Category: Jon Merrill
How Montreal's defence has been responsible for surprise playoff run
Joel EdmundsonCarey Price has, rightfully, earned a lot of credit for carrying the Canadiens to the third round of the playoffs. But there's an argument to be made that team defence has ben most responsible for their success.
Read moreCanadiens' gamesmanship part of mentality fuelling deep playoff run
Toronto Maple LeafsThis is the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where general managers, coaches and player will do anything to win. And that type of mentality was on full display Wednesday night from Dominque Ducharme and the Canadiens.
Read moreNHL Announces Finalists for GM of the Year
Florida PanthersThe NHL is wrapping up it's award season and the nominees are out for the GM of the Year. The list of finalists include Montreal Canadiens boss Marc Bergevin, Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders and Bill Zito of the Florida Panthers.The award is technically called the Jim Gregory General Manag...
Read moreCanadiens' Petry added to lineup for Game 2 after initially being scratched
Jeff PetryMontreal Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry will return to the lineup in Game 2 after initially being listed as a scratch for the game.
Read moreCanadiens' Petry, Golden Knights' Stephenson out for Game 2
Winnipeg JetsMontreal Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry took warmup for Game 2 against the Vegas Golden Knights but is not in the lineup for the game while the Golden Knights' top-line centre Chandler Stephenson did not dress for the game and is also out.
Read more3 Keys: Canadiens at Golden Knights, Game 1 of Semifinals
Jon MerrillCanadiens at Golden Knights9 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVASStanley Cup Semifinals, Game 1
Read moreEvans could return for Canadiens during Stanley Cup Semifinals
Toronto Maple LeafsJake Evans could be available to the Montreal Canadiens at some point during the Stanley Cup Semifinals against the Vegas Golden Knights, with Game 1 at Vegas on Monday (9 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS).
Read moreCanadiens' Petry, Evans, Merrill travelling with team to Vegas
Mark ScheifeleJeff Petry, Jake Evans and Jon Merrill will travel with the Montreal Canadiens to Las Vegas ahead of the team's third-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Golden Knights.
Read moreCanadiens' Merrill out with injury, Kulak to play in Game 6
Toronto Maple LeafsMontreal Canadiens defenceman Jon Merrill is expected to miss a week or two with an injury, according to head coach Dominique Ducharme.
Read moreCanadiens must 'come together as a team' to take Game 5 vs. Maple Leafs
Josh AndersonIn order to have a shot at extending their season on Thursday, the Montreal Canadiens will need everyone working together — especially in creating offence, where they haven’t been able to be threatening, let alone effective.
Read moreCaufield to make NHL playoff debut for Canadiens in Game 3
National Hockey LeagueCole Caufield will make his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut for the Montreal Canadiens against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup First Round on Monday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, CBC, SN, TVAS).
Read moreCaufield to play for Canadiens against Maple Leafs in Game 3
American Hockey LeagueCaufield made his NHL debut on April 26 ana has scored five points (four goals, one assist) in 10 games.We know he's a guy who can shoot the puck and score goals," Ducharme said.He won the Hobey Baker Award voted as top men's player in NCAA Division I ice hockey this season and scored four points (t...
Read moreCanadiens Seeing Early Positives From Merrill & Gustafsson
Jon MerrillLeading up to the NHL trade deadline on April 12, many questions and rumors swirled about what general manager Marc Bergevin would do to help the Montreal Canadiens. Bergevin himself…
Read moreAnderson scores twice as Canadiens fend off late Oilers rally to win
Tomáš TatarJosh Anderson scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens survived a late Edmonton flurry to defeat the Oilers 4-3 on Wednesday night.
Read moreCOVID Protocol Related Absences: 04/19/21
Dmitri KulikovEach day, the NHL will publicly release the list of players that are unavailable to their respective teams due to being in COVID-19 Protocol. While two teams have yet to report, here is today’s list for the remaining 29: Colorado – Philipp Grubauer, Joonas Donskoi Edmonton – Dmitry Kulikov Montreal...
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