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
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…
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
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
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
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
If the word ‘lucky’ comes to mind after watching that win by the Canadiens over the Black Hawks this afternoon, then you’re probably right on the money. If not for two poor goaltenders in the Chicago net, this was a win by the far more hungry visitors ag
Mike Ribeiro is enjoying a stellar offensive season, in this his first full campaign at age 23. And with 43 points through the end of January, the talented centreman from Montreal is now this month’s proud recipient of the Molson Cup.
The Habs gave the Boston Bruins a nasty welcome yesterday afternoon, but it seemed that no matter how many shots they fired on goal that Andrew Raycroft was right there to flash his ugly yellow glove. The Bruins stole yesterday’s hockey game from the Cana
Though I’m sure there will be a lot of whining that the Habs lost again, let’s be perfectly honest here, they dominated the game, were the better team on this night, and probably proved some things to themselves after a long run of poorly played hockey.