The 2021 Canadiens Wouldn’t Be The Worst-Ever Stanley Cup Champion

Sports history has seen its share of unlikely champions. The New York Jets in Super Bowl III. The Amazing New York Mets in the 1969 World Series. Leicester City winning the English Premier League soccer title in 2015-16. The 2021 … Continue reading

Bartnick’s Stanley Cup Final musing

LOS ANGELES – The Stanley Cup Final is set. The Tampa Bay Lightning, the NHL’s best team is playing the NHL’s greatest franchise Montreal Canadiens. Tampa Bay is trying to become the only the second team to win back to … Continue reading

AHL alumni ready to battle for Stanley Cup

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are ready to face off for the Stanley Cup, and the finalists’ rosters are stocked with AHL All-Stars, Calder Cup winners and other graduates of the American Hockey League. Tampa … Continue reading

Armia in COVID-19 protocol for Canadiens ahead of Game 1 of Cup Final

Joel Armia is in NHL COVID-19 protocol and the Montreal Canadiens forward will not travel with the team Sunday to Tampa for the start of the Stanley Cup Final against the Lightning. Game 1 is Monday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, … Continue reading

Ducharme expects to return to coach Canadiens for Game 3 of Cup Final

Dominique Ducharme said he expects to return to coach the Montreal Canadiens for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ducharme tested positive for COVID-19 on June 18 and is required to quarantine for 14 … Continue reading