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Habs Notebook - Oct. 27, 2009

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MONTREAL - In today’s Habs Notebook, how Brian Gionta got defensive, what Jaroslav Spacek does to say healthy and what heading back “home” to Pittsburgh means to Hal Gill. Mr. Versatility At the tail-end of practice on Tue...
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NHL player retires, plans to race in Canadian Series

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Montreal Canadiens defenseman Patrice Brisebois retired Thursday, ending his 18-year NHL career with plans to drive on NASCAR's Canadian series.
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Canadiens suspend Kostitsyn

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The Montreal Canadiens suspended Belarus forward Sergei Kostitsyn on Wednesday after he left the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Hamilton, the second time he has been suspended this season.
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Canadiens light up Islanders for first regulation win

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Scott Gomez and Marc-Andre Bergeron scored in the first period to give Montreal its first two-goal lead of the season, sending the Canadiens on to a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday.
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Philippe Lefebvre inks 3-year deal

PRESS RELEASE In order to view this page you need JavaScript and Flash Player 9+ support! MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced Tuesday the signing of free-agent forward Philippe Lefebvre to a three-year...
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Four players released from training camp

PRESS RELEASE In order to view this page you need JavaScript and Flash Player 9+ support! MONTREAL  – The Montreal Canadiens announced Tuesday that forward Philippe Lefebvre (Drummondville – QMJHL), defensemen Mac Bennett...
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Nightly Hockey Hits: Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson shows off skills, Georges Laraque plays street hockey vs. Octane Girls, Forsberg is going to Denver but not to play, Is there a conflict of interest in Kings news coverage?

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Lots of NHL ready coaches waiting on the sidelines. Where to play Evander Kane? Lemaire can't shake the stigma of the 1-2-2 trap. Does Toskala deserve the benefit of the doubt? Georges Laraque plays some street hockey. These stories and more after the jump.
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Cammy breaks the bank

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MONTREAL -Mike Cammalleri is clearly a money player, especially when it comes to his teammates’ wallets. With Scott Gomez and Paul Mara each facing their former teammates for the first time, this visit from the Rangers meant a little mor...
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The Top Five Questions Facing The Montreal Canadiens This Season

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Going into the new season, few NHL clubs are shrouded in uncertainty more than the Montreal Canadiens. With ten players leaving the club, including long-time captain Saku Koivu, the Habs' identity has been shaken up. Their roster is filled with new faces, and questions are being...
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Eric Engels: Lang, Dandy, and Bouillon Face Harsh Realities of the Cap

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More than 2-months into unrestricted free agency Robert Lang, Mathieu Dandenault, and Francis Bouillon remain in contract-limbo. While Lang’s agent told RDS that he’s in discussions with several teams and expects to come to an agreement soon, there hasn’t been any news...
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Sale of Montreal Canadiens to Molson family group moving ahead

The sale of the Montreal Canadiens to a group led by the Molson family is going ahead.
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Canadiens top Isles for 4th straight win

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MONTREAL (AP) -Roman Hamrlik scored 1:32 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to four games with a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Monday night.
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Best friends forever?

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MONTREAL - Anyone wondering how Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta would get along now have their answer.   With different homelands and similar marks on the growth chart, Gionta and Plekanec looked every bit like a couple of guys who might g...
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Kopitar, Cammalleri, Marleau are Stars of Week

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NEW YORK (Oct. 26, 2009) -- Center Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens left wing Mike Cammalleri and center Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks are the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending Oct. 25.
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The New-Look Laraque

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from Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette, But this autumn, the “Cirque Georges Laraque,” as he calls it, has pulled down the big top. If you want the Ringling Brothers, he said on the eve of Canadiens training camp, you’ll need to go elsewhere. Inside and out, this is...
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Welcome to Scott & Brian's suite

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MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens forwards Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta are teaming up off the ice to support the Montreal community and the Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation by offering a Bell Centre suite that will provide less fo...
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Metro back on track

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MONTREAL - The Canadiens may have missed Glen Metropolit while he was out, but the opposition sure didn’t.   Out since the second game of the season with an injury, Metropolit showed no signs of rust in his return to the lineup again...
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Cammalleri's third goal lifts Canadiens in overtime

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Mike Cammalleri scored his third goal of the game in overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday.
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Canadiens' Cammalleri completes hat trick in OT

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Mike Cammalleri scored his third goal of the game in overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.
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Check out this hit.

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This hit is worth a second look, Dion Phaneuf absolutley destroys Montreal Canadian Tomas Plekanec. One Hab's blogger wasn't very happy with the hit and thought the refs blew it.
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Here comes the Hammer

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MONTREAL - Back with his teammates for the first time in a while, Roman Hamrlik couldn’t have been happier to be battling through a grueling training camp practice. Sidelined with a persistent flu bug, Hamrlik has been away from camp twi...
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Carey is ready

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MONTREAL – After ending the preseason with a hard-fought come-from-behind win, Carey Price is ready to get down to business. After shutting the door and making 29 saves on Saturday night, the All-Star netminder couldn’t wait to pas...
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Remade rivalry: New-look Habs clip Leafs in OT

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Montreal defenseman Josh Gorges scored with only 12.8 seconds left on the overtime clock, and Carey Price made 43 saves in the Canadiens' season-opening 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
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G-Money

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MONTREAL -- Gregory Stewart is proving he more than one way of using his hands. After throwing down with the Bruins’ Guillaume Lefebvre on Thursday, Stewart found a new and less painful way to help his team with his mitts. This time arou...
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Canadiens at Sabres tonight

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Tonight’s game features two teams that were disappointing in 2009, and they chose very different ways to address the situation in the offseason. As we all know, the Sabres opted to do some small tinkering.  They let Max Afinogenov, Dominic Moore, Andrew Peters and Jaroslav Spacek...
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