Okay Habs fans. Andrei Markov is out with possibly a season-ending injury. The playoff saviour, Jaroslav Halak has been dealt for a prospect. If I told you in September that through 18 games the Canadiens were 12-5-1, how hard would you have laughed?
The Four-Game Winning Streak
Coming into the previous week, many pundits said the Canadiens fortitude would seriously be put to the test. They were on the road in Boston, who was red-hot (8-3) and then home to Vancouver, who was riding a six game winning streak and is highly-regarded as a top-five club in the NHL. So what do the Habs do? Take a hard-fought 3-1 win in Boston, and then completely stifle the Canucks at home in a shutout victory.
Fast-forward to Saturday night at home, with the mediocre, but upstart Carolina Hurricanes visiting La Belle Province. The Habs roared out to a 2-0 start, but in the second stanza the Canes potted two quick goals emptying the Bell Centre air. What do the Habs do? Score five goals.
This Tuesday, for me, was the most impressive victory of the season. News of Andrei Markov's injury put Alexandre Picard back in the Habs lineup with the vaunted Philadelphia Flyers rolling into town. Carey Price stood on his head, posting a 41-save shutout, his second in four games.
All is well in Habs-Land, folks. Let's enjoy it while we can. Oh, and did you see Halak's goal?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
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