Slap shot, goal, yee! Win, w00t!
Game summary: Schneider (Markov), 16:34 of 3rd; (cross-checking), 3:04 of 3rd
3/31/2009
3/29/2009
Anyone in Montreal?
Yo, any Montrealers out there? Or, anyone who knows how to get a copy of Canadiens magazine? Mathieu is the latest cover boy, and I'd like a copy.
I will, of course, reimburse for purchase and shipping costs.
I will, of course, reimburse for purchase and shipping costs.
That's a lot of (consistently scored) goals
Rob Blake just tied Mathieu for second among active defenseman with the most seasons with 10 goals or more. He and Mathieu have scored 10 or more goals in 13 seasons (Niklas Lidstrom leads with 15 seasons of 10 or more goals).
March 28, 2009
Mathieu had 22:44 of ice time, 2 shots, and finished a +1 in tonight's shoot-out loss. Twenty-two minutes is still a lot, and I'm sure Mike Boone will not be happy. He complained after the Tampa Bay game that his 21 monutes was too many, "but half was on the power play, where he's less ikely to have an on-ice coronary." Nice to know that he's so concerned about Mathieu's health. =P Game summary: Kovalev (Tanguay, Schneider), 15:14 of 2nd (PP).
3/26/2009
March 26, 2008
Thank you for saving my butt Saku!!!(credit: THE GAZETTE/John Kenney, via habsinsideout.com)
The Habs beat the Tampa Bay Vincent Lecavalier/Martin St.Louis/Steve Stamkoses, er, Lightning tonight in OT, earning a much needed 2 points. Montreal was up 2-0, but the Lightning tied it late when a Lukas Krajicek shot deflected off Mathieu and past Carey Price. Saku Koivu saved the day with a winner in OT, for which Mathieu thanked him very enthusiastically. Game summary: Kovalev (Tanguay, Schneider), 11:09 of 1st (PP).
3/25/2009
March 24, 2009
Things are just about back up to speed here at the Unofficial mathieu Schnieder Homepage headquarters after a very hectic 10 days or so. I'm back from the conference and not so preoccupied with my presentation; I have the new computer up and running after the unfortunate water bottle in the backpack incident on the plane; I have my internet access back after AT&T mistaken shut me down while I was in Seattle; I even have said internet running at the proper speed after several days of dial-up speeds. But after all the AT&T tweaking to my DSL line, my IP address got all screwy and NHL GameCenter wasn't recognizing me and blacked me out of all the games. Thankfully, they resolved the issue very quickly, but I missed most of the games.
Anyway, after all that, there isn't too much Mathieu news to report. Montreal snapped their stinky streak and bested the Thrashers 6-3. Mathieu was back to more reseaonable minutes (17:33 total), though Mike Boone still thinks "the geezer" is playing too many. Game summary: Tanguay (Kovalev, Schneider). 7:21 of 1st.
Anyway, after all that, there isn't too much Mathieu news to report. Montreal snapped their stinky streak and bested the Thrashers 6-3. Mathieu was back to more reseaonable minutes (17:33 total), though Mike Boone still thinks "the geezer" is playing too many. Game summary: Tanguay (Kovalev, Schneider). 7:21 of 1st.
3/21/2009
Off-topic: B-Rad is B-Ack turns into B-Rad is B-Roken, version 2.0
I had tickets to the Dallas Stars / San Jose Sharks game today. I knew Mathieu wouldn't last the season with Atlanta (I was right), and thought getting tickets to see the Thrashers game would be fruitless (I was right), so I picked up Dallas tickets so I could at least see one of my guys play in town. Brad Richards is always a good bet to see play live because dude is a freak of nature when it comes to remaining in the line-up. Prior to February 17, he had only missed 6 games out of a possible 625 in his NHL career, and only 4 of those were due to injury (seriously, I did the math exhaustively; I was bored, what can I say).
But of course, B-Rad's streak of super-humanness ended when he broke his wrist 5 weeks ago. That day I looked at the calendar and thought "well, at least I saw him in November." A broken wrist is a minimum of 6-8 weeks recovery time. No way he could be recovered in time for the SJ game... or so I thought.
Sure enough, B-Rad returned to the line-up today, almost a full two weeks before anyone expected. Yay B-Rad! Yay Stars! Yay me!
That is all.
But of course, B-Rad's streak of super-humanness ended when he broke his wrist 5 weeks ago. That day I looked at the calendar and thought "well, at least I saw him in November." A broken wrist is a minimum of 6-8 weeks recovery time. No way he could be recovered in time for the SJ game... or so I thought.
Sure enough, B-Rad returned to the line-up today, almost a full two weeks before anyone expected. Yay B-Rad! Yay Stars! Yay me!
Christina's pic from the warm-up
After missing 15 games with the broken right wrist, he played 15 minutes in the game. Were they keeping his minutes low in his return to ease him back in the line-up? Nope. He played 15 minutes because that is how long it was before he broke his left hand!That is all.
March 21, 2009
Wow, Montreal is really stinking right now. I was at the Sharks / Stars game in San Jose, so I didn't see the Habs drop a game to Toronto. Mathieu was a -1 and pointless is 21:27 of ice-time. I'm sure there is more to report, but my newly installed DSL is trippin' big time (278.77kbps) and I'm kind of depressed about a turn of events in hockey that is totally unrelated to Mathieu, so this will have to suffice for now. If I was a drinker, I think I would retreat to drinking now. But I'm not, so I'm going to go sit on my couch, watch my latest Netflix delivery (season 1 of the legen... wait for it... dary show that is How I Met Your Mother), eat a Cadbury Cream Egg (or 5) and hate the world. Game summary: (boarding), 7:54 of 2nd.
3/20/2009
March 19, 2009
Wow, the Canadiens are in what seems to be a bona fide skid. They dropped last night to the Senators, and from accounts, it seemed pretty one-sided. I'm still sans internet access (if AT&T hasn't fixed it by today I'm going to flip out and give them a piece of my mind and then cancel everything and call Comcast*), so I didn't see it myself. No Mathieu news to report other than he played over 25 minutes, which the Montreal Gazette's Mike Boone referred to as "seniors abuse." Nice.
*No I won't. I'm a lazy coward, so I'll probably just wait for another week while I stew in my head and imagine myself doing horrible things to them.
*No I won't. I'm a lazy coward, so I'll probably just wait for another week while I stew in my head and imagine myself doing horrible things to them.
3/17/2009
March 17, 2009
Things are still moving a little slow here at the Unofficial Mathieu Schneider Homepage headquarters, as internet access has still not been restored and the water damaged computer is still being tended to by the fine geniuses at Apple. I'm updating this from my parents' house, after enjoying a fabulously Irish feast. Anyway, here is a St. Patrick's Day game review
Mathieu Schneider is not Irish,* But he did play a game today and had an assist in tonight's 4-3 shoot out loss to the New York Rangers. He also picked up 1 penalty, 2 shots on goal in 24:28 of ice-time. Game summary: Kovalev (Markov, Schneider), 18:26 of 2nd (PP); (holding), 15:46 of 2nd.
*really, isn't everyone at least a little Irish on St. Patrick's Day?
Mathieu Schneider is not Irish,* But he did play a game today and had an assist in tonight's 4-3 shoot out loss to the New York Rangers. He also picked up 1 penalty, 2 shots on goal in 24:28 of ice-time. Game summary: Kovalev (Markov, Schneider), 18:26 of 2nd (PP); (holding), 15:46 of 2nd.
*really, isn't everyone at least a little Irish on St. Patrick's Day?
3/16/2009
March 14, 2009
I'm not really going to talk about Mathieu's role in the 3-1 lose to the New Jersey Devils (ok, ok, he had 2 shots on goal in 17:38 of ice-time, with no points and no penalties).
This game was all about... Patrice Brisbois.* He played in his 1,000 career NHL game, and had an assist (with D'Agostini on Plekanec's 1st period goal), a +1 rating, and second star of the game honors.
I'll say it, right here right now: I like Patrice Brisebois.
I've joked that he has three fans: his mom, his wife, and me. (I'm sure there are more than that. I mean, he has two daughters, and I'm sure they like him.) Not many people have been as hated in Montreal. Personally, I think a lot of it is overblown. Is he Bobby Orr? No. Is he even an average defenseman? Probably not. But you have to give the guy credit. He has overcome injury, illness, prolonged emotional abuse, and general on-ice inadequacy to play 1,000 NHL games! That is quite a milestone.
And he still has nothing but kind things to say about the people who have ridiculed and tormented him since he was about 21 years old. That is pretty remarkable, too.
Many journalists and bloggers have written about Patrice recently, and I'll let their words tell the story:
Why do I like Patrice? Pure sentimentality.
All of the guys from 1993 Habs hold a special place in my heart. (Except for Patrick Roy, who has undeniable talent but seems like a miserable, insufferable asshat.) Besides, his name is Patrice Jean-Guy Brisebois! How cool is that? His accent? Totally sexy. Plus he's heavily involved in racing and cars and the Ferrari Challenge which earn him even more total awesomeness points in my book. And there is that whole weird resemblance to Hugh Grant.
Some other sentimental moments related to Patrice, of which he has absolutely no knowledge or control:
1. If it wasn't for the Patrice Brisebois fan website in the late 90's, the Unofficial Mathieu Schneider Homepage may never have existed. Magali Leroux's (now-defunct) webpage inspired me to make a page about Mathieu. Ms. Leroux has since gone on to bigger and better things (last I heard she was a genius engineer doing genius engineer stuff), but her site still holds the honor of begetting this site.
2. Patrice Brisebois was the subject of my persuasive speech for my public speaking class freshman year. It was about how true fans don't boo their players (even in 1997 he was hearing it daily from Montrealers). I had props and everything. I got a B (I still said "umm" too many times), and despite the enormous pain and suffering my shyness was causing me in that class, and in my second semester in general, that B actually made me think twice about my plans to drop out of college. Seriously.
3. I got in a fight with my best friend of 6 years in 2000. We didn't speak at all. I missed her desperately, but I didn't know what to do. A year later, I went to the Canadiens game in SJ, and went to the ice for the warm-ups. There was Patrice (a mutual favorite of ours). I pointed my camera at him, he saw me, struck a pose and then winked. I was so shocked, I couldn't even get the picture taken. As I walked back up to my seat to rejoin my mom, I actually choked back tears and thought "why couldn't Christina be here to see that?" When I got to my seat, Christina was sitting there talking to my mom. She had tickets to the game, too, and in an arena of 17,000+ seats, she was two rows away. We've been friends again ever since.
See... it's the power of Patrice Brisbois!
*Thought I was going to say Martin Brodeur, huh?
This game was all about... Patrice Brisbois.* He played in his 1,000 career NHL game, and had an assist (with D'Agostini on Plekanec's 1st period goal), a +1 rating, and second star of the game honors.
I'll say it, right here right now: I like Patrice Brisebois.
I've joked that he has three fans: his mom, his wife, and me. (I'm sure there are more than that. I mean, he has two daughters, and I'm sure they like him.) Not many people have been as hated in Montreal. Personally, I think a lot of it is overblown. Is he Bobby Orr? No. Is he even an average defenseman? Probably not. But you have to give the guy credit. He has overcome injury, illness, prolonged emotional abuse, and general on-ice inadequacy to play 1,000 NHL games! That is quite a milestone.
And he still has nothing but kind things to say about the people who have ridiculed and tormented him since he was about 21 years old. That is pretty remarkable, too.
Many journalists and bloggers have written about Patrice recently, and I'll let their words tell the story:
- 1000 Games No Breeze For Brisebois, from Eyes on the Prize
- Cheers! Breezer marks his 1,000th game, from Habs Inside/Out
- Time flies, from the Canadiens' official site
Why do I like Patrice? Pure sentimentality.
All of the guys from 1993 Habs hold a special place in my heart. (Except for Patrick Roy, who has undeniable talent but seems like a miserable, insufferable asshat.) Besides, his name is Patrice Jean-Guy Brisebois! How cool is that? His accent? Totally sexy. Plus he's heavily involved in racing and cars and the Ferrari Challenge which earn him even more total awesomeness points in my book. And there is that whole weird resemblance to Hugh Grant.Some other sentimental moments related to Patrice, of which he has absolutely no knowledge or control:
1. If it wasn't for the Patrice Brisebois fan website in the late 90's, the Unofficial Mathieu Schneider Homepage may never have existed. Magali Leroux's (now-defunct) webpage inspired me to make a page about Mathieu. Ms. Leroux has since gone on to bigger and better things (last I heard she was a genius engineer doing genius engineer stuff), but her site still holds the honor of begetting this site.
2. Patrice Brisebois was the subject of my persuasive speech for my public speaking class freshman year. It was about how true fans don't boo their players (even in 1997 he was hearing it daily from Montrealers). I had props and everything. I got a B (I still said "umm" too many times), and despite the enormous pain and suffering my shyness was causing me in that class, and in my second semester in general, that B actually made me think twice about my plans to drop out of college. Seriously.
3. I got in a fight with my best friend of 6 years in 2000. We didn't speak at all. I missed her desperately, but I didn't know what to do. A year later, I went to the Canadiens game in SJ, and went to the ice for the warm-ups. There was Patrice (a mutual favorite of ours). I pointed my camera at him, he saw me, struck a pose and then winked. I was so shocked, I couldn't even get the picture taken. As I walked back up to my seat to rejoin my mom, I actually choked back tears and thought "why couldn't Christina be here to see that?" When I got to my seat, Christina was sitting there talking to my mom. She had tickets to the game, too, and in an arena of 17,000+ seats, she was two rows away. We've been friends again ever since.
See... it's the power of Patrice Brisbois!
*Thought I was going to say Martin Brodeur, huh?
Did you know? Part 2
Did you know that Mathieu is the oldest player to ever score a goal for the Montreal Canadiens? Well, he is!
He set the record with his goal at age 39 years, 273 days. Jean Béliveau is second, scoring a goal at age 39 years, 260 days. (stats courtesy Mike Boone at Habs Inside/Out)
He set the record with his goal at age 39 years, 273 days. Jean Béliveau is second, scoring a goal at age 39 years, 260 days. (stats courtesy Mike Boone at Habs Inside/Out)
Did you know?
Did you know that Mathieu Schneider is Jewish? Yeah, really, he is! If you don't believe me, here are two articles in the last day that mention it:
And I will also lay question to whether Marty Turco is Jewish. I've talked to the guy who is writing the book on the subject (literally), and I don't believe Turco was mentioned as a member of "the tribe."
- "A Special Brotherly," from the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, about Michael and Adam Henrich.
- Mike Cammalleri, best Jewish NHLer... ever?, from Heebonics: This Ain't Your Bubbies CJN (which is possibly the coolest blog name ever)
And I will also lay question to whether Marty Turco is Jewish. I've talked to the guy who is writing the book on the subject (literally), and I don't believe Turco was mentioned as a member of "the tribe."
3/15/2009
technical difficulties
The Unofficial Mathieu Schneider Homepage is experiencing technical difficulties related to a water damaged computer (long story) and no internet access at the headquarters, er, my home (even longer story). We shall returned to normally scheduled operations as soon as possible...
3/13/2009
March 12, 2009
How dedicated am I? I'm updating this while sitting on the floor of the Washington State Convention Center between sessions of the conference I'm attending (it's the national conference for ACRL, the Association of College and Research Libraries, just in case you care).
Too bad the Canadiens aren't as dedicated. They apparently got booed off the ice yesterday after dropping a game in overtime, at home, to one of the worst teams in the league. I can't really say if the booing was justified (or if I can say the Habs aren't dedicated), since I didn't see the game. Game Center didn't connect to the game for a long time, so I switched to the Pittsburgh game, and then the Dallas game. By the time I realized the Montreal game was being shown, I was too hung up watching Dallas. (I know, I know, I feel slight shame for choosing a Stars game, sans B-Rad even, for a Mathieu game; but it was actually a good game)
Anyway... Mathieu had 21:22 of ice-time, 4 shots, an even rating, and an assist on what was the game tying goal (before the Isles' young gun Kyle Okposo got the winner for New York in OT).
Game summary: Kostopoulos (Markov, Schneider), 9:14 of 2nd.
Too bad the Canadiens aren't as dedicated. They apparently got booed off the ice yesterday after dropping a game in overtime, at home, to one of the worst teams in the league. I can't really say if the booing was justified (or if I can say the Habs aren't dedicated), since I didn't see the game. Game Center didn't connect to the game for a long time, so I switched to the Pittsburgh game, and then the Dallas game. By the time I realized the Montreal game was being shown, I was too hung up watching Dallas. (I know, I know, I feel slight shame for choosing a Stars game, sans B-Rad even, for a Mathieu game; but it was actually a good game)
Anyway... Mathieu had 21:22 of ice-time, 4 shots, an even rating, and an assist on what was the game tying goal (before the Isles' young gun Kyle Okposo got the winner for New York in OT).
Game summary: Kostopoulos (Markov, Schneider), 9:14 of 2nd.
3/10/2009
March 10, 2009
I'm furiously packing and prepping for a conference in Seattle. My head is in a million places. This review will be short:
Mathieu kick ass!
He helped open the scoring with an assist in the first goal of the game. He's still got that rocket of a shot, and it was one of his rocket blasts that was tipped in by Saku Koivu for the game winning goal in overtime.
Seriously, that is a wicked shot for a "fossil."
Game summary: Tanguay (Schneider, Gorges), 8:12 of 1st; Koivu (Schneider, Markov), 1:40 of OT (PP).
Mathieu kick ass!
He helped open the scoring with an assist in the first goal of the game. He's still got that rocket of a shot, and it was one of his rocket blasts that was tipped in by Saku Koivu for the game winning goal in overtime.
Seriously, that is a wicked shot for a "fossil."
Game summary: Tanguay (Schneider, Gorges), 8:12 of 1st; Koivu (Schneider, Markov), 1:40 of OT (PP).
3/09/2009
Bob Gainey and Mathieu Schneider
I wish I had an article to back this up but I can only go from memory on this. When Mathieu was with the Toronto Maple Leafs, things weren't going well. It got to a point where the Maple Leafs were rumored to be in discussion with the Dallas Stars to somehow use Mathieu as compensation for luring Dallas Stars GM Gainey away from the Stars. I'm not sure it made it past an idea between the teams, but Mathieu once referred to his time in Toronto with a laugh, saying "they tried to trade me for Bob Gainey."
This story, straight from the recesses of my ever-crowded brain, has nothing to do with anything really. I just thought I'd mention it today, as the current GM of Mathieu's team, one Mr. Bob Gainey, is now the current coach of Mathieu's team after he assumed the reigns of the team after firing Guy Carbonneau this morning.
This story, straight from the recesses of my ever-crowded brain, has nothing to do with anything really. I just thought I'd mention it today, as the current GM of Mathieu's team, one Mr. Bob Gainey, is now the current coach of Mathieu's team after he assumed the reigns of the team after firing Guy Carbonneau this morning.
3/08/2009
March 8, 2008
Mathieu made an impression in Dallas... or more like an impression in Steve Ott's face. The ice crew at American Airlines Center is still looking for Otter's teeth. Seriously.
As Dallas' "petulant little ice troll"* came in for a check in the corner, Mathieu got his hands up to brace for it and caught Ott straight in the grill with his stick. Youch. From the lovely shots from the Dallas broadcast, it looks like the trainer was actually pulling Ott's teeth out on the bench. Probably a bridge, but still. That was all kinds of nasty. For Mathieu's part, it was pretty accidental, but still a double-minor. But with the totally awesome B-Rad currently B-Roken and out of the lineup, Dallas apparently couldn't score on the power play if I was in net, so Montreal's great penalty killers pretty easily killed it off. For the rest of the first period, Montreal paraded themselves into the penalty box. At the start of the second period, 4 Habs were in the box at once. (Next guy in would have had to sit on Kovy' lap, so they wisely cleaned up their act a bit). All the penalty killing time, plus the four minute stint in the box himself, limited Mathieu's ice time (17:24 total), and he only had one shot on goal.
All in all, kind of a quiet Mathieu game, other than the amateur dentistry, but an important win for Montreal. Game summary: high-sticking- double minor), 8:37 of 1st.
*description courtesy his #1 fan Myra
As Dallas' "petulant little ice troll"* came in for a check in the corner, Mathieu got his hands up to brace for it and caught Ott straight in the grill with his stick. Youch. From the lovely shots from the Dallas broadcast, it looks like the trainer was actually pulling Ott's teeth out on the bench. Probably a bridge, but still. That was all kinds of nasty. For Mathieu's part, it was pretty accidental, but still a double-minor. But with the totally awesome B-Rad currently B-Roken and out of the lineup, Dallas apparently couldn't score on the power play if I was in net, so Montreal's great penalty killers pretty easily killed it off. For the rest of the first period, Montreal paraded themselves into the penalty box. At the start of the second period, 4 Habs were in the box at once. (Next guy in would have had to sit on Kovy' lap, so they wisely cleaned up their act a bit). All the penalty killing time, plus the four minute stint in the box himself, limited Mathieu's ice time (17:24 total), and he only had one shot on goal.
All in all, kind of a quiet Mathieu game, other than the amateur dentistry, but an important win for Montreal. Game summary: high-sticking- double minor), 8:37 of 1st.
*description courtesy his #1 fan Myra
3/07/2009
March 6, 2008
Sorry again for a late and lame update. I didn't get to see the game because the NHL is mean to people without cable. I subscribe to NHL GameCenter so I can watch hockey online. It's normally pretty awesome, but I'm blacked out of any games available on TV in m local market or on a national network. The game was on NHL Network or something, so I was blacked out. I would seriously pay more for GameCenter if I could get local games, but I digress.
REUTERS/Tami Chappell (via habsinsideout.com)
So, yeah, the picture kind of says it. The Habs dropped another game, being shut out 2-0 in Atlanta. Obviously, the power play fizzled again. Bummer. I can't report anything else but the stats: the Habs were 0 for 5 on the PP, with Mathieu on the ice for 6:48 of that time (11 seconds shy of the entire power play time). He had a team high 24:12 of ice time, a team high 5 shots, and was a -1. No points (d'oh, it was a shut out), and no penalties.
REUTERS/Tami Chappell (via habsinsideout.com)So, yeah, the picture kind of says it. The Habs dropped another game, being shut out 2-0 in Atlanta. Obviously, the power play fizzled again. Bummer. I can't report anything else but the stats: the Habs were 0 for 5 on the PP, with Mathieu on the ice for 6:48 of that time (11 seconds shy of the entire power play time). He had a team high 24:12 of ice time, a team high 5 shots, and was a -1. No points (d'oh, it was a shut out), and no penalties.
3/06/2009
Adventures in Photoshop
Remember the picture of the creepy, up-side-down, flying, crying baby, um, I mean the simple picture of Mathieu Schneider playing as a member of the Anaheim Ducks in a National Hockey League game?
Have you ever seen the Mathieu Schneider trading card from the 2007/2008 Upper Deck Series 2 set (card #324)?
Notice anything different?
Have you ever seen the Mathieu Schneider trading card from the 2007/2008 Upper Deck Series 2 set (card #324)?
Notice anything different?
6th oldest in the league again
Gary Roberts is going to announce his retirement after being placed on waivers and going unclaimed. He said he was going to retire at the end of the season anyway. So, thanks for many great years Gary, and good luck in any and all future endeavors.
This year has seen the retirement of Luke Richardson and now Gary Roberts, and the un-retirement of Claude Lemieux. So with the changes and movements, Mathieu again lays claim to being the 6th oldest player in the league, after Chris Chelios, Claude Lemieux, Mark Recchi, Curtis Joseph, and Teppo Numminnen.
This year has seen the retirement of Luke Richardson and now Gary Roberts, and the un-retirement of Claude Lemieux. So with the changes and movements, Mathieu again lays claim to being the 6th oldest player in the league, after Chris Chelios, Claude Lemieux, Mark Recchi, Curtis Joseph, and Teppo Numminnen.
3/05/2009
Back to ATL
The Canadiens are in Atlanta to play the Thrashers tomorrow. Mathieu was excused from practice today to "attend to personal business," as the Montreal Gazette put it. Yeah, I'd imagine he would like some time with the family, who stayed behind in Atlanta to finish out the school year.
March 4, 2009
Oops, sorry. I didn't get around to game review stuff last night as I was busy catching up on stuff at home. Ya know, important stuff like paying bills, opening mail, washing dishes, ironing clothes, and watching Lost.
Anyway, the game was pretty rough. Despite starting the game with a 18-4 shot advantage, the Habs were dropped in Buffalo 5-1. Mathieu was in the penalty box for the first goal, but it was for a silly delay of game when he accidentally tipped the puck over the glass. It didn't even really go over. It grazed the netting.
More concerning was that the Montreal power play that has been so explosive since Mathieu's return fizzled. The team went 0/5, marking the first game since Mathieu's return the team has been held off the score sheet on the power play. For his part of the game, Mathieu was on the ice for 6:26 of power play time (24 minutes even total), had 2 shots, a penalty, and was a -1.
Game summary: (delay of game- puck over glass), 17:35 of 1st.
Anyway, the game was pretty rough. Despite starting the game with a 18-4 shot advantage, the Habs were dropped in Buffalo 5-1. Mathieu was in the penalty box for the first goal, but it was for a silly delay of game when he accidentally tipped the puck over the glass. It didn't even really go over. It grazed the netting.
More concerning was that the Montreal power play that has been so explosive since Mathieu's return fizzled. The team went 0/5, marking the first game since Mathieu's return the team has been held off the score sheet on the power play. For his part of the game, Mathieu was on the ice for 6:26 of power play time (24 minutes even total), had 2 shots, a penalty, and was a -1.
Game summary: (delay of game- puck over glass), 17:35 of 1st.
3/01/2009
What do you see first?
We've all seen this image. What do you see first? A vase? Or the two faces?
Of course that is one of the classic optical illusions of all time. While not a direct parallel (they aren't exactly optical illusions) sometimes AP photos give us more to see than one image per frame.
Like this one from last season (click to enlarge):
What do you see first? A simple picture of Mathieu Schneider playing as a member of the Anaheim Ducks in a National Hockey League game. Or a creepy, up-side-down, flying, crying baby?
And here is my new favorite (click to enlarge):
What do you see first? A picture Mathieu Schneider and his Montreal Canadiens teammates celebrating an overtime goal? Or a Phily fan flipping them off?
Of course that is one of the classic optical illusions of all time. While not a direct parallel (they aren't exactly optical illusions) sometimes AP photos give us more to see than one image per frame.Like this one from last season (click to enlarge):
What do you see first? A simple picture of Mathieu Schneider playing as a member of the Anaheim Ducks in a National Hockey League game. Or a creepy, up-side-down, flying, crying baby?And here is my new favorite (click to enlarge):
What do you see first? A picture Mathieu Schneider and his Montreal Canadiens teammates celebrating an overtime goal? Or a Phily fan flipping them off?
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