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The number 14 has been worn by twenty two players for the Habs in over a 100 years of history, but only three make it to this list. Who wore it better?

It was one of the greatest showdowns of all time, so let's revisit the defining moment of the Habs/Bruins rivalry.

Mario Tremblay stepped down as the Montreal Canadiens head coach on this day in 1997.

Habs history notes for Oct 21

Jacques Lemaire is (in)famous to modern hockey fans as a coach, but back in the day he was a pretty fair hockey player.

Jacques Lemaire and the coaching staff has done a great job with the New Jersey Devils this season. This post explains how much better he has the Devils playing beyond just their record.

Jacques Lemaire has been announced as the new head coach of the New Jersey Devils. Initially, I'm not a big fan of the hiring and I explain the misgivings within this post.

There is a theory making the rounds that Habs owner George Gillett is not as intent on selling the Canadiens as is generally believed. Call it a rumour if you will, but the theory suggests that having as many as five consortiums outbidding one another to get their mits on the franchise, is the best solution for Gillett to factually have the team's net worth assessed.

I've often wondered if history could be undone, what the result would be on the present.Applying such a "Back To The Future" angle on the history of the Montreal Canadiens allows one to reconsider...

Happy New Years!Often at this site, I've looked back on the careers of many of the Canadiens greatest players to examine what it is they brought to their respectives teams and era's during the...