http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com AND A LOT OF OTHER STUFF DURING THE OFF SEASON Tue, 13 May 2008 18:02:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When Pittsburgh star Evgeny Malkin skated in alone and surprised everyone by blasting his slapshot by Flyers' goalie Martin Biron from only about ten feet out, I knew it was time to pull out my old scrapbook. It was circa 1965, and Montreal speedster Bobby Rousseau, a slapshot specialist and off-season golf pro ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/malkin-blasts-away-for-pittsburgh-he-must-have-heard-about-bobby-rousseau/ It's an interesting study, this Mike Ribeiro. Let's first start in the here and now, and work our way backwards.   In game two against Detroit, Ribeiro, the Dallas Stars offensive threat, while skating past the Wings' net, received a butt-end from Detroit goalie Chris Osgood. Ribeiro then turned around and gave Osgood ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/mike-ribeiro-two-hands-detroit-goalie-even-though-it-was-for-janne-niiniman-it-was-a-good-trade-for-the-habs/ I saw the Canada-Germany game today from the World Hockey Championships, and Germany was not dancing with the stars. Not by a long shot, getting pummelled by the Canadians 10-1. Tournaments like this don't really start to heat up until the Germany's and Latvia's etc. are long gone and the ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/my-unusual-connection-to-the-world-hockey-championship/ A Montreal publisher, Michel Brule, is complaining that not enough French music is being played at the Bell Centre during Habs games. He said the Canadiens have no respect for francophones because of the lack of French music. Here's my thoughts on this: I could care less if the music was more French or ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/much-ado-about-nothing-french-or-english-music-at-habs-games-who-cares/ The NHL conference finals begin tonight when Dallas clashes with Detroit, and tomorrow, when Pittsburgh and Philadelphia get at it. I'm sure there are still a few fans left who care. Folks on the Canada's west coast stopped watching hockey more than a month ago, when their Vancouver Canucks imploded and missed the ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/sure-theres-interest-in-the-nhl-playoffs-you-just-have-to-go-looking/  The young fellow posing with the Rocket is Normand Richard, Rocket's second oldest son (behind Maurice Jr.). Normand is my age within a few months, and I thought he was the luckiest kid in the world. Imagine being the son of the great Maurice Richard! I used to daydream about what it ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/normand-richard-was-the-friend-i-never-met/ Former 1980's Russian player, Vyacheslav Bykov, who now coaches Team Russia, told Alex Kovalev through a text message that there's no room for him on the team which is now in Canada for the 2008 World Hockey Championship. No room for one of the best forwards in the NHL. Too slow, said ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/no-room-for-alex-wow-the-russian-team-must-be-some-kind-of-team/   Although the players will be saying their goodbyes and heading back to the cottages in Sainte Leonard and Sault Ste. Marie, or the dachas in Novopolotsk and Togliatti, I, however, will be continuing my workouts and strict discipline in preparation for when I'm called up as flag guy next season at the ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/other-habs-may-be-resting-in-the-off-season-but-i-cant-also-sean-avery-gets-a-little-more-light-headed/ Rick the Trucker emailed me and told me the Bell Centre crowd started singing that wretched Ole song late in the game when the score was tied 4-4. And not long after the song started, the Flyers scored, of course. I've been saying it all year. I hate that song. I despise ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/a-couple-of-tweaks-here-and-there-and-the-habs-will-get-serious-next-year/ I'm at work this evening, and I watched the scores come in from the computer, so I know without going home to see the recording, what happened. It's a very disappointing time. Montreal couldn't get it done. But they're a young team with lots of positives, and next year will be ... http://denniskanemontrealcanadiens.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/the-philadelphia-flyers-got-it-done-montreal-didnt/