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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...
Some late evening Habs reading
"I'm working hard to pick up the language as much as I can and as quickly as I can. Hopefully that will be the case by the time some of the decisions are made" - Randy Cunneyworth 01-03-2012 Well if you want a few words for your boss, say around mid-late April, perhaps, "Va te faire......" are...
This Day in Habs History for Nov 4
1921: Leo Dandurand was named manager of the Montreal Canadiens. 1956: Jacques Plante completed a perfect weekend, with his second straight shutout over the Chicago Blackhawks, a 1-0 win (following a 6-0 victory the day before). It was Plante's 21st career shutout. 1971: With Ken Dryden taking...
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...
Time for some perspective
I have long given up the fight trying to convince the emotional mind to produce rational thought. If one made their life goal to fight this fight and lived in the city of Montreal they would find themselves in the madhouse very quickly. The emotional fan tends to jump to scapegoating and...
This Day in Habs History
1910: Former NHL defenseman Jean Pusie (pictured) was born in Montreal, Que. Pusie played in the NHL 1930-31 through 1935-36 with Montreal, the New York Rangers and Boston 1950: Maurice Richard scored both goals to lead the Canadiens to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins at Boston. 1954: Jacques...
Habs Collectors update: Jacques Lemaire asks to much
A few updates for collectors of Montreal Canadiens autographs and memorabilia updated on a few things. A few weeks back, I noted the nice roster of former Habs attending the The Toronto Sport Card Expo in November. There have been a couple minor changes since that reporter. Jacques Laperriere is no...
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