All Entries Tagged With: "Montreal"
Elysian Fields become “Rink of Dreams” for one day in Winnipeg
About half way through the movie Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner’s character, the baseball dreamer-farmer Ray Kinsella, drives from Iowa to Boston to visit reclusive writer Terrence Mann, played by James Earl Jones. Kinsella desperately tries to convince Mann that he must come with him back to Iowa to see his supernatural cornfield where ghosts of [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Why Bobby Ryan won’t be heading to Montreal for Mike Cammalleri
It’s common at this time of year, with the trade deadline right around the corner, to expect the rumor mill to go into overdrive, so it’s to be expected some pretty wacky rumors are going to float around. And then there’s the rumors which are, to be blunt, friggin’ stupid. I don’t know [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Shooting Down Some Silly Rumors . . .
With just over a week to go until the February 28th trade deadline there’s already been several notable trades which has only further stoked the rumor fires as the deadline draws nearer. It’s also given rise to some pretty silly rumors, which is par for the course at this time of year. Here’s a brief [...]
Interview with Kerry Fraser
Fascinating interview with 30-year NHL veteran Kerry Fraser. He doesn’t pull any punches when talking about the biggest names in hockey – including Gretzky, Messier and Ovechkin. Plus, a raw story about Theo Fleury and notes on Fraser lecturing Mario Lemieux. It’s a can’t miss conversation.
Goals galore! More lore added to All Star Game history in Carolina
Where the author of this post writes a mea culpa for ever doubting that the All Star players from the Penguins could provide exciting moments in this year’s game. Plus: quick thoughts on memorable moments from the 2011 All Star Game in Carolina including the author’s victory in the Fantasy All Star Game.
DAILY RUMORS: Another Round of Iginla Rumors…
Another week, another round of Jarome Iginla trade rumors. Yes, despite the insistence by GM Jay Feaster he won’t trade Iginla or the latter’s claim he doesn’t want a trade, some folks persist in keeping the Flames captain in the rumor mill. To paraphrase Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part 3: Just when we think [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Shooting down the notion of the Canadiens trading for Martin Havlat
The Montreal Canadiens have found themselves mired in a horrific slump since early December, dropping nine of twelve games entering the first week of January. Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier wasted little time hitting the trade market to address the problem, acquiring offensive-minded blueliner James Wisniewski from the Islanders and shipping unhappy checking forward Maxim Lapierre [...]
ISLES REALITY CHECK: Wiz Had To Go
Some reality check as I check in from sunny Florida…. James Wisniewski: point leader on the car wreck on Long Island, yet also with a booming -18 that gives the clear indicator that despite his use, he is not meant for the top pairings. It means he was playing out of his depth. He is [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Nabokov signing with the Blackhawks or Panthers? Nyet!
The return to North America of former NHL goalie Evgeni Nabokov has more than a few pundits and bloggers buzzing over which NHL team he might eventually sign with this season. “Eklund” over at Hockeybuzz.com joined the fun on Monday: “…of course Nabokov would have to clear waivers, but the Washington Capitals would be the [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Jack Johnson to Montreal? This is why it ain’t going to happen!
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov is out for the remainder of the season to a knee injury, which naturally has some observers wondering what GM Pierre Gauthier might do to address his absence. Gauthier currently has approximately $1.069 million in available cap space but with Markov on long-term injury reserve the Habs GM can go [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Some reality on Tomas Vokoun being dealt to Montreal or Ottawa this season.
The Florida Panthers are once again struggling early to remain in the NHL playoff chase. One of the few bright spots is goaltender Tomas Vokoun, who after 17 games sports an 8-8-0 record with a 2.41 goals-against average, a .920 save percentage and two shutouts. Vokoun obviously provides the offensively anemic Panthers a chance to [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Speculation of Robyn Regehr being dealt to Montreal or Buffalo
The struggling Calgary Flames continue to be a focus in the rumor mill with pundits and bloggers wondering what moves – if any – GM Darryl Sutter can make to improve his club’s fortunes. While last week much of the focus centered on team captain Jarome Iginla it appears this week’s new target is defenseman [...]
Bruins Pregame – 11/11/10 – Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens
The Boston Bruins are on the heels of their biggest offensive outburst of the season and will try to replicate last night’s effort tonight as they welcome the hated Montreal Canadiens into TD Garden for a Northeast Division battle. Last season, the Habs took five out of the six meetings between the two teams, with [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Addressing A Vokoun To Montreal Rumor
One month into this season and so far Montreal Canadiens starting goalie Carey Price has silenced his critics with a solid performance, going 6-4-1 with a 2.44 GAA, a .910 SP with one shutout. Another netminder who’s also off to a good start is Tomas Vokoun of the Florida Panthers, going 4-4-0 with a 2.37 [...]
Off-Season Analysis: The Goaltending
Over the last few weeks, we’ve taken in-depth looks at the forwards (first the top six and then “the best of the rest”) and defense of the Montreal Canadiens, grading their 2009-10 season, ranking the players amongst each other and looking ahead to what their 2010-11 season might look like. While there may have been a few players [...]
Tinordi Leaves Notre-Dame, Will Play for London Knights
Look who’s here? Jarred Tinordi must have had a conversation with Louis Leblanc this past week. The Canadiens’ 1st round pick in this past June’s draft will be leaving Notre-Dame of the NCAA to join the OHL team that held his rights, the London Knights. Tinordi was selected 22nd overall at the 2010 NHL Entry [...]
Analyzing the Habs Forwards: “Best of the Rest”
While the players you normally see the most of are the one who score a lot of goals, the ones who put up the most points and the ones who make the most money, they are often the ones who are overrated, over-paid and over-hyped. Every team has players in this category, and the Montreal [...]
Off-Season Analysis: The Top-Six Forwards
In anticipation of the season to start, or frankly, for anything hockey-related to happen, it’s time to slowly start to get back into the groove of things. Reading about hockey, writing about hockey, and of course, eventually, watching hockey. As the anticipation for the upcoming season looms, it’ll start to get easier. But for now, [...]
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. [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Dismissing Destinations For Tim Thomas
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]