It was a game where the visiting squad were flat, uninspired, and mentally unprepared; three traits that have been mercifully absent in the Habs for some time now. There were communication problems all over the ice, a majority of the passes hit skate blad
The Habs never really were in this game from the start, despite only losing by two goals. The Devils played a game that is very common to them and they came away with the 2 points.
After being outshot 18-9 in the first two periods, Montreal did manage
It appears as if indeed recently re-called winger Jozef Balej will get his first taste of NHL action tonight as the Canadiens visit New Jersey for a 7:30 tilt (TV- RDS, Radio: CJAD, CKAC). It is expected that Balej will fill the spot left by the injured
The speculation is officially over, the National Hockey League has announced the complete All-Star Game rosters. As always, there are a few surprises, as well as a few notables missing, but the rosters still are solid, and should provide an entertaining
He has struggled at times this season, but there’s no doubts anywhere that Andrei Markov makes the Montreal Canadiens a much more talented hockey club. It appears, finally, that the talented Russian will be able to showcase that talent Friday night in New
Jose Theodore and Sheldon Souray are off to Minnesota. The duo have been named to the Eastern conference All-Star team as reserves. This is Theodore’s second trip to the All-Star game, he was selected as a reserve two years ago for the game in Los Angeles
The Montreal Canadiens have recalled Josef Balej from the Hamilton Bulldogs today. The 6’0, 191 pound winger has 46 points in 44 games, a mark that places amongst the ranks of the AHL’s premier scoring stars.
His lightning speed and dynamic off
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 Montreal Canadiens have a recent history of struggling against the Philadelphia Flyers and more often than not it has been a lopsided affair in favour of Philly in recent years. Tonight Montreal reversed that trend and took it to the Flyers by a final
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