When GM Bob Gainey went after power forwards such as Brendan Shanahan and Jason Arnott but failed, he may have felt pressured to make a move in order to please fans who expected the Canadiens to dip into the free agent market.
On a beaucoup fait mention de l’apport de Sergei Samsonov dans la poussée irrésistible des Oilers d’Edmonton lors des dernières séries éliminatoires.
Once again, penalties serve to shoot the Habs in the foot. A poor decision by Koivu resulted in the winning goal and two failures on the powerplay left the Canadiens on the southern side of a 2-1 score.
Même si le Canadien parvient à se maintenir en quatrième position de l’Association de l’Est, ses poursuivants se font de plus en plus insistants.
The Montreal Canadiens are coming off a thrilling 4-3 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, but they’ll be back at work Tuesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes.
What’s next pretty sums up almost everyone’s thoughts when it comes to the Montreal Canadiens.
It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, but a win is a win at the end of the season. Some credit has to be given to a somewhat gritty performance against what must have felt like a deck stacked against the team – the difference in penalties was certainly f
Sheldon Souray and the Montreal Canadiens will welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins to town and will certainly be looking to exact some
If you happened to miss this game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders, give yourself a pad on the back.
Weak play will always come back to bite you in the end. Perhaps a team can get away with it over the short-term and win a few games with some lucky bounces, but over the course of a whole season, that same weak play is going to cost you games.