He’s a sparkplug and the kind of player you love to have. He’s also a player everyone else hates playing against and when the Calgary Flames drafted him 40th overall in 1996, that’s probably exactly what they saw. At 5’11 and 185, he’s not exactly the siz
Jose Theodore is a helluva good goalie, and he’s definitely getting the oppurtunity to proove that to all observers. Theodore has been living a life of crime; on the ice that is, where he has built up a resistance to all goal scorers. Blocker saves and pa
While I was going to do a mid-season report and mark players based on effort, it occurred to me that this was a good opportunity to take a deeper look at the organization and where each piece of the puzzle fits in. My intention here is to take each player and give a minor scouting … Continue reading Mid-Season Scouting Report
On a night when the Habs and the NHL honoured Stephane Quintal for 1000 games of service in the big leagues, the Canadiens came out strong then struggled to hold on to a 2-1 victory over a Buffalo squad that doesn’t know the word ‘quit’. In the end, it w
How hot is Jose Theodore right now? The star netminder is not only the primary reason the Habs sit in sixth place, four games above .500, but he’s showing no signs of slowing down with a 1.00 GAA and a .958 SV% in his past two games. The same could be sai
While it will never go down as a classic in any sense, the fact that the Montreal Canadiens won their second in a row makes for a good enough feeling amongst players, management and fans that no one will talk about lack of quality. This afternoon, the Wa
The Montreal Canadiens will try to win consecutive games for the first time in over two months as they host the Washington Capitals at the Molson Centre.
Despite earning a point in eight of their last 10 games (5-2-2-1), the Canadiens have failed in 12
Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien has to be extremely pleased with his team as they jumped all over the Atlanta Thrashers from the drop of the puck and dominated right until the final whistle. Equally pleasing for the Hab coach is the success of the
When Saku Koivu steps onto the ice, he is respected by each and every one of his teammates. Unfortunately for him, his agressive, fireball play often puts him at the top of his opponents’ hit lists. Going into the Habs’ December 29th victory over Atlanta,
The Donald Audette saga in Montreal has come to an end, as Canadiens’ General Manager Bob Gainey announced late Friday that the team has reached a buyout with the winger, making him an unrestricted free agent. Terms of the buyout were not disclosed.