-The Habs lost their #1 goalie Jeff Hackett after the game against the Wilds of Minnesota. 28/10/00

-The Habs have a big begin of season at home with 4 wins it will be their best begin of season of their history.I wish they continue their streak. Also I want to give a A+ to the calling of punitions in NHL. 23/10/00

-The Habs captain Saku Koivu received his surgery of the knee he should be back near christmas also Sheldon Souray have also received a surgery the problem was a twisted ligament on the abdomen. 18/10/00

-The president of the Habs Pierre Boivin will have to pay 50 000$ to the NHL for have tell to Red Fisher(The Gazette) that the leaders of NHL will impose a salary limit to the players for the next collective agreement. 18/10/00

-The Habs have lost Sylvain Blouin in the draft. 02/10/2000

-The new season begin. 01/10/2000

-The Habs have acquire the goalie Kevin Hodson of Tampa Bay for a 7th round pick of the next draft.The goalie will be use for the the expension. 03/06/00

-The Habs have sign two prospects: the defencemen François Beauchemin and the most important the forward Micheal Ryder for a 3 year contract. So the two players would not return in this year draft. 02/06/00

-The Habs are still fighting for make the playoff and this week will be important for the Habs Pittsburgh and Buffalo later.But the Habs have a good schedules for the end of the year and I think they will make the playoff if they continue to playing well. 08/03/00

-The Habs have finaly trade Vladimir Malakhov to the Devils more information on The Rumors page.01/03/00

-The Habs are good and they are still in the race for the playoffs.But the Habs will have to work hard.But this team look like the team of 1993 not very talented but the faith have brought them a cup, maybe this year? 27/02/00

-Vladimir Malakhov have played finally hockey against the Senators.He receive a cold welcome from the public. 12/02/00

– Vladimir Malakhov, who hasn't played for the Montreal Canadiens this season because of a knee injury, has been suspended for going skiing. The Russian defenseman was suspended indefinitely without pay, team spokesman Bernard Brisset said today. The punishment is retroactive to last weekend, when Malakhov went skiing in Mont-Tremblant. The Canadiens do not allow their players to go skiing. Malakhov told to "Le Journal de Montreal" he went skiing but said he did nothing wrong. 11/02/00

-All-Star break! Montreal will have only one player: Martin Rucinsky. 05/02/00

-It's not over in Montreal against the Flyers Trent McCleary have be near death when he gets a snap shot from Chris Therrien on his neck. He cannot talk presently but he is no more in danger. Come back soon Trent! 30/01/00

-The Habs are finally back from their cold trip in Carolina(yes Carolina) after 3 days they are back home and the NHL have decide to report the game against Boston in March. 28/01/00

-Finally the Habs have trade Scott Thornton to the Dallas Stars in return the Habs get Juha Lind a small player who can help the offence of the Habs.Also Lind is paid 350.000.00$ lower than Thornton 950.000.00$ and also Scott Thornton will be a UFA at the end of the year. 22/01/00

-Vladimir Malakhov have again get injured on his knee and is situation his unknown but the team have done a great gob this week they have beet the best team of NHL the Red Wings and they have make a win and a tie against two teams who they can race for make the playoff.The Habs are still close from the 8 place. 15/01/00

-Finally!Good news.Turner Stevenson is back on the lineup and the Habs will have soon 9 healthy defencemen.Alain Vigneault will have to take a decision about the defence situation also in 3 week Vladimir Malakhov will maybe be in the lineup. 20/12/99

-The bad luck of the Habs is not finish, because against the Kings they lost Oleg Petrov for a period of 2 to 3 month.

-I see a lot of thing on the web and all the experts say that the Habs are weak but when a team loose their 2 best defenceman(Brisebois and Malakhov),their 2 best offensive player(Savage and Koivu) and good defensive-offensive player like Brunet and Linden a team cannot win a lot of games if all those player were in the line-up and with the ex-soviet line they will make easily the playoff and be able to beat the best of the NHL.So I say to the detractor of this team wait and you will see a better team.

-The Habs have announced that center Mike Ribeiro will be loaned to the Canadian national junior team and will play 4 games with the Citadelles of Quebec.Also Patrice Brisebois and Benoit Brunet are back in the lineup.

-The Habs have a good streak but thanks to the ex-Soviet line for this streak.Sergeï Zholtok,Oleg Petrov and Dainius Zubrus are hot these day.Also Jose Theodore have be named co-player of the week in the NHL with Jeremy Roenick.

-The Habs have traded forward Gordie Dwyer to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Mike McBain who was playing with the Detroit Vipers(IHL), McBain will take the direction of Quebec.

-The Habs have lost both Saku Koivu and Brian Savage for 3 month,they lost Turner Stevenson for one month.The injuries are killing this team.

-The pression is very hard on Rejean Houle the end is coming.But Boivin have big decision to take.

-The Habs are in the last position of the NHL. The offensive problems and the injuries are killing the season of the Habs.

The Habs are in a bad streak they have 3.6% in powerplay at home one of the worst of the NHL.They loose against two of the worst team of the NHL (NYIslanders and the Blackhawks) they now are in the 14th position of the Eastern conference. Also an important news Mike Ribeiro the rookie will pass his 9th game so the young Ribeiro will stay at Montreal.

-With the recent signing of veteran defenseman Ulf Samuelsson, the Flyers felt Dykhuis was no longer needed and shipped him to the Habs for future considerations.With Dykhuis the Habs have a player who can help the team for a period of time. But now the Habs have a big problem when Brisebois, Rivet and Malakhov they will have too many defencemen. What is next?

-The injuries is killing the Habs after Malakhov and Brisebois now they have two more injured player to the list Shayne Corson and Craig Rivet(now the defence is destroy,I wish that Weinrich and Bouillon will help for a short period of time!!!).

-The Habs will be to rebuild like some teams made.A rumor want that the GM Rejean Houle get fired at the end of the season or at the half.

-The Habs have a new captain:Saku Koivu he is the first europeen captain of the the team, Shane Corson and Turner Stevenson are the new assistant captain.

-The Habs have sign the surprising Mike Ribeiro for a contract of 3,2M$ for 3 years with bonus.

-The GM Rejean Houle is ready to give a contract of 1,5M$ for one year to Joe Juneau, now the Habs wait the answer but Juneau have received other offer. If Juneau accept the Habs will need to trade a big players for equalize the budget.

-The Habs have sign Jose Theodore and Evan Lindsay. Now the Habs have sign all their players for the next season.Also Joe Juneau have inform the media that he is ready to sign a contract with the Habs for finnish his carrer here in Montreal.

-4 important news about the team. 1-Jose Theodore wants to be trade, but GM Rejean Houle said no! 2-The GM Rejean Houle answer the journalist about the needs in defence, Houle have a serious look on Steve Duchesne and have a strong look on Joe Juneau, but the Habs are also talking with the agent of Mark Tinordi and Ulf Samuelsson who are UFA. 3-The Team have a new president, Pierre Boivin, the news must be official tuesday 31/08/99. 4-the Habs have not a lot of Quebecers and the fans are angry about it and also Brunet,Brisebois are injured.

-The young Terry Ryan, first round draft choice in 1995, have demand to be trade because his style his not very the one of the Habs. For other information about the possibility of trade,look the Habs rumors page.

-The Habs have decide to change the functions of Dave King, now King will be an europeen scout for the Habs.

-The Habs have signed Byron Briske and Craig Rivet.The Habs have lost Sylvain Blouin who decide to accept the offer of the Blues for the next year.

-The Habs have signed contract to Dainius Zubrus, Barry Richter, Jim Cummings, Eric Weinrich and Scott Lachance.The Habs have also lost two prospect Eric Houde and Martin Gendron, Eric Houde has signed a contract with the Oilers and Martin Gendron has signed with the Canucks.

-The Habs have signed one of their best prospect in defence Miroslav Guren.

-The Habs have sign minor contract to Craig Darby, Jesse Belanger and Dave Morissette.Also the Habs have recall Oleg Petrov from Europe and signed him.

-The Habs have lost one of the best defenceman of the team Stéphane Quintal.He has sign a big contract with the Rangers of New York. They have also lost Jonas Hoglund who signed a contract with the Maple Leafs.

-The Habs are not to sell said Jason Arnett the representant of Molson after a meetind with John Manley, federal minister, and all the representants of Canadian teams also with Gary Beetman.

-The Habs get Jim Cummings from Phoenix in return of the 6th pick of the Habs(Erik Leverstrom). Jim Cummings is a fighter and he will try like Sylvain Blouin and the popular Dave Morisette to get a place with the Habs this year.

-The Habs have done a good draft even if they dosn’t had a pick in the first round. For me they have made 3 steals, the first one was the Russian Alexander Burtulin #4 at the Euro overall ( the only weakness of Burtulin is his size but except that he his a very good player ). The second steal of this draft his Matt Carkner #25 at the North-American overall ( the big weakness of Carkner, SPEED, but he have the size, I wish he will not be like Brad Brown ). The thrid steal of this excited entry draft Marc-André Thinel ( Very good skater and he has a lot of ability like Burtulin his size may cause some problem).

-The Habs lost the young defenceman Brett Clark in the expansion.

-The Habs have give their non-protected list of players to the NHL no big surprise except Stephane Quintal. Also in this list we can see the name of Poulin, Lachance, Hoglund, Zholtok, Clark, Dawe, McLeary...One of those player will go to Atlanta.

-Goaltender Jeff Hackett signed a three-year contract extension with the Montreal Canadiens . Jeff Hackett had one year remaining on his current contract, after which he could have become an unrestricted free agent. The Montreal Gazette reported that Jeff Hackett would honor the final year of his contract at $1 million, and add three years at what agent Rick Curren called, "Guy Hebert money." Guy Hebert, Anaheim's goalie, has a three-year, $12 million contract.Jeff Hackett was the Canadiens player of the year this season after being acquired last Nov. 16 in a six-player trade with the Chicago Blackhawks.

-Ronald Corey have decide to retire from the hockey world.Ronald Corey president of the Habs for 17 years have decide to stop because of health problem and bring new blood to the team.The best candidates for taking this job are : Serge Savard, Pierre Lacroix, Marcel Aubut, Bobby Smith, Bob Gainey,Pierre Gauthier and the GM Rejean Houle.

-The Habs have trade their 1st pick at the draft to the Islanders for Trevor Linden and The Habs have sign with him a contract of 15M$ for 4 years(Trevor Linden was supposed to be UFA the 1st July 1999).The Habs get finally a center who can play on the first line.

-The Habs will pick in 10th position at Boston for the NHL Entry Draft.