Happy Monday!
This week on 15 Minutes of Fame, we’re looking back on the World Juniors, discussing the NHLPA’s rejection of the league realignment plan, and we’re playing a little game of “Are Guys Getting the Hint” as in pertains to headshots in the NHL.
In the GABBYs: Everton goalie Tim Howard, Habs forward Lars Eller, Randy Cunneyworth and the language debate, Samardo Samuels and West Virginia’s Darwin Cook. The Punchline this week is Rick DiPietro!
P.K. Subban (Bridget Samuels, Wikimedia Commons)
The New Year is supposed to be a happy time of year and very festive.
Apparently certain members of the Montreal Canadiens and New York Jets didn’t get the memo.
In yesterday’s 19-17 loss that eliminated the New York Jets from postseason play, wide receiver Santonio Holmes was benched for the rest of the game by offensive co-ordinator Brian Schottenheimer after Holmes was arguing with his teammates in the huddle.
Then today, P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec of the Montreal Canadiens fought each other–in practice. Call it friendly fire. Call it what you wish. Both players said it was nothing personal and it strengthened their practice afterwards.
That’s not the only strange thing happening in Montreal these days, who are eight points back of the Ottawa Senators for a playoff spot. Canadiens General Manager Pierre Gauthier apologized to the Montreal people for hiring a unilingual head coach in Randy Cunneyworth. I’m sorry, but if he can do the job, it shouldn’t matter if he speaks French or not.
It’s also been an eventful time for Subban, as Krys Barch of the Florida Panthers was given a game misconduct Saturday night for using a racial slur against Subban in a 3-2 Florida win.
Happy Tuesday!
On this holiday edition of 15MOF, we take a look at HBO’s 24/7 series featuring the Rangers & Flyers, hidden concussions, the status of the Edmonton Oilers, the struggle of NHL goalies and language controversy in Montreal. As well, we take a look at the early stages of the World Junior Hockey Championships!
In the GABBYs: Logan Morrison, the Indianapolis Colts, Luke Babbitt, Kim Jong Il, the NY Knicks & the Vancouver riots. The Punchline this week is San Jose Sharks forward Marty Havlat!
The Montreal Canadiens have fired Jacques Martin as their head coach and replaced him on an interim basis with Randy Cunneyworth.
The Canadiens are tied for tenth place in the Eastern Conference with the Washington Capitals at 33 points, two points back of the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils for a playoff spot.
The move comes as a bit of a surprise in my opinion because the Canadiens were playing decent hockey, as were in the thick of things in the East.
But a major reason for the Canadiens struggles this year has been goal scoring. At 82 goals, only the New York Islanders have scored fewer goals in the Eastern Conference. Still, the team were playing solid defense, and Carey Price has been very good in between the Canadiens’ pipes, with a 2.29 goals against average.
Cunneyworth gets his first NHL head coaching assignment. The former NHL left winger played in 866 games with the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators from 1980-1999. Over the last three years, he has been an assistant in Atlanta and Montreal.
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