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2023-12-28, 15:00Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Feature: Top December performers look ahead
Michael Clifford's latest looks at some of the top performers through December who've either turned their season around or are a good bet to with time.
2023-11-21, 13:00Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Features: Jesperi Kotkaniemi journey to fantasy relevance
Michael Clifford explores the changes in Jesperi Kotkaniemi's game that have allowed him to find seemingly sustainable success this season.
2023-11-17, 13:00Fantasy HockeyUnnumbered Fantasy Hockey Thoughts: Hot starters - fact or fiction?
Cam Robinson explores some hot starts and determines whether they're sustainable or destined for a regression.
2021-11-03, 16:07NHLEP Rinkside Mailbag: A 2016 re-draft, Seth Jones' contract, and Johnny Gaudreau's future
The EP Rinkside mailbag is back, as senior columnist Ryan Lambert takes your questions and answers them in kind.
2021-10-13, 19:13NHLTake Town: Nick Suzuki's new contract, Vitali Kravtsov's pending departure from New York, and centres available for trade
It's another edition of Take Town from EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert, this one looking at Nick Suzuki and Mattias Ekholm's new deals, Vitali Kravtsov's trade demand, Brady Tkachuk's contract impasse, and distinct kicking motions.
2021-09-16, 16:58Montréal CanadiensWhat should the Canadiens expect from Christian Dvorak?
The Habs paid a premium to replace Jesperi Kotkaniemi with Christian Dvorak - what should they expect from the two-way centre?
2021-09-06, 19:46NHLWhat We Learned: With Christian Dvorak in the fold, what can the Montréal Canadiens do?
Montréal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin played his hand about as well as he could have this weekend, but will that amount to much?
2021-09-04, 22:30NHLMontréal Canadiens acquire Christian Dvorak from Arizona Coyotes for draft picks
The Montréal Canadiens have moved quickly to shore up their centre depth following the conclusion of the Jesperi Kotkaniemi offer sheet saga, acquiring Christian Dvorak from the Arizona Coyotes.
2021-09-04, 21:41NHLMontréal Canadiens will not match Carolina Hurricanes offer sheet to Jesperi Kotkaniemi
The Montréal Canadiens won't match the Carolina Hurricanes offer sheet to Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
2021-09-03, 16:00PodcastsThe Hockey PDOcast, Episode 412: An Offer Sheet You Can't Refuse
Dimitri Filipovic, Arpon Basu, and Andrew Berkshire discuss Jesperi Kotkaniemi's offer sheet, why the Hurricanes went after him, and the decision the Canadiens must now make.
2021-08-30, 13:00NHLWhat We Learned: Time for the Montréal Canadiens to let Jesperi Kotkaniemi go
The Carolina Hurricanes shocked the hockey world on Saturday when they tendered an offer sheet to Montréal Canadiens centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
2021-08-29, 02:26NHLAnalyzing the Jesperi Kotkaniemi offer sheet from every angle
I wouldn't want to be in Marc Bergevin's shoes right now. Carolina's offer sheet to Jesperi Kotkaniemi, 6,1 millions for one year, is a complex problem for Montreal, one that...
2021-08-29, 00:56NHLCarolina Hurricanes tender offer sheet to Jesperi Kotkaniemi
In the ultimate troll job, the Hurricanes submitted an offer sheet to Montreal Canadiens restricted free agent Jesperi Kotkaniemi, two years after the Habs tendered an offer sheet to forward Sebastian Aho.
2021-07-08, 18:45NHLWhere do the Montréal Canadiens go from here?
The Montréal Canadiens authored one of the Cinderella stories of recent post-season history, going from barely making the playoffs to taking the Tampa Bay Lightning to five games in the Stanley Cup Final. Ryan Lambert looks at where they go from here.
2021-03-03, 04:16NHLNHL 3 Stars: Kasperi Kapanen scored two highlight-reel goals
In a night defined by team efforts rather than individual performances, Kasperi Kapanen and Blake Wheeler stood out.
2021-02-26, 20:00NHLWhat went wrong for Claude Julien in Montréal?
David St-Louis and Jack Fraser team up for an autopsy on Claude Julien's tenure, and particularly this season's part of it, to determine where things went wrong for the former Montréal Canadiens bench boss.
2021-02-22, 16:002022 Winter Olympics2022 Olympics Preview: Team Finland
JFresh takes an early look at what Team Finland might look like if the NHL returns to the Olympics for the 2022 games.
2021-02-04, 13:00NHLTyler Toffoli's goal-scoring breakthrough was a long time coming
As JFresh writes in his EliteProspects Rinkside debut, there have been signs all along that Tyler Toffoli has a goal-scoring explosion like the one he's enjoying this season in him. He's been a perfect fit in Montréal.
2020-02-21, 20:30AHLAround the AHL: A Shake-Up in Laval
Bring on the youth movement for the Laval Rocket – and by extension the parent Montreal Canadiens — as the NHL Trade Deadline approaches. While the Habs continue their own...
2020-01-30, 20:29RankingsBURKE: Re-Ranking the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
It seems like just yesterday that the stars of today and even tomorrow crossed the stage in Dallas, donning their new team’s colours for the first time as a just...
2019-08-13, 16:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 6 Ranked Montréal Canadiens
The Montréal Canadiens check-in with the sixth-ranked NHL farm system. They are also the sixth Canadian team we’ve profiled. Only one more to go. Montréal has quietly built up a...