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1Jan 22, '23I can honestly say that, in my 15 yrs covering the NHL, I have never seen anything like this Bruce Boudreau fiasco. I have no clue how any organization—even one as apparently as dy50.3×956k7.6k58844
2Jan 11, '23Roughly 8-10 Montreal Canadiens are meeting with a French teacher today after expressing a desire to learn the language. A plan will be built based on their schedule after this ini34.7×660k3.2k12538
3Feb 21, '25Jon Cooper on Team Canada delivering a win for the country: “I just hope Canada’s proud because every player in that room is proud to be a Canadian. And yeah, we needed a win. Not 30.7×584k21k1.8k409
4Feb 18, '25Great stuff from Brandon Hagel when asked about need to initiate the physical stuff versus banged up USA: “I think we’re out there playing for the flag, not the cameras. That’s a p28×533k3.7k271121
5Jan 3, '23Ummmm… the Slovakian goaltender not being named player of the game is a mockery.21.2×403k5k1646
6Feb 10, '25Seth Jarvis seated between Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby in Canada’s room. “Best seat in the house,” he says.19.3×366k2.9k10145
7Jan 19, '25Mad respect for what Brady Tkachuk just did. Snapped his head back to avoid a high stick and the refs thought he got clipped and called a penalty. Tkachuk waved it off and told the16.5×314k5.1k13556
8Feb 11, '24Happiest person following Grieg-Rielly fallout should be Tim Stützle. Hardly anyone talking about him diving all over the ice this morning.14.6×277k2k11714
9Jan 20, '23Arber Xhekaj on Radko Gudas not "answering the bell." “He never does. I don’t know what’s up with that guy. He’ll be taking runs at guys’ knees all game. He does play hard, I’ll gi14.1×269k1.9k13522
10Feb 21, '25“I said it’s the best team that we’ve ever played against. I didn’t say the best team ever.”--Brad Marchand on Team USA.13×247k8k400217
11Feb 13, '25“I grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan and to have an ovation like that was pretty special.”—Sidney Crosby11.7×223k6k25899
12Feb 20, '25Yesterday, Jon Cooper was asked about what a Team Canada win over USA would mean for the country, given current political climate, and he gave this gem of an answer: “I’m a hockey 9.6×182k2.1k112106
13Sep 28One-on-one with Martin St. Louis, looking at how his computer works… 👇🏻7.6×143k1961612
14Feb 15, '23Love this from Mike Matheson, who is playing exceptional hockey for his hometown team. He has really found his rhythm after terrible injury luck throughout the season, and he has s6.8×128k1.6k14212
15May 1, '25Alex Carrier played through that, and much more. “Everyone was dealing with something.” Brendan Gallagher played with a broken rib. Josh Anderson had multiple injuries since Decemb6.8×128k2.5k19186
16Jun 28, '25Noah Dobson on coming to Montreal to join the Canadiens: “Without hesitation, it was a no-brainer for me. Just the opportunity to be part of the Montreal Canadiens, it’s an honour.6.1×117k1.8k11833
17Oct 13, '25Lane Hutson was offered more but signed for less. He bought himself security and bought the Habs a bit more room to continue building a championship-caliber team. He wants to win. 6.0×114k2.5k15639
18Apr 14, '25Cameras on Ivan Demidov as crowd is going crazy as his assist is announced. “Holy fuck,” he clearly mouths.5.7×108k2.4k10954
19Apr 17, '24Juraj Slafkovsky will play at the Worlds5.4×104k1.7k8312
20Dec 8, '24Warm welcome for Andrei Markov, who’s back at the Bell Centre tonight for the first time in a very long time5.3×100k1.8k7213
21May 2, '25“Maybe it’ll be better if I start in October instead of February.”—Juraj Slafkovsky5.2×100k2k5632
22Feb 21, '25☠️5.2×99k3.2k14149
23Jan 13, '23Ever the showman, Subban brings out Price for one last triple-low five.5.1×97k1.7k684
24Feb 11, '23Alex Romanov wiping away tears after being cheered by Canadiens fans in his return to the Bell Centre.5.0×95k1.9k575
25Apr 14, '25Big day in Montreal. Ivan Demidov making his NHL debut and the Canadiens can clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Blackhawks.4.8×92k1.7k11113
26Oct 9, '24Quite a moment for Patrik Laine4.7×89k2.4k13868
27Apr 22, '25First player on the ice for Habs practice: Arber Xhekaj.4.5×85k1.9k7325
28Jun 23, '21Nick Suzuki has 20 points in 26 Stanley Cup Playoff games. He is 21 years old.4.3×06.5k54011
29Apr 17, '25Juraj Slafkovsky is having a heck of a game.4.2×80k1.7k519
30Apr 26, '25Arber Xhekaj on his first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff experience: “That was unbelievable. My heart was beating out of my chest before the game even started. We’re on the bench after O4.0×76k2.2k11138
31Jul 2, '21A 21-year-old smoked weed to cope with her mother's recent death. She told the Today Show she was trying to hide her pain. Marijuana isn't a performance enhancing drug, and it's ti3.5×04.4k88018
32Jun 19, '21Honestly. This is some of the worst officiating I've ever seen in a game. It's the Stanley Cup semifinal.3.3×04.5k5633
33Feb 21, '25Jordan Binnington deserves your apologies3.3×62k2.7k1019
34Jun 3, '21Joel Edmundson: "It was a dirty hit, but the league's going to take care of it. If he gets back in the series, we're going to make life miserable for him." On Evans and Scheifele.3.2×04.4k43623
35Mar 6, '20Anze Kopitar with the Coronavirus-conscious bench celebration:3.1×04.5k51328
36Aug 29, '21I don’t know why—could be pure coincidence—but Jack Eichel is boarding a plane headed for Montreal right now. And he’s bringing his hockey sticks with him.3.0×03.2k41126
37Apr 12, '25😀2.9×54k1.9k11916
38Feb 16, '25“It was everything you’d want in a hockey game. Sucks it didn’t go our way, but it’s far from over.”—Connor McDavid2.9×54k2k7113
39Oct 21, '22Xhekaj was asked how fight with Kassian started. “I was smiling at him on the faceoff. He asked me what I was laughing about. I said, ‘You.’ He gave me a shot. I asked him if he wa2.8×04.6k22244
40Jun 21, '21The league should be completely embarrassed with the officiating in this series.2.8×04k4764
41Oct 18, '22Me to Xhekaj: You need to come up with a more creative nickname for 'Slaf.' Xhekaj: Working on it. Me: What's yours? 'X?' Xhekaj: Yeah, and some guys call me 'Wifi' Me: Oh? Xhekaj:2.6×03.8k30452
42Jul 8, '21The fans should be incredibly proud of these Canadiens. All heart. The most memorable edition of the franchise in well over two decades.2.6×03.8k3825
43Apr 7, '18Brendan Gallagher just reached out to clarify that every single member of the Montreal Canadiens is going to donate to the go-fund-me campaign for the Humboltd Broncos. A tremendou2.6×03.1k7480
44Oct 14, '25Rest in Peace, Ken Dryden.2.5×47k2.4k15620
45Dec 18, '19Thomas Chabot, making $832,000 this season, plays 37:56 in the second half of a back-to-back for Ottawa. Kawhi Leonard, making $32.742M this season, was rested 22 times last season2.5×02.9k47215
46Feb 20, '16Possibly the best quote from P.K. Subban in 6 years, right here:2.5×02k1.2k0
47Sep 24, '21Asked Josh Anderson what he took from Jonathan Drouin speaking up about his anxiety and insomnia issues. Quite an answer from him:2.4×03.5k32653
48Dec 12, '22Coyotes CEO Xavier Gutierrez says someone had part of their finger bitten off during that insane brawl at Mullet Arena last week.2.3×02.8k26854
49Apr 12, '20When hockey returns, home teams wear their white jerseys. How would you feel about that?2.3×02.9k734
50Jul 22, '21Marc Bergevin says Shea Weber has several injuries (ankle, foot, knee, thumb). "Even missing a practice for him wasn't an option. He has a lot of mileage...He won't be back next se2.2×02.2k40224
51Jun 9, '21This is what Paul Byron said after being suspended three games for charging MacKenzie Weegar. Paul Byron, one of the cleanest and most likeable guys in the NHL. Maybe someone shoul2.1×02.8k38715
52Jun 8, '21Caufield to Tyler Toffoli. Series over. Canadiens are Kings of the North.2.0×03.1k2712
53Jul 27, '211. Fleury was the best goaltender in Vegas. 2. He won the Vezina. 3. They traded him for no return. 4. I hope he shuts them out every time he plays them for the rest of his Hall of2.0×03k2477
54Jul 9, '21Petry confirms it was just a broken pinky finger. The eyes were because of setting his finger back in place. "I passed out and basically popped all the blood vessels in my eyes."1.7×02.4k19824
55Feb 22, '19Dancing Bell Centre Security Guard is an effing legend in the making.1.7×01.9k47316
56Feb 24, '21"I get knocked on my ass--I have time to reset, you can't tell me the goalie doesn't have time to reset."--Brendan Gallagher.1.7×02.2k2855
57Apr 22, '22Legends never die. Rest In Peace, Guy Lafleur.1.7×02.6k2162
58Aug 15, '22Last Wed, I woke up, stepped on my scale and saw that I was officially down 50 lbs since embarking on a life-changing journey in Jan. It was a proud moment, and I’d like to share a1.7×02.5k4768
59Jun 19, '21Josh Anderson wins it in OT. Someone arrest Carey Price. He just committed the robbery of the century.1.6×02.6k1637
60Jun 1, '21Instant analysis: Carey Price is a legend.1.6×02.4k2433
61Feb 18, '20Brendan Gallagher said Zdeno Chara called him to apologize after cross checking him in the throat. He appreciated the gesture.1.6×02.4k1563
62Oct 13, '22Sean Monahan's dad was in the Canadiens locker room after the game. Asked him how it felt to see Sean score that goal. "Fucking awesome," he said. Canadiens players were thrilled f1.6×02.6k1134
63Aug 29, '21I'm just going to say it: Jesperi Kotkaniemi would have been bonkers to walk away from a deal that would pay him three times as much as he'd likely earn this coming season. And you1.5×02.3k1235
64May 16, '22Jake Oettinger, take a bow. That was the best performance by a goaltender in the playoffs since Jaroslav Halak in 2010. Just ridiculous.1.5×02.5k1095
65Apr 6, '22Full Brendan Gallagher on Tim Stützle:1.5×02k15112
66Jun 21, '21This is a total joke. Honestly.1.5×02.3k1751
67Jun 17, '21From Jeff Petry’s wife on Instagram:1.5×02.2k18426
68Jul 8, '21"In the end, I don't think I played well enough at the start of the series," says Carey Price before Shea Weber interjects and says, "I don't think that's true. We didn't play well1.5×02.1k18913
69Feb 24, '21Gallagher has enough time to get up and tip the shot, but Murray doesn't have enough time to reset?1.3×01.7k2110
70Jul 8, '21Jon Cooper just said Carey Price is the goaltender of his generation, the best his team has faced.1.3×02k1223
71Mar 21, '22Martin St. Louis says he doesn’t think there should be games played on deadline day.1.3×02k711
72Jun 3, '21That was Jake Evans's first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff goal.1.3×02k755
73Apr 24, '22An ovation for Guy Lafleur, which started at 7:10, ran through 7:21, with Canadiens announcer Michel Lacroix interrupted three times as he attempted to ask for a moment of silence 1.3×01.9k1889
74Sep 5, '21Jesperi Kotkaniemi says he’s saving his $20 signing bonus for Christmas gifts for his mom.1.3×02k805
75Jun 7, '22Lehkonen sends Colorado the final after doing the same for Montreal. Unbelievable.1.2×01.9k1301
76Oct 21, '22The Slafkovsky kid is so green, he's waving to the crowd as they're cheering him for his first goal. Hilarious.1.2×02.1k5914
77May 30, '21Can I change my prediction?1.2×01.9k985
78Jun 3, '21Please stop saying “clean hit” just because it may not qualify for rule 48. It is a charge—up there with the worst charges ever seen in the NHL—and it was rightly penalized as one.1.2×01.7k1635
79Apr 27, '21Never want to watch another Canadiens-Flames game again.1.2×01.9k900
80May 28, '21Let me tell you: Cole Caufield passing that puck back a second time, with the quality of shot he has, tells you he'll do what his hockey sense tells him is the best play. He made t1.2×01.8k1102
81Jan 19, '21Alex Romanov on why the Canadiens won their last two games: "We played like a family."1.2×01.7k1122
82Jun 3, '21OMG. Absolutely vicious hit. Disgusting. Jake Evans is out cold.1.1×01.7k1261
83Jul 6, '21Jake Evans gets a penalty for getting punched in the face three times.1.1×01.7k1152
84Nov 5, '21Carey Price will be with the Canadiens Monday1.1×01.6k1394
85Oct 18, '22According to @NatStatTrick, Kaiden Guhle was up against Sidney Crosby for 15:28 of the Penguins captain's 18:58 tonight. Helped hold him to zero points and just one shot on net.1.1×01.6k14113
86Oct 7, '21"Today, I'm not thinking about Carey Price the goaltender. I'm thinking about Carey Price the human being."--Marc Bergevin.1.1×01.7k1261
87Apr 15, '22Sign behind Price at warmup: "Not all heroes wear capes. Mine wears 31."1.1×01.7k1184
88Aug 12, '20Stop complaining about continuous overtime just because you saw one game go to five extra periods. This is one of the best things about playoff hockey. Always has been, always will1.1×01.6k1221
89Jun 6, '21No big deal; Nikita Kucherov misses the entire season after surgery, leads the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 17 points in 10 games...1.1×01.6k694
90Feb 14, '22On now with @catbtoffoli, who is certainly excited for Tyler, but she's literally in tears about leaving Montreal--the city she fell deeply in love with and has family ties to. She1.0×01.6k736
91Feb 16, '22I would wager more Canadians were looking forward to watching the women’s hockey team than the men’s at these Olympics. Not to disrespect the men, but a point to illustrate how muc1.0×01.6k502
92Feb 25, '22Congratulations to Jonathan Drouin, who's doing better, and just had a child.1.0×01.8k542
93Oct 21, '22“If anybody wants to challenge me, I’m not going to back down. That’s a big statement from me.”—Arber “WiFi” Xhekaj.1.0×01.6k1076
94Jan 12, '21Good morning! The Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs play each other tomorrow.1.0×01.7k840
95May 29, '2097 per cent of my tweets are about hockey. If you have a problem with me colouring outside the lines about anything—and certainly to call out racism, or the ‘president‘ using his t1.0×01.7k510
96Mar 2, '22The Habs have gone from unwatchable under Dominique Ducharme to must-watch under Martin St. Louis.1.0×01.6k961
97Oct 7, '21Whatever Carey Price is dealing with, I hope he gets the help he's seeking. I hope he's OK.1.0×01.7k760
98Dec 4, '22With his fourth goal of the season, Arber Xhekaj leads NHL rookie defencemen in goals.1.0×01.6k822
99Jul 6, '21This team just won't quit.1.0×01.6k821
100Jun 19, '21The Canadiens have yet to lose in front of their fans at the Bell Centre in 2021.1.0×01.6k722
101Oct 21, '22“First of all, he started taping his stick like a National Hockey League player. So that was defintely part of it.”-Gallagher on Slafkovsky1.0×01.6k657

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