Game preview: Crabs vs Lames

Well I for one am not excited about playing the Flames. I used to love playing les Flammes, but the Flames are boring.

The Habs face their favorite old teammate tonight when they visit Cammy in his new/old digs. He has 11 points in 21 games with the Flames. You would think that sucks until you realize that it's double the points Bourque has given us. Cammalleri may have been a selfish player and a distraction in the room, but holy shit was he worth more than Bourque. And according to their production, twice as much.

So the drive for last place continues against a team that still has hope to make the playoffs. We're obviously not gonna get any help from those shitty Oilers so we're gonna have to do it ourselves. We're the Montreal Canadiens god damnit. Nobody shows us how to lose. Nobody.

Game preview: Habs vs Flamers

Ok, here we go. First home game of the season goes tonight vs Iggy and his fellow Calgary Flames, or as Jacques Martin likes to call them, Les Flammes. Now I've been watching hockey in French all my life, and I never heard René Lecavalier, Claude Quenneville, Jean Pagé, Lionel Duval, Richard Garneau, Pierre Houde or even fucking Benoit Brunet call them Les Flammes. With that logic, I look forward to the next game vs les anciennes Trachées d'Atlanta.


It's a wonder that franchise didn't survive there.

Cammalleri and (Sissy) Spacek are out. Palushaj and Yemelin probably get the nod. This year's pregame ceremonies have a lot to live up to. Last year, The Maple Leafs raised the bar by reminding us all that Ice is made of frozen water. Also, Carey Price will try to become the 7th youngest goalie to reach 100 wins after Harry Lumley, Tom Barrasso, Terry Sawchuk, Grant Fuhr, Patrick Roy et Jocelyn Thibault. But more importantly, with a win, Jacques Martin will become the 34th oldest coach to win a home opener on a Thursday night in a non leap year. Go Jacques!

Prediction: Habs win 4-2 in a shootout. You'll see.