Habs Week in Review
Since my last Habs entry, so much has happened to our beloved Canadiens. The biggest fuss of the week pitted a former Habs goalie and now Hall of Fame inductee, and an up and coming super-star (ok, well in the eyes of many Quebeckers).
Patrick Roy was having difficulty in understanding how it was that Guillaume Latendresse was playing in the NHL for the Habs, when at the age of 19, he should be racking up goals in the Juniors.. Roy launched a few taunts towards Latendresse stating that it was Latendresse’s mother tongue that got him the job with the Habs and not his skills as a hockey player. Latendresse to his credit, replied in a rather mature manor and wondered why it was that Roy felt the need to taunt the 19yr old.
Some theories came about, the most popular was that Roy, who is owner of Les Ramparts, wanted to trade for Latendresse with his former junior team Les Drummondville Voltigeurs. With Latendresse playing for the Ramparts, the team which Roy owns, they would pack the arena and thus increase ticket sales.
After a week of taunts and media overreaction, Roy apologized and Latendresse got down to scoring his first goal. Not a pretty goal, but his first nonetheless. He now has 5 points with 4 goals.
What also is starting to become clearer and clearer for the Habs is their choice of starting goalie. In the past two starts, Aebischer has been pulled from the nets and replaced by Huet. It could be argued that the Habs played poorly and that Aebischer was not to be faulted, but Huet managed to hold his own afterwards.
The Habs return from a four game road trick to play Atlanta in Montreal Saturday
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