Some 24 hours after dispatching the popular Steve Begin to Dallas, Canadiens GM Bob Gainey found that depth centreman he was looking for.
And he didn’t have to go far, to get him.
After the Habs arrived in Philadephia for last night’s gme against the Flyers, they announced the acquisition of Glen Metropolit off waivers from the Flyers. Which meant that [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
HABS DON’T HAVE TO GO FAR FOR LATEST ACQUISITION
February 27, 2009
STEVE BEGIN TO DALLAS VIA PHILADELPHIA
When Steve Begin took to the ice this morning at the Habs’ practice facility in Suburban Brossard, he was still a member of the Montreal Canadiens.
When Steve Begin boarded the team charter for Philadelphia and tomorrow night’s game against the Flyers, he was still a member of the Montreal Canadiens.
But a funny thing happened to [...]
February 25, 2009
HALAK TO THE RESCUE
It’s not hard to see why, with five minutes to play in last night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks, Habs’ netminder Jaroslav Halak decided to take advantage of a stoppage in play to skate the bench for a swig of water.
At the time, the Canadiens were clinging to a 2-0 lead, with Halak and the [...]
February 22, 2009
KOVALEV SHINES IN SPOTLIGHT
Did you expect anything less from Alex Kovalev?
With the spotlight on number 27, for all the wrong reasons, Kovalev returned to action yesterday, scored a goal and added two assists, to help power the Canadiens to a 5-3 win over a stubborn Ottawa Senators hockey club.
The chant “Kovy, Kovy, Kovy” rang through the Bell Centre [...]
February 21, 2009
HABS’ CENTENNIAL SEASON HANGS IN BALANCE
Some celebration.
The Montreal Canadiens’ Centennial Season is turning into a non-stop nightmare, both on and off the ice.
The action on the ice took a back seat, earlier this week, as a result of the unusual move by General Manager Bob Gainey to leave Alex Kovalev behind before the Canadiens moved on to Washington and Pittsburgh, to [...]
February 18, 2009
IS THIS THE END OF THE LINE FOR KOVALEV?
Has Alex Kovalev played his final game as a member of the Montreal Canadiens?
That’s the question Habs’ fans are asking themselves after general manager Bob Gainey sent jaws dropping today at the team’s practice facility when he informed reporters that he has told Kovalev to take a few days off in what the G.M. acknowledged [...]
February 17, 2009
WAITING FOR OTHER SHOE TO DROP
Those of you expecting Canadiens’ general manager Bob Gainey to blow up this team in advance of the Mar. 4 NHL trade deadline are going to be sorely disappointed.
Those of you hoping that Bob Gainey would mortgage the farm and the other six acres for someone like Vincent Lecavalier, or Jay Bouwmeester, are going to [...]
February 16, 2009
WINNING STREAK SNAPPED AT ONE
When the Montreal Canadiens initially released their February practice schedule, they had ice time pencilled in at their facility in Brossard for noon today.
Maybe they should use it.
Then again, why bother. Nothing seems to be working for this Habs‘ team that fell 4-2 in Vancouver last night, in a game the featured more of the [...]
February 14, 2009
FINALLY. A WIN. ON THE ROAD.
The Montreal Canadiens can thank Jaroslav Halak for their first win on the road after seven straight setbacks.
Halak was outstanding (something you haven’t been able to say about either of the two Montreal netminders for almost a month) in Montreal’s 4-2 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche last night. The backup netminder, who is sure [...]
February 13, 2009
CHIPCHURA GETS ANOTHER SHOT
Let me take you back to the off-season, at a time when it became clear that Mats Sundin didn’t want to have anything to do with the Montreal Canadiens, and before GM Bob Gainey went out acquired Plan B, in Robert Lang.
Once it became pretty clear that Sundin had very little interest in Montreal’s overtures, [...]
