Posts Tagged ‘Pens’

Aaron Musick: Which would your rather?

15, Jul 2010

Okay let’s set the stage:

You’re a rebuilding team who just made the playoffs in which you had a load of rookies produce on the team and your goaltender had a career year.

Now imagine, if you will, that your team, despite having a load of cap room, refuses to give out big contracts to free agents after July 1.

Sound familiar? Well, if you’re a fan, hater or just aware of the Avs, you prob…

Aaron Musick: Fake news fridays: NHL Announces Outdoor Game on the Moon

18, Jun 2010

Welcome to my new feature on Hockeybuzz: Fake news fridays. You’ve all read or at least, I assume, heard of the ONION? Well this is if the ONION were to only do hockey stories. None of these stories are true but all are meant to be light funny and a nice way to get through the long offseason. Some stories will happen in the future, some in the past but most in the present.

For the future storie…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Pittsburgh Folds as Habs Advance to Conference Finals

13, May 2010

Unbelievable. Can you believe it?

Incredibly, unbelievably, unthinkablely the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-2, in what is the last game ever at Mellon Arena.

The victory clinched the best-of-seven series for the underdog Habs, and sends them to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1993—the year of their last Stanley Cup victory.

The Pens looke…

Eric Engels: Habs Beat Penguins 5-2, Earn Their Way to Eastern Conference Finals

12, May 2010

My Interview on XM Radio before the Game, with Jim “Boomer” Gordon, on NHL Home Ice 204:

Eric Engels Faceoff 10-05-12
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There was something in the air tonight. Something that swept in with the Montreal Canadiens, and blew out of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ten seconds into the hockey game, Crosby held his breath in the penalty box, after starting the Penguins off with an undisciplined…

Eric Engels: Habs Beat Penguins 5-2, Earn Their Way to Eastern Conference Finals

12, May 2010

There was something in the air tonight. Something that swept in with the Montreal Canadiens, and blew out of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ten seconds into the hockey game, Crosby held his breath in the penalty box, after starting the Penguins off with an undisciplined play that would characterize their struggle through the next 59:50 of hockey in game 7.

Matt Cooke left the door ajar, and before h…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Can Montreal Pull Off a Miracle at Mellon?

12, May 2010

The Pittsburgh Penguins debuted in the NHL at the Civic Arena (now called the Mellon Arena) on October 11, 1967.

Their opponent was the Montreal Canadiens and the result was a 2-1 loss by the Pens.

With the Mellon Arena being retired at the end of this NHL season, tonight’s game could be the last NHL game played in the “Igloo”.

Tonight, the Canadiens and the Pens clash once more in the…

Eric Engels: Canadiens Ride Destiny to Pittsburgh

11, May 2010

How the Montreal Canadiens continue to dip into their reserve of miracles is beyond inexplicable. In front of an absolutely rabid crowd, the Habs furthered their journey through these Stanley Cup Playoffs–a journey marked by great adversity, a depleted blueline, a heroic goaltender and a magical scoring run for the team’s best addition in two decades–and they deserve it.

Speaking of the last…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Michael Cammalleri Leads Habs to Win Forcing Game 7

11, May 2010

Well, they did it. The Canadiens forced a Game Seven against the Penguins.

For all of the Pens fans who have argued with me since this series started that the Canadiens were a write off, a team that couldn’t even skate in the same rink as the Pens, consider this your wake up call.

In beating the Pens 4-3 at the Bell Centre, last night, the Canadiens have done the improbable two rounds in a…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Will Habs’ Passengers Wake Up for Pivotal Game Six?

10, May 2010

Will they do it? Can they do it? Is it even possible?

The Habs wake up this morning in the familiar position of having their backs to the playoff wall. Lose tonight, in Game Six against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and go home. Win and they live to fight another day—Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.

But can they do it? Do they have enough left in the tank to push the Pens back to Game Seven?

I…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Pittsburgh Wins Pushing Habs to Brink of Elimination

9, May 2010

Yesterday’s game was a mix of good and bad for the Montreal Canadiens.

They blanked the Pens big guns—Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin—again last night, which was good. But they let the Pens defenders score twice, which was bad.

The Habs, for a rare occasion, outshot the Pens 33-25, which was good. But they still lost the game 2-1, which was bad.

Despite beating the Canadiens last nig…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Halak, Lapierre Lead Habs to Comeback Win Over Pens

7, May 2010

So how about those Habs, eh?

Just when you think they’re going to wilt and die, the cardiac Canadiens pull off another improbable win.

Last night, down 2-1 in the game and being outshot 26-9 after two periods, the Canadiens got back into things from an unlikely source.

The Habs’ Maxim Lapierre, who continues to play his best hockey of the season, beat Marc-Andre Fleury on a wrap around go…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Fleury Earns Shutout As Pittsburgh Takes Series Lead

5, May 2010

I guess Marc-Andre Fleury silenced his critics last night, eh?

After performances in Game One and Two where Fleury looked shaky, he put in arguably his best performance of the playoffs, last night, and earned a shutout in the process.

The Habs had their chances, as they took the play to the Pens during a first period in which Pittsburgh wasn’t even in the same building.

However, as has be…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Jaroslav Halak Stars as Montreal Ties Series with Pens

3, May 2010

So how we feel about yesterday’s game Habs addicts? Sleepy enough for you?

During a hockey game where the pace was that of molasses slow dripping out of a jar, the Montreal Canadiens managed to stifle and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1, to tie their second round series at one game each.

More importantly, with the win, the Habs have stolen home-ice advantage from the Pens as the series now…

Kamal Panesar: Canadiens-Penguins: Pittsburgh’s Power Play Sinks Montreal in Game One

1, May 2010

Well that was a letdown, wasn’t it?

After the spectacular high that was provided by the Habs incredible Game Seven comeback win over the Caps, the Canadiens came out flat against the Pens.

To be honest, last night’s 6-3 loss to the Pens was entirely predictable. It is difficult for a team to ground themselves so quickly after such an emotional high. Having to turn things around two days afte…

Eric Engels: Halak and Habs Overcome in 7

28, Apr 2010

Is Dominic Moore worth a second round pick, now?

Picking up a loose puck, knocked free by Maxim Lapierre’s best effort, Moore ended what was supposed to be Washington’s triumphant moment as the league’s premiere contender for hockey’s greatest prize, with 3:36 left to play.

It was an effort from two of the Canadiens ‘pluggers’ that epitomized the team’s unmatched work ethic through 7 games…


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