All Entries Tagged With: "Georges Laraque"
Leblanc Chooses Montreal; Habs sign Picard
Finally, some blog-worthy news to come out of the Montreal Canadiens’ camp. It was announced on Friday evening that the Montreal Canadiens have signed 1st round pick Louis Leblanc to a three-year contract. While terms of the contract were not released, you can expect it to hover around the league maximum for an entry-level contract. [...]
Bruins & Thornton Shake Hands On Two-Year Extension
The Bruins have signed enforcer Shawn Thornton to a two-year extension, have they committed to yet another over-payment?
Penguins march into March with a new Pony and a new Leopold
The Pittsburgh Penguins have shown no sluggishness coming into the month of March and out of the Olympic break, posting three consecutive wins over Buffalo, New York Rangers and Dallas. Along the way, general manager Ray Shero once again, pulled off some subtle but important transactions ahead of this past Wednesday’s trade deadline. Combined with [...]
Dull Rivals: Boston Versus Montreal Lacks Familiar Fire
Growing up in Boston, the hatred for the Montreal Canadiens is instilled in you through your parents, your friends, or in most cases the Habs knocking the Bruins out of the playoffs routinely. The Canadiens didn’t like the Bruins, and the Bruins deplored the Habs and their 24 Stanley Cups. Throughout their entire history the [...]
Fun In The Sun: Habs Face Back-To-Back Games Against Panthers, Bolts
The Montreal Canadiens will go into tonight’s game against the Florida Panthers with a lot of confidence. Can it translate into a win, or were this weekend’s games a facade?
I Should Write Bitter, Angry Blogs More Often
I’m a lifelong Habs fan. I’ve followed this team religiously for years, and have never wavered in my support. So when I write a blog about the team that may come off as angry or bitter, it’s not because my support for the team is teetering off the bandwagon. And the same applies to what I’m about to say today.
Habs Weekend Of Fun: Much Bigger Fish To Fry
DISCLAIMER:Today’s blog will be fairly angry and ranty. Reader beware.
Ask and Ye Shall Receive, Habs Pick a New Direction
It appears the Canadiens have chosen a direction: to get younger, faster and to add to their draft depth. The clear cut result? Montreal is moving out the slow-footed skaters and bringing in speedsters…
The Montreal Canadiens and Georges Laraque part ways
Eight days ago I wrote a blog on George Laraque’s demise as an NHL enforcer, well looks like the Montreal Canadiens took my advice this morning when they decided to officially part ways with BGL. Bob Gainey called Laraque to tell him personally that head coach Jacques Martin didn’t have any confidence in him and [...]
Habs Have a Choice To Make, Picks or Playoffs?
The Habs sit on the verge of running at the playoffs or running for a top 5 pick…whatever they choose to do, they still need an identity and a direction.
Bulldogs Sing the BLUES; Captain Darche Called up for Bell Centre Tilt
After a disaster of a weekend and 2 days off, the Canadiens return to action tonight, as they host the St. Louis Blues for another rare Bell Centre tilt.
Montreal Canadiens mid-season report
With a little more than half of the season played for the Montreal Canadiens and in the middle of a four-day hiatus, it is a good time to look back at the first half of the 2009-2010 season. Below you will find each player’s individual grade for the first half. Forwards: Tomas Plekanec, A+ 46 [...]
Bruins Look To Crash Montreal’s Birthday
In the 701st installment of this battle between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, Boston will look to play the role of the party-crasher as they march into Montreal looking to ruin the Habs’ 100th birthday party tonight at the Bell Centre. A model franchise and the most iconic in NHL history, the Montreal Canadiens have won an NHL-best 24 Stanley Cups [...]
Andrei Markov skates; UPDATE: Could return before New Year!
The injury depleted Montreal Canadiens may have some good news coming off their 3-1 loss to the Penguins last night, as Andrei Markov skated for the first time since October 1st. www.thecheckingline.com
Cherry’s Mouth is Louder than His Suits
Don Cherry and his eyesore suits have rubbed me the wrong way twice already this young season. He is generally accepted as a book end authority on NHL hockey. He does possess a wide range of experience, though most of it not at the NHL level, and that experience ended in 1972. His total NHL [...]
Habs face Blue Jackets; a rant about Guillaume UPDATE 2PM: LINE-UP NOTES
The Habs suit up against the Blue Jackets at the Bell Centre, but they’ll have two less francophones in the line-up. Will the French media survive the night? www.thecheckingline.com
UPDATE 7PM: Latendresse gone, Pouliot in, Kostitsyn back, Laraque gets 5 games, my brain explodes
Georges Laraque faces disciplenary action after a knee-on-knee hit on Niklas Kronwall, while the Canadiens steal 3 out of 4 points from the Caps and Red Wings this weekend. www.thecheckingline.com
Game 4 Preview (+Late game 3 review): Canadiens visit Canucks
After a loss where they still looked pretty good, Carey Price and the Canadiens roll into Vancouver, where they face the Roberto Luongo and the “panic-but-don’t-panic” Canucks at GM Place! Starts at 10PM EST, if you can stay up that late anyway!
GameDay: Habs Vs. Leafs | Brand New Teams, Same ‘Ol Rivalry
GameDay: Habs @ Leafs | Lineup’s and Game Notes
Montreal Canadiens Report
A review of the Montreal Canadiens training camp and pre-season as well as the Habs opening night lineup in Toronto, plus a word on Sergei Kostitsyn’s demotion to Hamilton and his subsequent demand for a trade…