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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Colorado Avalanche hope to carry their recent surge into December as they open a new month against the sliding Montreal Canadiens in Mondays battle at Pepsi Center. The Avalanche won only four times in their first 17 games of the season, but Colorado has exceeded that win total during its recent 5-2-0 stretch. The hot stretch has last seasons Central Division champions on the cusp of .500 with a 9-10-5 record in 2014-15. Colorado hopes to keep heading in the right direction Monday when the Canadiens visit Denver trying to snap a three-game losing streak. Montreal is 0-2-1 during the slide and hasnt lost four straight since Jan. 18-25 of last season. Tonights tilt marks the fourth time Colorados Patrick Roy is facing his old team as a head coach. Roy, of course, led Montreal to a pair of Stanley Cup titles in 1986 and 1993 -- the franchises last championship -- before winning two more championships with the Avalanche in 1996 and 2001. Roys Avs posted a 4-1 home win over the Habs on Nov. 2 of last season, but Montreal answered with two straight home wins, including a 3-2 regulation victory on Oct. 18. The Avalanche have dominated the Canadiens in Denver since moving to Colorado from Quebec City following the 1994-95 season, going 8-1-0 with a tie in the 10 all-time meetings in the Mile High City. Colorado is 1-1-0 on a three-game homestand that ends tonight. The Avs opened the set with a 3-2 loss to Chicago, but bounced back with Saturdays 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Alex Tanguay recorded a goal and two assists to help the Avs skate past the Stars. Tanguay has record at least one point in seven of his last nine games and has four goals and five assists during that stretch. It feels good, said Tanguay. Weve been working extremely hard, were trying to get better. Matt Duchene, Jarome Iginla, Danny Briere and Gabriel Landeskog added tallies for the Avalanche. Tyson Barrie picked up three assists and Calvin Pickard stopped 22 shots for the victory. Pickard, a 22-year-old rookie, has earned the win in Colorados last three victories and will get the start again tonight. No. 1 goaltender Semyon Varlamov has sat out the last five games with a groin injury, but could return in the next game for the Avs when they visit Calgary on Thursday. After suffering consecutive regulation losses, Montreal was able to earn a point in Saturdays shootout loss against visiting Buffalo. The Canadiens were swept by the Sabres in a home-and-home series despite entering the set with a 19-point lead over Buffalo in the standings. The Sabres notched a 2-1 win over the Habs on Friday and recorded a 4-3 triumph the following night. Buffalos Brian Flynn tied the game late in the third period to force overtime and produced the lone goal of the shootout. After each teams first four shootout participants were unsuccessful, Tomas Plekanec followed suit for Montreal as Jhonas Enroth calmly turned aside his offering with a stick save. Flynn then put an end to the skills competition with a shot into an open net off a slick backhand-forehand deke past a sliding Dustin Tokarski. Brendan Gallagher, Max Pacioretty and Lars Eller all lit the lamp for Montreal, while Tokarski made 23 saves in defeat. Just before the game, the Canadiens announced they had signed Gallagher to a six-year, $22.5 million extension. The 22-year-old has picked up five goals and 12 points in 24 games this season and has 39 goals and 81 points over 149 career tests. Im really fortunate to be able to play in Montreal. This city is awesome, Gallagher told his teams website. Carey Price expects to start for the Canadiens tonight. The No. 1 netminder is 13-5-1 this season and owns a lifetime 2-2-1 record and 3.18 goals against average in five career games against the Avs. Montreal is kicking off a four-game road trip tonight and is 7-4-1 as the visiting team this season. Cheap Air Max 2004 2019 .com) - Carmelo Anthony tallied 31 points to help the New York Knicks continue their improved play of late with a 100-92 victory over a short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder squad. Cheap Air Max Command 2019 . Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Fiorentina levelled on aggregate in the 14th minute when Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez headed back a long ball from David Pizarro and Pasqual smashed home an angled volley. http://www.cheapairmax2019shoes.com/che ... ined-2019/. The first of the three games will be played in Week 4, when the Oakland Raiders will take on the Miami Dolphins on Sept. Cheap Air Max 96 2019 . Although Spain could still advance out of the group stage, the game may have signalled the end of the run by a generation of Spanish stars whose quick passing, "tiki-taka" style delighted the world and helped them win the last three major tournaments. Cheap Air Max 1 2019 . Ive said it before, Ive worked with top pros and I could have made my own program.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at [email protected]. Hi Ref! Been a long time Sens fan and stuck with them through the ups and downs. Ive always liked the fact that theyve made no excuses for their wins and their losses but their game with the Habs has me a tad irate with the what appears to be inconsistent calls. For example, there were a couple goalie interference calls against the Sens, like it or not, they were called, yet there were at least two non-calls for Robin Lehner being bumped including the game-tying goal at the end of regulation. Im not even going to go on about the non-call on the dive that caused that power play. My question is this: In the replay of the game-winning OT goal, the play moved into Ottawas end, a shot was taken that was stopped by Lehner and the puck was in/on/around his pads. The overhead camera angle showed the puck on the ice, not covered for a few seconds and then it was jammed in. Unless the referee is 35 feet tall and looking straight down at that angle, there is no way he could have even seen the puck free as the goalie had his back to him and there was a scrum of players there. Yet there was no stoppage even with the puck out of his sight for over five seconds (according to the game clock) and he later told Spezza that he didnt blow the whistle because of the noise level in the building. I would like to know if theres any disciplinary action for a referee who blows a call like that and then makes a "its too noisy to hear the whistle" comment as an excuse? Roger Smallman,St. Catharines, ON --- Hello, I just wanted some clarification - I thought when the goalie has the puck covered, the ref has to blow the whistle. Its my understanding that if the goalie has the puck covered, then an opposing player cannot jam at the goalie to knock the puck loose! Is that true or not? Josh Knowles Roger and Josh, Thank you for your questions following a very emotionally charged come-from-behind overtime victory by the Montreal Canadiens over the visiting Ottawa Senators. I want to share a general philosophy and understanding as to when the referee should blow the whistle. There is a misconception by some fans that a puck must be frozen for three seconds before the referee should deem it unplayable and then blow his whistle. This stems from language in Rule 85.2 when a puck falls onto the back of the goal netting and the referee is specifically directed to allow three seconds for it to be played unless the goalkeeper uses his stick or glove to freeze the puck on the back of the net, in which case the whistle is immediate. This three second application is also generally applied to determine a "frozen" puck between opposing players along the boards; although we often see the refs encourage play to continue with a non-whistle and audible command to "play it". The philosophy employed to kill play in and around the goal crease is somewhat consistent with Rule 69 (Interference on the Goalkeeper.) This rule was formerly called "Protection of the Goalkeeper" for good reason by recognizing, in part, the vulnerability of a goalkeeper given his unique position and the obvious impairment to defend his goal that would result through player contact. As such, the referee must first determine that the goalkeeper has control and coverage of the puck prior to his intent to blow the play dead in order to avoid a quick whistle. Of equal importance, is for a ref to be aware that an attacking player(s) does not dislodge or expose a covered puck by contacting the goalkeeper with a stick or any part of the body! Rule 85.3 (puck out of sight) states that should a scramble take place or a player accidentally fall on the puck and the puck be out of sighht of the Referee, he shall immediately blow his whistle to stop the play.dddddddddddd Truth is, there are many times during a scramble that the referee loses sight of the puck but does not blow his whistle immediately while he moves in an attempt to visually locate the puck. Every referee has had the embarrassment of blowing his whistle too quickly, only to have the puck slip through the goalies equipment and into the net causing a legitimate goal to be disallowed. Previous embarrassments such as this are always in the back of the refs mind. To avoid the quick whistle, but also to be aware of the potential for players to dislodge a covered puck, the referee must attack the net quickly from the best angle and react quickly to potential contact of the goalkeeper. Lets apply the above philosophies to the reality of the eventual winning goal scored by Francis Bouillon. Max Pacioretty, who was being checked by Jared Cowen, threw the puck at the Ottawa net from the bottom middle point of the end zone face-off circle to the left of goalie Robin Lehner. The shot was gobbled up in the right pad of Lehner, protected and appeared to be covered by Lehners blocker. The referee began to drive toward the net from his initial position some 30 feet from the right post. The closest Montreal player to the net, David Desharnais, was at the bottom of the end zone face-off T some 20 feet away and positioned on the outside of Sens player Bobby Ryan. Cody Ceci approached the centre of the goal crease from 15 feet out. This distance of other players from the net creates time and space for the goalkeeper to control and cover the puck. With all these parts of the puzzle moving quickly toward Lehner, who remained in a stationary position tight to the post with his blocker and stick down in front of the right goal pad throughout, my radar as a ref would go on high alert! The very last thing I would want to have happen is for the goalkeeper to be contacted and the puck dislodged. From the sight line the referee had at the time (and the multiple camera angles shown), I find it hard to imagine the puck was visible to him or anyone else at this point. Desharnais stepped to the inside of Ryan and jammed at Lehner with his stick and body as his momentum took the Hab forward behind the net. Ceci then made contact with the right side of his goalkeeper causing Lehners blocker to elevate off the ice and rotate. The contact by both players altered the position of Lehner sufficiently to expose the puck in front of Lehners pad. At this point, the puck would be clearly visible to the referee from his position closer to the net and as detected on the overhead camera shot. Pacioretty then came in hard from the side and jammed the puck outside the crease for an easy layup for Bouillon. When players crash the crease and jam at the goalkeeper, bad things usually happen. Typically, the refs will exercise the philosophy I described above and blow the whistle in advance of any deliberate contact exerted by an attacking player. This play was allowed to continue too long without visible evidence of the puck being uncovered prior to the contact exerted by Desharnais and then Ceci. In my judgment Josh, the whistle should have blown prior to that contact. Roger, if Stephen Walkom, Sr. V.P. of Officiating assessed this play as I did, he will review and discuss the play with the referee and make suggestions as to how a similar situation should be ruled upon in the future. There is no disciplinary action in place for officials beyond the ongoing rating and ranking system that every official is subjected to for playoff assignments and ongoing employment. One call or one game does not greatly impact the overall season performance rating of any official. Great calls are made and some are unfortunately missed. Thats the human element of the job. Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Discount Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping Cheapest College Jerseys Sale Cheap Football Jerseys China Nike NFL Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys From China MLB Jerseys Outlet Canada Wholesale NBA Jerseys Canada Store Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Canada ' ' '