Family day at the Bell Center and the kids came out to play.......

Guy Boucher tends to his brood in Hamilton

I missed the beginning of the game today, unfortunately Mr. Moey insists on eating every day and the cupboards were bare.  When I finally tuned in the Habs were leading the Pens 3-1.  I had to rub my eyes to make sure I wasn't seeing things.  A couple of minutes later my heart was in my mouth when Andre Markov went down and didn't get up.  You could have heard a pin drop in the Bell Center, and one of the commentator's remarked how Hab fans sure know who's their bread and butter.  He sat on the bench for a couple of minutes and then returned to the ice.  I let out a huge sigh of relief along with the Russian Olympic team and the Hab's coaching staff.

The kids were energizer bunnies, it was fun watching a rookie line pin Crosby and Malkin in their own zone for a  couple of shifts.  Guy Boucher is doing a brilliant job with them, maybe one day we'll be seeing him behind the Habs bench.

I have to agree with Guy Carbonneau, just when you think with the injuries they have to key players that they have no chance of winning the game (especially against the Penguins) they prove you wrong.  That was one of the best games I've seen les boys play this season, one of the few times they played their hearts out for a full sixty minutes.

So, bring on the Bruins tomorrow afternoon and hopefully the bears will be licking their wounds after being attacked by a pack of rabid bulldogs.

Family day at the Bell Center and the kids came out to play.......

Guy Boucher tends to his brood in Hamilton

I missed the beginning of the game today, unfortunately Mr. Moey insists on eating every day and the cupboards were bare.  When I finally tuned in the Habs were leading the Pens 3-1.  I had to rub my eyes to make sure I wasn't seeing things.  A couple of minutes later my heart was in my mouth when Andre Markov went down and didn't get up.  You could have heard a pin drop in the Bell Center, and one of the commentator's remarked how Hab fans sure know who's their bread and butter.  He sat on the bench for a couple of minutes and then returned to the ice.  I let out a huge sigh of relief along with the Russian Olympic team and the Hab's coaching staff.

The kids were energizer bunnies, it was fun watching a rookie line pin Crosby and Malkin in their own zone for a  couple of shifts.  Guy Boucher is doing a brilliant job with them, maybe one day we'll be seeing him behind the Habs bench.

I have to agree with Guy Carbonneau, just when you think with the injuries they have to key players that they have no chance of winning the game (especially against the Penguins) they prove you wrong.  That was one of the best games I've seen les boys play this season, one of the few times they played their hearts out for a full sixty minutes.

So, bring on the Bruins tomorrow afternoon and hopefully the bears will be licking their wounds after being attacked by a pack of rabid bulldogs.

Penguins on thin ice?

Wow, talk about momentum shifts. This is like a crazy game of ping pong. The Penguins looked like the Habs last night, they looked like they'd forgotten how to play hockey. I've never understood how a team can play great hockey one night and then stink the joint out the next. One thing is for sure, if the goalie is having an off night and Fleury was, it has a dominoe effect. Players tend to give up and when it's a lost cause the goonery begins. I think the Pens will take game 6 but beating Detroit at home in a game 7? Yikes.

So I tried that Pomegranate Martini mix last night, it's quite sweet but it's a nice refreshing summer drink. I also made some open faced blue cheese stuffed burgers on grilled garlic bread. Mr. Moey gave it a two thumbs up and given the fact that he can't boil water, that makes him a very smart man.

Penguins on thin ice?

Wow, talk about momentum shifts. This is like a crazy game of ping pong. The Penguins looked like the Habs last night, they looked like they'd forgotten how to play hockey. I've never understood how a team can play great hockey one night and then stink the joint out the next. One thing is for sure, if the goalie is having an off night and Fleury was, it has a dominoe effect. Players tend to give up and when it's a lost cause the goonery begins. I think the Pens will take game 6 but beating Detroit at home in a game 7? Yikes.

So I tried that Pomegranate Martini mix last night, it's quite sweet but it's a nice refreshing summer drink. I also made some open faced blue cheese stuffed burgers on grilled garlic bread. Mr. Moey gave it a two thumbs up and given the fact that he can't boil water, that makes him a very smart man.

There's a new coach on the block.....

On the off season and in the spirit of summer, I will post pictures of my first love, beaches. Specifically beaches that I've been fortunate enough to have been on. Today's pick....Fiji.

So we have a new coach and a soon to be new goalie coach. I don't know anything about Jacques Martin so I'll just have to wait and see. One thing for sure, if he's willing to leave a fairly cushy GM position in Florida to come and coach here, he's no slouch, he wants a challenge. Good on him, he's come to the right place. I don't care what kind of system he uses, as long as we win. I was chuckling to myself listening to the press conference this afternoon when Pat Hickey asks Jacques "How do you think you would handle an Alex Kovalev who has a free form style and does his own thing?" Very diplomatic Pat, what you really meant was Alex does whatever the hell he likes, he's not going to change, so good luck with that. If Kovalev does re-sign, this should be interesting (amusing) to watch. At least now with a head coach in place, Bob can get on with filling out the roster. I'm anxious to know what this team will look like for next season. Time to go pour a glass of wine and say some Penguin prayers. It's not looking good.

P.S.

If anyone has favorite beaches they would like to recommend please leave a comment!

There's a new coach on the block.....

On the off season and in the spirit of summer, I will post pictures of my first love, beaches. Specifically beaches that I've been fortunate enough to have been on. Today's pick....Fiji.

So we have a new coach and a soon to be new goalie coach. I don't know anything about Jacques Martin so I'll just have to wait and see. One thing for sure, if he's willing to leave a fairly cushy GM position in Florida to come and coach here, he's no slouch, he wants a challenge. Good on him, he's come to the right place. I don't care what kind of system he uses, as long as we win. I was chuckling to myself listening to the press conference this afternoon when Pat Hickey asks Jacques "How do you think you would handle an Alex Kovalev who has a free form style and does his own thing?" Very diplomatic Pat, what you really meant was Alex does whatever the hell he likes, he's not going to change, so good luck with that. If Kovalev does re-sign, this should be interesting (amusing) to watch. At least now with a head coach in place, Bob can get on with filling out the roster. I'm anxious to know what this team will look like for next season. Time to go pour a glass of wine and say some Penguin prayers. It's not looking good.

P.S.

If anyone has favorite beaches they would like to recommend please leave a comment!