National Post editorial board: Goodbye, Montreal Canadiens. Hello ... National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada The Montreal Canadiens have been in the same city for 100 years. That's long enough. And as noted in Friday's editorial column, the fans are cranky: They ... See all stories on this topic |
Get used to it, Habs fans Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada Montreal Canadiens head coach and general manager Bob Gainey and Canadiens players on the bench hang their heads and watch the final moments of their loss ... See all stories on this topic |
Whither Les Glorieux? Globe and Mail - Canada Of the three teams swept out of the NHL playoffs in the opening round, no one's future is more puzzling or perplexing than that of the Montreal Canadiens, ... See all stories on this topic |
Sweep caps sad spring in Montreal NHL.com - USA By John Kreiser - NHL.com Columnist Suffice it to say that this was not the ending the Montreal Canadiens or their fans had envisioned for the franchise's ... See all stories on this topic |
Georges Laraque pays tribute ... to the media? ESPN - USA As the Montreal Canadiens are left to wonder where it all went wrong this season after being swept in the first round by the Boston Bruins, players spoke to ... See all stories on this topic |
Gainey blasts fellow GM Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada KOIVU FUTURE UNCERTAIN: For the first time in his 14-year career with the Montreal Canadiens, captain Saku Koivu is expressing some doubt over his future ... See all stories on this topic |
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Kovalev loves Montreal, but unsure he'll return Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada MONTREAL - If he were general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, and he makes it clear he's glad that he's not, Alex Kovalev knows which of the team's ... See all stories on this topic |
Lighting's Lawton takes umbrage at Gainey's allegations Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Brian Lawton has rejected allegations by Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey that Lawton leaked to the media the names of ... See all stories on this topic |
Canadian GMs monitoring international interests CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada There is also no love lost between Mikhail Grabovski of the Toronto Maple Leafs and brothers Andrei and Sergei Kostitisyn of the Montreal Canadiens. ... See all stories on this topic |
Dear Habs Fans: Don't Make the Same Mistake Twice Bleacher Report - San Francisco,CA,USA ... 2009 Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens in which the centennial team was eliminated from the playoffs. ... See all stories on this topic |
Wharnsby: Canadian content down to two Globe and Mail - Canada With the elimination of the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday evening, after they were swept in four games by the Boston Bruins, the Canadian content in the ... See all stories on this topic |
Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey calls Tampa Bay ... Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Gainey, speaking to reporters in Montreal the day after his team was swept by the Bruins in the first round of the ... See all stories on this topic |
Canadiens send pair to AHL SBR Forum - San Jose,San Jose,Costa Rica Less than 24 hours after being swept by the Boston Bruins in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday assigned ... See all stories on this topic |
Gainey lashes out at Lightning GM London Free Press - Canada Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey ripped into Tampa Bay GM Brian Lawton today, accusing him of breaking a pact the two men had in place during ... See all stories on this topic |
Price says gesture was deliberate, Gainey blasts Bolts GM Lawton The Canadian Press - BROSSARD, Que. ... he knew what he doing when he raised his arms to the Bell Centre crowd in defiance of their booing, but he doesn't want to leave the Montreal Canadiens. ... See all stories on this topic |
Romance between Liberal and Adequiste revealed Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada MONTREAL – On a day when the Montreal Canadiens' humiliating playoff exit was expected to monopolize a hockey-mad province, it was news of an unlikely ... See all stories on this topic |
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Jonathan Kay: I'm glad the Canadiens lost National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada I'd really love to print some kind, sympathetic words for fans of the Montreal Canadiens, who were unceremoniously dumped from the NHL playoffs on Wednesday ... See all stories on this topic |
Bruins' sweep of Canadiens celebrated with victory dance ad Boston Herald - United States By Herald staff Last night, when the Boston Bruins [team stats] completed a four-game sweep of the archrival Montreal Canadiens, the Hub team quickly had a ... See all stories on this topic |
The Fat Lady Begins Her 2009 NHL Tour Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA I don't “do” French Operas), as the Boston Bruins disposed of the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. Like the Blues-Canucks series, it ended in a four ... See all stories on this topic |
Bruins-Canadiens Game Review USA Today - USA Unearthed by the Canadiens in the eighth round of the 1998 draft, Ryder spent his first four NHL seasons in Montreal before inking a three-year deal with ... See all stories on this topic |
Heartbreak in Montreal as Bruins sweep Habs Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada With his Montreal Canadiens trailing 4-1 late in the second period, Price's gesture was ill-timed. The last time a Habs goalie did something like that, ... See all stories on this topic |
• Canadiens send players to Bulldogs Hamilton Spectator - Hamilton,ON,Canada By Garry McKay Defenceman Yannick Weber and winger Greg Stewart are being sent to the Bulldogs by the Montreal Canadiens who were eliminated from the ... See all stories on this topic |
Mullen breaks B's ad to mark Habs sweep Boston Globe - United States Mullen, the Wenham ad agency, broke another ad for the Boston Bruins after the B's won a play-off sweep against their archrivals, the Montreal Canadiens ... See all stories on this topic |
Number crunching with the Canadiens Globe and Mail - Canada As the Montreal Canadiens begin what promises to be a tumultuous off season, let's take a moment to pay tribute to what owner George Gillett has ... See all stories on this topic |
Key dates in Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary season The Canadian Press - MONTREAL MONTREAL — Key dates in the Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary season: Oct. 10 - Centennial season begins amid expections of a run for a 25th Stanley Cup. ... See all stories on this topic |
Wade on fire as Heat down Hawks to tie series Washington Post - United States MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins advanced to the second round of playoffs for the first time since 1999, brushing aside the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 ... See all stories on this topic |
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But Canadiens insist they're not beaten yet
Boston Globe - United States
By Sean Farrell MONTREAL - They knew they were facing a proud opponent. They knew the Canadiens would come out hard last night, and sure enough, they did. ...
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Bruins take stranglehold on series
London Free Press - Canada
Excited for the fact that only two teams in NHL history -- the 1942 Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders -- have done what the Montreal Canadiens ...
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Canadiens fans wrong to boo anthem
The National Sports Review - Chicago,IL,USA
The Montreal Canadiens fans were at it again Monday as they continued their unfortunate tradition of booing the American national anthem. ...
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Flames strike back in Game 3
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... winning 16 of them, and haven't lost such a series since the 1971 Stanley Cup final, which the Montreal Canadiens rallied to win in seven games. ...
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Capitals, Flames get big playoff wins, Canadiens near exit
Reuters - USA
The Canadiens were also on home ice for the first time in these playoffs but Montreal's Centennial season looks ready to end in bitter disappointment after ...
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NHL roundup: Monday's action on the ice
The Canadian Press
The Montreal Canadiens' season was put on life support Monday. Michael Ryder scored late in the second period to break a 2-2 tie against his former club as ...
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Bruins Win in Montreal and Lead Series, 3-0
New York Times - United States
Ryder scored late in the second period against the Montreal Canadiens, his former team, and Tim Thomas made 23 saves to lead Boston to a 4-2 victory Monday ...
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Capitals shut out Rangers, cut deficit to 2-1
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
Bruins 4, Canadiens 2: At Montreal, Michael Ryder scored late in the second period and Tim Thomas made 23 saves to lead the Bruins to a win over the ...
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Michigan leads way with 25 players in the NHL
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
When Red Berenson was 18 years old, the Montreal Canadiens warned him that if he went to an American college, he'd never become a pro. ...
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The danger of stifling scandal
Globe and Mail - Canada
Consider sports reporting, particularly in Quebec, where a Montreal Canadiens practice may be scrutinized more closely than the sessions of the National ...
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Habs fans want seats, not bricks The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada ... the rumour was confirmed last week in an email from frustrated fan Marc Baran: "I purchased playoff tickets on the Montreal Canadiens website Saturday ... See all stories on this topic |
Boston at Montreal USA Today - USA (Sports Network) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to avoid falling into a three games to none hole when they host the top-seeded Boston Bruins at Bell ... See all stories on this topic |
Habs need to step it up CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Montreal Canadiens coach Bob Gainey hasn't indicated whether Carey Price will start in net for Game 3. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press) Make no mistake ... See all stories on this topic |
No playoff nerves for Hiller NHL.com - USA Marc Savard -- Savard has become the hub of Boston's offense -- an attack that's threatening to blow away the archrival Montreal Canadiens. ... See all stories on this topic |
Savard leads Bruins to 2-0 lead over Canadiens KTAK - Riverton,WY,USA Boston Bruins center Marc Savard (R) and Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron celebrate after Savard scored a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during ... See all stories on this topic |
Habs envy Bruins' discipline USA Today - USA They're hardly your father's Big Bad Bruins, and Boston is using its newfound playoff discipline to the Montreal Canadiens' chagrin. ... See all stories on this topic |
Ice picks: Monday's best NHL bets Covers - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada By COVERS.com STAFF | April 19, 2009 | 2 comments The Canadiens are hoping a change of venue will bring some life to their game. Montreal leaves Boston the ... See all stories on this topic |
Jays lead the pack Belleville Intelligencer - Belleville,Ontario,Canada Last year Price could do no wrong playing goal late in the season for the Montreal Canadiens. Although Price was just 20, the Canadiens traded their other ... See all stories on this topic |
Cancer fundraiser tops $40000 Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada He covered his head with his customary Montreal Canadiens tuque as he tucked into a big dish of ice cream at the end of the event. ... See all stories on this topic |
Gainey's strategy for Habs: ‘Listen to the coach' Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada MONTREAL - Slightly more than a month ago, Guy Carbonneau was fired as the Montreal Canadiens' head coach after it appeared he had lost the room and he ... See all stories on this topic |
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Canadiens know what they have to do Globe and Mail - Canada Judging by Montreal's workout yesterday, there will be no changes in the Canadiens lineup. Sophomore Carey Price will again start in goal. ... See all stories on this topic |
Canadiens look on the bright side of loss NHL.com - USA BOSTON -- To say the Montreal Canadiens entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a fragile psyche would be an understatement. So it's not surprising that coach ... See all stories on this topic |
Chiarelli takes issue with Komisarek Boston Globe - United States Montreal Canadiens are an absolute disgrace to hockey, period! I think I saw Laraque punch the glass in the third period, thinking a reflection of Kessel ... See all stories on this topic |
Canadien plays the stooge Boston Herald - United States The Montreal Canadiens defenseman made light of the eye injury Bruins [team stats] defenseman Matt Hunwick sustained when the two scrapped in the seconds ... See all stories on this topic |
Bold names: Celine Dion interested in piece of Montreal Canadiens Chicago Tribune - United States Dion in market for CanadiensA shared passion for the Montreal Canadiens is making for "strange bedfellows in Quebec business circles," writes the Toronto ... See all stories on this topic |
Bruins to air on NESN, Red Sox to air on NESNplus NESN.com - Boston,MA,USA The Bruins will take on the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at the TD Banknorth Garden at 8 pm ET. ... See all stories on this topic |
Brilliant Hiller earns shutout as Ducks stun Sharks Reuters - USA In other action, the Boston Bruins survived a scare when the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a two-goal deficit but the Eastern Conference top seeds ... See all stories on this topic |
Canadiens players escape suspensions TSN.ca - Scarborough,Ontario,Canada ... the opening game of their first-round playoff series with the Montreal Canadiens, but the victim of both attacks didn't see what all the fuss was about. ... See all stories on this topic |
NHL Playoff Shots: Bruins, Red Wings, Blackhawks and Ducks Take ... Post Chronicle - USA Boston 4, Montreal 2: Phil Kessel scored twice and picked up and assist for the Bruins as they took a one-game advantage over the Canadiens. ... See all stories on this topic |
Bruins are back in style with Boston fans NESN.com - Boston,MA,USA NESN's broadcast of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup between the Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens drew the third-highest rating of all ... See all stories on this topic |
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Celine Dion bidding for Canadiens Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada Quebecers believe the Montreal Canadiens should have local owners, according to a poll released on Thursday. With rumours circulating that current owner ... See all stories on this topic |
Three big names teaming up to buy Habs? CTV Montreal - Montreal,QC,Canada A trio of wealthy Quebecers is teaming up in a bid to buy the Montreal Canadiens, The Globe and Mail reported Thursday. A consortium made up of pop star ... See all stories on this topic |
Ryan Getzlaf Getty Images National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada In Boston, Phil Kessel scored twice as the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 to take a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarter-final series ... See all stories on this topic |
PRESS DIGEST - Canada - April 17 Reuters - USA The Montreal Canadiens put together a strong effort, but head coach Bob Gainey said he would like to see his team play even better in Game 2 on Saturday ... See all stories on this topic |
Lafleur says he never meant to mislead court Globe and Mail - Canada But in his high-profile trial in Quebec Court, the retired Montreal Canadiens player was depicted as a father whose efforts led him to lie under oath. ... See all stories on this topic |
Seventh NewsWatch TMCnet - USA (7) (NHL-Canadiens-Sale) (Audio: 67) It's reported a group of high-profile Quebecers are considering a joint bid for the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal's ... See all stories on this topic |
Guy Lafleur stands trial for giving contradictory evidence Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada Montrealers are taking avid interest in the case since Lafleur spent most of his career with the Montreal Canadiens. The judge agreed a summons should have ... See all stories on this topic |
Saputo steps up London Free Press - Canada By DANNY VEAR, QMI AGENCY MONTREAL -- Joey Saputo, head of Montreal-based dairy empire Saputo Inc., is interested in buying the Montreal Canadiens. ... See all stories on this topic |
Celine's heart goes on...the Canadiens AFP MONTREAL (AFP) — Singing superstar Celine Dion is part of a consortium considering a bid for fabled ice hockey side the Montreal Canadiens, it was reported ... See all stories on this topic |
Habs ready for playoff tussle with Bruins CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada (Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images) Just a year ago, it was the Eastern Conference champion Montreal Canadiens hosting the eighth-seeded Boston Bruins in the ... See all stories on this topic |
Bruins, Kessel beat Canadiens in playoff opener Boston’s Chuck Kobasew (center) celebrates with teammates Aaron Ward (right) and David Krejci (left) following a first-period goal in Thursday’s 4-2 playoff victory over the Montreal Canadiens at TD Garden.AP. By JIMMY GOLEN ... Portsmouth Herald Latest Headlines - http://seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS09 |
Big Bad Blog » Canadiens clearly ‘mean’ business By Mike Petraglia 8 seed Montreal Canadiens showed they were not going to be a pushover in this opening round best-of-7 series, despite losing 4-2 to the Bruins at TD Banknorth Garden. “That’s the playoffs,” said Marc Savard, who set-up Zdeno Chara’s ... Big Bad Blog - http://bigbadblog.weei.com/ |
TheRecord.com - Sports - Bruins strike first Boston captain Zdeno Chara's power-play goal midway through the third period was the game-winner as the top-seeded Bruins overcame a feisty effort from the archrival Montreal Canadiens to win Game 1 of their Eastern Conference ... More Sports Stories - http://www.therecord.com/ |
All Habs: Canadiens-Bruins: Not a Mismatch By the Rocket Fastest Playoff Overtime Goals - The fastest goals scored in an Stanley Cup playoff overtime game: 9 seconds - Brian Skrudland, Montreal Canadiens 3, at Calgary Flames 2, May 18, 1986. 11 ... 36 minutes ago. Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! ... All Habs - http://allhabs.blogspot.com/ |
MTL Canadiens Habs: Canadiens Vs. Bruins 2009 Playoffs Game 1 By PhiL During the whole week we have heard every expert in the media saying that the Montreal Canadiens is no match against the Boston Bruins, that the Habs would be out in the three games, they will be crushed and we don't stand a chance ... MTL Canadiens Habs - http://mtlcanadienshabs.blogspot.com/ |
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Celine Dion, others eye NHL's Canadiens-report Reuters - USA TO) head Pierre Karl Peladeau is considering a bid for the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, the Globe and Mail said on Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic |
NHL Playoffs Round-up: Canucks 2 Blues 1 iNews880.com - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada Forty-four per cent feel there's a slim chance the Cup will be won by the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, or the Vancouver Canucks -- the only Canadian ... See all stories on this topic |
Blues take 6th in West News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA Boston will play the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. COYOTES 5, DUCKS 4 (SO): Viktor Tikhonov scored in the fourth round of the shootout and host ... See all stories on this topic |
Grown men weep when holding Lord Stanley's mug Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada By Dave Stubbs, Canwest News ServiceApril 16, 2009 The two-month dash/slog to the Stanley Cup began Wednesday night with the Montreal Canadiens among 16 ... See all stories on this topic |
Survey says Savard fan favourite as Canadiens owner Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada A large majority of Quebec residents want local ownership for the Montreal Canadiens but they can't agree on whether the provincial government should chip ... See all stories on this topic |
Only hockey is on his mind Boston Globe - United States Montreal, with each team 16 wins from taking home the Stanley Cup. The Bruins haven't done that since 1972, and the Canadiens since 1993. ... See all stories on this topic |
Lessons learned in Leafs Nation The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada "But by the end of the school year, every one of them had a Montreal Canadiens jersey. "As the years went by, I discovered the important thing in a ... See all stories on this topic |
Title thoughts for B's, C's Cape Cod Times - Hyannis,MA,USA The bell rings first for the Bruins when they open the playoffs Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens. On Saturday, fans will be treated to an ... See all stories on this topic |
Big names mull joining forces in bid for Habs Globe and Mail - Canada A shared passion for the Montreal Canadiens is making for strange bedfellows in Quebec business circles, as a consortium made up of pop star Céline Dion, ... See all stories on this topic |
Habs experiment with lines in practice CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada There was a minor change to the Montreal Canadiens lineup at practice Wednesday, with Patrice Brisebois inserted into the lineup alongside Mathieu Schneider ... See all stories on this topic |
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Bruins know they’ve got to play it cool against Canadiens The Patriot Ledger - Quincy,MA,USA The Montreal Canadiens have fueled speculation by announcing that Georges Laraque, one of the NHL’s true heavyweights, will play Game 1 of a best-of-seven ... See all stories on this topic |
Vote For Your Michigan NHL All-Star Team MGoBlue - Ann Arbor,MI,USA Pat Hughes won once with the Montreal Canadiens in 1979 and twice with the Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985). Red Berenson played for the Cup-winning Canadiens ... See all stories on this topic |
Three Canadian teams look to bring the Cup back to Canada TSN.ca - Scarborough,Ontario,Canada This year, some Canadian hopefuls once again have their sights set on the Cup with three teams - the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver ... See all stories on this topic |
Canadiens likely to need big effort from goalie Carey Price to ... The Canadian Press - BROSSARD, Que. "No player has ever won the Stanley Cup by themselves - everyone's got to support each other," the Montreal Canadiens' second-year goaltender told a mob of ... See all stories on this topic |
Bruins-Habs: Then and now Boston Herald - United States By Dan Duggan It seems only natural that the Bruins [team stats] would make the playoffs and see the Montreal Canadiens lining up across from them. ... See all stories on this topic |
Breaking down the Eastern Conference quarterfinals SportingNews.com - USA Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens: Unlike the other two, Gainey probably doesn't want to be behind the bench beyond this season. The Montreal general manager ... See all stories on this topic |
Mullen launches Bruins playoff campaign Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA ... preparing a Boston Bruins campaign aimed at rallying fans before the team’s start in the National Hockey League playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens. ... See all stories on this topic |
Bruins have the Stanley tools Boston Globe - United States It’sa situation once thought of them in ’02 and ’04, both ending in first-round losses to the Montreal Canadiens, the bitter rivals against whom they’ll ... See all stories on this topic |
Struggling Habs focus on staying calm Globe and Mail - Canada If the Montreal Canadiens are as ruthless maintaining their restraint and composure on the ice as they are at preserving their strict message discipline, ... See all stories on this topic |
On this date in Red Wings and NHL history, April 14 Examiner.com - USA 1955: Gordie Howe scored the winning goal in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final to defeat the Montreal Canadiens. Howe scored 12 points in the Final series ... See all stories on this topic |
Hub Hockey: Game One: Bruins vs. Canadiens By Hub Hockey 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round One - Game One Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens April 16th, 2009 @ 7:00PM Well in about 48-hours from now the Bruins will be stepping onto the ice to take on the Montreal Canadiens in... Hub Hockey - http://www.hubhockey.com/ |
All Habs: NHL Tweetup comes to Montreal By All Habs The night is also being used to launch "ThePortal" at NHL.com. When and where can Montreal tweeps join a Tweetup? Game #1 Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Thursday April 16, 2009 6-11 pm. Game time is 7:00 pm. Les 3 Brasseurs ... All Habs - http://allhabs.blogspot.com/ |
The Pending (?) Lecavalier Trade - Raw Charge By dagmar27 18 days ago: Montreal Canadiens' Michael Komisarek, behind, is checked into the boards by Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier during third-period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Thursday, March 26, 2009. The Canadiens won the game 3-2 ... Raw Charge - http://www.rawcharge.com/ |
The Curl and Drag: Playoff Preview and Draft Lottery By The Curl and Drag That's what you're about to get. I hate the Montreal Canadiens. While simultaneously rooting for Buffalo to make it, I was rooting for Montreal to fail, that's just how it is. Truthfully though, the Habs and their organization have been ... The Curl and Drag - http://thecurlanddrag.blogspot.com/ |
NHL playoff preview capsules - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Thomas led the NHL in goals-against average (2.10) and save percentage (.933) but has played in just 219 career regular-season games and seven playoff games. MONTREAL CANADIENS. Overall record: 41-30-11 (13th) ... Tribune-Review News - http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ |
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