thehockeywriters.com - 10/12/2009
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I’m not sure how it happens really but it seems as though every year after the draft, “UFA season”, the rookie camps and training camp we get to the month of October, a month where the new NHL season starts and where hopes, expectations and predictions are put to the test.
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Let the season begin!
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 10/11/2009 — OK, I'm willing to give the Habs the benefit of the doubt. No Andrei Markov, a slew of new players still trying to fit together, a five-game road trip to start the season, a swing through treacherous Western Canada. All the stars were aligned for the Canadiens to have a wretched start to the ...
Montreal Canadiens Training Camp: Day Three
yathehabsrule.com 9/16/2009 — It was not to be a carbon copy of the last two mornings at the Canadiens Brossard practice facility. While fans packed the stands, for a third day, to catch a glimpse of the team’s practice and inter-squad scrimmage, the media were eager to talk to Andrei Markov. A story Tuesday morning, by ...
WHO WILL WEAR THE “C”?
abehefter.wordpress.com 9/16/2009 — After denying a newspaper report that Andrei Markov was offered, and turned down, the opportunity to become the next captain of the Montreal Canadiens, head coach Jacques Martin today announced that he will sit down with GM Bob Gainey and make a decision at the end of training camp, when ...
TIME TO REVIEW THE BIDDING
abehefter.wordpress.com 10/26/2009 — Ten games into the 2009-2010 NHL season, the Montreal Canadiens are a .500 hockey club.
That, in itself, is nothing to write home about. However, when you consider the fact that the Habs were dealing with a five-game losing streak one week ago, at a time when Canadiens fans were prepared to ...
No excuses
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 10/16/2009 — It's been only one regular season loss where I've actually witnessed the aftermath first hand, but I can already tell you that the culture in this room is different from years past. First, let me tell you that it's not easy to walk into a losing team's locker room and figure out what questions ...
Canadiens' Penalty Kill An Exposed And Bleeding Wound
habseyesontheprize.com 10/10/2009 —
With 7 goals allowed in 16 shorthanded situations, the Canadiens penalty killing in four games thus far has been nothing short of battlefield brutal.
Two of three Maple Leafs goals in Game 1, Buffalo's only goal in Game 2, one of four Flames tallies on Tuesday, and three ...
These wins are getting costly
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 10/4/2009 — Two games, two Habs wins. The season couldn't start any better, right? Not really. First of all, a Canadiens team that was supposed to tighten up defensively and stop allowing teams to pepper their net with shots is still doing exactly that, getting outshot 35-17 and 46-27 Thursday night in the ...
It Started Out Well…
crashthecrease.com 10/18/2009 — The Canadiens hosted the Senators at the Bell Centre Saturday night, which marked Alex Kovalev’s first game back at the Bell Centre since signing a 2-year deal with Ottawa over the summer. Things started out very well as the Canadiens opened the game with their best hockey to date this ...
A perfect scenario
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 10/7/2009 — It is rarely a positive thing to be facing a team that is hungry for its first win of the season - even less so when that team has legitimate aspirations for the Stanley Cup - only one night after a tough game. But for a Canadiens squad that lost its first of the season last night in Calgary, ...
Retooled Canadiens Look for Solid Footing
rinkrap.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — Rink Rap heads up to Montreal to chat with Canadiens' coach Jacques Martin and several of his players, including center Scott Gomez, to see if the massive re-shaping of their roster is working.
Daniel Sedin out 4-6 weeks —
NHL.com News in English 10/11/2009
The Vancouver Canucks suffered a major blow on Saturday, as they learned they will be without talented winger Daniel Sedin for 4-6 weeks after taking a shot on the foot on Wednesday against the Montreal Canadiens. X-rays confirmed the injury after...