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Guillaume Latendresse failed to meet expectations in Montreal. With all the new faces brought in and all the money spent in doing so, Bob Gainey and the Montreal Canadiens no longer had time to wait for a player like Guillaume Latendresse to develop.

Hey fans and readers, just received a special announcement from the folks at Celebrities for Charity Foundation : Georges Laraque , famed inforcer of the Montreal Canadiens is teaming up with Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque to help raise money for charities in the Boston and Montreal areas.

The Montreal Canadiens closed their eighth week in a less painful way than many had anticipated.

A pair of goaltenders headed in opposite directions likely will be on display Tuesday night as the Blue Jackets try to rebound from an ugly loss in a matchup with the Montreal Canadiens .

The Montreal Canadiens traded one problem child for another Monday, sending Guillaume Latendresse and his unfulfilled potential to the Minnesota Wild for Benoit Pouliot, who arrives in Montreal with even more unfulfilled potential.

As Red Wings fans wait for whatever slap on the wrist the NHL will give Montreal Canadiens winger Georges Laraque--who spoke to NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell at 10 AM this morning--for spraining Niklas Kronwall's knee on Saturday night, TSN's Ray Ferraro argues that the NHL needs to suspend Laraque for an extended period of time for his ...

One thing is for sure about these Canadiens: They aren't lacking character. Montreal erased a 2-0 Detroit lead in the third period to escape with at least point before falling to the Red Wings 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night.

The Detroit Red Wings will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak of the season this evening, when they visit the Montreal Canadiens and Bell Centre.

Montreal Canadiens winger Georges Laraque will have a hearing with NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell on Monday to review Laraque's knee on knee hit of Detroit's Niklas Kronwall during the first period of Saturday's game.

Montreal Canadiens' Travis Moen, right, is checked into the boards by Detroit Red Wings' Brad Stuart during the third period.

The Detroit Red Wings hope to rebound from their 2-1 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers in hockey-mad Montreal , where the 11-and-11 Canadiens are always the main topic of discussion.

While nothing is official yet, both Scott Gomez and Travis Moen remain game time decisions for tonight's contest between the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings at the Bell Centre.

Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

Habs lose Gionta from lineup Brian Gionta, seen celebrating a goal with Roman Hamrlik in a game earlier this month, has been sidelined with a broken bone in his left foot.

Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta congratulates Maxime Lapierre after Lapierre's goal against the Buffalo Sabres on Sept.

Pre-game notes On today's Twitter topic of unpublished NHL books, my entry: "Tips for Promoting Your Client.

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone scores goal on Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price during first period at the Bell Centre on Saturday November 7, 2009.

He is the latest new face among many to turn up in the Montreal Canadiens dressing room this season, and none was more surprised to be there on Saturday than defenceman Jay Leach.

MONTREAL a ' The Montreal Canadiens officially became hockeya TMs most expensive Petri dish this summer, when Bob Gainey poured nearly $108 million experimental dollars into hockeya TMs most perplexing chemistry experiment.

There's no sign of a Stanley Cup hangover in the Steel City. When teams win the Stanley Cup, there's a tendency to get off to a slow start the following season.