The Habs weren’t full value tonite. They didn’t make a statement. They didn’t prove anything. They didn’t push back. Where was the jam? They did play a typical regular season game. Not much fire, little stick checking, no neutral zone presence, just the Bolts flying up and down the ice whenever they wanted to. EvenContinue reading “A knockout blow in the first”
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Here Comes Carey
Put up yer dukes! Today, at metaphorical high noon, the last cowboys standing will limp into the street, bloodied but proud, to begin a seven game duel for the Stanley Cup. Most say this series belongs to the Lightning. My gut tells me the Habs will have the series in seven games. “Tex, you areContinue reading “Here Comes Carey”
HABS IN 6
Faith is sometimes rewarded. Like last night, when the Habs blew up the Knights in 6 games. Anyone else have them in 6? Anyone? What a terrific time to be an acolyte of la Sainte Flannelle. Fans across the world have waited forever for another shot at la coupe Stanley. About a month ago manyContinue reading “HABS IN 6”
The clock is ticking
I almost feel for the Golden Knights. They smoked the opposition all year. Ate them for breakfast, showed them the door, took them for a ride, and stole their popsicle. Let them down hard. Outclassed the field.
Refereeing decides too much
If I had the time to go back to the first game of this series, or the second game of this series, I would find plenty of other issues to look at during this short article. But, whats the point? The NHL clearly doesn’t care at all about the quality of officiating, OR THEY WOULDContinue reading “Refereeing decides too much”
Here we go!
Tonight the winner of the Vegas/Montréal series will be decided. If the Knights win, its a best of three and my prediction of the Habs winning is wrong. But, if the Habs win, then I believe my prediction – Habs in 6 – is looking like a lock. Game 3 saw a continuation of theContinue reading “Here we go!”
Another sweep, huh?
I live an hour outside of Toronto. Many of the sports personalities I’ve heard on the various media here haven’t given the Habs any chance at all in this series, saying it would be an easy sweep. There are degrees of wrong, aren’t there? Kinda wrong, mostly wrong, completely wrong and dead wrong, and eatingContinue reading “Another sweep, huh?”
Can the Habs beat the Knights?
“Do you really think the Habs can beat the Knights?” A good friend asked me this weekend. Yes, I do. There is a lot of discussion going around about the high end talent of the Knights, and how that will be the difference in the series. It is true that they have Mark Stone andContinue reading “Can the Habs beat the Knights?”
They’re strong to the Finnish
Weeeeeelp. Lessee… There was so much to like about the second round for the Habs. Their style of play, relying on strong stick presence and dogged puck pursuit through the neutral zone, effectively neutralizing high risk attacks and controlling zone times. It is a defensive blah blah blah blah oh for @#$% sakes they SMOKEDContinue reading “They’re strong to the Finnish”
Carey is King
What a game! The Habs are just one win away from the semi-finals, a place they haven’t been in … it feels like forever but its only 2014. And thinking of that team got me thinking about Carey Price, and thats how I got here: The last time Carey Price played this well, to theContinue reading “Carey is King”
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