Montreal Gazette
Oct 1st 2011
The Montreal Canadiens roster has been announced.
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#227A92" colspan="7"></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="29%">CENTERS</td><td width="9%">AGE</td><td width="9%">HT</td><td width="9%">WT</td><td width="9%">SHOT</td><td width="29%">BIRTH PLACE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">14</td><td>Thomas Plekanec</td><td class="active">28</td><td>5'11''</td><td>198LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">11</td><td>Scott Gomez</td><td class="active">31</td><td>5'11''</td><td>198LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">81</td><td>Lars Eller</td><td class="active">22</td><td>6'2''</td><td>198LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">53</td><td>Ryan White</td><td class="active">23</td><td>6'0''</td><td>202LBS</td><td>Right</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">51</td><td>David Desharnais</td><td class="active">25</td><td>5'7''</td><td>177LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="29%">LEFT WINGS</td><td width="9%">AGE</td><td width="9%">HT</td><td width="9%">WT</td><td width="9%">SHOT</td><td width="29%">BIRTH PLACE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">13</td><td>Mike Cammalleri</td><td class="active">29</td><td>5'9''</td><td>182LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">67</td><td>Max Pacioretty</td><td class="active">22</td><td>6'2''</td><td>196LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">46</td><td>Andrei Kostitsyn</td><td class="active">26</td><td>6'0''</td><td>214LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">32</td><td>Travis Moen</td><td class="active">29</td><td>6'2''</td><td>215LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">52</td><td>Mathieu Darche</td><td class="active">34</td><td>6'1''</td><td>215LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="29%">RIGHT WINGS</td><td width="9%">AGE</td><td width="9%">HT</td><td width="9%">WT</td><td width="9%">SHOT</td><td width="29%">BIRTH PLACE</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">21</td><td>Brian Gionta</td><td class="active">32</td><td>5'7''</td><td>173LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">72</td><td>Erik Cole</td><td class="active">32</td><td>6'2''</td><td>205LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">45</td><td>Michael Blunden</td><td class="active">24</td><td>6'3''</td><td>207LBS</td><td>Right</td><td></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="29%">DEFENSE</td><td width="9%">AGE</td><td width="9%">HT</td><td width="9%">WT</td><td width="9%">SHOT</td><td width="29%">BIRTH PLACE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">79</td><td>Andrei Markov</td><td class="active">32</td><td>6'0''</td><td>207LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">22</td><td>Thomas Kaberle</td><td class="active">33</td><td>6'1''</td><td>214LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">26</td><td>Josh Gorges</td><td class="active">24</td><td>6'1''</td><td>200LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">75</td><td>Hal Gill</td><td class="active">36</td><td>6'7''</td><td>245LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">76</td><td>P.K. Subban</td><td class="active">22</td><td>6'0''</td><td>206LBS</td><td>Right</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">47</td><td>Marc-Andre Bergeron</td><td class="active">30</td><td>5'10''</td><td>197LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">68</td><td>Yannick Weber</td><td class="active">23</td><td>5'10''</td><td>195LBS</td><td>Right</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">61</td><td>Rafael Diaz</td><td class="active">25</td><td>5'11''</td><td>192LBS</td><td>Right</td><td></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="29%">GOALIES</td><td width="9%">AGE</td><td width="9%">HT</td><td width="9%">WT</td><td width="9%">SHOT</td><td width="29%">BIRTH PLACE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">31</td><td>Carey Price</td><td class="active">24</td><td>6'3''</td><td>219LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">30</td><td>Peter Budaj</td><td class="active">29</td><td>6'1''</td><td>200LBS</td><td>Left</td><td></td></tr></table></body></html>
This will be the roster for the start of the season, there is alot of work to do for the Canadiens to be cup contenders, i think this is why GM Marc-Andre Lavoie fired Head coach Jacques Martin on the 5th of june only to hire Guy Carbonneau 6 days later to take his place. Guy Carbonneau, who's already been the Canadiens head coach just a couple of years ago, was more then happy to accept the offer.
''When i got the call it took me around ... 5 seconds to say yes, i was thrilled by the offer, i have a good team in my hands and i know i can make the best come out of this team'' said Carbonneau in an interview on CBC Sports.
This Month the Canadiens has 11 games to play, here is the schedule
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="475"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#BF2F38" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Montreal Canadiens 2011 Schedule</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="20%">DATE</td><td width="60%">OPPONENT</td><td align="right" width="20%">RESULT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oct 6</td><td>at Toronto Maple Leafs<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oct 9</td><td>at Winnipeg Jets<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oct 13</td><td>vs Calgary Flames<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oct 15</td><td>vs Colorado Avalanche<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oct 18</td><td>vs Buffalo Sabres<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oct 20</td><td>at Pittsburgh Penguins<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oct 22</td><td>vs Toronto Maple Leafs<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oct 24</td><td>vs Florida Panthers<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oct 26</td><td>vs Philadelphia Flyers<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oct 27</td><td>at Boston Bruins<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oct 29</td><td>vs Boston Bruins<td align="right"></td></tr></table></body></html>
Montreal who was 3-1 in the off season will play the next game at the Maples Leafs home on the 6th of October.
These will be the lines used for the game against the Maple Leafs
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#227A92" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Montreal Canadiens Lines OCT 6th 2011</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%"></td><td width="23%">STARTER</td><td width="23%">2ND</td><td width="23%">3RD</td><td width="23%">4TH</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LW</td><td><b>M.Cammalleri</b></td><td>A.Kostitsyn</td><td>T.Moen</td><td>M.Darche</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>C</td><td><b>T.Plekanec</b></td><td>S.Gomez</td><td>L.Eller</td><td>R.White</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>RW</td><td><b>B.Gionta</b></td><td>E.Cole</td><td>M.Pacioretty</td><td>D.Desharnais</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>D #1</td><td><b>T.Kaberle</b></td><td>H.Gill</td><td>M.Bergeron</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>D #2</td><td><b>A.Markov</b></td><td>P.Subban</td><td>Y.Weber</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>G</td><td><b>C.Price</b></td><td>P.Budaj</td><td></td><td></td></tr></table></body></html>
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#227A92" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Toronto Maple Leafs Lines Oct 6th 2011</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%"></td><td width="23%">STARTER</td><td width="23%">2ND</td><td width="23%">3RD</td><td width="23%">4TH</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LW</td><td><b>N.Kulemin</b></td><td>C.Macarthur</td><td>D.Steckel</td><td>P.Dupuis</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>C</td><td><b>M.Grabovski</b></td><td>M.Lombardi</td><td>T.Kennedy</td><td>T.Bozak</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>RW</td><td><b>P.Kessel</b></td><td>J.Lupul</td><td>C.Armstrong</td><td>M.Brown</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>D #1</td><td><b>M.Komisarek</b></td><td>J.Liles</td><td>C.Gunnarsson</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>D #2</td><td><b>D.Phaneuf</b></td><td>L.Schenn</td><td>C.Franson</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>G</td><td><b>J.Reimer</b></td><td>J.Gustavsson</td><td></td><td></td></tr></table></body></html>