The Canadiens blew open a tight game with three unanswered goals in the third period.
Captain Brian Gionta tipped in a lovely pass from P.K. Subban 48 seconds into the period.
Nine minutes later, P.K. Subban (with his second of the game) and Brendan Gallagher scored within 32 seconds to salt it away.
It was the Canadiens’ 11th road win of the season … and their first W in three tries against the Islanders.
Carey Price made 25 saves in his 16th win of the season.
Price was particularly outstanding during an Islanders power play in the second period.
Tomas Plekanec, David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty had two assists each.
P.K. Subban had two goals (nine, to lead NHL Dmen and a sixth on the PP) and an assist.
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I just read all the recent post game comments, but I’m honestly having a hard time figuring out what happened to mean that PK is unhappy and will never sign here when his present contract is due for renewal. I watched PK’s post game interview along with MT’s, although they may not of both been shown in their entirety, and honestly can’t see where the conspiracy theories are coming from. I remember the same things being said about a young goaltender we had that was being mismanaged and miscoached, he would never sign long germ with the Habs because of it. That young goaltender was from BC, and just signed a long term contract to play for the Habs for the next 6 yrs, I’m sure he didn’t grow up a Habs fan. Although PK grew up in Toronto, he’s made it very clear, he was brought up as a die hard Habs fan by his father. What really makes people think that this talented kid has such a thin skin that he’s going to take his ball and go home with a soother in his mouth ffs. We are seeing so many parts of his game this year improving before our very eyes. I am assuming that besides the fact that he now has Markov feeding him on the PP, some of the things he has improved in his game, may be the result of good coaching. I know that conspiracies lend to more discussions and controversy, but I am personally not buying into a single word of it. This kid will wear the Bleu Blanc et Rouge for a long time to come.
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Nothing happened, its specious speculation. MT praised PK tonight…. people just like to make stuff up in boredom.
I guess if there wasn’t ridiculous speculation, there would be a lot less comments on here, but really don’t understand where some people come from.
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I am really looking forward to this summer. Once we get the parade out of the way it should be another excellent draft haul.
But seriously.
Therrien did not call out Subban. Therrien said the matter will be dealt with internally. That means coaching. It means development. It means a 2 minute discussion and time to move on. Even Subban knows his own errors as Price knows when he lets in a goal he should have had. Subban is playing the best hockey of his career and I credit a lot of that to Therrien. And as Price said… chill out.
Speaking of Price. He is the real deal. One of the best goalies in the world today and he is not even 25 yet. Again… chill out.
As for Boston and Pittsburgh coming up… the measuring stick is the season… right up to when the Cup is hoisted. Individual games are merely notches in that stick.
I think when MT said it would be dealt with, what he meant was they would call PK into the video room and say “on this play, this is what you did, what we’d rather you did is this”. End of discussion, let’s move on to the next supposed controversy on a 20-5-5 team.
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Goodnight haboholics!!!
Lol “just throw a compliment out there once in a while…”
Read ‘em and weep!
Criticize him when it’s warranted but give credit when credit is due. The goal has been to keep PK within himself. When he’s the entertaining guy we all love he’s extremely entertaining but he does crazy things and takes a boat load of penalties. We don’t like it but he’s a much different PK this year that’s for sure. Just throw a volume mr out there once in a while bulldog Therrien.
Good point Bill
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Good point bripro. Minor mistake by PK, minor ‘timeout’ by MT, big dividends in third.
The reason we make a big deal is …is…we’re all pathetically lonely and font have a Life and… And…and…NO it’s because we care
MT’s tough love on PK has really back-fired: Guess which D-man leads the league in goals and is third in points.
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Good game for the Habs tonight, solid game from Price!!
Did anyone see the 3rd period of the Bruins/Sens game? See Lucic enter a scrum swinging fists and NOT get a penalty? Perfect example of Gregory Campbell’s team getting away with goonery. And Fans from other teams say MTL gets the luck of the refs..
Over the years I’ve heard several NHL coaches say that some players you pat on the back and some players you kick in the ass.
I’m pretty sure Subban has never needed help with his confidence.
PK is mistreated by his coach, the coach never says “good game PK”, PK is going to walk because Therrien is mean, when PK makes a mistake the coach should ignore it.
I dont get it, its like we are making drama that isnt even there.
This may have been true in the 60s, not today. A coach who kicks and never pats on the back will have a short shelf life. No longer works in sports, at the office with employees or at home with the kids.
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Think you are taking that too literally. It just means that with some players you have to be more direct. Subban doesn’t need any ego stroking, but does need to know when he is doing something wrong.
He’s playing really well. Is that in spite of the coach or should the coach be given some credit?
What do you mean, I’m taking that too literally? You stated that some players need compliments, some others don’t, I happen to disagree. I don’t see the nuance there that I am missing.
My view is it’s not about ego striking, it is about validation and acknowledgement. You want me to do things that work. You let me and everyone know when I screw up. Let me and others know when I do things that make us successful and makes you happy. As simple as that.
Maybe he does. We don’t see it all do we?
Whatever it is. It’s working. No complaint needed.
Couldn’t agree more. What works with one player can completely backfire with another. Some players need a lot of praise, some don’t. Therrien has PK playing like a Norris candidate by doing less on the ice, taking the percentage play. Therrien has been preaching this from day one so he deserves credit for sure for adding this to PK’s game. It helps elevate Subban from very good to elite.
Gotta go to bed, but I need to respond to this. To suggest that a compliment to somebody can backfire because the recipient has a big ego is to not understand how human psychology works.
A compliment can never backfire because it buys you good will and cooperation going forward. A criticism is better received when coming from somebody who has offered you a compliment or two in the past. This is true whether we’re talking about a kid, a regular blue-collar person at the job, or a Sports superstar.
Successful leaders use (public and private) compliments and reinforcements all the time, sometimes as a set-up for future criticisms they know are coming.
Once you pay a compliment or two, people in relationship with you establish that you are fair and from there it becomes easier for them to see you as a truth teller when you criticize them as opposed to a grouchy boss or coach.
A coach can ignore this at his peril. Not necessarily saying MT never compliments PK because I don<t know that, but he sure doesn't like doing it in public the way he's quick to issue the criticisms. Bed time.
The team gets another win after playing an Islanders-type final 10 minutes in the first period, and yet again tonight, the complaints are rampant.
PK made a minor mistake. MT made a minor coaching decision.
It paid big dividends in the 3rd. And BTW PK wasn’t the only one benched. So was DD’s line. They skipped 3 shifts at the end of 2nd. And that too paid dividends in the first minutes of the 3rd on Gionta’s goal.
So stop with the PK conspiracies.
We’re in 2nd place with 45 points, 2 up on Boston who have one game in hand. 1 behind the Pens with 1 games in hand.
So if you calculate the %, the Habs are in first in the east, all things being equal.
So people, be happy! The team is playing so well.
Why look for the negative?
They we need 10 points +/- with 18 games to make the playoffs. Right?
They’re 8-1-1 in their last 10.
Be happy! Enjoy! Straight on into June!
Thing is Brian there are a lot of people trashing PK, and we fans are sick of it because we can’t help, so social media is the only way.
We’re happy with the results, can’t imagine if we had better checkers other than Moen and Amrstrong but I am hoping they are saving themsleves for the playoffs
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Well said Bri, unfortunately too many here would rather speculate on the apparent conspiracies and the worst case scenario, instead of what we are actually seeing before our very eyes.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
This whole thing with PK will be forgotten by all parties within a couple of weeks. I’m taking it with a grain of salt.
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That’s very true.
I was so happy after the game then I listen to the post game and my blood boils, why is that?
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FREE PK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ekG-3_fcs
PK is still a kid and is still maturing..He has great talent and I think he is the most gifted player on the team, but he still makes young man’s mistakes which have to be bit in the butt before they become habits..I like the emotion he is showing because of this stuff…PK is the type that will learn from it and come back even stronger..The kid has great character..
Geez, mole hill meet mountain…
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If PK is gonna get 2-points every game. They should bench him more often …. It Works. They should try it with a couple of players on the 4th line.
Yeah don’t play the race card because PK cause skate faster than……oh, that’s not what you meant by race was it?
Maybe they want PK to be a kid and grow. He’ll be a superstar in good time, maybe he is now but he’s 23 so ‘let manny be manny’ and while PK wants to be PK, MT wants him to be 23 and grow unto BOBBY ORR. Woohoo Baby!
Here we are complaining over our team even when we win and a great FFFFFF player like John Tavares is stuck playing for NYI
100%
Let’s steal him he’s friends with PK should be easy to lure him here
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Bill you’re right. But maybe it’s because Subban is leaps and bounds ahead of others on the team potential-wise and they need him to do what they know he can be a bonafied superstar you can throw the whole team on his back and he’ll carry them all the way to the parade on Ste Catherine’s
Lets hope so.
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Sholi I bet mslkin and Crosby agree.
You know it.
It went something like this.
Crosby- hey Mario
Mario- Hey Sid (hic hic)
Crosby- Therrien is destroying the dressing room, he’s treating us al like we’re rooks
Mario- Oh really now, ok thanks
Next day
Ring ring- allo, heY Therrien step into my office YOU’RE FIIIIIIIIIIIIRED! EDIT
But yes the Habs are in first because of our coach
Ok that’s below the belt, he does deserve some credit, but like his troops, he has to adjust to them, not the other way around.
You have to coach to them, not at them.
My first year coaching kids taught me that
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If they run PK out of town I hope he ends up in Toronto. I’m a diehard habs fan but I’ll…..(crying bauling)….Don’t make me do it!!
Ya, PK has it rough, for sure, I wish the coach would you know, get it, he is a special player and special players should be treated as such, like give him some of the most ice time, i mean, whats MT thinking giving him the second most amount of ice time on the team, dumb right? Also you know Therrien should really let him play the first unit of the powerplay to show us what he can do.
Lol, you guys are crazy defending the guy everyone knows has the most talent, MT recognizes it, and thats why he lets him be the difference maker. Yet he doesnt ever say good job PK, whatever you guys, lol.
Markov, Gorges, and Emelin all played more than Subban tonight, just to keep it real.
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thanks bill that really clears up his mistreatment for me, the whole 30 seconds those two played more than him definitely make his treatment unfair for sure.
still not seeing the hard knocks PK is getting, not sure where you guys are either.
Well I am just one guy, not multiple guys.
But I would cite Therrien’s condemnation of PK’s phantom penalty as an example. Didn’t say anything about Pacioretty’s penalty. And the whole “better person” nonsense … I have never heard a coach in any sport say anything like that about any player.
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You are so right.
Unfortunately.
Bill it led to a loss in OT, if i made a mistake at my job that f’d something up, I would expect my boss to say, “you f’d that up try not to do it again.” Saying it to the media not a great idea but Therrien runs hot, I thought he might have a stroke when White lost that one game.
Thanks for clarifying you are one guy
Respect is a two way street. Doesn’t matter if he is the most gifted. There is a team, a coach, and a plan. PK is wicked awesome, but the coach has authority to address him as his superior. Maybe I’m just old fashioned.
Does that mean never say ‘he played a heck of a game tonight’? MT sure does it for other players who have good games.
Authority doesn’t mean it’s tough love all the time. Whether you are a boss or a parent, there isn’t one employee or one kid, who doesn’t need a compliment every once in a while, especially one who gets scolded in public all the time.
MT “lets him be the difference maker”? Who else is he going to use? Once Diaz went down, he had no choice. He still does not use him when he needs a defensive stop. Tonight Hickey tried to get him to talk about PK and MT shut his mouth for once. When one of your best players scores two goals in a victory and he is upset, there is a problem. MT better be careful…people pay to see PK play, not him.
“You’re always, always, always looking to make your team better. Always.”- Marc Bergevin
Right….so the only reason MT uses him is because he is forced to? Give your head a shake if you don’t think MT knows exactly what PK is capable of, come on seriously, this is dumb.
You are making it sound like MT pretends he doesnt exist in the room where poor little PK is jumping trying to get his attention. MT doesnt need to be baited into a PK discussion either, so maybe he played it smart and didnt say anything.
MT is always willing to discuss Subban’s mistakes when prompted by the press, not so much his contributions. It is telling, even if you pretend it isn’t.
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Yes it is dumb trying to discuss PK’s treatment with someone who apparently has not watched what has gone on so far this season. BTW he was fired 1/2 season after going to the Stanley Cup final with the two best players in the game. You think that was an accident? I’m sure Malkin missed him…lol!
“You’re always, always, always looking to make your team better. Always.”- Marc Bergevin
What are you talking about? PK is having a career year, and you are telling me its the coach’s fault, do you not see the problem with that?
Billy Martin brought the best put in Reggie Jackson.
Heard Pk was benched tonight. The way management is treating this guy they’re going to run him out of town. It’s going to be a sad day.
Can I buy some of what you smoke?
Actually the crew on 690 mentioned it too, but I don’t remember seeing him benched either.
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He missed 3 shifts in the 2nd period.
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PK please sign.
I missed most of the second, kids were turning in jerseys tonight.
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He was benched i just listened to MT talk about it, and PK was pissed by his comments to the media. Go make stupid comments somewhere else
It appears he was benched. My bad.
Still don’t think that equates to running him out of town, but to each his own. Carry on with the paranoia.
Edit – Apologies. Looks like you have a point. He was kept off the ice for a few shifts which could be interpreted as being benched
He was definitely benched for 3 shits in the 2nd and if you don’t believe me Pat Hickey actually asked MT after the game about it so that’s your proof.
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PK please sign.
Ok, didn’t realize. My bad.
LOL your avatar goes perfect with your last response…….don’t worry about it just pointing out what I saw.
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PK please sign.
i was going to say the same thing
3 shits, eh? I wonder what he had to eat?
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PK was benched for the end of the second period after he forced a too-many-men penalty getting on too soon, and Islanders scored on the ensuing PP.
He played big minutes in the third.
He had a brain cramp. MT fixed it.
This kid’s not going anywhere.
Outside of Sid the kid who would you consider trading Subban for?….no one. This guy gets hurt we’ll see who the habs MVP is in a hurry
I would trade him for Crosby, Malkin, Stamkos … ok I’m done. Despite all their success thus far, Therrien and the Berg can still wind up looking pretty stupid if they don’t start appreciating what they have in Subban at some point. Like now.
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Agreed.
~~~> Mathematically eliminated…
To me, Subban seems like he could be a handful for a coach because he has such a strong personality and self-belief. A meek and mild coach would get nowhere with him. A coach with an equally strong personality is exactly what PK needs to convince him to simplify his game and make smarter decisions.
If PK is upset, that’s fine, he can cry himself to sleep hugging the Norris Trophy.
TSN 690 post game hosts ripping the Habs&MT&media over their treatment of PK…wait till the next contract…bonne chance MB.
“You’re always, always, always looking to make your team better. Always.”- Marc Bergevin
I’m guessing PK will be a Hab longer than Coach (cough cough) Therrien will be. I’d bank it big.
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690 Mtl really crucifying Therrien because he compliments all the other players always but never compliments his Norris trophy d-man Subban.
Race card?
~~~> Mathematically eliminated…
In Vegas
Should have gave PK longer term when he wanted it going to cost lots of extra millions 2 years down the road
That’s fine. At least he’ll have proved that he earned it and will be more mature to handle the large contract when he gets it.
Time for Mike/Berg to take their feet off PK’s throat. His postgame interview tonight (PK’s) was very telling, he is one pissed off superstar. Habs have to accept that he’s like a great quarterback, he will get picked off from time to time, but man, I don’t wanna think of where we’d be without him now that Markov’s returned to mortal status (or less). I wanna see that smile again, cause if he plays this well miserable …
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What did PK say?
Agreed frank – PK is a thoroughbred who we want to keep for the long haul.
Don’t blame him a bit. If I were one of the best in the world at my job, and my boss always publicly condemned my mistakes while ignoring those of others, and talked about wanting to make me a better person … I’d be pissed too. Better person my ass.
Hopefully Subban appreciates the fans enough to make a deal if Bergevin gives him the max in 2014, which he will have to do at this point.
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Here’s a kid who grew up a Habs fan, arguably one of the best 5 dmen in the league in only his 3rd year (which is a stretch since this a shortened season too) be a stud dman for the next 10-15 years for us and MT & MB look like they want to run him out of town, I just don’t get it.
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I’m kind of hoping PK makes MT a better person. He’s got a lot of work to do…
~~~> Mathematically eliminated…
Bam!
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Hey Kovy has called it a day?
yup, i think he just retired.
The post-mortem: He can get into the HoF, if like the rest of us, he travels to TO and buys an admission ticket. What a waste of talent!
So much natural talent,so little desire. I agree,what a waste.
Imagine what could have been if that talent had been put in say Mathieu Darche’s body. Man, it’s almost criminal!
Had a pretty great career. Pretty hard to mention him and Darche in the same sentence, but you did it a couplemofmposts below, haha.
I don’t believe for a second that someone as good as Kovalev got that way and stayed that way without desire and hard work. That’s crazy.
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It not that he wasn’t good. You don’t play that long in this league without being good. Its just with that kind of skill set he should have been so much better.
Was PK benched tonight?
Exactly. Some people wondered about it after the last game bringing out White’s case and saying MT should treat everyone the same.
This is why you don’t sit Subban, because you hurt the team first and foremost by doing it. It’s a two-tier justice system and when you weigh everything out, it’s somewhat fair.
Solid 3rd period on the road…While no shorthanded goals given up the pk still did not look too good…Not sure Armstrong,Eller and Moen can do the job on the pk….Plecks still very weak on pp and pk faceoffs in the zones…Subban as mentioned many times last year is the type of d you have to have on your team to win the cup..hopefully Moen and Gorges pick up their game in the playoffs…Eller plays well but i still dont see him as a goal scorer …White and Dumont fight at least to win the faceoff..Gallagher gives it all
Wasn’t the score 5-2 for the Habs? Do they have to win by more than 3 goals for you to give them credit?
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
Subban 9G 13A 22 points in 24 games!
Could easily be the team’s leading scorer by the end of the year, and he missed six games because the Berg didn’t want to sign him long term!
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You dont like how he hardballed him into humility?
Hahaha, I don’t believe that soap opera nonsense
Subban is one of the best players in the NHL, I wouldn’t trade him for any D in the league, and I would rather the Berg had high-balled him into a long-term deal so I could look forward to a decade of Subbanescence.
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Subbanescence! You should trademark that, Bill
Would if I could. Bad keyboard skills, haha.
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Looks more and more like the Berg has someone whispering in his ear… in broken english no less…
~~~> Mathematically eliminated…
I am still sure he couldn’t sign him long term because of the drop in next year’s CAP. A 2.8 CAP hit next year is much better than 5 plus million for the Habs, and the contract was structured in a way that he is getting paid a lot better than the 2.8 CAP hit suggests. PK knows he’ll get a lucrative long term extension some time after early next January if he continues to produce. There was an interview where MB mentioned next year’s CAP reflected on the difficult negotiations.
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Pretty impressive. There are a lot of top forwards league-wide who aren’t having the impact he has right now with the Habs.
Remember some media and posters who said PK should not be on the first unit of the powerplay…yeah right…lol!
“You’re always, always, always looking to make your team better. Always.”- Marc Bergevin
True or False for those who see these things more clearly than an old bird.
Habs have some (it’s all relative this year) trouble with the high flying teams such as Pittburgh, the Isles and others. Sometimes, it just for a period, but they can really look bad in those periods. That second period against the Hurricanes comes to mind. Is this because they loosen up and try to play the same game and therefore tend to get away from their style?
Buffalo,Pittsburgh,Boston.
Think Budaj gets a start in any of these games?
I would start him against the Sabres.
If he starts Saturday night, it means they plan on playing Price in the back to back with 4 full days rest. If not, I expect him to play against the Pens. The game against the Bruins is more important IMO than against the Pens. We need a cushion against the B’s.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
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Do you realize that we’re only 6 points behind Chicago, and we’ve both played 30 games?
Subban has 14 minutes in penalties so far (12 minutes if you saw the Buffalo game). Over the course of a full season that’s around 50 minutes. Less than half the total of his previous seasons. Bravo.
Another thing I notice about PK’s game is he’s a lot more accurate with his shot this year. Helps when he has Marky putting it in his wheelhouse every time he sets him up for a 1 timer on the pp, but when PK doesn’t have the big slapper available, he is simplifying by just putting the puck at the net. It is resulting in a lot of screen, deflection, or rebound goals for the Habs.
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Credit has to go to Therrien for the successes the team has this year. As was mentioned awhile ago by him and players alike, they’ve bought into the System™ and it’s working. I secretly had my doubts on his rehiring, but so far, it’s paying off.
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i agree, i was very doubtful of MT, but i have to give credit where credit is due. Felicitation Michel !
Just don’t like how he’s handling PK, especially calling him out in the media after losing to Buffalo. Other than that, he’s been great,
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
Subban’s theme song after a goal should be Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This”…..lol
“Cult of Personality” by Living Colour.
With apologies to CM Punk. It just suits Subban better!
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Peter Griffin: Can’t Touch Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr7ZpXq5aiY
The Doors: Touch Me.
Hahaha
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Or Samantha Fox – Touch Me……
as long as it’s not Divinlys “I touch myself”
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
That would work too, and this thread is killing me!
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Agreed.
Habs, OLE !
No, I think they got it right on this montage; The Heavy – “How you like me now”
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The Montreal Canadiens: sporting the best AND worst fans since 1909!
Right on!
“You’re always, always, always looking to make your team better. Always.”- Marc Bergevin
Tuesday and Wednesday we’ll see if the Habs are for real. Playing against two good teams Pittsburgh & Boston.
May pick up a point or two from Boston. Pittsburgh can’t see it. They have a scoring machine.
We’re 30 games in. I don’t know where will will finish in the standings, but there is no longer any question about whether we’re “real” or not. We’re REAL!
+1
So you don’t think after 30 games they are real?
We need a measuring stick game!!
Lol, that guy is pretty skeptical, eh?
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Bill: I’ll tell ya how skeptical I am. Pittsburgh will have a field day and Boston may add to it. The measuring stick game will be Saturday.
Way I see it, they’re all great teams. Habs might win or lose. Not gonna change the fact that they’re a great team this year.
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It’s the Hab fan mentality.
Same applies to Price: so many just waiting on the sidelines, waiting, waiting… At the first sign of faltering, they jump in and say ‘I told you so!’
Woot we won ! Good job guys finally flattened the islanders
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Another good effort by Les Boys. Caught the tail end of the B’s Sens game. Disappointing late goal, Zack Smith goes out to block the shot from the point and then moves out of the way to avoid getting hit by the puck when it gets to him. All he accomplished was screening his goaltender. A goaltenders best friend there.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
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Off course, there was absolutely no mention of that by Brown or Potvin.
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Potvin criticized him for losing the face off cleanly…
~~~> Mathematically eliminated…
Lifting the leg and turning his body to avoid getting hit by the puck was a lot worse IMO.
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I agree. You could see that Zack was feeling pretty bad on the bench afterwards. I think he needs to buy Lehner a beer…
~~~> Mathematically eliminated…
Always so many more comments post game when Habs lose
It’s true. Say this for the trolls, they certainly don’t let the place empty out after a loss.
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game blog seems so like a free for all lately no rhyme or reason to half the comments
Haha. If there is nothing bad to say about Price or Subban or DD or White or Moen or Armstrong… wait, where am I going with this? Oh, maybe some people hate the whole team or would rather be complaining than celebrating …
So the RDS guys showed this video on l’Antichambre, made me chuckle. Man, I’d hate to be a Buffalo fan right now…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I40HfH1UiXo
Mike Boone: “With Gainey at my side, I’d walk into any dark alley in the world.”
that was good lol
Critics should look internally rather than externally
I just want to say that I am not a violent person. I don’t like fighting in hockey, I don’t like see players get hurt. I don’t really like violent movies. I don’t like boxing and I and have zero interest in MMA, in fact I think it should be banned. But can someone tell me why I have violent thoughts every time I watch the Bruins? Why do I get this uncontrollable urge to see Chara get whacked a cross the head with a stick, or have visions of Lucic being pounded and bloodied. Or thinking about what it would be like if Marchand’s nose slammed violently into the glass.
I dream of evil things happening to the Bruins 24/7. I’m as peaceful as you are but can’t stand those fother muckers.
How can you know this much about me? Or maybe you are that identical twin brother my mother said I haven’t met
Me and my feelings exactly…
I grew up in a small Maritime town legendary for its violence and murders.
I would like to invite the Bruins there, haha.
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Sprifield? Dartmouth?
Is that where Marchand is from?
That is hilarious!! I feel the exact same way! I’ll give you an example of how much I hate the Bruins. I am also a big Minnesota Vikings fan, so 2011 was a bad year as both the Packers and Bruins won the repective championships. My buddy (who is a bruins fan) asked me which one was worse. And you have to remember, my whole basement is covered in Vikings purple…I told him it wasn’t even close…the Bruins burned my ass so much!!! I didn’t really care the Packers won, I don’t mind Aaron Rogers, Woodson or Driver. But god I hate the Bruins!! They got so much help from daddy Campbell it makes me sick. You`re right, I would love it if the Habs brought up some nobody from the ECHL just so he could wrap his stick around Chara`s head. Or put his stick through Lucic`s gut.
No I don`t want to see any hockey player badly hurt…except those two.
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“We know that hockey is where we live, where we can best meet and overcome pain and wrong and death. Life is just a place where we spend time between games.”
And you guys called it, the headline on the sports shows tonight is Kadri. Leafs loss barely mentioned.
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Watching highlights have no idea how sabres tied game! All leafs goals showed maybe 1 buff goal
LOL.You must admit however,that he is a pretty good player.
Think the Laffs will take Kaberle for him?
Yeah, he’s pretty good…
Leaf hype just ruins it though. Oh, and his shooting percentage must be off the charts. Everything he shoots or passes goes in. Can that be sustained? Is he a PPG player over a full season? JVR, at one point, was one a GPG pace. Same for Frattin.
Yes, had the TV stuck on Sportsnets following the Goons-Ottawa game. And so right, the anchors began with ‘this Kadri kid is on fire, 3 more points tonight, but not enough to give the Leafs the extra point, they lost in the shootout’. What? You can’t make this stuff up!
Lol, the “extra” point!
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Just got back from a nice dinner and checked in, glad to see the boys pulled out a big win, I will be home saturday night so i can finally get my hockey fix
Enjoy rest of trip Mavid!
I thought he was in Saskatoon.
I thought she and Jamaica, but what’s the difference
ya man… Jamaica…or should I say ya woman… Jamaica..
Sorry about that..I misread your handle as “David”.
Give Bos credit. Good teams win in the 3rd
They’re an embarassment to the sport. They are dirty as [expletive], and their team is ridiculously lucky. Beat out an injury ravaged team by a lucky goal. Good for them.
I hope the Leafs beat them twice. The only time I will wish the Leafs success is against the scumbag B’s.
Good game by both teams. Glad the Habs won. All our top Guys were involved in scoring.
45 points in 30 games = 123 in an 82 game sked
Not too shabby!
But not quite the 132 points that the 1976-77 team amassed.
However,that team had a Hall of Fame player at almost every position.
True dat!
Gionta tipped Desharnais’ pass, not PK’s…PK slap passed the puck to Gallagher..
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Brandon Prust doesn’t have hair on his testicles, because hair does not grow on steel….
How is it that the Buffoons never get their dirty play called?
They go full games without a call, but they always get cheap shots in and questionable contact. They always look to crash a goalie’s net… that’s usually called goalie interference. Stupid Buffoons.
Gonna sound paranoid, but the Bruins get away with a lot.
Their entire culture reeks of classlessness and excuses, and yet they are the first to point the finger. It pervades their organization – and yet, they and their fans are blind to it.
It’s the issue of lowering the bar. They commit so many penalties and cheap shots that only the REALLY bad ones get called.
+1
In a nutshell. Same goes for the Loafs getting away with murder.
I know Sens have been resilient, but that gotta hurt. 1mn remaining, allow go-ahead goal on lost faceoff and lousy point shot. Ouch!
Tack on Gonchar going to the dressing room late in the 3rd.