100th anniversary ceremonies
Last night was a magical night for Montreal Canadiens fans. I thought they would have some special surprises planned but I couldn’t have guessed how it would have unfolded.
I watched RDS for many hours before the game and was impressed from the beginning. I thought it was just great.
When they dimmed the lights in the Bell Center I almost felt goose bumps all over.. I knew something pretty neat was gonna take place.
Then… when the pucks were dumped on the ice and I saw Patrick Roy walking on the ice in full gear…. I was in awe. It was awesome. Seeing all those guys jump on the ice brought back alot of memories. One guy I hadn’t noticed walk on the ice was Mats Naslund… later when he was introduced I was so pleased to see him there. He was one of my favorite players in his time in Montreal.
I won’t try to name every player that skated with the alumni… but let’s just say I thought it was very classy and very cool for the die hard Canadiens fans. Many of those guys I hadn’t seen in their playing days but like some of you (I’m sure) I’ve read about them and have seen their statistics over and over again. I’m not just really a fan of the Montreal Canadiens I’ve seen on the ice….. I’m a fan of the Montreal Canadiens rich history as much as I am the current team they ice year after year.
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Posted by Yves Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Categories: Former Players, Legends, Montreal Canadiens, My thoughts
Tags: Bob Gainey, Butch Bouchard, Chris Nilan, Dickie Moore, Elmer Lach, Gordie Howe, Guy Carbonneau, Guy Lafleur, Henri Richard, History, Jean Béliveau, Ken Dryden, Kirk Muller, Larry Robinson, Legends, Lyle Odelein, Mats Naslund, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Pierre Bouchard, Pierre Turgeon, Ryan O'Byrne, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Damphousse
My evaluation is still…
As I mentioned yesterday in the post titled “Has the season self-destructed??” I think it’s been pretty hard to clearly evaluate just how good this team is.
There has been some raunchy performances on the one hand. On the other hand there have been some great performances where they’ve been in the game or have won.
Last night against the Washington Capitals were one such game were I wasn’t filled with optimism before hand but afterwards I certainly was.
Posted by Yves Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Categories: Evaluation, My thoughts
Tags: Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Markov, Bob Gainey, Brian Gionta, Carey Price, Evaluation, Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Team 990, Tomas Plekanec, Washington Capitals

