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Montreal Canadiens Trade Jaroslav Halak To St. Louis

Posted: 18th June 2010 by Francois Gendron in NHL
Montreal Canadiens' general manager Pierre Gauthier announced this Thursday that he concluded a trade with the St-Louis Blues. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak has been traded to the Blues for young prospects Lars Eller and Ian Schultz.With his late season and playoff performances, Halak's value has gone up. But it seems to me that Halak was worth more than the two players the Canadiens acquired. Many Canadiens fans agree with me and ...

Eastern Conference Final: Montreal Halfway Out Of The Self-Dug Hole

Posted: 20th May 2010 by Francois Gendron in NHL
Game 1 : Philadelphia Flyers 6 - Montreal Canadiens 0 Game 2 : Philadelphia Flyers 3 - Montreal Canadiens 0 (Philadelphia leads the seires by 2 -0 ) There is no team that can dig a hole as deep as the Montreal Canadiens can. For some reason, the Habs' offense was nowhere around Michael Leighton 's net during the first two games of the series and ...

Canadiens-Penguins: David Brings Goliath To The Limit.

Posted: 11th May 2010 by Francois Gendron in NHL
Monday at the Bell centre, one of the most intense and entertaining game of these 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs was disputed between the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins . The Penguins were looking to finish off the Canadiens in six games, but their plans were cut short by a determined team who refused to lose. Michael Cammalleri opened the score early into the contest with a blistering ...

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs: David vs. Goliath II

Posted: 30th April 2010 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens and Jaroslav Halak had another fantastic game in store Wednesday as they defeated the Washington Capitals by the score of 2-1 to win this Eastern conference first round best of seven series by four games to three. Once again this year, Alexander Ovechkin, with all his ''hype'' and individual efforts, failed miserably during the playoffs. The Canadiens had very little time to celebrate. Tonight they open ...

Washington Capitals-Montreal Canadiens: A Seventh Game Will Be Necessary

Posted: 26th April 2010 by Francois Gendron in NHL
Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Jaroslav Halak elevated his game to the likes of Patrick Roy, Jose Theodore and Ken Dryden Monday night at the Bell Centre as he made a total of 53 saves in a 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals.Those 53 saves constitute nothing less than the third-best performance by a goaltender in any playoff game in the club's history. Halak was sensational from start to finish, frustrating the ...
Before the start of the series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals, I said that I would be impressed should the Canadiens wins more than a single game. Now I have to admit that I am impressed by the team's resilience. On Friday the Canadiens and Jaroslav Halak won Game Five of the series by the score of 2-1. Michael Cammalleri scored only 1:30 into the ...

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Montreal Canadiens Trip Once More

Posted: 22nd April 2010 by Francois Gendron in NHL
Wednesday, Game Four of the Eastern conference quarterfinal between the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals was contested at the Bell Centre. Down 1-2 in the series, the Canadiens desperatly needed a victory, and head coach Jacques Martin sent Carey Price in net. But the goalie change did not hold off the Capitals and Alexander Ovechkin. The Canadiens dominated the second period, but faced very good opposition from goaltender Simeon ...

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Montreal Canadiens Take Two Painful Losses

Posted: 20th April 2010 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens is a very entertaining one thus far. After winning the first game of the series, the Canadiens saw the Capitals come back from a 1-4 deficit during Game Two to eventually win by the score of 6-5 during extra time. The series is now tied at one game apiece. The third game of the series was a continuation of ...
The Montreal Canadiens could not ask for a better result during game one of the series opposing them to the Washington Capitals. Tomas Plekanec closed the deal in overtime with a precise shot that goaltender Jose Theodore could not handle. The Capitals did dominate the play early on as they outshot Montreal 19-7 during the first period. But goaltender Jaroslav Halak stood tall and allowed his team to go ...

Montreal Canadiens Are Qualified for the NHL Playoffs

Posted: 12th April 2010 by Francois Gendron in NHL
Yes, the Montreal Canadiens will be a part of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. The club barely managed to finish in eighth place and clinch the last available spot. The Canadiens earned a point during the last game of the regular season. That lone point officially clinched their berth in the spring dance. In a press conference given two days ago, head coach Jacques Martin seemed satisfied ...