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The last few days in Montreal have seen the talk show airwaves and blog forums light up with talk about the Canadiens' two goaltenders. Who should be in the net? Who is the better goaltender? Who has the better long-term potential? Who should be re-signed in the offseason? When Jacques Martin chose to put Jaroslav Halak in the net before last night's game against the Flyers, that only ...

UPDATE: It's official—Jacques Martin will be starting Jaroslav Halak tonight. So what do you all think? Is that the right choice? --- All of the talk since the Canadiens' 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night has been about Carey Price being booed when he was announced as the game's third star—and rightfully so. Montreal is a city where the rabid fans tend to go off the deep end at both ...

If there is one thing that the Habs excel at in this almost expired 2010 NHL season, it is in being inconsistent. Whether from game-to-game or period-to-period, this ever changing team seems to have tremendous difficulty playing a full 60 minutes and maintaining rhythm.Last night, against the lowly Carolina Hurricanes, the Habs started the game in a dominating fashion. But, as an all too familiar scene repeated itself, the Habs ...

Yep, it's official: The Habs are THE worst team in the league, 5-on-5. Combine that with their second overall powerplay and it is not big surprise that they have essentially been a win-one, lose-one team this year. With 122 goals scored 5-on-5 so far this season, the Habs are 30th in the league in the department behind the likes of Tampa Bay, the New York Islanders, the Carolina Hurricanes, and the ...

It's always a big occasion when Martin Brodeur comes to town to play against his hometown Canadiens. Yesterday, at the Bell Centre, was no different and unfortunately for the Habs the end result was an all too familiar one: Another loss to Brodeur and the stifling Devils trap. The Canadiens started the game by playing to their strengths: Speed, skill and an aggressive forecheck. As the result, ...

So, stop me if you've heard this one before: The Habs take a 2-0 lead into the third period of a game—on first period goals by Brian Gionta and Benoit Pouliot—only to sit back in a defensive shell and let the opposing team come at them. Then, with about three minutes left to play, the opposition scores a goal and comes to life, threatening to tie it up ...

They say that a 2-0 lead is the worst lead in hockey and the most difficult to defend. Last night, the Montreal Canadiens proved that theory right. The Canadiens took a 2-0 lead into the final two minutes of the game—on two goals by Andrei Kostitsyn, his first in 14 games—but couldn't hold off the Sabres onslaught. On the powerplay and with Ryan Miller on the bench for ...

Who are the top five hottest teams in the NHL right now? There are a lot of teams that are playing well, others that are on upward swings, and even more that are going down. To choose which are the hottest teams, I looked at four criteria to try to show the trend of each team: Ranked by: 1 – Winning percentage during the last 20 games 2 – Winning percentage during the ...

After roaring to a 7-1-0 record after the Olympic break, the Habs seem to have taken a breather over their last two games.  Just when they were starting to roll, it looks like they have now taken their foot—at least temporarily—off the gas pedal. Habs fans were disappointed with the Canadiens poor performance in their 3-2 shootout loss to the Leafs over the weekend, but at least they were able to ...

With three days off between Habs games, we are all left with plenty of time to sit and think.  To think about the incredible six-game winning the streak the Habs are on.  To think about the upcoming Saturday night matchup against the Leafs at the ACC.  To think about the possibility of extending the winning streak to seven all while making sure not to take the Leafs lightly.  To think about ...