Author: A Concerned Fan

Puck-Stoppers: Analysis

Well, the season is done and we’ve had time to take a breather and look back at what went on with our Canadiens. Time now for the first in a series of ’03-’04 recaps and analyses. Questions or comments? Email me and let me know.

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Proud Though It’s Over

It’s never great to be swept out of the playoffs, but there’s no doubting that the sting of this sweep is significantly lessened by the fact that we made the playoffs and beat Boston when we weren’t even expected to come close to a playoff spot. I felt t

Effort Unrewarded

The bad news is that we lost the game. The good news is that we played against one of the best that the NHL has to offer and gave them almost all they could handle on this night. If not for a couple of errors here and there, the series would be much clos

No Execution

There’s little doubt in my mind that the focus in the next two games before the third contest in Montreal is going to be on period two from this one and how the Habs dominated. Because if they focus on anything else they may sink into a huge depression f

Pathetic

Well, perhaps game ones are not our forte.

In yet another atrocious display of quasi-hockey, the Habs completely failed to play anything resembling playoff hockey in this loss. There were mental errors galore, an almost complete lack of anything

Unbelievable!!

The date is September 30th. The Canadiens are struggling and the predictions for the year have been entered by all the so-called experts and a great majority have them missing the playoffs while one or two have them in dead last. Behind the Penguins. F

Down To The Wire!

The Canadiens fans responded to the class shown by the Boston faithful as they applauded the Star Spangled Banner tonight, in a reversal of the ridiculous boos heard in recent games. And that was just the beginning of the good stuff. Somehow this fantas

Theo, Koivu Lead Habs

Before anything about the game can be mentioned, a tip of the hat has to be given to the fans of the Boston Bruins who showed more class on this night that fans in Montreal have shown in the last ten years. When a couple of twits started booing the Canad

Everything but the Win

You never want to see the refs decide a game, and in this one they tried hard not to be the deciding factor, but in the end, an errant slash gave the Bruins the chance to win and take the series back home to see if they can seal the deal. This is in no w