CFN – Will the Price be right for Hab fans as the end of the regular season draws to a close? Last year Montreal nearly made it to Lord Stanley’s cup only to be foiled by the NY Rangers after Chris Kreider skated into the goalie knocking him out forContinue Reading
CFN – The RJ curse struck the Habs in game one of their round three first play off game. They were outplayed and defeated 7-2. It wasn’t clear what the team’s game plan was or if there even was one? Coach Michel Therrien’s squad didn’t seem prepared for theContinue Reading
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 – 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 – 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
CFN – Have you ever looked at a menu in a restaurant; been hooked on a dish, but then after ordering and eating it were kinda left wondering; “Is that all”? Not that there wasn’t enough food or that it wasn’t good enough. It’s just that the magic thatContinue Reading
CFN – The Price was good enough for the Habs to buy a win against the Boston Bruins last night as le boys snuck out of the Bell Centre with a 2-1 win. Sometimes the hockey gods smile and sometimes they don’t. Montreal right now must be doing somethingContinue Reading
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 – 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
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