Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Habs/Blues Post-Game, Missed Shots, Halak and More

Jaroslav Halak - St Louis Blues v Montreal Canadiens
Morning hockey fans.

Jaroslav Halak's return to Montreal could not have gone much better for him. He shutout his former teammates and his Blues left the Belle Province with a 3-0 win.

But, really, the whole contest was rather anticlimactic, wasn't it?

The Canadiens failed to even score a goal and managed only a feeble 19 shots on net, their lowest total of the season. On top of that, they missed a ridiculous amount of shots.

In total, 12 Habs shots were blocked while another 12 missed the mark entirely.

P.K Subban led the charge in that department, failing on a total of seven attempts.

It's easy to pin the grossly paid Tomas Kaberle for the man-advantage woes, but his blueline partner needs to hit the net with far more regularity if any success is to be had.

Habs News

HabsAddict.com - Montreal Canadiens Plus/Minus: Danish Hockey, Cammy and Protests

Canadiens - Blues: Jaroslav Halak Shuts Out Habs in Bell Centre Return

HabsWorld.net - HW 3 Stars: Halak Shutout

Faceoff.com - Halak returns to torment Habs

Hockey Inside / Out - Singin' the Blues

La Presse - Trop forts pour le CH


Hockey News

Faceoff.com - Not Marchand's first victim


Louis' Note: I was amongst those who thought hiring Darryl Sutter would backfire, but so far the Kings have proven me wrong, going 6-1-3 in their last ten games.

The Hockey News - Boylen: Valtteri Filppula steps up on offense for Red Wings

Sports Illustrated - Blue Jackets adrift in NHL’s backwater

(Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images North America)

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