A Tale of Two Goalies
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Long after Jaroslav Halak has left town, the debate surrounding him and Carey Price still rages on in chat rooms, blogs, over water coolers, and even in the writing of hockey reporters.
Long after Jaroslav Halak has left town, the debate surrounding him and Carey Price still rages on in chat rooms, blogs, over water coolers, and even in the writing of hockey reporters.
As the Habs’ offseason tinkering continues, it’s time to take a look at where they stand. With the recent re-signing of Maxim Lapierre, there remains just one restricted free agent to re-sign, the newly crowned #1 goalie, Carey Price.
The 2010 Olympic Winter Games have now come to an end. A total of 6 Habs represented the organization in the tournament.
The 2010 World Junior Championships took place from December 26, 2009 to January 5, 2010 in Regina and Saskatoon.
Special teams, they’ve been a topic of discussion and debate all season long, particularly to the effect of, “Why do the Habs have so many more PK’s than PP’s?”
The Habs thundered off 37 shots but only struck lightning once and sure some will say Niittymaki stole the game but failing to score 5 on 5 all game long is unacceptable; the chances were there but the fact is Montreal was beaten to the loose pucks in the
The Canadiens were victimized in Vancouver, as the Habs were trounced in GM Place for an eighth consecutive time.
Here is a listing of each player’s waiver status heading into this season.
With Matt D’Agostini joining Greg Stewart, Kyle Chipchura, and Guillaume Latendresse as players who have signed for less than they earned last season, the Habs have a bit more flexibility than many expected after their UFA shopping spree in July.
The 2009-10 NHL schedule was released on Wednesday. The Habs will begin the season on October 1st in Toronto, the first of a 5-game road trip before their home opener on October 15th vs Colorado, which is the first of a 6-game homestand interestingly eno