Archive for November, 2009

A little bit of Habs news today

It was reported that David Desharnais is heading back to Hamilton. Desharnais played just under 8 minutes against the Penguins, no points and -1.

Hoping that he’ll be back sometime.

And RDS is reporting that Andrei Markov started skating and that there’s a chance that he could be back in the lineup as early as late December.

Imagine if Markov did come back healthy and ready to go by early January… just in time to get in sync for the playoff run….

Gomez, Spacek, D’Agostini and the newly acquired Benoit Pouliot were also skating today.

The game against the Penguins had the Habs down Markov, Gill, Gomez, Spacek, Gionta, D’Agostini and Andrei Kostitsyn…. am I missing a few???

The team played with effort and heart.

Imagine what this team may look like in Januray or February is these guys are back and the team is relatively healthy. I’m optimistic… At the rate of NHL injuries this year though…. there are no guarantees.

Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins – 2009/2010 season 25th game highlights

Here are the game highlights from the Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins, played on November 25th 2009.

The Penguins won the game 3-1.

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David Desharnais recalled from Hamilton

David Desharnais has been called up from the Hamilton Bulldogs and with another possible injury, he may get the chance to show what he can do.

I really liked Desharnais in pre-season… a very unlikely success story just like teammate Brian Gionta and Martin St-Louis he’s a small forward at 5 foot 7.

David had a good season last year in Hamilton and this year due to injury he only played in 7 games. In those 7 games however, Desharnais has 4 goals and 6 assists.

You can find the official release on the Canadiens website here….

I hope he has a strong show tonight!

Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets – 2009/2010 season 24th game highlights

Here are the game highlights from the Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets, played on November 24th 2009.

The Montreal Canadiens managed to come from behind in the 3rd period and win the game by a score of 5 to 3.

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Habs fan charity fund raiser – Ryan Stotland

I was recently contacted by Ryan Stotland about a huge charity project that he is currently working on. Ryan is working to raise money for Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital and the David Suzuki foundation.

This is certainly a huge project… here’s Ryan’s message:

Yves,

I am a huge fan of the habs and of your website. Right now I write to you from a town called Los lomas which is in Peru just before the border of Ecuador. I will cycle for two more weeks before finishing a 4 and a half month bike journey which started in Rio de Janeiro in Ecuadors capital city of Quito. In the process of doing this bike trip I raised funds for 2 charities (climate change and skin cancer). The institutions benefiting are the david suzuki foundation and the Jewish General Hospital respectably. Recently my friend (jack lee) from Montreal helped compile some of the pics I had been sending him with me wearing my habs jersey around the continent and made a music video. Pierre Boivin is also in the video saying that he endorses the ride and charities. Anyways I invite you to watch the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDFLjsvG0AI and check out my website www.12000km.org

So far I have raised roughly 104,000 dollars but have set my goal even higher.

It would be great to share the story with other habs fans on your site and hopefully get some of them to support two great causes.

Best wishes,
Ryan Stotland

I thought I would include the video here…. check it out, a die hard Habs fan trying to make a difference.

Ryan, you are certainly doing something amazing… trying to make a difference in the world… inspirational.

Best wishes Ryan!

Guillaume Latendresse traded to the Wild for Benoit Pouliot

Mon Guillaume was probably the guy… or at least one of the guys who was almost always brought up in some kind of media reports.

One part of fans and media may have thought that Guillaume hadn’t been given a fair shot… and others thought that he had been given a shot.

In my opinion, from what I saw and heard this season, I thought a message was sent to Guillaume when the Canadiens signed him to a 1 year deal.

But I don’t think the message passed to him was all negative. Of the players that Jacques Martin met with in the off season, Guillaume was one of them. And through camp and the start of the year, I remember hearing Martin talk about what he wanted and what he expected out of Guillaume… on the top lines.
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NHL hands Georges Laraque a 5 game suspension

The NHL ruled on the knee on knee hit or collision between Georges Laraque and Niklas Kronwall.

Laraque is suspended for 5 games without pay.

I expected that the NHL could give Georges anywhere from 5 to 8 games.

Kronwall is expected to miss anywhere between 4 to 8 weeks. Another significant injury in the multitude of injuries in the NHL this season.

You can find all the NHL’s press release here.

Carey Price named 2nd star in the NHL this week

Carey Price has been playing some fantastic hockey as of late. After a little bit of a slower start some fans were sounding the panic alarm about Price and some of us were thinking that maybe the fact that Martin seemed to be rolling with a “win and your in” game plan might create some hunger with the goaltenders… a healthy competition.

One thing is for sure, Price is looking like he’s got that confidence back.

The NHL has certainly noticed by naming him 2nd star.

Congrats Carey!

Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings – 2009/2010 season 23rd game highlights

Here are the game highlights from the Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings, played on November 21st 2009.

The Canadiens lost this one in a shootout but played a great come back game after being plagued by penalties in the first period.

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Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals – 2009/2010 season 22nd game highlights

Here are the game highlights from the Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals, played on November 20th 2009.

The Habs won this game 3-2.. Carey Price again looking strong, Hamrlik and Spacek playing a solid game… Andrei Kostitsyn and Max Pacioretty having a strong game.

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