The Montreal Canadiens traded Erik Cole for Michael Ryder on Tuesday.
Cole has shown terrible sportsmanship this year and I think it's a very positive thing that he's on his way out. He had a strong season last year, but is playing terrible so far this season and has a reputation for being inconsistent.
Micheal Ryder, brings a lot of scoring potential to the Habs lineup. He had 35 goals last season and is capable of making things happen. He provides some depth to our powerplay too as he is known for being a great sniper.
To Cole's credit he also had 35 goals last season. However, this year Ryder's 14 point (6 goals and 8 assists) is a much stronger start than Erik Cole's 6 points (3 goals and 3 assists).
Habs Show Up the Leafs 5-2
In their third meeting with the Leafs this season the Habs win 5-2. It was a needed win for the Habs after losing the previous two meetings with Toronto. The Leafs outscored Montreal 8-1 those games.
See the video highlights here: http://video.canadiens.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlg=20122013,2,284&event=TOR45&lang=en&navid=DL|MTL|home
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Allergic to the Leafs
It's the Second visit from the Maple Leafs to the Bell Center, and the
second game the Habs want to forget.
• Yannick Weber, for the 10th time in 11 matches, and Thomas Kaberle, for the fourth game in a row, were left on the side. In the stands, the two defenders were joined, with little surprise to anyone, by Ryan White whose double minor penalties against Buffalo on Thursday did very little to help his team win.
Like
its home opener against the Leafs, the Habs had a pitiful start to the
game Saturday night.
At
least, the first time it had been a close game until the end. This time, it
was a blowout, 6-0, which pleased all the Leafs fans who occupied the
building.
James
Reimer, Toronto's goalie, made 37 saves, earning the seventh shutout of his
career and his second against the Canadiens.
“Every
time a goalie gets a shutout, it is a matter of team work", pointed out
the Leafs' masked man. "This evening [Saturday night], I saw 90% of the
shots easily.”
Michel
Therrien's gang has now lost five games out of seven against Division rivals,
of which one was a shootout. Not very good for the standings.
Speaking
about Saturday’s game Therrien said, “We got lots of shots, especially in
second period, but very few good scoring chances”.
Toronto
was Much Better
This
victory, the third straight for the Leafs, pushed the Leafs ahead on Montreal
in the Eastern Conference standings.
The
Habs can only be encouraged by knowing that they're not the only one to have
troubles when the Maple Leafs visit. The
Leafs have now won six of the seven matches they played on the road.
"If I knew
the recipe, I would use it everywhere. Our fans in Toronto deserve more
victories. They are the best fans in the world”, declared Randy Carlyle, whose
team obtained only one win in five home games at the Air Canada Centre.
Stuck
in their own territory during the start of the game, the Habs had multiple
blunders.
“It
was our worst match since the beginning of the season. We started flat, and
lost all our one-on-one battles. However, I felt that we were ready before the
game”, said Francis Bouillon.
During
the first minute of play, Leo Kamarov benefitted from a lack of communication
between Alexei Emelin and Andrei Markov to score his first goal in the NHL.
Next,
Tyler Bozak, forgotten by Erik Cole in front of the net, did not have any
difficulty to double Toronto's lead, 2-0.
Cole
on the bench
It
was a terrible shift for Cole who, a few seconds before letting Bozak score,
lost the face-off to the left of Carey Price.
Overall,
it was not a great match for the 34 year old veteran. Therrien quickly realised
and relegated Cole to the fourth line towards the end of the first period.
After
Brandon Prust and Travis Moen were given a chance, Brendan Gallagher was
selected to complete the Habs second line with David Desharnais and Max
Pacioretty.
The
rookie took advantage of the opportunity, not missing his chance to show his
presence while being on the attack and refusing to let himself be bullied after
the whistle blew. He even started a fight against Michael Kostka.
An
Attempted Comeback
The Canadiens had
their best moments during the second period. At this time, James van Riemsdyk
had already put Toronto ahead 3 to 0. Cole, who ended up showing signs of life,
and Brian Gionta obtained the best scoring chances for the Habs.
Phil
Kessel, Korbinian Holser and Dion Phaneuf finished off the 6-0 massacre for
Toronto, Kessel and Phaneuf scored on the powerplay.
The Canadian play their next two games in Florida. First, they play Tampa on Tuesday and then the
Panthers on Thursday. Both games are at
7:30 PM (ET).
• Yannick Weber, for the 10th time in 11 matches, and Thomas Kaberle, for the fourth game in a row, were left on the side. In the stands, the two defenders were joined, with little surprise to anyone, by Ryan White whose double minor penalties against Buffalo on Thursday did very little to help his team win.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
A Heartbreaking Loss
The Habs were up 4-2 tonight. But, they lost the game. They deserved a better finish.
In a postgame interview, coach Therrien summed it up, "Everything was under control. We were up 4-2. Then someone's lack of discipline cost us the game." His harsh words were directed towards Ryan White who got a double minor for roughing at 7:32 in the 3rd period. The Buffalo Sabres capitalized on the man-advantage, bringing the score to 4-3 in favor of Montreal.
White's penalty was absolutely deserved. He was checked into the boards coming into the Sabres zone and decided to drop the gloves against a cowering Sabres defensemen. The referee broke it up immediately. And, White had to sit four minutes in the box.
Despite allowing the goal on the Sabres powerplay, the Habs seemed to have everything under control, holding a 4-3 lead for the rest of the third, until the dying seconds. With two seconds left on the clock the Sabres Tomas Vanek bangs in his second of the night, and league leading 10th goal on the season.
The 5 minute overtime was exciting with both teams getting good scoring chances, but no one was able to score, meaning that the game would be decided in a shutout.
The Sabres first shooter was Tomas Vanek. Who, obviously scores the way he's been on fire. He does a fake shot, then rips it top corner.
Galchenyuk answers for the Habs, tying things up 1-1 on the shootout.
Finally, the Sabres third shooter Pominville scores. Gionta gets a final chance to tie things up. He pulled a nice move but it wasn't enough to beat Ryan Miller, who came through with the save.
Plekanec scored twice tonight, making him the Habs lead goal-scorer with 6 goals on the season. Subban and Gallagher each had a goal. It was Subban's second of the year and Gallagher's fourth.
The Habs next game is Saturday against the Leafs in Montreal. The Leafs won the last time the two teams met in the season opener, finishing 2-1.
In a postgame interview, coach Therrien summed it up, "Everything was under control. We were up 4-2. Then someone's lack of discipline cost us the game." His harsh words were directed towards Ryan White who got a double minor for roughing at 7:32 in the 3rd period. The Buffalo Sabres capitalized on the man-advantage, bringing the score to 4-3 in favor of Montreal.
White's penalty was absolutely deserved. He was checked into the boards coming into the Sabres zone and decided to drop the gloves against a cowering Sabres defensemen. The referee broke it up immediately. And, White had to sit four minutes in the box.
Despite allowing the goal on the Sabres powerplay, the Habs seemed to have everything under control, holding a 4-3 lead for the rest of the third, until the dying seconds. With two seconds left on the clock the Sabres Tomas Vanek bangs in his second of the night, and league leading 10th goal on the season.
The 5 minute overtime was exciting with both teams getting good scoring chances, but no one was able to score, meaning that the game would be decided in a shutout.
The Sabres first shooter was Tomas Vanek. Who, obviously scores the way he's been on fire. He does a fake shot, then rips it top corner.
Galchenyuk answers for the Habs, tying things up 1-1 on the shootout.
Finally, the Sabres third shooter Pominville scores. Gionta gets a final chance to tie things up. He pulled a nice move but it wasn't enough to beat Ryan Miller, who came through with the save.
Plekanec scored twice tonight, making him the Habs lead goal-scorer with 6 goals on the season. Subban and Gallagher each had a goal. It was Subban's second of the year and Gallagher's fourth.
The Habs next game is Saturday against the Leafs in Montreal. The Leafs won the last time the two teams met in the season opener, finishing 2-1.
Habs First Big Test: Failed
The Habs failed at what many were calling their biggest test of the season
to date. That's because they were playing the Boston Bruins who have been
sitting at the top of the Eastern conference this season. The Habs could have
moved into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with Pittsburgh had
they won tonight. But they lost. So, they are instead sitting in 6th place in
what is still a very close Eastern Conference race. Boston moves back into first place.
The Habs started off the first period dominating. They had many good scoring chances including a partial breakaway by Plekanec. He put on a wonderful move and nearly found the back of the net, but soon after Bourque got a bad penalty crashing into Boston's goalie.
Before Bourque's penalty was complete, Prust was able to draw a penalty against Boston's Tyler Seguin. Prust got a breakaway during the penalty kill, put on a rather unglamorous move and then got smashed into Boston's netminder by Seguin. In fact, Prust was at least a little lucky that he didn't end up with the penalty to give Boston a 5 on 3 powerplay. The referee could have also easily penalized both players, giving them offsetting minor penalties.
Boston had another powerplay in the first after PK Subban got two minutes for hooking. At the end of the first, the game was scoreless.
To start the second period Boston gets a penalty, but Montreal cannot capitalize. Next, the Habs get a penalty. Plekanec was on a breakaway, which affected Montreal's line change, and there were 6 men on the ice. In the end Plekanec didn't even get a shot away on his breakaway. Not because of the penalty, that came after, he just seemed to forget the puck. Focus Plekanec!
Luckily, Boston did not capitalize on the penalty. Soon after it was the Habs chance on the man advantage after Lucic gets called for hi-sticking. This time they pulled through with a bullet from the point. PK Subban's monster shot bounced off a Boston stick and made its way into the net. One to zero for the Habs.
Lucic gets another penalty, for slashing this time. Apparently, he did not learn his lesson after Subban's goal on the last powerplay. The Habs couldn't score on the man advantage and go into the 2nd intermission up 1-0.
Less than 10 seconds in to third period, Seguin ties the game up, 1-1. Then, two minutes later Krejci scores a rebound goal, 2-1 for Boston. And, that's how the night ended for the Habs.
There were a few good chances at the end of the game, but it was too little, and too late.
Okay, my title saying that the Habs failed is a little harsh. They actually played very well and could have won the game tonight. In particular, they really dominated the first period outshooting Boston 11-4. But, they didn't keep up the heat as the final shot count was 23-21 in favor of Boston.
The Habs really needed better discipline from PK Subban. He spent 4 minutes in the penalty box tonight, including the last two minutes of the game, ruining any chance of a comeback.
Pacioretty, who underwent surgery just over a week ago, was playing in his second since the procedure. In a pregame interview, Paciorety said, "I didn't want Boston to be my first game. It's nice going into tonight with a game under my belt." He played 16 minutes on Sunday against the Senators and 18 minutes tonight. He looks like he has recovered very well and rather quickly. We should consider giving him the nickname Wolverine.
In the pre-game ceremony Galchenyuk was awarded the Molson Cup for January. Good for the young forward and bad for Carey Price who almost always wins it.
Montreal visits the Sabres Thursday at 7 PM (ET) and they host the Leafs Saturday February 9, at 7 PM (ET).
The Habs started off the first period dominating. They had many good scoring chances including a partial breakaway by Plekanec. He put on a wonderful move and nearly found the back of the net, but soon after Bourque got a bad penalty crashing into Boston's goalie.
Before Bourque's penalty was complete, Prust was able to draw a penalty against Boston's Tyler Seguin. Prust got a breakaway during the penalty kill, put on a rather unglamorous move and then got smashed into Boston's netminder by Seguin. In fact, Prust was at least a little lucky that he didn't end up with the penalty to give Boston a 5 on 3 powerplay. The referee could have also easily penalized both players, giving them offsetting minor penalties.
Boston had another powerplay in the first after PK Subban got two minutes for hooking. At the end of the first, the game was scoreless.
To start the second period Boston gets a penalty, but Montreal cannot capitalize. Next, the Habs get a penalty. Plekanec was on a breakaway, which affected Montreal's line change, and there were 6 men on the ice. In the end Plekanec didn't even get a shot away on his breakaway. Not because of the penalty, that came after, he just seemed to forget the puck. Focus Plekanec!
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| Plekanec goes on a breakaway but loses control of the puck. Photo: Richard Wolowicz. Source: habseyesontheprize.com |
Luckily, Boston did not capitalize on the penalty. Soon after it was the Habs chance on the man advantage after Lucic gets called for hi-sticking. This time they pulled through with a bullet from the point. PK Subban's monster shot bounced off a Boston stick and made its way into the net. One to zero for the Habs.
Lucic gets another penalty, for slashing this time. Apparently, he did not learn his lesson after Subban's goal on the last powerplay. The Habs couldn't score on the man advantage and go into the 2nd intermission up 1-0.
Less than 10 seconds in to third period, Seguin ties the game up, 1-1. Then, two minutes later Krejci scores a rebound goal, 2-1 for Boston. And, that's how the night ended for the Habs.
There were a few good chances at the end of the game, but it was too little, and too late.
Okay, my title saying that the Habs failed is a little harsh. They actually played very well and could have won the game tonight. In particular, they really dominated the first period outshooting Boston 11-4. But, they didn't keep up the heat as the final shot count was 23-21 in favor of Boston.
The Habs really needed better discipline from PK Subban. He spent 4 minutes in the penalty box tonight, including the last two minutes of the game, ruining any chance of a comeback.
Pacioretty, who underwent surgery just over a week ago, was playing in his second since the procedure. In a pregame interview, Paciorety said, "I didn't want Boston to be my first game. It's nice going into tonight with a game under my belt." He played 16 minutes on Sunday against the Senators and 18 minutes tonight. He looks like he has recovered very well and rather quickly. We should consider giving him the nickname Wolverine.
In the pre-game ceremony Galchenyuk was awarded the Molson Cup for January. Good for the young forward and bad for Carey Price who almost always wins it.
Montreal visits the Sabres Thursday at 7 PM (ET) and they host the Leafs Saturday February 9, at 7 PM (ET).
Monday, February 4, 2013
Hockey on a Snowy Evening
1:02 AM - Montreal - Feb. 3, 2013
Dear Habs fans,
Playing hockey at your local rink on a lightly snowing evening after midnight has to be one of the most enjoyable activities imaginable. It was nice and quiet. There was a light dusting of snow covering the ice. The underlying ice was smooth and the whole rink was mine.
All in all, it was a great experience. So, if you ever see an empty rink after midnight, you know what to do. Hockey rinks get lonely too you know!
Best,
Patrick
Dear Habs fans,
Playing hockey at your local rink on a lightly snowing evening after midnight has to be one of the most enjoyable activities imaginable. It was nice and quiet. There was a light dusting of snow covering the ice. The underlying ice was smooth and the whole rink was mine.
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| The rink with the grafiti of local artists. |
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| The hockey rink, a wide open space to explore. |
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| Some guy who looks happy to be playing hockey in the park. (That's me!) |
Best,
Patrick
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Habs do it again!
The Montreal Canadiens win against Ottawa with stylish ease. After a rough start to the game, that is. With a strange call by the referee, Plekanec landed a two minute goalie interference penalty just 30 seconds into the game. It was unfortunate and undeserved as Plekanec barely contacted the goaltender at all, was clearly trying to stop and was clearly shoved by Ottawa's defensemen.
Ottawa took advantage of the powerplay situation. Their special teams has been on fire this year. Silfverberg scored for them less than two minutes into the contest. And, no, I did not make a typo. I double check three times! That's acutally his name! He should drop the 'f' in my opinion. Silverberg seems much more appropriate. My last name isn't any better.
Thirty-five seconds after Ottawa opened the scoring, Montreal responds, and ties up the game. Desharnais, driving hard to the net receives a nice pass from Pacioretty and tips it into the net. That was Desharnais' third of the season. It was also really nice to see Pacioretty involved in the offense in his first game back since having surgery last weekend. Originally, the team's doctors said he would be out for four weeks.
Later in the first period Cole bangs in the rebound to bring the Habs up 2-1, assists going to Bouillon and Subban. Cole looked particularly big netting that goal. i suppose that 6'2" makes him a pretty big guy.
It might be the Habs general lack of size that makes Cole look so big. They are a bunch of small guys; Gallagher is 5'9", Bouillon 5'8", Desharnais 5'7", to name but a few of the short ones. However, they are playing like a tough, physical team. Gallagher and the others are going out and throwing big hits on guy that are way taller and heavier.
I was only able to watch the first period tonight, due to prior engagements, but it doesn't seem like I missed too much. At least I saw all the scoring. However, I heard Price played a fantastic game making 32 saves on 33 shots. He is really tall and uses his size to his advantage to block the whole net.
In a postgame interview Price said, "We knew that we had to play a solid game because Andy's [Ottawa's goalie] been hot." He added that the 2 points they earned tonight were very important for the standings because "everyone's trying to get into the top 8 spots right from the start since it's a shorter season, this year." The Habs are currently tied for second place in the eastern conference, but they are tied with two other teams. Boston Bruins sit as the kings of the Eastern Conference, but only have a one point cushion and the Habs have a chance at jumping ahead of Boston at their next game.
The Habs play Boston on the road Wednesday February 6, 2013 at 7:30 PM. The Boston Bruins are (6-1-1) this season and the Habs are (6-2), both very solid records. The game promises to be an exciting battle for the top spot in the East.
Ottawa took advantage of the powerplay situation. Their special teams has been on fire this year. Silfverberg scored for them less than two minutes into the contest. And, no, I did not make a typo. I double check three times! That's acutally his name! He should drop the 'f' in my opinion. Silverberg seems much more appropriate. My last name isn't any better.
Thirty-five seconds after Ottawa opened the scoring, Montreal responds, and ties up the game. Desharnais, driving hard to the net receives a nice pass from Pacioretty and tips it into the net. That was Desharnais' third of the season. It was also really nice to see Pacioretty involved in the offense in his first game back since having surgery last weekend. Originally, the team's doctors said he would be out for four weeks.
Later in the first period Cole bangs in the rebound to bring the Habs up 2-1, assists going to Bouillon and Subban. Cole looked particularly big netting that goal. i suppose that 6'2" makes him a pretty big guy.
It might be the Habs general lack of size that makes Cole look so big. They are a bunch of small guys; Gallagher is 5'9", Bouillon 5'8", Desharnais 5'7", to name but a few of the short ones. However, they are playing like a tough, physical team. Gallagher and the others are going out and throwing big hits on guy that are way taller and heavier.
I was only able to watch the first period tonight, due to prior engagements, but it doesn't seem like I missed too much. At least I saw all the scoring. However, I heard Price played a fantastic game making 32 saves on 33 shots. He is really tall and uses his size to his advantage to block the whole net.
In a postgame interview Price said, "We knew that we had to play a solid game because Andy's [Ottawa's goalie] been hot." He added that the 2 points they earned tonight were very important for the standings because "everyone's trying to get into the top 8 spots right from the start since it's a shorter season, this year." The Habs are currently tied for second place in the eastern conference, but they are tied with two other teams. Boston Bruins sit as the kings of the Eastern Conference, but only have a one point cushion and the Habs have a chance at jumping ahead of Boston at their next game.
The Habs play Boston on the road Wednesday February 6, 2013 at 7:30 PM. The Boston Bruins are (6-1-1) this season and the Habs are (6-2), both very solid records. The game promises to be an exciting battle for the top spot in the East.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
The Habs Young Fowards Destroy the Sabres
The Habs nearly blew the Buffalo Sabres out of their own rink today, as they went up 5-0 before Buffalo answered with a goal and the game finished 6-1. They could have ran the score even higher, but failed to convert on several breakaways and 3-on-1 rushes. Overall, the Habs looked great, outshooting the Sabres 15-1 in the first period was a good start.
It was a night of youngsters for the Habs with goals from Gallagher, Desharnais, and Eller.
Rene Bourque and Desharnais scored twice each. That was Desharnais' first goal of the season, and the young player looked very relieved. Another young player, Lars Eller also scored his first goal of the season tonight.
Rene Bourque earned the 2nd star for his performance tonight. Both his goals looked rather similar as he knocked in a one-timer while driving hard to the net. He almost scored on a couple other plays by driving hard to the net. Price got a gratuitous third star for a solid, but not so special performance in nets. Alex Galchenyuk got the 1st star for the game. Yet another young player with the Habs, he has points in all seven games with the Habs this year. He got two assists tonight. I was a little surpised Eller didn't get a star after earning 3 points tonight (1 goal, 2 assists).
PK Subban played his first game of the season tonight with the Habs. He got 1 assist and was on the ice for a couple Habs goals, and Buffalo's, finishing at with a plus/minus rating of +1.
The Habs celebrated the game by saluting the crowd, by raising their sticks, as a team. Coach, Michel Therrien, requested that the team showed respect to the crowd after a win, because it's the fans that deserve credit. He found that PK Subban and Carey Price's "Triple-low five" was disrespectful to the other team and was too focused on Subban. He wanted to promote the team spirit.
While, I understand Therrien's position on the "Triple low-five", I was personally a pretty big fan. At least Therrien can't stop amateur hockey players from using the cheer that they've learned to adore.
Coach Therrien in a post-game interview said that, "Eller and Desharnais used their speed tonight. Eller looked like a real hockey player after game, with various cuts on his face, battle scars showing he drove to the net." The other thing he said is that Pacioretty might be playing Sunday.
Montreal is playing in Ottawa tomorrow versus the Senators at 2 PM.
It was a night of youngsters for the Habs with goals from Gallagher, Desharnais, and Eller.
Rene Bourque and Desharnais scored twice each. That was Desharnais' first goal of the season, and the young player looked very relieved. Another young player, Lars Eller also scored his first goal of the season tonight.
Rene Bourque earned the 2nd star for his performance tonight. Both his goals looked rather similar as he knocked in a one-timer while driving hard to the net. He almost scored on a couple other plays by driving hard to the net. Price got a gratuitous third star for a solid, but not so special performance in nets. Alex Galchenyuk got the 1st star for the game. Yet another young player with the Habs, he has points in all seven games with the Habs this year. He got two assists tonight. I was a little surpised Eller didn't get a star after earning 3 points tonight (1 goal, 2 assists).
PK Subban played his first game of the season tonight with the Habs. He got 1 assist and was on the ice for a couple Habs goals, and Buffalo's, finishing at with a plus/minus rating of +1.
The Habs celebrated the game by saluting the crowd, by raising their sticks, as a team. Coach, Michel Therrien, requested that the team showed respect to the crowd after a win, because it's the fans that deserve credit. He found that PK Subban and Carey Price's "Triple-low five" was disrespectful to the other team and was too focused on Subban. He wanted to promote the team spirit.
While, I understand Therrien's position on the "Triple low-five", I was personally a pretty big fan. At least Therrien can't stop amateur hockey players from using the cheer that they've learned to adore.
Coach Therrien in a post-game interview said that, "Eller and Desharnais used their speed tonight. Eller looked like a real hockey player after game, with various cuts on his face, battle scars showing he drove to the net." The other thing he said is that Pacioretty might be playing Sunday.
Montreal is playing in Ottawa tomorrow versus the Senators at 2 PM.
Friday, February 1, 2013
PK Likely to play Saturday
PK Subban was at the Habs practice today playing alongside Francis Bouillon. This is a good sign that he will be playing Saturday.
Coach Michel Therrien has been unwilling to say when the youngster will get his first shot to play this season. Although during a press conference he admitted that "sooner or later PK will have to play".
Thomas Kaberle who had been paired with Francis Bouillon in recent games was practicing in a pairing with Yannick Weber, who has been a regular scratch for the Canadiens so far this season. He only suited up for one out of six games this season.
Subban has been a fan favorite in Montreal the past couple seasons. However, Michel Therrien is trying to rein in Subban's boasting. He has disapproved of PK and Price's Triple-low five, a fan favorite move where Carey Price and PK Subban would slap each other's hand three times after a victory. Teams and players in minor hockey have started doing the routine, but Therrien doesn't want to see any more of it. It has to be about the team he believes.
Another player likely to return to the lineup shortly is Max Pacioretty. He had a surprise appendectomy last Saturday and it was expected that he would be out for three to four weeks. However, Max is a gladiator and doctors said that it was okay for him to return to play at his own pace. If the pain was too much, he should take it easy doctors said. However, Max was out at practice today and looked great. He was skating well, and seemed to have normal flexibility in his upper body. Getting Pacioretty back in the lineup could be a major boost for the Habs. He scored 33 goals for the team last season.
The Habs play twice this weekend. First they faceoff against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday and then they play Ottawa again Sunday. Both games are at 2 PM.
Stay tuned this weekend for more hockey updates!
Best,
Patrick
Coach Michel Therrien has been unwilling to say when the youngster will get his first shot to play this season. Although during a press conference he admitted that "sooner or later PK will have to play".
Thomas Kaberle who had been paired with Francis Bouillon in recent games was practicing in a pairing with Yannick Weber, who has been a regular scratch for the Canadiens so far this season. He only suited up for one out of six games this season.
Subban has been a fan favorite in Montreal the past couple seasons. However, Michel Therrien is trying to rein in Subban's boasting. He has disapproved of PK and Price's Triple-low five, a fan favorite move where Carey Price and PK Subban would slap each other's hand three times after a victory. Teams and players in minor hockey have started doing the routine, but Therrien doesn't want to see any more of it. It has to be about the team he believes.
Another player likely to return to the lineup shortly is Max Pacioretty. He had a surprise appendectomy last Saturday and it was expected that he would be out for three to four weeks. However, Max is a gladiator and doctors said that it was okay for him to return to play at his own pace. If the pain was too much, he should take it easy doctors said. However, Max was out at practice today and looked great. He was skating well, and seemed to have normal flexibility in his upper body. Getting Pacioretty back in the lineup could be a major boost for the Habs. He scored 33 goals for the team last season.
The Habs play twice this weekend. First they faceoff against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday and then they play Ottawa again Sunday. Both games are at 2 PM.
Stay tuned this weekend for more hockey updates!
Best,
Patrick
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