Showing posts with label Trachées. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trachées. Show all posts

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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.