jaroslav-halak Stories - Habs Eyes On The Prize
Insanity
In the Slovakia vs. Czech Republic game during the 2009 IIHF World Championship, Tomas Surovy swung his stick and hit his own goalie as if he was in a T-ball game. What makes this more unbelievable is that the goalie was JAROSLAV HALAK, GOALIE FOR THE MONTREAL CANADIENS!!!! I'm sorry, Tomas, but...
Kudos For Chris' Habs Goaltenting Controversy Study
Since we published the "Price / Halak - October 2009" piece on Monday, Chris' in depth study on the Canadiens goaltending perceptions and misconceptions has garnered an unforeseen reaction across the web and various media. It has produced quite an astounding amount of ripples and the attention...
League Goaltending Situation
Given that the Edmonton Oilers are currently holding three goaltenders on their NHL roster, I thought it might be of interest to look around the league and see which teams could be buying or selling goaltenders.Atlanta - The Thrashers starting netminder is injury-prone Kari Lehtonen. Lehtonen was...
Habs Deals In The Works
There is lots of speculation regarding the future of Canadiens defenseman Sheldon Souray in Montreal.Souray, one of the heroes of last nights shootout win over the Leafs, is in the midst of a career season, and is an UFA come July 1st, 2007. The origin of the speculation resides in the fact that...
Fresh Blood For The Canadiens
Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced Saturday that right-winger Duncan Milroy has been recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.Milroy, 24, has played in 52 games of the Bulldogs' 54 games so far this season. He leads the Bulldogs in goals and scoring with 23 goals and 29...
The Return Of Cristobal Huet
There's good news on the Cristobal Huet injury front according the Canadiens official website. While most reports have had him gone until the post season, there had been some rumblings that a possible return was sooner. My understanding was that once the website commented on the goalie's progress,...
Habs Blow A Golden Opportunity At MSG / Loose Ends
They can blame it on the dancing bears, the looming stench of elephant dung in the air, or the resulting mushy ice. Anyway you slice it, the Habs simply didn't measure up against the Rangers tonight at MSG.The Canadiens missed a golden chance to clinch a playoff spot with a tie, as the Toronto...
According To Timmins, Canadiens Future Filled With Promise
During the course of the past week, Canadiens fans heard the raves of GM Bob Gainey, coach Guy Carbonneau, and team president Pierre Boivin regarding the Habs crop of youngters set to battle for positions on the team in the coming seasons. The most prominant of these names, Carey Price, has just...
Who Were These Masked Men?
In 98 years of history, the Montreal Canadiens have had 74 goaltenders play for the team since 1909. The group as a whole, tell a tale almost as storied as hockey itself.Following their names and legends back in time, you can practically watch the evolution of the position grow into what it is...
Is Paying The Price in Cristobal's Crystal Ball?
What a troublemaker that Carey Price, upsetting the evolving Canadiens goaltending hierarchy by becoming too good, too soon!Three years and three goalies in succession, all of whom have captured the imaginations of Habs fans, has created the happiest of problems for Canadiens GM Bob Gainey.First...
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