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Canadiens vs. Flames recap: Jake Allen steals two points for the Habs Share this story Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports Games against the Calgary Flames only get more important from here on out. Looking to hold on to their fourth place spot in the North Division, the Montreal Canadiens did themselves no favours with their absolute stinker at home against Calgary last Wednesday night. Though they still have games in hand, taking the rematch on Friday night was of paramount importance for the Habs. Heading into the game with a meager four point lead on the Flames, those games in hand run the risk o...

Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports The Canadiens acquired Anderson from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for center Max Domi, and then signed him to a massive seven-year contract extension. The contract was viewed as a bold and extremely risky move given the fact Anderson scored just one goal in 26 games a year ago and was coming off of a major injury. There is always significant risk with a seven-year contract for a non-superstar, even more risk when it is a player in that particular injury situation. So far the risk has worked out as Anderson has given the Canadiens forward grou...

Article content Since bad luck has been known to come in threes, the Canadiens might be wondering when the next domino will fall. After losing winger Brendan Gallagher — one of the club’s most important players — Monday night with a fractured right thumb, the Canadiens announced on Tuesday they’d be without goaltender Carey Price on a day-to-day basis because of a lower-body injury. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Canadiens' depth will be put to test against Leafs Back to video Price remained in Montreal to receive treatment while the...

Tomas Conechny’s departure: Unfulfilled promise, and now Spring questions Share this story Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports The tale of Argentinian players on the Portland Timbers is very much a hot and cold story. For every Diego Valeri, there is a Gaston Fernandez. For every Sebastian Blanco, there is a Lucas Melano (who somehow got two chapters in this story). It seems that for every player from the South American country that transfers in that hits and becomes a star, there is another player who fizzles and never hits the heights expected of them. Tomas Conechny is the latest player to en...

A dive into Canada’s Olympic Qualifying roster Share this story Canada Soccer After a painstaking process of weighing pandemic restrictions, club commitments and injuries, Canada Soccer has finally announced its Olympic qualifying team. The U-23 side features no Toronto FC players as the club’s recent Covid-19 outbreak at training camp played a major factor. Canada opens the competition in Guadalajara, Mexico on March 19 against El Salvador. They subsequently play Haiti on the 22nd and finish the group stage against Honduras on March 25. The top two teams in the group will advance to the...