http://www.montrealcanadienstickets.org Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:23:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Bud L. Ellis Last spring, the Montreal Canadiens grabbed the attention of the sports world by upsetting two NHL powerhouses as an eighth seed. Don’t look now, but the Canadiens are getting hot again at just the right time. Montreal is 7-3-0 in March, winning two of their past ... /2011/03/22/red-hot-canadiens-pushing-boston-in-northeast/ For a change, the Montreal Canadiens did not have to work overtime on Tuesday night. For the first time in five games, the Habs did not have to play extra time. Instead, the Canadiens posted a victory in regulation, getting Benoit Pouliot’s game-winning goal in the third period to ... /2011/01/12/montreal-avoids-ot-ends-rangers-streak/ By Bud L. Ellis No matter what they do in 2010-11, it will be very difficult for the Montreal Canadiens to carry the same shock value they displayed in last spring’s Stanley Cup playoffs. After barely getting into the postseason as the eighth and final seed in the Eastern Conference, ... /2010/09/23/habs-have-tough-act-to-follow-after-stunning-playoff-push/ In a very surprising move, the Montreal Canadiens have traded away goaltender Jaroslav Halak.   The Canadiens dealt Halak to the St. Louis Blues for center Lars Eller and winger Ian Schultz.   This apparently signals that the Canadiens have decided that Casey Price will be their goaltender of the future.   Montreal fans are seething over ... /2010/06/21/canadiens-trade-away-halak/ The Montreal Canadiens miracle run finally came to an end at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Finals.   The Canadiens stunned the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins each in Game 7 to get to this point.   It seemed like they simply ran out of energy against the suddenly scorching red-hot ... /2010/05/27/canadiens-fall-short-in-stanley-cup-bid/ The Montreal Canadiens disposed of the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-2 victory in Game 7.   The win moves the Canadiens into the Eastern Conference Finals where they will face the Boston Bruins.   Montreal wasted little time getting started, taking the lead less than five minutes into the game.   They added another goal to take a ... /2010/05/14/canadiens-advance-to-eastern-conference-finals/ The Montreal Canadiens refuse to go away. Facing elimination, the No. 8 seed beat the top-seeded Washington Capitals on the road again, edging the hosts 2-1 to send the series back to Montreal for Game 6. Jaroslav Halak was the hero for the Canadiens, making 37 saves in arguably the best performance ... /2010/04/25/canadiens-shock-caps-again-force-game-6/