The Habs get Buried by the Sens

Wednesday nights game between Montreal and Ottawa was a little one-sided to say the least.  Ottawa destroyed Montreal 5-1. 

Noteably, PK Subban, who has signed his contract with Montreal was missing from the lineup.  Maybe, the coaches want to give him a little practice time with the team before suiting him up.  Hopefully, he will be in the lineup Saturday, against Buffalo.  The Habs play the Buffalo Sabres at 2 PM, in Buffalo, before facing off against Ottawa again on Sunday, also at 2 PM.

Hopefully, the Habs show up for the next game against Ottawa.  The last game was so bad, I couldn't stand to watch the third period, nor was I able to blog about the game until today, two days later after I was able to recover from the traumatizing experience.

For an interview with PK Subban, check out the Montreal Canadiens website: http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=652979&navid=DL|MTL|home

See you this weekend,

Pat

Gallagher is first star!

The Montreal Canadiens win tonight against the Winnipeg Jets, 4-3.  It was an exciting back and forth game with the Habs going up 2-0.  Only to have Winnepeg net 3 in row.  The Habs came back with a goal from Eric Cole, near the end of the second period.  The teams entered the third period all tied up until, finally, Plekanec wins it with a powerplay goal.

The Montreal Canadiens are looking younger than ever this year and Brendan Gallagher is a big part of that.  He netted his second goal of the season with a hard drive to the net.  It seemed like he took Winnpegs Goalie, Pavelec, by surprise with one knee down on the ice as he fired high for the top corner.  It looked like something I've seen Cammalleri do before.

All in all, it's been a good start to the long-anticipated 2013 season.  Montreal now had 4 wins and 1 loss.  Not bad, considering PK Subban still hasn't made it into the lineup.  He may be there for tomorrow's game against Ottawa, but the Habs coaching staff was unwilling to confirm.

It's looking bright for Habs fans!

PK Subban signs with Montreal for $5.75 Million over 2 years

After missing the first few games of action, Montreal defensemen PK Subban finally has a contract with the team.  PK will be seeing 2 million in the first year of his contract and 3.75 million next season.

A lot of fans feel that PK Subban was low-balled by the Canadiens.  Kevin, a long-time Habs fan says that, "Subban's contract is so much lower than the other leading defensemen in the league.  He is such a star player, the fans love him, he deserves more than what he got".

However, others fan think that Subban got all that he needs.  "Hockey players make so much money already.  After the lockout I just want to watch hockey and if players don't want to play, than good riddance to them", Kelly, a Toronto fan says.

Winnepeg is visting the Habs on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 PM eastern.  Next, the Habs visit Ottawa Wednesday Jan. 30 at 7:00 PM Eastern. 

Hockey is Finally Starting!

The lockout that kicked off the 2012-2013 season has come to an end.  There will be a 48 or 50 game season followed by the playoffs.  As of the posting of this blog the schedules have not been released.

Sit back, hockey will be starting soon!