Montreal fans have to be looking forward to Friday’s match-up in Jersey because it pits their up-and-coming squad against one of the best in the business. For what seems like forever, the Devils have been at or near the top of the NHL in many, if not all
The Habs walked into Phiadelphia tonight and stunned the hometown Flyers with a 4-1 victory. Koivu, Ribeiro, Zednik, and Ryder all had multi-point games as the two two lines continued their strong play. Jose Theodore stood on his head at times to preser
The Montreal Canadiens are probably feeling a little bit relieved tonight after they held on to a 2-2 tie against a New York Ranger team that was winning a majority of the battles. It was certainly not the finest effort of the year, however it did manage
The Atlanta Thrashers came out hard and played a strong game, pushing the Habs to the limit, but in the end, a lucky goal from Mike Ribeiro secured a third consecutive victory, and sixth in seven games. It turned out to be four points in two nights for th
The Canadiens management has to be breathing a bit of a sigh of relief after the Habs defeated the St.Louis Blues in the Bell Centre by a score of 5-2. After annihilating the Penguins 8-0 in their previous game, the concern had to be of coming out over-co
During the summer, he had surgery on the wrist, but the bone failed to heal properly. The following season was lost as he ended up having four surgeries on the wrist before blood flow was properly restored to the injured bone, thus allowing it to heal. Fi
If there are fans still sitting in the Bell Centre waiting for the Habs to come out on the ice to play the Tampa Bay Lightning, they can be excused. After a string of victories and solid play, the Habs left their intensity in the dressing room for much of
He’s a sparkplug and the kind of player you love to have. He’s also a player everyone else hates playing against and when the Calgary Flames drafted him 40th overall in 1996, that’s probably exactly what they saw. At 5’11 and 185, he’s not exactly the siz
While I was going to do a mid-season report and mark players based on effort, it occurred to me that this was a good opportunity to take a deeper look at the organization and where each piece of the puzzle fits in. My intention here is to take each player and give a minor scouting … Continue reading Mid-Season Scouting Report
On a night when the Habs and the NHL honoured Stephane Quintal for 1000 games of service in the big leagues, the Canadiens came out strong then struggled to hold on to a 2-1 victory over a Buffalo squad that doesn’t know the word ‘quit’. In the end, it w