Notable brief stint Hab players

[Garry Valk]

Great thread.

Tom Kostopolous was a solid and unheralded add back in the day.

Andy Moog was great for the year we had him.

Gino Odjick was tough as nails.

And he may have been slightly over 100 games, but Cristobal ‘The Cristowall’ Huet made his mark.

 

[Vachon23]

Two goals come to mind for both players

Clutch goal to start the comeback and then OT winning goal


Lang had a fatty this night and scored a beauty goal. Our season collapsed after he got hurt.

I was at that game against Florida ! One of his 1st game with the Habs if my memory is good

 

[Team_Spirit]

Post Subban era Clode Julien hockey was unwatchable but Kovalchuk 22 games made them passable

 

[frapp10]

Brad Staubitz. Went the whole year without scoring a goal only to score an empty netter in the last minute of the season

 

[calder candidate]

Monahan!

 

[Habs13]

I'm going the negative contribution short stints path:

Karl alzner
Alexander semin
Mike Hoffman
Jiri sekac
Bryan flynn
Dwight king
David schlemko
Jakub jerabek
Joe morrow
Byron froese
Kenny Agostino
Michael chaput

Damn, I can go and on with the bergevin plugs

How did you forget Sergi Samsonov!

I was so happy when we signed Samsonov - and Semin - and both ended up being terrible here.

 

[donghabs98]

Brad Staubitz. Went the whole year without scoring a goal only to score an empty netter in the last minute of the season

I remember that goal well! Nice way to end a dreadful season. Staubitz wasn't a good fighter but it was refreshing to see someone willing to drop the gloves whole he was here. I recall actually wanting to resign him to a 1 year deal for some AHL/13th forward grit.



(Funny enough against a future hab in Mike Brown)

Clip of said goal

 

[WeThreeKings]

Ales Hemsky

 

[Toene]

I always thought Mickey Redmond would be a star for us. He was the price we paid to obtain Frank Mahovlich. While Redmond became a 50 goal scorer for Detroit, I don’t think we win that upset Cup in 1971 without The Big M on the team. While a major contributor in our 72/73 Cup win, that Montreal was one of the strongest teams that I saw in my close to seventy years following God’s team.

I went to Loyola College with Redmond ( he was in one of my classes). Funniest thing, I remember him being one of the most bow legged hockey player I ever saw. Great skater, great shot. Could never have played nets.

Dude my 94yo grandpa went to Loyola in the early 50s lol

 

[Whalers Fan]

I really liked The Wiz when he was with the Habs.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Perry
Monahan
Radulov
Aho
Kovalchuck

 

[Ozmodiar]

Andy Moog

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Dude my 94yo grandpa went to Loyola in the early 50s lol

A bit older than me, but my memories are still vivid.

I still remember going to hockey games against Sir George Williams University, before the merger, where the Sir George fans chanted: “Loyola is only a college” and we responded: “Sir George is only a building.” Really harsh / nasty words. But that was life in the early 1960s.

 

[Toene]

A bit older than me, but my memories are still vivid.

I still remember going to hockey games against Sir George Williams University, before the merger, where the Sir George fans chanted: “Loyola is only a college” and we responded: “Sir George is only a building.” Really harsh / nasty words. But that was life in the early 1960s.

Did you have the classical college courses?

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Did you have the classical college courses?

Yes. They are doing a lot for me now.

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

Sergei Gonchar
Mathieu Schneider, part 2
Michael Ryder, part 2
Shayne Corson, part 2
Stéphane Richer, part 2
Doug Gilmour
Dave Manson
Gary Leeman
Rob Ramage

Metropolit is another part 2

One of the best back up goalie Price had was Montoya. I don't think anyone mentioned him.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Metropolit is another part 2

One of the best back up goalie Price had was Montoya. I don't think anyone mentioned him.

Part 2?

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

Part 2?

Or my memory is faulty but I beleive we had Metro 2 times.

 

[Lshap]

Two goals come to mind for both players

Clutch goal to start the comeback and then OT winning goal


Lang had a fatty this night and scored a beauty goal. Our season collapsed after he got hurt.

FYI: The hockey stick in my avatar is from that Florida game. After Wizniewski's OT goal, the players filed off the ice and Plekanec passed his stick through the glass to my 10-year-old son.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Or my memory is faulty but I beleive we had Metro 2 times.

I checked on HockeyDB, doesn't seem to be the case

 

[GrandBison]

Doug Gilmour

 

[Scintillating10]

Ales Hemsky

He was terrible here.

 

[1909]

Perry
Monahan
Radulov
Aho
Kovalchuck

 

[Habs]

Ah the trio of Ott, Martinsen and King, Bergy's additions to secure the cup run.

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

From NFLD Darren Langdon was a good goon in 2003. Better than Downy and Ivanans. It's strange Gainey didn't keep him.