Carbonneau to auction off lucky tie

MONTREAL — Guy Carbonneau’s lucky tie is going up for auction.

The Montreal Canadiens coach said the multi-coloured tie he wore when his team won key games this season will be put up for bids in the next couple of weeks, with proceeds going to children’s charities.

Carbonneau turns to lucky tie as saviour

The Montreal Canadiens are 3-0 when their coach has worn the wildly colorful silk Hermes tie his wife Line gave him as a birthday present in March.

“It’s coming out of the closet,” Carbonneau said following the team’s afternoon practice Friday.

Carbonneau: Timonen deserved left hook

MONTREAL — Guy Carbonneau watched forward Tom Kostopoulos deck Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Kimmo Timonen with a left hook and wondered what all the fuss was about.

The Montreal Canadiens coach, after taking a second look at the incident on video, called it one more hit in a tough playoff game and a normal reaction to taunting from the Flyers.

“I think he deserved it,” Carbonneau said. “That’s why they didn’t call any (major) penalties on it.”