globesports.com - 11/8/2008
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MONTREAL Surely, there is something wrong with this picture. The Montreal Canadiens are at practice. The drill is like something you would see in atom house league: 5-on-5 at each end of the ice, a goaltender in each net, the players desperate to be first to score and encouraged to try any ...
fromtherink.com - 11/12/2008
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fromtherink.com —
The 2009 all-star game is a big, big
deal for the NHL, given it's being tied in...
with the Canadiens' centennial season and that there are sure to be plenty of Habs in the lineup. Not that that's put the brakes on any "Vote For Rory" type ...
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Decision '09: Let the wacky fan voting begin
tsn.ca - 11/7/2008
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tsn.ca —
A report in a Montreal newspaper saying that
the Canadiens are for sale was quickly denied by...
owner George Gillett, Research in Motion CEO Jim Balsillie and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday. According to La Presse, Balsillie told the newspaper ...
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Gillett, Balsillie deny report that Habs are for sale
torontosun.com - 11/11/2008
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torontosun.com —
Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson said suspending
a player for hitting from behind is all well...
and good, but he believes the punishment should go beyond a mere player suspension.
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Wilson says Habs should take a hit, too
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The Offensively-Minded Canadiens
Kuklas Korner —
... no matter how risky.
And standing at centre ice, laughing, is head coach Guy Carbonneau, the three-time winner of the NHL’s Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive player in the game. Watching play in the other end and smiling is assistant coach Doug Jarvis, also a Selke winner. And both men were hired by general manager Bob Gainey, the defensive specialist for whom the Selke Trophy was created and who once won it four consecutive years.
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The Morning Skate: Rashomon Rangers, Unruly Habs and Roberto-O
Slap Shot —
... tonight. And the excellent writer Roy MacGregor of the Globe and Mail had a long essay on the current Canadiens yesterday that includes this interesting aspect of how Carbo coaches: “Carbonneau will say he has no ‘checking line,’ as all other clubs seem to. In fact, he says he has neither a first, second or third line, but four lines that can threaten while remaining responsible.“‘Everybody has to check properly,’ he said, ‘but that doesn’t mean you back off on the fore-check or have to have five men along the blueline.’ “He says his own style of coaching has also changed ...
Monday Afternoon Required Reading
Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole —
... . Expectations at an all-time high in Montreal. ( Globe & Mail ) A Mike Emrick tribute as he enter the Hockey Hall of Fame tonight. ( ...
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