abehefter.wordpress.com - 6/30/2009
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It’s over.
Saku Koivu’s career as a member of the Montreal Canadiens effectively came to an end yesterday, when General Manager Bob Gainey announced that Koivu was not among the team’s potential unrestricted free agents to receive a contract offer from the Habs. That honor ...
Carry On My Wayward Habs - Cheering for Dearly Departed Former Canadiens
habseyesontheprize.com 7/10/2009 —
I have been a fan of the Canadiens since 1971, but began watching televised hockey around 1969.
I didn't know much about anything back then. The Beatles were bugs, Woodstock was a Peanuts' cartoon character, and I thought it was a funny thing when Mom caught ...
A History Of The Montreal Canadiens Ownership 1909 - 1935
habseyesontheprize.com 6/20/2009 —
As the Montreal Canadiens imminent sale to the Molson family nears, it is interesting to note the diversity of previous ownership groups of the hockey club, their differing success, and the perception of these figures in the public eye.
This is Part One of a series on the Canadiens ...
Did the Montreal Canadiens need to be overhauled?
lionsinwinter.ca 7/5/2009 — It's been swept under the rug a bit, but I still think it's a very pertinent question
To headline writers, Bob Gainey has blown up a team that crashed and burned in 2009.
To anyone with a developed memory and a modicum of sense, Bob Gainey also blew ...
Is Koivu On The Outs?
lionsinwinter.ca 6/18/2009 — Rumours and public opinion seem to suggest he may be...
Haven't we seen this before?
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — Habs GM Bob Gainey came right out and said it Thursday afternoon: he's looking for a big centre and he hopes to find it via the trade market at the NHL draft. The last time we heard Gainey speak so assertively and candidly on anything he planned on doing was when he was chasing after Marian ...
HABS’ BRASS GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH DRAFT PROSPECTS
abehefter.wordpress.com 5/29/2009 — It hasn’t been much of an off-season for Habs’ general manager Bob Gainey, Trevor Timmins, the club’s director of player development, and the rest of the team’s hockey staff.
The ink has barely dried on a completely forgettable 2008-2009 campaign, and Gainey and ...
Trading Places? Guy Lafleur and Marcel Dionne
greatesthockeylegends.com 6/24/2009 — Check out this photo:It is Guy Lafleur, sometime between the years 1966 and 1969. He was playing for the Quebec Jr. Aces. They would change their name to the Remparts at the end of the decade. The older Lafleur would blossom into one of the greatest ...
Sather evens things up
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — I guess this is payback for Jozef Balej. When Bob Gainey hoodwinked Glen Sather into taking Balej in exchange for impending free agent Alex Kovalev back in 2004, Montreal was abuzz with the thought of a marquee name finally landing in the city. Now, just over four years later, those two men have ...
Will Leblanc be The One?
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — It's time for the predictable Habs draft assumption. This annual ritual closely follows the conclusion of the Stanley Cup final (one, by the way, that I correctly predicted on April 15. Just saying.). It involves a number of draft "experts" from around the hockey world taking for granted that ...
Habs have $30 million for free-agent sweepstakes
montrealgazette.com 6/20/2009 — MONTREAL - The National Hockey League salary cap for the 2009-10 season will be revealed next week, but one thing is already certain - the Canadiens have more money to spend on free agents than any other team. But it remains to be seen whether this is ...