“What was Gainey’s rush?!?!”
“Boring, defensive hockey comes to the Montreal Canadiens!!!”
“The guy has as much personality as a wet noodle.”
…and so it goes. Just some of the reaction to this week’s hiring of Jacques Martin by the Montreal Canadiens as their new head coach. Personally, I think Jacques Martin is just what the doctor ordered [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Guy Carbonneau’
June 3, 2009
GAINEY GETS HIS MAN
March 19, 2009
HABS THROUGH CARBO’S EYES
Guy Carbonneau says he never saw it coming.
Just about everyone else, however, did.
Carbonneau spoke to the media yesterday for the first time since being fired Mar. 9, in the hours after a Canadiens’ 3-1 over the Dallas Stars in Dallas. Despite Montreal’s struggles this season, Carbonneau told a packed house at the Bell Centre yesterday [...]
February 28, 2009
HABS DON’T HAVE TO GO FAR FOR LATEST ACQUISITION
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 [...]
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 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 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 12, 2009
A CRY FOR HELP
Though out his team’s slide to oblivion, Montreal Canadiens head coach Guy Carbonneau has maintained that the answer to what ails his team lies with the 23 players in the dressing room.
Nobody is going to do it for them, said the coach, prior to leaving for this current six-game road trip.
That was before the Canadiens fell [...]
February 10, 2009
STRIKES, SPARES AND MISSES
Less than 24 hours after dropping a mind-numbing 6-2 decision to the Flames in Calgary, Canadiens head coach Guy Carbonneau tried another approach today in Edmonton. Enough with the meetings, and the talking. With the Canadiens, losers of 8 of their last 10, preparing to meet the Oilers tomorrow night, Carbonneau today took his players…
Bowling.
That’s right.
Bowling.
Here’s [...]
February 2, 2009
SAY IT AIN’T SO, ALEX
Say it ain’t so, Alex. Say it ain’t so.
We need to hear it from your lips, and we need you to mean it. We need to hear you tell us that your recent struggles have nothing to do with the fact that you had to trade in the Captain’s “C” you were wearing while Saku [...]
January 28, 2009
HABS PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
With the glow of a magnificent All-Star weekend long faded, the Montreal Canadiens kicked off the unofficial second-half start to the season with a 5-3 loss to the Lightning in Tampa, with the Habs showing the same tendencies they exhibited during back-to-back losses heading into the All-Star break:
Shoddy goaltending, sloppy play in front of their [...]
