Cornwall ON – I have to give coach Jacques Martin credit. PK Subban was sat out again for a second night, this time against the San Jose Sharks and the Habs still won, 3-1. As great as stars are hockey is very much a team sport and the coachContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Well the Habs lost to the Edmonton Oilers. Ok, it was in Overtime, but how did that happen? Yeah, the Oilers scored one more goal, but come on, losing to Edmonton? I mean that almost like losing to…Calgary, or the Islanders! The good news is thatContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I had to take my wife to the airport at 4AM in Montreal yesterday. For some reason I decided to head downtown after. The Als had just won the Grey Cup (congrats!) and of course the funeral for Pat Burns was going to happen after lunch.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Montreal beat the Sabres 3-1. It was a good game for the Habs. Captain Brian Gionta scored 2 goals; Andrei Kostitsyn added another. Scott Gomez is still in a $7m funk. I’m not sure why and I’m sure he’s sure why. Montreal isContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Another tough team, another loss. It’s amazing how a team like Montreal can beat Philly on a night and then get shut out by Atlanta. Atlanta is hot right now ,but it’s….Atlanta. The Habs simply were out muscled and in the 2nd period out played.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Habs keep winning, but sometimes winning needs to be understood. It should be interesting to see what moves the Canadiens make before the play offs. As most hockey fans know winning in the regular season is different than in the post season. The good newsContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It must be a full moon??? Max Lapierre potted two goals for the Habs in their 3-2 loss to the Flyers. It was a fight free game; heck it was a near penalty free game. After the “noise” involving Mike Richards and PK Subban you’d thinkContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Very classy tribute to former coach Pat Burns tonight at the Bell Centre. The fans got their money’s worth too as Carey Price shut out the offense-lite Leafs 2-0. He made the difference as the Leafs were given far too much room to shoot in theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Pat Burns has passed away. I only had the chance to work with him once, back in the 90’s. It was a fund raiser for the Starbright Foundation in Montreal. He graciously took a Saturday afternoon off. Mr. Burns left Montreal just as my careerContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – There’s nothing like dinging your old team and that’s what Francis Bouillon did to the Habs in Nashville’s 3-0 shut out of les boys. The Preds came out fast and furious, got that first goal, and never looked back. Alex Picard was in the line up forContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I think when we sit back at the end of this year many hockey fans will realize how important Roman Hamrlik is to a defense. He’s done it for years and as much as people complain about his salary he’s invaluable to this team right now. IfContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So what’s wrong with Pierre Gauthier as a GM and Hockey Man? Or what’s right? Yes, the Habs have a lot of points, but the “Gauthier Effect” at this time has me as a Hab Fan concerned. I watched his impact on Ottawa, also coached byContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Well it was a gimme tonight. The Habs jumped out to a two goal lead, surrendered it and then stormed back chasing Cam Ward from the net in their 7-2 victory for the Home fans. The bad news is that Andrei Markov hurt himself again. Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Montreal defeated Boston 3-1 Thursday night. It was a gritty win, and probably a very satisfying one for les boys. Fans can grumble all they want, but the core of the team is Scotty Gomez and captain Brian Gionta. When Bob Gainey made the moveContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Sometimes you just play your best players and things work out. That happened tonight as Brian Gionta grabbed a point and Andrei Markov scored his first goal of the year in Montreal’s 2-0 shut out of the Vancouver Canucks in Montreal. The team waiving Dustin BoydContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Sometimes “Big Dawg’s” come back to bite as did Alex Kovalev. His two goals were the difference in Ottawa’s 3-2 victory over les boys in Montreal. Brian Gionta seems to be breaking out of his funk, but Scott Gomez still is…..Scott Gomez. Montreal’s overallContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – 15 minutes of ice time for Tom Pyatt? Jeff Halpern saving the day with 3 points? Yes, the twilight zone was live and well in Montreal’s 3-2 win over Buffalo. Good timing schedule wise as the Sabres are playing not so inspired hockey and PatrickContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Jason Spezza shined going +4 for the night and racking up a goal and 3 assists in the Sens 4-1 romp over the Islanders. It wasn’t pretty hockey, but it was pretty gritty and a win is a win especially for this years crop of Senators.Continue Reading