Game Day: Can Habs Win Home Opener Versus Lightning?

October 13th, 2010 by Kamal Panesar Leave a reply »
Reprint from HabsAddict.com

The Montreal Canadiens will have their home-opening game tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning and there are plenty of story lines to watch.

Tampa traditionally represents a formidable challenge for the Canadiens, largely due to the presence of French-Canadian superstars Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis. These guys just love to play against, and beat, the Habs, and year after year, whether their team is good or bad, they always make things difficult.

Tonight, however, there are a ton of additional angles to this game, not the least of which is the fact that this will be the Canadiens' home opener.

The Canadiens are coming home with a one-and-one split on the road, buoyed by an outstanding effort by goaltender Carey Price. You know that they want to provide their rabid fans with the first home win of the season.

In addition, Brian Gionta will be playing his first home game as captain of the Montreal Canadiens and he is sure to want to keep that crowd smiling.

The Canadiens will be getting reinforcements on the back end in the form of Roman Hamrlik. His presence is sure to hel ...

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