Cole Bags 35th As Canadiens Cruise: Erik Cole capped a career season by scoring on a breakaway in the third period of Montreal's 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday night. (Updated 04/07/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
His 61 points this year match his career high, set during the Hurricanes' 2006-07 campaign. More impressive, he's had 82 games played in each of the past two seasons. Just remember on your next draft day that he turns 34 in November, and his principal asset is his speed. That doesn't last forever. (Updated 04/07/2012).
04/04/2012 22:36 Winners & Losers: Wings get massive comeback win in St. Louis
The Detroit Red Wings regained their lead on the Predators for the fourth seed with a late comeback in St. Louis while the Canadiens' American stars had a big night.
04/04/2012 22:20 Canadiens snap skid, crush Lightning
Canadiens linemates Erik Cole and Max Pacioretty both scored two goals, and Montreal snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Wednesday night.
03/31/2012 22:08 Caps move into eighth spot with win
The Washington Capitals welcomed back Nicklas Backstrom and took a big step toward the playoffs Saturday night, blowing a two-goal lead for the second game in a row before taking the shootout for a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
03/29/2012 10:00 Montreal Canadiens fire general manager Pierre Gauthier
It has been an awfully disappointing season in Montreal. First the head coach Jacques Martin paid for it with his job. Now general manager Pierre Gauthier has paid the same price, being relieved of his duties by the Canadiens on Thursday.
03/27/2012 22:39 Panthers open big lead in Southeast
Wojtek Wolski scored in regulation and added the only goal of the shootout to help the Florida Panthers boost their playoff hopes with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
The Canadiens signed Cole to a four-year deal in the offseason, confident after the 32-year-old winger played a full season after an upper-body injury wiped out half of his 2009-10 season. An established NHL goal scorer, Cole scored 26 times for the Hurricanes last season while connecting with the back of the net on 13 percent of his shots. The Canadiens could use another threat and Cole should find himself on the top line, likely with Tomas Plekanec and Michael Cammalleri. (Updated 10/4/11)
