CFN – Geez have I been hot this NHL Play off season! 7 of 8 in round one and 3 of 4 in round two. The only one I missed was the Habs which I said I hoped I’d be wrong, and I was! 10 out of 12 is prettyContinue Reading
CFN – PK Subban was in the penalty box after an odd play where he scored two hits, one on poor Thomas Vanek! That didn’t deter the star who led the Habs and was a force on the ice as they defeated Boston 4-2 for the home fans.Continue Reading
CFN – Hockey fans in Canada watched a collapse by Montreal in game two of their series with Boston. When you’re up 3-1 mid way through the 3rd period you can never take anything for granted. Yes you have a huge advantage, but when you’re opponents are a teamContinue Reading
CFN – If I were working on a strategy for the Habs for their series I’d focus on Zdeno Chara. In game one I’d be dumping the puck into his zone and literally beating him to a pulp and tiring him out. Finish each and every check, slap him, hitContinue Reading
CFN – Well it’s time for round 2 of the NHL play offs. Let’s see how I did in round one? Montreal over TB in 6 Hey who expected the Habs to sweep? 🙂 Anaheim over Dallas in 5 It took the Ducks 6 Pittsburgh over Columbus in 4Continue Reading
CFN – Today the world observed a gross act of hypocrisy. One Donald Sterling; owner of the LA Clippers NBA basketball team was banned for life and fined $2.5 million dollars for the leaked tapes allegedly of him being led in a conversation by the tramp he was hangingContinue Reading
CFN – They say there is no fool like an old fool. As I write this there is a very very upset 80 year old man by the name of Donald Sterling. Sterling made his name as a divorce lawyer. He is the longest tenured current NBA owner. HeContinue Reading
CFN – Montreal and Boston. It always feels like a Stanley Cup final match when these two teams get together. Somehow there’s a lot of extra meaning. The Ghosts of the 70’s still burn deep in Bruin’s fan’s hearts. Heart will be the deciding factor in this series.Continue Reading
CFN – In a few hours the Montreal Canadiens will take on the Tampa Bay Lighting. The Lighting have been very good this season and the Hockey Gods have smiled down on Montreal and somehow given them a 3 games to 0 lead in this series. With a fewContinue Reading
CFN – Do this year’s Habs have “IT”? It being the killer instinct to take them deep into the play offs. So far things are rolling into place with Montreal up 2 games to none in their first round series vs Tampa Bay. They won both of those gamesContinue Reading
CFN – Montreal drew first blood and evened up that home ice advantage by defeating Steve Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in Overtime. Stamkos scored twice in the game that wasn’t as close as the score dictated. Tomas Plekanec scored as well as Brian Gionta, Lars Eller,Continue Reading
CFN – It’s show time! I’ll be reviewing all of the play off series. Round One has only one Canadian team playing; the Montreal Canadiens who face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning who hold home advantage. Montreal has been a positive enigma this year. Drama, injuries, slumps,Continue Reading
CFN– A few years ago Jaroslav Halak led the Habs on a glory run in the play offs; the closet les boys have been to sniffing a Stanley Cup in two decades. Halak was a 9th round pick. He wasn’t from Canada. He wasn’t big. He had no pedigree; butContinue Reading
CFN – This isn’t a great year for Don Cherry. The whole TV deal thing and now only one Canadian team will be making the play offs. How the heck does that happen? At the start of the season the Canucks, Leafs, Sens, and maybe the Habs looked likeContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Over this past weekend, the 10 member Exertion Team from the 325 Cornwall Kiwanis Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron placed Top in Basketball, Top in Floor Hockey, Top in Fitness and Top Overall. Air Cadets is a youth organization for youth ages 12-18. The Exertion Competition isContinue Reading
CFN – The log jam that was the standings at the Socchi break has loosened up and while yes, some teams still have a chance, it’s becoming pretty clear as I write this who will and who won’t be making the play offs. The Sens getting Ales Hemsky to rideContinue Reading
CFN – The first major trade of the 2013/14 season has occurred, and it’s an interesting whopper! Buffalo sends out Ryan Miller and Steve Ott to St. Louis. In return the Blues get Jaroslav Halak, a UFA himself and most likely to be traded again, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, aContinue Reading
CFN– Asset management in the cap age is critical to any NHL team’s success. You have to get value whether it be via a players contract versus their output or long term planning. Sometimes you don’t mind paying a premium if it’s for a quality that your teamContinue Reading