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Scott Gomez – Welcome!
Jul 18th
Scott Gomez, when I first heard of that trade, I’ll say that I really didn’t like the deal. Not at all.
Since July 1st though, I’ll say that Gainey deserves credit. Some of the UFAs that were signed probably wouldn’t have come to the Montreal Canadiens if Gomez hadn’t have been a member of the new team.
Mr Gomez, if you’re reading this… I’m now happy to have you aboard. I know that some people have said that your production dropped with the New York Rangers… but so did Alex Kovalev prior to coming to Montreal where he enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career 2 years ago. Some people are saying the same about Brian Gionta.
But I think that a new beginning in Montreal with some familiar faces like Brian Gionta and Paul Mara…. coupled with a coaching system which I suspect will be similar to that which you had in New Jersey with the Devils might be a good fresh start.
With all the current changes to my beloved Montreal Canadiens I was a bit sad to see so many people go that I spent countless hours cheering on… but I’m looking forward to cheering for you (Scott) as well as the new teammates.
I’ve heard a few of the new players talk about you’re (Scott) great playmaking skill. All I can say is that I’m so looking forward for this season to start… I can’t wait.
So now, I ask you Habs fans… Who can resist seeing someone score against the Leafs??
Scott Gomez highlight vs Maple Leafs Feb 22 2009.
Or how about seeing a guy score against the Bruins??
Scott Gomez highlight vs Bruins March 8th 2009.
Can’t wait to see you lace ‘em up in Montreal!
So Welcome Scott Gomez!
Montreal wins home opener
Oct 16th
Posted by Yves in Game comments
Comments
Lot’s going on in Montreal now that Habs hockey is back.
Last night the Habs showed just what their offense can do…. they were so very aggressive early on it looked like the Bruins had absolutely no answer.
The Habs seemed to go back into their bad habits in the 2nd period, which eventually almost cost them the game. The just seemed to sit back and try to protect the lead.
What they need is to exercise their killer instinct (or better develop it) and stay strong on offense. Last night’s 3rd goal by Boston showed exactly what can happen in any game… opponent gets close while we’re playing it safe, puck gets a weird bounce…. boom… goal.
I could barely believe it… but that’s Murphy’s law. Had the Habs stayed strong on offense, they might have had another goal and Boston would have left Montreal without 1 point.
Laraque took 7 whole seconds to take on Thornton who had jumped Begin in pre-season. I’d say he remembers Philly from the last game they played.
Lapierre played very well, when he plays aggresive his speed helps him to be effective. Glad to see him score last night.
One question that I’m starting to have is.. “where is Higgins gonna be”…. who moves? I’m starting to like Koivu-Tanguay-Latendress… and that’s probably where he would go. Although, as of today’s reports, Koivu has not practiced with the team today… and the guys (PJ and Tony) on Team990 are saying that they think it’s possibly his foot which kept him from playing most of the pre-season.
I really like the energy they show when they’re being offensively aggressive, but I don’t really like seeing what they’re like when they just try to protect a lead.
Kovalev mentions this too in this RDS article, he said it best…. “they didn’t slow us down, they played a bit better but we slowed down”…
Articles of the day:
High hopes for Habs’ golden boy
by Red Fischer
Newcomer Tanguay bails out Habs