Canadiens Win Big!
The Canadiens won when they absolutely had to, beating the New York Rangers 4-1, and so many players stepped up to the plate and hit it out of the park, it was like watching Warren Cromartie and Andre...
View ArticleMaybe He’ll Rap The Anthem On Wednesday
Danno has sent a Russian rap video which includes Alex Ovechkin thrilling the masses with his rap solo. The video is 3:48 long, Alex’s solo begins at the 2:58 mark, and Luciena sat down with me and...
View ArticleHabs And Caps Square Off At The Bell
Almost to the minute after the siren sounds to end the Habs-Caps game today, I have to rush off to work and help keep things going while the rest of you eat, drink, and be merry. So I need to have some...
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Be Tough And Smart, Like Emelin And Markov
I can’t say for sure of course, but I’m willing to bet that when the moms of Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin visit their boys, the first thing they do is whip up a big pot of borscht. Same with Mrs....
View ArticleOnly Four Left
The Canadiens fall 4-1 in Manhattan, and that’s fine. The enthusiasm and edge-of-the-seat experience of watching the Habs was sucked out of me, and I’m sure you, long before tonight. They were...
View ArticleCaps Capped
The Washington Capitals are done after losing to the Rangers 2-1 in the seventh game, and you have to think that Alex Ovechkin will probably go his whole career without winning a Stanley Cup. He’s won...
View ArticleBabbling After The Cheez Whiz
You haven’t asked but I’ll tell you anyway. I’ve got time after polishing off my cheez whiz on Russian rye and lemon drink concoction that is supposed to be healthy and kills enemy cells but I really...
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Semin Helps Out
Denis Brel in St. Petersburg has written a fine piece about what Alexander Semin is up to in Russia. So I’m just going to put my feet up and let my terrific stepson take it away. Many thanks to Denis...
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Linden In Powell River
Trevor Linden is coming to Powell River on Oct. 19 to give a speech at the theatre, then head on down to the rink to meet the local junior team, the Kings, and drop the puck before their clash with...
View ArticleMake My Day And Stay
Ilya Kovalchuk, Alex Ovechkin, Sergei Kostitsyn, Pavel Datsyuk and a few other Russians are now saying they might just stay in Russia. Are you feeling bad about this? Nobody forced these guys to come...
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Crosby-Talk
It’s been a few days now since Sidney Crosby took a puck in the face in which he lost some teeth and had his jaw broken, and I’ve been thinking about it a fair amount since it happened. For one thing,...
View ArticleGame Day
It’s game day, the Washington Capitals are in town, and this is a team that must be feeling good about themselves right now. The Caps are 6-0-1 in their last seven contests, and are being led by the...
View ArticleOne Writer’s Trophy Candidates
Because there’s been talk of certain Canadiens possibly grabbing hardware at season’s end, I’ve wondered who else around the league might be in the thick of things in different categories, and how...
View ArticleA Much-Needed Win By Canadiens
It wasn’t perfect, not by any stretch, but the Canadiens right the ship slightly by edging the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2, and for now at least, thing’s are back to where we want them. In the win column....
View ArticleGame Day, With The Caps In Town
It’s game number 45 tonight for the Canadiens, with the Washington Capitals paying a visit to the Bell Centre, and of course the team needs to continue to build off their decent if unspectacular...
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Habs Slay Orangemen
Below, the Philadelphia Flyers congratulate the Montreal Canadiens for being so freaking fantastic. Canadiens hand the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-1 loss in game #2, with just 80 more left. The EGG line...
View ArticleHabs Rebound At Rexall
The Canadiens may have sucked in Calgary Wednesday night, but apparently, Thursday in Edmonton they didn’t. A nice and tidy 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. With a goal and an assist from both Brendan...
View ArticleFriday’s Washington Game
Couldn’t see all of the Friday night Habs-Washington tilt, I’m in Ottawa at a family reunion,, and all I know from glancing back and forth from time to time was that Alex Galchenyuk looked good playing...
View ArticleHoldin’ On In Washington
As mentioned previously, I wasn’t exactly in front of the TV last night when the Habs faced off against the Caps, but from time to time I’d check how things were, and I managed to see the final three...
View ArticleStreak Stopped
The Canadiens fall to the Washingon Capitals 3-2 in a shootout at the Verizon corral, and thus, visions of five straight are down the proverbial toilet because the Habs couldn’t bury the home team when...
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