Word: montreal
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...psychological advantage of the one goal can seldom change a series' outcome, but it makes for a delicate balance in individual games. In one of Montreal's single goal victories over St. Louis last year, Canadien goalie Gump Worsley deflected a sure St. Louis score with the wrong end of his stick after slippling in front of the net and broke St. Louis' rally late in the game...
...East, though, there is still the chance that the Bruins can pull it out. The first-round pairing most likely will be Boston vs. Toronto and first-place Montreal vs. New York, although Detroit could edge out Toronto and meet Boston in the playoffs. Either way, you just have to take the Bruins...
Though New York and their goalie Ed Giacoman, who has given up less than two goals per game during the season, could be the dark horse to foil the oddsmakers, Montreal is the league-leader and, meaningless as first place is, it's still enough to peg them for a first round victory...
...season series with Montreal, the Bruins have won five of six. If they can make the Canadiens play their game in the semi-finals, it's only a short step past St. Louis, and Boston can tear loose with Bobby Orr this time instead of Carl Yastremzski...
Nagging Questions. What grudge did Ray hold against King? What brought the two men to Memphis at a time when Ray, an escaped convict, was a restless wanderer always on the move be tween Montreal and Mexico? How did he finance 14 months on the run from prison? Where did he find the cash that paid for his 1966 white Mustang? His dancing lessons? A course at a Los Angeles bartenders' academy? How did he pay for his flight from Memphis to Toronto, and thence to Europe? Even Ray wanted to talk about a conspiracy at his trial...