PRE-GAME AUDIO: Kirk Muller | Jaro Spacek
The Canadiens got a point they don’t need.
Peter Budaj and Cam Ward were brilliant for 65 minutes in the Futility Classic, then Eric Staal scored the only goal of the shootout for a 2-1 win.
Elsewhere, Buffalo lost and dropped out of the playoff race.
And the Leafs won in OT.
Eller: Save
Skinner: Save
DD: Save
Jokinen: Just wide!
Cole: Post!
Staal: GOAL!
• In case you missed it in the morning’s links: Stu Hackel’s brilliant takedown of that schmuck Mike Milbury
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That Carolina goal got the biggest cheer from me since the Habs were officially eliminated.
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☞ Wow, that’s a nice lookin’ pair of Crocs!” Said no one ever.☜
Montreal is locked into a top-3 pick!
Top 4 – the lottery could still screw us.
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☞ Wow, that’s a nice lookin’ pair of Crocs!” Said no one ever.☜
Good point.
Edit: Montreal is locked into the opportunity to select one of the top-4 forwards.
Anaheim play the oilers tonight!!
Let’s Go Oilers!
1.03 Malcolm Subban
You just watch….
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
Phew! That was close.
That last shot by Staal was pure fluke… Thank you Hockey Gods for delivering this one!
YEEEEEEEHAAAA!!!!!
Go for Galchenyuk!!!!
The post!!!!
Thank you God. Now if Anaheim gets a single point in their 2 games, we’re guaranteed 3rd last.
The bestwe can do is tie them and they have the tie breaker on us.
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
YAAAAAA…..Laffs need to get 2 points and we r all set…
Leafs win Leafs win!
Seriously?
Seriously!!!
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☞ Wow, that’s a nice lookin’ pair of Crocs!” Said no one ever.☜
Did they really win or u just playin with my emotions…
Say it ain’t so Burly.
That was Carolina’s first OT shootout win this year.
The losses still sting. But then again so does getting a tattoo.
Cmon Stall!!!
Yesssssssssssssssss!
(One point too many though)
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☞ Wow, that’s a nice lookin’ pair of Crocs!” Said no one ever.☜
Yes!
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
I love the western music for the shootout
Hahaha… I was thinking the same.
Spaghetti western music.
Richard R
The Maple Leaves got a point and Isles won. We’re guaranteed a third place finish (Edmonton only left).
Good way to make a dent on a hell of a season. Merry Christmas Molsons, this bud’s for you.
Matthew in Myanmar-
Could this be a 20 round shoot out?
Shootout list: Nokia, White, Emelin…
All in street clothes
Oh I believe it!!! Lol
I haven’t been this nervous about a shootout all season…
Come on RC.
Blunden, Geoffrion, Kaberle
Buffalo loses and is eliminated, Islanders win, TO gets at least a point, all in all, a very good night elsewhere in the eastern conference.
Can anyone on this team shoot?
Is there a single quick release on this bench?
Unbelievable ineptitude!
@ice storm
We’re cheering for a higher lottery pick
Yes…Leafs in OT as well…C’Mon Tank
Do they have Zambonis in Carolina? Looks like they used a grader with studed tires.
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
John Deere tractor.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
<<<<<<New Cam Ward fan!!!! lol
alwayssunny… Based on many of your posts I picture you as a guy in a vintage expos hat, glasses like Bubbles, green khakis, and white new balance shoes who occasionally drools on himself.
it’s incredible and there is no way you will believe it but I just pulled on a pair of white NB shoes
by the way, before I go, do you understand the meaning of the word “reply”? Have a nice Good Friday JC died for your sins
This is the raving a-hole post of the night.
That’s about as prestigious as the Habs’ Molson Cup award.
@LElle ha, it’s been a long night here in Raleigh. BRB, I have to make my shootout list.
Full Breezer 4 Life
If you want to tank, er…win, pick Spatcho! lol
Dumont and Palushaj better get to shoot.
staubitz?
that’d be a tough sell.
This is nuts.. i am fully cheering for the Canes!
Time to head to the depanneur. I’ll turn it over to Bartlett and Dollas for the heroics. Goodnight false fans.
hah are you picking a fight on the internet? seriously guy, don’t take life so seriously.
Laffs tied it up with Tampa.
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Why won’t Markov shoot?
Oh wait… I want us to lose…
Have no fear boys. The Canes are 0-6 in the shoot out. We wouldn’t be the Habs if we didn’t hand them their first win.
Can’t do anything right!
Come on RC pull the goalie.
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
And even worse, we’re facing the one team with a worse extra time record.
Carolina are the worst O/T team in the league. maybe they’re due.
BUDAJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Earning that 2 year contract. I heard the NHLPA is lobbying for Gainey & Gauthier Inc. to get jobs signing contracts again. At least I’ll keep watching if it goes to a shootout tonight
Budaj the anti tank!
That’s ridiculous…
FFS !!! This team drives me crazy . They are going to loose the best thing to come out of a miserable season
How could Larose miss? Oh..wait…
FU Larose
Tank we know not your name.
Well we almost snatched defeat from the jaws of overtime.
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
F@ckin Budaj!! Price would’ve done the right thing for the organization there
Chad Larose u suck
Damn it Budaj – that was our chance!
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☞ Wow, that’s a nice lookin’ pair of Crocs!” Said no one ever.☜
from this day forward Budaj will be referred to as “Newman” as spoken by jerry seinfeld.
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☞ Wow, that’s a nice lookin’ pair of Crocs!” Said no one ever.☜
Hellllllloooooooo Jerry!
OMG. It’s as if the refs want us to WIN a game for once.
Man, how sweet would it have been if Larose scored there?
Weird game
This game is fixed. The league doesn’t even want Montreal getting a good pick when they suck.
All that’s missing now are the dancing clowns! Oh wait, they’re all out there!
The league has called the refs: Montreal must win!!
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
If RC uses Staubitz, Blunden and Gorges in the shootout do we know that Molson sent in the shooters list?
don’t forget Campoli.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
shooters
Time for our half a point a game PP specialist to step up. New GM is going to have to set up a hotline for that guy.
@alwayssunny
You think anybody on any of these two teams cares about the score tonight! They’re all gonna go out and party together after the game
Tankers delight. Steady trail to the box. Amazing.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Golden opportunity here let’s not waste it.
This is bad news
LOL. How do Staal and Larose call that a dive?
plekanec on the point is so awesome
How could that not be a penalty shot?
Top 3 or top 5 pick is pretty much the same player this year! I really want Forsberg, but have no real reason why!
That, on the other hand, was a good call.
I’m just sticking around to see who we put in the shoot out. That’s always the most entertaining part of the night. Strategy: let’s mix a couple of scoreless nincompoops in the line-up. That way the goalie will focus on our coach with a questioning look on his face.
Lots of jump in his spet the ol’ Spacho. He waited until the last year of his contract to lose the chub and now he’s playing semi inspired against his old team.
And now of course he hands us the anti-tank PP opportunity at the end of the game. What a guy!
Time for a shorty
What a terrible call.
The spaceman just erred!
Watch Kaberle score now, Spacek and Kaberle will cost this team!!!
Kaberle? Score?
I hope you all feel good about wanting our guys to lose and go home sad.
Personally I can’t live with Leafs’ fans strutting around all summer like they are the cock-of-the-walk.
I don’t give two sh*** about how they feel…lose dammit!
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
Laughs now losing and the NYI are tied. Montreal cannot afford to win tonight. Only getting one point locks up a top-4 pick.
This is hard to watch! Not only the quality of hockey but the fact that we are looking to ruin our chance of a top 3 pick! At least that pick would make up for living through this miserable season.
Markie is showing some speed!