wrong if I didn't think that some of these older guys on our team didn't deserve a chance to be helped going into the playoffs, if that's where we end up,'' Murray said. Murray and said if he adds anything bef

MONTREAL - Here’s what the Canadiens, winners of four straight games and playoff fever implausibly sweeping Montreal, should do Monday night at the Bell Centre, perhaps during the first TV timeout: They should show Carolina head coach Kirk Muller on the

MONTREAL - It would be hard to find two people who are more different than Pierre Gauthier and Brian Burke. Gauthier has earned the nickname “The Ghost” as general manager of the Canadiens because he is rarely seen or heard from. When he does address the

4-2 and the Canes complete the sweep….Staal gets the hattie with an empty netter to seal it. Bowman scores the other goal… A guy can dream can’t he?!!!? Ditto, he played well the last game Good first period for the canes. Tons of shots by the Bruins, yet

Montreal Canadiens draft pick Louis Leblanc slips on his jersey as general manager Bob Gainey looks on at the 2009 NHL entry draft Friday, June 26, 2009, in Montreal. The Montreal Canadiens recalled Louis Leblanc from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the America

If on Oct. 1, 2011, someone would have told you that: 1) the Canadiens' best player, Andrei Markov, wouldn't play a single game and 2) the three "all-stars" signed by Bob Gainey - Scott Gomez, Mike Cammalleri (now traded) and Brian Gionta - would have ze

Is there any point talking about the game? As is often the case, your Montreal Canadiens played well against Boston. And as has been the case too often this season, they lost. The Canadiens are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference. They are seven poin

Well, at least Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban are showing a little fight. Pity they're taking their frustrations out on one another rather than the opposition. You can't blame these guys for being frustrated -but Plekanec and Subban did not create this

If you're sitting there saying, "That's silly, Pierre Gauthier doesn't love Josh Gorges," I direct you to the terms of the agreement, via Capgeek: $23.4 million over 6 years, for a $3.9 million cap hit. That's quite a commitment. I'd venture to say these

There was a TV shot, late in the game, that provided a striking visual metaphor for where your Montreal Canadiens are at as a new year begins. General manager Pierre Gauthier was alone, grimly watching his hockey team lose a game they had lead for the 15

Bob Gainey and Pierre Gauthier have constructed a house of cards that is collapsing under the weight of poor trades, bad drafts, dubious personnel decisions and inept management. Most concerning is an apparent lack of a plan. They are continually reactin

In this week's installment, Hockey Night in Canada's Elliotte Friedman receives some interesting feedback on whether Bob Gainey would return as coach of the Montreal Canadiens, and wonders if the Oilers would consider trading veteran Ryan Smyth to a cont

Of all the professional sports teams in North America, probably none have the political resonance of the Montreal Canadiens. Beyond their more than 100 years of tradition and their 24 Stanley Cups, the Canadiens are the standard-bearers of a people, a cu