CFN – It’s time for the Habs First Quarter Report Card! Montreal finds itself 10-9-2 with 22 points at the quarter point. They have 22 points and sit at 7th in the Eastern Conference; a bubble team with 52 goals for and 45 against. That ratio isContinue Reading
CFN – 4 on 4 in OT? 3 on 3? Is this NHL hockey? I hate gimmicks. Hate them. I hate 4 lines of hockey. I think some fans do too. I mean you pay top dollar for a ticket, parking, dogs, beer, do you really wantContinue Reading
CFN – It does seem that the Ottawa Senators have Montreal’s number as they defeated them 4-1 in our Nation’s Capital, or at least nearby. Montreal jumped out to a lead which Carey Price immediately killed by giving up a soft goal less than one minute after the HabsContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Loic Lacasse stole the show on Sunday afternoon at the Civic Complex, backstopping the River Kings to a 2-1 shootout victory over Sorel-Tracy. Lacasse made 47 saves in regulation and overtime, and then stopped all three shooters he faced in the shootout. He was named the game’sContinue Reading
CFN – PK Subban is about to become a truly wealthy man. Habs GM Marc Bergevin may regret not signing up his star D man when he had the chance, but this is where it can get hinky on PK. Push the envelope to the wall, and the pressure willContinue Reading
CFN –With Saku Koivu’s return the Montreal this week the questions started again about whether one day to retire his number with the Habs and if he’s worthy as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The 38 year old is in the twilight of his career and enjoyingContinue Reading
CFN – Leadership is a rare quality, especially nowadays. In hockey it’s also a rare commodity . In today’s cap world some players are given an awful lot of money. Habs goalie Carey Price may not make the highest salary with a cap of $6.5M, but it’s high enoughContinue Reading
CFN – If you’re Habs GM you’re not totally upset with the team’s 3-2 loss to Calgary last night. Joey MacDonald is hot in net for the Flames and they are playing like a team that wants to prove something before the settle into the hunt for a goodContinue Reading
CFN – The Toronto Maple Leafs are 3-0 in the early season. I like the team this year. I don’t think they’ll have their name on Lord Stanley’s cup, but they certainly will make the playoffs. They have an awful lot of offense and a lot of depth.Continue Reading
CFN – I know I’ll bleed Bleu, blanc, et rouges forever, but I was a huge California Golden Seals fan as a kid. I still have a replica jersey hiding away somewhere… This week as George Parros spends time regaining his faculties after face planting the ice causing a hugeContinue Reading
CFN – Patrick Roy as a player was hard core. His win at any cost attitude led him to be one of the great goalies of the NHL and now has him head coaching the Colorado Avalanche; the last team he played for in the NHL after his orchestratedContinue Reading
CFN – The good news tonight, and there was very little of it at the Bell Centre in Montreal; was that Lars Eller was alive and well, and scoring. Lars was a scoring and shooting machine Tuesday night notching 6 shots on goal. He notched his first short handed goalContinue Reading
CFN – You can add three more names to the ever-expanding River Kings roster. Newly acquired centre Bobby Mazerolle, forward Patrick Lapostolle and goaltender Matthew Murphy have all come to terms with the team. Mazerolle was acquired during the off-season in a deal that sent goaltender Fred Piché to Jonquière.Continue Reading
CFN – A great man passed away. Denis Brodeur was a kind and generous man. He loved sports. He loved his family. He was warm, a great story teller, and had an awesome sense of humour. When I was working in Sports Card shows in the early 90’sContinue Reading
CFN – As a Maple Leaf fan I will admit to some bias in being inspired to write this. Recently we have seen the league trying to handcuff the physical side of the game in an effort to clean up the league. The addition of a 2 minute minor forContinue Reading
CFN – Marcus Soares is described as the Father of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Canada. The Champion visited Cornwall Sunday at Evolution Martial Arts & Fitness Centre where he got to share some of his experience and wisdom with a full house of attendees. There was a keen proud senseContinue Reading
CFN – Cody Franson is an interesting hockey player. He has quite a set of skills. He’s put up some great numbers. Yet he doesn’t seem to be popular or get much respect from his NHL owners? Nashville let him go for a bag of pucks when theyContinue Reading
CFN – And the first puck has dropped in pre-season in what’s looking to be an interesting chapter of NHL history. With the cap dropping after the shortened 2012/13 NHL season teams have adjusted. Some players are still unsigned, and buyouts have changed the landscape for some names likeContinue Reading