The Canadiens’ fourth overtime pairing – Alex Galchenyuk and Rene Bourque – produced the game’s only goal.
And your Montreal Canadiens – with Shootout and OT wins – swept the Sunshine State.
Galchenyuk – making a brilliant play on crap ice – set Bourque up for the winner.
‘Fess up: When they headed south after that embarrassing loss to the Leafs, did anyone think the Canadiens would be headed home with four points in the bag?
Carey Price stopped 26 shots for his first shutout of the season, 17th of his young career.
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Great win
Mark C i agree, great game by Eller. He broke up many chances on the FLA rush with a solid backcheck and made some strong plays with the puck as well. Time to give the kid a little leash and flip him with DD for a few games. Im sure hes tired of looking back and seeing Moen and Armstrong lagging badly behind. Big 2 pts, atta boy Scarey!
If you’re wondering why there are so many empty seats at Panther games, watch the first two periods again. They should give away free beer when the hockey is that boring. If it always looked like that hockey would have gone the way of the Dodo before the Dodo did.
Maybe they need a new boredom rule. If more than 33% of the fans are asleep by the second intermission, both teams have to play the third period 4 on 4 with no shin pads.
Habs win.
Laffs lose.
All is right in the world.
amen
Now more than ever, we need the Jedi.
Great game by Price:)
Anyone know Dr. Peter Venkman’s phone number?
Dr. Raymond Stantz’s email address?
i got Dr Recchi, would that work?
Does he make house calls? Or just lousy ones?
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but it’s also the creepiest form.
Full Breezer 4 Life
The fine line between being an admirer and being a stalker.
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“There’s such a fine line between clever … and stupid.”
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I’m not a scout but I saw elite level D played by Eller tonight.
Did Mario Tremblay ever complain when Larry Robinson went end to end and scored a goal? Or Lemaire? Lafleur? Ferme ta gueule, Mario.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Exactly! I love Mario but I cannot understand how he had this perspective beased on the game tonight.
For those wondering why the seats looked so empty its because of club red. I dunno if the rest of the building was empty cuz the camera doesnt pan all over the place but this may explain right in front of the camera.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-08-20/sports/fl-florida-panthers-season-tickets-0820110820_1_seats-michael-yormark-bankatlantic-center
outrageous
Bourque would be a good winger for the kids. Max PAC with Pleks and Gionta. Still say Eller with Prust and Cole. DD with Moen and Armstrong.
I totally agree. Leave Bourque with the kids for a good run. Leave Eller with Armstrong and Prust… that combination showed improvement in all THREE players. Let the other lines sort themselves out.
Spread the wealth.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I can live with that.
Snoozer? For certain.
But 4 points out of 4. We’ll all take it.
I thought it was actually an exciting, edge of your seat, 3rd period though. Even though neither team capitalized on their chances.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
The 1st two periods were snoozers. The 3rd started to get tense the closer they got to OT. I however did very much enjoy Bourque’s goal so over all it was worth it.
I’m now somewhere in between the sky is falling and plan the parade
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Same here! All I know is I feel better than I did Monday morning!
I know it’s complaining, but ever notice how when the Leafs win, TSN updates the standings as soon as the game is over, but when the Habs win, it takes forever?
Full Breezer 4 Life
That bothers me not.
TSN acts in a completely predictable manner.
If they started doing nice things to the Habs and their fans, I’d start to get suspicious.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Hopeless homers.
Like school in the summertime. No class.
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I HAVE noticed, NHL.com as well. Even though its hockey, and they dont give a shit about it and I hate them for hundreds of reasons, ESPN always has standing almost up to the minute. Go there.
I was thinking the same thing…but I only replied to do my part to get the comments to 1000.
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They have at least two guys covering the Leafs full-time, tweeting away quotes, writing articles and stuff. Sort of like Dave Stubbs, but not as part of a local newspaper, for ‘Canada’s’ sports channel. C’est la vie.
Not to be morally grotesque, but I’m feeling the Karlsson injury might have gift wrapped a playoff spot for this team. Of course, anything whack-a-doo could happen.
Yup, they got Markoved. Enjoy the ride to 15th.
15th will be hard with those Sabres down there. They look like they started tanking after game 2.
It may have also helped us find a home for kaberle.
I absolutely love this answer, didn’t even cross my mind, but getting excited about it now.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
No trade the sens can make will replace karlson or speeza but i have a hard time thinking of another quality puck mover who can be had for any cheaper in a trade then you can get for kaberle right now. I had higher hopes for him this season but he was being outplayed by both markov and diaz.
Did Pleks trip the guy or not?
I think he tripped him but I also think it was greatly embellished, which may explain the non-call in OT.
I was waiting for the penalty call,especially on the road.
Two things I’d like to mention about tonight’s game:
Desharnais played like he smelled Eller at his heels.
Subban played his best game. There were two plays he did that really stuck out. On the PP, I think it was the 1st period he wound up to slap and instead wristed a shot/pass to Bourque who deflected the puck just wide of the net. That was a high IQ play and I’m glad to see Subban using his mind out there and not just his physique. The 2nd play he did that I thought really stood out and was equally high IQ was in the 3rd when he took the puck inside the opposing blue line and skated around two Panthers then came in on the left wing and took a shot from the circle.
One of the players Subban went around was Kovy……
Well, did you hear the one on L’Antichambre tonight where Mario Tremblay explains he saw signs in this game that PK is slowly reverting back to trying to do too much by himself, instead of passing? I was going to punch my TV, but turned it off instead.
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Signatures are annoying
Thanks for the transaltion. I really cant understand players like Tremblay who came from the 70′s HABS who gave us such ‘skill’ players bashing a play like P.K made.
Edit: If you read this can you comment on the ‘response’ from the others… dd they agree?
Pretty idiotic. They’d probably rather have Subban dump it in so that someone else can lose the puck. Many Habs players could learn a thing or two from Subban and holding on to the puck.
Loved the play by Subban in the 3rd you are referring to. Showed great individual skill and had a great scoring chance because of it.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
I liked the way he imposed himself on that play.
He showed good leadership out there tonight. It’s still early and a long road to where he is going but for the first time since he came back I feel he is on track and aimed in the right direction. I commend Therrien and Bergevin for that.
Too many over reaction complaints Tuesday night when his ice time was limited after his mistakes on the 1st goal. He seemed to rebound very well instead of sulking and wanting to be traded, like many feared. Was 3rd on Habs in TOI tonight.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
Habs win, Leafs lose. Its aaaaaaall good!
The time space continuim is restored
The universe is unfolding as it should
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Seems people are happier to watch L’antichambre than the game. Sad Times?
Nah its like skulling a beer the belch is inevidable !
So we’re 8-4-1
Anyone still complaining?
Sometimes I think some fans dont watch other teams. Watched NYR a bit tonight…YIKES!
My wine is a little corky …
Full Breezer 4 Life
Someone should lock Stock and Bergeron in a padded room and see who survives
Some much wind and so little relevance
Cap them as an energy source.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Bergy looked pissed off when he kept interrupting him
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Bergy has elevated self perception
Bergy at least was able to accomplish some feats a s a NHL head coach (and a damn good one too)
PJ Stock spent parts of 5 seasons getting punched in the face a great deal, before a career-ending injury, low and behold, in the AHL.
there is a huuuge difference.
And what did either win? The measure of NHL success?
Diddly!
Bergy claim to fame as per Stock was when got traded from Quebec to NY he went for higher assets than Stock did in any of his trades……
and not much else
He still hasn’t or doesn’t want anyone to forget he was traded for a 1st and 75k as a coach.Claim to fame for a perannual 1st or 2nd round playoff loser!
Julien only went for a 4th rounder – Edmonton to Montreal…..
Lock stock and barrel. Like Poe’s The Casks of Amontillado.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Not the most entertaining first 2 periods, the 3rd had a lot more action and scoring chances though, but nobody could pot 1. Great effort by Chucky on the OT goal, good hands by Bourque ( we need a nickname for him, too many letters to type ) to bat it out of the air. No matter how you think the team played in the Sunshine state, it’s great they are on there way home with 4 pts. I can live with 8-4-1, moves les boys into 5th, 1 pt behind Pitt for 4th with a game in hand and only 1 pt behind Boston for the division lead, although B’s have 2 games in hand.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
I’m thinking GABBA, GABBA HEY, in honor of Joey Ramone.
saw him play at cbgb in 1999,awesome.
Lucky you, have you watched the documentary about them? I have watched it a couple of times and it is great.
I can’t get a ticket to see my beloved Habs in wpg…..maybe I should go to Florida…..Boone said in game blog announced 17000…..holy cow there was a lot of empty, really good seats!!! What a lousy atmosphere……cheers to all.
L’AntiCHambre is tough to watch when PJ Stock is on
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So is HNIC
He’s everywhere. Like God.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
bourque played a decent game. took a beating along the boards all night. game winner.
no team can carry three guys the size of galagher,gionta and dd. one , not two , definately not three. gionta as captain?? bah. says who. martin? gainey? goutier?
deanepaul
I agree with our multi-tentacled friend below: MaxPac is probably our worst forward right now, he really needs to shape up or we’ll have to explore trading him.
what do you guys think he could get on the open market???
Reilly
Trading him would be a mistake, he’s just in a slump it happens. He’ll bounce back he’s a trooper
I sure hope so, he was my favorite Hab last year……
He’s got that determination. that drive that got him the Masterton trophy. guys like him have a fire and a passion, a compete level that is hard to measure. I really think he’ll bounce back
what do u think is troubling him right now?
(my money is on the appendix, if it’s still bothering him, than it might have been a mistake for him to come back so soon)
It could be, its hard to say. Really wish I knew!
Reports of JohnBellyfull’s death have been greatly exaggerated
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Trading pac give u head a sake
Sigh.
With all due respect, are you nuts
I hope the Habs learned their lesson about trading young power forwards when they have a slump with LeClair.
Scratching my head why this post even had any replies. Scrolling up from the bottom, I expected to read something intelligent or interesting based on all the replies.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
Is this post for real? Or is this just a bad quality John Bellyfull humour?
Leave Bourque with the Kids period… it’s gonna work.
Put Eler Armstrong Prust together for an extended time. This trio upgrade the play of Armstrong and Eller in one move… It will work.
Stock should be sold to NESN and teamed with Jack Edwards!
NESN requires English speaking announcers
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Stock could BS them the same way he did the CBC
Those horrible Habs with the career-wrecking coach score 4 points in Florida. Whodathunkit?
Price gets his first shutout and Chucky shows some fire. Lovin’ it!
http://calshabsongparodies.weebly.com
8-4-1, this record isn’t bad at all. Why were we so demoralized again? -)
It’s just… The Leafs…
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Sergio on 690 said the crowd numbers were announced at over 17,000 was a joke.
Not a hockey town.
Time to re-locate
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Looked more like 1,700 if that
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Can Bergy please put a diaper on top of PJ Stock’s head?
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He used to try to be funny on L’Antichambre, was often used as a wipping boy, which he would take well enough. Now he just bloviates endlessly, pointing to things that are plain obvious to everyone, and being constantly negative. As they say here, ‘Il m’écoeure’.
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elar can skate. does he know how to stay on side? gionta is finished.
deanepaul
I’m with you, say bye bye to Gionta. Give th “C” to Gorges!
I think the HIO guys got the Play-by-Play working smoothly now …
Seeing it again……Galenchuk made a great play on that rush
Galchenyuk.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Finally…the money shot
Nice win for the Habs. Now outskate Philly on Saturday.
Chucky is mighty slick with the puck. Thats the Borque I want to see drive the net all season long. Leafs start their extended losing streak ( although not the young goalies fault.)
1st pax with the rookies. prust with cole and dd
2nd pax with cole and dd. prust with the rookies
3rd pax with the rookies. prust with cole and dd.
saw one scoring chance by prust in 3 periods of juggling those 6 players.
deanepaul
PJ Stock has absolutely nothing worthwhile to say. Nothing at all.
nothing new!
in two butchered languages no less!
Who?
OK I admit it… I am afreakin fickle fan! I love our team again!
Toronto? What Toronto?… (still hoits a little though)
Seat immed to right of Boone for Phiily game! I called it.
YEEEEEEEEEAH BOYEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You scared the sh*^%%T outta me!!!!
I am a ghost after all
Seriously though – you really need to change your username. It’s just disrespectful.
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Really…it would be insulting for someone to come on here with the name “The Former Shadow of Clay’s Self” or “The Man Punkster Never Became”.
***SUBBANGIN’ NOW BABY!!!***
I have read only some of the posts under this name .. you mean this is not John Bellyfull having some fun at his own expense? If not then I agree with you.
OMG what a combo of skill and grit by Galchenyuk to make that happen. Watch the replay, battle off the D, keep control and put it right on net with a gimme for Bourque. This kid looks good. Hope he keeps it up.
Darn lucky that Pleks didn’t get a penalty.
Very lucky indeed. Though Huberdeau tripped in a pretty weird way.
We had that luck coming to us for all the calls made against us (and Pleks the other night) that weren’t penalties.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
dive
Ha! Don’t look now amigos but Habs are now in 5th place with 17pts,yep ahead of Leafs with a game in hand! Half way through the 4 game mojo. 2 more wins coming up.
Stay positive!
They need to keep it going as there are so few points separating teams.
Bourque’s 1st star is well deserved he a a good game start to finish. Price was only really tested 1 period…
Fans bet on 3 stars and voting closes with about 5 minutes left in regulation. OT or SO winner automatically gets 1st star. A Saturday night game on HNIC does not have the fans voting.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price