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Posted by Rocket All Habs Andrei Kostitsyn could be the most talented offensive player on the Montreal Canadiens. He may have the best shot. What is certain is that he is the most maligned Canadiens' forward. There is no dispute that Kostitsyn is struggling at the moment. But he isn't alone. Whereas Kostitsyn has played well in games this season, especially against ...

Montreal 3,á NY Islanders 2 OT (Bell Centre) posted by Rocket All Habs The Montreal Canadiens won their fourth game in a row and maintained their perfect record in overtime this season. The Habs are now 5-0 in the extra frame. Their opponents tonight, the Islanders, have played six overtime games this season and lost five times. What Habs' fans may find ...

Montreal 5 NY Rangers 4 OT (Bell Centre) Bob Gainey must have been proud tonight. His "big" acquisitions from the summer free agency period, Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, and Mike Cammalleri totaled eight points in the Canadiens victory. But it was Cammalleri who was the sniper for the Habs with a hat trick. Cammalleri scored the tying goal in the third period ...

Montreal 5, NY Islanders 1 (Bell Centre) posted by Rocket All Habs Let's play: Who Am I? I play on the Canadiens special teams, both power play and penalty killing units. The power play is much more effective when I am in the line-up. One of my roles is to shut down opposition forwards. The Habs are unbeaten when I play. ...

posted by Rocket All Habs After five consecutive losses, it seems to be a good time to examine five hot issues surrounding the Montreal Canadiens. 1. Coaching It would seem that coach Jacques Martin has his hands full. To begin the season the Canadiens have a 2-5 record and it's fair to say it could have been worse. Two overtime wins, and ...

Montreal 1 Ottawa 3 (Bell Centre) This could be a story about the night that Alex Kovalev returned to Montreal. On July 1, after Kovalev took too much time pondering an offer, Bob Gainey moved in another direction and signed Brian Gionta and Mike Cammalleri. Tonight, Kovalev reminded the Bell Centre faithful of the good old days. Some of the confused ...

Montreal 2 Colorado 3 (Bell Centre) posted by RocketAll Habs "The refs cost the Habs a win." "We got all the bad bounces." "The Canadiens deserved better." There were plenty of explanations by the Habs faithful for the Canadiens failure to win their home opener at the Bell Centre. Perhaps each of them contained a grain of truth, but were ...

After the first five games, there seems a great deal of grumbling among the faithful in Habsland.á "Different players, different coach, same result" is a popular refrain.Indeed, it may be difficult to distinguish any difference for those who only check the box score, or are otherwise casual observers. á But make no mistake, this version of the Canadiens is a different team with a very different coach.Last season, when ...

Montreal 2 Edmonton 3 (Rexall Place)posted by RocketAll Habs There are many variables that go into deciding who wins and who loses a hockey game. They include talent, execution, determination and team work. Tonight another variable affected the outcome: coach's prerogative.á Montreal coach Jacques Martin decided it was more important to send messages to his players rather than win the game.Despite being two goals down entering the ...

posted by Rocket AllHabsLast week, as Bob Gainey summoned Yannick Weber from the Hamilton Bulldogs to shore up his depleted defensive corps, some wondered, what about P.K.? Similarly, when 19 players attending Canadiens training camp were cut and sent to Hamilton prior to the start of the NHL season, the headlines focused on one player: P.K. Subban. Many fans and media reacted with surprise to the news of Subban's demotion. Frankly, I ...