Player Review: Michael Cammalleri
Our Montreal Canadiens Correspondent Christopher Nardi profiles and reviews Michael Cammalleri. NUMBER: 13 HEIGHT: 5' 9" WEIGHT: 182 SHOOTS: LEFT BIRTHDATE: JUN 8, 1982 (AGE 28) Last season’s record: 65 Gp, 26-24-50, +/- 7 and 16 PIM Last post-season’s record: 19 Gp, 13-6-19, +/- minus 6, 6 PIM
Categories: Montreal Canadiens Tags: Brian Gionta, Martin St.Louis, Michael Cammalleri, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, NHL 2010 Playoffs, Scott Gomez
Player Review: Scott Gomez
Our Montreal Canadiens Correspondent Christopher Nardi profiles and reviews Scott Gomez. HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 202 Shoots: Left BIRTHDATE: Dec 23, 1979 (AGE 30) Record during 2009-2010 season: 12-47-59 in 78 GP. +/- 1, 60 PM Record during 2009-2010 playoffs: 2-12-14 in 19 GP, +/- minus 6, 25 PM
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens Tags: Alaska, Bob Gainey, Brian Gionta, Christopher Higgins, Doug Janik, Michael Busto, Michael Cammalleri, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, NHL 2010 Playoffs, Pavel Valentenko, Ryan McDonagh, Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt
The age old battle of CHL vs. NCAA
Alexander Monaghan gives his take on the difference between the Canadian Juniors and College Hockey and how they are evaluated by NHL clubs and the players themselves.
NCAA hockey has had better days. This past week, a few of their top young players fled for the CHL which sadly is a trend that often hurts programs across the nation. Couple that with losing one of their top players, Jerry D’Amigo of RPI, to a professional contract and the depth gets worse.
Categories: Around the League, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast Tags: hockey, Jarred Tinordi, Jerry D'amigo, Julian Melchiori, NHL
Habs Summer Recap v2.0
NHLHS Montreal Canadiens Correspondent Christopher Nardi discusses the summer of the Montreal Canadiens.
If you’re JUST joining in on the fun of reading a summer recap for the Habs, I strongly suggest you go ahead and read part 1 right here: http://nhlhotstove.com/canadiens-summer-recap-part-1/
Now if you’re ready for the part of the summer recap where I get all pissy and angry against one of the players I dislike the most around the league, then you’re certainly going to want to read on.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast Tags: Canadiens, Carey Price, Habs, Sergei Kostitsyn
Canadiens Summer Recap Part 1
NHLHS Montreal Canadiens Correspondent Christopher Nardi presents his Habs Summer Recap. A summary of the major news out of Montreal so far this off-seasons.
From boom to bust, the Habs off-season started with a bang and has since calmed.
So we’re in mid-July and Ilya Kovalchuk FINALLY sighed with someone, more “the salary cap has once again been rendered useless” talks have sprung up (see: Kovalchuk’s contract), LeBron James ended his endless mind games and told the world where he was signing (the world that has ESPN, that is), and now you MUST be wondering: “but what has happened to the Habs? Is the city of Montreal still standing? Where can I get my poutines from now? Well worry not my friend, because Montreal is still standing, and although the changes brought to the team this summer are not as drastic or unexpected as last summer’s (although there have been quite some surprises), the Habs were not quiet this summer.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast Tags: Carey Price, Habs, Ian Schultz, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jaroslav Halak, lars eller, Sergei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec
What To Do Now
This article had originally been intended to explain my point of view on the Tomas Plekanec resigning for 30 million dollars over six years, but after a few extensive hockey discussions, I decided to revamp it, erase the whole article and start from scratch.
This article will present what I think the Habs need to do to boost their team and make them cup contenders next year, as opposed to a bubble/Cinderella team.
On Plekanec:
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast Tags: Andrei Kostitsyn, Carey Price, Habs, Jaroslav Halak, National Hockey League, NHL, Sergei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec
NHLHS Mock Draft: With the Twenty Seventh Pick…
NHLHS Mock Draft is our latest feature where we collectively predict the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The draft is a crapshoot and we will be wrong… …but we thought it would be fun to try.
With the 27th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Montreal Canadiens select…
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And So The Goaltender Saga Continues
NHLHS Montreal Candiens Correspondent Christopher Nardi gives his thoughts on the Canadiens decision to trade Jaroslav Halak, and the return they received.
Just as Montrealers thought that they had found their new solid rock in nets, the administration once again slapped Habs fans across the face, this time by trading new fan favourite Jaroslav Halak to the St-Louis Blues in exchange for two prospects, Ian Schultz and first round draft pick in 2007 Lars Eller.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, By Teams, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast Tags: Carey Price, Ian Schultz, Jaroslav Halak, lars eller, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, NHL
St. Louis Blues Land Jaroslav Halak in Surprise Trade
It’s not even the draft yet, and we have the first big trade of the season. To no one’s surprise, Montreal moved a goaltender. To everyone’s surprise, it was their current goaltender/savior, Jaroslav Halak. To even more people than everyone (and I think that today, yes, that’s possible) the trade partner was the St. Louis Blues.
The Blues were rumored to be working with Chris Mason on a contract extension as a safety net just in case no solid goaltending deals arose at July 1st.
Categories: Central, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, Northeast, St. Louis Blues, Western Conference Tags: Jaroslav Halak, lars eller, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues
It Was A Good Run
NHLHS Montreal Canadiens correspondent Christopher Nardi gives his views on the run the Montreal Canadiens provided through the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
May 24, 2010 marked the end of a dream for many a Montreal fan. What had seemed destined to happen, the Habs winning the cup that is, crumbled like Jericho after only having been circled five times. The Flyers out-hit, out-played and out-passioned Les Glorieux, and it showed in almost every game but game three. Mike Richards said about game three that the Habs delivered “a good, old fashioned ass kicking”, but the Flyers delivered the same thing pretty much every other game of the series.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Playoff Coverage Tags: Andrei Kostitsyn, Canadians, Canadiens, Flyers, Habs, Jacques Plante, Jaroslav Halak, Marco Sturm, Martin Brodeur, Michael Leighton, Mike Richards, P.K. Subban, Patrick Roy, Philadelphia Flyers, Roman Hamrlik, Sergei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec
The Man Behind the Mask: Jaroslav Halak
The NHLHS Man Behind The Mask series is a profile on some of the best goalies in the league to ever wear the “mask”. We hope you enjoy the latest installment of the NHLHS MBTM series.
If the regular season or the 2010 Winter Olympic games were not enough proof for you, then I truly hope you have been tuning in to these 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
You are witnessing the evolution of a prime time netminder.
After a rough opening to each series heading into these Eastern Conference Finals for the Montreal Canadiens, one man has been there to bail his club out on a constant basis.
Jaroslav Halak was born on May 13, 1985 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Playoff Coverage, The Man Behind the Mask Tags: 2010 Winter Olympic Games, AHL, Carey Price, Cristobal Huet, Eastern Conference Finals, ECHL, Evgeni Nabokov, Hamilton Bullogs, Jaroslav Halak, Molson Cup, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, QMJHL, San Jose Sharks, Slovakia, Team Slovakia
Only the Lord Saves More Than Leighton
Yes, you’re right, I did take that title from Joe Beninati, the Versus commentator, but it’s just so… real!
Oh, and on a related note, I have finally figured out how to inevitably make the Habs win. It’s actually tested and proven, works like a charm, and doesn’t require the Habs to dish out some massive S&H costs to acquire. The Habs need to shoot less. Surprised? Let me explain.
In every single one of the Montreal Canadiens’ wins against both Washington and Pittsburgh, the team was out shot by exactly 17 shots on average. Although the Habs were dominated on the shot count, they were obliged to play defense first, blocking shots by the dozen, while Jaroslav Halak kept the puck out of the net.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Philadelphia Flyers Tags: Brian Gionta, Carey Price, Chris Pronger, Jaroslav Halak, Joe Beninati, Michael Cammalleri, Michael Leighton, Patrick Roy, Vesa Toskala, Ville Leino
Pros & Cons: Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Our newest feature, Pros and Cons, holds a debate between two of our featured writers as they make an argument for each team in the series. We will continue this series throughout the playoffs as we delve deeper into how these two teams will fare against each other.
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Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Philadelphia Flyers, Playoff Coverage Tags: Brian Boucher, Brian Gionta, Chris Pronger, Claude Giroux, Danny Briere, Hal Gill, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jaroslav Halak, Jeff Carter, Michael Cammalleri, Michael Leighton, Montreal Canadiens, P.K. Subban, Philadelphia Flyers, Scott Gomez, Scott Hartnell, Simon Gagne, Travis Moen, Ville Leino
The Hockey Guys Conference Finals
Our sponsored show, The Hockey Guys, will air their live broadcast tomorrow starting at 5 p.m. EST.
It’s that time of year Hockey fans. The Hockey Guys will be live from 5-7 p.m. EST this Sunday to give you the latest and greatest about the Conference Finals.
They will also touch up on some news and notes from around the league, as always.
Join the boys via live chat and submit your questions, or opinionated responses in the chat room by visiting: The Hockey Guys Live Chat promptly at 5 p.m. EST.
We hope to see you all there, and as always, feel free to call in to the show. (347)857-4625
~THG
Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Central, Chicago Blackhawks, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Pacific, Philadelphia Flyers, Playoff Coverage, San Jose Sharks, Western Conference Tags: 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals, stanley cup, Western Conference Finals
Eight(h) is Enough
Congratulations to the second biggest underdog to enter the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs for, what has been thus far, the most amazing Cinderella run since 1993.
For the Montreal Canadiens, the number eight seed was simply enough. Enough to ignite a spark under a team compiled of averaged sized players surrounded in turmoil from every angle except financially.
And to think, luck was on their side in order to squeak into the playoff picture.
Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoff Coverage, Southeast, Washington Capitals Tags: Andrei Markov, Hal Gill, Jaroslav Halak, Marc Andre Fleury, Michael Cammalleri, Ottawa Senators, P.K. Subban, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Washington Capitals
