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The Montreal Canadiens on Friday night signed restricted free agent defenseman Josh Gorges to a one-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration. TSN reports the contract is for $2.5 million."We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Josh Gorges for the 2011-12 season," General Manager Pierre Gauthier said in a statement. "He is a very reliable defenseman for our club. Josh is recovering extremely well from his knee injury that kept him out of the line-up for half of the regular season and the playoffs, and we look forward to seeing him at training camp."Gorges, 26, completed his sixth season with the Canadiens in the NHL in 2010-11. He had 1 goal, 7 points and 18 penalty minutes while averaging 21:10 of ice time in 38 games before sustaining a season-ending injury to his right knee on Dec. 26.Since his NHL debut in 2005-06, Gorges has registered 59 points (9 goals, 50 assists) in 364 regular-season games, along with 183 PIM and a plus-12 rating He has 7 points, all assists, in 4...
Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien thinks that Carey Price will be his club's best player come postseason time. He better hope, then, that his netminder h...
The regular season is over for the Montreal Canadiens, but the wait continues to see if they will capture the Northeast Division.Peter Budaj stopped 16 shots and the...
Josh Gorges scored the game-winning goal at 2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes .Gorges picked up a loose puck in the high slot and slapped one off the inside of the far ...
The goals keep going in for Alex Ovechkin — and the Washington Capitals keep winning.Ovechkin scored twice to reach the 30-goal mark and the Capitals won for the 13t...
The Montreal Canadiens hope a few games away from their rabid fanbase will be enough to get them on track before the start of the playoffs.The Habs begin a season-en...
Montreal Canadiens coach Michel Therrien wants to remind his team that the season isn't over just because a playoff spot has already been clinched.Therrien was angry...
The often bitter rivalry between Montreal and Boston is going the Canadiens' way.Michael Ryder's power-play goal 57 seconds into the second period lifted the Canadie...
Carey Price made 30 saves to help the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.Andrei Markov had a goal and an assist while Tomas Ple...
MONTREAL -- For the previous two seasons, veteran Hal Gill teamed with a relative unknown to form the top defensive paring for the Pittsburgh Penguins.Rob Scuderi be...
Lars Eller tallied the go-ahead goal in the third period and P.K. Subban added insurance in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in a battle ...
Brendan Gallagher provided the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, as the Montreal Canadiens lit the lamp three times in the final frame to take a 5-2 dec...
The last time the Montreal Canadiens faced the Tampa Bay Lightning they blew a three-goal lead before finally winning in a shootout.The first-place Canadiens will tr...
The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Josh Gorges to a one-year contract on Friday.Gorges had a goal and six assists in 36 games last season. He had 18 penalty mi...
MONTREAL (AP) - The Canadiens have re-signed Josh Gorges , bringing the defenseman back to Montreal on a one-year contract.Gorges had a goal and six assists in 36 ga...
The Canadiens have re-signed Josh Gorges , bringing the defenseman back to Montreal on a one-year contract.Gorges had a goal and six assists in 36 games last season....
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Josh Gorges is using Twitter to organize an outdoor hockey game with fans.The 28-year-old called on fans to join him at a neighborhood ...
Rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored his first three career playoff goals, and the Ottawa Senators pounded the Montreal Canadiens, 6-1, in a spirited Game 3 at Scotiaba...
The Senators know they missed a big opportunity.They seized home-ice advantage from Montreal in the opener of their first-round series in the Eastern Conference play...
A pair of Northeast Division rivals will meet for the first time in the postseason, as the Montreal Canadiens host the Ottawa Senators Thursday in Game 1 of the East...