Montreal Canadiens

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (HabsCast) Our beloved Montreal Canadiens picked up 5 of a possible 6 points this week and have kept themselves alive for a playoff spot. This keep is starting to play Ok and we have seen a super line of sorts emerge with Koivu, Kovalev and Tanguay. Unfortunately when one line succeeds another inevitabl...

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (HabsCast) So I guess it was all talent for Carey Price to rob Ilya Kovalchuk and flash a little leather. Our beloved Montreal Canadiens were at risk of loosing six games in a row and they needed to step up against the Atlanta Thrashers to stay alive in the playoff race. Bob put the big line together with Koi...

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (HabsCast) Who is Montreals #1 Goalie?How has Bob Gainey done so far as head coach?Did Carbo deserve to get fired?Does fighting belong in hockey?Habs free agents … who’s staying / who’s going?Will the Canadiens make the playoffs?Who’s going to the Stanley Cup finals?Does Sean Avery belong in the N...

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (Everything Hockey.) Move aside St. Patrick you got about a week left to own the NHL’s all time wins record before Martin Brodeur eclipses your mark. Unfortunately the historic win came against are beloved Montreal Canadiens who desperately needed the points to stay ahead in the Eastern Confrence playoff race....

By Kevin van Steendelaar He will be the 11th member of the Canadiens to reach this mark, but all eyes will be focused elsewhere on the ice, as Montreal native, Martin Brodeur, a nemesis of the Canadiens since he started his career with the New Jersey Devils, could tie a record held by a living hockey legend, Patric...

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (Everything Hockey.) After the tail spin that saw the Canadiens sitting in 9th place in the Eastern Conferences going into Sundays game against the Dallas Stars GM Bob Gainey decided that it was time to right the ship himself and fired his long time friend Guy Carbonneau and assuming the position behind the b...

By fellowshipofhockey@gmail.com (Everything Hockey.) The leagues biggest sell out (Mats) came to back to Montréal this week and our beloved Canadiens were finally able to put back to back wins together for the first time this month. Our franchise goaltender has been keeping the bench warm as the pride of Bratislava has been keeping the team in c...

By Kevin van Steendelaar More recently however, Guy Lafleur has faced some more personal legal issues, and has been criticized for making some publicly outspoken comments on the current Montreal Canadiens' roster. As we all know, Guy Lafleur was the face Montreal Canadiens through most of the '70's and early...

By Greg Wyshynski • Patrick Roy claims his minor league team's management has asked him not to speak publically about his sons being unrelenting hockey thugs. [Canadian Press] • How the NHL can learn from the current NHL vs. NBA debate. [Jibblescribbits]

By Greg Wyshynski • Patrick Roy claims his minor league team's management has asked him not to speak publically about his sons being unrelenting hockey thugs. [Canadian Press] • How the NHL can learn from the current NHL vs. NBA debate. [Jibblescribbits]

By rinkrat Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges plays with the puck with which he scored his first goal in the bleu-blanc-rouge. The Canadiens will mount the puck on a plaque for him, Gorges's first NHL goal in nearly two years. Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges plays with the puck with which he scored his...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) It seems like the Canadiens have turned into a football team cause they’ve only been playing once a week. After a week between games the Habs traveled to Columbus for an unexciting game against the Blue Jackets. Last time these two teams met the Jackets shut out our beloved Habs but I knew that...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Three games, three wins. This week the Habs destroyed the Maple Leafs and showed the Toronto based hockey world the difference between a first place team and a last place team. Speaking of last place teams the Canadiens got some revenge against the Flyers coming back to score three unanswer...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) The snowmelts, the grass is growing and the Leafs have been eliminated from the playoffs. Tonight the Habs stole a win from Buffalo. The Canadiens were coming off four days of rest and the team looked slow. It took 50 minutes for les boys to find their legs and show the Sabres their speed. Carey Pr...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) … and third is Gross with the hairiest chest. It would seem like the Ottawa Senators are to the Montreal Canadiens as the Canadiens are to the Boston Bruins, unbeatable. So what if we’re only 1 in 6 against the Senators, we’re still ahead in the standings. Tonight the Habs played the collection...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) The Habs finished their 4 game road trip with a visit to Southern California. The 1st place Canadiens played the Kings (yawn) and Stanley Cup Champion Ducks in back to back games. No surprises in either game as the Habs had no problems with the last place Kings. Halak finally got his first start...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) The first place Montreal Canadiens are in the Pacific division showing those boys how we role back East. A .500 record so far in one of the most competitive division in hockey is descent but I’ve come to expect more from les Boys. We played a stinker in San Jose where Jonathan Cheechoo and Brian [......

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) The rumors in Montreal have been rampant for a star player to join our beloved Canadiens. Vincent Lecavalier and Alexander Ovechkin both came to town but not to support the Habs. The Canadiens got a much-needed home win against the eastern conference bottom feeding Tampa Bay Lightning. Unf...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) go to podcast.habscast.com for more information. The Canadiens were poised to play both their divisional rivals from Ontario. First a Hockey Day in Canada game against the hottest team in the league the Ottawa Senators. The Habs held a one goal lead for 55 minutes but failed to hold the Sens off...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) go to podcast.habscast.com for more information. The Adventures of Steve Zissou and the Montreal Canadiens A wise man once said; when things are good their great. For the Montreal Canadiens are on 4 game win streak. The power play is first in the league and the goaltending or penalty killing or...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Break out the cliche “when it rains … it pours” … The Habs are deffinitly not giving 110% … The Canadiens have now lost five, thats right count ‘em five games in a row. Carolina, Ottawa (two times), Florida and New Jersey have all beaten the sad sack Canadiens. On tonight’s episode Gross and Wen...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Penguins - The Habs finally win one … Abby was incredible … Streits an All-Star … and Samsonovs benched (Thank God) … Sorry this episode got posted so late … Gross you idiot … Anyways, Carbo really did his homework … he revamped the lineup and it seriously payed off … Lets hope [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Senators - Maybe we should make every team wait an hour and a half to start the game. What has been a bad … pretty much terrible month can easily be salvaged … or should be salvaged with a huge win over our division rivals … The Evil Ottawa Senators. O-Town came into Montreal one of the b...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Leafs - After a lack luster All-Star week … The HabsCast crew couldn’t wait for the Habs to get going again. Unfortunately the “rested” Canadiens headed to the armpit of Canada … also known as Toronto … to have their asses handed to them by the Maple Queefs. Aside from the usual beef...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Sabres - For those of you who don’t live in MTL … Let me tell you that when things are GOOD … their GREAT … and when things are BAD … well its like hell on earth. After their worst slump of the season the Canadiens came out stronger then ever with back [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Red Wings - A highly touted original six match up between the slumping Habs and the Red hot Wings … ends but of course with a familiar finish for the Good Guys. The Wings showed us what Western Conference tight checking hockey is all about. The Habs offense was not there as [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Senators - Just when we thought the Canadiens were back to their winning ways, they drop the biggest stinker of the year. The Sens smoked the Habs 8-3. Not a single Hab came to play tonight … what an embarrassment … crappy loss as all the Canadiens were suffering from some serious ha...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Flyers - The Canadians continued with their winning ways tonight in the city of brotherly love. Forsberg rejoined his team tonight as he tried to rally the last place Flyers past the Habs … During the first 10 minutes of the game … Their were no rules, no defense and deffinitly NO g...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Thrashers - After an insipid loss to the Devils on beautiful Sunday afternoon the Canadiens were back to their winning ways. Atlanta is but of course one of the hottest teams in the league … Bob Hartley had them well rested for the game. The Habs stillsuffering from flu symptoms we...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Rangers - Strikin’ by the flu bug the Montreal Canadiens came out flat for a second straight game. After being slapped in the face by Washington the sickly Habs came out with no jump tonight against the New York Rangers. The Canadiens were in clear need of their captain Saku “He Can...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Capitals - The Habs were smoked like a cheap cigar … Nuff said! Basically our beloved Canadiens didn’t show up for a complete sixty minutes. They played maybe at best a solid first period then decided to have a nervous breakdown. There one positive tonight was Carbos new and impro...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Capitals - Happy New Year to all … and to all a Habs win! Thats right boys and girls the Habs finally end there season high two game losing streak. Largely due to the stellar play of … you guessed it … Tomas Plekanec. The second line single handedly beat the Capitals. [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Capitals - Did anyone see Gilad on RDS ??? I thought i did … not to sure. Anyways, Ovechkin was totally shutdown by ChrisoWall Huet … boy did he play well. Alexander the great was held to only five shots, one assist, and a minus two. I know … I know one assist [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Bruins - Well the Habs SUCK!!! They lost tonight to the much hated Boston Bruins which ended there 5 game winning streak … Sorry about that whole Habs Sucking comment … Just mad that they can’t beat crappy, horrible, bottom feeding, dirt-bag teams … But i still luv them … and I’m p...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Flyers - Can you smell what the Habs are cookin? It sure ain’t chilli … To sum this game up in one word we’d use “AWSOME” … Jokes … No we’d use “DOMINANCE” … why you ask … because the Habs dominate … 5 game win streak … goals scored by the most [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Sabres - The #2 Habs came in to Buffalo red hot and ready to go … continuing right from where they left off … and proceeded to tearing the Sabres a new “Fill in the Blank”. Carbo and Gaineys hand picked … High quality … High octane … Four lines of dominance were [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Penguins - Crosby and Co. came into Montreal sizzling hot, burning and pillaging all of their previous opponents. But Cristobal Huet and the Habs were ready to go. The Canadiens are on a three game win streak, having beaten both the Boston Bruins, and the Tampa Bay Lightning earli...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Sabres - Tonight the Montreal Carnadiens attempted to go toe to toe with the high flying Buffalo Sabers. Buffalo quickly grabbed a lead but thanks to goals by Saku Koivu and Sheldon Souray the Canadiens battled back to force once again another shoot out. On this episode of HabsCa...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Islanders - A big double post game tonight … We recap both the Habs lose to the New Jersey Devils and their triumphant win against the Islanders. Canadiens tried to bore the Devils to death in a 1-1 tie but Patrick Elias buried the game winner with less than 7 seconds left in [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Bruins - All you trekkies and TV addicts. So you thought the Habs were gunna come back. Well they sure didn’t. Instead they lost there early lead … Then decided to come back and stir up all the fans emotions … only to blow it all with only 1 minute and 43 seconds [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Leafs - Let me start by saying that “Gaycroft” sucks the big one … The Leafs came out strong and totally dominated most of the game. But yet again the hearty Habs show up for just enough of the game … to let the Leafs know who’s boss. Koivu played exceptionally well. [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Hurricanes - Just when the Habs think hurricane seasons over … Erik Cole romps the Canadiens with a Category 5 performance. Habs come out strong and play a solid 4 minutes then decide to pack it up and go home. Home meaning “Lose”. Other then that the team was out played … out [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Panthers - It’s been a while since we’ve seen a game go scoreless in regulation and boy o’ boy both goalies were hot tonight. So it was no shocker that both teams couldn’t score. Huet keeps showing us Habs fans just how good he can really be and in doing so ruins Abbys [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Flyers - Still buzzing from a turkey hangover … Typical Canadiens … beat the #1 Sabres then lose to the basement dweling Flyers. What a bunch of losers … Just can’t get it done in front of Abby … Poor Guy. Anyways, Habs start the game looking good. Getting lots of shots on [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Sabres - Habs came out strong in the first and shut down the Sabres high octane offense. Once again Huet holds his fort and keeps a barrage of close shots out. Koivu rips, roars and scores a big goal, tying the game up. Then Souray puts a cherry on top and scores with [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Wild - My God! This game was more then wild … Once again Huet gets the win … Habs come on strong in the first … flop in the second … and come right back and win a doozey. Backstrom was incredible. Making saves no goalie should make. Anyways on tonight’s show we [...]

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Thrashers - Bing Bang Boom … Habs Great Serge Savard retires his number in style … Canadiens romp the Thrashers … and All of Montreal is happy. For now at least. On tonights show we discuss the splendid play of Chrisobal Huet and how that’s ruining Abbys life. We then debate how “Fren...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Lightning - Well, the Habs came out mighty and strong early in the first and honestly never looked back. The stellar play of Cristobal Huet leads to most Habs fans wondering what exactly Gainey plans for Abby. Speaking of Gainey … What’s going on with Latendresse? The guy’s makin...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Sens - Well, the Habs sorta regain there manhood after being totally embarrassed in Toronto Saturday night. The Canadiens came out weak and slow in the first, but thanks to the outstanding goaltending of Cristobal Huet the Canadiens were able to steal the “W” in Ottawa. Other th...

By habscast@gmail.com (Montreal Canadiens PodCast) Canadiens / Leafs - DEATH TO THE MAPLE LEAFS … “Don’t quote us”. The Habs were out skated, out hit, out shot, out everythinged. Aebischer started the game but sure didn’t finish it after letting in four goals on 28 shots. It’s always embarassing to lose to the Maple Leafs but to lose to them [...]