Markov hurt … again.
But what a butt-kicking to end a great week.
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We’rrrre a feeeeiisty bunch tonight.
The refs for tonight’s game are Chris Rooney and Don VanMassenhoven. …. Canes sniper TommyK. is still looking for his 1st goal of the season. …. Dawgs just took a two goal lead on a goal by Max Pacioretty, his 4th.
Really liked the article about the value of players palying for at or near the league minimum (Pyatt, Darche, Halpern, Picard). The only bad thing is that some of these guys will likely get a better offer next year and we may not be able to keep them. Could be that’s why Ryan White is still in Hamilton – when we lose one of our inexpensive gems, up he comes.
Canes should be worried. This isn’t a streak, we’re building a full-head of steam. Two locomotives and they’re bound to bump. Canes should be worried:
PK is holding it down
P.K. Subban. Period.
Gionta is starting a point streak.
This is a PhD type of game.
Tom Pyatt time. Wanna see him skate all over the Canes.
PS beware the ghost of Ron Francis.
I sense a loss tonight. After playing two great games against strong teams, it’s only too likely there’ll be a drop in the level of intensity and effort.
The Bulldogs are leading Grand Rapids 1 - 0 with eight minutes to go in the 2nd, Aaron P. has the goal, his third.
Its true, a 90 PK would be kind of hard to maintain in the new NHL, so 110 is really for only the best 2-3 special teams teams in the league. But 100 being considered “very good” still seems like its setting the bar a bit low, I mean half the NHL is at or right around 100.
Not that this matters anyway, its just semantics.
They only broadcast the games via drums and smoke signals where he lives, you know, in his cave.
GRITTY AMERICAN YOUTHS!
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
SIZE! GRIT! SIZEGRITSIZESIDZEGRITGRTGRIT! PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH!
Same record skipping over and over.
I liked Obie cos he overcame crap that would have sent lesser men scurrying from town with their tails between their legs (own goal AND a stolen purse?), and somehow managed to turn into a relatively reliable (if unremarkable) d-man. And he was as classy leaving as he was when he was here. But it stops there.
And are you seriously suggesting that Obie had a howitzer? Really? More so than PK or Hammer or Marky? Really?
The games are on TSN or RDS or CBC. You should watch.
Time to start knocking some holes in Cam Ward’s record against us.
Cammalleri scores FTW tonight.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Old news, Ian. That was Wednesday night.
HP doesn’t want to see the Habs built from a team of pussies. He wants them to be Veteran And Gritty Youths of North America. In other words V.A.G.Y.N.A.‘s
I nominate the Miro Satan to the Habs rumour as the biggest pile of crap I heard all week…. Heck, that even beat that crap about Regehr (via EKlund) yesterday. What’s that, Eklund? It’s 95% done? Just like my check is 95% in the mail and she’s 95% pregnant?
Pff.
Is it the product of Gary’s cap world?
GARY MUST GO!
So they’re due to lose… F the Hurricanes, that team belongs in Hartford anyway.
So you’re letting Laraque off the hook as a failed enforcer… because he had to do it all by himself? Wah wah. He sucked, that role-player one-dimensional enforcer thing was passe anyway.
I actually find the comparison to O’Byrne insulting… to O’Byrne.
Police arrest NHL player after bar punch
Quick Boone, we need a reverse jinx and fast, and you’re the only guy that can deliver.
But he was NORTH AMERICAN!! With GRIT! Or sandpaper or jam or whatever the 12 year olds are calling it these days.
It’s fun picking apart the HP nonsense, but don’t expect a cogent response.
Grit! Grit! Size! Grit! Size!
You think SHULTZ is ready for the big leagues? Cos anyone who knows anything says he’s probably three years away, minimum.
But then, if your only criterion is GRIT! GRIT! SIZE! SIZE! GRITGRITSIZESIZEGRIT!, then yeah…. uh, no, it still doesn’t make any sense.
We just beat BOS and we would absolutely DISMANTLE Anaheim. Anaheim is the most overrated team in the league. And how in Christ is Anaheim a gritty team?
You’re so full of it that anyone who props your posts gets tainted by the stink.
No, a very good set of special teams adds to 100%, and an elite team adds to 110%. That’s Scotty Bowman’s opinion anyway.
Great, now I’ve got coffee all over my computer, thanks!
- In Price We Trust
from Canes Country:
The Carolina Hurricanes are in Montreal to take on the Canadiens tonight at the Bell Center. The Habs might be the perfect opponent for the Canes to face after their embarrassment at the hands of the Flyers on Thursday night. Much like the success rate the Flyers enjoy over the Canes, the visitors seem to do very well while in Montreal.
The Canes are 8-0-2 at the Bell Center in their last 10 meetings.
Carolina will be sticking with the same lineup as in previous games.
Cam Ward gets the nod in net.
Cam has had our number since. I hope we finally bomb him with quality shots tonight and get the F Ward off our backs.
Because Bettman said 7 would’ve looked fishy.
Whatever you say Neanderthalhabsfan!
You’re happy that O’Byrne would cross-check guys in the back of the head?
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what i liked about OBRYNE (and only the replays in slo-motion revealed this) is he would cross check a forward in the back of the head, he’d go into the corners facewashing and headlocking, he could take it.
anyway, its really a non-factor because he was never used this year….but it does speak to the composition management is favoring.
He was allso alone …no help ….very soft team! Even George Laraque knew he couldn’t take on a team like Philly by himself,hello!
How the hell did 4 Leafs get on the All-Star ballot?
Can you imagine if the PP starts rolling and their PK stays in the top 5 of the league?
One of the most underappreciated people on this team is assistant coach Perry Pearn. He was the reason why the Rangers had the #1 PK in the league a few years ago, and he’s one of the reasons why the Habs are currently 3rd in that respect. Not to mention the addition of Jeff Halpern who’s doing a tremendous job on the penalty kill.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=341029
WTF?? 11 years? God I’m sick of this nonsense. Power to the guy for being set for life, but we need contract limits.
What do you mean Gorges is not big enough. Not big enough for what. He has played great for about 2 years now and continues to get better. Give me 6 Gorges over 6 “big, tough” (ya right) O’Byrnes any day.
Don’t overestimate the lose of O’Byrne. I am sure if you asked any player around the league, O’Byrne didn’t strike any fear in anyone. He was not a frequent fighter, and when he did fight, it is not as though he packed a heavy punch. I would even say he was a weaker fighter than Mike Komisarek. O’Byrne was tall but he was a friendly giant.
While adding up to 100 is definitely good, I’d rather see the PP at around 20% and the PK around 80-85% as opposed to what we have now. We struggle to score goals – the D and Carey will bail us out in our zone.
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Ya in a cave with many Stanley Cup victories dumb arse;)
I’ve been a big proponent of adding some ‘sandpaper’ to our lineup. There is no doubt that a lack of grit played a big part in our playoff exits over the last several years. Having OBYRNE gone just brings us another notch down on the ‘gritty’ style.
That said, you can’t help but be floored by our team. There is one other element that can overide coming up against a gritty team, and that is owning the SPEED/POSSESSION game. It takes alot of hard work for 60minutes but it will beat a gritty team (ie:philly/boston/chicago/ana)… as for a 7 game series? i still think thats a problem for us.
1:The N.A.G. (North American Grit) Youth Movement will bring us respect. 2:The NHL-Ref-Syndicate will do everything in its power to never allow the HABS to win another Stanley Cup. 3. ..call up WHITE/SHULTZ/PAX now.
I think it was an average team would add up to 100, but a good team will add to 110. Makes sense since to me to have good special teams you should have around 90/20. Its still early though, plenty of time to get to that 110 mark if the PP starts clicking like last game.
So isn’t there a notion that if you’re combined PP and PK percentage adds up to about 100%, you must be doing a good job?
Cause at the moment, the Habs PK is running at a 89.4% efficiency, while the PP is on a 10.7% deficiency. But hey, that adds up to 100.1% lol.
Dude, he was our 8th depth defenseman. Picard is better. He was not going to get ice time. The Habs picked up a solid prospect for a player who wasn’t playing.
You’re from a time when blogging was done with painting on cave walls.
Rick saw a different O’Byrne than I saw. The kid isn’t a very good hockey player. To paraphrase Red, the guy made the same mistakes over and over again, took the same penalties, and didn’t learn from any of it.
Neither are Alex Semin or Patrick Sharp (leading the Hawks in points). The NHL just wants the big names.
Takes one to know one, Mr. Walsh.
Ryan O’Byrne: A Take from my Lonely Island
by Rick Stephens, AllHabs.net
And unlike the crop of centers-in-waiting, there is only one defenseman who can step in and play a similar role to O’Byrne, Jarred Tinordi. Yet, he is two to three years away from putting on a Canadiens jersey on a nightly basis. Let’s hope that there isn’t pressure to accelerate Tinordi’s development given the hole created in the organization by trading away O’Byrne.
Let’s also be up front about the reason O’Byrne was not playing in the Habs line-up: Jacques Martin. The antiquated coach has different rules for different players. With O’Byrne, it was the shortest leash possible.
Tweeted from Alan Walsh’s twitter about an hour ago:
“I nominate Martin McGuire as the asshole of the week for complete and total ignorance. Please retweet!”
He’ll say anything
I’ve mostly been in favour of keeping OByrne. I didn’t think he really got a fair chance this season or the last one but oh well, we’ll start to see his true level of talent after 20 or so games in Colorado. He obviously wasn’t going to get any ice time here so probably best for him that he was traded out of MTL. Still with Hamr and Gill’s contracts ending and Spatch with only one season left after his one (I see none of them being retained by the Habs) I wonder what Dmen the Habs will sign to fill the void. Do the Habs have any good Dmen prospects who seem ready to step in next season or the season after?
Markov Gorges
Picard Subban
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yes i know im a little late but i’ve been out of it lately and i wanted to vent.
i can’t believe Pleks and Price aren’t on the All Star ballot. RIDICULOUS
Use OPERA!
It has a “Reload every 10 seconds”
Dude ,he was our second largest player and a good ,tough D man who belonged to a Defense core in the C.H. with no-one who is spectacular. Markov is our best,Gill is our best Defensive Dman,Gorge is solid but not big enough ,Picard good and soft,Subban will be Captain one day and skates,play-makes, shoots well and has edge and Hammer and Spatch are near the end and will slow down more and more as the season continues and not one of them could punch their way out of a wet paper bag…well haven’t seen young Subban get it on so ?And not one of them has a Howitzer from the point….I guess I ‘m from a different time when the C.H. defense was the difference….
I wish Boone.s page when he is blogging about the games would refresh itself
Hip hip, hypocrites!
Actually he wasn’t out of position,he went behind the net with his guy umberger,who passed the puck over to filitov who passed it in front to vermette. The guy in front of the net for the avs didn’t take his man or the puck which went right by him. Obyrne led both teams in ice time last night,i watched the entire game. Six hits and four blocked shots,he was very solid last night. He is going to do very well in colorado.
Gionta was out of position on the Chara goal. Last week a whole lotta goals got scored when Habs were out of position… I don’t see the point here. Goals get scored when people are out of position. If there in position… usually doesn’t happen.
I’m sorry to kinda go off hehe, but I mean common…
They should give him a break. He hasn’t appeared in and NHL game since the Carter administration.
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I can’t believe the number of people who are sad O’Byrne is gone. Especially the people who are describing him as the tough defenceman that the Habs need. O’Byrne was not tough at all. He was week on his skates and lost countless battles along the boards and in the corners. He was no tougher than any of the defenseman we have now on the team and that includes Spacek. For a guy that was 6ft5, he played like he was 5ft6.
He was given his chance to be a regular on the Habs blueline and blew it. He had absolutely no hockey sense. When watching him, I would wonder if he was playing with a stick that was way to long because he would overskate the puck all the time or fumble with it. If he turns out to be a decent defenceman with Colorado then good for him. But he will never be more than a 3rd pairing defenceman or a depth guy.
I think the stats tell the story a lot more than your little story.
Hockeybuzz.com Aaron Musick Colorado Avalanche Blogger.
“Ryan O’Byrne gets his first Facepalm in his first game for his bad positioning leading to the Blue Jacket’s first goal.”
I guess stats don’t tell the whole story.
Goal scoring & Goaltending matters in the playoffs…a team full of Gretzkys or a team of Ulf Samuelsson’s…hmmmmm
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
grit is only a part of the game plan…Speed/finesse/vision/passing/sniping/goaltending…and Grit... grit really matters when the playoffs come around
agreed…he throws body checks like he is a blanket tryign to wrap around a player
- I support Carey Price as the Number 1 Goalie!
the leafs are gritty…but then you dont get points for throwing fists…
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
No reason to apologize man. I think that’s mostly due to it being early in the season, but thus far I’m wrong and you’re correct!
Anaheim, most ‘penalty minutes against’ of any team in the NHL…only 5 of 27 players under 6′…only 2 forwards born outside NORTH AMERICA, Selanne and you know the other one….etc etc… i don’t think there is any team in the NHL less grittier than us.
I should have said “Surge” that’s what we called him when he was on his game.
FEISTY AMERICAN GRIT!!
Still haven’t explained to me how Anaheim is a grittier team than we are.
See? Feisty.
It was SERGEI.
ONLY CRITERION??????
no minion de gauthier… its the only thing we lack on this exceptional team…its the only thing holding us back from going the distance, its the only thing that the sports media knocks us on… and the’re right.
physicality is A part of the NHL.
More on Carter’s signing via Bob McKenzie’s twitter:
Carter not eligible for no trade in Year 1. Has full no trades in Years 2, 3, 4. Modified no trade after that for duration.
Thats what I used to think, but check it out
http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20112ALLAAAAll&sort=powerPlayPercentage&viewName=summary
Just about half the teams are at 100, while 4-5 teams are at or even past 110.
Sorry for arguing, I’m just bored.
In the end it was quite a tail.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Funny, old Al can dish it, but he can’t take it. Is there a market for washed up soft shit like Satan?
Party animal of the year, great link, Mr. B.
You probably right,but laps never should have given ward the oppurtunity to sell one in the first place.
Wow, it’s cool hand Carey this night.
He got a few thousand votes back in 2009. LOL
Go Habs Go!
Boone criticizes Corvo…Ut oh. Poor Joe will now rag on Montreal being a shitty city and how he loves playing where people don’t care about hockey.
Ward got lucky on that one boy
Pouliot down on the knee… taking shooting lessons from Cammy?
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All right – let’s go PP!
Go Habs Go!
I dislike Carolina because of how well they play against us, but I do respect their style of play, and the fact that they play pretty clean after the whistle, much like the habs. There isn’t a lot of stickwork or roughing going on, and I can appreciate that.
I wonder if JM is going to bench Laps to send a message for that dumbass penalty. You know Benny or Eller would be.
Has Carolina taken a good penalty this game?
Why is Lapierre useless? Pyatt,Darche, Halpern and even Boyd are far more effective than Lapierre, and dont take any bonehead penalties
So how many games does Auld play this year? I mean Price can’t play them all. He looks like he could. But he can’t, can he?
The PP isn’t lighting it up, but the puck movement is 100x better in the last 2-3 games.
I could see Price playing 70+. I’ll be surprised if Auld gets more than a dozen games.
Lapierre has drawn more penalties than he’s taken this year.
Double standard
Their guy does it and it’s fne, but our guys does it and it’s not.
Go Habs Go!
Refs are retarded. Cammalleri obviously tripped, no call, he gives a guy who has the puck a shove, instant call.
That’s horsesh*t. If you aren’t going to call one, you can’t call the other.
Really???
Josh Gorges… probably the best d-man in the league that will never be on an All-Star ballot.
Man the Canes get a ton of calls, but Lapierre probably shouldn’t have checked Ward for no reason haha.
Nice dive Ward.
now that was stupid on laps part,whats the point of doing that?
Geez
Somebody should buy to Ron Francis a new suit…
http://media.turku.fi/kamera1.html
What a dive. Laps barely touched him.
Whaaaaaaaaaatttttt
Full Breezer 4 Life
What? That wasn’t a goal? Who is this guy wearing 31??
I’m looking forward to 3 years from now when our centers are Plekanec, Leblanc, Eller and Bournival.
Good for O’Byrne. It was a dumb trade. I know it was just because they didn’t think they had space for OB here, but its dumb..and we would have been able to resign him for cheap next year when Gill and Hamrlik are gone (and hopefully Spacek) We get ANOTHER center who might make it third line in the NHL some day, Colorado gets a huge physical already NHL ready defenseman. Whatever, going to tonights game. Skinner should be fun to watch. Went to the game in Boston 2 nights ago and it was so awesome, got a lot of cool pictures..one of PK watching his first regular season goal on the big screen. We were right behind the montreal bench.
PRICE!! STOP IN THE NAME OF GLOVE!!!
______________________________________ Long live Captain Gionta.
LOL thumbs up
Sorry, I disagree. Friend of mine was a competitive skier, got his knee redone by Dr Mulder, same guy who has fixed up some of the Habs over the years. He was warned that while he could expect to recover almost all of the mobility, he would have a susceptibility in that knee.
Remember Stephen he had 6 surgeries back in the 70s. It’s different today. Reinjuring the same spot would be a problem but I doubt it suggests he can’t take a lower body hit. Have a look at how his injuries have happened.
Markov is not soft he has played a lot of years for us . He is our best player and like that piece of crap Cooke last year players are taking cheap shots at him. I just watch the replay again and Staal drove his kne into trying to stop him It was a cheap shoot and Staal should get at least 30 games for tring to injuy him.
Made even better by his giggling after the save
Hey who coined the PhD line? Their refering to it on RDS haha.
I meant he’s soft as in so often injured he’s more prone to it now… sheesh.
It may be contract threatening.
Chill out Chorske! just making a personal observation/opinion, doesn’t mean I’m right. I leave my basement many times bud! Obviously way more than you do considering how much time you spend commenting on this site.
Carey Price after his awesome save…Cant help but think of it lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezAJeaCySV4
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
So nice I had to say it twice. LOL
Go Habs Go!
As a dedicated Halak supporter from last year, I have to say it.
That vegan whoremonger has an eye for goalies.
This team can survive an injury to Markov as long as Price continues at the level he is playing.
Monster crunch by PK!
The fans sure are getting to salute the favourites tonight eh?
Go Habs Go!
2 comments on PhD:
Halpern needs a new strap for his helemt
They just know where each other are on the ice all the time eh?
I LOVE THIS TEAM…UPS & DOWNS…Nothing gets my heart racing more than the habs….yeaaa!
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
The crowd should save themselves some time and chant “P-K-rey! P-K-rey!”
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of i missed the game but just saw the markov injury…
wtf was that by staal… what a classles play.. what a joke..
took the knee and not the body… man markov is unlucky
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88 is the new 23
Maybe its our record. Maybe its the score, that save or the beer, but im loving being a Habs fan right now!!!!
______________________________________ Long live Captain Gionta.
I watched the replay four times on RDS and it looks like Stal knee hit him on the thighs and not the knee. He did put some weight on it coming off the ice . I woud think if they though it was seriously injured they wouldn’t take a chance letting him put any weight on it. heres hoping he just tweated it and it scared him that why he punched the boards. We need someone to protect our leaders because Subban will be next.
Good call – clear obstruction.
Love Lapierre. He looked SO calm making that play… like a true skilled player. Comeon Laps.. a little more of that and you could be on the second line!
The Captain looks WAAAAAAY better, Cammalleri not so much.
I hear you and you’re probably spot on those points but Markov’s an NHL defenceman and one has to consider the wear and tear factor after his first op.
referees having a tough time staying out of the cycle along the boards.
lets put this one away here
you know what, i think we can give cammy a mulligan on anything that happens in 2010.
Poor Kostitsyn, getting stuck with Gomez as his centre.
I missed that goal and TSN doesn’t have highlights up yet, where can I see it? I missed the last two as well, had a guest
2 minutes for being near a player who can’t skate?
Okay, we’re sensitive after a thing like that. And comparing him to an Eagles song – ouch.
My eyes are tired. I read obduction…
http://media.turku.fi/kamera1.html
First Cammalleri, now Gomez….
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Rich guy wanted own bench…
http://media.turku.fi/kamera1.html
Carolinas’ color guy was talking all game about how high glove is Price’s weak spot, I guess he was wrong.
Stubbs.
Go Habs Go!
I agree, and I think he’s going to start lighting the lamp a ton soon, but he’s making bad plays with the puck all over the ice.
Carolina targeting a vulnerable Hab, where have I see this before???
I watched that whole game to the end just to see the look of defeat on their faces for a small bit of satisfaction.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
That would be a 5-minute major.
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le sigh
Ah @#$%.
Lapierre having his monthly “Lafleur moment” as I like to call them.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Markov…dangit.
Get UP!@
Oh no…no…no
You can see Staal hesitate as he realizes he’s going to be beat to the puck, and he drags his leg on purpose to stop Markov’s movement. He should be getting a massive suspension for that in a fair world, and in the NHL he’ll get nothing.
UH OH… deja vu all over AGAIN!
And there goes a knee….
http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020236
Not again.
Go Habs Go!
No way. Not Markov again…
WOW
Sorry I missed that! MAXIM!
-Also BWAHAHAHA Darche. Salt in the wound
Markov!!! NO!!!!!
______________________________________ Long live Captain Gionta.
That’s not satisfying…enough.
I still remember that playoff series.
One of those rare times where I wish we had Boogard or Laraque to do the same to Canes.
Staal. Leg on leg.
ah shit,not again.
Good observation. I’m surprised no one has ever done a Don Cherry is an idiot video on you tube to document his hypocrisy.
Oh God you gotta be kidding me? This is horrible!
Try NHL.com. It’s one of their must-sees.
Knee-on-knee – looks like we’ll see a lot of Picard.
Knee on knee… someone cut off his damn head
Accidental or not, Staal should be suspended for that.
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved his grimmacy smile. Lapierre is truly the Man of a Thousand Faces.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Aaah man missed Price’s save…
AND WTF HAPPENED TO MARKOV?
Seasons over.
What a horsecrap play. Meaningless.
Laraque never did anything though, we signed an enforcer and we got a liability who didn’t protect his guys.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
he’s putting weight on it!
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My hatred for this garbage team got even worse tonight. HATE
Paul Maurice is the epitome of a loser coach.
IT’S NOT FREAKING FAIR MAN!! MARKOV AGAIN. IT’S LIKE A FREAKING JOKE.
Favourited. LOL
Go Habs Go!
And he’s really hurt. well . . . .he was sort of walking by himself there.
Canes (especially Staal), you’re now on Habs’ hit list!!!
Please. He’s a Staal. It won’t even get a second look.
No problem ,just insert O’Bryne……
And Boston does too. Suddenly they dont seem to have so many games in hand.
Staal didn’t even get a minor penalty? What a joke this league is.
Sad…Luke Richardson’s daughter commits suicide..RIP
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/11/13/16129451.html
that was quite the knee to the ribs.
A tad too strong of a reaction; the fact that it’s accidental means it likely won’t even warrant a review.
Price robs Chad LaRose
Nobody is smiling now……..
Markov can’t even put weight on his leg. Very bad.
Gomez should get a penalty… after what Staal did on Markov?!
Canes should eat ice. Period.
hello! he can put weight on it!
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I am more chill now. I was NOT chill earlier. I apologize if I chewed your head.
I don’t have a basement.
exactly that was a damn knee on knee this league has such a bias for the american teams
exactly that was a damn knee on knee this league has such a bias for the american teams
I don’t think that was accidental at all. I think Staal did that on purpose and intended to injure
definatley incidental but that kinda ruined my mood
…
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
Heartbreaking…
If it makes anyone feel better, Giguere just let in a softie to let the Canucks take the lead 4-3 over the Laughs.
On-par with the save against Crosby earlier this year.
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Did you see Markov punch the boards, he knew it’s not good, and PK right there to get in Staal’s face.
“Start the season with a clean equipment bag and a freah bucket of febreze!”-CharlieHodgeFan
Definitely not nearly as bad as the injury in the playoffs. He could put weight on it there.
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The Habs are making me slightly less bi-polar.
With a bit of luck, his reaction was fear for having been reinjured. Let’s hope it’s not his knee, or anything other than a close call.
Just dreadful news. 14 years of age. So young.
My heart goes out to the Richardson family.
doubt markov’s injury is too serious. I doubt he’ll miss any more than week if he even misses any.
NHL.com
“Vancouver improved to 5-0-1 against Eastern Conference opponents with its second consecutive win overall. The Canucks went 13-5-0 against teams from the East last season.”
Last time I checked you can’t lose 2-0 in overtime…
Don’t know if you’re being sarcastic or douchey, but not funny, either way.
I’m pretty sure you will see it a few dozen times..
STUDLY.
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Now we would need a mean a-hole to step up for the team.
http://media.turku.fi/kamera1.html
STUDLY.
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Markov is damned.
I’m going to be watching this over and over and over
Ah Paul Maurice. Shut your pie hole.
I could give a shit less if it was accidental. It was a stupid play that was entirely Staal’s fault that resulted in an injury to a star player. Staal should be done for 5+ games AT LEAST.
Habs are now 8-0 when playing after 1 day off. Can we convince the Flyers to play on Monday?
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STFU Maurice – teach your team how to play defense.
For the love of EARTH I hope you’re right.
Make them pay for Markov. Hell, let Price join the rush.
Go Habs Go!
Boston loses to Ottawa 2-0.
The latter…..u don’t come here much?
I hope all you are right. I’m starting to fear that Markov is made of glass. His reaction scares me!!
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Maurice has a point, Gomez should have gotten a penalty there, what was he doing?
As for Markov, we should probably start getting used to this.
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Somebody hit Staal in the face with a slap shot.
Monthly, thats a stretch!
Biannual may be more like it!
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1st star: Henri Richard
2nd Star: Doug Harvey
3rd Star: Jacques Plante
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A thing of beauty. 4 points for Pleks tonight.
Go Habs Go!
Maurice has some balls to bitch a call after Staal gets no call for what’s usually 5 and a game.
ANDREI KOSTITSYN…
WOW HE’S OFF GOMEZ’ LINE AND HE SCORES LOL
AK46!
The PP pots one for Markov.
AK!
Stick it Caners.
so who the f- cares at this point, what an empty win. Hope Markov is okay
someone give this Staal guy a pair of sunglasses. He looks like he’s looking at the sun all the time
Me too…perhaps we should have the first Habs inside out Prayer Summit.
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Brother Andrei does his usual celebration… Chewbacca style!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Lucky seven!
Go Habs Go!
Excellent. Bury this team for what they did.
ANOTHER one for the same PP… noce
2 POINTS FOR GOMEZ TONIGHT
7-2
BLOWOUT
DARCHEEE
HEALL YEAH
Happy Jdub???
fuck carolina!
F yeah!
TWO FOR MARKOV!! ATTA BOYS!
Apology accepted. Appreciate that. No worries.
I’d concede those 2 for Markov’s return
7-2!! When was the last time we did this?!
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Methinks teams might start respecting our PP now. Hopefully. Anyways, it’s sure nice to hang a beating on these guys.
Darche Vader Laser Sabre!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Yes!!! Glad we’re smoking these guys, but I’m concerned about Markov. Doesn’t look good.
I’ve seen three replays. I’m willing to give Staal the benefit of the doubt. He isn’t a dirty player.
But how much of a pox are these Hurricanes? Koivu’s eye? Markov’s knee?
Nice.
Go Habs Go!
If you are going to throw out suspensions to any two players who get tied up an fall in the corner – you won’t have any players left by the end of the week.
There has to be some sort of malice, or illegal about his game. As far as I saw it, there wasn’t. It’s a shitty accident. Thats all.
Man we haven’t had a blow out like this on a Saturday night in a while. It feels like 1977 tonight.
I HATE Carolina.
Well, that’ll help the power play numbers…
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Boone you have some ungodly hours bro
….and Darche score on Gomez line…LOL
Sorry to say, but it won’t be reviewed.
Strange, a goal without Pleky
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The wife gets pissy at me because I always get pissed at staal for something and start spouting off about how much I’d love to see him take a skate in the throat and bleed out on the ice. I’d pvr that b1tch and watch it daily I would!
If that ACL is torn again his career is over.
ANd tomorrow there will be talk about how the Habs ran up the score.
Actually it would be better if he did get him in the thigh. I would rather a bad charlie horse or deep bruise over the possible alternative.
That’s not true at all. It means his season is almost certainly over. But not his career. It’s an important ligament, but it is just a ligament. Some skiers have busted theirs multiple times and had them fixed.
yes that was a deliberate hit KNEE to KNEE.STAAL KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING DIRTY PLAYER SORE LOSER I hope it is going to be reviewed, should get a game for that or better still stay out until Markov comes back. I would love to see this happen when anyone hits with a knee on knee {Pigs might fly To] Great game ,good luck Markov hope to see you soon GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Calling all posters to the first habs insideout prayer summit.
Please remember Markov tonight
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Carolina’s announcer declared it a goal before he really saw what happened. Carey’s shaking-laughing shoulders were icing on the cake!
So how is the resurrection of Khadri workin’ out for ya Berkie?
Tell me about it. But naps are saving my sorry ass.
Shut the frak up
He’s into his thirties and that would be two surgeries on that knee in 8 months.
That’s career ending.
Man, that felt good.
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1. Pleks 2. Price 3. Gionta
Leafs lose 5-3. It’s the night that keeps on giving.
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God Cherry! Blocking shots is how teams win!
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Nope. Injury prone just became fair, I don’t think it was till now.
I think Staal was just trying to get out of the way to be honest. Anyway, it’s looking like we need to start preparing for life without him like you say.
He just cost himself a few million for sure. He doesn’t get a dime more than $5 million/annually now.
He’s down for the next week now minimum, even if it’s just sore they aren’t going to let him play till next Monday I bet.
7 goals? Bag skate them tomorrow JM.
In no special order:
PRICE: for “bending the matrix”
PLEKS: for being Pleks.
GOMEZ: for grit without his stick in a ‘won’ game and
rubbing their face in it (literally) and then setting up Darche in a beauty.
THE LEAVES: for still being losers
And now the best:
Bob GAINEY: for assembling this feel-good Habs lineup (after so many grey years.) He is legend.
Early to ask I know, but is there any word at all on Markov?
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Love to see Darche get a PP goal. He is such a solid player – doesn’t give up. And he gets to pop one in front of the home crowd – nice.
Markov …………………… all I’m thinking about right now. It sure didn’t look good when he banged his fist on the boards. He knows something.
3GP 3W 1.00 GAA .969SV%
I think I have an idea who the NHL’s First Star of the Week will be.
Go Habs Go!
Oh, and this one was for Ian Cobb. Hope it helps you sleep better tonight Ian.
Great game only problem someone should have gone after Staals knee or broke his wrist with a slash. Sorry Staal kneed Markov and it was a cheap shot and someone should have done the same to him . The team was just getting going and now we could lose Markov for weeks or maybe the season.
This from THE KING OF DOUCHBAGS !LOL
Me too, maybe its the memory of the high stick to Koivu but I HATE Carolina. So nice to SMASH them for a change.
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Malkin will get in. It would be nice if they would give him some credit, really overdue.
It’s looking like the Habs might have to look at a Markov-less future. Maybe Mcguire did have something about how Komisarek protected him. Whatever. I hate seeing a player get injured. If anything Markov’s cap hit just took a hit. I just can’t feel that up about this win.
Nasim Khadri?
Haha no way! I was gonna say that! Great minds…uh..something something.
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and the Bruins were shut out
don’t forget the question mark runaway bride
Laffs lose.
Now the cherry on the cake would be word that Markov is okay.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Cherry making excuses for Giguere, when the replay CLEARLY shows there was no deflection on the shot.
Sorry, no sympathy from me here. He blogs/writes on a subject he loves which is likely an obsession at this point in his life. He gets to go to every home game and watch the Habs in relative comfort from an unobstructed view all while eating comp forum dogs and 10 buck beers (No wonder he has no time for Anglina!
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Markov’s career is in jeopardy cus he’s can’t take a lower body shot without injury….sad but real.It’s Bobby Orr-esk!
Nice.
Great game! P&P are unreal this year (Price and Plekanec)!
Hope Markov just tweeked it and isn’t out again…he has the worst luck…
Go Habs Go!
“Six more years…God Bless You Turtleneck Man!”
agree. It looked pretty dirty to me.
Great win! Boone, you’re spot on with the “…again” in your first line. He’s a great player and all, and I hope it’s not serious, but is Markov perhaps a bit….”soft”? (he’s goes down like he’s been shot!)
Hee hee, that snicker motion by Price is awesome.
Markov got cut by Price’s skate. That would have been prevented by having Komisarek on the ice? Really Pierre?
Markov was hit by what’s his name from Pittsburgh….Komisarek would have stopped that? Staal hit him knee on knee in a battle for the puck? Again…how would Komisarek would have prevented that?
Best evidence that fighting in hockey is stupid: Don Cherry remains all for it.
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I just figured it out. Xtra is Don Cherry!!!!
Christ on a bike. I can tell the ones who never leave their gorram basements.
Here’s the deal. A knee injury makes you go down like a shot. And the nature of the joint means that if you hurt it ONCE, you are susceptible to repeated injuries for the rest of your life.
Hence the …again. This is going to happen.
Chantal in black stockings on L’Antichambre is just so hot.
oh and by the way, on the Van-TO clip of the winning goal, the TO d-man never touched thw puck. Don sees what he wanta to see.
Actually, Matt Cooke hit him and knocked him into the boards awkwardly and caused him to catch his leg.
Go Habs Go!
Markov… maybe it’s just a charley horse… yeah, right, that guy is softer than a mid ’70s Eagles ballad.
I had to watch it 4 times on my DVR just to be really, really sure – but Zigomanis’ stick NEVER touched that puck, it was just a terrible whiff on Giguere’s part.
Cherry should be happy though, his second most favorite team the Bruins will be getting another top 3 pick again this year!
/\\ike
GO HABS GO!
Chill Chorske, some folks gotta find something to bitch about. I agree with you but the sensitivity threshold in here is pretty low these days. As low as a reinjured ACL.
Soon, neither will be on HI/O.
Go Habs Go!
Prayers for that knee, please let it be a sprain or something else, not a tear.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Without the brain farts from the guys in from of him it would have been 3GP 3W .333 GAA., a .990SV% and 2 shutouts.
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This is a common gambit for Cherry. One week he’s like, YOU KIDS AT HOME, PUT YOUR STICKS IN FRONT OF THE SHOT, and then the next he says YOU KIDS AT HOME, NEVER PUT YOUR STICK IN FRONT OF THE SHOT.
If the shooter has a clear line and you are right next to the shooter, put your stick there. If you are BETWEEN the shooter and the goalie, it is almost alwasy best to let the shot through and avoid obstructing the goalie’s view. The defenseman made the correct play and Giggy shouldhave had that.
More healing time before the hit would have been better. But he came back to play, and that’s a risk. Playing with an injured knee is not being injury prone, but it is having a weak spot.
Injury prone would be miising two weeks because he hurt his hand punching the boards. If this is his knee, with a bit of luck, it’s a minor re-injury.
hard to say is markov out just a few games or the same type of injury as last year and out for the year…
You are correct. My apologies.
Markov has a charly horse injury, no other twisting of knee was evident, I feel he’ll be back with no time missed.
Great to see the boys keep it going on the power play,,, 3 goals!!
Gomez, I am willing to cut some slack for him,
he’s been setting up some nice goals,
You just made me change back.
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from your mouth to God’s ears!
The Canes have a history of this crap they tried to blind Koivu and they took out the Oliers goaltender and won the cup because of that. They get away with this crap because god forbid the NHL should come down on them and the team loses then we would lose the Canes. Bettman cares only for the American teams he does give a S%$# about the Canadians teams.
Much as I don’t like your inference, I do like your Eagles reference. (I never thought he was soft based on seeing the replays of those injuries)
Here I was hoping we could go five minutes without seeing his name somewhere. LOL
Go Habs Go!
One win to go.
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Bullspit….I’ve had one knee surgery and never a problem again! It’s a combo of factors :1) Genetics..2) Type of damage 3) Who’s the surgeon 4)And most important….length of recovery period.
Yow! Well spotted. Why I was still on CBC is beyond me.
Oh yeah, it’s because I can’t STAND these Antichambre blowhards.
And camerman: PAN BACK. Chantal must be in EVERY shot.
It’s RDS’s version of Bleu Nuit…..
I mean he’s soft as in so oft injured anything will hurt him now.
In case anyone missed the Carey Price save, it’s already been YouTubèd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-38-HTW8A
Soft? Soft and we wouldn’t have seen him play yet this season. Soft and he’d be the goal that beat the Leafs tonight.
I frown on Smiler’s trolling, and on his similes.
I’m not usually one for the “Bettman Hates Canada” conspiracy theory, but now that you mention it the Canes sure do get away with a lot of garbage.
Go Habs Go!
Isn’t it a drag about Price and his glve side.
*snicker snicker snicker*
That snicker movement. I need to make that my avatar.
HOLY SH*T!!!!
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Well yeah, he’s a Leafs fan.
Go Habs Go!
Is it just me or does Bob Cole sound like he is calling every Habs game for the other team. Not only that but where the hell is he with the play? He’s easily off by 5 seconds. They need to retire him soon or take him off of Habs games. Brutal.
I’ll take Pierre Houde anytime, and I’m a unilingual Anglophone!
I watch all my hockey on RDS, but at the very least they can give us Jim Huston (sp) and Craig Simpson that the Leafs get. we deserve the better play-by-play
He hates the Habs. No question about that. His failing mental faculties just make things even worse.
I know hockey, I’m out scouting games every week. That’s why my Ice Dogs won 18 times in three years when I owned the team. Don knows..hockey.
Cherry praising Shawn Thornton for trying to smash Moen’s head into the boards. Go back to bed Cherry.
He thinks head shots are bad unless they’re directed at a Hab. Then they become “good, tough plays”.
What? There was a clip of Thornton and Moen, but Cherry made no comment on it.
PRICEY!!!!! Save of the game!!!!
I’d tell Milbury that he sucks to his face but he might hit me with a shoe.
I’d take a shoe to the face to tell him he sucks to his face.
He was praising Thornton for “being one of the good guys” and then told them to “role the Moen clip”.
LMAO. But Thornton’s goal was shown three times.
Is it Hockey Night In Toronto or Bruins that have never won crap on CBC? Cherry, career loser. PJ Stink, Career Loser. Mike Milbury, Career Loser.
Not only is Milbury a career loser, he’s a team destroyer.
OMFG PRICE!!!! WHAT A SAVE!!!! HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
Holy shite Carey!
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What a nice save!
That’s f’ing ridiculous. Guaranteed, that is the highlight of the night on every sports show in the country.
UNBELIEVABLE SAVE!!!!!!!!
Wow!
HOLEEEEE FRAK! PRICE!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
MYYYYYYYYYYYYY
GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
….Shades of Halak
Holy crap!
Save of the year.
HOLY SH*T!!!!!!!
Haaaa, check him out. He’s amused by that stop.
Et quel arret superbe de Price! Incroyable!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Loved the Price is Right music after that save!
DANS LES FILETS, IN NETS, NUMBERRRR THIRTY ONE, CARRREYYYYYYY PRRRRICEEEEE
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whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatt
HOLY SHIRT!!! That’s the best save I’ve ever seen him make! Holy statement!!!
Top 3 Plays of the Year
Was that the weak glove everyone is always talking about ?
Did i just hear The Price is Right theme song??
Jesus Price, did you see him giggling after that!
“Start the season with a clean equipment bag and a freah bucket of febreze!”-CharlieHodgeFan
And I thought Max would have the HON. Then Price makes THAT save! Wow
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im glad he did that early cause its gonna be on highlight shows all year long!
the kid’s playing incredible. Gonna kill all the price bashers out there, buy hey one day they’ll get over it!
Not high enough – If it was high he would have let in the softy!
Amazing!
“spectaculare”
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I agree – Price or Halak…but Goats chose wisely? The way they’re both playing, it seems like a push.. hard to say who comes out ahead at this point.
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“He’s big, he’s simple and he’s getting the job done”
Muller on Price.
Now all we have to do is edit the last part of the sentence…..and we have a new controversy.
For some reason I don’t see the brilliant idea behind Gomer-Lapierre-Puoliot on the pp…
http://media.turku.fi/kamera1.html
Lapierre in Pouliot’s spot on the third line. Does this mean Pouliot gets some top-six time?
don’t call him Pricer, do we call you Boner?
Maybe it’s the Beavis or Butt-Head in me but why do I still giggle like Spicoli when I hear “Hamrlik”?
I’m 46…
PhD is a smart line!
Pleks is MAGIC tonite!!!!
PLEKANEC!
CAMMALLERI!
ET LEEE BUUUUUT!
Yeah, Mike Brophy was right…Plekanec is overpaid. LMAO.
great pass by pleky and cammy has a tap in.
Pleks is giving a big F-YOU to those who picked the all-star ballot.
BEAUTIFUL!
El Camino!
Vroooooooooom!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Pleks just does not quit. He’s an inspiring player to watch.
Pleks is amazing. So glad he stayed…
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Now remember everyone, Pleky is NOT an All-Star
Cammy!!! Great time for one!
now Turtleplecs needs a fight in the next 30 seconds to get the rare, one period gordie howe!
Olé, olé, olé oleé
WTF (is what I just yelled to my computer). That was solid “D”…what’s he supposed to do?
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CAREY!
Plekanec or Halak, that was the choice in Habs cap world… Gauts chose wisely.
Yep….PG did it right!
Price and Plekanec both showing why their being left off the All-star list was a massive mistake.
Pricey is absolutely on fire right now and Pleky is Mr. Reliable.
Exactly how and when did Plekanec become this good? I mean, he doesn’t make any bad decisions on the ice.
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Oh good, Vancouver tied it up lol!
There is a place…
Their denotes ownership…
They’re is what you’re looking for here, as in “they are”…
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I disagree. It was Price or Halak, and yes… Gauts chose wisely.
Methinks we’re going to have to launch a massive write-in campaign.
Go Habs Go!
I just love how the price bashers have nothing to bash and are seeing what has been there all along with the exception of dryden it takes a goalie three to four years to hit there stide
Agreed, he actually stepped on the puck, But the canes are down two so lets try to make it a game
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
Do you actually believe that kool-aid line? No problem with keeping Price, but to say they couldn’t have another million in cap space is stretching it.
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He’s becoming our new Saku – clutch player who never quits (insert other adjectives of praise here).
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There is the opposite of here – and spelled the same but for one letter. (30 years of teaching English). The error I saw the most was the non-word alot.
They’re in their place over there.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
yeah, that one is irritating too. The above spelling would be appropriate for the insect that lives inside Don Cherry’s ear, the ever evasive ‘alot’
Mmmm, Kool-Aid…
It’s been a steady progression. And to their credit, management recognized it and signed him long-term to sensible money.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html
So – enjoying the work of a talented writer is cause for name-calling? Who’s the child? It’s way past your bedtime sonny.
I don’t cheer for the Blues or Halak – but I believe we let the better goaltender go. Price is playing far better this year – hope it lasts.
Todd’s no Farber.
I think its fair to vent about losing a goaltender you loved…but it aint cool to slag the goaltender who was kept, not by his own choice, but by managements…Fact is, we sold high and are havin great goaltending and have a great prospect who will eventually blossom to a great two way player…its only a matter of patience
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
Mr. Todd running his mouth about Price again? LOL
Go Habs Go!
Lol. “A bottle of jack” would have sounded a little better. Otherwise, you might have people asking if Jack is new “friend” of yours.
Jack usually hits back…
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Jack resides in a bottle. And he’s an old friend …
lmfao!
Mr. Todd writes beautifully – he does not run at the mouth. And he was/is absolutely correct about the goalie situation last year. Halak was the better – no contest. Price wasn’t even in the discussion. Halak is putting up great numbers this year as well.
Todd?
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
look at this guy…even when jaro is gone, and carey is playing his ass off, shiloh still finds a way to slurp him. yawn. go find blues inside/out
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But where is he when Price is back to form? The second he gets a speedbump, he’ll be back to kickin carey while hes down
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
Whoaa big fella, lay of the Blues talk here in Habs land.
They Call Me Shane
Isn’t it nice that Mr. Todd lets his children use the Internet, everyone?
Go Habs Go!
I wouldnt go that far, hes been giving credit where credit is due, but ovbiously jaro still has a spot in his heart
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I don’t know… I think he’ll push 60 this year. Him and St. Louis have unbelievable chemistry together.
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around 55, 60, same thing. but no way he breaks 70. especially now that lecavalier is out, the defense can key in on him.
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With all due respect to Vinny, if I were an opposing coach, I’d be keying in on Stamkos over Vinny these days. League leader in points, vs. a guy with 3 goals, 9 points. Healthy Vinny or not, Stamkos is going to face the checkers, and he’s still gonna score a crapload of goals
If Barry Melrose were still coaching Tampa, Stamkos would be a 4th liner getting 10 goals a year… in the AHL.
And my hockey pool thanks him for it.
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Anyone else notice that, 16 games into the season, Stamkos is on pace for 76 goals?
he’s pretty ridiculous…but no way he can keep up this pace. Hell settle in around 55 I think…hes a top 3 scorer in the NHL now. him, crosby, and ovie.
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I predit PK lays out Skinner with a big open ice hit
Same here. CBC makes my blood pressure go up.
Boone, is that Satan rumour (posted on the main page) of any merit?
Also, one thing I forgot to include in my comments about the webpage a couple weeks ago is that when clicking on links from habsinside out (even to articles posted by yourself, Stubbs etc) should open up in new tabs rather than the same tab. This website should never automatically navigate us away from it.
No rumours have merit. A GM doesn’t discuss who he is going to trade or aquire with a journalist. It just doesn’t happen.
Agreed about having links opening in a different tab. My fingers are tired of right clicking and selecting “open in New Tab”.
And if you believe me gwebster – No. Satan is not signing with the Habs.
I know I’m not the first to suggest this but Walsh should STFU. Like really dude. Stop communicating.
Happy Birthday to Ex-Hab Bryan (Bugsy) Watson (68), Murray Oliver (73), Don Lever (58) and baseball’s Jimmy Piersall (81).
How ripe were the banana’s?
……………….sorry…
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This is just generally MORE LIKE IT! Glad to see them come back after blowing that lead. When your goalie plays as well as Price, it’s just good manners to not take stupid a$$ penalties.
Lots of guns tonight … Pleks, Gio, Benny … these guys are scorers.
Gomez remains a weak-link unfortunately. His passing is brutal lately and whoever goes on his wing just goes there to die.
Let’s see a strong third and support for the goalie with a 3 goal lead!
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That was a nice goal by Benny. A real natural goal scorers touch. If he ever reaches his potential we are going to see a lot more of those.
AK46 was on fire with Plekanec.
Gionta is on fire with Plekanec.
Fair to say Gomez needs to elevate his game a bit. He’s improving though, with 2 assists in last 2 games.
You know of course that the Habs haven’t trailed for 8 periods of hockey. 1 more to make it 9 gentlemen.
Go Habs Go!!!!
cammi, cammi,cami, gotta smarten up,,,indiscipline cannot happen!
pros, are Josh on the bench, told his teammates, THAT;S ENOUGH, SMARTEN UP!
Sure enough, the boys responded.
Josh doesn’t say alot, but when he speaks, boys listen
way to get back in there boys,
Milbury claiming that other teams are conspiring against Burke by signing their players to deals.
Off topic but Pillia Flyers scare the crap out of me. 5 – 1 tonight, they continue to dominate. I know its Florida – Its 5 to 1.
the reason carolina came back we stopped pressuring their d but once we started again you could tell lots of scoring chances will come…their d has looked poor when pressured…3rd period lets play solid solid d game but let pk have some fun before martin puts the brakes on him…
What’s an uleworld?
Is he wearing his tin foil hat?
“Six more years…God Bless You Turtleneck Man!”
Not taking anything away from Gionta but Josh would have made a great captain.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I’m not sure what game you’re watching.
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They Call Me Shane
Except that the third and fourth goals came off the rush and had absolutely nothing to do with pressuring their defensemen.
Coming from a guy who’s name is Gomer lol
I agree , Josh sure would have made a solid captain
sets a great example every time
never gives up,
epitomy of courage and commitment
What I like the most besides the score.
The Canadiens are entering the offensive zone with a shot on net and not that crazy cross ice (on the blueline no less) pass.
They made two mistakes tonight and got scored on them.
Pressure all the way.
Get Outta My Head
They Call Me Shane
what a tard… it makes money but its a failure. it’s a business! looks like he’s really LEANING into the second part of oxymoron
I’m going to go balistic the next time I hear another hockey pundit credit the Habs playoff run to a “hot” goalie…or say Halak beat the Pens or the Caps…this team is for real! Give some credit to JM and this team…
“Six more years…God Bless You Turtleneck Man!”
Because it’s all about the Leafs. It’s so unfair for Philly to sign Carter like that, wow, I hope Burke can deal with the insult.
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Might be, under that toupe.
Welcome to my world.
When in Norway, where is there a good place to watch the game online?
Scrap the World Cup. Keep the Olympics. The World Cup is the old Canada Cup which was created because back then the Soviets sent their best players to the Olympics and Canada had to send their National Team. No need for the World Cup now that the Olympics allows NHL players.
have we ever chased Ward out of here?
Sorry Toronto, you’re not entitled to every star in the league the way your media would like to make you think so. How Milbury is considered an “expert” analyst on multiple networks is beyond me.
Best line in the Hotstove: LeBrun to Milbury “Is that because you never got to play in an All Star game?”
I’m with you.
http://www.atdhe.net
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Yeah, it was really crafty of JM to come up with a game plan that let the Habs win while being completely outplayed. He is CRAFTY.
In all fairness, it wasn’t just Halak, Cammalleri and Gill were there too.
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We chased Gerber once. That didn’t go so well.
Boo hoo…So unfair…Why is Milbury on Hockey Night in Boston…err I mean Hockey Night in Toronto? Isn’t there a measured, intelligent former CANADIAN hockey player/coach/GM that could fill that idiot’s shoes?
He’s on a line with Gomez:)
Are you guessing that is what happened?
“Start the season with a clean equipment bag and a freah bucket of febreze!”-CharlieHodgeFan
Milbury can’t hear you he has all the press clippings from his crappy trades plugging his ears…
With apologies to Patrick Roy.
I read this just as the laser eye surgery ad came on on RDS. There’s a weird looking curly headed guy that can let you see Eller play, for a Price.
Yeah, and it looked as if McLean was gonna kill his mic too. Thing is, Milbury is right. The All-Star game blows.
What’s the three-goal protect strategy?
More carpet bombing I say!
Pleks just about took Gio’s head off.
What a pass by Markov
Seriously? A part of me really hopes every team hates burke so nobody will deal with him. But,its more then obvious the bruins organization loves him.
and threw banana’s at that other goalie for carolina, kevin weekes?
LOL
Outplayed by Washington, not by Pittsburgh, not even close.
Ease up on the ‘cane liquor. You don’t want to bomb your carpet.
smart play by halpern to dive and push the puck back to gill when all 3 forwards would have been caught.
How is it a guy that makes a fraction of Gomez cares 100 times more?
True. Sometimes you’ve got to take a coule of steps back before taking three forward. It also keeps the puck in your posession.
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it depends how you look at it i guess, cause, just by firing a lot of shots from bad angles unscreened doesn’t mean you outplayed a team, the leafs do that like every night. its pretty obvious which teams got outplayed, that’d be the team with the early summer vacation.
Fast period.
Who else is glad that Mr. Boone doesn’t use the other phrase for killing time anymore?
Rich people are mean and selfish?
http://media.turku.fi/kamera1.html
OMG!!!!!!!
I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
When’s the big Bugs versus fbkj showdown? Is it pay-per-view? Is Boone live blogging it?
Never panned out. One was no-show from what I hear.
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LOL. They should square off during the next Summit. The winner becoming the new enforcer for the Habs as they seem to need more GRIT according to some.
What’s this now …the New HIO tea party going after Bugs now…very pathetic ! Shout out to Ian ,hope your have no pain today…
BULSHIT
BULLSHIT
BULLSHIT
BULSHIT
BULLSHIT
BULLSHIT
BULSHIT
BULLSHIT
BULLSHIT
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Will somebody PLEASE think of the children!
Horseshit reffing again. Cammy shouldn’t have done it – but if they aren’t going to call it?
Habs 2 – Refs 1
Thanks Cammalleri….
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sooner our later our lousy discipline 200 feet from our own net is going to bite us in the ass, and there it is.
That poor Allan Walsh. No-one gets him.
That poor Allan Walsh. No-one gets him.
Hey, at least he tries, and in the end isn’t that all that counts?
Why do the Habs take so many penalties? Not exactly helping their goalie out. No chance on that goal.
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Looks like Paul Maurice read my post.
No chance on that(((
Like that Cammalleri gave the ref his two cents worth after the goal. Shouldn’t have to tolerate that crap.
Go Habs Go!
why did cammy get the penalty other then the refs are blind dumb and have an american bias
Bulldogs win 2 to 1 and play Grand Rapids again tomorrow afternoon in Hamilton.
Gorges was way too high in the slot. He has to play a lot closer to the goal line when they have someone down low.
Gomez is LOST
Gomez! (smacking my own head)
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Cammy wants get the GWG?
http://media.turku.fi/kamera1.html
Cammy needs to control his anger.
Refs have been horrendous too.
the word you’re looking for is *facepalm*
Granted the refs missed a call…. But Cammy has gotta keep his head on straight. Can’t take stupid Ozone penalties.
Cammy has been really frustrating to watch this season. Taking too many bad penalties.
LOL
The officiating is always one-sided when it comes to Carolina. They’re one of Bettman’s most favoured teams.
It’s sit down, shut up, pay the bills Habs fans because Petey Karmanos owns Bettman.
officiating is atrocious, Next call will be on the habs for saying a bad word
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
We’ve stopped skating, they haven’t.
I’d wear a Maple Leaf Jersey to the next summit if RDS would get rid of Brunet.
Here we go,.. Carolina has life now.
Pissing away this game, unreal.
No one’s skating, get your feet moving guys.
allloone in the slot
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Too many penalties changed the momentum of this game. Back to evens.
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Jeezus. I don’t remember him picking any corners like that when he played for us…
Damn I hate Carolina!
If we lose this game, it is Cammalleri who should be held to account.
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tommy k! …screw you….
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
Poetic justice?
Love Tom the Bomb! But that’s enough goals against us for his career now…
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Looked like that might have gone off of Gorges stick, too.
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Yeah JM had a chance to play Eller w/Gomer’s line but doesn’t. keep playing Laps
I can’t faulking stand brunet, we all know that was a dumb penalty(Well it looked more like a little tap)from Cammi but what about the penalty that should have been called on Carolina seconds b4
yes remember when saku almost went blind and thats how they beat us and no penalty I had to turn off the game I was getting to upset
exactly. Seems like refs are wanting carolina to win this game. Some side bets i’m guessing.
I don’t usually predict at game time like this but the reverse-jinx seems to have some power so here’s what I think. Carolina is one of those teams that makes my stomach feel funny. We should beat them, I don’t like them, classic Montreal goalie psych out stuff going on. I said before this week started that I wouldn’t be surprised if they beat Vancouver, Boston and lose an ugly one to Carolina.
Meathead Milbury is such a douchebag!
I feel that our team plays better when they are underdog. They play better defensively. This game is a test whether JM’s system works when we are not underdog.
Just looking at the NHL Shooting% and was surprised to see Koivu leading with 7 goals on 20 shots, good for 35%.
New Shooting% Habs scapegoat? PK Subban, yes our rookie stud is now officially second last in shooting%. Not a big deal the way he is playing.
And Gionta is now 54 spots out of last place at a clip of 5.1% nice to see him climbing.
North American Grit, sandpaper, Schultz…. Sounds like a gangbang right there
Regarding Carter’s deal, it’a an absolute joke that Gomez makes morre than him. We have to find a way to neutralize Stall tonight, With Whitney being gone I think we can turn things around versus the Canes
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
Reason #457465 I hate cable TV -
I pay top dollar for tons of garbage channels I do not want. One of them, CBC, is hosting the habs game. However can I watch it? HELL NO. I live in Hamilton and thus get to watch the leafs. CBC east? Leafs. CBC west? Leafs.
Pardon me, but why the hell do I pay for this crap if I can’t even watch the content I want? I’m PAYING for CBC. There is a feed out there with the content I desire. However they just “don’t feel like” showing it to me. It’s digital, just feed the damn channel to my TV please. Remove CBC East and West and give me one of the other channels that shows the habs. Is it THAT hard? 3 channels of the same game, are you kidding me?
BLAH. RDS it is, and not RDS HD either. Can’t offer me that can you? Naah…..gotta switch to Bell or some other crap service to get it.
F cable….
Giggity
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The Carter deal at a 5.27 million cap hit is a good one for Philly. Very minor cap hit increase from his current contract, so there’s little impact on their cap budget moving forward.
Last three years are very buyoutable resulting in a six year 1.1 cap loss.
For a guy talkin bout grit and sandpaper…Ive never seen Peter Puck throw a punch…Thats like havin an Anne Murray Avatar…Yet religously praisin’ Pantera, Childrom of Bodom etc…Come on! … Sendin the wrong vibes man…
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
lmfao
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my cell ring tone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr-0-El9cqs&feature=related
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CBC or RDS peeps? which one will win it for us
Good for the Flyers, but honestly Carter should fire his agent. Taking 3 million and under in the last 3 years in his mid 30′s…. Players of Carter’s calibre are still making twice that at that age.
Hmmm…
Should I have a coffee or beer….? I think I’ll start with the coffee…
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The answer is always RDS. Nothing like hearing “Et le but”
Peter puck nearly killed a man in MTL don’t forget.
100% agree with you. I would like for TSN to “define”, Canadiens region because I think I’m part of it living in the Maritimes. I’m ready to switch to Bell/Aliant Fiber op and tell Rogers to go F-themselves.
I guess MaClean is used to all that crappy Leaf vibe
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
That smarter one of the Ruutu bro’s scares me a little…
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Don’t forget Bolds and Italics. Or Bugs’ rank in the navy!
hahahaha
Me too buddy, just arrived from Maui yesterday ( The Coffee I mean), Coffee is my last vice.
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
Hey, I ain’t happy about it.
As far as criticizing his agent, you have to think he could have squeezed more, but those last three years aren’t so bad for Carter cause even if he’s bought out, he can sign for another 2 or 3 and still be earning decent coin. Also, you have to give the agent credit for making it doable for the team, if Carter wanted to stay the agent just helped make sure he was staying with a potentially competitive team.
As I said I ain’t happy about it.
If he was that gritty…He wouldnt have “nearly” killed him…He would have had the kill…He must be european…
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
Boone – Carey’s next shoutout will be his th in the regular season, not his 17th.
I hate this anthem singer… cant we find a better one? bring back joseph kaiser or even anyone else..
I feel your pain. It’s complete BS.
As a follow up to nigtmare’s post, it was Pacioretty and Palushaj who scored for the ‘dogs. They seem to be finding their ole college magic. They are now 2,3 in scoring on the team and Palush has played 5 less games than than his teammates.
Have a beer with me J.J. Though it is early morning where you are isn’t it?
can I have a link for tonights game in the states please?
……Coffeee it is… Thanks bro!
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goota go with CBC; can’t speak a lick of french!
So your Sundays are pretty much shot to hell after staying up all night watching hockey?
Also not happy about it, I’d like to see some screw ups for the Flyers because they look way too strong. And yeah, credit to Carter and his agent for being loyal to the team, if he was a Hab a deal like that would make me smile big time, but since he isn’t it sucks!
Learn how to skate.
Awesome, typical ticky-tack Welfare penalty the Canes always get against Montreal.
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Sports/CBC%27s_Hockey_Night_in_Canada/Live_Streams/1335281080/ID=1574560947
WTF kind of D was that, nice save Price though.
It depends on the result…
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Price looks like he’s on. As for the Calder match-up, Skinner with a good shot, PK with a bad penalty.
Agreed
That’s dedication to the team. I admire that.
It’s not morning yet… 2.21 am…
Stll time for a couple of goal-beers, if (and when) nessesary…
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pretty good pp.. where do Cane’s rank???
OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!
John Forslund is awful at play-by-play.
EVERY second goalie stop:
{insert goalie name here} says, “No!”
/\\ike
GO HABS GO!
Loved AK46′s reaction to his bad turnover in the d-zone, crunch the guy.
The thing that seems different about Gionta this year is that he’s not pouncing on/gathering up loose pucks anymore. Last year it was like he was a magnet; now, it seems that pucks bounce by him and off him. Or he bats down a puck and can’t find it. He doesn’t look as aggressive either. Can’t go on for too much longer, can it?
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Wow, Jeff Skinner like 5, not 18.
JJ, you deserve beer. Lots and lots of beer. Besides, it’s good for you.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
19th in the league.
This is great! After watching streaming internet hockey this week, this is like Blu-Ray. Sweet.
Price is at it again with the solid play tonight. Great pace so far.
thanks ,but it is saying that it works in Canada only.
Pardon me, try here:
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YES!
Are you with Rogers? Do yourself a favour, get the SportsPak (NHL Center Ice, NFL Sunday Ticket, MLB Extra Innings, NBA, NASCAR, OHL, NFL Network, NHL Network, etc…) for $29.99 a month. It’ll keep ya sane in Laffland.
bingo!!!
Thank you very much
JM should give Eller some wingers that can score.
Looked like that might have gone off of Gorges stick, too.
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every former habs scores on us…bgl if signed would have his one and only goals playing us
YES!!!! Gio’s on fire lately!!
Dumb penalty by Lapierre,Dumb penalty by Cammaleri, Canes back in Game . Why do we keep takingf all these dumb penaltys.
Our big guns are firing tonight!
GIONTAAAA!
5 POINTS IN LAST 4 GAMES.
MON CAPTAIN!
Wooooooooooooo! Gionta from Jagr.
you sure?
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Reverse jinx?
captain GIO says NAAAAH
Oops:)
B-E-A-utiful.
how people thought Gio wouldnt break out of a simple slump…the guy works too hard!
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
GIO…..Looking off AK for the top shelf. NICE!
The refs have awoken the sleeping Gionta! Beware!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I can’t take Benoit Brunet anymore. Can someone help me?
Tell me Gio loves playing with Pleky now!
with hard work comes results….as im sure is his mantra
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
Nails the water bottle, love it. Hmm, getting away from Gomez has done wonders for Gio …
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Gionta’s starting to find his range… and great patience Max!!!
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Captain G, a goal scorer’s goal.
What a nice goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laps!!! I was just gonna say he sucked too…
WOW LAPIERRE
LMAO YEAAAAHH
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
LAPIERRE!!!! WOAH! That was a Latendresse wraparound without using the net!
HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT!!!!!!
Paul Maurice teams cheat offensively. They rarely have the discipline to keep a high man in the offensive zone and like to apply a two man forecheck in transition.
If our defensemen are sharp and are forwards have good timing, we should pot a couple off the rush tonight.
Look for Gionta and Plekanec, maybe even a guy like Pyatt or Pouliot to get some gifts.
Yes! Eff Ewe Carolina!!
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Lapierre has surprised me!
Like Vince McMahon used to say: WHAT A MANEUVER THAT WAS!!!
Go Habs Go!
LAPS!!!! What a goal!
SAY IT AGAIN, NEWFIE DAWD
Awesome – to the MAXXXXXXXXXXXXX!
But don’t forget the couple of great plays made by Spacek to get him the puck>
LOL at Laps falling as he’s cheering.
Guy Lapierre!
Woo!!!! Lappy makes up for his stupidity.
I remember you saying it. Sorry to see Ward get pulled though- he’s way better than tonight’s statline will show.
I want Ward to give up 50 when he plays us.
I raise you 10. I wanna see him let in 60.
Haha. I’m not gonna play this game Dave.
kinda contradicts this one doesn’t it.
No way in hell we get 5 on Ward.
3-1 Habs. With an empty netter.
We didn’t get 5 on Ward.
The egg’s on you.
4 in 35 minutes, pretty thin slice there but hey whatever floats your boat. If that’s the criteria for being proven correct in your world, cool
Smile, the Habs are winning!
Jesus pal, unclench.
ya finally got one right, congrats!
I just use the mac trackpad for everything. So much better than a mouse.
You’re both doing it the hard way…I use Firefox, and set my “middle click” button to “open in a new tab”. Simple as that.
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WARD PULLED – HELL YEAH
WOOOO
Reading your Blog, Boone’s in a feisty mood tonite.
Ha, ha! Nice goal and celebration Max!
Carolina does not have a heavy forecheck. Our aging D should have a good game.
I hope people don’t find something negative to say about this. . . .
Chasing Cam Ward. . . . WOW!
Have to believe if anyone low bridged Staal without the puck like he just did to Cammalleri it would be a 5 minute major.
Greatest spin-o-rama ever.
How is that an elbow? The guy DUCKED!!!
After 3rd period, Pleks should have 2+2nifjgpnaemvö&&(9€%#dl what.. Lapierre? UH!
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Maxim! Man of a thousand faces!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Might this game turn into the 11 straight minors against the habs? That was a terrible call. There was no elbow there.
Face it, the Habs never get a call against the Welfare Canes. Ask Koivu.
The old Habs under the previous leadership group would have crumbled after those two quick WelfareCanes goals.
A dumb selfish penalty to take Andrei.
It looked worse cause Dwyer ducked and AK followed through.
I Efiin’ Love the crowd!!!!
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
You have to love an opponent that generates $65 million in revenue, of which $25 million is revenue sharing.
Wow, They pulled Ward! That was harsh.
Sign him to a 12 year deal. Do it PG, do it!!!
How do you analyze Price’s rebound control when he goes three games without allowing rebounds?
Maybe Molson can buy Staal once Carolina goes out of business.
well we have a 2 goal lead again, better give the Canes another PP, opps, I guess were getting a PP, does not compute, does not compute
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
Well, time for Kostop to fight with Eller…. and lose.
Come on Brian, that was a dive. Not honourable.
Wing night!
Go Habs Go!
POULIOT!!!!!!!!!!
Space Chicken!!! ZOOM!!!!
POULIOTTTT
PP GOAL
YEAHHHHHHHH
Super Chicken. On fire!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Pou – li – ot
Yes Yes Yes!!!
EFF EWE Carolina!!!!!!!!!!
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And Pouliot the winger provides the Wings de Poulet!
out of mr. chow’s playbook:
so long, g**boys!
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B-B-Benny!!! Another great play by Spacek!
Free Wings for you Mtlers! Guess I should have a beer.
FREE CHICKEN WINGS!
Nice goal Benny.
Pleks wanted a pass there, cant blame him
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Benny!!!
Chicken wing this , faulking Carolina
Keep it rolling boys. Take advantage when you can and pile it on.
If we get Staal, that would be three Thunder Bay guys on the Habs. (Pyatt, Auld)
Maybe I saw it wrong.
Don’t shave that stache yet Carey!
Price = unreal.
I thought that was kind of weak penalty call on AK. Looks like the guy ducked.
Price is lookin’ like an All-Star I say
WOW! Great save(S).
Price is on fire, its crazy how different he looks this year.
CAREY CAREY
Hartford’s on fire tonight
Pleks also = unreal.
Plecks!!!!!
That’s how it’s done. Not bad for a guy not worthy of all star consideration.
Snapping Turtleneck Man!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Pleks the surgeon!
Plek is PURE gold this season!WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
PLEKANEC!
Montreal’s speed is just amazing
Now THAT was a dumb penalty. Coach is not going to be happy about that one, Dwyer.
How do they not give AK46 an assist on that? He passed the puck out of the zone to Moen who put it in front for Pleks.
“Pleks picks Pitkanene’s pocket”
Say that ten times fast…
Deserving of every dollar.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
PLEKANEC THE MECHANIC!
LOL – good one.
Some fast hockey tonite.
We need to be ultra disciplined for the rest of the game, we won’t survive their PP all night, too good.
I actually tried…
and failed.
Great PK by Gomez…
I can almost understand when the game is in Carolina, but exactly who are they trying to sell the game to?
YOU MEAN THIS 3 GOAL LEAD ????
Not exactly textbook hockey, but I’ll take it!!!
Aaaand… the chickens are restless!
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Real nice to see them fight through that tie with a convincing 3 goals in 6 minutes. WOW
It’s time for a shot of Laphroaig…
http://media.turku.fi/kamera1.html
Don’t know what that is, but i’ll have one
Thanks for the brilliant idea. I raise my glass to you, and the Habs.
Green with envy here J.J.
No more snow?
JJ, I’m cracking open the Mexican liquor.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
PK must have glue on his stick, unreal the puckhandling. I know a lot of pundits like Carlson’s more subtle game, but PK is going to be a superstar, only Doughty among the young defensemen in this league is as dynamic as Subban is.
Hands up if you’re lovin’ this team
I love this crazy bunch of beautiful bastards!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
*raises hand*
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Oh yeah!
What is not to love this week…catching the pundits by suprise again…showing the playoffs was no fluke…
“Six more years…God Bless You Turtleneck Man!”
Oh Yeah Baby!!!!!
They Call Me Shane
Mine as well
Thankfully, Carolina isn’t a team chock-full of goons who will try to pull dirty stuff now that they’re down a bunch.
wow it always seem to work turn the game off and they play better
TERRIBLE play by Lapierre.
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Lapierre has no hockey sense.
Horrible PP lmao
The crowd was chanting PK! PK!
Not an all-star. He’s OUR star!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Pricey stands tall.
Price is nigh-unbeatable right now. A two on none, and he gave Samsonov absolutely no options.
Price just looks so cool…playin with so much confidence. A much smarter (mature) this year
Oh and I forgot another reason I loathe the Hurricanes. That puke Samsonov.
Spacek has 5 points in the last 4 games.
Trade Em!
They Call Me Shane
I’m a pretty optimistic person when it comes to Carey Price, but I didn’t think he would be near this good this season. He’s been lights out, and easily top 5 in the NHL.
Yep, lets not vote him for first line all-star though, we all know how that turned out
He’s top 3.
Without the cannon from the point, crisp, quick passing, activating the D, down the wing from the point to the side of the net.
It’s great to have 5 goals, but what annoys me is that two stupid moments of indicipline (one penalty, one missed coverage) means that we only have a 3 goal lead. Habs have to be better than that.
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When the heck did you become a perfectionist?
Not every 2 points will be beautiful but wtf….i’ll take ‘em anyway they come.
You have to admit the refs were calling a one-sided game. Canes had equally undisciplined moments but were not penalized.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I’m no better than anyone else when it comes to micro-analyzing in-game. The nice thing about this year’s lot is that they appear to be learning from mistakes, moreover, bouncing back as a team. No team is perfect.
Anybody else notice that Gauthier’s deals are all to the Western Conference?
Yep, D’Agostini to STL, Halak to STL and O’Byrne to COL and all, so far, are excelling out there…
D’Ags couldn’t hit the side of a barn with beach ball in the East, now he’s Guy Lafleur,
Jaro faced 40 shots a game, eeking out hard earned wins in the East, now he’s Terry Sawchuk,
and O’Byrne played a couple of seconds a game and seemed to slow for the East, now he’s Chris Pronger,
…and they say the West is the best.
Exactly, nothing wrong if Eller never materializes as long as we don’t face Halak 4-6 times a year.
I haven’t noticed, but it makes perfect sense.
You never know when a guy turns into a Hab killer. Better to be safe than sorry.
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The same day you did.
What pisses me off more is that if they had been using their heads Price’s GAA and SV% wouldn’t be taking a beating, and he could have ended up with one of the NHL stars this week.
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I hear you Chuck. But we can’t be too greedy. I put the blame on the refs for the Cammy call/non-call. Anyways, the two points are more important than individual achievements.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
No more… It was a short winter… Seems like Turku is the only snowless place in FInland right now…
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You’re a genius and my hero!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
LOL! Thanks bro
(I have to print your comment and show it to my wife in the morning)
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Well, O’Byrne was well-rested, wasn’t he?
Six hits, three SoG, four hits, 2:09 on the PK and plus-1.
Solid first period. Price superb. Big guns are blazing.
Stay out of the penalty box and keep the pressure on and good things will happen.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
So does that mean he had 10 hits? (Six hits, three SoG, four hits)
I’ll just assume the second one (chosen arbitrarily) is blocked shots…
Seriously though – good game by OB. Good for him.
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discipline boys! understand the gill penalty but the other 2, not acceptable
don’t like when things shine for you even though you play to lose, like habs did in this period.
positives are Cammi and Pleks!! and Pricey! in the zone!!!
I wonder what the teams winning % is when Pleks is good in the circle vs bad in the circle.
Our boys have to play like this for 2 more periods….no let up. Go Habs Go. Is Pleks the man or what?
Third period already, Boone?
Wishful thinking. I want to go home and pound Jack. Wait, that doesn’t sound right …
Baha *when the second period begins Mike, not third!
Hey Cherry, predict this,(insert four letter word) what an arse
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Yeah Cherry, and Colton Orr should be getting top 6 minutes. Time for nap jack-off.
Simply incroyable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Habs Go!
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Nice save.