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What’s going on with the Montreal Canadiens?

Habs Blog — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:25:52 +0000

A lot to digest in the last couple days…..

Canadiens Acquire Scott Gomez

Habs Blog — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:39:32 +0000

Gomez and change for Higgins and change.

Good move?

Did the Habs give up too much? Is Gomez worth all that money?

Jacques Martin New Head Coach

Habs Blog — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:36:58 +0000

Jacques Martin will be named the Montreal Canadiens new head coach.

Thoughts?

Bruins/Habs 2009 Playoffs: Game 4

Habs Blog — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:11:02 +0000

Historically, the numbers say there’s a 1.3% chance the Canadiens come back and win this series.

What are the chances they even win one game?

Is this the last time we see certain players? Long time Habs, long gone?

Bruins/Habs 2009 Playoffs: Game3

Habs Blog — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:25:09 +0000

Without a doubt it is do or die for the Habs. Will the home crowd push the Habs over the edge to get back in the series?

3-0 deficit’s are virtually impossible to overcome. It’s now or never.

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Habs/Bruins 2009 Playoffs: Game 2

Habs Blog — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:53:50 +0000

Despite the loss the Canadiens looked better than most people expected in Game 1. If they can bring the same effort they should give themselves another good chance at stealing a road win.

Habs/Bruins 2009 Playoffs: Game 1

Habs Blog — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:55:42 +0000

The first of hopefully many.

If the Canadiens can steal one in Boston, all the pressure is on the Bruins.

Habs & Bruins: Eastern Conference Quarter Final

Habs Blog — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:15:22 +0000

Can the 8th seed bruised and battered Montreal Canadiens upset the 1st seed Boston Bruins?

Everything on paper suggests that, no they cannot.

Somehow this seems familiar. 2002, the Habs were supposed to bow out quickly to the 1st seeded Bruins Somehow they managed to come back from a 3-1 deficit and upset them on home ice.

2004 no different, the 7th seed expected again to be already polishing their golf clubs took out the highly acclaimed Bruins once again.

The Habs have owned the Bruins historically in the playoffs. So surely last season the Habs having beat the Bruins 8 straight in the regular season and an even longer unbeaten streak dating back to the season prior - were expected to sweep the Bruins effortlessly.

The series went 7.

Even though the ‘02 Bruins and ‘04 Bruins looked good on paper & placed high, they had weaknesses and vulnerabilities. They looked as if they could be upset.

This edition of the Bruins doesn’t have that feel. Starting with Claude Julien who must relish the opportunity to beat the man who fired him, head to head.

Julien’s Bruins are big, skilled, mean and deep. With last year’s playoff experience in their pocket. Tim Thomas perhaps the only question mark. Although another ‘impressive’ regular season, Thomas is not proven in the playoffs and his style will never fully be trusted.

That being said, the Canadiens without Andrei Markov are not the same team. Not even close. If he is not ready to play, and all signs point to him not playing (at least not starting) - the Canadiens will need a miracle or major turn of events to upset the Bruins.

Without Markov, without any secondary scoring - Carey Price needs to be a hero to give the Canadiens a chance.

Anything’s possible.

Game 82: Penguins/Habs

Habs Blog — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:32:25 +0000

Last game of the season with a spot already clinched.

Technically a meaningless game and a chance to experiment a little.

Hopefully Carey Price finishes the year with a strong performance and heads into the post season confident.

Higgins - Metropolit - Kovalev
Latendresse - Lapierre - Kostopoulos
A. Kostitsyn - Plekanec - D’Agostini
Stewart - Koivu - Laraque

Gorges - Dandenault
Weber - Schneider
Hamrlik - Komisarek

Game 81: Habs/Bruins

Habs Blog — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:12:20 +0000

One point clinches a birth in the playoffs.

It won’t be easy against the Bruins who have been owned by the Canadiens in recent years and have to be salivating at the chance at revenge. The Bruins are in a position to inflict some damage to a depleted Habs team. Help force them out of the playoffs and/or send a message should the Habs take 8th, and the Habs and Bruins dance in another playoff match up next week.

Mathieu Schneider may return to the lineup and powerplay to hopefully help secure that point.