Andrei Markov

The Upper Canadien by The Upper Canadien on 03/17/12 at 09:15 AM ET Comments (0) The Habs eked out a point last night. That was solely due to the play of Carey Price, who kept the Senators at bay for 50-odd minutes before they tied the game and went on to win 2-1. The Habs were without Andrei Markov (it’s not the knee, it’s upper body, we swear…yeah, sure), Tomas Kaberle, and the regulars who have been out all season. I give Randy Cunneyworth credit, he still has much of this team working...Read Full Story

The Upper Canadien Previous entry: Habs head West, prepare for reinforcements by The Upper Canadien on 12/04/11 at 09:46 PM ET Comments (0) The Upper Canadien is back at 100% and off the IR. The Habs, however, are not. As everyone now knows, Andrei Markov’s knee is close to ready, so GM Pierre Gauthier said yesterday - and that, logically, is why he’s having surgery in the next few days. Right. Oh, and he’ll be out for 3 weeks “or so.” The dreaded or so. My bet? Markov isn’t back until...Read Full Story

The Upper Canadien Previous entry: Quick thoughts on Pacioretty/Letang by The Upper Canadien on 11/30/11 at 08:50 PM ET Comments (0) The Montreal Canadiens hit Anaheim this evening as the struggling Ducks look for a rare win. As everyone knows, rumours of change are swirling in Anaheim, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a move if the Ducks drop this one to the Habs. That said, it’s also a big game for the Habs: Louis Leblanc makes his Canadiens debut. Leblanc, the Canadiens first round...Read Full Story

The Upper Canadien Previous entry: Upper Canadien on XM NHL Home Ice’s The War Room by The Upper Canadien on 11/15/11 at 07:01 AM ET Comments (0) The Canadiens entered the third period on Monday with a 2-0 lead and, for lack of a better term, blew it. Montreal’s offence was missing in action for the third period, and their defence, hobbled by injuries to Jaroslav Spacek and Andreas Enqvist, wasn’t all that much better. Buffalo went on to win in a shootout, which left Carey Price without a...Read Full Story

The Upper Canadien Previous entry: After two… by The Upper Canadien on 10/14/11 at 10:21 PM ET Comments (0) So the Canadiens are 1-2. In two of those three games they’ve been held to one goal or less. Surprisingly, the fans in Montreal are getting antsy. What’s not working? Two words: special teams. Quite simply, the Canadiens of the past two or three years have succeeded, largely, due to the power play, the penalty kill, and goaltending. Carey Price is still a prime goaltender. He’s...Read Full Story