CANADIENS SIGN WEBER & TRADE WISINEWSKI

Last night in Montreal, Pierre Gauthier announced that he had traded James Wisinewski to the Blue Jackets for a 7th round pick in the 2012 draft.The Habs also announced that they signed Yannik Weber to a 3 year deal.The terms were not announced.

Written on the go by Andrew Di Pardo

Canadiens 2011 NHL draft picks

Habs Draft Picks

No.	Player (Amateur Team)
17.	D- Nathan Beaulieu (Saint John)
97.	D - Josiah Didier (Cedar Rapids)
108.	LW - Olivier Archambault (Val d'Or)
113.	D - Magnus Nygren (Farjestad)
138.	D- Darren Dietz (Saskatoon)
168.	C- Daniel Pribyl (Sparta Jr.)
198.	D- Colin Sullivan (Avon Old Farms)

CANADIENS 10-11 PLAYS OF THE YEAR:#30- With him all the way

Dec. 21, 2010 – Carey Price tracks the puck, switching directions to lean into another great glove save.

CANADIENS 10-11 PLAY OF THE YEAR: #31 - Passing Perfection

Feb. 12, 2011 – Scott Gomez feeds a perfect pass to David Dersharnais for the easy tap-in.

Over the next 30 plus days I will present the Montreal Canadiens 2010-2011 Plays Of the Year.

Enjoy,
Andrew Di Pardo

Nathan Beaulieu after NHL Draft 2011

2011 NHL Draft - Nathan Beaulieu - Montreal Canadiens

HABS RE-SIGN MARKOV TO A 3-YEAR-DEAL

  See Markov's Goals

          

              Today in Montreal, the Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier announced that he has signed Markov to a 3 year contract. Each season in his 3 year contract Markov will make $5.75 million.“We are very pleased that Andrei has made the decision to pursue his career with the Montreal Canadiens. A player drafted and developed by our organization, Andrei brings a high level of talent and leadership to our team. We look forward to having him back in our lineup for the start of the upcoming season,” said Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier. Markov only played 7 games last season due to a knee injury and he had 1 goal and 2 assists.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CANADIENS 2011-2012 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

October 2011
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Thu, 6 Oct 2011	Canadiens	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM
Sun, 9 Oct 2011	Canadiens	Winnipeg	5:00 PM
Thu, 13 Oct 2011	Flames	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 15 Oct 2011	Avalanche	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 18 Oct 2011	Sabres	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 20 Oct 2011	Canadiens	Penguins	7:00 PM
Sat, 22 Oct 2011	Maple Leafs	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Mon, 24 Oct 2011	Panthers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 26 Oct 2011	Flyers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 27 Oct 2011	Canadiens	Bruins	7:00 PM
Sat, 29 Oct 2011	Bruins	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
November 2011
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Fri, 4 Nov 2011	Canadiens	Senators	7:30 PM
Sat, 5 Nov 2011	Canadiens	Rangers	7:00 PM
Tue, 8 Nov 2011	Oilers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 10 Nov 2011	Canadiens	Coyotes	9:00 PM
Sat, 12 Nov 2011	Canadiens	Predators	7:00 PM
Mon, 14 Nov 2011	Sabres	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 16 Nov 2011	Hurricanes	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Thu, 17 Nov 2011	Canadiens	Islanders	7:00 PM
Sat, 19 Nov 2011	Rangers	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Mon, 21 Nov 2011	Bruins	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 23 Nov 2011	Canadiens	Hurricanes	7:00 PM
Fri, 25 Nov 2011	Canadiens	Flyers	1:00 PM
Sat, 26 Nov 2011	Penguins	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Wed, 30 Nov 2011	Canadiens	Ducks	10:00 PM
December 2011
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Thu, 1 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Sharks	10:30 PM
Sat, 3 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Kings	3:30 PM
Tue, 6 Dec 2011	Blue Jackets	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 8 Dec 2011	Canucks	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 10 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Devils	3:00 PM
Tue, 13 Dec 2011	Islanders	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 15 Dec 2011	Flyers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 17 Dec 2011	Devils	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Mon, 19 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Bruins	7:00 PM
Wed, 21 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Blackhawks	7:30 PM
Thu, 22 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Winnipeg	8:30 PM
Tue, 27 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Senators	7:30 PM
Thu, 29 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Lightning	7:30 PM
Sat, 31 Dec 2011	Canadiens	Panthers	6:00 PM
January 2012
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Wed, 4 Jan 2012	Winnipeg	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 7 Jan 2012	Lightning	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 10 Jan 2012	Blues	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 12 Jan 2012	Canadiens	Bruins	7:00 PM
Sat, 14 Jan 2012	Senators	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Sun, 15 Jan 2012	Rangers	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Wed, 18 Jan 2012	Capitals	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Fri, 20 Jan 2012	Canadiens	Penguins	7:00 PM
Sat, 21 Jan 2012	Canadiens	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM
Wed, 25 Jan 2012	Red Wings	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Tue, 31 Jan 2012	Sabres	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
February 2012
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Thu, 2 Feb 2012	Canadiens	Devils	7:00 PM
Sat, 4 Feb 2012	Capitals	Canadiens	2:00 PM		Tickets
Sun, 5 Feb 2012	Winnipeg	Canadiens	2:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 7 Feb 2012	Penguins	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 9 Feb 2012	Canadiens	Islanders	7:00 PM
Sat, 11 Feb 2012	Canadiens	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM
Mon, 13 Feb 2012	Hurricanes	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 15 Feb 2012	Bruins	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Fri, 17 Feb 2012	Canadiens	Sabres	7:30 PM
Sun, 19 Feb 2012	Devils	Canadiens	6:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 21 Feb 2012	Stars	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Fri, 24 Feb 2012	Canadiens	Capitals	7:00 PM
Sun, 26 Feb 2012	Canadiens	Panthers	5:00 PM
Tue, 28 Feb 2012	Canadiens	Lightning	7:30 PM
March 2012
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Thu, 1 Mar 2012	Wild	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Sat, 3 Mar 2012	Maple Leafs	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 6 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Flames	9:00 PM
Thu, 8 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Oilers	9:30 PM
Sat, 10 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Canucks	10:00 PM
Mon, 12 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Sabres	7:00 PM
Wed, 14 Mar 2012	Senators	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Fri, 16 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Senators	7:30 PM
Sat, 17 Mar 2012	Islanders	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Wed, 21 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Sabres	7:00 PM
Fri, 23 Mar 2012	Senators	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 24 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Flyers	7:00 PM
Tue, 27 Mar 2012	Panthers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Fri, 30 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Rangers	7:00 PM
Sat, 31 Mar 2012	Canadiens	Capitals	7:00 PM
April 2012
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Wed, 4 Apr 2012	Lightning	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 5 Apr 2012	Canadiens	Hurricanes	7:00 PM
Sat, 7 Apr 2012	Maple Leafs	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets

CANADIENS 2011 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

2011 PRESEASON CALENDAR
Date	AWAY	HOME	time(et)	location
sEPT. 20, 2011	stars	Canadiens		centre bell - montréal
SEPT. 21, 2011	Sabres	Canadiens		centre bell - montréal
SEPT. 23, 2011	Canadiens	Senators		scotia bank place - ottawa
SEPT. 24, 2011	SENATORS	Canadiens		centre bell - Montréal
SEPT. 25, 2011	CANADIENS	BRUINS		halifax, ns
SEPT. 26, 2011	BRUINS	Canadiens		centre bell - Montréal
SEPT. 29, 2011	LIGHTNING	CANADIENS		cENTRE bELL - mONTRÉAL
OCT. 1, 2011	CANADIENS	lIGHTNING		COLISÉE, QUEBEC CITY

CANADIENS TO OPEN THE 11-12 SEASON IN WINNIPEG

                       Today in both Winnipeg and Montreal, the NHL announced that the Montreal Canadiens will open up the 2011-12 NHL season in Winnipeg on October 9th. This will be the Jets (or whatever the name of this team will be) first NHL game since 1996. The Canadiens will have the honour of being either, the first team to beat Winnipeg or the first team to lose against Winnipeg.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

2010-11 NHL Saves of the Year

2010-11 NHL Goals of the Year

THE FINAL READING (FROM TSN)

 Why does the meter sit here?

June 21 - The NHL is officially returning to Winnipeg. The league's Board of Governors approved the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers to True North Sports and Entertainment on Tuesday. Fifteen years after the Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix, the two sides came to an agreement on May 31 to move the team north, pending Tuesday's approval. More...

HABS SIGN DESHARNAIS TO A 2 YEAR CONTRACT

               Just a few minutes ago, the Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier announced that he has signed Dabid Desharnais to a 2 year contract. The terms were not announced. Desharnais had 8 goals and 14 assists in 43 games.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

HABS SIGN MAX PACIORETTY

Check out Max Pacioretty's goals

                     Today in Montreal, the Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier signed Max Pacioretty to a 2 year contract. The terms were not announced.“We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Max Pacioretty who is one of the most promising young players in our organization. A power forward with skills, Max showed that he can help our team and make a name for himself in the NHL."

                 "We are confident that he will have recovered fully from the injury that kept him out of the line-up for the last month of the regular season and the playoffs,” said Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier. Pacioretty had 14 goals and 10 assists in 37 games in the 2010-2011 season before he was injured by Chara on March 8th.

 Written By Andrew Di Pardo

JAGR'S TALKS TO CANADIENS GM PIERRE GAUTHIER ABOUT CONTRACTS

         It is now well known that former NHLer Jaromir Jagr has been talking to NHL teams about next season. One of those teams is the Montreal Canadiens. Jagr's agent said that Jagr will think about his future and will decide in July. But the rumour is, he would like to go to the Detroit Red Wings or the Montreal Canadiens because they are orginal six teams.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

Tim Thomas Road to the Cup [HD]

2011 Stanley Cup Final (Canucks Vs Bruins)- The Winning Goals

This video shows you the winning goals from each and every game on the Cup Final.

THE BEST OF GAME 7

HNIC - Coach's Corner - June 15th 2011 (HD)

Stanley Cup Final Game 7: Bruins @ Canucks

BRUINS WIN THE 2011 STANLEY CUP

GOAL SCORERS

BOS:   P. Bergeron (14:37 - 1st) , B. Marchand (12:13 - 2nd) , P. Bergeron (SHG, 17:35 - 2nd) , B. Marchand (EN, 17:16 - 3rd)

GOALIES

BOS: T. Thomas (W)

 VAN: R. Luongo (L)

           Last night in Vancouver, it was winner take all in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. 7 minutes into the game, Henrik Sedins backhander from the slot was stopped by Thomas in between his legs. On the next play, Higgins took the puck to the net and was stopped by the right pad of Thomas. With 5 minutes to play in the first, Marchand centered the puck to Bergeron and he scored to make it 1-0 Boston. 12 minutes into the second, Marchand scored on the wrap around to make it 2-0 Bruins. 5 minutes later, Bergeron got a breakaway and was tripped by Ehroff and Bergeron ran into Luongo and while doing so thepuck went in the net to make it 3-0.

         In my opinion, I don't think that goal should have counted due to the fact that Luongo was knocked over which resulted in the goal. But they reviewed it and the people in Toronto called it a goal. Late in the third, Marchand would add an empty net goal as the Bruins win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972."We got the first goal, and we knew that would be important coming here," said 43-year-old Mark Recchi, who announced his retirement after winning his third Stanley Cup. "If they got any chances, Timmy was there, and it was just scary how good he was."

         The Cup wining goal (as seen in the video below) was scored by Patrice Bergeron (who had 2 goals in the win). In the win, Thomas made 37 saves for the Stanley Cup and  the Con Smythe Trophy."I think I went even further than I thought," Thomas said. "I was scared, I won't lie. I had nerves yesterday and today, and I faked it as best as I could, and I faked it all the way to the Stanley Cup." You have to give the Canucks credit for this long run, but you have to give the Bruins a little more credit since they won and were able to score goals. That was the Canucks main problem, they couldn't beat Thomas.

            The biggest reason why the Bruins won the Cup is Tim Thomas and the fact that they solved Luongo."Anybody in our situation right now would feel real disappointed, whether you're the favorite or not," Vigneault said. "We battled real hard. We gave it our best shot. This one game, they were the better team. It's that simple." So the Canucks were not the first Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup since Montreal back in 1993, but they were the first Canadian team to make it to the Finals since the Ottawa Senators in 2007."We're devastated as a team," Luongo said. "We worked all year to get to this point. To fall short like that is a tough one to take ... but we're a good team, and we'll be back."

         Lets take a look at how the Bruins made it to the final. In round 1 against the Montreal Canadiens, the Bruins went down 0-2 in the series. But Thomas and the Bruins didn't give up and won 3 straight to take a 3-2 series lead over the Habs. Montreal won Game 6 and forced a Game 7. The Habs went down 2-0 buty came back to tie it. Then with the Bruins leading 3-2 in the dying minutes Subban scored to tie the Game. Horton would win the Game for the Bruins in overtime. In round 2, the Flyers didn't even put up a fight as the Bruins swept them. In round 3, the Bruins went up 3-2 in the series. But the Lightning forced a Game 7.

       That Game 7 was a penalty free game and the Bruins won 1-0 with a goal by Horton. Then in the Finals, the Bruins went down 0-2 in the series and went back home and got a pair of wins to tie the series. They lost game 5 by the score of 1-0. But in Game 6 they chased Luongo and went onto win 5-2 and tied the series. Which lead us to this 4-0 win last night to win the Cup. So that's the Bruins road to the 2011 Stanley Cup. It took them 3 game 7 wins to get the Cup. It was by no means an easy Cup run.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

HNIC - Coach's Corner - June 8th 2011 (HD)

2011 Stanley Cup Final Game 6: Canucks @ Bruins

BRUINS LIVE ANOTHER DAY WITH A 5-2 WIN

GOAL SCORERS

VAN:   H. Sedin (PPG, 00:22 - 3rd) , M. Lapierre (17:34 - 3rd)

BOS:   B. Marchand (05:31 - 1st) , M. Lucic (06:06 - 1st) , A. Ference (PPG, 08:35 - 1st) , M. Ryder (09:45 - 1st) , D. Krejci (PPG, 06:59 - 3rd)

GOALIES

VAN: R. Luongo (L) , C. Schneider

 BOS: T. Thomas (W)

            Last night in Boston, it was Game 6 of the Cup final and it was a do or die for the Bruins. But you can tell the Bruins to Die another day because yesterday wasn't that day. 30 seconds into the game, Bieska's shot went wide and right to Sedin and he fanned on the puck. On the same play, Raymond was driven into the boards by Boychuck and left the game and didn't return. 4 minutes later, Marchand came into the Canucks zone on the right side and took a shot and scored to make it 1-0 Bruins. 30 seconds later, Lucic came in from the apposite side and took a shot and scored to make it 2-0. 2 minutes later, the Bruins went on the powerplay. Ference had the puck at the point and shot it past Luongo blocker side to make it 3-0.

         That was it for Luongo as he gave up 3 goals on 8 shots, so in came Schneide. On the next play, Kaberle's point shot was tipped in by Ryder to make it 4-0 on the first shot Schneider faced. That was 4 goals in 4:21. That's an NHL record for fastest goals by 1 team in the Finals. With 5 minutes to play in the first, Kesler went into the Bruins zone and did a rap around on Thomas but Thomas kept it out with his right pad. Then in the final minute, Hansen had a breakaway and he was stopped by Thomas. 4-0 after 1. Early in the seocnd with the Canucks on the powerplay, Daniel Sedin hit the post.

         Going into the third, the score was still 4-0 Boston. But 22 seconds into the third, Sedin came into the Bruins zone and dangled past the defence and scored backhand glove side to cut the lead to 3. 8 minutes later, Krecji would make it 5-1 Bruins on the powerplay. Lapierre would add a late goal as the Bruins would win this game 5-2 and live another day and they have a made a brand new series by making it a Best-Of-1. That's what it's going to be going into Game 7 on Wednesday."I'm proud of the guys," said Mark Recchi, who had three assists. "We had our backs to the wall, we've been resilient all year, and we came out and had a great first period and did what we had to do tonight, and it comes down to Game 7. It's one game now."

      Good news for the Canucks is that every game that has been won by them or by Boston has been on there own ice surface. 2 years ago, the Penguins and Wings met in the Finals. In the first 6 games, it was the home team that won. But in game 7 the road team (The Penguins) won the game and the Stanley Cup. The Bruins would like to take a page out of the Penguins book. While the Canucks would like to continue there home success. Game 7 will be Wednesday night on CBC and NBC.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

My First Game: Lars Eller

Roberto Luongo - History Will Be Made 6/10/11

CBC HNIC Coach's Corner June 10 2011 Playoffs

2011 Stanley Cup Final Game 5: Bruins @ Canucks

LAPIERRE SCORES IN THE THIRD TO GIVE THE CANUCKS A 1-0 WIN

GOAL SCORERS

VAN:   M. Lapierre (04:35 - 3rd)

GOALIES

BOS: T. Thomas (L)

 VAN: R. Luongo (W)

       Friday night in Vancouver, it was Game 5 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final between the Bruins and Canucks. 4 minutes into the first, the Bruins came in on a 2 on 1 and Kelly took a shot and hit the crossbar, glove side on Luongo. Late in the first, the Bruins were on a powerplay. Chara played the puck to Sidenberg and his one-timer was stopped and the rebound by Bergeron was stopped as well. So there was no score after 1 period of play. 12 minutes into the second, Tanev played the puck to Glass (who had an open net) and he fanned on it and shot a backhander that was stopped by Thomas. There was still no score after 2. This was starting to look like Game 1 all over again.

       In the Third, just 5 minutes in, Lapierre dropped the puck to Torres and he played it back to Lapierre and he was stopped by Thomas. On the same play, Bieksa's shot went wide iff the rear end boards and right to Lapierre who scored on the empty net to make it 1-0 Canucks lead. What Bieksa did on that play was, shoot it wide because he knows when Thomas makes saves he makes it on the white ice. So he fooled Thomas by purposly making it go wide so Lapierre would have an empty net and he did and what do you know it's a 1-0 lead. That 1-0 lead would be all the Canucks need as they won Game 5 by the score of 1-0 and took a 3-2 series lead going back to Boston for the Bruins final home game of the 2010-2011 season.

       "We do whatever it takes, and that's what we need to do if we want to win the last one here," said Luongo, who stopped 31 shots in his fourth shutout of the postseason. "I play the game because I love it and I want to win the Stanley Cup, so that's the only motivation I need right now. I try to block everything else out. Sometimes it's hard to do in a city like this. You can't let those things affect you, because then they will affect your game." Game 5 was an even game once again. Having said that the team that had a little more hunger got the win even though they were outshot 31-25. It's not about the shots, it's about goals and former Montreal Canadien and former Anaheim Duck and now a Vancouver Canuck got the goal that gave the Canucks a 3-2 series lead.

       Lapierre had quite a road this season. He started in Montreal, then he was traded to the Ducks and then he was traded to the Canucks and he got a huge goal for them as they are 1 win away from the Stanley Cup."It's been six months I'm thinking about a goal," Lapierre said. "We got lucky. Good bounce. It was challenging there for us, right spot at the right time."

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

My First Game: James Wisniewski

Canadiens Sign Darche to a 1 Year Contract

          Today in Montreal, the Canadiens announced that they had signed Matthieu Darche to a 1 year contract. The terms of this deal were not announced.“We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Mathieu Darche. Mathieu is a classy veteran player who displays great leadership and determination, and we strongly believe he can help us achieve our goals in the upcoming season,” said Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier. Darche will be a key aspect to the Habs third line.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CBC HNIC Coach's Corner June 8 2011 Playoffs

Canadiens sign Kostitsyn to a 1 year contract

         

             Today in Montreal, the Canadiens announced that they have signed Andrei Kostitsyn to a 1 year contract.Kositsyn will make $3.25.million dollars next season."Andrei Kostitsyn is an important part of our group of forwards, and we are happy to have agreed to a contract extension with him," Canadiens general manager Pierre Gautier said in a statement. "As a player drafted and developed by the Canadiens organization, Andrei ranks year after year amongst our point leaders."

Written by Andrew Di Pardo

2011 Stanley Cup Final Game 3: Canucks @ Bruins

THOMAS MAKES 38 SAVES IN A 4-0 SERIES TIEING WIN

GOAL SCORERS

BOS:   R. Peverley (11:59 - 1st) , M. Ryder (11:11 - 2nd) , B. Marchand (13:29 - 2nd) , R. Peverley (03:39 - 3rd)

GOALIES

VAN: R. Luongo (L) , C. Schneider

 BOS: T. Thomas (W)

            Last night in Boston, the Canucks came out battling but had a hard time beating Thomas. 12 minutes in, Peverley had a breakaway and scored five hole on Luongo to make it 1-0 Boston. With 1:25 to go in the first, Lapierre took the puck to the Bruins net and tried to beat Thomas five hole, but Thomas made the save. 30 seconds later, Ryder came into the Canucks zone and took a shot off the crossbar. So the score was 1-0 after 1. 9 minutes into the second, Ryder went back in to the Canucks zone and took a wrist shot and scored to make it 2-0. 2 minutes later, Bergeron played the puck to Marchand in front and he scored to make it 3-0.

        4 minutes into the third, Lucic came in on a 2 on 2 and played the puck to Peverley and it went off his glove and into the net. They would review it. But it was in conclusive due to they couldn't tell if the puck went off the glove because the glove is the same colour of the puck.  That was it for Luongo as he gave up 4 goals on 20 shots. So in came Scheinder ( who made 8 saves by the end of this game).So it was 4-0 Boston and that would be your final as the Bruins tie the series at 2-2. In the win Thomas made 38 saves.

          "When I personally got to see him in the locker room, I was incredibly happy," Thomas said. "It gave me a big boost. He was there to pass the jacket on. The team would have been happy leaving it with Horty for the rest of the series, but he wanted to give it away and keep the tradition going. ... Watching him going down, we want to finish what we started for him." The way the Canucks have to look at this is that it's a new series now. It's tied at 2-2 which makes it a Best-Of-three. They have to erase what happend in the first 4 and focus on winning game 5. Game 5 will be Friday night in Vancouver.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

Rome Hit on Horton - Canucks at Bruins - R4G3 2011 Playoffs - 06.06.11 - HD

ROME SUSPENDED 4 GAMES FOR HIT ON HORTON

          
















            Today in Boston, the NHL announced that they have suspended Rome for 4 games for a hit to the head on Horton in the first period of Game 3 of the Cup Final. Horton past centre ice and dumped the puck in and a short time later was nailed by Rome and left the game with a Concusion that will keep him out for the rest of the final's."Two factors were considered in reaching this decision," said NHL senior vice president of hockey operations Mike Murphy in a statement. "The hit by Rome was clearly beyond what is acceptable in terms of how late it was delivered after Horton had released the puck and it caused a significant injury."

       This is a bad call by the NHL. Lets look back at the NHL's non suspension hits to the head. Back in 2009,  Matt Cooke of the Penguins gave an elbow to the head of Bruins forward Marc Savard and was not suspended. In the Winter classic of 2011, Steckel of the Capitals nailed Crosby of the Penguins in the head while skating by and no suspension. March 2011, Chara of the Bruins nailed Pacioretty into the turnbuckle with no puck in sight. No suspension. So why did they call this play a suspension? The way they looked at it was, Horton's a star on Boston and if he's out, so should Rome. Bad call NHL. If your not going to suspended all the blind side hits to the head, then don't suspended any.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

HNIC - Coach's Corner - June 6th 2011 (HD)

2011 Stanley Cup Final Game 3: Canucks @ Bruins

BRUINS EXPLODE FOR 8 GOALS IN AN 8-1 WIN IN GAME 3

GOAL SCORERS

VAN:   J. Hansen (13:53 - 3rd)

BOS:   A. Ference (00:11 - 2nd) , M. Recchi (PPG, 04:22 - 2nd) , B. Marchand (SHG, 11:30 - 2nd) , D. Krejci (15:47 - 2nd) , D. Paille (SHG, 11:38 - 3rd) , M. Recchi (17:39 - 3rd) , C. Kelly (18:06 - 3rd) , M. Ryder (PPG, 19:29 - 3rd)

GOALIES

VAN: R. Luongo (L)

 BOS: T. Thomas (W)

          Last night in Boston, the Bruins were looking to avoid going down 0-3 in the series by stealing a game on home ice. It was an all around even game in the first with the score being 0-0 by the end of it. But just 11 seconds into the second, Elder had the puck he tried to clear it but his stick broke and Krejci played the puck around the boards right to Ference who shot it and scored to make it 1-0 Bruins. With the Bruins on the powerplay, Recchi had the puck at the side of the net and played the puck right off of Kesler and into the net to make it 2-0 Bruins.They weren't done yet.  Marchand had the puck shorthanded and brought it to the net and played the puck on his fore hand and scored to make it 3-0 Boston.

       4 minutes later, Ryders shot was stopped and Krejci scored on the rebound to make it 4-0. 7 minutes into the third, Henrik Sedin gloved the puck down in front of the Bruins net and Tim Thomas through a body check to knock him down. 3 minutes later, Higgins got a breakaway and went to the backhand but was stopped by Thomas. 2 minutes later, Paille came in shorthanded and scored to make it 5-0 Bruins. 2 minutes later, Hansen scored to break the shutout bid for Thomas. Recchi scored shortly after to make it 6-1. Kelly and Ryder would add another as the Bruins beat the Canucks 8-1.

      "We won by a big score tonight, but it's only a win and we're still down 2-1, and that's the way I approach it," said Bruins head coach Claude Julien.What's encouraging is that we had our issues scoring on (Roberto) Luongo, and tonight managed to find a way to score a lot of goals on him, so it's certainly good confidence-wise." In this game it looked like the travel time from Vancouver to Boston really hurt the Canucks, as they looked tired and warn out. So the Bruins took advantage by embarrassing the Canucks.

      "Still 2-1 for us. Luckily, we are not playing with an aggregate score," Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa said. "Next game is huge for us, and if we take care of that, we are in a great position. You don't want to lose 8-1. It's embarrassing at this time of year." Early in the first, Rome hit Horton with no puck in sight, and Horton was unconscious and was taken to the hospital and Rome got a 5 minute major and a game misconduct. Good news for Horton and the Bruins is, he's moving and awake."We talked a lot about playing for Horty," said the 43-year-old Recchi. "He's been a great teammate for us all year. It's tough to see your teammate down on the ice. We knew it was a late hit, but we're a little more concerned with his health at this point."

Game 4 will be Wednesday night on CBC and RDS.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo