Tag Archives: Habs

Montreal Canadiens advance to their first Stanley Cup Final in 28 Years

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Derek

The Montreal Canadiens advanced to their first Stanley Cup Final in 28 years. They did it last night in dramatic fashion by defeating the Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime of Game Six before 3,500 screaming Habs fans at Bell Centre. … Continue reading →

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Canadiens become first team to make coaching change by firing Julien

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Derek

In a big shakeup, the Canadiens announced this morning that they’d relieved head coach Claude Julien and assistant Kirk Muller. The Canadiens have appointed Dominique Ducharme interim head coach and have added Alex Burrows to the coaching staff. Claude Julien … Continue reading →

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Special Hockey Podcast: Derek on Rangers loss to Canes, big upsets and Matt Dumba’s important message

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Derek

I decided to do a special hockey podcast before on my Hard Hits Network channel on Blogtalk Radio. Among the big topics covered includes: -My assessment of the Rangers 3-2 loss to Hurricanes in Game One. What they didn’t do … Continue reading →

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Stanley Cup Qualifying Round Picks

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Derek

It’s Day One of the NHL expanded playoff format. Over the next week and a half, sixteen teams will compete for a chance to advance in a Best of Five preliminary round. Only eight will make the true Stanley Cup … Continue reading →

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Game #63 Fox sparks unreal third period comeback in huge Rangers win at Montreal, bottom lines play key role, Georgiev 32 saves, Quinn pushes right buttons

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Derek

Alexandar The Great: Alex Georgiev made 32 saves to allow the Rangers to come back from a two-goal deficit and win 5-2 over the Canadiens at Bell Centre. AP Photo credit New York Rangers via Getty Images You want to … Continue reading →

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Game #28: Canadiens get retribution, disappointing loss for Rangers

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Derek

AP Photo credit Matt Campbell via Canadian Press Oh and about Carey Price… We think he’s back. #CP31 #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/Ib65sbJzhG — From Failing Hands Podcast (@FFHandsPodcast) December 7, 2019 Anytime you lose a game late, it sucks. Especially the way … Continue reading →

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Zibanejad wins it in overtime!!!!! NYR lead MTL 3-2

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Derek

I still cannot contain my excitement over this game. The Rangers got it done. They dominated overtime in one of the toughest buildings to pull out a huge 3-2 overtime win over the Canadiens at Bell Centre. Mika Zibanejad’s goal … Continue reading →

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Getting Nashty! Nash’s game-winner boosts Rangers in 2-1 Game 4 win over Canadiens, Series tied 2-2

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Derek

The Rangers answered the bell. Facing the prospect of a 3-1 series deficit, they refused to lose. The home playoff losing streak is over at six. Rick Nash’s goal in the second period broke a 1-1 tie to give them … Continue reading →

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