Canadiens Hockey: EXPERIENCE The Centennial Season
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SERGEI K SCORES PAIRHABS WIN SEASON-HIGH 5TH IN A ROW
3-2 OVER BRUINS
Listen CJAD's HIGHLIGHTS/MARKOV-HALAK-GIONTA
UP NEXT: CANADIENS @ RANGERS TUESDAY
7 PM KAIZEN COUNTDOWN ON CJAD 800
Sergei Kostitsyn helped the Montreal Canadiens extend
their recent hot streak.
Kostitsyn scored twice as the Canadiens got past the Boston
Bruins 3-2 for their fifth consecutive victory.
The Russian forward has three goals in his past two games, after
scoring just twice in his first 35 games to open the season.
Andrei Markov had the other Montreal goal, while Jaroslav Halak
stopped 21 shots to earn the win.
Blake Wheeler and Milan Lucic countered for Boston,
who are four points back of Montreal but still have three games in
hand.
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HALAK STAYS IN NETS,
CAMMALLERI RETURN DATE PUSHED BACK
MAD MAX BACK FOR CANADIENS VS BRUINS TONIGHT ON CJAD 800
SPORTSNIGHT @ 6 PM
OLYMPIC TRIBUTE NIGHT AT THE BELL CENTRE
STARTS LIVE WITH KAIZEN SUSHI PRE-GAME SHOW @ 6:30
CANADIENS COACH JACQUES MARTIN INVOKES 'WIN AND STAY IN' FOR HIS DECISION TO START JAROSLAV HALAK. CAREY PRICE IS 3-0 AGAINST THE BRUINS THIS SEASON, BUT WILL BE BACKING UP HALAK WHO IS 4-0 SINCE THE OLYMPIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT WHEN HE STARRED FOR SLOVAKIA.
COACH MARTIN TELLS CJAD THAT RETURN DATES FOR MARC-ANDRE' BERGERON AND MIKE CAMMALLERI HAVE NOW BEEN PUSHED BACK. CAMMALLERI'S RETURN VS. THE LEAFS NEXT SATURDAY IS NOW HIGHLY DOUBTFUL. BERGERON COULD BE BACK BY THEN, HOWEVER.
The Canadiens' Maxime Lapierre returns to the lineup for a battle against the Bruins sans Marc Savard tonight on your home for the Habs -- CJAD 800. Expect Carey Price, who has played well against the Bruins this season, to get the start in goal.
Lapierre's return resulted in Ben Maxwell being sent back down to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.
He was suspended 4-games for his hit from behind against Scott Nichol, while Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke walked after he concussed Savard, who will be gone for the rest of the season. Lapierre would not touch hockey's hot-button headshot issue with a comparison to his supension, which he says is in the past; however, who can blame the Bruins for their frustration-level with the NHL ?
Live coverage of the Habs' salute to the Olympians during the Kaizen Countdown to Opening Faceoff at 6:30 with Rick Moffat and Murray Wilson. Clara Hughes will join the boys during the 1st intermission report and the gold medal winning women of Team Canada drop by the broadcast booth in the 2nd intermission.
HABS 5 TAMPA 3
The Canadiens returned home and scored a 5-3 win over Tampa to start a three-game homestand. Mathieu Darche led the way with a pair of goals.
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The Habs also got goals from Glen Metropolit, Scott Gomez, and Benoit Pouliot while Molson Cup winner Jaroslav Halak kicked out 25 shots for the victory.
MH GROVER AND SONS COACH'S REPORT WITH JACQUES MARTIN: Listen
HABS SCORE TWICE IN FINAL 1:50 OF 3RD
BEAT DUCKS 4-3 IN SHOOTOUT
ERASE 3-0 DEFICIT AFTER 1ST
Listen CJAD 800 HIGHLIGHTS -- RICK MOFFAT AND MURRAY WILSON
Brian Gionta and Andrei Markov scored in the final 1:50 of regulation, and Tomas Plekanec added the shootout winner in the fourth round in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
PLEK'S SHOOTOUT GOAL HIS 1ST IN 2 YEARS! Listen
Plekanec also scored in the second period, helping the Habs overcome an early three-goal deficit. Markov's fourth of the season came with just 10.7 seconds left, after Anaheim's Corey Perry misfired at an empty net when the Canadiens pulled relief goalie Jaroslav Halak for a sixth attacker.
GIONTA: Listen
MARKOV LETS STICK DO THE TALKING Listen
Anaheim centre Saku Koivu played his first game against the team he spent his 13 previous NHL seasons with and captained for 10 of them _ tying Jean Beliveau for the longest captaincy in the
Canadiens' 101-year history.
Ryan Getzlaf set up first-period goals by Perry and Scott Niedermayer, and newly acquired Lubomir Visnovsky had a power-play goal for the Ducks, who are six points out of a playoff spot with 17
games left on the schedule. Anaheim has lost three straight since the Olympic break, after going into it on a 14-6-0 roll. Jonas Hiller made 40 saves, including five in overtime before Gionta and Plekanec put the puck past him during the shootout.
Halak made 21 saves after he took over for Price, who surrendered 3 goals on 11 first-period shots.
Jonas Hiller stopped 40 shots for the Ducks.
Jaroslav Spacek was shaken up after an awkward tumble over Halak in the 3rd period, but didn't even miss a shift! SPACEK: Listen
BEST DIRECTOR OSCAR TO---JACQUES MARTIN FOR PULLING CAREY AND PICKING PLEK IN THE SHOOTOUT: Listen
Listen EX-HABS CAPTAIN KOIVU
So much for "win and stay in". Despite a modest workload and despite getting a win, Jaroslav Halak will back up Carey Price as the Habs face their former captain Saku Koivu for the first time. Price tells CJAD's Rick Moffat after nearly stealing a game against the Sharks, he's feeling like he's back in his most comfortable zone since Nashville, when he set a franchise record making 23 saves in a period and 53 saves in a game.
The Canadiens return home from California Monday, to face the Lightning Tuesday night live on CJAD, and then host the Oilers Thursday on CJAD/Montreal Canadiens Foundation Radiothon Day.
Then its the Bruins in on Saturday night for St. Patrick's Day Parade Weekend.
HABS STUN KINGS 4-2
Listen CJAD 800 HIGHLIGHTS -- RICK MOFFAT AND MURRAY WILSON
Brian Gionta's line scored just seconds into the 1st and seconds into the 3rd periods to set the pace for another cliffhanger ending in California. Gionta and Pouliot Listen did the scoring, making it 2-point nites for each of them, plus Gomez. Dominic Moore scored a shorthanded goal, his 2nd as a Hab, and Tomas Plekanec added an empty-netter to end the drama in the final seconds.
Roman Hamrlik logged major minutes again as the Canadiens were perfect on the PK: Listen
Plek on the Meaning of Saku's Leadership, and a great nite of PK: Listen
LA CONFIDENTIAL: FROLOV COULD HAVE BEEN A HAB
LA Kings sources say Alexander Frolov's name was brought up in trade talks with the Habs. Several weeks away unconfirmed rumours suggested Frolov was the object of Bob Gainey-Dean Lombardi discussions. LA reportedly wanted the likes of Roman Hamrlik, Yannick Weber and Max Pacioretty. Frolov is under-performing, with only 15 goals this season.
BULLDOG MAXWELL WINS CALIFORNIA GETAWAY
LAPIERRE PLEADS INNOCENCE--HANDED 4-GAME SUSPENSION: Listen
OLYMPIC HANGOVER: SERGEI K DROPPED TO 4TH LINE
THIS JUST IN: DREW DOUGHTY ON GOLD MEDAL DREAMS AND HOW THE GOLD RUSH CAN TURN THE KINGS INTO STANLEY CUP SILVER CONTENDERS: Listen
The Canadiens recall Ben Maxwell from the Bulldogs with Max Lapierre suspended for slamming the Sharks' Scott Nichol into the boards. No penalty was called but Nichol suffered a shoulder injury and San Jose' players took offense. Sharks coaches and players called it "really dangerous" and "real dirty".
Lapierre and Coach Jacques Martin says there was certainly no intent on the Habs' forward's part. He was "trying to box out" as Nichol looked for a rebound off the goalpost, having failed to beat Carey Price for a goal on a breakaway.
The Canadiens put Sergei Kostitsyn on a short leash at practise Friday in LA. The offensive star for Belarus at the Olympics was relegated to the 4th line, replaced by rookie Tom Pyatt on the top line with Plekanec and Sergei's big brother Andrei. Listen
Truth is both Andrei and Sergei have struggled the past 2 games to bury numerous scoring chances.
Pyatt has scored 4 points in his last 5 games since being recalled by GM Pierre Gauthier. He's shown flashes of speed, hustle and smarts with the puck. All the things Sergei has only rarely provided in a dismal season. Much of the adversity he's faced has been of his own creation, starting with a poor showing at training camp and his wildcat strike refusal to accept a demotion to Hamilton.
PRICE ON FIRE BUT SHARKS STILL BEAT CANADIENS 3-2
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Dany Heatley scored the tying goal and Manny Malhotra delivered the winner in a span of less than three minutes in the third period to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Patrick Marleau scored a short-handed goal and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves for the Sharks, who were coming off their first back-to-back regulation losses of the season.
This game appeared headed that direction with Carey Price stopping almost everything San Jose sent his way and the posts doing the rest on three occasions to help Montreal hang onto the one-goal lead.
But the Sharks finally broke through with the two goals in the third to win for just the third time in 17 games this season when they trailed after two periods.
The Canadiens had been 19-1-0 when leading after two.
HALAK: "I'M HAPPY...I KNOW I'M NOT NO. 1"
Jaroslav Halak hit the ice for the first time since the Olympics, getting in extra shots while Carey Price prepared to make his 2nd straight start. Hear it live on CJAD and listen to Halak's reluctant scrum long after practise at San Jose's Shark Tank: HALAK Listen
CANADIENS' G-M PIERRE GAUTHIER ON TRADE DEADLINE DAY
JOINED THE RIC PETERSON SHOW WITH RIC AND MARK SHALHOUB Listen
CANADIENS OPEN 4-GAME TRIP WITH 4-1 WIN OVER BRUINS
Listen CJAD's HIGHLIGHTS+LOCKER ROOM TRADE DEADLINE TALK
Glen Metropolit tied the game early in the third period, and Maxim Lapierre scored the go-ahead goal for Montreal on Tuesday night as the Canadiens scored four times in the final period to beat the Boston Bruins 4-1.
Mathieu Darche had a goal and an assist for Montreal, scoring to make it 3-1 with 2:30 left. Carey Price stopped 23 shots for the Canadiens, who had lost three of four before the Olympic break.
Price starts; goalie coach Pierre Groulx put on the pads for the morning skate so Habs had someone else to shoot at. "Confidence builder I guess," joked Ryan O'Byrne.
BIG WINNERS DAY 1 OF THE 'GAUTHIER ERA': *ROOKIE TOM PYATT, RECALLED 90 MINUTES AFTER GAINEY'S RESIGNATION, NOW SKATING WITH GIONTA AND GOMEZ.
Canadiens GM Bob Gainey resigns, calling it a "life decision" unwilling to extend his contract for another "4 or 5 or 6 years." Meet the new boss, similar to the old boss in his love of secrecy and the shadows--Pierre Gauthier knows many around the NHL call him "The Ghost." What does he think of that, and the challenge ahead? Listen to this CJAD 1-on-1: Gauthier Listen
HABS PRESIDENT PIERRE BOIVIN DENIES ANY AND ALL SUGGESTION THAT GAINEY WAS PUSHED OUT: Boivin Listen
Gauthier is the man who hired Jacques Martin as Senators coach back in 1995, and they had worked together in Quebec City as well.
MARTIN ON THE GAUTHIER CONNECTION AND HOW THE PLAYERS REACT: Martin on Gauthier Listen
BRUINS 3 HABS 0
For a change, Jaro Halak took a back seat to an opposing goalie in the "shots on goal" dept. However, The Canadiens, despite outshooting the Boston Bruins 36-27, ran into a hot goalie in Tuukka Rask, as the Habs fell 3-0 Sunday afternoon at the Bell Centre. Marco Sturm led the Boston attack with a pair of goals.
Brian Gionta says the Habs were unable to bounce back from a first-period which saw the Bruins build up a 2-0 late on a couple of late goals.Listen The Habs are back in action Wed. when the Capitals come to town.
VETS AND DOGS HELP HABS BEAT PENGUINS 5-3
Brian Gionta scored twice and Tomas Plekanec and Scott Gomez each had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens extended their win streak to three games Saturday afternoon with a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mathieu Darche also scored for the injury-riddled Canadiens (28-25-6), who only needed 18 saves from Jaroslav Halak to get the victory.
Halak was coming off back-to-back 45-save victories over the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins.
HABS FACE MORE ADVERSITY IN SUPERBOWL WEEKEND MATINEES
Coach Jacques Martin's lineup could look like Meatloaf this afternoon. The lunch buffet lines are "Two out of 3 Ain't Bad". Topliners Tomas Plekanec and Sergei Kostitsyn are in; Benoit Pouliot is out for the weekend. Matt D'Agostini is being sent a message with another healthy scratch, so more Bulldogs are let off the leash: Ryan White will team up with David Desharnais and Brock Trotter. Trotter is making his NHL Debut and in a CJAD exclusive spoke of how playing with Desharnais can put him in a comfort zone this afternoon: Trotter Listen
O'BYRNE DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM FAMILY LOSS
Defenseman Ryan O'Byrne has spoken about the loss of his mother to cancer. Ryan has stayed with his supportive teammates rather than return home to Victoria a week ago. Here's Ryan on drawing inspiration from his devoted Hockey Mom: Listen
HABS SUPERBOWL PICKS: The majority of players told CJAD they're pulling for the Saints, with the notable exception of Josh Gorges, diehard Colts fan, teased here by Matt D'Agostini: Listen
CAMMALLERI REHAB UNDERWAY
CALLS ON TEAM TO STAY CLOSE SO HE CAN REJOIN RACE
Cammalleri Listen
MIKE CAMMALLERI AND JACQUES MARTIN ADMIT THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE HIT THAT'S KNOCKED THE HABS TOP SNIPER OUT OF ACTION 6 WEEKS.
CAREY PRICE ON TEAM UNITY, THE LOSS OF CAMMALLERI, AND OF COURSE...'THE HUG' AND ITS AFTERMATH: Listen
CAMMALLERI INJURY ADDED TO EVEN-STRENGTH INSULT: 217:16
SINCE HABS HAVE SCORED @ EVEN-STRENGTH...AND COUNTING!
3-2 O.T. LOSS VS. KOVIE AND SENS
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ALEX KOVALEV CAME BACK TO HAUNT THE HABS WITH A GOAL AND AN ASSIST, BUT THE BIGGEST SCARE OF THE 3-2 OVERTIME LOSS IN OTTAWA FOR 'HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA' GOES TO ANTON VOLCHENKOV. HIS SOLID KNOCK (INTEFERENCE?) ON MIKE CAMMALLERI SENT THE HABS' TOP SNIPER INTO THE BOARDS AWKWARDLY, HIS RIGHT LEG TWISTED BEHIND.
JACQUES MARTIN Listen
The Canadiens' leading goal-scorer was helped off the ice, without putting any pressure on his right knee. If he is lost for any extended period of time, the Habs will be even further handcuffed in trying to score their way out of a 217-minute, 16-second drought between even-strength goals!
The Canadiens have not scored except on the powerplay when they've scored at all in their last 3 games. Benoit Pouliot and Brian Gionta beat Sens goalie Brian Elliott, but only after Kovie and Spezza had put the Sens up 2-0 in Ottawa. Halak deserved a better fate (again!) as the Habs were outshot 37-29, including 5-0 in overtime. JAROSLAV HALAK Listen BRIAN GIONTA Listen
Mike Fisher worked through Markov and Marc-Andre' Bergeron to score the game winning goal after Halak made the initial save. Even though Weber has only scored 2 goals this season compared to 10 for PK Subban, he's more NHL ready in his own zone.
"THE HUG" : MARKOV SAYS HABS FEELING THE LOVE: Listen
CAREY NOT A 'HUG AND TELL' KIND OF GUY
As the Canadiens wrapped up a centre-ice meeting, Carey Price gave Andrei Markov a big hug. While players like Josh Gorges deny there was ever any blowup between the assistant captain and the young goalie, Price and Markov cleared the air with their actions before leaving the ice.
Markov says the media shouldn't be looking for "bad stories....you should be helping the team." Price did not speak to the media hordes but let his stick do the talking...a happy-face drawn on the blade of his goalie stick.
BOLTS 3 HABS 0The Habs generated zero offence in Tampa as they fell 3-0 to the Lightning. Carey Price watched as his team lost 65 percent of the faceoffs, and 95 percent of the battles. Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier and Steve Stamkos scored for the Bolts, while Benoit Pouliot had perhaps Montreal's best chance when he was thwarted on a first-period breakaway. After calling out his players the night before in a 2-1 loss to the Panthers, head coach Jacques Martin played "good cop" following the loss in Tampa.listen
Scott Gomez struggled to find the words that would put the loss into perspective.Listen
MARTIN CALLS OUT HABS AFTER LACKLUSTRE 2-1 LOSS TO PANTHERS
Jacques Martin was as blunt and angry after this defeat as after any this season: Listen
The Canadiens surrendered 2 unanswered 3rd period goals to Shawn Mathias, allowing Florida to pull to within a point and failing to jump up on the Rangers or Flyers. The Panthers halt the Habs' 2-game winstreak with their 2-1 victory.
Rookie Ben Maxwell was promoted to the Plekanec-Cammalleri Line in the 2nd period and almost added to the Habs' lead, only to have a puck bounce wide of the open side on Tomas Vokoun. Listen
Josh Gorges is lucky to have only a surface cut on his neck after taking the skate-blade of a Panthers' player dangerously close to veins and arteries. Josh is still beating himself up over hauling down Mathias, touching off the game-tying penalty-shot: Listen
Andrei Markov and Mike Cammalleri assisted on Plek's powerplay goal. Cammalleri bites his tongue when asked if a lack of work ethic was the problem: Listen
Brian Gionta is at a loss to explain how the team, rewarded with an extra day in Florida to start the trip, could come out looking flatter than the Everglades: Listen
MAXWELL BEGINS 'FLORIDA VACATION'
DAGS GOES TO THE DOGS
The Canadiens send Matt D'Agostini to the Bulldogs to rediscover his scoring touch while skilled young playmaker Ben Maxwell is rushed to Florida and enjoying the company of his Dogs' captain Mathieu Darche and Maxim Lapierre. MAXWELL: Listen
Travis Moen worked out with Plekanec and Cammalleri during drills, with the "Bennie and the Jets" Line of Benoit Pouliot, Gomez and Gionta rolling.
The Habs' 4th line in practise had Metropolit centring Sergei Kostitsyn and Marc-Andre' Bergeron. Coach Martin will ask Lapierre to move to the wing for Maxwell. Coach tells CJAD the Bulldogs also used Maxwell, Darche and Sergei K together so that's another possibility he could try.
RYAN O'BYRNE APPROVES OF CORMIER SUSPENSION:Listen
CAMMALLERI SCORES PAIR IN HALAK'S 3RD SHUTOUT AS HABS BLANK RANGERS 6-0
Listen TO CJAD 800'S GAME HIGHLIGHTS
PACIORETTY SENT TO A-H-L HAMILTON
Max Pacioretty has been assigned to the Bulldogs. The 21-year-old forward had only 3 goals and 14 points in 52 games this season with Montreal. Pacioretty had 6 goals and 29 points in 37 games with Hamilton last season.
Michael Cammalleri scored two goals and set up two others as the Montreal Canadiens used a four-goal second period to post a 6-0 victory over the Rangers and hand New York a second straight shutout loss Saturday night.
CAMMALLERI ON DAGWOOD'S POST-GAME SHOW Listen
A three-goal outburst in a 3:42 span chased Rangers starting goalie Henrik Lundqvist at 6:17 of the second period in favour of Matt Zaba, who allowed two goals on 16 shots in his first taste of NHL action. Lundqvist was beaten four times on 15 shots, while Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves for his third shutout of the season.
HALAK Listen
Maxim Lapierre, with his first in 29 games, and Benoit Pouliot also scored in the second for Montreal. Scott Gomez got one in the first and Tomas Plekanec scored in the third for Montreal (25-23-5), which avenged a 6-2 loss to the Rangers last week in New York. The Canadiens were coming off a rare win 3-1 in New Jersey on Friday night.
LAPIERRE Listen 33-year-old Mathieu Darche, the pride of McGill University and a St-Laurent native, has 3 points in 3 games, including an assist on Lapierre's goal, since he was recalled from A-H-L HamiltonJACQUES MARTIN'S MH GROVER & SONS COACH'S REPORT
COACH ON DARCHE, GOALIES+POULIOT Listen DARCHE Listen
Philadelphia, New York and Montreal are now tied with 55 points each, but the 6th place Flyers have 3 games in hand on the 8th place Habs, while the 7th place Rangers hold 1 game in hand on them.
RYAN O'BYRNE WINS MAJOR LEAGUE FIGHT
Defenceman Paul Mara sat out with an upper body injury suffered against the Devils, likely his left shoulder injury from earlier this season, and Ryan O'Byrne returned to the ice with a vengeance, winning a unanimous decision when he scored the knockdown of Aaron Voros in a 3rd period scrap during which he came to the defense of Andrei Markov.
O'BYRNE Listen
Forward Sergei Kostitsyn also returned to the lineup after missing 10 games with an ankle injury.
CANADIENS SNAP 3-GAME SKID WITH 3-1 WIN OVER DEVILS AT THE ROCK
CJAD 800's GAME HIGHLIGHTS Listen
DARCHE'S 1ST GOAL WITH HABS -- THE WINNER Listen
HALAK STOPS 31 SHOTS AND SHOULD GET ANOTHER CRACK AT RANGERS TONIGHT Listen
Mathieu Darche scored the winning goal and had an assist, and Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 shots as the Montreal Canadiens snapped a 3-game losing skid with a 3-1 victory over the Devils in New Jersey.
RED-HOT POULIOT Listen
CAMMALLERI ON COACH JACQUES MARTIN'S LINE JUGGLING Listen
JACQUES MARTIN Listen
GET WELL WISHES FROM FELLOW HALL OF FAMER JACQUES LEMAIRE,
FUTURE HALL OF FAMER MARTIN BRODEUR
BRODEUR Listen LEMAIRE Listen
JEAN BELIVEAU RECOVERING FROM MILD STROKE
Hospital officials say Jean Beliveau is recovering from a mild stroke and his condition is continuing to improve. The Montreal General Hospital says Beliveau and his family are appreciative of all the support they have received. They are also asking that their privacy be respected.
The former captain of the Montreal Canadiens was rushed to hospital on Wednesday night.
The 78-year-old M. Beliveau won 10 Stanley Cups during an 18-year playing career with the Habs.JEAN BELIVEAU IN STABLE CONDITION IN HOSPITAL
Hockey legend Jean Beliveau was listed in stable condition on Thursday after being admitted to hospital for unspecified tests. A spokeswoman for the McGill University Health Centre said more information on the health of the Montreal Canadiens legend would be released as it became available.
One report said Beliveau suffered a stroke Wednesday night but team spokesman Donald Beauchamp said he was unable to confirm the reason for the tests. It is believed Beliveau's life is not in danger.
The hockey great has had a number of health problems in the past.
In 2000, Beliveau was diagnosed with throat cancer after a tumour was discovered in his neck. He was treated and eventually recovered. Beliveau has also had heart-related problems in the past and was hospitalized in 1996.
As recently as December 2008, Beliveau had to be admitted to hospital after a sudden drop in blood pressure following a friend's funeral in Montreal.
Beliveau, 78, won 10 Stanley Cups during an 18-year playing career with the Canadiens.
Last summer, Beliveau was named honorary captain of Canada's 2010 men's Olympic hockey team.
LARAQUE RELEASED, SHOCKED BY GAINEY Listen
HABS' GM'S PRESS CONFERENCE Listen
GAINEY ON LARAQUE: "lack of productivity and distraction to our group"
GAINEY: "my decision was made a little over a week ago, but because of George's heritage and his close ties to the disaster in Haiti, the decision was put off until it seemed more fitting."
MARTIN: "a hockey decision"
COACH'S PRESS CONFERENCE Listen
Just 2 days after telling CJAD he wanted more icetime and admitted his frustration at being limited to only 4 shifts in a fight-filled loss to the Rangers, Georges Laraque was cut loose by the Canadiens Thursday morning. The move comes one week to the day after Laraque scored his first and only goal as a member of the Habs. Laraque scored last Thursday vs. Dallas on "One Goal, Aid for Haiti" Night at the Bell Centre. He called it an emotional high of his career, and dedicated the goal to victims of the Haitian Earthquake Disaster.
BLUES 4 HABS 3 IN O.T.
The Canadiens storm back with two, third-period goals before falling 4-3 to the Blues at the Bell Centre. Andy McDonald won it in the fourth period with a wrist shot that beat Carey Price.
Benoit Pouliot, with his second of the night, and Mike Cammalleri, in the final seconds, scored in the third period to send this one into O.T.
CJAD's Abe Hefter caught up to Pouliot in the Habs' locker room when this one was over:Listen
BULLDOG CAPTAIN WINS RECALL
BIG GEORGES ADMITS FRUSTRATION
The Canadiens are recalling former McGill star and first-year captain of the Bulldogs Mathieu Darche. He's been an energy guy in about 100 career NHL games, though is not expected to bolster the scoring production, tho he does have 16 goals in 32 games with Hamilton. He's a former Redmen teammate of Dogs head coach Guy Boucher.
Georges Laraque calls the Cormier attack on Remparts defenseman Mikael Tam the ugliest incident he's ever seen. Georges predicts Cormier will be suspended for the rest of the season. Laraque also is upset he was limited to just 4 shifts vs. the Rangers while the likes of Pouliot and Gorges dropped the gloves. Laraque sounds off on Cormier Affair and his frustrating lack of icetime vs. Rangers: Listen
CANADIENS KILLER ALFREDSSON RETURNS WITH 3 POINT NIGHT
HABS PP FIRES BLANKS IN 4-2 LOSS TO OTTAWA
CJAD's GAME HIGHLIGHTS Listen
COACH JACQUES MARTIN POINTS TO MONTREAL'S 0 FOR 6 POWER PLAY NOT PRICE
MH GROVER & SONS COACH'S REPORT Listen
BRIAN GIONTA DISSAPOINTED DURING DAGWOOD'S POST-GAME SHOW Listen
SCOTT GOMEZ BACK @ MSG AFTER TRADE Listen
Montreal -- Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson returned to the lineup with a goal and two assists in a 4-2 victory over the Canadiens. Alfredsson missed the last 11 games with a shoulder injury.
Chris Phillips was setup by Alex Kovalev for the game-winner at 5:07 of the second-period -- just 1:22 after Alfredsson's backhand beat Carey Price between the legs. Price, who was down early on the goal, could not be blamed for Phillips' winner that hit Tomas Plekanec's stick and deflected past him.
CANADIENS 5 STARS 3
BGL GETS HIS FIRST AS A HAB
With some relatives still unaccounted for in the devastation of the Haiti earthquake, it wasn't easy for Georges Laraque to keep his mind on hockey. But then a moment of pure joy came for Big Georges as he bore down in the crease early in the second period to score his first goal in two seasons as a Canadien in a 5-3 victory over the slumping Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
It was an emotional night for Georges, and he shared his thought's with CJAD's Abe Hefter at the conclusion of Thursday night's game.Listen
Brian Gionta, with a pair, Benoit Pouliot and Mike Cammalleri also scored for the Habs, with Carey Price assiting on the goal by Cammalleri, which was set up by a rink-long pass from Roman Hamrlik.
PRICE BACK IN NETS FOR HABS, "HEALTHY COMPETITION": MARTIN
CANADIENS VS STARS TONIGHT ON CJAD 800
7 P.M. KAIZEN SUSHI BAR PRE-GAME SHOW WITH RICK MOFFAT AND MURRAY WILSON
LARAQUE CONCERNED FOR FRIENDS, FAMILY IN HAITI : Listen
HABS PUT SMILES ON SICK CHIDREN'S FACES @ MONTREAL CHILDREN'S+STE-JUSTINE'S HOSPITALS
GOMEZ-HAMRLIK-METROPOLIT-LARAQUE @ CHILDREN'S Listen
Sergei Kostitsyn will be on the shelf with his injured left ankle through at least Sunday.
Defenceman Ryan O'Byrne was back at practice after he tended to a family matter in B.C. He'll suitup against Dallas.
PARISE SCORES OT WINNER AS BRODEUR STONES HABS AGAIN IN 2-1 DEVILS VICTORY
CJAD'S GAME HIGHLIGHTS+LOCKER-ROOM COMMENTS:
HALAK-CAMMALLERI-PARISE-BRODEUR-GOMEZ-GIONTA Listen
Zach Parise scored on a breakaway in overtime and Martin Brodeur made 29 saves to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory Saturday over the Montreal Canadiens.
CANADIENS 2 PANTHERS 0
Jaro Halak kicked out 38 shots for his second shutout of the season to lead the Habs to a 2-0 victory over the Florida Panthers. Halak has won five of his last six starts and got all the offensive support he needed when Benoit Pouliot scored his 6th of the season in the dieing seconds of the opening period. Brian Gionta added an empty netter to help relieve the pressure mounted by the Panthers, who had pulled Tomas Vokoun for the extra attacker. Listen
SECRETS OF THE ROOM REVEALED ON THE RIC PETERSON SHOW
HABS BONDING BY PRANKS? GEORGES LARAQUE: Listen
MORE WITH CAMMALLERI: Listen, POULIOT Listen, AND YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT MAX PACIORETTY FOUND IN HIS PANTS!!! CHICKEN BREASTS?
CAPITALS 4 HABS 2
The Canadiens fell 4-2 to the Capitals in Washington Wednesday night as the Habs were outshot 43-26 by a Washington team that got two goals from Alexander.
Alexander Semin, that is, as the Habs kept Ovechkin off the scoresheet.
However, as head coach Jacques Martin pointed out when this one was over, Ovechkin isn't the only player capable of putting the puck in the net for the Capitals.ListenPrice echoed the coach's sentiments: The Caps have plenty of firepower to go around..Listen
Josh Gorges and Benoit Pouliot, on the power play, were the only goalgetters for the Canadiens, who continue to struggle while playing five-on-five hockey. The Habs are back in action Thursday night when the Panthers are in town; the start of a four-game homestand.
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SUNRISE, Fla. - Marc-Andre Bergeron and Benoit Pouliot scored early in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Thursday night.
The Canadiens, who haven't played at home since Dec. 17, won six of seven on their long road trip.
Bergeron scored during Montreal's 5-on-3 power play to give the Canadiens a 4-3 lead 1:52 into the third. Pouliot stretched the advantage to two goals 2:37 later in front of the Panthers' first home sellout crowd of the season. Radek Dvorak cut Florida's deficit to 5-4 at 6:03.
HALAK TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR FOR THE HABS
NEW YEARS EVE PUCKS AND SAVES TO START YOUR PARTY
Coach Jacques Martin makes only one lineup change tonite against the Panthers. The Canadiens close out the calender year with Jaroslav Halak in nets. The Habs coach says he just doesn't want Carey Price playing on back-to-back nights. Price made 34 stops in a 2-1 OT win vs. the Lightning. Jaro is 1-0 this season when Martin has gone to him on the very next night after a Price victory...significantly the 45 save effort earlier this month vs. the Senators. Here's your sneak preview of the MH GROVER AND SONS PREGAME REPORT WITH JACQUES MARTIN: Listen
HABS OT WIN CAPS PLEK'S DAY OF A LIFETIME
PRICE BACK TO WINNING FORM
The Canadiens squandered a 1-0 lead in the 3rd vs. the Lightning, but that only set Tomas Plekanec up for OT heroics as the Canadiens added to their NHL lead in OT victories 2-1 over the Lightning. Brian Gionta scored the other goal, his first since returning from an extended absence due to a foot injury. Carey Price made 34 saves for the victory, his first since Dec. 7th. Listen
After the game, Plek granted CJAD's Rick Moffat a rare 1-on-1 while the Habs' leading scorer worked out on the exercise bike in the hall behind the visitor's dressing room: Listen
Coach Martin tweaked his d-pairs with the return of Roman Hamrlik and adjusted his 3rd and 4th lines:
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Travis Moen played with Matt D'Agostini on the other wing of the Metro Line: Listen
The Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec is going to the Olympics... Listen
joining his boyhood and hometown hero Jaromir Jagr. Jagr's the only holdover from the Czech 1998 goldwinning team...the habs veteran defense of Hamrlik and Spacek are getting the two weeks off, and Jacques Martin cannot be displeased his workhorses are getting a holiday before the playoff push.
"Hammer" admits he's disappointed and surprised he and Spacek were left off the team: Listen
Spacek jokes "guess I'll go to the Bahamas." Listen
The Canadiens will bench Max Pacioretty tonite against Vinnie, Marty and the Lightning. Team Canada has slammed the door on Lecavalier and St. Louis.
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PLEK HOPING FOR OLYMPIC INVITE ON GAMEDAY, AND MAYBE EVEN A CONTRACT OFFER!Listen
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SENS 4 CANADIENS 2The Canadiens scored early and often...but not enough to put away the Ottawa Senators Monday night in Ottawa. Riding a four-game winning streak, the Habs fell 4-2, blowing a two-goal lead in the process. Mike Cammalleri, with the 20,000th goal in the history of the Habs, and Benoit Pouliot, with his first as a Hab, gave Montreal a 2-0 lead before this one was 10 minutes old. However, with Pascal Leclaire providing the heroics in goal, the Sens chipped away with a goal in the first, another in the second, and the winner in the third, by Chris Neil, sealing the deal with an empty netter in the final seconds. The loss snapped Jaro Halak's personal four-game winning streak. Brian Gionta was back in the lineup after missing 21 games with a broken bone in his foot, and assisted on the goal by Pouliot.
Gionta probable for Wednesday and Thursday against the Lightning and Panthers however Listen
By then Roman Hamrlik could be back on defense as well. That would likely force Matt D'Agostini and Georges Laraque to the "healthy scratch" list to close out the roadtrip, with Marc-Andre' Bergeron expected to stay in the lineup as a power-play/4th liner and D-insurance should Hamrlik's knee trouble flare up.
Jacques Martin refused to say Sunday if Jaroslav Halak will start in Ottawa but the numbers say it all: .967 Save Percentage in his 4-game winstreak, 46 saves per game in his last 5 victories! Halak: Listen
Expect Price to get a start in Tampa or vs. the Panthers. Coach Martin: Listen
Another 'wounded warrior' Paul Mara: Listen
MARKOV CONFIRMED FOR OLYMPICS
The Canadiens will stick with their winning lineup from Carolina for tonight's game against the Leafs in Toronto. It starts a 4-game roadtrip thru New Years Eve that will be vital for the Canadiens to move up in the Eastern Conference standings. The Habs could overtake the Sens and face 3 teams below them in the rankings. Halak gets the start again.
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Andrei Markov has been confirmed for a Russian Olympic Team that strongly rewards national loyalty to the KHL. Of course Ovechkin and Malkin up front with Markov on defense makes the Russians strong competition for Team Canada in the quest for Gold.
Coach Martin suggests Hamrlik and Gionta are close to game-ready, though Gionta tells CJAD Florida-leg of this roadtrip is realistic. Don't expect Mara to play at all until the Canadiens are back at the Bell Centre in the New Year at the earliest.
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Price on goalie mask auction for Wounded Warriors and Mtl Canadiens Children's Foundation Listen
Carey 's auctions are involve the beautiful masks worn for Remembrance Day and Centennial Dec. 4th will be bid on until New Years Eve right after the Habs vs. Panthers:
KOSTITSYN'S OFF TO WINTER OLYMPICS: k-broz Listen
MARA, GIONTA COMING HOME EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK
BERGERON MISSES PRACTISE, BUT RETURNS
POULIOT ON LINE WITH GOMEZ-SERGEI K
The Canadiens hit the ice in Carolina without Marc-Andre' Bergeron or Paul Mara on defense, and Roman Hamrlik skated but it appears he's not ready to return to duty. Mara does not have a cast on his arm, after being struck by a slapshot in Atlanta, but he's headed back to Montreal for further examination. Bergeron is feeling much better after fears of whiplash in his goal-scoring overtime heroic collision with Johan Hedberg and a goalpost. Listen
Benoit Pouliot appears to be set up for success in his Habs debut tomorrow nite live on CJAD. He skated Tuesday with Scott Gomez and Sergei Kostitsyn. Listen
That demoted Matt D'Agostini back to a 4th line with Georges Laraque and Maxim Lapierre.
GOMEZ ON POULIOT, GIONTA HEADING HOME, AND ON HIS 'BAD SANTA' CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: Listen
Bergeron will play with O'Byrne, keeping the Markov-Spacek, Gill-Gorges duos intact.
JARO CAREER NIGHT, HABS STEAL WIN IN OT
Jaroslav Halak faced a 50-shot bombardment and Marc-Andre' Bergeron scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals as the Habs rallied to beat the Thrashers 4-3 in OT. The Canadiens came back from a 1-0 deficit after 1 period, only to squander a 2-1 lead early in the 3rd. The Thrashers held a 3-2 lead until a late powerplay opportunity cashed in by Bergeron's slapshot from the point.
Bergeron was hurt while scoring the gamewinner, his 2nd in OT since joining the Habs. Coach Martin downplayed the significance of the injury, but the Habs also lost Paul Mara again to "upper body injury". Listen
Jaro all smiles after a career-high 47 saves in victory: Listen
Tomas Plekanec had a magnificent night as well: Listen
After registering 3 points with the Hamilton Bulldogs Sunday, Benoit Pouliot arrived in Atlanta to join the Canadiens. He will not play tonite against the Thrashers, but Pouliot's goal and 2 assists at the AHL level where he played 3 games in 3 days is proof enough his wrist injury is healed. Jacques Martin tells CJAD Pouliot's in the plans vs. the Hurricanes. That's more than he's even had a chance to tell Pouliot himself! Listen
Pouliot was acquired for Guillaume Latendresse from the Wild, and is a former 4th overall first-round draft pick in 2005, taken just before the Canadiens chose Carey Price. Just last week his former Coach Todd Richards of Minnesota questioned his work ethic in explaining why the Wild looked to deal him.
Roman Hamrlik is frustrated his knee injury is more troublesome than first feared. He twisted it tumbling over Carey Price and catching his skate in a rut in the ice at New Jersey last Wednesday. It is possible the Canadiens will let "Hammer" rest up before Christmas.
CANADIENS 3 ISLANDERS 0
It was a script straight out of Hollywood: Andrei Markov returns for his first game back, on the eve of his 31st birthday, and scores a pair of goals to lead the Canadiens to a 3-0 win over the Islanders. All three Montreal goals came on the power play, with Glen Metropolit getting the other. Jaroslav Halak was perfect, kicking out 40 shots for his first shutout of the season.
A snowstorm in the New York area kept the crowd down to just under 8,000: many of them wearing Canadiens' colours. The Habs were snowed in and remained in New York overnight.
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Defenceman Marc-André Bergeron practiced on the 4th line with Maxime Lapierre and Georges Laraque. Look for him to be Markov's trigger man on the right point during the power-play. Markov was paired up with Ryan O'Byrne in Brossard.
Forward Brian Gionta skated alone, while defenceman Roman Hamrlik had a therapy day, while forward Tom Pyatt and defenceman Yannick Weber were sent to the A-H-L's Hamilton Bulldogs.
22 players made the trip to Long Island.
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The Canadiens, who have lost 5 straight games, kept it loose by horsing around with a tennis ball on the ice for 10 minutes.GLEN METROPOLIT Listen
WILD 3 CANADIENS 1
The Canadiens dropped their fifth straight Thursday night, falling 3-1 to Guillaume Latendresse and the Minnesota Wild. Andrei Kostitsyn was the only Hab to score: netting his 9th of the season. The loss came as the Habs outshot an opposing team for the first time this month. However, they were outhit 26-12. After a morning skate at Brossard, the Canadiens head to New York for a game against the Islanders tomorrow night: game one of a seven-game road trip that sees the Canadiens return to the Bell Centre January 4.
LATENDRESSE RETURNS
Neither Alex Kovalev, nor Christopher Higgins graced the media with their comments upon their returns to the Bell Centre,so kudos to Guillaume Latendresse for holding court in the visitors' dressing room afte the Wild morning skate: Listen
BRODEUR TIES NHL RECORD
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Martin Brodeur tied Patrick Roy's NHL record for regular-season appearances by a goalie, and Patrik Elias scored the winner in the New Jersey Devils' 2-1 victory over the Canadiens as heard on CJAD.Brodeur played his 1,029th game, all with New Jersey, in his 16-year career. Roy played for Montreal and Colorado in his 18-year career.
It marked the second time in two seasons that Brodeur equalled one of Roy's records against the Habs. Brodeur tied Roy for career wins last March, when he notched his 551st in the Bell Centre. Brodeur has pushed that total to 578.
Illka Pikkarainen also scored his first NHL goal to help the Devils beat the Canadiens for the fifth straight time. Travis Moen scored the game's first goal -- his 7th of the season -- his 3rd shorthanded .effort in the game's 13th minute.
Carey Price made 25 saves in a losing cause for the Canadiens, who battle Guillaume Latendresse and the Minnesota Wild -- a rare 7 p.m. weekday start at home with the pre-game show slated for 6:45.
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HALAK REQUESTS TRADE
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CJAD has confirmed that backup goalie Jaroslav Halak has requested to be traded by the Montreal Canadiens. Halak says maybe he did....maybe he didn't request a trade. It's between he and his agent and he is not going to say yes or no.
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On the night the Montreal Canadiens turned 100, they played like the great teams of old.
Mike Cammalleri made like Rocket Richard with three goals and Carey Price like Georges Vezina with a 37-save effort as the Canadiens celebrated their 100th anniversary with a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Friday night.
``We all played inspired hockey,'' said Price. ``There were a lot of faces here I grew up watching.
``We really wanted to win this one. We were pumped up watching the guys out there and chatting with vets who won championships. We wanted to win for them as well. We're all pretty proud to be Canadiens tonight.''
The Canadiens, founded eight years before the NHL was formed on Dec. 4, 1909, marked the occasion with a nostalgic 75-minute pre-game ceremony in which the jerseys of 1940s greats Elmer Lach and Butch Bouchard were retired.
Then they went out and skated like their record 24 Stanley Cup teams from the past, with opportunistic goals, tight defence when it was needed and superb goaltending.
The performance had the sell-out crowd of 21,273 already on a high from a ceremony packed with stars of the past in a roar for most of the night.
``Hopefully it had an inspiring effect,'' added Cammalleri, whose team was coming off two consecutive weak efforts including a 6-2 loss in Buffalo on Thursday night. ``We played two games we weren't happy with and I'd hope we would have played like that anyway, but for sure, it hit an emotional chord.''
Cammalleri's three goals came in a four-goal second period, while Glen Metropolit and Jaroslav Spacek also scored for Montreal (13-14-2), which ended a four-game winless run in a game witnessed by dozens of former greats, including Hall of Famers like Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Patrick Roy and even former Detroit star Gordie Howe.
Vladimir Sobotka scored for the Bruins (14-9-5), who looked to have no legs after waiting out the ceremony. They ended a seven-game string without a loss in regulation time. And goaltender Tim Thomas was pulled after allowing five goals on 23 shots in two periods in favour of Tuukka Rask.
Thomas refused to blame the ceremonies.
``I don't think that was it I don't know what happened,'' he said. ``From top to bottom, that was one of our worst efforts of the year.''
The Canadiens were jubilant in their dressing room, where Hollywood actor Viggo Mortensen, who introduced Lafleur during the ceremonies, shook hands with players from his favourite club.
``It was awesome,'' said Mortensen. ``I'm sure Cammalleri will never forget tonight.''
He got that right.
``This was amazing for anyone who is a fan of sports,'' Cammalleri said. ``I can't express what it means, it's such a special thing.''
For the first time in nine games, the Canadiens came out of the first period with a lead as Spacek got the only goal on a blast from the point just as a power play ended at 8:30.
On a night of many standing ovations, the Canadiens got another as they killed a two-man Boston advantage for a full two minutes early in the second frame. Only half a minute after returning to full strength, Tomas Plekanec shot wide on a breakaway but Cammalleri followed in to score at 8:10.
Matt Hunwick slid the puck to his goaltender, but Thomas let it slip out in front for Cammalleri to pounce on and score for a 3-0 lead.
Metropolit was at the side of the net to tip in a diagonal pass from Gill at 16:07 and Cammalleri one-timed a pass from Scott Gomez past Thomas for his 15th of the season at 17:29.
The Bell Centre was littered with caps for the hat-trick, as well as one Bruins sweater thrown in by a spectator, while Cammalleri wore an ear-to-ear smile.
``I'll never forget that noise,'' he said. ``What else can you say but wow.''
Sobotka tipped a point shot by Matt Hunwick past Price 4:45 into the third period.
Montreal winger Sergei Kostitsyn left the game in the second period with a knee injury, but said later he felt OK and did not expect to miss any games. Coach Jacques Martin said more would be known on the injury when Kostitsyn is examined on Saturday.
Among the pre-recorded scoreboard tributes to the Canadiens shown throughout the game were messages from Alex Ovechkin, Martin Brodeur, Vladislav Tretiak, Don Cherry (who was booed), as well as Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Canadiens rarely play at home on Friday nights, but their all-time record in those games is 10-0-4.
Notes: Georges Laraque returned after serving a five-game suspension for a nasty trip on Detroit's Niklas Kronwall and Gill was back after 14 games off with a foot injury. That bumped rookies Tom Pyatt and Ryan White from the Montreal lineup. . . With seven defencemen dressed, Marc-Andre Bergeron skated on left wing on the fourth line. . . Former Montreal captain Mike Keane took a game off from the AHL Manitoba Moose to attend the ceremonies. ``This only happens once in 100 years, I'm not going to miss it,'' he said. . . When Bouchard's No. 3 was retired before the game, defenceman Ryan O'Byrne changed to No. 20.
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CAREY PRICE HAS A NEW MASK HE HASN'T EVEN PRACTISED WITH YET, BUT SHOWED OFF TO RICK MOFFAT. WITH HALAK STARTING AGAINST THE SABRES, CAREY HOPES HE GETS TO DEBUT THE NEW GOALIE GEAR AGAINST THE BRUINS Listen
CAREY'S BUDDY RYAN O'BYRNE TEASES THE 'FASHION-PLATE GOALIE' FOR CHANGING MASKS AGAIN:OB Listen
WHAT'S YOUR MOST EMOTIONAL MOMENT IN CANADIENS HISTORY? FOR FORMER ASSISTANT CAPTAIN CRAIG RIVET, NOW CAPTAIN OF THE BUFFALO SABRES, IT HAS TO BE THE MOMENT SAKU KOIVU RETURNED FROM HIS TRIUMPHANT VICTORY OVER CANCER: Listen
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CHIPCHURA TRADED TO ANAHEIM FOR 4TH ROUND PICK
PRICE ON HIS BUDDY CHIPCHURA Listen
As first reported this morning on CJAD 800, the Canadiens confirmed that forward Kyle Chipchura was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for a 4th round draft pick in 2011.
KOSTITSYN+GILL PRACTICE AHEAD OF SABRES MATCHUP
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Forward Andrei Kostitsyn was back at practice after missing the last few games with a foot injury. He rejoined his linemates Tomas Plekanec and Mike Cammalleri and says he expects to face the Sabres Thursday night. Defenceman Hal Gill also is expected to play in Buffalo after his broken foot sidelined him for the last month.
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HABS LET ONE GET AWAY
BACKSTROM SCORES SHOOTOUT WINNER
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Carey Price makes his 8th straight start Saturday night against the Capitals after his 32 save performance in a 3-2 win at Washington on Friday, November 20th.
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HAL GILL SKATING AGAIN Listen
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Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov skated for 10 minutes with a group of injured Habs players and the suspended Georges Laraque, all of whom stayed out longer.
Scott Gomez, Matt D'Agostini and newcomer Benoit Pouliot also hit the ice at the club's traing complex in Brossard.
The 30-year-old Markov says he hopes to return to the lineup soon after New Year's.
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The jovial Jaroslav Spacek skated alone in Brossard after the handful of other Habs hit the ice before him.
There is no timeline for the return of the 35-year-old Czech defenceman, who sported protective plastic over both of his skates. He plans to wear the protection for the rest of his career.
DESHARNAIS SENT BACK TO FARM AFTER NHL DEBUT Listen
Not exactly planes, trains and automobiles, but 23-year-old centreman David Desharnais made his NHL debut in Pittsburgh after a limo ride from Hamilton on the eve of U.S. Thanksgiving. He was sent back to A-H-L Hamilton on Thursday.
Jacques Martin: himself battling a bad cold--"upper body"-- took the loss to the Stanley Cup champs philosophically:Martin Postgame Listen
SIDNEY CROSBY ON THE TORCH, THE HABS CENTENNIAL AND MORE Listen
The newest Hab, Benoit Pouliot, put in an appearance after arriving in Montreal yesterday. However, a sore wrist is keeping him out of game action. Pouliot tells CJAD's Abe Hefter that things just didn't work out for him in Minnesota after the Wild made him the no. 4 pick in the 2005 draft.Listen
LATENDRESSE SENT TO WILD FOR POULIOT
COACH JACQUES MARTIN COMMENTS ON LATENDRESSE TO CJAD
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SERGEI CALLED UP FROM HAMILTON
PRICE NAMED NHL's 2ND STAR Listen
Carey Price has been named the NHL's 2nd star of the week after he posted a 2-0 and 1 record with a 1.89 goals against average and a .940 save percentage. Price faced a combined 100 shots against Carolina (3-2 shootout win), Washington (3-2 road win) and Detroit (3-2 shootout loss).
With 2 games in 24 hours, no word yet if Price will make his 6th start in a row against the Blue Jackets come Tuesday night on CJAD 800.
GEORGES LARAQUE SUSPENDED 5 GAMES BY NHLListen
LARAQUE's 1-ON-1 with CJAD's Mark Shalhoub on Saturday's DAGWOOD's post-game show
Benoit Pouliot is headed to the Montreal Canadiens after being traded from the Minnesota Wild for Guillaume Latendresse.
Habs GM Bob Gainey said the young forwards ``are two players at the same stage in their careers who were still looking to make a place for themselves with the teams that drafted them.
``Often times a different environment, new teammates and a new situation can be beneficial for a player,'' Gainey said in a release.
Pouliot played his junior hockey with the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves, and was chosen fourth overall by Minnesota in the 2005 draft. He has two goals and two assists in 14 games this season.
GOMEZ STILL DAY-TO-DAY
SPACEK GETS THERAPY DAY
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HABS TAKE POINT AND RUN AFTER 3-2 SHOOTOUT LOSS TO DETROIT
Pavel Datsyuk scored a power-play goal and added a shootout goal as the Detroit Red Wings blew a 2-0 third period lead, but still beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2.
Brad Stuart also scored with the man advantage for the Red Wings.
Mike Cammalleri scored twice in the 3rd period for the Canadiens, who lost for the first time in 9 games this season that went past regulation. Andrei Kostitsyn assisted on both goals and centreman Tomas Plekanec helped setup the equalizer at 8:45 of the 3rd.
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The Montreal Canadiens were leading by a goal late in the game, ready to pull off a road upset of the Washington Capitals. Then Maxim Lapierre gets sent off for hooking with 1:52 left. The Capitals pull their goaltender for the final minute. Montreal netminder Carey Price loses his stick. And then Canadiens couldn't clear the zone. They were under siege with no stoppage in sight.
Talk about a frenzied two-minute drill.
``It felt like we were in our own end for 10 minutes,'' Price said after Montreal's 3-2 victory Friday night. ``There was a lot of red out there. Especially when I lost my stick. I've got six players against four with no stick. That makes it pretty tough.''
HABS FANS SET GUINNESS WORLDS' RECORD WITH BIGGEST CROWD EVER FOR A FILM PREMIERE
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NASHVILLE 'NO-SHOW' EARNS HABS A BAG SKATE
Shortly after touch-down at Trudeau Airport in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Habs' head coach Jacques Martin told his players to report for duty later that morning. As a result, the team took to the ice for a rare Sunday practice which includes eight minutes of end-to-end wind sprints. Mike Cammalleri says he wasn't surprised when The Coach informed the troops that Sunday would not be an off day.
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Brian Gionta, out Saturday with a lower-body injury, did not skate. Neither did Max Pacioretty. Ryan O'Byrne used the ice time to his advantage and figures there's a 50-50 chance he'll be good to go when the Carolina Hurricanes come to town Tuesday night. O'Byrne will be looked at by team doctors Tuesday morning, first.
PRICE TIES 2 CLUB-RECORDS IN CANADIENS' 2-0 LOSS @ NASHVILLE
DAY OFF SCRAPPED AND COACH MARTIN CALLS LATE MORNING PRACTICE IN BROSSARD
Price's record tying save montage and Sullivan's 2 goals as heard on CJAD 800
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Latendresse suits up after GIONTA's lower-body injury keeps him out first game of season
COACH JACQUES MARTIN, PRICE, MIKE CAMMALLERI+PAUL MARA AFTER NASHVILLE
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NASHVILLE - A record-breaking night for the Nashville Predators left them victorious, while a record-tying night for Carey Price left him with a loss.
Steve Sullivan scored two goals and Pekka Rinne made 20 saves to lead the Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Nashville outshot Montreal 55-20 and the Predators have won two straight and six of their past eight. Montreal has dropped four of six.
The 55 shots are a franchise record for Nashville.
Price made a career-high 53 saves for Montreal. The 53 saves tied Wayne Thomas' Canadiens record for most saves in a game. Thomas did it March 10, 1974 in a 5-4 win at Pittsburgh. Price also equalled the record for the number of saves in a period with 23 in the opening 20 minutes.
``They threw a lot of pucks at the net tonight,'' Price said. ``Records aside, we were here to get two points, not a record.''
``He performed well, there is no doubt,'' Canadiens coach Jacques Martin said of his goaltender. ``It's unfortunate that his teammates didn't take advantage of a performance like that.''
Rinne got his second shutout of the season and ninth of his career. Sullivan had just two goals in the team's first 17 games of the season. Sullivan scored his first goal at 10:48 of the opening period when he collected a rebound of his own shot and was able to beat Price with a backhand.
The Predators set a franchise record with 24 shots on goal in the first period. The previous record for shots in a period was 23 set Feb. 28, 2004, against the New York Rangers.
EX-HABS DEFENCEMAN FRANCIS BOUILLON OF THE PREDATORS HAPPY IN NASHVILLE
Listen to Bouillon's 1-on-1 with CJAD's Rick Moffat during the MCALLAN'S 1st intermission.
Goalie Carey Price has traded in his Remembrance Day mask in favour of his Country Music mask with Garth Brooks and George Strait representing. Carey is expecting to get the start in his first visit to "Music City" : Cowboy Carey Listen
FAMILY MATTERS--HABS VS. COYOTES
Canadiens rookie Tom Pyatt wins a promotion at the perfect time--Little Brother faces Big Brother in the NHL for the first time, and for the first time since their backyard classics on the outdoor rink in Thunder Bay, Ontario. TP Listen Taylor Pyatt, brother of Habs rookie Tom. Listen
Carey Price gets the start against his cousin Shane Doan. They have not faced one another since the NHL Allstar Game in January. "Cousin Shane" reflects on the Habs Connection to his most memorable Allstar moment and on hoping to carry the family honour to the Olympics. CJAD 1-ON-1 Doan Listen
STILL LOOKING FOR SIZE UP THE MIDDLE, HABS FANS? HERE'S A CJAD 1-ON-1 WITH EX-CANADIENS CENTRE ROBERT LANG FINDING A NEW HOME IN THE DESERT: Listen
Martin juggled the lines at practice in Brossard in an attempt to help the Canadiens find the back of the net when they hit the road for games in Phoenix on Thursday night and Nashville on Saturday night.
Scott Gomez centred Brian Gionta and Mike Cammalleri as he did late in the loss against the Flames.
The veteran Gionta addressed the Habs lack of scoring Listen
Tomas Plekanec between Andrei Kostitsyn and Tom Pyatt.
Glen Metropolit had Max Pacioretty and Travis Moen on his wings.
Metropolit's perspective on the 8 and 10 Habs' identity and their offensive struggles Listen
Maxim Lapierre had Guillaume Latendresse to his left and Ryan White to his right.
Defenceman Jaroslav Spacek was credited with some fine work by coach Martin in his noon-hour press conference. Spacek talked about the Canadiens' lack of sscoring and more Listen
FLAMES 1 CANADIENS 0-
Habs fans should probably stop fretting about any perceived goaltending controversy and start wondering where the scoring is going to start coming from on this team. On a night when Jaroslav Halak was near perfect, the Canadiens fail to put the puck in the net en-route to a 1-0 setback at the hands of the Calgary Flames at the Bell Centre. Jarome Iginla was the only Flame to beat Halak, who tried to remain philosophical after the loss.Listen
Head coach Jacques Martin put the Gomez-Gionta-Cammalleri line back together again in the final 10 minutes in an effort to find the equalizer. However, the move did not pay off.
ON REMEMBRANCE DAY 2009, THE MONTREAL CANADIENS REMEMBER Listen
PRICE'S MASK WILL BENEFIT http://www.woundedwarriors.ca, A CHARITY SUPPORTING INJURED CANADIAN FORCES PERSONNEL
METROPOLIT STEALS SHOW AT HABS FAN PRACTICE
Glen Metropolit won the shooting accuracy by hitting 4 straight targets -- all with the unprecedented use of the slapshot including a one-time on his last blast. Mike Cammalleri also went 4 for 4, but gave Metropolit the tiebreaker, because of the way he slapped his way to "the title".
METROPOLIT AND CAMMALLERI HAVE SOME FUN Listen
MARC-ANDRE BERGERON was the hardest shooter with a 104 mile/hour blast, 4 MPH faster than Andrei Kostitsyn's slapshot.
TANGUAY HAUNTS HABS IN TAMPA'S 3-1 WIN OVER CANADIENS
CJAD 800'S GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND LOCKER ROOM COMMENTS
FROM THE DAGWOOD'S POST-GAME SHOW Listen
LEACH JOINS HABS, THROWN INTO ACTION TUESDAY VS. CALGARY
Newest member of the Habs Jay Leach comes from a fascinating hockey family and his father is a former college teammate of a certain coach named Martin! Small hockey world, and Jay proves it on this CJAD 1-on-1 with Rick MoffatLeach Listen
PRODIGAL SON RETURNS,
SERGEI THE BULLDOG NOT OUT OF DOGHOUSE YET
HABS SWIPE BIG D-MAN FROM DEVILS
Sergei Kostitsyn admits he's not sure the fans will welcome him tonite when the BabyHab Bulldogs play the "Baby Sens" at the Bell Centre. Here's Sergei's reluctant scrum with CJAD's Rick Moffat and the rest of the media contingent who the younger Kostitsyn kept waiting for half-an-hour before relenting and deciding not to try a disappearing act: Sergei Listen
The Canadiens have claimed Jay Leach from the Devils organization as the former Bruin and Lightning player was being recalled by New Jersey. He's scored 0 goals in 28 career games but is 6'4, 215lb. The Habs survived a scare Thursday in Boston when Jaroslav Spacek was hurt but returned to game action. Roman Hamrlik played a monstrous 29:44 of icetime to fill the gaps. Listen
PYATT FAMILY PROUD OF SON'S CANADIENS DEBUT
Nelson Pyatt isn't your typical Hockey Dad. Drafted by the Red Wings in '73, almost 300 NHL games to his credit. Now almost 25 years service with the Thunder Bay, Ontario Fire Department. Oh yeah, and another son has followed in his skate-blade tracks. While Taylor Pyatt is well into his career with the Coyotes, an unlikely family reunion could be coming next Thursday when the Canadiens visit the Coyotes and Tom Pyatt has a chance to face his brother! Proud Dad would relish the thought of being there: Nelson Pyatt Listen
DRAMA KINGS PULL IT OFF AGAIN
PRICE OUTSTANDING
DOUBLE-DOSE OF ROOKIE ENTHUSIASM HELPS CURE AK46
Carey Price faced his first shootout of the season and stopped 3 Bruins from scoring, to save a 2-1 Canadiens win. Glen Metropolit scored the only Habs goal of regulation time, set up by rookie Ryan White and Andrei Kostitsyn.
Here's CJAD's Rick Moffat in conversation with Metro when this one was over.Listen
Price was superb when the Habs were heavily outshot in the 2nd, 3rd and overtime periods. Listen
Jacques Martin's already injury-depleted defense corps lost Jaroslav Spacek for a few shifts in the 2nd period but Spacek returned. On the MH GROVER AND SONS COACH'S REPORT, Martin also praised the other contributors in the win in Boston: Listen
RYAN WHITE AND TOM PYATT WILL BE IN THE HABS' STARTING LINEUP TONITE, A CLEAR MESSAGE TO SEVERAL UNDER-ACHEIVING HABS, JACQUES MARTIN TELLS CJAD 800 ON THE MH GROVER & SONS COACH'S REPORT. HABSListen
JACQUES MARTIN Listen
THOMAS PLEKANEC Listen
JOSH GORGES Listen
PAUL MARA Listen
THRASHERS 5 CANADIENS 4
CJAD 800 HIGHLIGHTS FROM RICK MOFFAT AND MURRAY WILSON
Listen+LOCKER ROOM MONTAGE: CAMMALLERI-PRICE-MARTIN
The Canadiens abandoned their defensive responsibilities in front of Carey Price en-route to a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. Despite coming back twice from two-goal deficits, the Canadiens ultimately let this one slip away when Colby Armstrong scored the winning goal late in the third period while parked all alone in front of Price, who hasn't won in one month.
Price tried to remain philosophical after the loss.Listen
Brian Gionta with a pair, Mike Cammalleri and Tomas Plekanec scored for the Habs. Matt Carle made his NHL debut along the Montreal blueline and finished plus 1 in 13 minutes of ice time, despite a couple of "oopsie" moments.
CJAD 1-ON-1 WITH 'THE FLOWER' GUY LAFLEUR Listen
AS HEARD ON THE MCALLAN'S SPORTSBAR/GOLFOMAX DORVAL 1ST INTERMISSION REPORT
CJAD 800 SHOOTOUT OVER LEAFS HIGHLIGHTSListen
MONTREAL - A wild game between the rival Canadiens and Maple Leafs came down to a shootout, where Montreal has been unbeatable this season.
Mike Cammalleri and Scott Gomez scored as the Canadiens pulled out a 5-4 shootout win after blowing a two-goal lead in the third period.
Six of Montreal's seven wins this season have come in overtime or shootouts including an OT win over the Leafs in the season opener for both teams on Oct. 1 in Toronto.
``Our fans like OT and shootouts I guess,'' said Cammalleri. ``We didn't want to give them those two goals.``The fans were singing 'Na Na' (Goodbye) and were ready to go out and enjoy their Saturday night. We'd have liked to hold them off, but the big thing was to get the win.''
HABS VS KOMISAREK+LEAFS TONIGHT ON CJAD 800 AND CJAD.COM
MIKE KOMISAREK'S GAME DAY MEDIA CRUM IN MONTREAL Listen
HALLOWEEN CONFESSIONS FROM MARC-ANDRE BERGERON AND JOSH GORGES
BERGERON'S scariest costume ever ?: Listen GORGES Listen
CJAD 800 HIGHLIGHTS+HABS LOCKER ROOM MONTAGE
CAMMALLERRI, PRICE, MOEN+HAMRLIK Listen
MARTIN LACES INTO HABS AT JOHNNY'S ICE HOUSE IN CHICAGO
COACH MARTIN AFTER PRACTICE IN WINDY CITY WHERE HE BLEW A GASKET Listen
CAREY PRICE ON THE EVE OF HIS START IN CHICAGO Listen
Andrei Kostitsyn plays on the #1 line with Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta, while Mike Cammalleri teams up with Thomas Plekanec and Maxim Lapierre.
The two lines practiced together at Johnny's Ice House in Chicago where you must be able to get an ice cold beer with some deep dish pizza.
CROSBY HAT-TRICK CHASES HALAK, PRICE BACK IN NETS
PENGUINS 6 CANADIENS 1
Rick Moffat's game recap+his game calls as heard on CJAD 800 Listen
Sidney Crosby scored a hat-trick and the Penguins proved their Stanley Cup Hangover Cure is more than a match for the Win&Stay In Halak Method. The Penguins chased Halak after 40 minutes, beating the Canadiens 6-1. Only Tomas Plekanec could beat Marc-Andre' Fleury during a 5-on-3 Habs powerplay in the 3rd period. Jacques Martin's tone after the game clearly reveals his displeasure with the effort---or lack thereof! Martin asked by Rick Moffat if Crosby simply took over the game. Listen
Hall Gill finally gets his Stanley Cup ring. That's some serious bling! Gill showed it off to CJAD's Rick Moffat on arrival back at the Igloo before the game: Listen
The banner he won as a Penguins d-man hangs up above the tunnel he'll come through before hitting the ice tonite for the warmup skate. But Gill tells CJAD's Rick Moffat he didn't even notice it! Listen
Halak has not won 5 starts in a row since March of 2007, when he shot up from Hamilton.
More on Hal Gill's homecoming Listen
With Jaroslav Halak between the pipes for the Canadiens 4-game winning streak, Carey Price, who hasbeen successful against the Penguins in his 2 seasons, waits patiently for his next start in goal: Listen
The Canadiens once again needed overtime, this time, against the New York Islanders last night. Roman Hamrlik took a perfect pass from Tomas Plekanec 92 seconds into extra play as the Habs win this one, 3-2. Jaro Spacek and Travis Moen also scored for the Habs, while Jaro Halak backstopped the Canadiens to their fourth straight win, Halak in goal for all four wins, after putting the brakes on a five-game losing streak exactly one week ago. Hamrlik joined Habs fans on the Dagwoods Post-Game Show from the locker room, when this one was over.Listen
CAMMALLERI COMPLETES HAT TRICK WITH OT GOAL TO GIVE
HABS 5-4 OT WIN VS RANGERS Listen to CJAD 800's game highlights
Listen to OT hero CAMMALLERI'S post-game comments
GIONTA on lucky #13's OT winner+more after 2 assists vs Rangers Listen
MARA pleased with win vs his former Rangers mates Listen
THE MH GROVER & SONS COACH'S REPORT - JACQUES MARTIN after win vs Rangers Listen
MCALLAN'S SPORTSBAR/GOLF-O-MAX DORVAL 1ST INTERMISSION REPORT: CANADIENS AND CJAD 800 ALUMNUS -- #20 PETER MAHOVLICH : Listen
GOMEZ: "I STABBED MARKOV!" AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT,
HE FOUGHT SERGEI! "I'M NOT A FIGHTER" GOMEZ LAUGHS OFF
RUMOUR OF INCIDENT WITH KOSTITSYN AS 'TOTAL B.S.'
Gomez vs Sergei Listen
CJAD SPORTS WAS FIRST TO TELL YOU SERGEI KOSTITSYN HAD ANOTHER CHANGE OF HEART
AND AFTER GOING AWOL AGAIN, SUSPENDED AGAIN BY THE HABS,
CONFIRMED BY THE HABS THURSDAY: SERGEI TRAVELLING WITH BULLDOGS TO TEXAS. LET'S HOPE HE DOESN'T MAKE A RUN FOR MEXICO (LOL)
AGENT DON MEEHAN CONFIRMED TO CJAD 800'S RIC PETERSON SHOW WEDNESDAY THAT SERGEI HAS ASSURED ALL SIDES THAT HE'S READY TO STAY WITH HIS TEAM.
There are numerous reports the younger Kostitsyn may have several offers waiting for him in the KHL. The Bulldogs have a team flight to Texas tomorrow and Sergei is not likely to be on it.
Once again, Habs head coach Jacques Martin put all of his offensive eggs in one basket. And this time it paid off with a "W". Brian Gionta scored in regulation and put the game out of reach with one in the shootout as the Canadiens beat the Thrashers 2-1. Scott Gomez had his best game as a Hab and contributed with a goal in the shootout. The victory clearly lifted the mood in the Habs' locker room, as Gomez held centre court: asked if he could explain his terrific showing against the Thrashers. Listen
Jarsoslav Halak was perfect in the shootout and almost perfect in regulation. Colby Armstrong, who delivered a bone-jarring check on M.A. Bergeron earlier in the game, scored the only goall for Atlanta. Bergeron, to his credit, finished the game after some wobbly-kneed moments.
MARC ANDRE' BERGERON TALKS TO CJAD 1-ON-1 ABOUT MAKING HIS HABS DEBUT...HEAR MORE ON THE RIC PETERSON SHOW 4-7PM LIVE FROM THE BELL CENTRE Listen
JOSH GORGES ON HIS BUDDY THE COWBOY GOALIE AND HABS HOPES Listen
Habsgotafeeling! GET PUMPED FOR THE HABS HOMESTAND ON CJAD! Listen
THEN WATCH THIS: http://www.pourtoujourslescanadiens.com/
Shawn Belle was all smiles in the Habs dressing room, admitting surprise he got the recall, and insisting he can stay for a while. The former minor hockey opponent of Kyle Chipchura's, former World Junior Teammate of Josh Gorges, can now call Carey Price his chauffeur. Listen
GEORGES LARAQUE SAYS SORRY IF A COMMERCIAL HE SHOT LAST SUMMER HAS OFFENDED SOME FEMINISTS: Listen More with Big Georges: Listen
Yannick Weber could be a key component of the Swiss Olympic Team come February.
Weber on the Olympics and more Listen
PRICE ON COWBOY WAYS, AND PUNCHING HIS WAY OUT OF FRUSTRATION:Listen
Jacques Martin on Carey back in the saddle and the message behind the BagSkate! Listen
Glen Metropolit tried to keep up with his teammates but left the ice after about 30 minutes practise at NAIT Arena, the home of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks. Yes, the Ooks. Small hockey world, isn't it? This is where Perry Pearn started his coaching career! And that's why a mischeivous Kirk Muller played a prank on Perry. COACH PEARN Listen
In Vancouver, Carey Price would not confirm if it was fist or goalie stick that punched a hole in the wall near his locker-stall at GM Place. But at least he tried to repair the gaping dry-wall...stuffing an empty milk-carton into the hole. Maybe the Hab's luck is turning---Carey at least did not suffer a hand injury for his fisticuffs with the visitor's dressing room! Carey's Double-bagger Day. Listen
GILL GETS THE MESSAGE
Canadiens' defenceman Hal Gill was as bagged as anyone else after practice and got the message as he told one reporter, who must have been from Vancouver. Listen
GIONTA BAGGED TOO
Canadiens' forward Brian Gionta talks about getting bagged in Vancouver. Listen
HABS FINALLY CONFIRM O'B OUT 2 MONTHS, SIGN MARC-ANDRE' BERGERON
Veteran defenseman Marc-Andre' Bergeron signs a one-year, 1-way deal with the Canadiens though he's headed to the Bulldogs to resume practising and play at least 1 AHL game before possibly being recalled to the Canadiens by the time the club returns home to the Bell Centre next week.
Bergeron celebrates his 29th birthday next Tuesday and tells CJAD it was hard to be waiting on a free agent opportunity after scoring 14 goals last season for the Wild and in his words having '3 good seasons in the last 4 years.'
Carey Price takes the nite off to rest up for his first career start in Vancouver.
Carey Price on starting in Vancouver with family and friends rallying around him. Listen
CJAD SPORTS HAS LEARNED: SERGEI K TO REPORT TO THE 'DOGS
This just in: Canadiens' reluctant Bulldog from Belarus, Sergei Kostitsyn will report to Hamilton. GM Bob Gainey and agent Don Meehan have settled the job-protest issue that saw Sergei refuse his demotion to the AHL. Kostitsyn was asked to head to Hamilton while the Habs headed up to Teen Ranch for team-bonding before the start of regular season. Gainey confirmed that Sergei had asked for a trade, he was suspended, and finally cooler heads have prevailed. CJAD sources suggest the young Kostitsyn brother will be in Hamilton Tuesday.
Mike Cammalleri hits the Saddledome and the Visitors Dressing Room as a Hab for the first time. Listen
Kyle Chipchura took Metropolit's place centring the 4th line. Canadiens '04 1st-rounder Kyle Chipchura sees opportunity knocking. Listen Yannick Weber was taking turns on D with Josh Gorges and Paul Mara during drills. Weber on arrival in Wild Wild West. Listen Coach Martin after tough, early morning Habs practise on injuries testing team depth. Listen
Listen to CJAD's game hilights as called by Rick Moffat in the Habs 2-1 overtime win over Sabres.
The Canadiens were again outplayed and outshot by their opponents, but for the second straight game they crashed someone else's home opener for an overtime win. Brian Gionta banged a puck while threatening in the Sabres' zone with Scott Gomez.
Travis Moen tied the game 1-1 in the 2nd period with a shorthanded goal. Shortie-goal hero Moen: Listen Gionta and Moen have 2 goals apiece in Montreal's first 2 games.
Carey Price stopped 34 shots, including 33 in a row after Tim Connolly opened the scoring on the power play in the 3rd minute of play.Price survived heavy shot barrages in the 1st and 3rd periods. Carey exhausted yet? Listen OT hero Brian Gionta: Listen Gomez on hearing Gionta says they're 'stuck' with each other! Listen MH GROVER & SONS COACH'S REPORT: Coach Martin still undefeated! Listen
As first reported on CJAD, Ryan O'Byrne did NOT make the flight to Calgary.
Glen Metropolit was knocked out of the game as well due to injury, but did fly with his teammates to Calgary and while he was in some pain, could be available to play vs. the Flames, Canucks and Oilers.
As first reported on CJAD, the injury to Andrei Markov is serious. Four months serious. Markov has already had surgery and by the end of the day will be recuperating back in Montreal. A lacerated tendon resulted from the freakish cut on his foot from the skate of Carey Price. Price on dangers of the blue ice: Listen
Markov was visited in hospital after the overtime win over the Leafs by his longtime roomate and defense partner but now ex-Hab Mike Komisarek, still stinging from the thought of 2 of his penalties being converted into Habs goals, including the gametyer from the stick of Glen Metropolit.
Spacek on filling the Markov void and pairing up with Hamrlik in his Buffalo return:Listen
Coach Martin on the shocking loss of Markov for months, but parallels in recent NHL history for weathering the storm. Listen Markov's return is now slated for the beginning of February, which would make his Russian Olympic participation risky.
Roman Hamrlik says he's ready to make his season-debut...not a moment too soon with Markov lost. Listen OT hero Gorges now must help carry the load. Listen
Gorges will see powerplay duty vs. the Sabres with Paul Mara while Hamrlik and Spacek will be paired up on the first unit of the PP.
Gregory Stewart will play on the Metro-line with Glen Metropolit and Georges Laraque. Metro will see action on the 2nd power-play squad with Plek and AK46. Matt D'Agostini and Chipchura will be the healthy scratches tonite. While the Canadiens have not yet recalled a defenseman from the Bulldogs, Mathieu Carle and Yannick Weber were among the last cuts made a Teen Ranch.
Know Your Enemy: Greenday sings it, Lindy Ruff of the Buffalo Sabres preaches it:Ruff on the newlook Habs and a character reference for Spacek: Listen
Kyle Chipchura is back skating with the Habs in Buffalo and will stay with the club for the Western Canada swing. By that time, the Canadiens may have recalled Yannick Weber.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COACH---COSTLY WIN? HABS VS. SABRES SATURDAY WITHOUT MARKOV
Coach Jacques Martin was not all smiles after a 4-3 ot win versus the Leafs to start the season. By the time the Habs shuffled off to Buffalo, the buzzkiller of a thrilling 3rd period and overtime comeback was news that Andrei Markov was staying in TO to get care for an injury suffered in a fluke collision with Carey Price.
Carey's good buddy Josh Gorges scored the overtime game-winner---his first career game-winning goal as a Hab, with only seconds remaining before a shootout at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Carey Price on his super start and his buddy Josh Gorges playing overtime superhero. Listen
Price tried to join the victory celebration near the Leafs net to get to his good buddy, but couldn't talk to #26 after the game?PriceonGorges Listen
Josh Gorges on the character-builder, and whether or not he'll land the souvenir puck from his first OT gamewinner! Listen
Gionta and Moen scored in their regular-season Canadiens debuts. Glenn Metropolit was another unlikely hero scoring the 3rd period game-tying goal with the Habs on the powerplay and Mike Komisarek in the penalty box for the Leafs! Metropolit all smiles on scoring his first Habs powerplay goal, joking that Jacques Martin may STILL be criticized for putting him out there on the PP! Listen
Coach Jacques Martin got the present he wanted---2 points for a win---on his birthday, but it was tempered by the injury to Markov. The MH GROVER AND SONS COACH'S POSTGAME REPORT STARTS WITH MARTIN TALKING ABOUT HIS HUNCH WITH METROPOLIT ON THE POWERPLAY. Listen
KOMISAREK FACES HABS FOR FIRST TIME--"I'D PLAY THIS GAME WITH 1 LEG...IN POLAND".
OBYRNE IN, HAMRLIK OUT FOR GAME 1
While Jacques Martin calls it a gametime decision, Ryan O'Byrne has proven he belongs in the starting lineup tonight for OPENING NIGHT VS. THE LEAFS.
Roman Hamrlik is closer to 100% health after playing only 1 pre-season game because of a virus, so he and Gregory Stewart will be the scratches from the lineup, staying out with assistant coaches Kirk Muller, Perry Pyrne and Pierre Groulx long after the starters left the ACC ice.
CJAD's Rick Moffat at Mike Komisarek's locker stall in TO. Listen
EX-Leaf Hall Gill in a CJAD EXCLUSIVE on wearing the A for the Habs: Listen
Jacques Martin on the A's, and his "Group of 7", 3 A's + 4 other leaders, with CJAD's Rick Moffat on the MH GROVER AND SONS COACH'S REPORT. Listen
The Canadiens name MARKOV, GIONTA and GILL their assistant captains
HABS GM BOB GAINEY says leadership will be shared, but there will be no C on any player's chest when the Canadiens start the season.
Gainey also admits Sergei Kostitsyn has asked for a trade, and the GM could not rule out a defection to Russian-based KHL, though Gainey suspects Sergei wants to stay in the NHL. He's refused to report to the farm team in Hamilton. Listen
COACH MARTIN on the captaincy and much more Listen
GIONTA on the "C" Listen
GILL on former Maple Leafs teammate and captain Mats Sundin's retirement and LEADERSHIP Listen
GORGES on the "C" and Sergei Kostitsyn's suspension Listen
STEWART on sticking with the Habs, while Sergei's AWOL Listen
LARAQUE HOISTS CUP, MARKOV AGREES WITH OVECHKIN--RUSSIA COMES FIRST IN 2014,
METRO WEARS THE 'C', CUTS HIT TEEN RANCH:
The Canadiens have sent 5 players from the Ranch to the Farm. Curtis Sanford, Tom Pyatt, Mathieu Carle, Ben Maxwell and Yannick Weber are now Hamilton Bulldogs. That means Gregory Stewart and Kyle Chipchura have survived the cutdown that did not have to be revealed until 3pm Wednesday.
Carle was part of a boisterous bunch that won the Stanley Milking Cup to close out Day 2 of practise at Teen Ranch. Georges Laraque led a group that included Stewart, Pacioretty and Latendresse. They hoisted a silver milking cup and even posed for a mock Stanley Cup victory photo.
The team-bonding appears to be paying off, as the Habs were enthused and vocal on the ice. Gregory Stewart says of Monday nights 'trust' sessions---"we had to put on blindfolds." As for Big Georges, he's still working up his trust level on the bunkbeds at Teen Ranch...he's got a lower and hopes the upper is strong enough to hold Roman Hamrlik for another night.
Big Georges on winning the "Stanley Milk Cup" and team-bonding. Listen
Who'll wear the C when the new season starts? The Canadiens finding leadership in another under-sized centre? Glen Metropolit playfully taped a C to his chest during Day 2 at Teen Ranch. Listen
Speculation at the Ranch suggests Brian Gionta could be named captain in the next 24 hours. Jacques Martin will brief the media after Wednesday's practise in Caledon, Ontario. Scott Gomez on his first taste of the Habs-Leafs Rivalry (insanity?!) and a character reference on Brian Gionta. Listen
Andrei Markov tells CJAD he supports Alexander Ovechkin's recent declaration that he'd play for Russia over the Washington Capitals in 2014 if there's no NHL-OLYMPIC agreement. Markov says "if your country asks you to play, you have to play." Andrei Markov tells CJAD he supports Ovechkin in the Russia Comes First in 2014 policy. The Canadiens' veteran defenseman also speaks of his new partner Jaroslav Spacek and life under new coach Jacques Martin: Listen
The welcome sign at Teen Ranch says "We train future leaders...please drive carefully." Not to mention a future Captain! Day 1 of a 3-day team-building session in Caledon, Ontario before Opening Night vs. the Leafs went off without a hitch after the players battled for top-bunks in their six-to-a-room digs. At the Ice Corral, Jacques Martin appeared to be unveiling his lines for the start of the season but hedged his bets or wanted to throw the Leafs off the train by suggesting he could still tweak them by Thursday.
A Happy Camper to be back? Mike Cammalleri says he's ready to start the season and a trip down memory lane to Teen Ranch has to be a good thing. Cammalleri. Listen
The Cowboy Goalie Carey Price on saddling up at Team Ranch and the team-building issue:He's got his own ponies back at the stable in Anahim Lake, BC so Carey Price wonders if he'll get to play Lone Ranger and head out on horseback at Teen Ranch. Carey Price on being home on the range at Teen Ranch. Listen
Tomas Plekanec at Teen Ranch Day 1 practising with Cammalleri and Andrei Kostitsyn. Listen
Ryan O'Byrne after Day 1 at "Ice Corral" thinks he's proven his toughness and is confidant about taking on the Leafs self-professed tough-guy act on Thursday. Listen
Coach Martin on Teen Ranch team-building, Where's Sergei, the Lapierre-Latendresse Connection and Big Georges ready in time for the "Big Bad Leafs?&^^&##@!" Listen
Why Teen Ranch in Caledon, Ontario? Jacques Martin's mentor Roger Neilson had been a huge supporter of the Christian Hockey/Ranch Camp since its opening days and Mel Stevens, the founder, tells Rick Moffat the Canadiens are back with 2 of his former 'happy campers' from their youth. Listen
HABS LINES: GIONTA-GOMEZ-PACIORETTY, CAMMALLERI-PLEKANEC-ANDREI KOSTITSYN, LATENDRESSE-LAPIERRE-D'AGOSTINI, MOEN-METROPOLIT-LARAQUE, while Stewart, Maxwell and Chipchura skated together. ON D: Markov-Spacek, Gorges-O'Byrne, Hamrlik-Weber.
BREEZER HANGS 'EM UP WITH HABS AFTER 18 NHL SEASONS -- 16 IN MONTREAL
Listen to Patrice Brisebois' emotional announcement of his retirement in red-white-and-blue at the Bell Centre.
VERTIGO BACK AS HABS' GOAL SONG? HAVE YOUR SAY ONTHE SPORTSPOLL AND LISTEN TO WHAT TOMAS PLEKANEC AND PAUL MARA HAVE TO SAY:
Ranger turned Hab Paul Mara on the Goal Song debate: Listen
Tomas Plekanec likes the return of Vertigo as the Bell Centre goal song...cuz he had his best scoring output 2 years ago when it rang out repeatedly! Listen
GIONTA AND GOMEZ REUNITED IN 4-3 WIN OVER PENGUINS
Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez were back together again, for the first time as linemates with the Montreal Canadiens. The two former Jersey Devils led the way as the Habs beat the Penguins 4-3 in pre-season play last night. Gionta had a pair of goals while Gomez had a single, as did Guillaume Latendresse. Carey Price went all the way in goal.
Gomez says it's a little early to get excited over pre-season results.Listen
CANADIENS LOSE 2-1 TO THE HOST BRUINS AT LE COLISEE
Listen TO ABE HEFTER'S GAME RECAP AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM QUEBEC CITY.
Listen TO BRIAN GIONTA AND COACH JACQUES MARTIN'S COMMENTS DURING
THE DAGWOOD'S POST-GAME SHOW.
#10 GUY LAFLEUR CELEBRATES his 58th birthday Listen to a career retrospective produced by The Legends of Hockey and edited by CJAD Sports with highlights courtesy of CBC.
A special Molson commercial involving the Flower followed by a Lafleur imposter.
Listen to Gionta's goal as heard on CJAD 800 and CJAD.COM, his comments on the Dagwood's post-game show as well as those of Habs head coach Jacques Martin on the diminutive off-season free-agent signing.
Listen to Maxwell's goal, his comments and coach Martin's evaluation of his perfomance.
Eric Nielsen, Sydney Crosby's muscle during their junior days in Rimouski, was called for three fighting majors and a game misconduct.
Listen to Nielson's scraps, his description of each of the fights and coach Martin's praise of the tough guy, who had 3 goals and 207 penalty minutes last season with Peoria of the AHL.
Coach Jacques Martin gives a timeline and explains the process on the Habs Captaincy....Andrei Markov sets the record straight....the Habs Silly Season has begun with a bogus headline in a Montreal newspaper. Listen
GIONTA FLASHES SCORING TOUCH, GORGES STANDING TALLER PAIRED WITH GILL
DAY 2 SCRIMMAGE PUTS FORMER DEVIL WITH PLEK-MOEN
Brian Gionta is too smart to start even the whiff of controversy at Habs Camp Day 2. After scoring in the final seconds on a line with Plekanec and Moen, he's not about to bite when asked if disappointed he's not playing with former Jersey teammate Scott Gomez. Brian Gionta wows the fans with a goal in the final minute of inter-squad Game 2 at Brossard on a line with Plek and Moen. What, no Devils' reunion with Gomez? Listen
Listen to Habs head coach Jacques Martin's take after first training camp scrimmage
GOMEZ SCORES IN TRAINING CAMP'S FIRST INTRASQUAD GAME AFTER HEARING A FAN TELL HIM HE NEEDS TO PLAY BETTER THAN HE DID LAST YEAR IN NEW YORK.
ONE OF HABS 7 OFF-SEASON ACQUISITIONS -- 4 OF WHOM PLAYED -- AMAZED BY TURNOUT FOR FIRST SCRIMMAGE IN BROSSARD
Listen to Scott Gomez who is amazed by fan turnout
CAMMALLERI PLAYS WITH FELLOW NEWCOMER GOMEZ AND ANDREI K
IN 1ST DAY ON ICE AT TRAINING CAMP IN BROSSARD
Listen to Habs forward Mike Cammalleri talk about his first scrimmage at training camp
JAROSLAV SPACEK LIKES LEFT D BUT WOULD PLAY RIGHT SIDE
VETERAN CZECH WONDERS WHERE HE CAN BUY THE ORIGINAL PILSNER ?
Listen to new veteran defenceman Jaroslav Spacek after the first intra-squad game of training camp and how CJAD's Mark Shalhoub tries to help the Czech find the original pilsner beer, although he should probably drink Molson products now that he is with the Habs.
CJAD's Abe Hefter with rookie camp "Grad" Max Pacioretty. Listen
CJAD'S ABE HEFTER joins the scrum around PK Subban at the close of Habs rookie camp. Listen
Carey Price speaks out on a new attitude on arriving at the Canadiens Foundation golf tournament. Carey addresses his 'mental conditioning' this summer, and the Captaincy issue. Listen
So just what did Josh Gorges warn Travis Moen about Montreal? Find out as Rick Moffat pops questions at the Habs' new boardbanger. Listen
One of the many newcomers to the Habs in his first official 'scrum' at Laval-sur-le-Lac, and under questioning from Rick Moffat addresses the vacant captaincy and the City Slickers final days of training camp. Listen
CJAD 1-ON-1 WITH YANNICK WEBER. IS HE REALLY THE SECOND COMING OF MARK STREIT? IS YANNICK WEBER DESTINED FOR ANOTHER YEAR IN HAMILTON OR CAN HE MAKE THE HABS? FIND OUT IN A CJAD 1-ON-1. Listen
CJAD 1-ON-1 WITH TOM PYATT: The NHL is in his blood. Is bleu, blanc, rouge?
CJAD's Abe Hefter goes helmet to helmet with Tom Pyatt. Listen
*Listen to Coach Martin then have your say on the CJAD Sportspoll. Listen
*about 16 veteran players worked out on Day 2 of Rookie camp, including Jaroslav Halak, but NOT Carey Price. Listen
CJAD ROOKIE CAMP 1-ON-1'S WITH: PK SUBBAN ON HIS HOPES TO MAKE THE TEAM, AND WHERE IS HIS BELOVED HABS FLAG THAT HE KEPT OVER HIS BED IN BELLEVILLE THROUGHOUT HIS JUNIOR CAREER? CJAD AND YOU NEED TO KNOW! Listen
HE ONLY WISHES SAKU KOIVU WERE STILL HERE. AT LEAST HE CAN GET A KOIVU T-SHIRT FOR JUST 12.99 DISCOUNTED 60-PERCENT OFF IN BROSSARD! CJAD INTRODUCES YOU TO THE HABS FINAL DRAFT PICK IN JUNE, PETTERI SIMILA. Listen
Canadiens goalie prospect Jason Missiaen stands out in a crowd. Now officially listed at 6' 9", he covers a lot of net, and tells CJAD about the message from Jacques Martin, Bob Gainey, and the fans after Day 1 of Rookie camp. Listen
HABS GO 'CITY SLICKERS' TO CLOSE OUT CAMP THIS MONTH
As first reported on CJAD, the Canadiens will bypass Mont Tremblant and go to Teen Ranch in Caledon, Ontario before opening regular season against the Leafs October 1st. Need any more evidence there's a new sheriff in town? Jacques Martin's previous teams the Senators and Panthers have used the riding and hockey camp north of Toronto. The facility includes an Olympic-sized rink and has programs emphasizing Christian athlete values.
Anything to let Carey Price feel comfortable in the saddle again!
CARBO STILL HOPING FOR NHL COACHING GIG----THIS SEASON!
Guy Carbonneau speaks openly about hoping he'll be back in the NHL this season, even though that would obviously mean some other coach's head must roll in the Coaching Guillatine. CJAD's Abe Hefter caught up with Carbo at the Vincent Lecavalier Foundation Golf Tournament at the Casino de Montreal.
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PEPE' LEMIEUX APPLAUDS DEMERS JOINING HARPER'S SENATE POWERPLAY
Former Habs playoff hero Claude Lemieux thinks Jacques Demers may actually wake up some Senators in Ottawa and make Canada proud. "He brings a lot to the table," says Lemieux in a CJAD exclusive.
Listen as Claude steps off the ice from training for a CBC Reality Show involving former NHLers and figure-skating greats. Listen
HABS' PROSPECT PK SUBBAN MAKES HIS UPPER DECK NHL ROOKIE DEBUT
Abe Hefter caught up with PK Subban during a whirlwind 24 hours in Toronto, during which time the Habs prospect was photographed in a Canadiens' uniform for photos that will be used in his upcoming trading cards. Which hockey cards make up part of PK's collection? Listen in to Abe in conversation with PK during the Andrew Carter Morning Show. Listen
THE 100TH SEASON IS OVER, ALL TOO QUICLY IN ROUND ONE
CLOSE YOUR EYES, HABS FANS. LISTEN AND FOCUS ON THE FUTURE. COLDPLAY MEETS THE 100TH SEASON: LISTEN: Listen
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FARBER: Named to the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee along with Lanny McDonald, Peter Stastny, Bill Torrey! No wonder he was allowed at an SI Swimsuit Edition photo-shoot. Hear Mike every weekday morning on the Andrew Carter Morning Show at 7:55.
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Full BlogNOW WILL COACH MARTIN ADMIT JARO'S #1? Not on your life. But Halak stays in goal against the Bruins despite Carey's 3-0 record and 0.97 GAA vs. Boston this season, but Martin says Jaro salvaged the starting assignment with clutch saves in his less than stellar outing against Edmonton. Halak rushed off the ice first in frustration, despite having gone 5-for-5 in the shootout and stoning Horcoff on a shorthanded breakaway in overtime.
Why will Habs fans cheer for Patrice Bergeron tonite? Only because PRE-game, the Olympic medalists in the house will be honoured. After opening faceoff Patrice, you can expect to be jeered Chara-style every time you touch the puck!
Blackface at the Bell Centre? RDS caught it on camera Thursday---2 fans shaming themselves iwth afro-wigs to complete their look, though I didn't see it myself. My good friend Pierre Houde and I hope that the idiots in "PK Subban" costume think again before such an insulting tribute. As M. Houde points out, Lewis Hamilton and Tiger Woods had to stomach the same misguided adulation.
Who's the next Anthony Calvillo in the CFL? My advice to Buck Peirce is this: don't be shy about taking a year behind the Als' o-line and learning the offense behind AC and McPherson and even Chris Leak. There's no shame in retreat when it saves your life and let's your brain unscramble. Problem is Buck has an agent who puts the big bucks in front of the longterm vision. But if no one's willing to shell out for the shell-shocked former BC Lion, Jim Popp would be wise to snag him for his next great QB-recycling project.
How smart is Maxim Lapierre? Smart enough not to put his skate in his mouth when asked how he felt about serving 4 games while Matt Cooke got off scott-free for decking Marc Savard.
Tiger back for the Masters? Yes but maybe he was thinking it was the Masters&Johnson Open?
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