habs Stories - Raw Charge
How Do Zone Starts Affect Possession?
For awhile now I've been wondering how much of a disadvantage players are at when they start their shifts predominantly outside the offensive zone. In order to create a better sample and use as many players as possible, I determined that I would have to use Relative Corsi as my possession metric in...
Habs Steal Sundin's Thunder in 5-0 Thumping of Leafs
You'd think that when a team is honoring it's all-time scoring leader, that you'd see some offense, right? Well in this case the answer would be no. Prior to tonight's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens, the Leafs honored Mats Sundin's No.13 sweater. It was a brief, but...
Palushaj Recalled and Other Habs Links
With Mike Blunden on IR, for the next four to six weeks, and Yannick Weber now out with a lower body injury, the Montreal Canadiens have again recalled Aaron Palushaj from the Hamilton Bulldogs. The 22-year old forward just registered his first NHL point, an assist Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets,...
Exclusive Interview With Montreal's Jay Baruchel
Sunday afternoon I sat down with Montreal's own Jay Baruchel in his NDG home to watch the Montreal Canadiens take on the Winnipeg Jets for Scott Gomez's anniversary game since his last goal. A 3-0 win for the good guys that was one of the few bright spots of this depressing season. We spoke about...
Habs Snap Superbowl Sunday Slump With 3-0 Win Over Jets
The struggling Montreal Canadiens were already on a three-game losing streak, headed into Sunday afternoon's action. Things didn't look any more promising for the Habs, who had lost five straight games on Suberbowl Sunday. Both streaks would end however as the Canadiens blanked the Winnipeg Jets...
Habs Can Kiss Playoffs Goodbye, Following Loss to Caps
So let's toss aside the optimism and denial and call it just as it is. The Montreal Canadiens are not a playoff team in the 2011-12 NHL season. It's over folks. This is not a club capable of overcoming an 11 point deficit in the final 0 games in a league that offers a three-point game. To do that...
Louis is Back, and Other Habs Links
Down goes Andreas Engqvist and up comes Louis Leblanc, as the Montreal Canadiens prepare for tomorrow night's game against the New Jersey Devils. Engvist did much of nothing in his two-game call up with the Canadiens. He played 4:12, and was on the ice for the deciding goal, in Tuesday's 3-1 loss...
Pierre for GM?
I have criticized Pierre McGuire in the past for several reasons, but now with his friend and TSN990 radio host Mitch Melnick writing this piece in a campaign to get him hired as GM, the usual McGuire for GM meme for when the Habs are struggling is gaining momentum. Add to that many believe it is a...
The Team That Wanted It Got It: Habs Fall to Sabres 3-1
Despite being a struggling team in the 2011-12 NHL season, the Buffalo Sabres best asset could still be head coach Lindy Ruff. Ruff is arguably one of the best game coaches in the NHL, when it comes to reading and adjusting to a game situation, as it progresses. Another example was demonstrated...
Not Qwhite Ready for Habs
While Carey Price and Raphael Diaz were at the NHL All-Star Game festivities over the weekend, the rest of the Montreal Canadiens took a few days off. There were a few exceptions, and forward Ryan White was one of them. "It's good to be back," White said Monday. "I was here for a few days by...
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