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Montreal Canadiens: Habs’ Brass Lets Young Star Walk
June 8th, 2010
The Montreal Canadiens are very fortunate to have two young goaltenders, Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak. They may be unproven but all signs point to them having excellent potential. There is another goalie in the system, Curtis Sanford, who actually has more NHL regular season starts than Halak.
Sanford's career NHL ...
Day 2 at Montreal Canadiens Development Camp
June 3rd, 2010
At the Montreal Canadiens 2010 development camp, the one ingredient in short supply is passion.
For the most part, it has been a quiet, polite affair. After two days, the most intense person on skates has been Habs' assistant coach, Kirk Muller. An exception to the rule is Danny Kristo ...
Chicago Blackhawks-Philadelphia Flyers: Philly Back in the Series with OT Win
June 2nd, 2010
Chicago 3 Philadelphia 4 OT (Wachovia Center) Chicago leads SCF 2-1. Game Three notes: "Desperation was the key word, I think. It's almost do or die." —Claude Giroux Until tonight, Giroux has been sleeping through the series. During ...
Montreal Canadiens-Phialdelphia Flyers: Power(play) Failure Ousts Habs
May 24th, 2010
Montreal 2 Philadelphia 4 (Wachovia Centre) Flyers win the series 4-1. “Although we've come to the end of the road, still I can't let you go, it's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you.” There are many different ...
Canadiens-Flyers: ECF5 Victory Checklist
May 24th, 2010
"Fake fans come and go. True fans stick with the team and say, 'til death do us part, Habs! I'm married to them and it's stronger than ever! We've all signed this invisible contract with the Habs. Win or lose, we stick with them. We've been on this ...
Philadelphia Flyers-Montreal Canadiens: Habs Outwit, Outlasted, Outplayed
May 22nd, 2010
Montreal 0 Philadelphia 3 (Bell Centre) Flyers lead the series 3-1. "Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." —F. Scott Fitzgerald Peter Laviolette is a smart coach. On the off day on Friday, Laviolette tasked his ...
Philadelphia Flyers-Montreal Canadiens Game Three: Speed Kills
May 20th, 2010
Montreal 5 Philadelphia 1 (Bell Centre) Flyers lead the series 2-1. "The Great Oz has spoken. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain...the..Great...er...Oz has spoken." — from The Wizard of Oz You really have to feel for Gary ...
Canadiens-Flyers: Haven’t We Seen This Movie Before?
May 18th, 2010
Montreal 0 Philadelphia 3 (Wachovia Center) Flyers lead the series 2-0. posted by Rocket All Habs “I went to a fancy French restaurant called "Deja Vu." The headwaiter said, "Don't I know you?"” — Stephen Wright ...
The Worst Fans in the NHL
May 18th, 2010
posted by Rocket All Habs “Stereotypes are devices for saving a biased person the trouble of learning” Philadelphia Flyers' fans are the worst in the NHL. On that there is no debate, right? How could one come to any other ...
Montreal Canada: Who will Restore our City’s Reputation?
May 14th, 2010
I am pleased at the support received on the short article titled, "Fans Celebrate, Criminals Loot," and photos of Wednesday night's rioters who vandalized and looted shops on Ste-Catherine street.
Most readers were disgusted by the behaviour that was self-explanatory when viewing the photos. It also ...