Montreal Canadiens

15 games into the 2009-10 season, the Montreal Canadiens currently sit 10th in the Eastern Conference with only 14 points. While the first line of Cammalleri-Gomez-Gionta is producing offensively almost every game, Tomas Plekanec is still waiting for quality wingers to pass the puck to.

Currently playing with grinders Maxim Lapierre and Guillaume Latendresse, TurtlePlek has already 14 points (4 goals and 10 assists) in 15 games. He has been the Habs' most consistent forward despite playing with almost every forward on the team, save for Gomez.

Slated to play with Plekanec at the beginning of the season were the Kostitsyn brothers, who since then have been ass...

Another night, another game... Oh wait, the Leafs are in town? That's a totally different story! And despite both these teams not being overly impressive to start the season, (an understatement when it comes to the Leafs), there are still some very interesting storylines being set up in this one. Besides the obvious one, which we'll get into a little later, both teams are looking at dismal performances as of late and are looking to get back on track in front of a hot crowd tonight at the Bell Centre. Both teams are going to have to do a lot of things differently if they expect to win tonight or any game in the future, and both teams face different problems coming into toni...

Quick one tonight since I'm a tad late thanks to month end stuff at work. The Canadiens visit the Chicago Blackhawks tonight for the first and only time of the season. Interesting since both used to be two out of only six teams in the league, making sure they saw more than enough of each other throughout a season. 

Here we are, 42 seasons after expansion (and, *snicker*, 42 years after the Leafs last won a cup), and two teams that have a lot of history between them only play each other once out of an 82 game schedule. And considering the amazing young talent on the Blackhawks, and how popular the Canadiens are always going to be, it t...

Quick blog today as it's been a more-busy-than-usual day at work, but this game is definitely one that deserves a preview. Arguably a marquee match-up, the Canadiens, winners of four in a row at home, are at Mellon Arena right now preparing for their biggest test of the young season: the 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Many people talk about ''Stanley Cup hangovers''. Even the Detroit Red Wings, a team filled with incredible players that has dominated their division and conference for over a decade, is starting to feel the lull of not only winning a Cup two years ago, but making a second appearance in a cup final in as many years. One could blame injuries and free ...