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Flames-Canadiens: Montreal Suffers First Lost of the Season

Posted: 6th October 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens were playing their third game of the season tonight as they were in western Canada to face the Calgary Flames.The Canadiens won their first two games of the season, but it was in large part due to the fantastic play of the goaltender, Carey Price. For tonight's game, Jaroslav Halak was in net for the Habs.The Flames dominated the play during the first period. Eric ...

Andrei Markov’s Injury: A Big Challenge For the Montreal Canadiens.

Posted: 3rd October 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The first victory of the season for the Montreal Canadiens came with a huge price tag. The team's best defense man, Andrei Markov, was injured and will be sidelined for up to four months.The incident came during the third goal of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Canadiens' goaltender, Carey Price, went on the ice in an attempt to stop the puck and clipped Markov's left foot with the blade of ...

Montreal Canadiens Open Season With Overtime Win

Posted: 1st October 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Montreal Canadiens tonight as the 2009-2010 season opener.The intense rivalry between those two teams was reignited very early into this game as Georges Laraque and Colton Orr fought, followed by a meeting between Travis Moen and Jay Rosehill.The Canadiens scored shortly after as Brian Gionta scored during a man-advantage with a shot that beat Vesa Toskala. This was Gionta's first goal as a member ...

Montreal Canadiens Season Opens Tomorrow.

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The 2009-2010 edition of the Montreal Canadiens is very different from last season. General Manager Bob Gainey found a new coach in Jacques Martin and has drastically modified his roster.The Canadiens will open their season tomorrow evening against an old rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs. There will be no love lost between those two teams this season as the Leafs did also acquire their share of new players. One of ...

Montreal Canadiens: A Series of Preseason Games

Posted: 17th September 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens' training camp will pick up a notch as the team will play five games in the next five nights.The Habs coach, Jacques Martin, knows very well about their first opponents, the Florida Panthers, as he was the head coach of the club until last season.Ironically, the Panthers are the only NHL franchise to hold a winning record over the Canadiens in the history books. Maybe the coming of ...