It's almost January 1st, so I am jumping on the Top 10 bandwagon!! This will be a welcome distraction from the language debate that has once again gripped our city. I will try not to be 100% Habs-Centric, but don't be surprised if 5 of the 10 focus on the Habs.
I've been meaning to write this for awhile now, but a discussion with a colleague yesterday really just pushed me over the edge. He came to my office and noticed the Habs schedule taped to my desk. He goes on to say "oh..your a Habs fan, I thought I could respect you..." Whhhaattt? Apparently he isn't a Habs fan, and he is visibly angry towards those that are. He asked me why I liked the Habs over any other team, and the only answer I had was because I was born and raised a Habs fan, and don't know any other way.
Part 3 – the final entry, of my look back at 10 years worth of drafts, this time I look at the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 drafts. Who was drafted? Who never made it? And who should the Habs have picked?
Part 2 of my look back at 10 years worth of drafts, this time I look at the 2002, 2003 and 2004 draft. Who was drafted? Who never made it? And who should the Habs have picked?
A look back at 10 years worth of drafts, from 1998 to 2008. This is part 1 of 3. Who was drafted? Who never made it? And who should the Habs have picked?
Quick recap of the game last night, but I much prefer to talk about other stories happening in hockey. At the core of my soul I am a Habs fan, and I can't bare to dissect a yet another late-period goal. The Habs will pick it up, and we'll (ahem..I mean they) will start stringing wins together again.With that in mind, I thought I would take today to share my favorite WTF of this 2010-2011 season:
I don't know about the rest of you, but I am a subscriber to the NHL newsletter and that means weekly emails about whatever great new jersey sale they are having. Since my real job is the Marketing and Communications Director of a company, and a good part of our strategy is eNewsletters, I like to give other companies the stats I crave, so I click on the links and read whatever it is I am supposed to read. I like to think of it as marketing karma. What has surprised me is the sheer number of ridiculous items the NHL sells – basically, if you can put a team logo on it the NHL will sell it. It's at the point that if I wanted, I could dress and live in a mono-hab world. I could literally ensure that my eyes only gaze upon Habs paraphenlia in both my...
Wow..it's been basically a week since I've written anything. Sorry about that. My excuse is that my body hurts and my index finger on my right hand is all but broken (due to a combination of a co-worker, a mini-hockey stick, and a concrete floor). I missed both games on the weekend, but it was almost another back to back 0-3, 3-0 game. I love this team, I love what they are doing, but they seem to get shut out an inordinate amount of times. Another thing I missed this weekend was the series premier of Your Canadiens, the new reality series produced by Bell that follows a player for a day (or something to that effect). This Saturday, the episode was about Andrei Markov, and while I am totally appalled by the idea of a Habs reality TV show, I also will likely watch every episode.
A win, a loss – it was Halloween and I drank a bit too much on both nights to give any kind of actual opinion. I am glad the Habs won with Auld, and from what I remember about the Florida game, they looked a little sluggish and surprise-surprise, went zero for whatever on the powerplay. That's okay, Markov's back right? Because I write this blog now, I am much more aware of when I miss a game, or when I am only half-watching. I mean, they do play 82-games a season (plus pre-season, plus playoffs), so sometimes the living of my life happens and I miss a game. This blog isn't a money-making venture, and that's okay because I do quite well in the job I am in, so I don't have that much guilt when I do miss a game. I write this blog because I love...
The NHL released a video to all 30 clubs today outlining the new head shot rule, as well as clarifying rules for other forms of contact. I love that they did this, and I love that the NHL made the video public so the entire fan base can inform themselves on these rules.
I had drunk one too many aperitifs and was on my third glass of wine. Not exactly how I pictured my first time – picking players for an NHL Fantasy Draft that is. I signed up through my favorite Habs website, Habsinsideout, and though have I participated in many hockey pools, this was my first time venturing into the realm of Fantasy sports. My track record with hockey pools has been pretty good – last spring I won the Gainey Foundation Playoff pool, and I generally finish in the top three in my office pools (save for that one season when I seemed to be a defensive curse, and all my defense picks ended up on the IR).
