Check of the series so far (would be hit of the playoffs were it not for this one):

With that and this hit, it’s amazing Umberger can still play.
[Source: OnTheWingsBlog.com]

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“Let’s play. We want to play. We got another game. We earned our chance to play today.”
Those were the words of Bob Gainey prior to the game said as if to emphasize that despite being down 3-0 in the series, that the Canadiens intended to give their best effort. Perhaps it was also a reminder that there are a number of teams who would have be glad to be in the playoffs who didn’t make it.
The game couldn’t have started any better for the Canadiens. Only 39 seconds into the …

Over the course of the next few days and weeks, we will have an opportunity to carefully review and disect the season that finished last night. For now, let’s have a quick look back at the Canadiens’ individual performances during 2009 playoff series with Boston.

It wasn’t easy, but the Flames edged Chicago in a classic western shootout to knot the series at 2 apiece. Calgary’s 6-4 win came with a price, though, as it appeared that Daymond Langkow and Craig Conroy may have suffered significant injuries.
Before I go any further, I must address the newest controversy in this crazy postseason! On Eric Nystrom’s game-winner, the Flames committed a hand pass just moments before the deciding goal. It was very subtle, but as Langkow batted the puck down from out of the air, Nystrom tipped… …

We’ll never know how Mike Komisarek would’ve handled the post-series handshake after the Boston Bruins completed a four-game sweep tonight in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Bell Centre because the Montreal Canadiens defenseman was sent to the showers early with a game misconduct for cross checking Bruins winger Milan Lucic with 7:21 left in the contest.
We do know that Lucic had no problem, after a hard-fought series and a 4-1 Boston Game 4 win, skating through the handshake without incident, unless you count the bear hug he got from former …

In pro sports, what goes around tends to come around. So you weren’t expecting Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien and winger Michael Ryder to publicly gloat after the Black and Gold finished off their old team the Montreal Canadiens with a 4-1 win in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Bell Centre.
One reporter even tried to convince Julien that Montreal head coach/general manager Bob Gainey, the man who once fired Julien, didn’t make eye contact in the postgame handshake. Julien was quick to shoot down that …

Bloggers are often criticized by the mainstream media for rumors, sensationalizing stories and agenda-driven articles. At All Habs, we don’t have to follow suit because we have the Montreal media excelling at all three.
Unfortunately there is little or no accountability for what is said or what is written about the Canadiens. Many stories are manufactured and driven by an agenda. The Montreal media are pampered and have a sense of entitlement. Some seem to feel that they have a role in managing the team.
Here’s a small sample from Tuesday’s ‘news’:
First …

Here are five questions, and my answers, concerning the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens as they head into tomorrow night’s Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Bell Centre.
1. Does Montreal have a better game than the one it displayed in Game 3?
The short answer: no. The longer answer (of course) is that the Habs’ best effort of the series produced the same result as the first two games — a defeat. Now that they’re down 0-3, it’s unlikely they’ll be able to muster enough energy for …

Tonight we get our first look at how the Jackets will perform in front of a friendly crowd. The reverse goes for the Wings, who’ll have to keep up the same level of play they established at Joe Louis at Nationwide Arena.
For Columbus, this couldn’t be a more important game. Their playoff hopes dim to a bare flicker if they fall down 3-0, but a win tonight would make it a series, opening the door for Game 4 to level the playing field. Some keys to the game for the …

They are who we thought they were!
They are the Boston Bruins. The number one team in the East; a team with tremendous depth up front, a good combination of size and speed on the blueline, a consistent and reliable goaltender, effective special teams, a great coach, some scorers, some playmakers, some grinders, some speedsters etc.
I can’t figure out why people are so surprised at the dominance shown in the first two games of this series. Look at the San Jose Sharks. They have been arguably the best team and have …

The San Jose Sharks have looked impressive in several areas during the current NHL postseason but not where it counts the most.
Despite finishing the regular season with the league’s best record, the Sharks have watched the Ducks take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series that will continue tonight at Honda Center.
The Sharks averaged 39.5 shots to the Ducks’ 21.5 in the first two games.
The Sharks have spent large chunks of time in the Ducks’ zone, turning the sport of hockey into something resembling a lopsided, half-court pickup basketball game.
The …