New Jersey owned the third period, scoring three unanswered goals to win a game the Canadiens had led 3-1.
The loss dropped the Canadiens 12 points out of the final playoff spot.
It just ain’t gonna happen.
Michael Blunden is shown in the pic taking a vicious hit from behind by Elias. Blunden did not return.
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Screw it…… Let’s Go GIANTS!!
Amen brother
Pleks, suban, campoli, gill, webber, darsh for Crosby make it happen PG I know you look at this lol
Kholdstare I’m totally with you. Through thick and thin dude….
Nice! Im pissed they lost but it could be worse we could be Cubs fans
Exactly!
“To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder”
~ Louis L’Amour
I’ve got the faith!
SELL SELL SELL! TANK TANK TANK!
No but on a serious note, what if we can get another top-10 pick so we can draft Grigorenko AND Galchenyuk?
This might be the worst team since the 2000-01 team ( think Juha Lind, Patrick Poulin, Patrick Traverse, Craig Darby.. Ouch )
If I were a Habs team member I would pretend I was hurt. What’s the point of even showing up for these games.
Called professionalism
It all started when they got rid off MAB.
I love you man.
Don’t forget Brisebois.
I’m guess’n that you’d probably want to forget Shemp too.
Don’t forget Larry..or Moe.
Yeah, probably Moe the most…he delivered most of the punches, slaps, eye-pokes, hammers over the head…etc, etc
Habs could use a guy like Moe about now..he’d wake them up!
No kiddin…the perfect 4th line energy guy.
And the Wiz.
Richard R
Moen, Campoli, Gill. These are the players possibly for sale. Who wants them on other teams and what do we get in return?
If the Ducks want them, fine. Give us a Corey Perry or a Bobby Ryan. That would boost our lineup for next season.
If the Blackhawks want them, alright. Give us Dave Bolland or Viktor Stalberg.
In any case, before we say bye bye to Gauthier, at least we’ll give him one last opportunity to make some good moves (if they’re going to be good) when this deadline comes. After Feb 27, Molson SHOULD boot him out for good!
Moen, Campoli, Gill for Corey Perry or Bobby Ryan. It is so crazy I cant believe you actually wrote it.
When you were growing up did your parents teach you the value of things? A bag of chips doesnt cost a quarter anymore you know that right.
I thought it was Perry AND Ryan?
I think its a typo and it really should say corey perry, bobby ryan and ryan getzlaf for gomez and campoli.
If only the world worked that way.
Moen is one of our only performers this season. And isn’t afraid to lay down the law. Prior to Bourque, he was the only one.
Moen,Gill and Campoli are the least of our problems…….Look at Philly ..they got rid of Richards and Carter…their 2 BIG guns ..and they are doing just fine …some maybe it would,’t be a bad idea to dangle Price/Subban …..PK to me is a huge distraction to this team …
Wow lots of jumpers. Yes the team is epically brutal this year, but suffering with them is what makes the moments of victory even sweeter.
If you can just walk away at this point, make sure you dont come back and say “been a habs fan since…” Fair weathered fans are the worst.
i agree with u man some ppl take playoffs for granted its hard to get there
I support Scott Gomez
The season is over. Get new management and FAIL FOR NAIL.
Just by the performance of this team, Molson I believe is already doing that. I’m not going to say sit back, relax, and enjoy watching our Habs being beaten by every team.
Since their Viewer Satisfaction is basically at an all time low right now. We might as well wait for the chips to fall down and hopefully, a robust and very effective management and coaching staff will be able to be made before the next season starts.
I say to Geoff Molson, let the scouting begin!
as much as its not his fault because no coach could help us randy cunneyworth is not a good coach even though i like the guy
I support Scott Gomez
Cammi was right ,these guys are a bunch of losers.
thanks for the tip.
The refs and the rest of the league are going to make mockery of Habs unless Habs start winning games and become an NHL team again. Until then, anyone will piss on them and they will have bite or push back. Thanks Gainey for creating this disaster and Gauthier kept the torch burning. Losers.
Always go Habs, I’m trying to figure out why everyone thinks suban is a superstar, he had a descent hit, “1″ I said it before, I played junior and it I argued with my coach, I would have sat 5…. His ego is bigger than the team, I don’t know why the folks don’t see it… Remember what I’m saying, cause one I’ll say I told you so. I was right on cammi, we have to weed cancer.
Thank you Robespierre.
I am with you re PK … I would not give him the time of day.
pretty sure it will be done tonight or tomorrow. need to get rid of gauthier and let new gm start the rebuild. he’ll have his work cut out for him with some of those gainey and gauthier contracts.
I’m in this for the beer and chicks.
I’m just sick & tired of watching this team losing.And everytime I look up to see them losing I see 2 players, Subban and Price.
Habs don;t need a super star goaler, they just need a good & consistent goaler and indeed Subban can be replaced by a good / dependable defenceman. Seeing as apparently these 2 guys are viewed as future superstars Habs should be able to get what they need in return as well as replacements for those aforementioned guys.
It’s a start.
“I figure PG has one or 2 moves left to bring the Habs that extra step closer to perhaps being the best in the league.” – Einstein
Sure glad you are not the Habs GM
He thinks like one
wow!
yes this guy is right trade Price P.K and Emilin and Pacioretty
I support Scott Gomez
No I’d be keeping Emelin & Maxpac.
“I figure PG has one or 2 moves left to bring the Habs that extra step closer to perhaps being the best in the league.” – Einstein
o yeah should we pick up wade redden to? how about resign Kovalev for north of 6 million? yeah buddy! with your plan we would go another 18 atleast years without a playoff performance. ever heard of the sophomore slump? yeah thats what happens to young players. o and should i even mention that the kid is playing top line mins with virtually no support? christ man and trade Price? what are you reading stuff from 3 years ago? the kid was a flipping all star WITH NO DEFENSE SUPPORT. i honestly cant believe i have to explain this stuff to you. ur as smart as a leafs fan
You’re digging the moron hole you’re in deeper
“I figure PG has one or 2 moves left to bring the Habs that extra step closer to perhaps being the best in the league.” – Einstein
ok give me 3 good reasons why we should trade our two all star players. for who? how could that make our team any better? o and also all my other comments about trades were all sarcasm…just incase you could tell
WHOOOOOOOOO LAST PLACE IS ALMOST OURS
I support Scott Gomez
Im assuming many of you have not played goalie before. The only goal you can fault price on is the first one.
Second goal – kicked in by Clarkson
Third goal – deflected last minute by our own d-man.
4th goal – 1. was a hooking call 2.Kovalchuk mis-fired a shot and deflected to a Praise for a wide open net.
Cannot fault Price, play net guys before you crucify price here.
Chris Lee is the most inept ref in the league. One calls that “high-stick” on Cole, which i have never seen called in my life and Devils score. Then it turns around and non-call on Cole and it ends up in the net.
I know the season is over for the Habs, but if i were Cole or Cunneyworth risk the fine and call out the Refs, it was simply atrocious tonight and led directly to 2 devil goals
Good post.
The team stinks, true.
In spite of that…Tonight…The first Price goal definitely let the air out of the balloon. We had a 2-0 lead, feeling good, then BOOM, softie, and you could feel “here we go again” everywhere.
Yep. Too many softies. When you only score 2.6 goals a game, one softie is a killer.
Richard R
exactly. something has to be said about lee its just so obvious. i think cole should be the one to step up and say something.
that bad eh?
Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049
Two weekend matinees coming up. I’ll be sure not to make any weekend plans.
I don’t think I’m going to waste any more time watching the team this season. It is too painful and too infuriating. When Price stands on his head, the rest of the team plays like crap. When they play quite well and actually score a few goals, Price is weak. This was a perfectly winnable game, a game we should have won – at least the tenth this year that we should have won and found a way to lose. It just makes me sick. As for Cunneyworth, the fact that he has been in charge of the powerplay all season is enough to damn him.
The NYI’s blueline is a combined minus 60, and was assembled on the cheap by a career backup goalie, and yet the Islanders are ahead of the Canadiens in the standings.
Nice blueline PG
We need to trade everyone whose willing to give us prospects and draft picks to bring our once proud franchise back to where they should be.
This club we have is pathetic,,,dark years are coming. I predicted this 2 seasons ago and am standing pat to where this club is heading.
Tank I say! Tank!
“We will win the Cup one day only with ? in the nets “
I have officially watched my last game.,.gonna miss you guys
You’ll be back.
“I caught you knockin’ at my cellar door
I love you baby can I have some more
Oh, oh the damage done….”
I think McGuire would do a good job as GM as well. Let’s be honest, can’t be worst then PG. the guy has no clue.
Think again!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEMzM8JNW-U
haha but actually why do you think he would be a good fit for montreal?
Pretty much sums it all up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpXAknykeg
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Don’t let the wultures getcha.
I thought this was more accurate..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=UcxDr847yiE&feature=endscreen
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The Bruins are the “Starley Cup Champians”?? I’m cool with that.
HAHAHAHA made my day
The absolute worst Habs team in a decade if not more. Very few keepers.
The tryouts for next year continue.
We have Cole and a lot of good young players, and our fair share of duds!
I look forward to the trade deadline, more young players next year and a coach with testicular fortitude who believes in playing an aggressive style of game.
Go Habs!
how the flyin heck do we always manage to f it up. 5 straight nj goals enough blow up this team
Who do you want to be in charge of the dynamite?
I was unable to watch the game tonight and something tells me that it was a good thing… Hey at least we scored tonight!
I’ve lost count. How many times have they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory this year? Completely pathetic. If they can’t be bothered to show up for 60 minutes, honestly neither can I.
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GO HABS GO! 2011-12 is probably not our year!
“Scott Gomez, a potential Hall of Fame player, has two Stanley Cup rings and a Calder Trophy that says ‘I’m a player whom any authentic NHL coach will rely on to fix a game problem.’” – VancouverHab
Chat with me on Twitter @TheRealRGM81
When the Canadiens got shut out of the playoffs in 1970, it was a shock to my youthful existence. All was not right with the world that summer. It was tough to take! So that’s a long time ago!
This is without question, the worst hockey team in Montreal since then or, more likely, in the history of this once proud franchise.
Do these L’Antichambre guys have anything more to say at this point?
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I keep waiting for Shutt-Lafleur- Lemaire to jump over the boards!
No, just pissed off…..I’ll get over it
I hope for four things to come out of this season:
-Canadiens win the draft lottery (good odds)
-Pierre Gauthier is removed in every capacity from the Montreal Canadiens organization (only a matter of time)
-Toronto misses the playoffs (They’re probably going to make it)
-Boston does not win the Stanley Cup again (Please no, not again)
I strongly believe that if Molson does t make a change before the. Deadline the Habs are screwed for year to come. We need a GM to come in here ASAP and start flipping kaberles contract off and Gomez among others.
I don’t know why we pull the goalie. If we can’t score on a powerplay how in the hell would we score with an extra attacker.
The combination of coaching changes and stupid managing has the team confused way beyond a shadow of a doubt.
The coach doesn’t have a system for the players to follow and the GM doesn’t bring in the right players for whatever they are trying to do with this team.
Time to reset, have a game plan sort the keepers and cut bait with the others.
Molson should have a list of GMs and a list of coaches. Get them in place early as possible and form a plan going into the draft.
Then start the new season with some fresh faces and forget this nightmare of a season.
I have always been a firm believer in having a strong tandem in nets. I like Price very much, as I did and still like Halak, but he is being given too many games and too much is being put on his shoulders. 60 games, 65 max. This is just idiotic.
Something tells me Budaj will see more action from now on.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Keep workin hard boys, we can still make it.
LOL!!!!!
Finally we may get a star, or PG trade that away too, for maybe hemsky lol
We can wring our hands and gnash our teeth all we want, but at the end of the day, they’re just not a good team.
On to next year.
Hence the wringing and gnashing.
Rickly33. Dude, you skitzo?
Arbitrage pouant!
Richard R
I am in no way blaming the refs for this game I am just going to say this. The refs never went over to the bench to explain the non-call on Cole nor did they talk to Randy after the end of the game. They simply ran away. As if a “professional” league has officiating like this. What a joke. Bunch of cowards.
…hmmm, up 3-1 …and lose 5-3 …I think The Team should go out after game and order Asian massages …if You are gonna suck during the game, why change anything after the final whistle ?
Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049
What a joke, Randy Cunneyworth deserves to be fired. They were up 2-0 then 3-1, pathetic. Couldnt organize a powerplay, made the same mistakes as on Tuesday, but this time he did call a timeout, wonder if he whiteboarded the cluster f!@k in our own end and the whole kaberle idiocy. But you guys like the fact he got mad at the officials for not calling hold right. Whatever, coach needs to be held accountable at some point and I dont care if he speaks portuguese.
Tied for last place in the east. Can we please finally call it a day and work towards next year? I agree with Mitch Melnick, loose PG now and bring in McGuire to clean up this mess for next season.
I was hoping for a last place spot in the standing on the whole league to horrify the adoring Habs fans like You and I are.
Oh Gawd…another McGuire person.
You think the team is a joke now….
Cunneyworth had his line-up-blender working tonight.
That was embarrassing.
Price did not look sharp tonight.
Gomez is useless … use Eller more on PP.
I still do not like PK or Diaz.
Wow … and I have tickets for Saturday. I hope for a win.
Do we always have to blame #31 for not being sharp tonight or are the 22 other goofballs not really playing for a win.
Man, I’m seeing this team is even prouder by losing every game.
Know what, winning tonight wouldn’t have changed a thing in the playoff picture, guys. Let’s be realistic. They’re done.
They scored 3 goals, I saw some good hits, so I have been somewhat entertained.
Better if management has no excuses for not selling off everybody around 30, except Cole. Take picks, bring kids up from Hamilton, let’s start the quest for good draft picks.
Je ne suis pas triste ce soir, je suis optimiste pour l’avenir…
Ahem. Which kids in Hamilton would you bring up?
I would bring the kids who are there, whoever they happen to be. Find out about them. If they suck, guess what, they guarantee us last place and a high draft pick. We won’t rebuild with Gill, Moen, Kaberle, Campoli, etc.
We’ve seen the best of what’s down there already this year. Not very impressive. The pipeline awaits a refill.
Except the people who built the team ce soir, are the same ones who will assemble the team pour l’avenir.
But otherwise, yeah…
Helas! Something rotten in la ville de Montreal.
And Tampa ties it late in the 3rd against Winnipeg.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Shouldn’t the architect of the rebuild be here making decisions re: fire sale?
Well… I guess we will have to wait for next year.
Hopefully there is a new front office with real hockey guys, people who know what they are doing.
we need a new look, some players have to go, just please don’t get rid of the building blocks.
Well time to pack and get ready for my flight to Indy to watch the super bowl. This team that molson is running is by far one of the worst in the past 19 years. G. molson here is my middle finger just for you.
Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank!
Sell! Sell! Sell! Sell! Sell! Sell! Sell! Sell! Sell!
Dump ugly contracts! Dump ugly contracts! Dump ugly contracts!
Those are 19 very good ideas. (I love prime numbers!)
What is truly horrifying is thinking about how bad this dog and pony show is gonna get. Still more that thirty games to play, and PG is at the helm with the trade deadline bearing down on us.
Crap! We can’t protect a lead. What an insult!
Molson better hire a new GM and get this rebuild going. I’m hoping PG is gone as of tomorrow.
This season can’t end soon enough.. Time to get rid of guys.. Now I know how Lafff fans feel
God this team is painful to watch.
Cunnyworth wants to talk to Lee….like that will help.
“Of course I’m crazy, but that doesn’t mean I’m wrong.”
- Robert Anton Wilson
TIED FOR 15TH PLACE
WOOOOOOOOOO
Why is every1 so mad we 1 step closer to last place WHOOOOOOOOOO lets keep losing thank u kaberle pleks and P.K
I support Scott Gomez
Gauthier, you should be f’n ASHAMED of yourself for signing that P.O.S. Kaberle.
What an awful team. They have no clue.
Story of the season, Habs cannot keep a lead.
Bad asset management and terrible Referees are notable issues as well.
The only thing to hope for now is a complete tank and for Calgary ( and Cammi) and Toronto to miss the playoffs too!!!
Thos are my wishes!
We are in full Tank mode I see. We uses to be fast an now I think we may be the slowest team in the league. We can’t get to one puck first.
wow….
Thank you Kaberle for reminding us what an idiot Gauthier is for trading for your useless, overrated and over-paid ass
I’d like to say these guys aren’t on the same page, but these guys can’t even find the page. Beginning to think hiring RC was the first move in the deliberate tank.
We blow leads. Pretty much all the time. Boone! You can start your About Last Night column now. Everyone will understand.
I’m starting up a law firm called Gomez Kaberle & Gauthier. Feel free to write the punchline.
So wait a minute – the Devils quite clearly ice the puck, PK goes back to touch up, and no call – then the Habs dump the puck in from what looks like across the red line, and they call it icing – wow Chris Lee is an absolute piece of shit
You do know that you have both those calls wrong.
Kaberle get off the f-in ice!!
FU Timo…loser…go cheer for someone else..bye..
You have got to be kidding. Icing.