Archive for August, 2009

A look at possible player achievements for 2009

The pre-season is almost with us! Just gotta wait a little bit longer to see some “bleu-blanc-rouge” hockey!

I thought I’d take a look at what we could see individual players achieve in 2009. What career achievements could be made by players on the Habs roster. I haven’t listed all the possible numbers…. but listed many.

So here’s my little preview!
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Thoughts on Alex Kovalev interview

As I watch this interview with Alex Kovalev a few things go through my head.

He loved Montreal

Playing in Montreal for the Canadiens has to be a tough job at times. Really…. it’s a tough place for guys to play, but I really believe his heart was in Montreal.

Ask Saku Koivu and I’m sure that he’ll tell you about the challenges… actually, there are some interviews out there where he mentions the pressure..etc. He’s not the only one to talk about it either. They pretty much all have.
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Recent Articles with link to the Montreal Canadiens

I found a few articles I thought I’d share in case they fly under the radar. These aren’t necessarily from websites that I’m a daily reader of, but I happened to stumble upon them while “window shopping” on the internet

New England Sports Network:
Ex-Bruin Hal Gill Going Over to Dark Side in Joining Canadiens

This article is an interview with Hal Gill… first question “Why the hell did you sign with Montreal?”. Worth the read.

List of Sports
Looking at One of Hockey’s Greatest Rivalries

The article talks about some of the history in this rivalry. The author also writes a bit about how his family is split… some being loyal to the Leafs and others to the Habs.

National Post
Ex-Habs coach Demers appointed to the Senate

This  comes as a total surprise…. I had heard no rumours or anything about this until it fell on my lap. Jacques Demers seems to have been appointed to the Senate.

Alexander Avtsin makes “The Hot List”

Montreal Canadiens draft pick Alexander Avtsin made the Hockey News writer Ryan Kennedy’s “The Hot List”.

Avtsin is ranked at number 6 on his list of prospects where Kennedy quotes Alexander Ovechkin where he said Avtsin was the face of Dynamo junior hockey.

From the website:

6. Alexander Avtsin, RW – Moscow Dynamo (Rus. Jr.): In a recent Puck Daddy interview, Alex Ovechkin called Avtsin the face of Dynamo in junior hockey and with 56 goals and 110 points in 76 games last season, it’s easy to see why. Avtsin will likely stay in Russia for at least one more year. Drafted 109th overall by Montreal in 2009.

Nice to see that Avtsin who dropped in the 2009 draft is still getting some notice. He certainly has some huge potential.

You can read “The Hot List” from the Hockey News here.

Montreal Canadiens win Stanley cup in 2009, on someone’s XboX

That’s right folks!

I wasn’t aware, but it seems as though the Montreal Canadiens did in fact win the Stanley cup in 2009!!

Only, it was on someone’s Xbox 360… and not in real life. They did however reach the finals VS the Sharks in this one.

Please, enjoy.

Habs articles that caught my eye today

I usually spend some time every day reading through the Habs blogs that I follow and thought I’d list a few articles that caught my eye today.

I’ll give a couple of comments.
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This Montreal Canadiens blog has a rebirth!

Since starting this blog I’ve spent alot of time listening to and reading Habs news, reading lots of blogs by both fans and writers as well as looking at player/team statistics.

All the while I really started enjoying trying to write about my favorite hockey team the Montreal Canadiens.
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RDS – Canadiens top 15 plays of the 2006/2007 season

Remember the 2006/2007 season? Maybe you don’t… well.. I’m pretty sure some of you who happen to fall on this blog post probably do remember that season. And if you’re anyting like me, you’ll remember many of these plays.

Lot’s of changes since then.

Recent Habs web happenings

Thought I post a few articles that I read and really enjoyed. Short and sweet!

Gainey’s been there and wants to be there again
by Dennis Kane

Shooting the Breeze with Terry Harper
by Dennis Kane

HW Interview: Matt D’Agostini
by Habsworld

Montreal Canadiens features from the National Film Board of Canada
by Ya! The Habs Rule! (aka Kevin vanSteendelaar)

Hockey’s futureTop 20 fall prospects
by YourHabs

Can’t wait to see some hockey!!

Are the 2009 Habs small?

I thought I would just write a little article mentioning this and also posting a link to an interesting article.

Are the Montreal Canadiens lineup of 2009-2010 small?

Some have called them smurfs… I saw a couple of Leaf blogs really poking fun at the idea.

Well, a blogger over at HockeyBarn.com has run some averages… something I was interested in doing and never got around to.

If we’re comparing the Canadiens vs the Maple Leafs, he’s the outcome:
Forwards: Montreal is on average 1 inch shorter but have 7 lbs on the Leafs on average
Defense: Montreal averages 1 inch taller and 4 lbs bigger.

The Montreal Canadiens have 1 small line if Gomez, Gionta and Cammalleri are teamed up. That’s it really.

So I guess for all the fun some are poking @ the Canadiens being so small… yeah, we’ve got a possible small line. But we’re still bigger then you on average.

You can find the entire article I’ve referred to here:

Myth Busting the Leafs and ‘truculence’