Category: Habs

Montreal Forum (by Virtual Museum)

The Montreal Forum was hockey’s greatest shrine. Home to the Montreal Canadiens, the game’s most successful team, the Forum was the most famous ice hockey rink in the world. The Canadiens began play on the Jubilee Rink, moving to the Mount Royal Arena and

HW Staff Picks (Round #3)

The Conference semi-finals have come and gone, and now its time for the Conference Finals. Its also time for the 3rd round of picks in the HW staff playoff pool. John Chambers led the way in the 2nd round with 4 points he earned by correctly picking the..

Juneau Says Goodbye

Twelve years have gone by since Joe Juneau first laced up his skates in the NHL. Today, however, at the age of 36 and just days after his team saw themselves heading home after a second round loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the classy centreman called it

Proud Though It’s Over

It’s never great to be swept out of the playoffs, but there’s no doubting that the sting of this sweep is significantly lessened by the fact that we made the playoffs and beat Boston when we weren’t even expected to come close to a playoff spot. I felt t

Eliminated… With a Future

The Montreal Canadiens stunning season is over tonight after they were beaten by the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 3-1 at the Bell Centre. While they were swept out by a younger, faster and more skilled Tampa team, fans of Les Glorieux have to look b

Habs Fans Stil Believe

We’ve faced adversity before. We’ve stared into it’s eyes. We’ve looked at it, studied it hard, and sent it on it’s way. They’re the Montreal Canadiens, and they’re not losing to some sideshow bunch from Florida. This series ain’t over.

Canadiens desperate for a win

Montreal captain Saku Koivu says the Canadiens will have to avoid being swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning for this season to be a success. “If you lose 4-0 in the playoffs, I don’t consider that a great season,” Koivu said Wednesday. “We’ve gone too far to

Effort Unrewarded

The bad news is that we lost the game. The good news is that we played against one of the best that the NHL has to offer and gave them almost all they could handle on this night. If not for a couple of errors here and there, the series would be much clos

Overtime Heartbreak

The Canadiens came out with the short stick tonight in Montreal as the Lightening scored a quick overtime winner to push their lead in the series to 3-0. Brad Richards picked up his own rebound and banked it in off the back of Jose Theodore only 1:05 int