I have no clue if players read the net, however the day after I called him Mr. Invisible he suddenly woke up and started playing hockey. While I’d love to take credit for the turnaround, I think I can say with relative certainty that it was Begin beside h
Fresh off of a relaxing 4-1 smooching of the New York Rangers, Claude Julien and his Habs have made their way back to Montreal in order to take on Martin Havlat, Jason Spezza, and the rest of the explosive Ottawa Senators. Havlat, who picked up a hat-tric
Karl Dykhuis was drafted 16th overall in the 1990 Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. In 1991-92, he made his NHL debut and scored one goal in six games. In 1992-93, he scored five points in 12 games. On February 16, 1995, Karl was traded to the Philad
He’s had little time in game situations this year, however for those who have watched him closely, you may have noticed some serious improvement in his game since the season started. If you have game tape from early on, watch closely as his lateral moveme
The man with the shot…and precious little else. Yes, he’s made it to the NHL based on his hard work and his scoring prowess in the AHL, but let’s not fool ourselves, he’s filler material; a depth player. That he had many points early on is no different
I gave him the nickname Shrug earlier on, and except for a game or two, he’s lived up to it to the fullest. Recently he cleared waivers and that’s a direct sign that his days as a Hab are just about up. The only reason he played in the most recent game wa
He makes most fans trade lists and if he’s not on those he’s the guy whose contract most can’t wait to expire. Shame they can’t see past size and look at the little things he brings. Defensively he’s a consistent player who brings the same game night in a
If people thought Gainey was going to take his time to stamp his image on the team they were wrong. When he plucked Begin off waivers before the season started, he pulled in an absolute sparkplug with more potential than any realized. Where can you start
Last year he blossomed into a serious goal scoring threat as he went to the net with regularity and made plays with the puck in the slot. This year his game has been kept to the outside and he doesn’t seem to be putting the same effort forth. Part of this
Certainly one of the more favoured players of the fans in Montreal because he works so hard and was a scoring guru in the AHL, unfortunately, that latter aspect has failed to translate to NHL success and his other deficiencies are slowly catching up to hi