Category: Habs

Never Say Die

For the first time this year, our season is facing extinction. And, yet, I don’t think we should feel the slightest bit worried. We’ve been the better hockey team thus far, and as long as that trend continues and the big guys play their big games, a conti

Everything but the Win

You never want to see the refs decide a game, and in this one they tried hard not to be the deciding factor, but in the end, an errant slash gave the Bruins the chance to win and take the series back home to see if they can seal the deal. This is in no w

Overtime Heartbreak

Despite being the better team, the Canadiens lost to the Bruins by a score of 4-3 in double overtime when Glen Murray picked up a loose puck caused by a Montreal collision and beat Jose Theodore on a breakaway. Despite a valiant effort, particularly by t

Break on Through…

Michael Ryder and Richard Zednik. What do they have in common? Both are very good goal scorers. Both play for our beloved Habs. Both have been shooting at will. But, neither is scoring goals. Why is this? It would seem that both players have been working

Intensity, Speed Win

If they play the rest of the series like they played the first two periods, this is going to be a long and rewarding series for the fans. With the heart and emotion they showed, they can surely compete with anyone in the league, and with a depleted Bosto

Russian Redemption

The Montreal Canadiens came out flying and eventually beat the Boston Bruins in game three of their playoff series by a score of 3-2. Bob Gainey had his decision to acquire Alex Kovalev vindicated on this night as the enigmatic Russian scored two to pace

Momentum’s back, Kovalev scores 2

(CP) – Alex Kovalev scored two goals in the first period as the Montreal Canadiens struck back at the Boston Bruins with a 3-2 NHL playoff victory on Sunday night.

Boston holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final with G

Just Give’r

We may be down, but we’re definitely not out. From where we’re standing right now, we’re looking at a fairly big hole, but two games does not make a series, and with that this game is one that we must win. The boys came to play in Game Two, playing their

Close, But No Cigar

It was a better game, for sure, but in the end the result was the same. However, for the discerning fan who understands that the playoffs this season are gravy on an already successful season, this overtime defeat where the Habs showed intensity and stro

Overtime Heartbreak

The youngest player in the NHL was the hero in Boston as Bergeron scored the overtime winner to put the Bruins up by two games to none. At the very least, fans of the Canadiens should be pleased that their team showed up and competed with the Bruins, tho