Montreal Canadiens

The Red Wings and Blackhawks split two 4-1 wins in Chicago to begin the series, which was a bit of a surprise for the heavily favoured Hawks. It seems though, that the aging Red Wings aren't done yet, keeping the powerhouse Hawks to jus...
The Red Wings and Blackhawks split two 4-1 wins in Chicago to begin the series, which was a bit of a surprise for the heavily favoured Hawks. It seems though, that the aging Red Wings aren't done yet, keeping the powerhouse Hawks to just 20 shots in their own barn. The Blackhawks are still waiting on Jonathan Toews' scoring to show up, as the young phenom has just 3 assists in 7 playoff games. Follow @AndrewBerkshire Follow @HabsEOTP
about 6 hours ago
par Sophie Lamote, Rédactrice, Le Magazine All Habs MONTRÉAL, QC — L’eau a coulé sous les ponts, les feuilles ont continué à bourgeonner, certaines se sont même faites avaler toutes crues par des nounours affamés que l’on croyait d...
par Sophie Lamote, Rédactrice, Le Magazine All Habs MONTRÉAL, QC — L’eau a coulé sous les ponts, les feuilles ont continué à bourgeonner, certaines se sont même faites avaler toutes crues par des nounours affamés que l’on croyait déjà expédiés directement sur le terrain de golf ontarien le plus proche. Les bébés ont continué à naître, les vieillards à mourir, bref la Terre a continué de suivre son axe de rotation bien trop naturellement… Et nous – partisans du Bleu Blanc Rouge – avons dû faire face à une profonde solitude, une triste évidence… L’été va sembler bien long sans notre bien-aimée équipe chérie. Bien sûr, malgré une défaite à laquelle nous, fans peut-être un peu trop optimistes, nous ne nous attendions pas, nous sommes devenus soudainement plus confiants. Et avec raison. De la 15e place l’an passé à la 2e cette année, ce n’est pas juste la fierté qui nous habite aujourd’hui. Nous pouvons indiscutablement discerner clairement un avenir plus rose dans l’amphithéâtre du Centre Bell. Il faut rester réaliste, garder les pieds sur terre. Mais avec un Marc Bergevin, un Michel Therrien, un Alex Galchenyuk, un Brendan Gallagher et j’en passe au sein de notre équipe, nous nous devons d’être confiants en tant que fans! Nous nous devons d’être derrière notre équipe qui comprend maintenant des éléments qui constitueront dans un lendemain plus ou moins rapproché des éléments clés dans la Victoire. Quoiqu’il en soit et à défaut de pouvoir encore vous parler des performances playoffesques de nos Canadiens, Hockey girl, je suis, Hockey girl je resterai, avec ou sans gilet des Habs sur le dos. Pouvoir encore admirer sous un soleil printanier montréalais des mâles tireurs de pucks – même s’ils ne sont plus de la bonne couleur met un certain baume sur le cœur de nous tous, partisans du CH qui sommes quelque peu restés sur notre faim. Pour sustenter notre obsession, nous continuerons donc à jeter ici et là un regard soutenu sur l’impressionnant Sid the Kid! Nous prolongerons le plaisir en portant notre attention sur l’éblouissant Jonathan Quick ou autre Craig Anderson. Nous ne pourrons que nous extasier devant l’efficace Patrick Sharp. En tant qu’obsessif-ve du hockey, c’est plus fort que nous, nous ne pourrons pas vraiment nous en défaire… tant que la Coupe Stanley ne sera pas soulevée par un quelconque capitaine tout sourire, qui ne sera tristement et incontestablement pas cette année Brian Gionta, nous ne pourrons assurément pas faire notre deuil! Pour la simple raison, que chaque arrêt de Tuukka Rask, chaque mise en échec de Chris Neil, chaque lancer-frapper de Dan Boyle nous rappellera à tour de rôle que l’on s’ennuie irrémédiablement encore plus de Carey,  Brandon et PK. Le camp d’entraînement nous paraît soudainement encore bien loin avant de pouvoir ressentir notre cœur tatoué du logo CH rebondir frénétiquement dans notre poitrine. Quoi qu’il en soit, la fièvre du hockey, on l’a dans le sang ou on ne l’a pas! On a bien beau ne plus pouvoir s’électriser pour nos favoris, les jeux magiques de Malkin, Bergeron ou Couture ne peuvent pas nous laisser totalement indifférents. Les batailles féroces de gardiens survoltés par l’enjeu non plus. Tout cela est bien trop beau! Une vraie magie, un spectacle exaltant pour les yeux! Je vous avoue que j’ai ressenti un léger pincement au cœur hier lorsque Colin Greening a marqué son but victorieux, propulsant les Sens dans un 4e match où ils se voyaient déjà faire face à l’élimination. Délicatement rancunière, j’aurais aimé que les Penguins explosent cruellement et sadiquement cette équipe rouge et noir qui a détruite les espoirs de tout un peuple tricolore! Mais comme je ne suis pas foncièrement méchante et que je veux gagner mon pool, une défaite en 5 m’irait très bien et pourrait tout simplement ajouter une certaine saveur à un ciel sans nuage. Puisque les méchants Sens ont éliminé mes gentils Habs, je ne demanderai donc rien de moins au petit Jésus du hockey qu’une finale Pittsbur
about 9 hours ago
By Dan Kramer, Senior Writer, All Habs Hockey Magazine MONTREAL, QC – Though the wounds of a playoff loss to the Ottawa Senators are still relatively fresh, anyone with an objective point of view can say that 2013 was a good year for the...
By Dan Kramer, Senior Writer, All Habs Hockey Magazine MONTREAL, QC – Though the wounds of a playoff loss to the Ottawa Senators are still relatively fresh, anyone with an objective point of view can say that 2013 was a good year for the Montreal Canadiens. A team that had finished 15th in the Eastern Conference the prior season played above all expectations, winning the regular season Northeast Division crown before sputtering out in the first round of the post-season. It was supposed to be a development season, a year for some of the organization’s young players to gain experience, while veterans tried to re-gain their timing from off-years or injury problems, playing themselves into or out of the organization’s future plans. Yet from the first day of training camp, one got the feeling that this wouldn’t be sufficient for the new management and coaching staffs at the team’s helm. “No excuses,” they said. No keeping at an arm’s length from the players, referring to each as Mr. so-and-so, while nary being spotted outside of games and practices. Bergevin and Therrien have reason to look satisfied with their first year together; but there remains work to be done (PHOTO: PIERRE-PAUL POULIN/QMI Agency) No, this group was going to ensure the Montreal Canadiens were playing – and living – like professional athletes, so that they would be ready to perform at the height of their potential on any given day. And if they weren’t? This staff quickly showed it didn’t have patience to sit through a repeat of 2011-12, jettisoning bodies (and contracts) it deemed dead weight. That’s exactly how it worked for most of the season. Fans and members of the media alike aren’t wrong to point to this revamped a culture as a major catalyst in the team’s remarkable turnaround. It is almost certainly what earned Marc Bergevin a nod as a nominee for General Manager of the Year. However, even when the team was winning, and receiving significant contributions from pillars of the future in Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk, there were some troubling inconsistencies. Certainly the men in hockey operations did their best to uphold their mantra, but anyone perceiving them as flawless is looking through unrealistic rose-coloured glasses. Thus, while most are busy singing their praises – and I’m not saying they’re wrong to do so – below is a more critical look at GM Bergevin’s rookie season and Michel Therrien‘s return to the Habs’ bench. MARC BERGEVIN – BRINGING CLASSY BACK I don’t known that Marc Bergevin and Pierre Gauthier have anything in common outside of the line in their biography that says they General Manager’ed the Montreal Canadiens. Right from the start, it was evident that Bergevin was ushering in a new era of work ethic and accountability, important elements missing from 2011-12′s 15th-place-in-the-East team. A coach like Michel Therrien (more on him below) and a player like Brandon Prust were key additions to embody this changing of styles, and with a few other minor tweaks, we were off to the races. The concept of no one player being bigger than the team was put to the test with the holdout of P.K. Subban, but Bergevin wouldn’t flinch. Subban’s side eventually gave in to a two-year deal which was of tremendous value to the Canadiens. Then when Erik Cole - arguably the team’s best player in 2011-12 – was slow out of the gates and showed few signs of waking up, his contract was shipped out in return for the more productive Michael Ryder. In keeping with his mantra of building through the draft, Bergevin also gave chances to younger players, ensuring there were roster spots for Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher out of training camp, and then providing auditions to Greg Pateryn, Jarred Tinordi, and Nathan Beaulieu when injuries created vacancies on the blueline. Without
about 10 hours ago
Once again a stick tap to Dr. Habs, who dug up this video of Brendan Gallagher as a young lad.
Once again a stick tap to Dr. Habs, who dug up this video of Brendan Gallagher as a young lad.
about 16 hours ago
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about 16 hours ago
Earlier in the week Dr. Habs found some archival footage of P.K. Subban as a youngster.
Earlier in the week Dr. Habs found some archival footage of P.K. Subban as a youngster.
about 18 hours ago
Ditto to yesterday’s post Long Weekend Hockey Coins, where the key words were “exhausted, 1961-62, Shirriff, and 140%.” And maybe “couch.” Today, replace 1961-62 with 1962-62, and definitely include the word...
Ditto to yesterday’s post Long Weekend Hockey Coins, where the key words were “exhausted, 1961-62, Shirriff, and 140%.” And maybe “couch.” Today, replace 1961-62 with 1962-62, and definitely include the words exhausted and 140%. Hockey coins back then were a big success. I personally bought so many bags of Shirriff potato chips to get them, I probably paid for one of their new fancy potato slicing machines. Below, my nice 60-coin 1962-63 metal set from Shirriff. Burp. The previous two years to this, coins were plastic. The whole idea of hockey coins, along with with car coins, baseball coins, airplane coins etc, that came out during these years, was just fantastic. We had so much fun with these, at school and flipping against walls, and trying to get them all. Beautiful.
about 23 hours ago
Here are my Blog’s Top 5 most read posts for the past week: 1. Our Wedding DJ: Uptown Xpress (posted May 13, 2013) 2. Why I Won’t Watch The Avengers…Yet (posted May 16, 2012) 3. New Tattoo: Wedding Date (posted May 9, 2013) 4. 6 Wa...
Here are my Blog’s Top 5 most read posts for the past week: 1. Our Wedding DJ: Uptown Xpress (posted May 13, 2013) 2. Why I Won’t Watch The Avengers…Yet (posted May 16, 2012) 3. New Tattoo: Wedding Date (posted May 9, 2013) 4. 6 Ways To Follow robertptome’s Blog (posted May 18, 2013) 5. Robertptome’s Blog now has a BBM Channel […]
1 day ago
Last game I predicted that the Senators would overcompensate in covering Evgeni Malkin and let Sidney Crosby tear them apart. With Crosby scoring a hat trick in the game, I think it's fair to say I was on to something there. With the Se...
Last game I predicted that the Senators would overcompensate in covering Evgeni Malkin and let Sidney Crosby tear them apart. With Crosby scoring a hat trick in the game, I think it's fair to say I was on to something there. With the Sens being boosted tonight by the return of Jason Spezza, it's less likely that the Penguins can rely on a single player ripping through the Ottawa lineup. However the Penguins will probably win anyway because Ottawa sucks. Follow @AndrewBerkshire Follow @HabsEOTP
1 day ago
MONTREAL -- Once again this year, the members of the Canadiens organization who participated in the IIHF World Hockey Championship played a pivotal role in the competition. Six total Habs players and prospects participated in the tournam...
MONTREAL -- Once again this year, the members of the Canadiens organization who participated in the IIHF World Hockey Championship played a pivotal role in the competition. Six total Habs players and prospects participated in the tournament. Tomas...
1 day ago