Posts tagged with "Guy Carbonneau"
Plekanec Passes Gainey as Canadiens Continue Great Start
October 12th, 2015 Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec still has a long way to go before reaching No. 1 on the franchise’s all-time scoring list. At No.22 after passing Bob Gainey with a two-goal effort against the Ottawa Senators that powered the Habs to a 3-0 start this season, one can argue he’s right where he belongs, though. Plekanec now...
How the Hall of Fame Should Elect Players
November 21st, 2012 Last week’s induction ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame saw an elite group of players granted entrance to the hall, as Joe Sakic, Adam Oates, Pavel Bure, and Mats Sundin were canonized by the church of hockey. However, almost as if through necessity, controversy once again brewed as many disputed some of the...
Top Candidates for the Montreal Canadiens Head Coach Position
May 31st, 2012 Now that Bob Hartley has been officially hired by the Calgary Flames to coach for his good friend and current general manager Jay Feaster, and not for the Montreal Canadiens as I stated on Monday (my sincere apologies for being wrong), the search for the next head coach of the Montreal Canadiens continues. Feaster made a strong push on...
Montreal Canadiens Jacques Martin Cheats the Habs with "The System"
January 16th, 2011 I'm pretty sure that if you managed to catch any of the the Montreal Canadiens game against the New York Rangers, you'll have one of two opinions. But that's going to depend on whether you caught the first forty minutes, or the last twenty. It was evident from the opening puck drop that there would be plenty of intensity and...
Boston Bruins: Has Claude Julien Lost His Team?
December 20th, 2010 Since Claude Julien was hired as coach of the Boston Bruins in June 2007, the Bruins have gone from basement dwellers to Stanley Cup contenders. Making the playoffs for three consecutive years, and reaching the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals in back-to-back years for the first time since 1992. But coming off of the now infamous...
Eastern Coaching Wildfire Hits Montreal; Eastern Playoff Picture
March 9th, 2009 Montreal head coach Guy Carbonneau is the latest coach to get hit with the great wildfire of justice sweeping even the NHL's elite teams. This season the trend though has been a mainly eastern phenomenon with 6 of the 15 teams making changes at the head coaching position since the season. The lone western supporter of the fad sweeping...