First glass-half-empty observation of the season:
I don't like the exhibition schedule.
It begins with road games on consecutive nights, after two days of on-ice training. And Team A will be playing both.
Georges Laraque has tweaked his groin already, and the puck hasn't even dropped. I fear his injury will not be the last.
Yes, the players train in the off-season. But plunging them into a schedule of playoff intensity doesn't make sense.
Canadiens play six games on seven nights this week.
Ridiculous.
They're home to the Senators on Friday and travel to Ottawa on Saturday.
Florida is at the Bell Centre on Sunday, followed by Detroit on Tuesday and Boston on Wednesday.
All this to determine if Kyle Chipchura makes the team?
Plus, lest we forget, revenue from five exhibition games at the Bell Centre.
Hey Boone
Why do say things like this:
Still a Canadien: Mathieu Dandenault,
It is so disrespectful and simply fans the fire on a solid citizen. The team only has 6 NHL D and two are injured.
I hope you're STILL EMPLOYED.
is it weird/normal that my CBC channel is playing Cornation Street?
Should it be Roberville?
RDS.ca is streaming the game for free!
Screw the CBC!
I've made a huge mistake...
Boone. 5 posts a day, minimum. Hop to it!
I NEED YOUR BLOG
:)
Ex nihilo nihil fit
ah shucks, it's only the pre-season.
On a more arcane note -- just realized that we got our #13 after all. Perhaps someone mentioned it when Mike Boone informed us about the number selections a while back and noted that the #13 is the first Habs wearer since Billy Boucher in the 20s -- but I haven't seen anyone comment about the OTHER #13 wearer who has been so close to our hearts? The only difference is that our guy in the #13 jersey is from the Czech Republic, not Sweden... I wonder if Bob included that in his 'Plan B'?
isn't Tanguay wearing 13? Lang is 20.
Merci Piche,
a brain cramp on my part. Actually, I'm even happier that we have a good Canadian boy stepping up to fill the '#13' skates.
Could someone tell me what the lineups were? I know its around here somewhere, I just can't find it...
Also, for those who got to watch it, any observations? I was at work during the game, so I missed the whole thing.
can anyone tell me where I can find the lineup we had out there tonight?
Ew, 7-2!
8-3 now. Wasn't expecting this.
Wow, 7-2
i know this is preseason, but that is embarassing! looks like the Bs have their top players out there though.
Who scored for Montreal?
maxwell and pleky
And Glumac, right at the end. (And almost scored again, which is kind of cool considering he never got a goal during his little time with the Blues).
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and then bergeron gets one back with 10 seconds in the second.
we scored! plecs from andrei. wow now we're only down 4-2!
Sounds like Halak is out to win the #1 job... in Hamilton!
No kidding...
Got the Habs game on CJAD and for laughs, watching the Leafs pre game on Sportsnet Ontario...The 3 stooges from Sportsnet have Leaf coach Ron Wilson sitting in with them....He looks as comfortable as a boy scout at the Neverland Ranch..
1-0 Bruins....
is the game on now available online?
Yep
http://www.corussports.com/audio.php#Main
i like chipper and hope he makes the team...but i'm not big on his chances.
as a potential future captain that doesn't come to camp ready to stake a claim on a spot...fairly disappointing...even more disappointing is having to watch dandy do nothing unless he was benched for another year.
I've signed-up for RDS' Habs broadcasts over the web. Good move? Anyone like the service?
Mike: tell ti-Guy that the blog's photo uploading feature is broken. I'm not a Pens fan right now. I swear. That was last Spring.
I'll try the free game tomorrow...Ifit is as efficient as the Habs ticket sale system, I'll likely just see if I can get the full channel through Rogers up here.
i'd let you know if it was a good move, if i were able to get the damn service, but I can't since i'm stuck in the US. which brings me to the question: what's the best way to watch habs games here? i don't really enjoy center ice, but if its the only way, i'll do it again
Theres a chance I might be streaming the odd one again this year but I'm not making any promises
Mike , your absolutely right about the stupidity of playing this tight schedule of preseason games. Teams are just asking for injury trouble.
It makes no cents at all! O wait a Minuit, cents, dollars, now I get it. We have to pay these guys their huge bucks, and the paying customer needs to be milked some more.