The season may be over for the Montreal Canadiens, but the 3 Star voting is not. Despite being ousted by the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Canadiens managed to squeeze 11 games into the month of April.
The mood was electric at Montreal’s first home game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it was made even more poignant with Zdeno Chara returning to the line-up after missing Game 2 and suiting up in Montreal for the first time since he injured Max Paci
The last ballot for HW’s 3 Stars has been counted and the votes tallied. Although there was a clear victor for the #1 Star, the votes showed that there was a wide array of opinion among our readers as to what Canadien deserved the runner-up honours
Similar to February, March was a wildly inconsistent month for the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs began the month with 4 straight wins, only to falter when Zdeno Chara broke Max Pacioretty’s neck on March 8th.
One must wonder if retribution is on the minds of the Montreal Canadiens as they visit the Boston Bruins tonight.
Washington (40-20-10) at Montreal (38-24-7)
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011.
The votes have been counted, and February’s 3 Stars have been selected. This past month, voting was tighter than ever, and almost all eligible Canadiens received votes in some capacity.
It was an inconsistent month for the Montreal Canadiens; the Habs began February with 3 straight wins, only to follow that streak up with 3 consecutive losses. From that point on, Montreal was unpredictable…
The Montreal Canadiens finish off their 3-game homestand as they host the Buffalo Sabres tonight. The Habs have gone 1-0-1 on their stint on home ice, and would surely like to pick up some more points before heading out on a western-Canada road trip.
The votes were cast and January was the most tightly contested 3 Stars voting so far. Two of December’s 3 Stars were pushed to the side, as neither Scott Gomez nor Mike Cammalleri made the cut for the past month, thus allowing for some new faces to rece