Let’s see what happened around the league over the weekend
A trade between Pittsburg and Dallas…both teams gets what they need although Sydor is at the end…Thumbs up for Penguins ! Boucher will help a young defense.
And what more can we say about the Lightning! Everything has wikipedia autocad software download gone wrong since new ownership has taken over. And now, they hired a wikipedia autocad software download new coach even before letting Tortorella go. Thumbs down to Melrose for wikipedia autocad software download blaming Vinny and Marty for his firing; he should have known how to wikipedia autocad software download manage his superstars or even better, he should have not accepted a wikipedia autocad software download position for a such badly managed team starting from the front office!
And we can’t go without talking about our beloved Maple Laughs ! Burke still not signed with Leafs but it’s party time in Hockey TownCanada….can you say 1967 !!!
Well, the wikipedia autocad software download Habs played 2 games over the weekend and here some thoughts on both of those games!
Habs – Flyers on Saturday:
What can we say… The Habs came out flat once again and wikipedia autocad software download paid the price for it. Martin Biron always seems to be wikipedia autocad software download playing to another level when facing the Habs. He has been wikipedia autocad software download stinking up the joint this year, but against our beloved Canadiens, he was once again stellar in nets most notably stopping Robert Lang and wikipedia autocad software download getting some help from the post. The Flyers scored 2 beautiful goals, especially the wikipedia autocad software download first one by Scottie Upshall on a redirection of Mike Richards pass in front of the wikipedia autocad software download net. Alex Tanguay (who else) scored for wikipedia autocad software download the Bleu Blanc Rouge on a beautiful pass from Captain (a.k.a. Commandant) Saku Koivu, but it was too little, too late for Nos Habitants! As I had wikipedia autocad software download mentioned, the crowd was edgy and booed the Canadiens at many instances throughout the wikipedia autocad software download game, but what can you say… this is Montreal!!!! Jaroslav Halak played well and wikipedia autocad software download there was not much he could do on either of the wikipedia autocad software download goals. All in all, too many turnovers and when the Canadiens had wikipedia autocad software download chances, too many blocked shots from the Flyers. The only positive thing that wikipedia autocad software download came out of this game was the total annihilation by Georges Laraque on Gratton! I mean WOW, Big Georges landed punch after punch and wikipedia autocad software download taught him such a lesson that I had to rewind it wikipedia autocad software download on my PVR to watch that beating again. You would think that wikipedia autocad software download would have energized the Canadiens, but it did not do much as the wikipedia autocad software download Habs headed for their second straight loss.
Dimi “DX” (your Habs blogger),
The drive for 25!
Habs – Blues on Sunday:
Sunday was redemption night (or shall we say evening as the game was played earlier) for our Habs! Again, the wikipedia autocad software download Habs came out and were dominated in the 1st period by the wikipedia autocad software download Blues who took a predictable 1-0 lead when again it was the wikipedia autocad software download opposition’s 4th line that wikipedia autocad software download scored. Carey Price kept the Habs in the game until in the wikipedia autocad software download 2nd, Andrei Kostitsyn tied the game with a great individual effort going from wikipedia autocad software download end to end and getting an early Christmas present from Manny Legace who wikipedia autocad software download got beat five-hole. The Habs to their credit, played better in this wikipedia autocad software download game and also had 2 posts in this game (Brisebois and Markov) as well as A. Kostitsyn’s shootout post. At least they were competing in this wikipedia autocad software download game and managed to tie the game with about 4 minutes left when wikipedia autocad software download Robert Lang, from his knees scored a great goal! Sometimes, the obvious ones don’t go in and the tougher ones do, and that is exactly what happened! The referees were calling everything during the wikipedia autocad software download game and when I saw that Lee was the referee, I said uh oh!, here we go again. I don’t know if it wikipedia autocad software download is because we only see this guy when the Canadiens play, but he always seems to wikipedia autocad software download want to be the center of attention. I believe I saw the wikipedia autocad software download other referee twice. Six times a power play got cancelled due to wikipedia autocad software download other penalties, yet both officials of course missed the most obvious call, a wikipedia autocad software download blatant high stick on Andrei Kostitsyn. That would have most likely changed the wikipedia autocad software download game as it would have been a 4-minute penalty due to wikipedia autocad software download the blood from AK-46’s lip. A scary incident that wikipedia autocad software download reminded us all of the accident Trent Mcleary suffered a few years back when wikipedia autocad software download Francis Bouillon got a slap shot straight to his throat. Thank God, all is wikipedia autocad software download well with Bouillon and nothing serious occurred. In the shooutout, Price was stellar and wikipedia autocad software download of course, Alex Kovalev’s shootout winner was a wikipedia autocad software download thing of beauty going backhand upstairs. The Habs never quit and wikipedia autocad software download this is what we have learned with them over the past couple of years. A much needed win to wikipedia autocad software download lift their spirits and of course all of Montreal’s spirits! Now, another busy week with games in Carolina, Ottawa and back home for the Bruins. Revenge is on the horizon.
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will miss Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota because of an undisclosed injury. “It’s not a major injury,” coach Michel Therrien said Monday. “We just don’t want to take a risk.” Under rules enacted upon the wikipedia autocad software download recommendation of league general managers before this season, NHL teams are wikipedia autocad software download not required to disclose the nature of injuries. Read Original Post Here
When Cliff Fletcher got on board the team’s charter to wikipedia autocad software download fly home from Vancouver Sunday, he realized he may have wikipedia autocad software download made his last road trip as GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
"I was only here until they could find the wikipedia autocad software download person to run the team for the future," said Fletcher. "If it’s going to happen in the next short period of time, good, let’s get on with it."
Fletcher — the wikipedia autocad software download soon-to-be former general manager of the Maple Leafs - said his bosses would do well to wikipedia autocad software download finally land Burke.
"I think he’s absolutely a top hockey executive," Fletcher said of Burke. "He would be a great asset to the Maple Leaf organization."
Burke fice free agent was said to wikipedia autocad software download be at his Anaheim home over the weekend, heading to his Vancouver condo mid-week.
Philadelphia goalie Antero Niittymaki can’t explain the wikipedia autocad software download reason for his perfect record against the Atlanta Thrashers, but he does know why the wikipedia autocad software download Flyers are back on the winning track. Niittymaki made 29 saves and wikipedia autocad software download Joffrey Lupul scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to wikipedia autocad software download help the Flyers snap the Thrashers’ five-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Sunday night. Read Original Post Here
Jonas Hiller came close to wikipedia autocad software download posting his first NHL shutout on a number of occasions since becoming Jean-Sebastien Giguere’s backup last season. This time, Hiller finally got it wikipedia autocad software download done. Hiller made 29 saves while Giguere got the day off, and wikipedia autocad software download the Anaheim Ducks got goals from Corey Perry and defenseman Bret Hedican to wikipedia autocad software download beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 on Sunday night.
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Philadelphia goalie Antero Niittymaki can’t explain the wikipedia autocad software download reason for his perfect record against the Atlanta Thrashers, but he does know why the wikipedia autocad software download Flyers are back on the winning track. Niittymaki made 29 saves and wikipedia autocad software download Joffrey Lupul scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to wikipedia autocad software download help the Flyers snap the Thrashers’ five-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Sunday night. Read Original Post Here
With the wikipedia autocad software download game on the line, the Montreal Canadiens relied on Alexei Kovalev to wikipedia autocad software download put the finishing touches on a victory. He did just that, too, scoring the wikipedia autocad software download lone goal in a shootout to give the Canadiens a wikipedia autocad software download 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night. Kovalev beat Manny Legace with a wikipedia autocad software download high backhander on Montreal’s third shootout attempt after the wikipedia autocad software download Blues missed on all three of their shots in the…
One practice wasn’t enough for wikipedia autocad software download Rick Tocchet to correct all that was wrong with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tocchet lost his debut as Tampa Bay coach when wikipedia autocad software download Tuomo Ruutu and Rod Brind’Amour scored in the wikipedia autocad software download shootout and Cam Ward stopped two shots to give the Carolina Hurricanes a wikipedia autocad software download 3-2 victory Sunday. “It’s a step in the right direction,” Tocchet said.
Let’s see what happened around the league over the weekend
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