Fourth Line’s Turn
Brandon Prust, Ryan White, and Travis Moen enjoyed a fine game Saturday night as the Canadiens downed the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in front of folks of all ages, sizes, religious beliefs, good hair, bad...
View ArticleDavey Saves The Day
They almost blew it. But they didn’t. David Desharnais did some nice work in overtime and ended a game that saw the Canadiens lead 3-0 in the first period, sit back, play soft, and let the Nashville...
View ArticlePanthers Chew Habs
Canadiens scored three goals Sunday in Sunrise. Unfortunately, only one counted as the gang that can’t shoot straight falls 4-1 to the Florida Panthers. Florida opened the scoring in the first when Mac...
View ArticleCanadiens Respond
They pretty well had to win. We demanded it. And how could they say no to us? Canadiens shut down the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0, led by some great netminding by Carey Price, who surely must have been as...
View ArticleCould’ve But Didn’t
Luci and I were at the Bell Centre today to see the Canadiens drop a 2-1 overtime decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning, and as you can see, we were up fairly high. But having said that, it was still...
View ArticleLatest Poop
Here’s the latest poop from the S.H.I.T.S. (Scientific Habs Information Tracking System). As you can see, it’s 9 wins and 10 losses in these last 19 games shown here, and they haven’t won in regulation...
View ArticleBust Those Bruins
Game day, with the Bruins in town and Carey Price still not ready. Although Brandon Prust apparently is. If Peter Budaj is in goal, we’re going to need a slightly better outing from him than what we’ve...
View ArticleVanek And Gang Come Through
Win one for Patrick was the rallying cry for the Colorado Avalanche. His team was going to play a big offensive game, promised Patrick. And they lost 6-3. It’s one of my happiest moments in this long...
View ArticleIt’s Time
Finally it begins, 198 days from that dark October 1st evening when the Canadiens would lose 4-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre. Through highs and lows they took us, from four and...
View ArticleGame 3 Coming Fast
There’s not a lot I can add to the Montreal Canadiens situation after what’s being bandied about on radio, TV, the internet, morse code, and around the potbelly stove where grandpa sits. The Canadiens...
View ArticleHabs Trounced In Opener
It’s not surprising that after such an emotional Boston series, against a team that played such a drastically different style, the Canadiens might look slightly out of sorts in game one of the Eastern...
View ArticleSeries Has Only Just Begun
Okay, a few dark clouds have drifted in. When haven’t they? A 7-2 throttling in game one. A possible Carey Price injury. A situation where a two-game series lead for the Rangers would suck much more...
View ArticleTwo For Prust
Brandon Prust has been suspended for two games for what the big shots have determined as a late hit that apparently broke Derek Stepan’s jaw. Must have been quite a break. Stepan, in his post game...
View ArticlePrust’s Ticket Sentence
The New York Post’s Larry Brooks says Brandon Prust can now forget about getting tickets on Celebrity Row at MSG at see the Knicks play. That’s quite a thing Brooks has going. Sports columnist and the...
View ArticleFab Habs Lads Edge Avs
Canadiens beat the Avs 3-2 again for the second time in two nights, only this time in regulation. But more about that below the photo. (It also happens to be three straight wins in preseason by the...
View ArticleToker Comes Up Big
Not a great start for the Montreal Canadiens in Washington, outshot in the first period 15-2, and maybe looking only slightly less lethargic in the second. But with Dustin Tokarski holding the fort and...
View ArticlePrice And Subban Come Up Big
Carey Price was often sensational and P.K. Subban scored a couple of beauties as the Canadiens edged the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 Saturday night at the Bell Centre. Five wins and just one loss, but...
View ArticleReally Big Advice Show
Friday at the big collectables show at the Pierre Charbonneau Centre in east-end Montreal, Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher, and Brandon Prust will be signing autographs from 6:30 to...
View ArticleFour Guys And A Pen Provider
Friday night with Tomas, Brandon, Max, and Gally. My job was to provide pens and pictures for Plekanec and I feel I was excellent at this. In my mind, one of best pen and picture providers you’ll ever...
View ArticleSekac Outstanding In Habs Win
It began with an emotional ceremony that saw Guy Lapointe’s number 5 raised to the rafters between his buddies Savard and Robinson. And the game began like so many others, with the Canadiens not...
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