Chalk it up as a learning experience.
Your Montreal Canadiens dominated the first 12 minutes of the game, skating off to a 7-0 shot advantage.
But they couldn’t beat Tuuka Rask.
And Boston proved, through subsequent play, that you can’t let a good team up off the deck.
Third-period goals by Tyler Seguin and David Krejci erased the lead P.K. Subban’s secodn-period power-play goal had created.
You couldn’t fault Carey Price on either goal.
The Bruins’ penalty-kill was the best the Canadiens’ heretofore high-flying PP has seen this season.
The Canadiens’ promising rookies were largely invisible through the latter part of the game … as were many of the veterans.
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Eller is to Desharnais as Price is to Halak.
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…thanks to HardHead …errr, I mean HardHabits for the WordPress icon list …this roll-the-eyes icon
certainly saves a lot a wasted typing on egregiously over-the-top comments here on HellInsideOut 
If there was a poop icon, we would not have to type boston or bruins.
That was a good game. just glad we came away with no injuries.
we have a good team. just wasn’t our night. let’s see what happens the next time. someone said we were out coached. no we weren’t. it could have gone either way. it just so happened Boston got the win. without injuries we’ll win our share.
Good game Guy’s. you didn’t loose because you were outplayed.
Classic “pom-pom” post.
The Habs did not dominate. It’s not like Rask stole the game. The Habs played tentative for much of the game that they weren’t missing chances. The Bruins were able to make quick and crisp passes and enter the Habs zone on numerous occasions. Take away Price and the score is much worse. Same goes for Rask who played a good game. I still think Price was better of the two. The Bruins two goals were well executed, the result of quick tic-tac-toe passing with the goals coming from in close. The Habs goal was a deflection off of a defence-man’s stick from the blue-line on a power play.
Julien put Seguin with Krecji and Lucic to start the 3rd which produced two goals. IMHHO Therrien was caught flat-footed, especially given that he had the last change. To me that is being out-coached.
Pom-pom boy begs to differ.
Bet the Habs are not expecting to be in top 3 in Eastern standings, but manage enough win to stay around the final 5 by season’s end.
I hate that we lost to the most excretal team in all of sports, but in the end, it was the bounces that made the difference. We were not bad, we had the losers in our sights but got unlucky. Any other night and those chances would have been buried. A couple of mistakes cost us the game, but its not like we could not have scored, it was just one of those games. Anyway, we’ll get those Darwin award finalists next time.
Wow. I can’t believe the negativity of some of the comments. We lose a one-goal game and people want to trade half the team. We dominated the first period, and if we had capitalized on a couple of our chances, it would have been a different game. We didn’t. Three minutes of sloppy play to start the third put the Bruins up; after that, they mostly shut us down. But we missed a ton of great chances and Rask was excellent. It happens. Let’s move on.
What he said.
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She.
He said. She said. Does it really matter? We shouldn’t be defined by our organs.
v l- (hmmn, they were supposed to appear as emoticons)
(.)(.)
Wow. We went from planning the parade to the Mayan Apocalypse.
Not bad for a team on the rebuild. Losing 2-1 (when you had your chances to win by a couple) to the team that’s going to win the Conference is not a dire result, but it would have been nice to get the momentum with a clutch win.
On paper, the Bruins are a better team and a contender for the Cup (thanks Brian Burke!) The only areas where we’re stronger is in goals (and they are by no means weak there) and on a good night, on the PP.
Credit Rask for keeping them in the game and for the Bruins forwards for doing just enough to get the two points. That’s why they should finish first in the Conference.
Les Boys are just going to have to dig a bit deeper to get the result. I think they will. They’re still trying and playing as a team. Boston didn’t have an easy time of it tonight and could have easily lost this game. I’m encouraged by that.
PS: Shout out to the trolls, many who I’ve never seen out on this site before. They’re out in force tonight and flying the anti-Hab flag proudly… On ya boys. Beantown is proud of you!
+1
It very easily could have been 4-0 just in the 1st period.
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Boston does not deserve anything. I agree it was close and we should have won, and I am encouraged by that, but Boston gets away with everything and it’s a total joke, not to mention their owner is half the reason we had a lockout anyway. All their players are classless dirtbags, and the worst thing is that the stupid buffon Chara was never held accountable for almost ending a career, Ference the clown was not reprimanded for flipping off 21,000 people, and the scumbag Lucic gets away with running Miller. It makes losing to those jackasses that much worst.
Oilers are losing centers big time right now. Lander hurt tonite. I love Eller, but what could he get us from the Oilers??
Oh yes, the game could of went either way tonite. Bruins capitalized, Habs didn’t. I thought Eller played well just throwing an idea out, nothing more.
Do or do not, there is no try.
…the Bruins are not spectacular, but they are solid and competent
…We are, at times, spectacular, but not yet solid
…We have come a long way baby from last in the Eastern Conference last season
…and, it’s only going to get better
One of the Better posts I’ve read so far in regards to not freaking out to a loss
http://nickolaisblog.wordpress.com/
Reckon the Goons spent hours on video prep, they had the PP figured out early!
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The cranial flatulence of PJ Stock:
“Le problem est Markov n’a pas jouer un seul game cette annee”
“Louis Leblanc est un kid locale”
” I have a pet peeve”
After the first 15min of the game we were out coached by Julian the rest of the way. But it was an entertaining game and we will get better.
We were not ready for the 3rd period push from Boston either.
Emilin was on the ice and responsible for the two goals against, as well as being caught deep inside the offensive zone forcing PK into a penalty to stop an empty net goal against, with 30 sec. to go.
Both Dias and Emilin need to get better to be an honest top 4 D.
Top 4 D are Markov, Gorges, Boullion, Subban, Power play as well.
Sure something wrong with Cole this year.
Time to change Armstrong for White, he has learned his lesson and Armstrong has not even shaken all the leafs of his jersey yet this year and is our weakest link on the team.
After all that! we are a heck of an improvement this year, by a long shot. It will come.
…that a-boy Ian …tell these Chicken Littles
For those players who are 33 years or older, my strategy is very simple: if they are playing with no passion and leadership, trade them before their value drop to horizon. I am talking Cole and Gionta.
Gionta never plays without passion and leadership, and Cole is no slacker. Trade those guys, and where do we replace those 50 goals?
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Cole had a great season last year. Why would you think about trading him just because he’s had a slow start this year?
I’m reminded of all the people on here who wanted to trade Plekanec last year. Look how good he’s playing again! In today’s NHL only the premier players can excel year-in year-out. Smart teams allow good players to work their ways out of slumps.
I’m surprised you say emelin was responsible when I think it was pretty clear #14 blew coverage on both goal scorers =/ worst game from him since the last last lock out but I guess it was just an anomaly much like the pretty dump in the corner on a clear break away
I would change my name to bluewhitered but I don’t want to start a controversy
I will grant you that Jabba the Coach made some good adjustments after familiarizing himself with this year’s Habs in the first half of the first.
And I agree that Diaz was brutal tonight.
I can’t agree that Emelin was responsible for both goals. And I thought Armstrong had a good game tonight, though White is certainly his equal.
Thing is, if the bounces go a few inches either way, the Habs win this one 4-1 and everyone is celebrating.
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2goals on 2 blowen coverages. Emelin on 1st goal Placks on 2nd goal. Both were there but not covering their men. Gionta playing with spirit but Cole does not yet seem to be the player he was last year. Very disapointed with Armstrong. Prehaps he’s doing what he is told to do but not hits, no shots, no assists, no goals but also no goals against 0+/-, but rather have an energy player out there like White. I think I remember Cole saying something about retiring next year? Is he taking early retirement?
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
A tough team is either mentally tough or physically tough or both. A tough team can always play his own style immune to opponents’ disturbing.
Are Habs a physically tough team? not yet, of course. Are Habs a mentally tough team? I have no idea.
I blame it on Kaberle.
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I kidd, I kidd…
But it was a good game, despite it’s a Bruin win. They took 2 periods to figure out Habs’ plays in order to score on Price in the third.
The Habs played a solid game, with lots of great chances. Damn that Rask! Anyways, it’s still early in the season, and we’ll get the next game against those sh*te brown-n-golds.
Predictions for next Bruin game: I would switch Eller with Ryan White, ’cause in Boston, they want a physical game!
The next game tomorrow against Buffalo… maybe a due for Budaj in net, and I would be careful of John Scott, ’cause he’s giving an early Valentine’s present: a big fat concussion on one of our players.
Anyone else think the ice at the Bell Centre is subpar this season? Lots of bouncing pucks (off Habs sticks) both this game and over the past weekend…hurts a skill team like the Habs more than most…
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Ice is pretty bad just about everywhere this year. Can remember when the Forum had the best ice..then Edmonton wore the crown. Multi use facilities …what can you do?
A thought. Our team is going to lose games this season, and they’re going to win games this season.
See you tomorrow.
Unbridled realism, how dare you!
I would also trade Cole now before his stock goes down. I am not basing this on tonight’s close but frustrating loss. I am basing it on the fact that he has not performed well this season.
Yeah, he still wants to be a family man.
Lose a game, and the Habs should trade last year’s leading goal scorer. It’s a bit of a strong reaction I feel. If you look at Cole’s career he has a tendency to start slowly.
Full Breezer 4 Life
I am not disagreeing with your assertion, but I mentionedin my post that I was not basing my statement on today’s game. I am basing it on the first 9 games.
I know you said that, but I can’t help but think that part of the reason is frustration over tonight’s game anyway.
Cole has started slowly every season. He’s a proven goal scorer with a good overall game. What do you trade him for? And why, really? You’re not going to get a better player back.
He’s gonna score 15 goals down the stretch and all this will be forgotten.
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Hard to argue with. By the way, has anyone told you that you look just like Kirk Muller…
^^ I wish!
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are people here for real? they lost due to some crappy bounces.. now it is annoying that 18 professionals couldn’t seem to put the puck into a net, that was at times empty, but the bounces were really not there.
David if you are reading this, hello!
Still a bit too small to compete with the big teams for a full 60
One would think the Canadiens were blown away from some of the comments posted here. I thought they actually had the better part of the play over the entire game, including many more chances. Their lack of finishing ability was their undoing.
They managed 10 shots over the last two periods..1/5 on the PP. As Boone said, they could barely complete a pass after the first period. Bruins didn’t do much better but they controlled the game with a great forecheck.
They score a couple in the opening onslaught and it’s a different game. of course. But they didn’t and then got rolled pretty good IMO.
No biggie..its one game etc….but they have work to do. One thing I believe …someone has to light a fire under Cole’s arse..He looks a tad unmotivated. He’s big and he’s fast..could have used him tonight against a team with a lot of beef.
Yeah, but … Bruins just didn’t look dangerous most of the game. Part of only having ten shots over the last two periods was just missing the net, and the other part was the excellent Bruins shut down after they quickly got a lead early in the first.
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Perfect line up HardHabits!
Markov’s play has deteriorated the last few games, and tonight he sucked. He made SO MANY offensive errors, up to and including with 15-20 seconds left when, for what seemed like to 10th time, he had a shot or pass blocked. He is simply not as good as he used to be. He had a great first couple of weeks, but the league is in full swing, and he is a step slower.
Well, we’re kind of like a family here at HIO. And so I can comfortably say – because sometimes you just hate your family – that I can’t spend any more time with you doomsdayers and whingers tonight. Take care all, we’ll see each other all again tomorrow.
G’nite Twi, back at it tomorrow.
Goodnight, John Boy.
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Did anybody ever actually watch the Waltons?
I did … until they phoned the police.
Hahaha
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DD has had a good opportunity to make things happen on the top line. He hasn’t looked good. He got a couple points against an off BUF team. Tonight was an exclamation mark on how bad and useless he is as a number 1 C. Need to make a change.
Eller or Gally27 to the top line. Period.
Eller should be there, for sure. Not Chucky, he’s too young to carry that load.
Still too early to jump all over DD, in my opinion. There would appear to be issues on the line — obvious with Pacs (appendectomy), less obvious with Cole, but clearly something. The whole line is off, so why blame one guy?
And in their absence, and MT limiting the kids’ ice time, there was only enough offense for one goal.
Bourque-Plekanec-Gionta
Pacioretty-Eller-Cole
Prust-Galchenyuk-Gallagher/DD
Moen-White-Armstrong
I like it
Yes. Two reservations:
Armstrong.
Eller — he’s under the microscope, so why put him with guys who are misfiring? Or are you wondering he might help them get back on track?
Nokelainen in and you put White in Armstrong’s place on the wing.
I figure you rotate DD and Gallagher.
I just like the skill, speed and size of a Pacioretty-Eller-Cole line and think they’d click in a big way.
Worth a try if the top line looks as off again against Sabres.
And yes, Noki for Armstrong please.
Agree whole line is off, but perhaps a tweak wouldn’t hurt. Don’t want to dump on DD but wouldn’t mind trying something. Cole seemed quite out of sync, perhaps Max rushed back, who knows but that line isn’t scaring anyone for now.
Makes sense. Or can the line be withdrawn to 3rd line til Paks heals properly and Cole finds his groove? Meantime, put Eller with Gallys and make the kids the no.1 line.
(Suggested without any forethought about unacceptable knock-on effects!)
The key will be to see how MT and the team learn adjust from this. A key for me was seeing Eller on the ice near end of 3rd with the kids. Eller played a strong game and MT must have seen this. The problem with reducing kid line ice time tonight is it also reduces Prusticetime. Tonight is the kind of game he needed to play more.
Boston played very good 2nd and 3rd. They are a very good team and Rask played great.
Fully agree. Good to see Eller working well, also Bourque.
Lol another 2-1 loss and everyone is crying foul and blaming our shorter players or our bottom 6 players guys it was one game that we could have easily won stop being scared more games to come
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Sloppy the whole game and played it safe.
Habs lose a close game by 1 goal and the geniuses are out in full force.
Not looking forward to all the writhing.
This game was all about learning and learning experiences. Win or lose. Sucks that they lost. The sun will come up tomorrow.
Yeah I am blown away by all the comments right now it was a 2-1 loss just like toronto it wasn’t as bad as they thought
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Hey! Us geniuses are out EVERY game, win or lose!
I am using genius in the derogatory sense. I felt retard was a bit crass.
Ok. See my comment above — substitute ‘retard’!
DD to the press box please
Don’t over-react people. We could have easily won this game. Booins got the bounces and we didn’t put away our chances. We will get em next time.
You lost them at “don’t overreact”.
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I can’t believe they didn’t go 46-2-0 this season. LOSERS!!!!
Break up the first line!!!
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In fairness Bill first line isn’t doing much, or can we not critique them?
This game was very disappointing. Not because the Habs played poorly, but because they played very well for the most part and just couldn’t close it off. If they had a little finish in the first period, this game’s a blowout.
To me, Desharnais had his chance to prove he can be the #1 center(or at least the C between Cole and Pacioretty) and didn’t. Eller, on the other hand, has looked pretty good between or next to a myriad of forwards. Time to give him or Galchenyuk a shot with our top 2 wingers.
I agree, I would like to see Eller get the same chance as DD. You would be suprised. This line of DD, MP, EC, is not a PP unit. Julien changed is top line and look what happens. Its like a broken record with DD line.
I thought we had GRIT now WTF …
Need to give Eller or Gally27 chance on top line. DD simply is too small for NHL.
I like DD..but he reminds me of the career AHL’er ..small but a great worker..nice hands…just doesn’t have the weight in the trunk or the wheels like the Road Runner to even things up at this level. He’s too slow IMO..if he had better wheels..but he doesn’t
Cant shoot, cant check, Win a draw,or win a battle and he is the number one.
Gionta, DD or Gally, two of them should go. These small players cannot make a deep playoff team.
Save $5mil good-Bye Gionta …
Could you imagine them as a line!!!!
Two things I loved about the Bruins tonight: their passing was fantastic, and their lead protection incredible. They had two guys pressuring the puck carrier hard every single time, yet the other three guys had everything else covered. It was impressive to watch.
Habs played well, easily could’ve won. Didn’t. That’s hockey.
Full Breezer 4 Life
On our PPs they were very aggressive on the point guys with the puck.
Bill, I agree with your analysis, Bruins pressuring the puck. Even more so on the PP, a style I love.
Not sure I can go with Habs played well. They seemed to run out of ideas pretty early and then looked sleepy. For a one-goal game, it was boring.
There were good reasons to limit the kids’ ice time — I wonder, though, if a corollary effect of their absence was a reduction in zing around the team?
When I say they played well, I mean they generated good chances – which they uniformly missed – and generally kept Boston from being dangerous, except for the two goals, which were the Bruins chances, which they did not miss.
The Bruins were a bit better. Just not by much, and even so, the Habs win this game with a little luck. They had almost none on the night.
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With you on all that.
J_P
“Well, thats the difference between an elite team and a young team”.
NO, the difference was the Habs could not put the puck in the net from their many chances where they had Rask beaten ….
MB must have a plan for drafting a top 1st line C. There can be no other reason to have to deal with DS in our lineup.
As soon as the Booins started playing more physical we were “doomed”!Speed with no big balls =
Team just gave up 2 nd and 3 rd period and shows they can’t play the big teams with big players
Lots of passengers tonight (Cole is starting to worry me). I know it’s not cool to blame bottom six forwards, both why did we have Moen, Armstrong, and Prust in the line-up tonight? You only saw them coming in and out of the ice.
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Patch and Cole deserve to play with Pleks Eller or even Chucky.. I like DD but seriously dont think on his oen hes a 1st line C. Bet Patch and Cole are tired of doing heavy lifting for him
3 things to say about tonights game:
1. Offensive corps did not capitalize on their chances and were back-checked to death, and the bruins had a very strong game in our zone and the neutral zone as well.
2. Booins looked like 5 Prust’s from the ottawa game out there playing shutdown in the third.
3. Dissapointing night for Plekanecs and some of the other veterans. I knew Gally and Chucky would have a hard time finding their groove when you have Chara and another bruin in the backend. Double teaming them.
This was a good measuring stick tonight.
It was close so we’re still a work in progress
Buffalo has the worst GAA in the league right now.
also worst face off %
Habs have an opportunity to capitalize tomorrow.
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Here’s a rational thought that’ll be lost in the storm — that was an evenly matched, tight game that we ended up losing, but easily could have won. Good night and good luck blowing up the team tonight
Much too sensible.
Had the feeling the dingbat Bruins would win, especially after the Habs missed those early chances. But a good game to watch and get a good measure of where the Habs are. Too small and the inability to win face-offs are obvious deficiencies. I liked DD’s play despite the misses. Patches was sluggish but that’s understandable. I’d put White on the wing for the fourth line and take Armstrong off – permanently. MT must’ve thought it was better to limit the Gally line’s time. Can’t say I disagree.
ah fairweatherfansinsideout is now back online after one meltdown…….pathetic!
Agreed Markie and
Pecks didn’t have their best games……but moving forward, it wasn’t that bad of an effort and the next game against those donkeys will be a win I’m pretty certain. We may have taken last year off….but I still like this team. They’ll learn from tonight and obviously tomorrow’s result will be even more important!
Habs, OLE !
Very tight game. Habs didn’t capitalize, Bruins were able to capitalize in a 3min span.
On to tomorrow where I hope they can move on and score some goals!
@jcc10 — bahahaha! Pleks was the goat on a goal, run him outra town!!! haha.
He’s clearly, bar none, the best forward on the team and has been 3 or 4 of the last five seasons. C’mon, use the 24 hour rule GMs have to
Pleks never was any good on break aways ….
False. There was a year he scored a few on the PK, all on breakaways
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I don’t like what I see from Cole so far. This loss is the start!
The so called top line needs to be broken up..Cole is in a fog out there, and DD a #1 center?..not! Max Pac is hearing footsteps whenever he plays the Bruins now. Frickin hell, I was so looking forward to beating that Bruin Scum tonight dam it!
They are still 6-3 – considering they finished dead last. I though we were going to give this team a couple of years to get back on track?
Bruins’ experience paid off. Next…Buffalo.
Valiums need to be taken all around. It’s not like they were manhandled or blown out on the scoreboard. It could have easily been 4-0 for the Habs just in the first period.
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Right. Tonight they were the Gang that couldn’t shoot straight.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I had a thought earlier tonight:
If the Habs beat the Bruins tonight, everyone here would be going on and on about how we are amazing and cup contenders.
If the Habs lost tonight, everyone here would be going on and on about how the Habs aren’t as good as we thought and we suck.
Everyone breathe.
The last place team from last year, who has a 6-3 record, could have easily beaten one of the best teams in the league tonight.
One game does not make a season.
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Prust should have dusted McQuaid when he had the chance.That would have got sh*t going. Boring friggin game!
Even during their victory over Ottawa, it was apparent that the Habs weren’t going to the net as often as they had in previous games. I chalked that up to the 2nd game in as many days,but tonight was more of the same. Late in the 3rd,3 Habs go into the right corner,nobody in front of the net. Hopefully, Therrien will correct this ASAP.Buffalo will be tough despite their recent play.
when your top trio and defense pair are -2 in a 2 minute span….
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Well, thats the difference between an elite team and a young team. The difference between a perennial Jack Adams candidate, and Mike Therrien. Great adjustment Julien made swapping Horton for Seguin.
No goon tactics, just a clean win by a better team.
I’d like to see Therrien play the kids a bit more, and id like to see a lot less of Rene Bourque, but thats just me.
A lot less of Rene Bourque? I think thats just you. Lead/tied for the team lead in shots which of the last 3 games, a couple goals, and put a goal on DD stick tonight.
Disagree that Boston is elite. Very good, optimising their strengths, but elite?
Agree, Julien out-coached MT.
Surprised you didn’t like Bourque tonight. Thought he contributed, stayed awake when everyone else looked like they were listening to Pink Floyd.
I hate DD forever.
Hot goalie, 5 minute brain fart….it happens.
i can’t wait to see the comments….the world is ending in habland! Fire MT, trade Price, bring back JM and Gomez. People relax its one game, whats wrong with some of you? Are you habs fans or not? Stick by your team.
One loss and the fickle fans wanna blow it all up again.
Patience, people. Patience.
The Bruins played their big game better than the Habs played their skating game. They gave Les Boys very little space. But all is not lost.
Bergevin now knows his long term strategy: A Tougher Team!