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Price vs. Halak. The Return.
Time to break out an old gimmick to look at last night's return of the prodigal son. Unfortunately the return involved the Canadiens treating Halak more politely than any time during his Canadiens tenure. I still believe that the Price vs. Halak debate is going to bubble up and I wouldn't be...
This Day in Habs History for Nov 8 - The Rocket hits 325!
1942: Buddy O'Connor had a goal and five assists (including an NHL-record four assists in the third period) in a 10-4 win over the New York Rangers.In that game rookie Maurice Richard scored his first NHL goal. Toe Blake scored twice for the Canadiens, to give him 100 in his NHL career. 1952:...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 31
1942: Maurice Richard played his first NHL game with the Montreal Canadiens. He wore #15, and picked up his first NHL point (an assist) 36 seconds into the game, a 3-2 win for over the Boston Bruins. 1974: Ken Dryden recorded his 15th career shutout in the Canadiens' 3-0 win over the Washington...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 26
1940: The Canadiens signed Ken Reardon and John Quilty. 1946: Maurice Richard scored his 8th career hat trick and added an assist and Billy Reay picked up three assists in the Canadiens' 7-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. 1972: Jacques Lemaire scored twice and added two assists, and goalie Ken...
This Day In Habs History for Oct 22
1953: Dick Irvin became the first coach in NHL history to win 600 career games, when the Canadiens beat the Blackhawks 3-2 at Chicago. 1961: Jacques Plante became the first goaltender in franchise history (and the 6th in the NHL) to record 250 career victories as the Canadiens won 3-2 at...
Tuesday Habs Links
Arpon Basu on the Habs injury bug Chris Boucher's analysis shows the Habs played better against the Toronto Maple Leafs than the Winnipeg Jets. Ranking the Habs prospects through week one. Habs prospect Brendan Gallagher makes the hot list in this week's WJHC Power Rankings "The product of Delta,...
How I Became A Habs Fan
Robert L Note: A nod for hatching the inspiration for this piece must go out to Dennis Kane's Excellent Montreal Canadiens Blog, for telling of how the Canadiens were a gift to him in his youth from his father. It was a very familiar tale of fathers and sons. I'm posting my story of how I became a...
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