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The Canadiens were able to make it to Atlanta after being storm stayed in New York so we’ll see another great game against the Atlanta Thrashers.

Jaroslav Halak will get the start tonight due to his 40 save shutout performance on Saturday against the Islanders. Halak as 1 win and 2 losses in his career versus Atlanta recording an .827 save percentage averaging 4.67 goals against. Not exactly the best stats but we can only hope that he’ll be feeling good after coming off of a shutout.

Andrei Kostitsyn appears to be unstoppable in in the month of December notching 7 goals and 4 assists in 10 games including 2 goals against the Atlanta Thrashers in their last meeting.

Andrei Markov will definitely be a factor as well, especially on the power play where he made a huge splash on Saturday night.

Benoit Pouliot has been called up but will not be in the lineup tonight. Pouliot has a goal and 2 assists in 3 games with the Hamilton Bulldogs during his reconditioning assignment.

Streaming Links: Montreal Canadiens vs Atlanta Thrashers
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Yannick Weber and Tom Pyatt have both been reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. Tom Pyatt has played 19 games with the Canadiens this season registering no points and a -9 defensive rating with 6 penalty minutes.

Yannick Weber has played just 3 games with the team this year registering 0 points and a -4 defensive rating.

Andrei Markov has done so well in his treatment that he may be back as early as next week! I don’t even care what I get for Christmas if Andrei Markov comes back. He’s probably the biggest impact for this team when he’s in or out.

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Guillaume Latendresse is visiting the Bell Centre for the first time since his trade for Benoit Pouliot but the Canadiens will look to come out swinging after a third straight loss against the New Jersey Devils last night.

Due to Roman Hamrlik’s injury in last nights game, Yannick Weber has been recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Carey Price will get his second start in a row after the .925 performance he achieved last night. Carey Price has only faced the Minnesota Wild one other time in his career with the Canadiens getting the win and Price only allowing one goal for a .966 save percentage.

The Canadiens are going to need to come out swinging in this one. The Wild have 35 points and are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.

Mike Cammalleri has 10 points in 20 games against the Minnesota Wild and 8 points in his last 7 games. Expect at least 1 goal from Cammy tonight.

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All of these player movements are making my head spin.

Yannick Weber is the latest addition to player movements as he has been recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs and will join the team tomorrow night as they face the Pittsburgh Penguins.

MONTREAL, QC – Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced today that defenceman Yannick Weber has been recalled to Montreal from the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Weber, 21, has played in 22 games with the Bulldogs this season posting six points (one goal, five assists) and 22 penalty minutes. The 5-foot-11, 193-pound defenceman played in three games with the Canadiens earlier in the season but was held pointless. The native of Zurich, Switzerland was drafted by Montreal in the 3rd round, 73rd overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Source: http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/article/canadiens-recall-yannick-weber-from-bulldogs

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After just his first game with the Montreal Canadiens last night, David Desharnais has been recalled back to Hamilton.

Desharnais had no shots and was a -1 in his debut for the Montreal Canadiens.

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Back to back game days are never ideal but let’s try to make the best of it, O.K. guys! The Canadiens visit the reigning Stanley Cup champion, Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in Pittsburgh as they hope to continue their dominant play.

Andrei Kostitsyn will be out of the lineup for tonight’s game with what is reported as a fractured foot. Another one bites the dust. In his place will be David Desharnais who the Canadiens’ recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs earlier in the day. Desharnais just recently came back from an injury of his own and has 4 goals and 6 assists in just 7 games with the Bulldogs so he’ll be looking to make a statement.

Carey Price will be in nets tonight after last nights stellar performance. Price has a 4-2 record in 6 career games against the Penguins, recording a 2.97 goals against average and a .902 save percentage.

This should be interesting to say the least. The Penguins are 16-8 on the season compared to the Canadiens’ record of 12-11, but the Habs have typically played well against the Pens, especially when Price is playing goal.

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Here is a link to the Hamilton Bulldogs game. The Bulldogs are out west facing off against the Manitoba Moose this week. The last game between these two a couple of days ago saw the Moose drop the Bulldogs by a score of 5-3.

The link below uses the Microsoft Media Server protocol so if you have Windows Media Player, VLC Player or Real Player (amongst others), you shouldn’t have a problem viewing the game.

This game starts at 8:30pm EST.

mms://cdncon.wm.llnwd.net/cdncon_neulion1_ahl_moose

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MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens announced today that left winger Gregory Stewart has been assigned to the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs for conditioning purposes. Stewart will join the Bulldogs today in Winnipeg for the first of a 2-game series against the Manitoba Moose on Friday, November 20.

Stewart, 23, was the Canadiens’ seventh pick (eighth round, 246th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. The 6’02’’, 197 lbs forward was held pointless in five games with the Canadiens this season. He also recorded four shots on goal and served 11 penalty minutes. In 26 NHL career games he registered one point (0-1-1), recorded 22 shots on goal and 48 penalty minutes.

Stewart recorded 34 points (17-17-34) in 120 games with the Bulldogs in 2007-08 and 2008-09. He added 307 penalty minutes, while posting an even plus/minus differential.

Source: http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=506706

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Hey folks, once again the Hamilton Bulldogs are playing the Abbotsford Heat in Abbotsford and you’ll find the link for the game below.

The game starts at 10:30 so it’s another late game.

In order to view the game you’ll need Windows Media Player, VLC Player, Real Media Player, or any software that can play Microsoft Media Server streams.

The Bulldogs got rocked by the Heat last night so let’s hope they can turn it around and score more then 1 goal tonight.

mms://cdncon.wm.llnwd.net/cdncon_neulion1_ahl_heat

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Well, it was a good run, and I for one was very pleased with Mathieu Carle and his defensive ability. The Montreal Canadiens announced today that Mathieu Carle has been reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs after spending some time in the big leagues.

Carle played just three games with the Canadiens recording no points, but ended it with a +1 defensive differential.

In his final game with the Habbies, Carle recorded just over 18 minutes of time on ice which include a minute and half of time playing on the PK.

A few more years and Carle will be an excellent defensive defenseman. I can easily see Carle and Subban playing a line together sometime in the near future.

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