HW Recap: Balance required
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The week started off strong for both the Montreal Canadiens and the Hamilton Bulldogs, but unfortunately for both, it ended far from favourably.
The week started off strong for both the Montreal Canadiens and the Hamilton Bulldogs, but unfortunately for both, it ended far from favourably.
There is no way to sugar coat this one. The Habs were dominated by the Senators reunited top line to the extent of a schoolyard bully taking lunch money from the terrified youth. Just ask Sergei Kostitsyn and his new found “birthmark” on his jaw
It was a week of direct contrasts for the Habs, 2 good efforts, with 2 others that were lacking.
Fini le temps où le Canadien ne faisait qu’aspirer aux séries ! N’accusant que 3 points de retard sur les Sénateurs d’Ottawa, en tête de l’Association de l’Est, l’équipe de Guy Carbonneau peut maintenant se mettre à rêver de la première position.
The Montreal Canadiens rolled into Washington to take on the Capitals this evening. Recently, the Habs have been playing exceptionally well, riding a 7-2-1 record over the last 10 games, including a 4-0 shutout of the Capitals in Montreal
last Tuesday.
It was another offensive explosion for the Habs this week, as the team potted an impressive 12 goals in 2 games.
Only time will tell if Thursday night was just a mirage, but right now it feels like a benchmark, a game that we may look back on as the defining moment of this team’s season, the moment where this years Canadiens established themselves as not pretende
Tôt ou tard Guillaume Latendresse et Maxim Lapierre auront à lâcher les gants afin de démontrer à leurs coéquipiers et à leur entraîneur qu’ils sont prêts à tout pour aider l’équipe à gagner, même si c’est une facette de leur jeu qu’ils n’ont pas pris
Michael Ryder au sein du trio de Saku Koivu, il me paraît essentiel de remettre les choses dans leur contexte.
Stopper le trio de Tomas Plekanec et empêcher l’une des meilleures attaques à cinq du circuit de marquer, voilà la solution trouvée pour freiner le Canadien.