The Habs have at last swung a deal, albeit a minor one. The team dropped cement head enforcer Sylvain Blouin, and has replaced him with defenceman Rene Vydareny. Chad Kilger was also picked up by the Leafs, and here is a look back and a look ahead …
The trade deadline has come and gone, but at least one big move has snuck in past the deadline, that being Geoff Sanderson to Vancouver. Bob Gainey stood pat, clearly happy with his team’s success and recent acquisitions, but did lose one body. Chad Kilge
There have been times during the season, and in particular during this rather incredible stretch of eight wins in their last nine games, when the Habs have looked less like a playoff or winning club than one would care to admit. However, and this is key,
Perhaps unbelievably, the Canadiens head home after a four-game road trip (during which they went 3-1) and a stretch of nine games in 15 nights (phenomenally 8-1) in a more impressive position in the standings than when they started. Each night they seem
Montreal finishes their four game west coast swing with a game in Anaheim. The struggling Ducks are all but mathmatically out of the playoffs, suffering an all too familiar case of the Playoff Finals Hangover.
Someone has been slowly creeping back for quite some time now. They call him Andrei Markov, and he plays defence for the Montreal Canadiens. Tonight, Markov will bring his fine game into Anaheim as the Habs close up a four game road trip.
Richard Zednik took home a prized award today, one that we call the NHL’s Offensive Player of the Week. After putting up seven points this week, four of which were goals, the winger upped his point total to 43.
The Canadiens will try to continue this evening their victory streak at the Anaheim Pond in California. They are now three points behind the New Jersey for the sixth place in the East and seven ahead of the NY Islanders for the eight spot.
There was a definite tilt to the ice surface tonight and we definitely stole two points. The refs definitely didn’t show up for much of the time, but despite all that Garon definitely stole the show. This is one tired team that’s heading to Anaheim, and
Matheiu Garon played his first game in a long time tonight, and in the end he made the difference as the Canadiens somehow managed to beat the Kings 4-2 despite being outshot 48-24 and being outplayed considerably. The Habs now move 13 points up on Buffa