A late goal by Braydon Coburn punched Tampa’s ticket to the second round and a return engagement with the Montreal Canadiens. The last playoff battle between these teams ended with a Max Pacioretty power play marker clinching a 4-0 series sweep for the Habs. With the Habs and Bolts set to renew ac...
Near-Perfect Game, Flawed Result by Andrew Saadalla... The Montreal Canadiens were very well prepared against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. They outplayed, outhit, and outperformed the Lightning in nearly all aspects, and arguably played one of th...
La Vie en Tri Oh dear. It's hard to write otyad. 'But it's only five letters', you say. 'It can't be that hard to spell!' *checks dictionary* ....T-o-d-a-y Ok, that was easier than I thought. But don't think too much, especially about last night. What a heartbreaker for Les Boys. They ca...
“It's the same old story Same old song and dance, my friend” - Aerosmith By now it is sounding like a broken record. The Montreal Canadiens inability to score, be it even-strength, on the powerplay or even on the penalty kill has truly caught up with them. The Canadiens are clearly frustra...
Will the real Habs please step forward. I think this is what all Habs fans are thing heading into game 3 of this series. Are they the blubbering fools that played out in game 2, or are they the 2nd overall team in the NHL? Somewhere in between is more realistic. But lets be honest with ourselves: th...
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” William Shakespeare. Henry V. The last time we saw the Montreal Canadiens, they filed despondently off the ice with the Bell Centre silent and empty. A game that had started with such promise had devolved into a nightmare with all the wors...
"Lord won't You tell us Tell us what does it mean At the end of every hard earned day People find some reason to believe" Bruce Springsteen. Reason to Believe. An absolute heartbreaker. It took only 7 seconds for Tyler Johnson and Victor Hedman to erase the most solid effort you could hav...