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Montreal is likely considering grooming in place of the older Darche. So, there's room to move those two players, but what about the rest? One thing to keep in mind, which should be more or less strictly attached to Montreal's potential playoff hopes,...
Zwolinski Sports Reporter AIR CANADA CENTRE FACEOFF: 7 p.m. TV: CBC RADIO: AM 640 WEB: Join Kevin McGran for a one-hour pre-game chat beginning at 6 p.m. at thestar.com LEAFS INJURIES None CANADIENS INJURIES Yannick Weber, Mike Blunden, Travis Moen,...
Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (21) is tripped into St. Louis Blues' goalie Jaroslav Halak (41) by Blues' defenseman Ian Cole (23) during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, January 10, 2012. View Photo »
It seemed like the whole third period was special teams, either on the power play or killing penalties ... It's tough to get some momentum back but that's why you need your power play to create something and unfortunately in the third period we didn't create any shots or sustained pressure.
Turris deal, don’t expect any of the team’s top prospects to be on the move. MONTREAL CANADIENS Record: 22-24-9, 53 points (11th) Goals for: 2.58 (T-17th) Goals against: 2.58 (T-11th) Power play: 12.8 percent (30th) Penalty kill: 89.5 percent (1st) Key...
Sean Burke C. Lemieux, Stastny, Mogilny Housley, Daneyko Chris Terreri Honorable mention: Craig Billington, Aaron Broten, Pat Verbeek, Kirk Muller, Scott Gomez, Bill Guerin, Joe Nieuwendyk, Bernie Nicholls, Doug Gilmour, Sylvain Turgeon, Stephane...
...2000) -- Shared the 2000 Hockey East Player of the Year Award with Ty Conklin -- Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman in 2000 -- Three-time All-America selection (first-team in 2000 and 1999, second-team in 1998) -- Led BC in scoring his sophomore and...
Montreal Canadiens' goalie Carey Price (31) loses his mask after making a save as St. Louis Blues' David Perron (57) battles for the rebound with Canadiens' Brian Gionta (21) during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal, January 10, 2012. View Photo »
My room’s in the front of the hotel and I woke up when I heard the parade
Penguins' center Sidney Crosby (87) avoids the check by Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (21) during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal November 26, 2011. (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby worked out with his team mates on...
Hemsky is a playmaker, but his injury history and diminishing skillset makes him a longshot at best. It'd be the equivalent of Chicago picking up Brendan Morrison: five years ago that would have been an amazing trade. He does not have a NTC/NMC. ...
Brian Gionta (born January 18, 1979 in Rochester, New York) is an American ice hockey right winger currently with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. He is 5' 7 (170 cm), and weighs 175 pounds, making him the smallest player in the National Hockey League. He goes by the nickname Gio from his teammates and The Rochester Rocket,... Full Article
Columbus Blue Jackets' goalie Curtis Sanford (30) makes a save as Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (L) and Blue Jackets' Nikita Nikitin (6) battle for the puck during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, December 6, 2011.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta, center, collides with Columbus Blue Jackets' James Wisniewski, left, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (R) checks Los Angeles Kings' Drew Doughty during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Los Angeles December 3, 2011.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec of Czech Republic celebrates his power play goal with teammates Yannick Weber of Switzerland and Brian Gionta (R) during the first period of their NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings in Los Angeles December 3, 2011.
View Photo »SAN JOSE, CA - DECEMBER 01: Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens and Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks go for the puck at HP Pavilion at San Jose on December 1, 2011 in San Jose, California.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (R) and San Jose Sharks Marc-Edouard Vlasic fight for control of the puck during the first period of their NHL hockey game in San Jose, California December 1, 2011.
View Photo »ANAHEIM, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens skates prior to the start of the game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on November 30, 2011 in Anaheim, California.
View Photo »ANAHEIM, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Goaltender Jonas Hiller #1 of the Anaheim Ducks makes a save on a shot by Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens in the second period at Honda Center on November 30, 2011 in Anaheim, California. The Ducks defeated the Canadiens 4-1.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens right wing Brian Gionta (21) passes after stealing the puck from Anaheim Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne (8) of Finland during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California November 30, 2011.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens right wing Brian Gionta (21) fires off a pass in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, Calif. , on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.
View Photo »MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 26: Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens attempts to deflect the puck in front of Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 26, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Penguins defeated the...
View Photo »PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 25: Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers stops a shot by Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens in the third period of an NHL hockey game at Wells Fargo Center on November 25, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
View Photo »PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 25: Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens collides with Wayne Simmonds # 17 of the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period of an NHL hockey game at Wells Fargo Center on November 25, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens winger Brian Gionta (21) sets a screen and tries to redirect the puck in front of the Philadelphia Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky during the first period of their NHL ice hockey game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 25, 2011.
View Photo »The Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (R) scores against Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward during overtime of their NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina November 23, 2011.
View Photo »The Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (L) battles the Carolina Hurricanes' Bryan Allen for the puck during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina November 23, 2011.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (21) scores against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) during the shootout of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C. , Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. The Canadiens won 4-3.
View Photo »MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 21: Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins stops the puck in front of Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 21, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Bruins defeated the Canadiens 1-0.
View Photo »MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 19: Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens attempts to deflect the puck in front of Martin Biron #43 of the New York Rangers during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 19, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
View Photo »MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 19: Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates his second period goal during the NHL game against the New York Rangers at the Bell Centre on November 19, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (21) celebrates his goal over New York Rangers goalie Martin Biron (not shown) with teammate Mike Cammalleri (13) during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal November 19, 2011.
View Photo »UNIONDALE, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Brian Gionta #21 (L) of the Montreal Canadiens scores at 15:42 of the third period against the New York Islanders and is joined by Scott Gomez #11 (R) at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on November 17, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders...
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens right wing Brian Gionta (21) looks on as New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro (39) makes a save in the second period in their NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. , Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Islanders defenseman Steve Staios (24) tries to keep his...
View Photo »MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Brian Gionta #21 of the Montreal Canadiens skates with the puck while being defended by Tomas Kaberle #51 of the Carolina Hurricanes during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on November 16, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Canadiens defeated the...
View Photo »Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (21) leaps over Buffalo Sabres' Patrick Kaleta during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal, November 14, 2011.
View Photo »Columbus Blue Jackets' goalie Curtis Sanford (30) makes a save as Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta (L) and Blue Jackets' Nikita Nikitin (6) battle for the puck during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, December 6, 2011.
View Photo »It seemed like the whole third period was special teams, either on the power play or killing penalties ... It's tough to get some momentum back but that's why you need your power play to create something and unfortunately in the third period we didn't create any shots or sustained pressure.
My room’s in the front of the hotel and I woke up when I heard the parade
I thought we played fairly well ... At times we carried the play, but we just didn't find a way to solve their goalie.
You need to be optimistic on the power play and tonight when the game was on the line, when have a four-minute power play, you have to find a way to get one
It boils down to we made one mistake and one missed assignment on their goal and that's the difference in the game ... I thought we played fairly well. At times we carried the play, but we just didn't find a way to solve their goalie.
He's the backbone of our team, but we did do a good job of getting the puck out of our end
He worked hard. He was on the puck, doing the right things, and when he does that he's a great player.
They are young, but they’re doing a great job of being composed back there and making the right read
He made some keys save for us ... On the first or second shift, he made a big one on a backdoor play. He’s the backbone on our team, but we did a good job of getting it out of our end and working their (defence) in their zone. The least amount of time you spend in your own end, the better it’s going to ...
He worked hard and played great
Gomer made two great reads on them ... He worked hard. He was on the puck, doing the right things, and when he does that he's a great player.
With the exception of tonight, we’ve been supporting each other extremely well ... Away from the puck, we’ve done a good job of working to get open and support the guy with the puck. I think when you do that, and you are playing together, and there’s five guys in for support, it makes the game a lot eas...
The young guys did a great job
It was a solid effort all the way through
