Archives for December 21, 2008

'"It's frustrating to hand them a goal and give them life in their building, especially with taking a lot of penalties tonight. Discipline has to be a lot better if we're going to be a consistent winner."' … [Read more...] about Habs take advantage of Sabres

'Thomas Vanek will be back in Montreal next month for the All-Star Game. Of that, there is no doubt. He is tied for the NHL lead in goals, and he's one Buffalo Sabres player obviously worthy of the honor. But there's no way he's coming back as a starter.' … [Read more...] about Habs, Pens stuffing the e-ballot box

[Rough English translation from French language source]: Click here for article ' "We need someone to show me where Toni Lydman has chosen to suffer a penalty which gave an advantage of two Canadian men in the second period. I reviewed the game and I can not see offense."' … [Read more...] about Ruff was proud of his players, less referees

Comeback kids win 2nd straight (Montreal Gazette) Canadiens Keep It as Exciting as It Gets (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette) Kovy being Kovy (Canadiens.com) Fly on the Wall - Dec. 20, 2008 (Canadiens.com) The Numbers Game - Dec. 20, 2008 (Canadiens.com) Marc Denis assigned to Hamilton (Canadiens.com) Photo gallery (Canadiens.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Montreal Coverage

'“You’re going to have to show me where Jochen is holding somebody,” Ruff said. “Somebody is going to have to show me what Toni did to make it 5-on-3 ... because for the most part our discipline was pretty good. I can’t find anything.”' … [Read more...] about Kovalev scores in OT, gives Canadiens 4-3 win

'“You’ve got to give them credit, they kept coming,” MacArthur said. “I thought our goalie played really well for us and it’s just too bad we got into penalty trouble. They’ve got a great power play and they showed it.”' … [Read more...] about Kovalev overtime hero as Habs win second straight 4-3 over Sabres

'"We were winning battles and you could see that they were dropping in energy," said Canadiens forward Steve Begin. "We just kept pushing and pushing them, and that's how we got the two points tonight."' … [Read more...] about Montreal 4, Buffalo 3 (OT)

'Kovalev's winner came on the power play, one of two man-advantages for Montreal in the overtime period. The first call came thanks in part to a neutral zone turnover by Buffalo's Maxim Afinogenov. The lost puck caused Andrej Sekera to over-compensate resulting in the late penalty call. Jochen Hecht was called for a hold that resulted in the game-winner.' … [Read more...] about Habs Top Sabres 4-3 in OT

Pirates celebrate their return in style (Portland Press Herald) Pirates clamp down on P-Bruins (Providence Journal) Home cooking puts Pirates back in win column (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Close In On Division Leading Bruins With 4-2 Win (PortlandPirates.com) P-Bruins fall to Pirates 4-2 (ProvidenceBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage

'Despite getting outshot 40-22, the Sabres received strong goaltending from Ryan Miller and capitalized on their chances.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take big step in win over Kings