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Puck Headlines: Hopefully not symbolic of the Capitals' season (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

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NHL Calendar (AP) 10/06/08

Oct. 9 -- 2008-09 NHL regular season begins in North America. Nov. 8 -- Hockey Hall of Fame Game, Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs. Nov. 10. -- Hockey Hall of Fame induction, Toronto. Dec. 1 -- Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents. Dec. 19-27 -- Holiday roster freeze in effect. No waivers, trades and loans permitted.

Canadiens Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

In a city where the expectations are always high, there's a special buzz surrounding the Canadiens as they prepare for the 2008-09 season. The team will be celebrating the franchise's 100th birthday, and the goal is to win the team's 25th Stanley Cup.

The Canadiens' last Cup win was in 1993, and the team hasn't advanced beyond the second round of the playoffs since then. But the team's first-place finish in the Eastern Conference regular-season standings last season and some key offseason acquisitions have produced an air of confidence in Montreal.

"We always put expectations on ourselves," said general manager Bob Gainey. "A lot of people wrote us off last year, but we thought we had a good team.

Canadiens waive G Denis, D Henry (PA SportsTicker) 10/05/08

The Montreal Canadiens on Sunday placed goaltender Marc Denis and defenseman Alex Henry on waivers.

Backstrom and Wild blank Habs (AP) 10/04/08

Niklas Backstrom stopped 25 shots and Stephane Veilleux had a goal and an assist in the Minnesota Wild's 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night in the final NHL preseason game for both teams. Marian Gaborik and Antii Miettinen also scored for Minnesota, which finished with a 5-2-0 record.

Canadiens ink coach Carbonneau to extension (PA SportsTicker) 10/03/08

The Montreal Canadiens apparently will have Guy Carbonneau behind the bench into the next decade.

Canadiens' Carbonneau gets contract extension (AP) 10/03/08

Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau received a multiyear contract extension for leading the team to first place in the Eastern Conference last season. The former Canadiens captain would not say on Friday how long the extension was for, other than that "it's more than one year and less than 10." The three-time Stanley Cup winner joined the Canadiens' staff in January 2006 as an assistant to...

Canadiens reward Carbonneau with extension (Yahoo! Sports) 10/03/08

The Montreal Canadiens have signed head coach Guy Carbonneau to a contract extension, keeping him with the Habs...

Four teams to open NHL regular season in Europe (AP) 10/03/08

Sidney Crosby will lead a new-look Pittsburgh team in front of a new audience Saturday when the NHL starts its season in two European cities. The Penguins hope it won't be the same mediocre start they've had in recent seasons. "In the last couple of years we probably didn't start amazing, but decent enough to stay with the pack," Crosby said ahead of two season-opening games against the Ottawa...

Power Poll: Gotta go Red Wings for preseason No. 1 (SportingNews.com) 10/02/08

There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No.

Video: Carey Price makes the save of the year for Montreal, and it's not even the year yet (Yahoo! Sports) 10/02/08

Kevin Schultz from Barry Melrose Rocks is a pretty cynical guy; so when he posted the following video with the...

Brisebois' goal and 2 assists lead Canadiens (AP) 10/01/08

Patrice Brisebois had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens scored three power-play goals in the second period of a 3-1 preseason victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. Brisebois got his first goal in two games and assisted on goals by Alex Kovalev and Guillaume Latendresse as the Canadiens scored three times with the man advantage on Boston goalie Manny Fernandez.

Canadiens top goalie confidence index; Thrashers ranked No. 30 (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

Friend of Puck Daddy Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News had a piece in the Sept. 16 edition that ranked the NHL by...

Pacioretty, Lang lead shootout win for Canadiens (AP) 09/30/08

Max Pacioretty and Robert Lang scored in the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 preseason win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Pacioretty, who scored Montreal's only goal in regulation, deked Jimmy Howard and beat the Detroit goalie with a backhander. Lang scored on a backhander on the Canadiens' second attempt.

Jacques Plante's Vezina Trophy can be yours on eBay (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08

How much would you pay for Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Jacques Plante's 1959-60 Vezina Trophy, the first season...

Puck Headlines: Gonchar gone for weeks, months or season? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

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Kovalev gives Canadiens shootout win over Panthers (AP) 09/28/08

Alex Kovalev scored the only shootout goal to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night. Kovalev put a backhand past Tomas Vokoun, who stopped Montreal's first two attempts by David Desharnais and Andrei Kostitsyn. Carey Price stopped Florida's Nathan Horton, Michael Frolik and Ville Peltonen in turn in the shootout after making 36 saves in regulation and...

Season Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs, Class of '08-'09 (Yahoo! Sports) 09/28/08

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No cutting corners for Maple Leafs (Yahoo! Sports) 09/28/08

Toronto must stick with its plan to rebuild, regardless of how long it takes for positive results.

Sens win final preseason game before Sweden (AP) 09/27/08

Daniel Alfredsson scored Ottawa's final goal to lead the Senators to a 3-1 exhibition victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Nick Foligno and Chris Neil also scored for Ottawa, and Martin Gerber made 18 saves after Montreal scored its only goal on the first shot of the game. Kyle Chipchura gave the Canadiens a quick lead when he beat Gerber between the pads 35 seconds in with a...

Montreal Canadiens 2008-09 team preview (SportingNews.com) 09/27/08

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Boston Bruins 2008-09 team preview (SportingNews.com) 09/27/08

If they were good enough to squeak into the playoffs and extend the top-seeded Montreal Canadiens to a seventh...

Can Lightning strike again? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/27/08

Tampa Bay could either be the surprise of its division or sink, but the Lightning will have a new look either way.

Halak gets shutout in Habs' win over Senators (AP) 09/26/08

Andrei Kostitsyn and Andrei Markov both had a goal and two assists, and Jaroslav Halak stopped 21 shots in the Montreal Canadiens' 5-0 preseason victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. Halak, who is likely to serve as the backup to No. 1 goalie Carey Price, turned aside seven shots in a scoreless first period.

Ducks trade Mathieu Schneider to Thrashers (SportingNews.com) 09/26/08

Mathieu Schneider gets a chance to make a difference in Atlanta, but his situation is an example of why the collective bargaining agreement requires a touchup.

Ottawa's new system designed to prevent goals (Yahoo! Sports) 09/26/08

Firewagon hockey? The days of the Ottawa Senators taking the risk of trading chances with the likes of the...

Puck Headlines: Linemate love connections in Boston, Dallas (Yahoo! Sports) 09/26/08

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Canadiens sign G Mayer to three-year deal (PA SportsTicker) 09/25/08

The Montreal Canadiens on Thursday signed goaltender Robert Mayer to a three-year contract.

Puck Headlines: Calling for zero tolerance for hits from behind (Yahoo! Sports) 09/25/08

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Puck Headlines: Canadiens reveal centennial and all-star jerseys (Yahoo! Sports) 09/25/08

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