You can follow A.J. Bassett’s live blog live during every Montreal Canadiens game at Habs Game Blog. Final: Montreal 5, New York Rangers 4 FIRST PERIOD: – So we got it all wrong about the Rangers starting goaltender, it’s Antti Raanta between the pipes. – Alex Galchenyuk taking short (very short) shifts to start the […]

You can follow A.J. Bassett’s live blog live during every Montreal Canadiens game at Habs Game Blog. Detroit 1, Montreal 0 FIRST PERIOD – Wings scratches for today (now official), Tomas Jurco, Ryan Sprout and … sadly, Steve Ott. Always nice to face an opponent with not very good players in their lineup. Mike McCarron […]

You can follow A.J. Bassett’s live blog live during every Montreal Canadiens game at Habs Game Blog. Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 1 FIRST PERIOD: – Habs lineup pretty much the same as Monday, with Andrew Shaw on 3rd line next to Danault, Jacob De La Rose getting another start, and the Habs continuing with slightly modified […]

You can follow A.J. Bassett’s live blog live during every Montreal Canadiens game at Habs Game Blog. Montreal 3, New Jersey 1 FIRST PERIOD: – Pretty fast start for the Habs, bolstered by an aggressive setup in centre ice – Canadiens aiming to generate some Jersey giveaways with a tight forecheck there, so far it’s […]

How is John Robert Tortorella still a thing? How does this man, who carries a disposition of a grease smudge, still a head coach in the National Hockey League? Well, I guess it’s because he wins. It’s a shame, really. Tortorella, in all his ego, pomposity and beleaguered willingness to berate and insult anyone and […]

Happy post-Christmas everyone!! Did you survive the weekend spent passively liking your relatives and faking grateful appreciation for the crappy useless junk you found under the dying spruce tree which you haven’t watered in three week and is now a giant piece of kindling ready to create a blazing inferno of death in the middle […]

It’s not been a great season for hockey fans in south Florida. Their resident team, the Florida Panthers, have seen their hopes for a return to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 5 years go down the drain. The Panthers have endured injuries and internal strife, including the undignified firing of Gerry […]

Hey, the Habs are playing. Not kidding! It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? A nice four day siesta to help a battered and bruised team gear up for a pretty challenging few days of hockey. The tough road starts tonight at home, as the Canadiens take on Star Wars cast member and this season’s Norris trophy […]

Let’s start with some stupid. P.J. Stock is always a good source: First off, I love Carey Price. But-how is he allowed 4 blocker punches 2 a defenceless player. Price should’ve punched Petry. Shoulda been 5 — PJ Stock (@PJStock28) December 9, 2016 You tell ’em P.J.! Hey what is P.J. doing these days, anyway? […]

Couple of Habs roster moves, which turned into non-news. Yesterday, we had this: Habs bring up McCarron, Barberio from AHL https://t.co/8rBspUBLq2 — CTV Montreal Sports (@ctvmtlsports) December 10, 2016 Nice! After getting sent down this week, Barberio got the recall, mainly in light of Greg Pateryn’s two-month prognosis with a broken foot. That, and Mike […]

Hey, remember how yesterday we put up a tweet from 91.9 Sport in Montreal, and the stellar reporting of George Laraque? Let’s put that baby up one more time: @919sports @GeorgesLaraque @stephgonzz est-ce que c’est la même blessure qu’il a eu dans le junior ? — Eric Desrosiers (@edesro10) December 7, 2016 Mmm yeah, that’s […]

Injuries are a part of hockey, an unavoidable consequence of large-sized men running into each other at 25 miles per hours. Some injuries are minor, some are significant. Some teams go through entire season with barely a scratch, others can go months without numerous players on their injury reserves. Good luck, and bad. That’s hockey. […]

CALIFORNIA: GO AWAY AND DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE It’s over. Well, it’s almost over. Just one afternoon game left to play, and then the Habs can kiss the west coast goodbye for 2016-17. THANK GAWD. The only team separating the Habs from sweet, sweet relief are the L.A. Kings. Oh, great. The Kings, winners […]

GAMEDAY: SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA IS DEATH. THIS PLACE IS DEATH +++ Let’s look at the record. It’s pretty horrid, at least if you consider the past 17 years, which, by the way, is how long it’s been since the Habs last won a game here. 17 YEARS. Wins: 5 Losses: 12 Goals for: 38 Goals […]