Montreal is in 1st place.
I’m always a little pessimistic, but this year there’s good cause. There are a lot of changes that happened over the off season and the early predictors aren’t great. One of them was a lean looking defensive core. Over two games we’ve seen Carey Price, our goalie face 81 shots. That’s a lot of shots. Price has been holding strong, but can’t be asked to do this night after night.
Then there’s the fact that the new guys really haven’t had to face the Montreal media yet. There’s a good reason that Montreal has done better on the road than at home over the lats bunch of years. It’s calm and peaceful on the road and you can focus on the game. In Montreal, it is literally a circus with every sneeze being analyzed to death. They’re out on a 5 game road trip to start the season. Two down, three to go. We’ll see what happens when the team rolls back into the most hostile hockey city in the world. Even if you’re the home team.
PayPal Guru // Oct 5, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Reducing the number of shots will be key. Give Price a break and it will pay big time returns. Then it won’t be so hard to explain to the media. May even be able to some fun with it.
William // Oct 7, 2009 at 10:11 pm
I strongly agree with the opinion above, perhaps by adding a break we can cope with the changes.
Accomodation // Oct 10, 2009 at 11:32 am
This is a good start for us. I love the ice hockey season
Hebden Bridge accommodation // Oct 11, 2009 at 11:54 am
Well I have taken a look but i know it wont last, but we can keep our fingers crossed
West Yorkshire // Oct 11, 2009 at 5:14 pm
I love ice hockey, I will be keeping an eye on the results
Lisa // Oct 11, 2009 at 6:43 pm
GO CAPS!!!
Seriously though, I’ll be keeping an eye out for Montreal. They’re never a pushover.
Beadstalk // Oct 15, 2009 at 5:20 pm
We don’t really have much Ice hockey in the UK and certainly none televised which is a shame as I went to my first game earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Luke - AspiringGentleman // Oct 16, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Unfortunately things haven’t been so favorable since, with Montreal now sitting 2 and 4. Things should improve once Kovalev finds his game.