The Sunshine State

Bring on the sunshine, and what hell why not another win for our habs faithful. The team begins a little two game stint in the sunshine state. The canadiens hope to continue their winning ways as they take on a revamped florida panthers team. However, lets clarify that this revamp is more of a try out for young kids trying to make their nhl dreams a full-time reality. On the other side of the puck we have a team gaining momentum and hopefully establish themselves early in the game. It seems that when the Canadiens face weaker opposition their effort level along with talent seems to decrease, thus making it a more competitive match then it should be. For the average hockey fan this may bring more excitement, but lets not kid ourselves this should not be a close game. The Canadiens will have to rely on their speed and quick movement through the neutral zone and attack a young defensive team who are missing key components due to a dismantling process by Dave Tallon. I think tonights opposition will favour the Canadiens because unlike past Dvorak teams, the panthers will not shut it down and wait to capitalize on mistakes. On the contrary, I think these young kids will be given the opportunity to showcase their talents seeing that this is a mini 20 game season that could ultimately decide their fate for the following season. Therefore, I think that this quick and open ice hockey game will favour the Canadiens who have talented forwards that can finish the plays. Unlike many road struggles, where teams consider the crowd as a factor and try to keep them out of it, I think the habs are going to look like the home team this evening. All the snowbirds, will be smiling with beers in their hands and supporting their team with the bleu blanc rouge colors as they enjoy their vacations. No matter where the habs travel the fans will follow, it only makes sense that Florida would petition to the league to host the habs during the winter months and more specifically during march break, a team struggling with attendance will benefit from ticket sales and concession purchases, expect a sell out this evening and a 4-1 habs win.

yours truly,

canolz