All Entries Tagged With: "habs"
It’s Your Turn, Pierre: The Great Captaincy Debate
Yesterday, the Toronto Maple Leafs ended an entire season of speculation when they announced Dion Phaneuf as their new captain, the 18th in their long storied history. The decision was generally met with approval from most Leafs fans. Phaneuf certainly represents the team that Brina Burke has built this far well, in terms of truculence, belligerence, [...]
Habs Lose Boucher to Lightning
UPDATE: According to Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, Habs assistant coach might be the next one to leave the organization, having been offered the job to coach the WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings. Along with Boucher and potentially Kirk Muller, this could mean some big changes in management for Montreal this summer. According to various sources, [...]
Report: Habs to Visit Flames in (2nd) 2011 Winter Classic
According to Bob McKenzie and TSN, there will be 2 (count ‘em, TWO!) NHL Winter Classics in 2011. TCL reported nearly two months ago that Pittsburgh would be hosting the traditional Winter Classic on January 1st, 2011 against their rivals, the Washington Capitals, but it seems like the NHL is going to reward hockey fans [...]
Diagnosing the Problem
Two games, two consecutive shutouts, and with their latest 3-0 lost at the Wachovia Center last night, little to no hope left for the Montreal Canadiens, in their quest to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers and make it to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in two decades. Most people will tell you that [...]
Habs – Flyers Game 2: UGLY
Ugly. Probably the word that best describes Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. At least for the Montreal Canadiens. Words such as embarrassing, cringe-worthy, disconcerting and humiliating also come to mind, but when you really get done to the nitty-gritty of what happened Sunday night in Philadelphia, UGLY is really the most accurate term [...]
Habs – Flyers Game 1: Destinies Collide
Yeah, Yeah. By now, we’ve all heard of what the Philadelphia Flyers have accomplished. Coming back from a 3-0 series deficit, only the third team in history to accomplish such a feat. Moreover, coming back from a 3-0 deficit in game 7 to win by the score of 4-3. Kind of poetic, isn’t it? Leave [...]
A Team to be Proud of
You might be wondering why it took me nearly two days to roll out a blog on the Montreal Canadiens game 7 victory. Simply put, I had no words to describe what myself, and nearly every Montreal Canadiens fan, especially the ones in this city, were feeling on Wednesday night. And really, there ARE NO [...]
Pens – Habs Game 7: The Biggest Game Since 1993
Join us LIVE tonight for yet another game 7 LIVE BLOG! Steven Hindle, Kamal Panesar, and a bunch of panelists! Just open this thread back up at 6:30PM EST for all the pre-game coverage! TCL Presents: Pens – Habs Game 7 *LIVE BLOG* ———————————– Not too long ago, the Montreal Canadiens were standing in the [...]
Pens – Habs Game 6 Notes + Live Blog Details!
After a short break (at least for me) from live blogging this past week, the crew has been re-assembled for another outing tonight right here on TCL! Join myself, Steven Hindle from Hockeybuzz and Kamal Panesar from Habs Addict as we welcome a host of panelists and readers to cover tonight’s game between the Montreal [...]
Blueline Bulletins: Mara, Gill, Markov, Spacek
The Montreal Canadiens flew into Pittsburgh on Friday looking to hammer the proverbial nail into the Pittsburgh Penguins coffin. With the series tied at two wins on each side, the Canadiens had momentum on their side coming off a win and a big confidence booster at the Bell Centre on Thursday night. Unfortunately for the [...]
Habs – Pens Game 5 Preview: Markov, refs, and more!
Something eerie is a brewin’ in Habs Land today. While the team is in Pittsburgh, mere hours away from game 5 against the Penguins, a game which will give the wining team a 3-2 series lead, Pandora’s box has been opened in Montreal when it comes to the status of defenseman Andrei Markov. Are reported [...]
Breaking News: Markov to Play?
In a developing story, Conor McKenna of the team 990 (later posted on Habs Inside/Out and RDS) has reported that Habs defenseman Andrei Markov has made the flight to Pittsburgh along with his teammates. RDS has confirmed the story, but added that he will not play tomorrow. Nevertheless, McKenna has hinted that since Markov has [...]
Pens – Habs Episode 4: The Search for Consistency
———————– LIVE BLOG TONIGHT! Yes, we’ll be back for another live blog today, as the Canadiens as well as our record when we do these things look to get back on track! Set your reminders below and join us at 6:30PM for all the pre-game fun! TCL Presents: Pens – Habs Game 4 LIVE BLOG! [...]
Habs-Pens Episode 3: The Return of Crosby + Live Blog Details!
QUICK UPDATE: Markov’s season is done, according to the Team 990. The diagnosis is that Markov suffered a torn ACL, the muscle on the front part of the knee, which is the opposite muscle from the torn MCL Mike Cammalleri suffered. Not an injury you can come back from early, and one that takes at [...]
Habs – Pens Game 2 Preview + LIVE BLOG at 1:45PM!!
Yes, that’s right! After a short hiatus for game 1, TCL’s series of LIVE BLOGS is back for the Canadiens’ second round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins! Myself, George Prax, as well as Steven Hindle form Hockeybuzz and Kamal Panesar from Habs Addict are BACK to bring you the best live coverage anywhere on the [...]
Pens-Habs Episode 1: Here We Go Again
It’s kind of funny. Two months ago, almost to the day, this entire country was reveling in Sidney Crosby’s glory. Having scored the game winning goal in overtime, in the gold medal game at the Olympics, Crosby was Canada’s darling, Canada’s hero… Canada’s savior. Today, at least two Canadian cities have turned their back on [...]
LIVE BLOG: Habs vs. Caps game 7 live RIGHT NOW!!!!
Join us at 6:30 for LIVE coverage of tonight’s GAME 7 between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals at the Verizon center! Steven Hindle (hockeybuzz), Jeremy Scriven (Hockey Independent), Kamal Panesar (Habs Addict) and myself have scoured the net to put together a consortium of panelists for both the Habs and the Caps, as well [...]
Habs-Caps Episode 7: No More Star Wars References
YES! ANOTHER LIVE BLOG! You knew this was coming. After the MAJOR successes of the lives blogs in games 4, 5 and 6, we’re back for our 4th live blog of the series for tonight’s game 7! Steven Hindle from Hockeybuzz, Kamal Panesar from Habs Addict, Jeremy Scriven from Hockey Independent, and myself, of course, [...]
Habs – Caps Episode 6: The Canadiens Strike Back; PK Called Up
It took five games, but Jacques Martin finally started to look like someone who’s coached over 1250 games in the NHL (including 85 playoff games). Yes, I’ve been a little hard on Martin in my recent blogs, I think a lot of us have been, even going as far as proclaiming that I wanted him [...]
Game 5: Do or Die for Habs + Live Blog Details!
LIVE BLOG TONIGHT! After the success of Wednesday’s live blog for Game 4, we will be doing another one tonight at TCL for game 5 of the Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens series. We have a great line-up of panelists and bloggers for tonight’s chat, including Kamal Panesar of Habs Addict, Steven Hindle of Hockeybuzz, [...]
