Make that six losses in a row in Calgary.
The Canadiens have not won here since January, 2002.
They did make it interesting, rallying from a 5-2 deficit to turn the game into a nail-biter.
But in the end, it was another L in the season from Hell.
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Habs should have kept Hip-Hip-Huet.
Okay, who was the most INVISIBLE Canadien tonight?
I vote Bourque.
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Nope. Bourque was interviewed by Pierre Houde prior to game tonight. Highly visible as a result.
nah. Engqvist did even less. Bourque almost scored and had a couple of good hits.
But Bourque played ten more minutes than Enqvist! That’s a lot more invisibility effort required!
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On the brightside, patch has more goals than giroux. And saying price is bad or that halak would be better??? Not to bash halak, he was great, but where were the haters last season? Halak benefits from a good team and a good partner, he couldnt play the load price does and be as succesful, nor would we be better off had we kept him.
Wow.
With 15 games left, if we win 5 of them, which seems like a challenge, we’ll end up with only 70 points. Crazy!
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It’s gonna be a long summer. Hopefully the boys do a lot of conditioning.
Biosteel!!
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Price was the biggest jabroni tonite, was he ever awful
I SUPPORT (every1 knows who i support)
The good: First line, as it has all year, carried the team. Patches played well, Desharnais worked hard and Cole, well, he’s the MVP of the team as far as I’m concerned.
The bad: Price’s blunder on the fifth goal. Hey, these things happen.
The ugly: One word — Kaberle. Hate to be so negative about this guy but does he ever do the right thing? He never covers anyone, wanders around aimlessly in the offensive zone, pinches at the wrong time and has a shot that wouldn’t scare Miss Daisy. As bad as the Gomez trade has turned out to be for the Habs, at least Scotty gave us a good first year in bleu, blance et rouge and Pyatt was a serviceable player for a bit. Kaberle zoned out the minute he won the Cup last year with the Booins. And we have him for two more years. Ouch.
You’re out to lunch if you thought Kaberle was the ugliest Habs player tonight. Good lord. He actually finished in the + column – one of only three Habs to do so – and he played over 21 minutes!
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Lots of hate for a guy who played 21 minutes, was the only +1 on our team on D, and had a PP assist. Seems to me he certainly isn’t the problem.
AS per Dave Stubbs ; The last three years games lost to injuries 236-262-253 and this season 324 games with 16 games to go. When you have 20 million plus in salaries sitting out it is hard to win with AHL players going against NHL players…..
Yeah injuries were the reason Price baked another 3 pies tonight. Yeah that’s right. Pour me another.
“A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It’s a proof. A proof is
a proof. And when you have a good proof, it’s because it’s proven.” – Jean Crooktien
Halak wouldn’t stand a chance behind this team either. Pour yourself another.
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Mike Boone’s last liveblog post sounds a lot like a passive-aggressive former girlfriend of mine…
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Golden Boy my tucchus. The Emperor has no clothes.
“A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It’s a proof. A proof is
a proof. And when you have a good proof, it’s because it’s proven.” – Jean Crooktien
this is great
I think for once the organization has it all figured out. If we stick to this same course good things will happen: Dress Price for the rest of the games, Campoli + Kaberle + Weber + Diaz as your top 4, Enquist + Geofrion + Gomez as your top line and we SHALL FAIL FOR NAIL!!!
The Habs need a coach who will get them to play like a team again. Sadly, the way the NHL is set up, it won’t happen anytime soon.
There is no more loyalty left, it’s “get while the getting’s good” in this day and age of hockey.
Want to say the Habs suck? Well 29 other teams suck too.
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Carey was really out there playing the puck tonight.
I am past disappointment, but it would be nice to win like 5 games haha. Did anyone see with the extra man and net empty, someone throws the puck to the corner that has none of our players and all flames? The hell…. Where has our talent gone? How are we stuck with only 5 skilled players?
Winning five is asking a lot. I really don’t know if they are capable of winning any from here to the end.
Columbus won tonight so last place is starting to look very possible.
Hopefully Price, Subban, Pacioretty maybe, go to the Worlds’ and win gold there. Would help make up for this season of hell somewhat, and give them a taste of winning
They can’t all 3 win goal together
Max is from the USA.
That’s right. I forgot about that. He plays like a Canadian though.
Don’t the worlds conflict with the start of the rodeo season?
There’s more in the tank!
Good try by our one line and our one D man.
Wow. We might just be fighting for top pick!
Man, these Habs are really making this a horserace! Which makes me wonder – can horses run backwards?
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We can’t compete with Columbus’s suckitude, but it’s nice to dream.
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True. World class, no question.
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Tonight’s loss sets up a huge ’4 pointer’ vs the Coilers Thursday.
An excellent game from an elite team. Defence was poetry in motion. Goaltending was of a “thoroughbred” nature, and the work ethic of the forwards was spectacular. I really don’t think we need to make any other moves to win the Stanley Cup next year. Keep this team intact, let them party hard all summer (like they did all winter) and by this time next year we will be leading the league.
“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
Mr. Gauthier’s sentiments exactly.
Is your life so sad that you have to come to a forum and pretend you’re a fan of a team you hate?
I have been a Habs fan since birth, actually. They just stink to the bone this year, that’s all. Even you know that, makka.
“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
Pacoretty is third star what a tool announcer from Calgery
Fail for Nail!!!
hahaha – anyone else see that?
Well… on the bright side, looks like the Habs will have a 30 goal scorer this year! And Eller scored again – gotta count for something.
Thank god they didn’t tie it up. Now if Edmonton wins tonight, habs can be in position for the second overall pick by thursday night.
That was a close call! Let’s go Edmonton.
Columbus is getting nervous!
Habs are closing in!
YES! And to think DD/Eller and PK were trying to tie it.. PFFFFFT
Yah..I would bench them for the next game because of that.
They couldn’t help it, they’ve got Tigers in their Tanks.
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My heart’s beating a mile a minute
Strong game for PK tonight.
you gave me diarrhea
The proper tank etiquette you include Geoffrion, White and Campoli among your six skaters, which RC did.
Carey is our MVP…….period
No. Question mark.
Winning 9 of the last 11 Monthly Molson Cups over the past 2 years tipped you off right?
I thought Gomez won 9 of the last 11 Monthly Molson Cups.
It’s not like he’s got competition.
yep………..most definitely an MVP on that 5th goal………….
“take your time and hurry up”
Mr. Softie to the rescue…
I actually despise Campoli. Holy hell. What a useless human being.
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Whatever do his total lack of hockey skills have to do with his worth as a human being?
I’m sorry, you’re right. I am a bad person for wishing Campoli didn’t exist.
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Be careful what you wish for
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
If my wish that Campoli didn’t exist is as effective as my wish that I will win the lottery with my wife Kate Upton, I feel like Campoli is fairly safe.
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Campoli must have SOME redeeming qualities. Why else would the Goat sign him?
If the jets got a 2nd and a 3rd for oduya i don’t know how pg couldn’t get anything at all for campoli.
True Bill I was getting autographs of the players with my daughter and I saw Campoli wearing a Blue Jay cap and poked a little fun at him. He looked at me and said well I’m from Toronto after all with a little bit of attitude. My responses was well so am I and I wouldn’t be caught dead in either a Jays cap or Leafs cap and laughed and walked away, by the way Campoli don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, maybe Burke will sign you after the Cherry ribbing on Saturday
What’s the proper tank etiquette when it comes time to pull your goalie to ‘try’ for the win?
There a few who still care: The DD line and PK. Yeah, pretty much the same ones.
Did Pleks just outmuscle somebody?
Jesus Chuck…you mean all five goals count nor just the one price gave them??? Wow that would mean all the players who giveaway the puck would be responsible for the habs sucking. Holy confused now
Price looks like he is still injured.
Price is getting excited.
Rodeo season is one month away.
Carey Price is the best puck/stick handling goalie in the NHL. Sure he may misshandle the puck from time to time just like a goal score will shoot wide & miss a open net sometimes!
Maybe, but he’s the worse poke checking goalie in NHL too.
I think this has to be one of the worst games I’ve seen in awhile for Gorges.
Why all the Price bashing? He is playing behind a crappy D
Easiest thing to do.
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It’s just a couple of guys. Notice that Price is the only thing they ever talk about here. It’s funny because they think noone notices but they aren’t even Habs fans. Probably some sad fat losers sitting on their computer and giggling like little girls by making fun of Price between watching porn.
Lmao makka83
I’m not Price bashing he is actually the reason they have the wins they have, just having a little fun blowing off steam.
Those who know NOTHING about the sport yet want to bitch about something have to go with what they have. It’s easiest to blame the goalie, like it’s easiest to blame the quarterback or the pitcher etc.
So if you know absolutely nothing about the sport, and want to vent, you blame Price because all the other clueless clowns are doing that so that must be the problem! If only the other guy was in there, ALL would be well.
Check the Molson Cup standings….if it weren’t for Price this team is behind Columbus.
So he’s keeping them from getting a lock on the #1 draft pick ?
He didn’t get his copy of the Tank Meme yet.
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Flames pretty much suck too..so there’s that.
Both teams who need to rebuild with youth but at least the Habs have started the process and continue it in the offseason.
If Habs aren’t careful, they might get a point out of this game.
And Columbus cooperated by winning.
brilliant
LOL
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Omg if Price is hurt there goes the season, put Markov in net LOL
PK Subban is a puck magnet. I would give him carte blanche to pinch to his heart’s content. Let’s do it.
The game has gotten more interesting!
HABS should take full advantage of this opportunity of games not mattering. They should try unusual things. See what works. Price has trouble playing the puck? Then he should play it even more, go for long passes. Throw all caution to the wind.
He’s been doing that all season.
Comment 666?
EDIT: dammit.
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The sad thing is that Carey’s giveaway goal is now actually meaningful.
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So are the others that weren’t his fault.
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Mmm true, just sayin’
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Impeded his stick? His stick was there. It knocked the puck into the net…
I imagine the counter-argument there is that if DD weren’t blocking all stick movement, his stick wouldn’t have been sitting there to deflect the puck into the net.
I’m not saying it was a bad goal, just that there are good arguments on both sides of that play.
What are they reviewing for?
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Cause the Habs are mounting a comeback LOL
Goaltender Interference, or whatever portion of it they’re allowed to review for.
I’m a little surprised they counted it. Or, rather, I wouldn’t have been surprised if they didn’t. DD did go in after the puck, but then stayed there with no one keeping him there and got quite in the way, while standing in the blue paint.
I am not sure it SHOULD count, talk about in the crease … that’s a tough one for the goalie.
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For some reason the photo in your avatar gives me the creeps.
That’s because it stares into your soul with Kingston awesomeness.
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Forgot about the Kingston connection, which explains the creeps. I find that entire city gives me the shivers.
I’m surprised it wasn’t waived off.The flames did have an arguement about DD blocking off kipper a little.
I think Molson should tell PG the charter flight leaves at 2:00 am and leave at 1:00 am, but knowing PG he would walk around the airport asking people if they have seen Mr. Molson anywhere! lol
Annnnnd Kipper scores on himself.
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lol…Price’s turn now.
Pretty much anything toward either net goes in.
Goal
Nice edit.
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just in time
Pretty average team those Flames. They’ll struggle in years to come as the Oilers come on strong.
Why do folks feel the need to qualify before they critique Price. Yet another game where he has let in a couple of softies. He is by far not my Molson Cup first star of the year. Give the title to Cole, Deharnais, or Max Pac long before Price.
As long as that tendency continues, he’ll always remain average. Nothing to do with Halak. The Canadiens would be prudent if they sought to at least use one of their better draft picks to select a young goalie, just in case Price never quite lives up to those expectations that he’s already been anointed with………
well said Alfie
“take your time and hurry up”
Why is it that greater hockey minds than ours are pegging him as a the starting goalie for Canada in the next Olympics, yet he is constantly being dismissed by the fans who have the pleasure of seeing him play on a regular basis?
Could it be that they recognize the mediocrity of the team playing in front of him, and realize how good he could be with a skilled lineup?
Draft Malcolm Subban. But nothing good will ever happen with Gainey-Gauthier-Cunneyworth at the helm. It’s in Molson’s quart I mean corner now.
“A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It’s a proof. A proof is
a proof. And when you have a good proof, it’s because it’s proven.” – Jean Crooktien
Habbu, there was a great post some time ago about the Molson’s owning the team three times and each time they did the team tanked. It’s amazing that these guys can sell beer, but haven’t a clue how to run a three times tried asset that is over 100 years old with reems of hockey history to draw from. It’s not rocket science. It really isn’t folks, yet Gainey is still there pulling everyones petzel and Molson’s Asset isn’t worth the $500 million he payed now… Can they be that idiotic? I have to think no, but my heart says oui mon estsi!
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That line of thinking is an old trope. The Molsons have been beneficial and enlightened owners of the team, especially compared to other NHL team owners. Read or watch “Net Worth”.
http://www.amazon.com/Net-Worth-Exploding-BookThat-Changed/dp/0140129219/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331095730&sr=1-1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113956/
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Good to see the Habs continue tanking.
FAIL FOR FRANCHISE PLAYER.
Carey can end his nightmare with just TWO words: “Trade Me”
And I think he should be accommodated.
“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
Funny… not.
You are wicked smart.
Leafs lost tonight, idiots are out in force!
U R a Dick.
I said that cause Price is too good for this team.
Personally, I don’t think makka deserved that.
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Gillette had a lean organization when it came to hockey decisions…Gainey!
Now we have Goatier>Gainey>Molson
Slightly clumsy to get anything done!
These soft goals Miikka Kiprusoff is allowing are really killing my fantasy team, the Whistler Marmots of the HIO Memorial League.
http://games.espn.go.com/fhl/standings?leagueId=1471
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When will Bourque be rejoining the team? We miss him tonight!
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Sounds like I haven’t missed much…
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A lotta blame on Price but come on guys, Lundqvist, Thomas, Rinne… It wouldn’t matter. Any goalie in net for this team would struggle. We need a stronger D corps in front of him. Kaberle, Campoli and weber are liabilities on the ice.
Calgary announcers are saying that the Flames can’t hold any leads this year…lol…
Till tonight LOL
Not too bad ranked 17th on a 28th place team. Not sure how many goalies on shitty teams have been in the vezina running…
Jonathan Quick.
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Taking a poll. Respond “Nobody:” followed by your response of A or B. Would you rather A: Habs lose games to the point of potentially getting a top 3 draft pick or B: win enough games to finish above the bottom 5 of the league with the corresponding draft choice.
Molson has to be talking to the replacements…. He has to be.,.right…please tell me it is true…please
We can only pray.
Come to think of it they must know who they want and are just wating until seasons end for whatever reason. It has to be out of design, has to be.
Habbu I remember the movie Old Yeller, I know it was sad ending but someone should put PG out off his misery and ours.
Ok, i changed the channel a long time ago to watch the returns of Super Tuesday on CNN. Just flipped back to see Price allow that goal.
I Know Price is frustrated, he’s not allowed to do what he did on that turnover. The D didn’t need his help there and had no business giving that puck away for an empty net goal.
I remember PK got crucified earlier in the season for making a careless through-the-legs pass that ended up in the net. This is even worse. Can the coaching staff not see Carey doesn’t care anymore!?
Coaching staff sucks dude.
Careful… this game could end up with last shot wins
Highlights of this game will not be shown when the Vezina Trophy is awarded.
Rock Bottom Rock Bottom Rock Bottom
IF you Smeeeeeeelllllllllllll what the rock is cookin
I SUPPORT (every1 knows who i support)
#1 #1 #1 pick hehe gauuulois
…but on the bright side… we have a league best penalty kill!
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I Wonder what George Gillette is thinking right now? He appears for all intents and purposes to be a genius. Buy low, sell high. Sad state of affairs, the owner must grow some gonads and make executive type decisions now. There is no sense in waiting, hand over the regins to someone who can begin assessing the value of the team. There is no reason PG should still be there.
Why will he give a damm all business brosss
That he pulled the chute at the perfect moment. Thats why he would give a damn. To congratulate himself on jettisoning the lifeboat moments before the iceberg hit. Pat himself on the back and say good job old boy, good job.
That was just Carey making sure the Habs get a good draft pick.
Ole Eller can take me out back and put me down with a shot like that!
World class move there Carey. Way to go.
“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
You’re a dull jerk
I sure am. Better than a little prima donna like Price. I find him overrated and considering he’s ranked 17th in the league, it’s fitting.
“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
I agree. You’re an idiot!
Thank you, Makka. Coming from somebody as high stature as yourself, I’m appreciative. Now, if you could please rotate my tires and change the oil, please.
“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
U can just FO!
Flounder ominously? Watch that bone, lookin pretty brittle with that team out there tonight.
“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
Hopefully Price can get all the gaffs out of his system tonight. Not a Venzina performance, but I will not hang him out to dry. He should be back strong against Van (and rest against Edm)