The Montreal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers last night at the Bell Centre by a score of 5-4 after a shootout.
This morning there are moans and groans around the city that “it should have been easier because the Oilers are the worst team in the NHL.”
Blah, blah, blah.
The Canadiens are on a four-game winning streak, [...]
With all the Olympic euphoria going round, it may be time to take a closer look at our 2010 reality.
In 2010, we saw two or three great hockey games: the Gold Medal USA-Canada Final, the USA-Switzerland game, and perhaps the Canada-Russia blowout. The nationalist pride element may have moved these games one notch higher than [...]
It’s easy enough to identify the great team dynasties of NHL history. Simply take any list of Stanley Cup victories since 1917 and highlight the teams that have won three or more Cups in succession. Also include teams that have won more than three Stanley Cups over a relatively short period of several years in [...]
San Jose won 3-2 against the Montreal Canadiens last night at HP Pavilion. It was a frustrating game for the boys in teal with the game having many non-calls and bad calls for both sides. The Sharks found themselves down by one goal going into the 3rd period where one hit turned the whole game [...]
For two and a half periods last night in San Jose Carey Price looked like Jacques Plante, Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy all rolled into one. Except for a fluke short-handed goal at the beginning of the second period, a deflection by Patrick Marleau, he baffled the San Jose Sharks shooters with a lightning quick [...]
As I am forced to struggle to stay awake in the Eastern Time Zone while the Montreal Canadiens face-off against the San Jose Sharks to begin their West Coast swing, I fondly remember the highest caliber of hockey in the Olympic Games. I fear that no matter how hard I try–no matter how much I [...]
I will miss Bob Gainey.
I will miss his candor and his professionalism.
I will miss his ability to make his presence felt at a press conference or in any interview that he takes part of.
I will, most importantly, miss his skills as one of the great general managers in the NHL.
There will be many that will [...]
From our friends over at TSN.ca
The Montreal Canadiens have called a news conference for 4pm et/1pm pt where they will announce that Bob Gainey is stepping down as general manager of the hockey club.
The Canadiens are 28-26-6 this season and are sixth in the Eastern Conference standings.
Gainey, 56, was hired in 2003 as the 15th general [...]
Just a quick question to ask all of my fellow Habs fans: Who would have believed me if I told me that following a game in which they lost their top-scorer in Michael Cammalleri, the Montreal Canadiens would give up 47 shots to the Vancouver Canucks and 47 shots to the Boston Bruins, and win [...]
Scott Gomez. The name rings a different bell for almost every hockey fan who hears it. New Jersey Devils fans hear “traitor”. New York Rangers fans hear “ epic failure”. Montreal Canadiens fans are still trying to figure out what they hear.
Perhaps a look at his career passages might shed some light.
I was there, a [...]
