The Tampa Bay lightning will make their first trip to Montreal this season. Tampa is coming to Habtown in a bad mood, after getting a wallop from the Leafs in Toronto, 6-1. Tortorella will certainly be in foul mood also, oh yes, he is always in that mood. Even if Vincent Lecavalier is putting up good numbers, it's not helping the lightning, as the rest of the team has failed to follow his lead.
The Habs are also struggling of late, espacially at the Bell Center, where they have lost their last five games. Like the Lightning, the Habs have a 3-6-1 record in their last ten games. About the only two things are to the Canadiens advantage, is the powerplay and the fact that their record when scoring first is similar to Tampa's.
Carbonneau has tried about every combination possible in the last month. He probably has more combinations in that month, than anybody that has played the 6/49 in the last year.
Reading thru out alot of Forums in cyberspace,The Habs fans are contesting Carbonneau's leadership and decisions. Nothing new in Montreal. I don't think he is a bad coach, and neither is he a good one, so how to balance between both ? I guess you learn. Two things that I will hold against Carbo, his lack of getting a coach for the defense, he could of turned to his former teammate,Larry Robinson, who would not of wanted the head coaching job in Montreal for all the money in the world. Robinson having the experience at coaching at the NHL level, could of acted as mentor, as he did when he played.
Two of the toughest jobs to hold in Quebec, are Premier and coach of the Canadiens. Your a king when things are going right, but you look for a place to hide when things are going wrong.
Pat Hickey of the Gazette is playing grinch this year, as he has told Habs fans not expect to see local boy Lecavalier in a red white and blue sweater anytime soon.Anyways, why would he come to Montreal, when he can get St-Hubert BBQ chicken delivered in Tampa. For those of you that don't know, it's a chain of franchises in Quebec and Ontario.
Well it seems that Scott Niedermeyer is ready to make a comeback, but Brian Burke must perform some monetary gymnastics so that he can be put on the active roster. Bob McKenzie from TSN wrote about this last week on his blog. The tagging rule, what the hell is that. Well Irish Blues from nhlscap.com has a page on the issue.Be sure to consult it for any CBA matter that you would like to know.
See you next week.Check back here during the NHL's christmas break, as I will post projections on how the final standings could look like, if the same pace continues for your team, be warned, it might not be pretty for some of you.
The Habs are also struggling of late, espacially at the Bell Center, where they have lost their last five games. Like the Lightning, the Habs have a 3-6-1 record in their last ten games. About the only two things are to the Canadiens advantage, is the powerplay and the fact that their record when scoring first is similar to Tampa's.
Carbonneau has tried about every combination possible in the last month. He probably has more combinations in that month, than anybody that has played the 6/49 in the last year.
Reading thru out alot of Forums in cyberspace,The Habs fans are contesting Carbonneau's leadership and decisions. Nothing new in Montreal. I don't think he is a bad coach, and neither is he a good one, so how to balance between both ? I guess you learn. Two things that I will hold against Carbo, his lack of getting a coach for the defense, he could of turned to his former teammate,Larry Robinson, who would not of wanted the head coaching job in Montreal for all the money in the world. Robinson having the experience at coaching at the NHL level, could of acted as mentor, as he did when he played.
Two of the toughest jobs to hold in Quebec, are Premier and coach of the Canadiens. Your a king when things are going right, but you look for a place to hide when things are going wrong.
Pat Hickey of the Gazette is playing grinch this year, as he has told Habs fans not expect to see local boy Lecavalier in a red white and blue sweater anytime soon.Anyways, why would he come to Montreal, when he can get St-Hubert BBQ chicken delivered in Tampa. For those of you that don't know, it's a chain of franchises in Quebec and Ontario.
Well it seems that Scott Niedermeyer is ready to make a comeback, but Brian Burke must perform some monetary gymnastics so that he can be put on the active roster. Bob McKenzie from TSN wrote about this last week on his blog. The tagging rule, what the hell is that. Well Irish Blues from nhlscap.com has a page on the issue.Be sure to consult it for any CBA matter that you would like to know.
See you next week.Check back here during the NHL's christmas break, as I will post projections on how the final standings could look like, if the same pace continues for your team, be warned, it might not be pretty for some of you.
