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  • O'Byrne's Woeful One

    Leaf fans were forced to sit through Finger's Forgettable Five. Now Habs fans will hope they can quickly forget O'Byrne's Woeful One. Leading 3-2 at home late in the third period against the struggling New York Islanders on Monday night, the Montreal Canadiens were well on their way to securing their 12th victory of the season. Then, with a delayed penalty coming to Islanders, and Carey Price on the bench for the extra-attacker, the costly mistake happened. The Habs ended up losing in...

  • Komisarek out 1 month

    Rumour has it that Canadiens defenseman Mike Komisarek will be out 1 month with a shoulder injury he sustained while playing the role of a punching bag last Thursday versus Boston. Talk about adding injury to insult. There's no point in beating around the fact that Komisarek got rag-dolled by Milan Lucic during Thursday's tilt, and there's no sense in disguising the fact that Komisarek's absence in the last 4 games since the fight has come as a result of the drubbing. The bottom line...

  • The Brotherhood of the Travelling Fans

    There's no better feeling than leaving a game as a fan of the visiting team after a victory. That was the case for hundreds of supporters of the Montreal Canadiens who let their voices be heard in an exciting come-from-behind win Saturday on Long Island. Before the game even started, the massive contingent of Habs supporters began booing former Canadiens defenseman Mark Streit and goaltender Yann Danis during the pre-game skate. Then, they managed to drown out opposing boos by cheering louder...

  • Montreal Math? 100 Actually Equals 99

    All of you are well aware that the Montreal Canadiens are celebrating their centennial season in the current NHL campaign. Celebrations will be going on across Montreal all season long, and the expectations to win in this landmark season are higher than any Habs season in recent memory. But, um, there seems to have been a miscalculation somewhere. You see, the 2008-2009 season is actually only the 99th in team-history. No NHL team has been around 100 seasons yet. First, let me explain something that...