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As Le Canadien de Montreal prepared to meet their new/old rivals in Ottawa on Dec. 8 , the team found itself once again at a crossroads.
Will this season be one where Le Tricolore find themselves in post-season play, or will the pessimism of some Habs fans manifest itself in the realization of their worst fears?
Montreal is a city where hockey is a religion, and anyone who has lived there knows how ...
Alexei Kovalev and the Ottawa Senators: Romance On The Rocks?
Posted: 28th October 2009 by Dave Morris in NHL
Is the romance between Ottawa and Alexei Kovalev already on the rocks?
Just nine games into his first season as a Senator, the stress cracks were showing. Expected to be the high-flyer who would help carry the club back to the playoffs, AK27 has sputtered.á
Between Daniel AlfredssonÆs dour work ethic, aw-shucks-eh Jason Spezza, the hardhat and lunch-pail play of Chris Neil and Matt Carkner, and the goalmouth acrobatics of Pascal Leclaire, ...
The Heat On Huet: Hawks’ French goalie has to prove he’s ‘Le Man’
Posted: 7th October 2009 by Dave Morris in NHL
It is clear that French-born Cristobal HuetÆs aspirations as a Number One Goaltenderùand not just in Chicagoùare riding on this season's performance.
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When then-Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon signed Huet for four years at over five and a half million dollars per, Cristobal was coming off a stunning end of season stint with the Washington Capitals: 11-2, a 1.63 GAA, 2 shutouts and a .936 save percentage. In a hot UFA ...
The Cruelest Month: The Chicago Blackhawks’ October Expectations
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Dave Morris in NHL
The Chicago Blackhawks open the 2009-10 season in Europe.
Maybe thatÆs a good thing.
Quoted in the Chicago media, Coach Joel Quenneville recalled that starting overseas worked out well for the Stanley Cup Champion Penguins.á
ôPittsburgh at the end of the day was the champ," Quenneville said. "So I think itÆs something we should be excited about and look at as a positive experience.ö
The team tone accentuates the positive. ...
Can Kovalev the Artist Paint A Bright Picture in Ottawa?
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Dave Morris in NHL
With the unrelenting waves of media and fan hate for the now-departed Dany Heatley commanding hockey consciousness in Ottawa, the arrival of Alex Kovalev was somewhat obscured. The outspoken Alex’s comments about wanting to finish his career in Montreal caused some Senscentrists to panic.
But those who have followed the career of Alexei Alexeyevitch Kovalev know that the Modus Vivendi of “L’Artiste” is to both dazzle and bedevil fans and ...