Category: Habs

Counting on Koivu

As the Montreal Canadiens head into Buffalo tomorrow night there will be one thing on the players’ minds: victory. After a pair of disappointing losses at the hands of the Devils and Maple Leafs, in which the Habs only scored one goal in 120 minutes, the

Too Many Mistakes

Well, I think we can safely say the Habs are back down to Earth after two lousy performances two days running. For those who figured the next step in the evolution of the team was to challenge those above, certainly there was a significant reality check.

Back Down to Earth

A week ago the Canadiens were creeping up the Eastern Conference standings no longer as worried about who was behind them so much as the teams in front and who they might be able to catch. It can probably be said that they’ve come down to Earth a little,

One Thing Left To Do

Steal two points from the Flyers? Check. Lulled to sleep by the most boring team in hockey? Uh, scratch that one. Completely dominate the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice en route to the victory? To be determined. It’s rivalry reignited tonight in Montreal

Forgettable Loss

After such a brilliant showing in Philadelphia, the Habs were completely putrid tonight. There are those who will say it was the towering defence and wonderful trapping play of the Devils that was the cause, but I beg to differ. Even open passes were in t