It is Monday morning in the frozen city of Montreal. After a week of decent (for January) weather, it has been colder the last few days, in this city, and not just because of the weather. After two back-to-back 4 point games this weekend, that Habs are no better in the standings. Two games, two losses, two bad efforts – the second worse than the
The Habs 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators, on Monday, marked the official mid-point of their season. Having now played 41 games and with ALMOST the entire team healthy, I thought it was a good time to review the 1st half of the season. I have provided an overall review, a look at special teams and grades for each player CURRENTLY on the roster broken
Another day, another loss. It seems that Habs fans are getting used to losing. Blech. We’re not happy about it, mind you, but we are definitely getting used to the heart break. You could tell in the third period last night, how unhappy the fans were as their boos changed focus from Latendresse to our beloved Habs. The booing started with about three minutes to play in the game and
We have received an email that All Habs is competing with other Canadiens’ blogs to determine “the most Habs’ related blog.” If so inclined, we would love to have your support. The link to vote and comment can be found here! email from theNHLarena.com : First we wish to determine which is the most Habs’ related blog (which will then be declared the official Habs’ Blog of The NHL Arena
posted by Rocket All Habs Think of this article as a companion piece to tonight’s game review. Photos are a very important component of the game review articles. I take great care in selecting ones that I think will help tell the story. Let’s take a look at the photo that heads this article and the game situation when it was taken. I believe it depicts a turning point
Montreal 3 Washington 4 SO (Bell Centre) posted by Rocket All Habs The Canadiens suffered a loss tonight bringing their season record to 12-12-2. But is it possible that the dark cloud of despair hanging over Montreal fans is starting to lift? After being down, 2-to-0, the Canadiens came back to go ahead of the Washington Capitals, and came within 11 seconds of defeating one of
posted by Rocket All Habs There is no denying that Guillaume Latendresse has enjoyed an extraordinary amount of media attention well in excess of what a player with his skills and his numbers would normally deserve. So, who is this player who received so much ink and broadcast time? Is he really one of the greats in Canadiens history? Are the rest of us just not seeing it?
posted by Rocket All Habs It was the fall of 2008, and the Montreal Canadiens’ training camp was all abuzz about the pre-season performance of a young power forward. He seemed to have all the tools: a unique blend of size, power, speed, and intensity. “He’s been a nice surprise since the beginning of camp in the sense that he’s adapted to every position and to every role we’ve
By BRANDON MACDONALD ESSAY When the topic of heroes comes up during a hockey discussion, there are endless arguments as to whom the greatest hockey hero of all-time is. The usual names always come up; Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr and most recently Sidney Crosby. These men have been dubbed ‘heroes’ because of their on-ice performance, but only one National Hockey League player has earned the right to call
Montreal 3 Carolina 2 (Bell Centre) posted by Rocket All Habs Wow! Andrei Kostitsyn scored with just over two minutes left in the third period to tie the game. In overtime Carey Price was brilliant as Carolina outshot Montreal 7-to-1. Price shut down each of the six Hurricanes’ shooters making some spectacular saves in the shootout. Maxim Lapierre scored the lone shootout goal
