Eric Engels

On the Canadiens, the Hurricanes, and how the pain of dashed dreams forms new realities👇🏻

On the Canadiens, the Hurricanes, and how the pain of dashed dreams forms new realities👇🏻

My 18th season in the books. Probably the most enjoyable one to cover yet. Plenty more to come @Sportsnet before we hit the quiet patch of what should be a wild off-season. Still, a huge thank you to everyone who followed along up to this point. The fun has only just begun.

K'Andre Miller shares an emotional moment with his newborn son Kashton after advancing to the Stanley Cup Final 🥹❤️

Eric Robinson makes it 3-0 Canes.

My bet is it was ruled that because Stankoven pushed Dobes toward the puck he didn’t impede him from making the save.

Don’t understand that call. Stankoven goes straight into Dobes in the crease

Looks like Guhle will play through the pain.

Habs Game 5 warmup lines and pairings: Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky Newhook-Evans-Demidov Texier-Danault-Anderson Bolduc-Veleno-Dach Matheson-Dobson Struble-Hutson Guhle-Carrier Dobes Fowler

Dobes leads the Canadiens to the ice with Xhekaj, Struble and Guhle all in tow. We'll see which two of those three defencemen end up playing. No other extras on for warmup.

We'll see if Kaiden Guhle is out there for warmup. He's banged up enough for there to be concern he won't play.

Beyond proud 💙 Congratulations to our very own Hazel Mae, Kevin Bieksa, and Dan Shulman on their 2026 Canadian Screen Award wins 🙌

On two warriors: Brendan Gallagher and Claude Lemieux👇🏻

Martin St. Louis has said scratching Brendan Gallagher is the hardest thing he’s had to do as coach. That has a lot to do with Gallagher’s character and competitiveness. Asked St. Louis today how a player playing in Gallagher’s place can best honour him and the team. His answer

Martin St. Louis won't confirm changes but when asked about Xhekaj, he said he wouldn't be afraid to give him minutes tonight.

Just touching base with @FriedgeHNIC, who's still at the rink while I'm waiting for Habs avail to start at the hotel. Gallagher, Kapanen, Laine all skating, which would indicate they'll be scratched from Game 5. Arber Xhekaj might be coming in, but we'll see. Neither him nor Struble skating.

Déclaration de Patrick Roy : “Je suis profondément attristé d’apprendre le décès de Claude Lemieux. Claude a été un coéquipier exceptionnel, un compétiteur féroce, un élément clé de plusieurs de nos plus grandes conquêtes et un joueur qui a marqué notre sport.   Son intensité et sa détermination faisaient de lui un joueur respecté autant par ses coéquipiers que redouté par ses adversaires.  Nous avons partagé des momentsinoubliables, des victoires mémorables et une passion commune pour le hockey.  Mes pensées accompagnent sa famille et ses proches dans cette épreuve.”