20 h. ago Cowan: Canadiens showed against Oilers the kind of team they can be

Jacob Fowler will start in goal against Flyers Tuesday and Habs will be without defenceman Mike Matheson because of an upper-body injury.

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43 h. ago Cowan: Jacob Fowler could be odd man out in crowded Canadiens crease

Jakub Dobes shows he's ready for a shot at the No. 1 job with an impressive 27-save performance in Sunday's 4-1 win over Edmonton.

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6 d. ago 'The only real potential option': Edmonton Oilers with big decision on new forward, d

The Edmonton Oilers are about to bring in both a new forward and a new d-man from the organization’s Bakersfield farm team, says team insider Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now. “They’re gonna need an extra forward and an extra D (defenceman).” This comes as Edmonton is heading out on a road trip on Friday and […]

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1 week ago Cowan: Kudos to Canadiens for righting a wrong with Andrei Markov

It's a shame former GM Marc Bergevin never gave him opportunity to become second defenceman in Habs history to play 1,000 games with team.

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1 week ago Cowan: Andrei Markov's comeback could serve as inspiration for Canadiens' Kirby Dach

Former defenceman had three surgeries on his right knee within 18-month period while with Habs, but bounced back to play 990 career games.

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2 w. ago Cowan: Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky working to add more Tkachuk to his game

"You just got to be willing to put the time and effort and I can see that Slaf is doing that," Habs head coach Martin St. Louis says.

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2 w. ago Cowan: Canadiens' Mike Matheson put family first in contract negotiations

“It’s the human side of things, of knowing that first and foremost I get to continue raising my kids where I got to grow up."

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2 w. ago Cowan: Rookie Oliver Kapanen's consistency drives Canadiens' Kid Line

The 22-year-old has earned the trust of head coach Martin St. Louis, who paired the centre with Juraj Slafkovsky, 21, and Ivan Demidov, 19.

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3 w. ago Team Canada goalie headed to Edmonton Oilers? NHL insider speculates on potential trade

This in from Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos, his speculation that Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues is on the trading block and could well be headed to the Edmonton Oilers. Wrote Kypreos today: “Binnington has one more season on his contract and the sense is he won’t be part of any re-tool […]

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3 w. ago Cowan: NHL dream comes true for mother of Canadiens' Xhekaj brothers

“They sacrificed everything for us to be here," Florian Xhekaj says about his parents after making an impressive debut with Habs.

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3 w. ago 'Gonna be a menace': Rookie brings new grit but can he stick with Oilers?

The plan isn’t for Connor Clattenburg to stick with the Edmonton Oilers, even as he brought elements that this team badly needs in his debut game against the Florida Panthers. The plan appears to be for Clattenburg to play a few games as an injury replacement for forwards like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kasperi Kapanen, Noah Philp […]

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3 w. ago 'Gonna be a menace': Nasty rookie brings new grit but can he stick with Oilers?

The plan isn’t for Connor Clattenburg to stick with the Edmonton Oilers, even as he brought elements that this team badly needs in his debut game against the Florida Panthers. The plan appears to be for Clattenburg to play a few games as an injury replacement for forwards like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kasperi Kapanen, Noah Philp […]

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3 w. ago 'The most spirit Edmonton has shown': Nasty rookie brings new grit but can he stick with Oilers?

The plan isn’t for Connor Clattenburg to stick with the Edmonton Oilers, even as he brought elements that this team badly needs in his debut game against the Florida Panthers. The plan appears to be for Clattenburg to play a few games as an injury replacement for forwards like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kasperi Kapanen, Noah Philp […]

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3 w. ago Am I wrong, or are have the Edmonton Oilers become a bad hockey team?

A funny thing happened on the way to December. The Edmonton Oilers have found out they are a bad team. The worst, in fact, in a number of ways. So, without further ado, let me count the ways. But before we get started, let’s just take a minute to rejoice in the fact that as […]

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3 w. ago Cowan: Canadiens' Lane Hutson is still like a boy playing game he loves

Habs defenceman revels in being first player on the ice for practices after winning Calder Trophy, something that dates back to his youth.

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3 w. ago Cowan: Canadiens' Jared Davidson soaking it all in after hard road to NHL

After never being selected at WHL Draft and being passed over twice at NHL Draft the 23-year-old determined to make most of opportunity.

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4 w. ago This Edmonton Oilers team comes with no guarantees right now

And here at the quarter mark of the season, there are no excuses for a team supposedly gearing up to make a third straight run at the Stanley Cup

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4 w. ago Cowan: Canadiens warrior Alexandre Carrier a dream partner on defence

"He doesn’t make mistakes," blue-liner Arber Xhekaj says. "He’s always there when I need him to be and he’s bailed me out a few times."

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