Therrien relies on talents to surface and find its way, while Babcock recognizes what players can do and builds plays to bring out their best abilities at the right moments. The Canadiens would take this game 3-1. The Canadiens do have a solid foundation to build and improve upon. He makes the impossible look easy. “He’s unbelievable for his age”, Subban said. Players will try to get away with it more and more often until eventually someone gets hurt… His speed (!) was noticeable and he was often first on the forecheck. He entered the league’s and players association’s substance abuse program after he was involved in a vehicle accident early Sunday morning. He made a few good saves. Desharnais’ flawless pass to Dale Weise should have had the Canadiens up 2-0.
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“Right-hand shot, young guy, skates, moves the puck”, Babcock said.
Babcock hopes to have Bower, Armstrong and Kelly help his new players in whatever ways possible.
He grew up just north of the city in the suburb of Woodbridge and couldn’t be happier to join his childhood team.
The Canadiens spent the remaining minutes of regulation keeping their net clear of the puck that would ultimately give them the victory. “It’s one of my strengths but the last couple of years I haven’t used it as much”.
Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban appeared to suffer a left leg injury in the third when he was boarded by Leo Komarov. He became only the fourth Habs’ captain in history to score in his first game as captain, following Hector “Toe” Blake (1940), Yvan Cournoyer (1975), and Vincent Damphousse (1996). Subban continues to prove that he is a superstar, on and off the ice. Bernier definitely looked better as the game progressed, but his positioning and rebound control was scary to watch. However, results will need to happen sooner rather than later.
There was not much drama at the Montreal Canadiens camp this year. Assistant coach Dan Lacroix is now in charge of the penalty kill and it will be interesting to monitor its progress over the season.
The top-six was fantastic, and it’s encouraging to see Max Pacioretty get off to a strong start. However, even if he is not 100% Pacioretty is still the best scorer on the team. Pacioretty put the finishing touches on the game with his second goal of the contest, an empty net score with just 31 seconds left in the final period. While he’s on pace for an impossible 164 goals, as long as he stays healthy there is a good chance he will finally break 40 goals in a season. The referees agreed and waived off the goal. They out possessed the Canadiens, they out shot, they drove play for the entirety of the game and that has been what they’ve been missing. “But we were sitting in here, and they delayed it a little bit, and it made you a bit upset”. Even the national anthem was tame in sound compared to past years when the fans sang it loud and proud.
“Much tougher to play against”. Nathan Beaulieu and Tom Gilbert played 14:27 and 14:19 respectively.
– Alex Semin dipped his toes in the water last night.
In 10 games last season with the Canucks, Corrado had a goal, no assists and was a -2.
It is with this appreciation for the legends of Toronto’s past, a respect for a storied if dented franchise and a sharply focused eye on the massive job in front of him that Babcock is setting off into the greatest coaching challenge of his career.
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