Category: Habs

Win At All Costs

It times like these where there should be no questioning the team’s effort, where mental lapses should not occur, and where every check must be finished. It is, in fact, in cases such as these where proud Habs fans such as you and I should be expecting n

Talent on the Island

Storming up behind the Habs in the Eastern Conference race with a 6-2-2 record in their last ten games are the New York Islanders, despite the loss of both Alexei Yashin and Mark Parrish for extended periods.

Sundstrom Bails Out Habs

For the second time in as many games, the Canadiens managed to pull out a victory despite playing poor hockey against one of the poorest clubs in the NHL. After a dynamite start where they scored two goals in the first two minutes of the game, the Canadi

Dogs Days for Gratton

Four games over the course of a season is not much of an NHL stint, even for a player such as Benoit Gratton. The Habs announced today that the pesky and constantly energetic forward will be heading back to the Hamilton Bulldogs, the team he has…

Going With Garon

It could be argued that for such a talented goaltender, labelling Mathieu Garon as a ‘backup’ is a very faulty statement. However, for the time being that is what he is, a backup, to teammate and number one Jose Theodore. As he heads into his scheduled st

Montreal Divided

There seems to be a schism developing in Montreal regarding the Canadiens, despite the fact the team is playing well above early projections. That there is such a division is testament to the talent on the team and the optimism surrounding the club. Unf

Dykhuis Called up , Balej sent down

The Canadiens have re-called Karl Dykhuis from the Bulldogs, and sent Jozef Balej back to Hamilton on Monday. Dykhuis is expected to be in the lineup on Tuesday night when the Canadiens play the Pittsburgh Penguins, he will be replacing Francis Bouillon

Take the 2 and Run

Oh, I don’t think we can be happy with that one, not one little bit. If we were the better team and didn’t deserve to lose yesterday, today we should have been beaten. Soundly. The Habs showed little passion and only won because the Hawk goaltending is