March 12th, 2008, 09:23 AM
They are presently first overall in the east. Are they once again contenders for Lord Stanley's hardware?
They are fast but on the smaller side. There are a lot of guys on that team with a scoring touch. Who knows how far they'll go when the playoffs turn into rink rodeo but they're an exciting team to watch, for now.
They are presently first overall in the east. Are they once again contenders for Lord Stanley's hardware?
They are fast but on the smaller side. There are a lot of guys on that team with a scoring touch. Who knows how far they'll go when the playoffs turn into rink rodeo but they're an exciting team to watch, for now.
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March 13th, 2008, 12:53 AM
I've been a Habs fan all my life. One of my treasured possessions is a Habs jersey with Bob Gainey's number on it. Now there was an admirable player. Never the flashy superstar like a lot of the guys he played with, but he always gave 100% and got the job done. Are there any other teams? No. We cannot allow Quebec to separate; what would we call Les Canadiens, eh?
I've been a Habs fan all my life. One of my treasured possessions is a Habs jersey with Bob Gainey's number on it. Now there was an admirable player. Never the flashy superstar like a lot of the guys he played with, but he always gave 100% and got the job done. Are there any other teams? No. We cannot allow Quebec to separate; what would we call Les Canadiens, eh?
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March 13th, 2008, 12:53 AM
I've been a Habs fan since I was a little girl, until l970 when the canucks arrived, and I
would be thrilled if they go all the way, cause there is no way our canucks will this year.
They have a very exciting team, and with the addition of Price in goal, (although he is
very young), they have the ingredients to do it. Yeah, your right they are not big, and
if they managed to come up against anaheim, (if they get through again), they will
have trouble.
Who knows, anything can happen.
I've been a Habs fan since I was a little girl, until l970 when the canucks arrived, and I
would be thrilled if they go all the way, cause there is no way our canucks will this year.
They have a very exciting team, and with the addition of Price in goal, (although he is
very young), they have the ingredients to do it. Yeah, your right they are not big, and
if they managed to come up against anaheim, (if they get through again), they will
have trouble.
Who knows, anything can happen.
March 13th, 2008, 01:22 AM
I too have been a Habs fan since I was a tyke. Bob Gainey's game on New Years Eve 1979 (the second go at the Red Army) was an amazing performance. That's when Tikonov (sp?) called him the best all around player in the world, I believe. Guy Lafleur is my all time favorite player. If you ever get a chance to hear Don Cherry tell the story of him launching a shot at Mike Milbury's head, it's pretty funny.
I too have been a Habs fan since I was a tyke. Bob Gainey's game on New Years Eve 1979 (the second go at the Red Army) was an amazing performance. That's when Tikonov (sp?) called him the best all around player in the world, I believe. Guy Lafleur is my all time favorite player. If you ever get a chance to hear Don Cherry tell the story of him launching a shot at Mike Milbury's head, it's pretty funny.
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March 13th, 2008, 02:42 AM
Remember Danny Galivan ? The voice of the Canadians ?
I grew up with him as my voice to the Habs. He died of cancer if ya didn't know but he was kinda like an idol or something to me in my heart for many years. I remember his voice on the radio when he broadcasted the two goals scored by Alex Delfekio, ( Delfequeo ) well who know how it is spelled, anyway, 7 seconds apart, ya believe that ? Detroit against the Habs circa 66 or 68 ?
Anyway the point of all this is I listened to him on the rad a few months before he died and he said, and I quote the best I can in my old age, ( as for hockey in the bigger picture of it all, " IT'S JUST A GAME ' ) Can you imagine how I felt when I heard that ?
Quoting Kreskin
They are presently first overall in the east. Are they once again contenders for Lord Stanley's hardware?
They are fast but on the smaller side. There are a lot of guys on that team with a scoring touch. Who knows how far they'll go when the playoffs turn into rink rodeo but they're an exciting team to watch, for now.
They are fast but on the smaller side. There are a lot of guys on that team with a scoring touch. Who knows how far they'll go when the playoffs turn into rink rodeo but they're an exciting team to watch, for now.
Remember Danny Galivan ? The voice of the Canadians ?
I grew up with him as my voice to the Habs. He died of cancer if ya didn't know but he was kinda like an idol or something to me in my heart for many years. I remember his voice on the radio when he broadcasted the two goals scored by Alex Delfekio, ( Delfequeo ) well who know how it is spelled, anyway, 7 seconds apart, ya believe that ? Detroit against the Habs circa 66 or 68 ?
Anyway the point of all this is I listened to him on the rad a few months before he died and he said, and I quote the best I can in my old age, ( as for hockey in the bigger picture of it all, " IT'S JUST A GAME ' ) Can you imagine how I felt when I heard that ?
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March 20th, 2008, 06:07 PM
The Habs sure surprised me this year since I didn't see them making the playoffs but with the renewed energy of Kovalev and his mentoring of players like Plekanec and the Kostitsyn brothers they have become a real power in the east. Add Carey Price and Halak, who has been solid, they should be able to win a first round matchup but I doubt they will do much better than that.
My doubts on Gainy are gone, he is the real deal I just hope he can get one or two impact players in the summer.
The Habs sure surprised me this year since I didn't see them making the playoffs but with the renewed energy of Kovalev and his mentoring of players like Plekanec and the Kostitsyn brothers they have become a real power in the east. Add Carey Price and Halak, who has been solid, they should be able to win a first round matchup but I doubt they will do much better than that.
My doubts on Gainy are gone, he is the real deal I just hope he can get one or two impact players in the summer.
March 20th, 2008, 07:57 PM
Quoting BM5
I sure do, however I didn't watch much in the 60's. I enjoyed the 70's Habs. Gallivan was very unique and great to listen to.
Remember Danny Galivan ? The voice of the Canadians ?
I grew up with him as my voice to the Habs. He died of cancer if ya didn't know but he was kinda like an idol or something to me in my heart for many years. I remember his voice on the radio when he broadcasted the two goals scored by Alex Delfekio, ( Delfequeo ) well who know how it is spelled, anyway, 7 seconds apart, ya believe that ? Detroit against the Habs circa 66 or 68 ?
Anyway the point of all this is I listened to him on the rad a few months before he died and he said, and I quote the best I can in my old age, ( as for hockey in the bigger picture of it all, " IT'S JUST A GAME ' ) Can you imagine how I felt when I heard that ?
I grew up with him as my voice to the Habs. He died of cancer if ya didn't know but he was kinda like an idol or something to me in my heart for many years. I remember his voice on the radio when he broadcasted the two goals scored by Alex Delfekio, ( Delfequeo ) well who know how it is spelled, anyway, 7 seconds apart, ya believe that ? Detroit against the Habs circa 66 or 68 ?
Anyway the point of all this is I listened to him on the rad a few months before he died and he said, and I quote the best I can in my old age, ( as for hockey in the bigger picture of it all, " IT'S JUST A GAME ' ) Can you imagine how I felt when I heard that ?
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March 21st, 2008, 02:32 AM
I watched the Habs when Maurice Richard was coming to the end of his career, then
Henry Richard had a great career, (he could keep the puck as long as he wanted it, had
so much talent), and many other habs of that era, then came Guy Lafleur, I loved watching
him play, his hair flying, and making great plays, apparantly he smoked a whole
packets of cigarettes while waiting for games, and arrived at the rink hours and hours before game time. Someone asked him once, do you have set plans with your line mates?
He said, no I don't, cause I don't even know what I'm going to do next, I just do it, so they
have to figure me out as I go.
I watched the Habs when Maurice Richard was coming to the end of his career, then
Henry Richard had a great career, (he could keep the puck as long as he wanted it, had
so much talent), and many other habs of that era, then came Guy Lafleur, I loved watching
him play, his hair flying, and making great plays, apparantly he smoked a whole
packets of cigarettes while waiting for games, and arrived at the rink hours and hours before game time. Someone asked him once, do you have set plans with your line mates?
He said, no I don't, cause I don't even know what I'm going to do next, I just do it, so they
have to figure me out as I go.
March 21st, 2008, 02:46 AM
I wish I had seen the Rocket other than the short clips every now and then. To get a true sense of a hockey player one needs to see them play game in and game out. I hear he was an amazing player. I sure liked Guy. I saw him in Vancouver with the Habs a couple of times. Also back in approximately 1990 I saw him playing oltimers hockey in Victoria. I got a chance to be at ice level and I was amazed how good he was for a so-called oldtimer. The puck followed him, and he was so smooth handling it. I told my brother that I thought he could still play in the NHL. The next year he came back and did a couple of stints with the Nordiques and Rangers.
I wish I had seen the Rocket other than the short clips every now and then. To get a true sense of a hockey player one needs to see them play game in and game out. I hear he was an amazing player. I sure liked Guy. I saw him in Vancouver with the Habs a couple of times. Also back in approximately 1990 I saw him playing oltimers hockey in Victoria. I got a chance to be at ice level and I was amazed how good he was for a so-called oldtimer. The puck followed him, and he was so smooth handling it. I told my brother that I thought he could still play in the NHL. The next year he came back and did a couple of stints with the Nordiques and Rangers.
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March 21st, 2008, 11:37 AM
We don't see many Montreal games on the west coast these days but I was a Habs fan for many years. I'm old enough to remember the six team NHL, and some of the greatest Montreal teams. Few players, before or since, could match Cornoyer(sp) or Lafleur for sheer excitement.
We don't see many Montreal games on the west coast these days but I was a Habs fan for many years. I'm old enough to remember the six team NHL, and some of the greatest Montreal teams. Few players, before or since, could match Cornoyer(sp) or Lafleur for sheer excitement.
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March 21st, 2008, 02:31 PM
Gotta watch the CBC French channels to see the Habs much. I do it all the time. The ads are more entertaining too...
Gotta watch the CBC French channels to see the Habs much. I do it all the time. The ads are more entertaining too...
March 21st, 2008, 02:57 PM
Quoting Dexter Sinister
For some reason we don't many, if any, games on the CBC french channel out here.
Gotta watch the CBC French channels to see the Habs much. I do it all the time. The ads are more entertaining too...
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March 21st, 2008, 04:05 PM
a fantastic save on LaFleur, and Guy went over and patted him on the shoulder, and
praised him for that effort. My daughters and I stood up in the back of the colliseum for
the whole game, just to get a look at him and the habs, loved it.
Quoting Kreskin
I watched Guy play in Vancouver with Montreal when Glen Hanlin was our goalie, he made
so-called oldtimer. The puck followed him, and he was so smooth handling it. I told my brother that I thought he could still play in the NHL. The next year he came back and did a couple of stints with the Nordiques and Rangers.
a fantastic save on LaFleur, and Guy went over and patted him on the shoulder, and
praised him for that effort. My daughters and I stood up in the back of the colliseum for
the whole game, just to get a look at him and the habs, loved it.
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March 21st, 2008, 07:47 PM
yes always watched the habs and nords on can ya believe french cbc when they at one time had hockey on it..
on a sad note i do hope Gainey finds his daughter some day soon...as her boat sank in the atlantic ocean a few years ago.
speaking as a maple leafs fan I find it hard to cheer for montreal but they've raised my eye brows once or twice this year.
yes always watched the habs and nords on can ya believe french cbc when they at one time had hockey on it..
on a sad note i do hope Gainey finds his daughter some day soon...as her boat sank in the atlantic ocean a few years ago.
speaking as a maple leafs fan I find it hard to cheer for montreal but they've raised my eye brows once or twice this year.
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Hope this won't affect them against the Bruins but I'm not sure I want the Habs to do the Leafs a favor.
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3/22/2008 4:37:31 PM
The Montreal Canadiens received some bad news Saturday when they learned that defenceman Mike Komisarek will miss the next three weeks with a lower-body injury.
The injury will keep the 26-year old blueliner out of the Habs lineup for the remainder of the regular season and possibly the beginning of the playoffs.
"Mike has a lower body injury, that's all I can tell you, and he's going to out a minimum of three weeks," head coach Guy Carbonneau told reporters. "We hope that after two weeks we can evaluate him and go day-to-day after that, but it's going to be in that vicinity."
Komisarek suffered the injury in the first period of Thursday's victory over the Boston Bruins and did not return.
''It's never a good time for these type of things,'' Komisarek told The Canadian Press on Saturday. 'The good news it is that it'll be two or three weeks. I'll be in good hands, get good treatment and be back for the playoffs. I'll try to take a positive out of it.''
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The West Islip, New York native is enjoying a breakout campaign this year for the Canadiens with four goals, 13 assists and 101 penalty minutes while sporting a +9 rating. He also leads the league in blocked shots with and is second in the NHL with 266 hits. He is also the Habs top penalty killing defenceman and plays on the number one defensive pairing with Andrei Markov.
3/22/2008 4:37:31 PM
The Montreal Canadiens received some bad news Saturday when they learned that defenceman Mike Komisarek will miss the next three weeks with a lower-body injury.
The injury will keep the 26-year old blueliner out of the Habs lineup for the remainder of the regular season and possibly the beginning of the playoffs.
"Mike has a lower body injury, that's all I can tell you, and he's going to out a minimum of three weeks," head coach Guy Carbonneau told reporters. "We hope that after two weeks we can evaluate him and go day-to-day after that, but it's going to be in that vicinity."
Komisarek suffered the injury in the first period of Thursday's victory over the Boston Bruins and did not return.
''It's never a good time for these type of things,'' Komisarek told The Canadian Press on Saturday. 'The good news it is that it'll be two or three weeks. I'll be in good hands, get good treatment and be back for the playoffs. I'll try to take a positive out of it.''
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The West Islip, New York native is enjoying a breakout campaign this year for the Canadiens with four goals, 13 assists and 101 penalty minutes while sporting a +9 rating. He also leads the league in blocked shots with and is second in the NHL with 266 hits. He is also the Habs top penalty killing defenceman and plays on the number one defensive pairing with Andrei Markov.
