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Sergei Kostitsyn Adds Much Needed Offense To Montreal Canadiens

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November 23, 2009, was a tumultuous day for the Montreal Canadiens. Golden boy Guillaume Latendresse was traded for Benoit Pouliot, and enfant terrible Sergei Kostitsyn was called up from Hamilton, ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Shootout goal lifts Caps past Canadiens

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MONTREAL | Nicklas Backstrom scored the lone goal in the shootout to help the Washington Capitals defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night at Bell Centre after Eric Fehr first saved them in regulation. A Travis Moen power-play goal looked like it would be the game-winner...
>> www.washingtontimes.com/news/20...
 

Two Wild newcomers come up big

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Guillaume Latendresse tied it late, and Andrew Ebbett sealed it in the shootout.
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Backstrom lights lamp in SO to lift Caps by Habs

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MONTREAL(AP) Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/...
 

Habs Unite Montreal

Here's an excellent, must-read article courtesy of Alexander Panetta of The Canadian Press:It was a meaningless mid-November game whose only memorable play occurred in the stands, yet decades later it still illustrates more than any Stanley Cup-winning heroics what the Montreal...
>> www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2009/11...
 

Capitals clip Canadiens in shootout

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MONTREAL (AP) -Nicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
>> nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/3418...
 

'Rocket' Richard blazed a trail

There's never been another quite like Maurice 'Rocket' Richard of the Montreal Canadiens.
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Canadiens-Penguins: Gameday Notes (No. 25)

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Game day notesMike Cammalleri and Josh Gorges scuffled during practise on Friday. Both described it as a non-event.Andrei Markov skated briefly this week and suggested that he may be back earlier than expected from his injury...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Habs must pony up for Plekanec

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Tomas Plekanec has been one of the best Canadiens this season. THN says if they want that to continue, they need to pay him now.
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Washington Capitals (14-5-6) at Montreal Canadiens (12-12-1), 7 p.m.

The Capitals knew they were taking a chance when they handed the starting goaltending duties to Semyon Varlamov during last season's playoffs. After a rough start to the season, Varlamov is making that decision a good one.
>> www.miamiherald.com/sports/...
 

Ascendant Varlamov takes on Habs

Coming off his first regular-season shutout, rookie goalie Semyon Varlamov is expected to make his fourth consecutive start when the Washington Capitals visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 6:30 p.m. ET).
>> www.cbc.ca/sports/...
 

Habs Notebook - Nov. 27, 2009

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MONTREAL - In today's Habs Notebook, Dags gets antsy, Cammalleri and Gorges have a domestic, and Carey Price gears up for his hot date with Ovechkin. Enough already: While Jaroslav Spacek could be back in action as early as Saturday, another p...
>> canadiens.nhl.com/club/ne...
 

Eric Engels: Spacek and D'Agostini Probable, Gomez, AK, Pouliot-Out... 10 Questions

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Go to sh.hockeybuzz.com to access the comment section. I'm told they're working on fixing the issue as we speak. According to Francois Gagnon (La Presse), Jaroslav Spacek is aiming for a return on Saturday against the Capitals, but if he can’t make it through practice...
>> www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.ph...
 

Canadiens assign David Desharnais to the Bulldogs

PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens announced today that centreman David Desharnais has been assigned to the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs. Desharnais will join the Bulldogs today in Cleveland for the first of a 2-game series against ...
>> canadiens.nhl.com/club/ne...
 

Habs: Andrei Markov Is Skating

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Montreal - According to RDS.ca, Andrei Markov skated on Tuesday and repeated the experience this morning in practice at the Brossard Sports Complex.This is good news for the Montreal Canadiens...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Eric Engels: Pens Burn the Canadiens with Speed

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What are the Canadiens supposed to do against a world class team like that, with 9 regulars missing from their lineup? Andrei Kostitsyn was the latest casualty, and Brother Sergei benefited from a promotion that saw his ice-time increase from 9 minutes on Tuesday, to just fewer than...
>> www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.ph...
 

It Started 92 Years Ago

from John McGourty of NHL.com, Here’s another reason to give thanks this Thanksgiving: The National Hockey League was founded 92 years ago today. Its predecessor, the National Hockey Association, was on its last legs due to players joining the Canadian Forces in World War...
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Montreal Canadiens' Last Five Games: Seven Out Of Ten.

The Montreal Canadiens did a little better than expected during the last five games. When we look at the opposition the team faced, (Carolina, Washington, Detroit, Columbus and Pittsburgh) seven points out of a possible ten is a great harvest...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Penguins pound Canadiens for third straight win, 3-1

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The Penguins’ gameplan going into tonight’s 3-1 win over Montreal was pretty clear from the start:  Finish your checks. I’d say they executed that plan very well, as the Pens were awarded with 45 hits on the Habs, playing on the 2nd night of back-to-back games after...
>> www.kuklaskorner.com/index.p...
 

Recap: Pittsburgh vs. Montreal

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Sidney Crosby registered a goal and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have put together their first three-game winning streak in over a month after a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
>> www.miamiherald.com/sports/...
 

Penguins beat Montreal, 3-1

The Penguins won their third game in a row, 3-1, over the Montreal Canadiens tonight at Mellon Arena.
>> www.post-gazette.com/pg/0932...
 

Montreal Canadiens: Giving Jacques Martin Some Piece Of The Cake

Prior to the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets yesterday, Ken Hitchcock was praising the Montreal Canadiens coaching staff for the fine work it were doing with the team...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Montreal Canadiens: Giving Jacques Martin A Piece Of The Cake

Prior to the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets yesterday, Ken Hitchcock was praising the Montreal Canadiens coaching staff for the fine work it were doing with the team...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Canadiens-Penguins: Game No. 25 -- Pre-game Notes

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Pre-game notesDavid Desharnais was called up from Hamilton and driven by limousine to Pittsburgh for tonight's game.Mike Cammalleri has five goals and two assists in his last six games while Tomas Plekanec has a goal and nine assists...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Game 25: Habs/Penguins

At the beginning of this season most of the knowledgable pundits agreed that only after a period of 20 or so games would the Montreal Canadiens truly know what they were. Those pundits aregued that Montreal fans would need to show patience while the coaches and squad figured out exactly...
>> www.habsblog.com/2009/11...
 
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