It wasn’t easy.
Carey Price had to make 32 saves.
But your Montreal Canadiens edged the Ottawa Senators 2-1 for their fifth straight win at the Bell Centre.
All the scoring was done in the first period.
Jacob Silfverberg split the Canadiens defence and beat Carey Price on an Ottawa power play less than two minutes into the game.
David Desharnais, with his third goal of the weekend, tied it up 55 seconds later, converting a pass from surprise starter Max Pacioretty.
Then with Kyle Turris just out of the box and too late to help, Erik Cole gave the Canadiens a lead that would stand up for 48-plus minutes.
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We won. i’m glad
Was out at the saloon watching the Habs after the Fronts game so I missed the Parros/Scott tilt but I caught it on youtube. Kinda hard to see but it looked like Parros snuck in a good left on the Button which dropped Scott.
Great Win by Les Boys today. I love the games since the lock out ended.Lots of Fights! I signed up for NHL Centre Ice and at least a couple of good Tilts in each game! Well worth the 49 Bucks
Good, hard-earned and well-fought for 2 points. Lucky with the interference call wiping out a goal, but the Habs outplayed and outworked the Senators. Great to see Cole backhand that puck in and the whole slew of other opportunities that he was on the ice creating.
MaxPac is the Wolverine. Price is for real this season. Markov is back. Subban is just warming up.
It may be twenty below, but I am starting to feel warm all over.
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The Habs organization has never looked so unprofessional in 100 years, with this rendition of the National Anthem l A little more class please! Not the kids fault, managements.!
I agree Ian. Kids singing national anthem sucks. Bring back Roger Doucet tapes.
Who is chucky rhat mike boone refers ro
Galchenyuk..
who gave him the nickname
His teammates.
and who is armpit
‘You cannot be serious!”
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They are keeping us on the edge of our seats again!
This is a team that is going to make a bit of noise in the league this year. First time that I can remember that we have had 4 solid lines and 6 solid D to roll.
In this short tight schedule we are going to need all hands on deck every night.
Wed. night in our barn we will entertain the Bean Town Bruin boys, this should be a large test.
I’m curious as to how long OTT can keep this pace up without Spezza around. They are being extremely well coached and their goalie is superb.
Another big test with Boston coming up. Lots more in the tank with the first line coming on and PK back in the fold.
So who’s sitting next game in favor of White? M.T. can’t possibly have White as a scratch against the Goons can he?
Armstrong?
Armstrong is MTs boy, i don’t think he’ll be sitting.
*it’s the only thing that i haven’t liked about what MT has done, armstrong has been awful defensively, and invisible offensively, he definitely hasn’t earned a spot on this roster. I think Blunden will play harder, work harder, and is a smarter hockey player as well.
Eating crow on Armstrong.. I really thought he was gonna be a ‘huge’ addition for us. Did you see yesterdays post by someone re Blunden needing to be more in shape? Maybe that has kept him back.
I had not heard that, i think they sent him back to the ahl anyways. I had reservations, wanted to wait it out to see if maybe he was just rusty, but he just hasn’t done anything worth noting, you just never notice him. I think if MT benched eller after the one game, you figure after 8 of armstrong doing nothing he has to go, but i still don’t see him being benched.
Armstrong seems like the logical answer…
I’m with ya. The little things players like Armstrong should be doing aren’t being done. Skate two ways, check, get the puck deep, and get off. Simple.
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No Thorton therefore not needed…
It is beyond me how the answer to the question “Who sits?” has yet to be “Colby Armstrong”
“Et le but!”
Those refs were terrible for both teams so stop whining Sens faithful. That penalty on Plekanec in the first minute, Atrocious! That diving penalty on Bouillion, Disgusting!
And the topper that boarding penalty on Gorges, Criminal!
That ref should be sent back to junior or the minors.
The disallowed goal was ridiculous as well.
With the thugs coming on Wednesday I bet we end up with more penalties.
Go Habs Go !!
If this continues, Therrien could win the Adams.
Blue, blanc et rouge. Red and White for Canada. Blue for Smurfs.
It’s way early, but wouldn’t that be something.
–Go Habs Go!–
PJ- Blah blah herp derp
Healy- Herp derp? blah blah.
Weekes- *excitedly,blah blah blah.
Gally- Karlson
PJ- Grunt agreement
Maclean- The tuscarora indians called the St. Lawrence “Kanawakye”.
Healy- Blah derp blah.
Interesting stat from todays game. 1st and 2nd lines played about 20 minutes each and 3rd and 4th lines played about 10 minutes each.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
This was the first game in I can’t remember how long that the Habs iced a full lineup. Awesome to see. What a weekend for this team.
P.S. Go Niners.
Have got to find a bar to watch that game unless it’s on TSN.
BTW any bar in Toronto (downtown) where I can catch Saturdays Habs game?
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Superbowl is on CTV or CBS bud.
Next saturday, but just checked Habs schedule and Laffs are playing in Montreal so T.V. will not be a problem however leaving a bar with a Habs jersey might be.
If Flacco leads the Ravens to the Super Bowl will he still be a zero on monday?
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
There are lots of Habs fans in Toronto.
I speak from experience.
Do you get out much?
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Kilgours on Bloor between Spadina and Bathurst. I used to live a half a block away and now am about a 10 minute walk.
The owner and much of the staff are Habs fans. Lots of Habs jerseys on game nights. They also seem to be boxing fans.
I subscribe to a cable package with RDS so get games on TV but Kilgours is stilla good place to see the Habs
“Et le but!”
Neumann is right… Kilgours is a great place to watch a Habs game in Toronto.
Not the biggest place so you want to get there early.
Full lineup, the opponents get screwed on a goalie interference call, and a Niners Superbowl all on the same day??
Hell ya!
Go Niners!
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A great team effort. Nice win. Get ready for Wednesday. the Goons are coming to town ….
My take on Karlson. One of the best players in the league. I also think its great that the league stars are being touted. It grows the game Imo. Today the HNIC crew may have gone a little overboard but good golly, that dude is a player. That being said today the best player on the ice was Carey Price.
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Karlsson is Mike Green BEFORE Mike Green learned to play defence.
If you honestly believe that, well nevermind, if it wasn’t worth your time to actually do some research, then your not worth mine.
Four points in a back to back, and not against pushover teams, either. unbelievable!
For the Eller fans, don´t worry, he will get his opportunities. There are always injuries. Did a good job on the PK.
But since many brought up his goal yesterday (to make it 4-0), I have to bring up the brain-dead penalty he took today. If the Sens score on that PP the whole game changes and we are probably toast.
A nice win — two skating teams make for good hockey ( in spite of bad refs). Excellent puck pressure by the Habs — in both ends of the rink. Something we never saw last year. Patches is an animal to come back so soon. Chucky will be a great centre in this league – unbelievable to be so talented at 18.
John Scott was OWNED by George Parros, who pounded his face, choked him out while they were both standing. Then he exits the box and ties the game. But like I said yesterday, les Sabres sont racaille.
I looked up the word racaille.. sounds like I better not add it to my french.
Well it comes in handy where I am from (when I need to describe it to francophones while up north).
Parros’ goal made it 3-2 for Buffalo (Meuller then tied it and Campbell won it). Still a nice goal for him though. He was a +2 on the afternoon but came up an assist short of the Gordie Howe hat trick.
–Go Habs Go!–
You’re right, I was trying to follow two games at once, unsuccessfully. Looks like he got the comeback going, at least.
Just wondering boys, watching the Sabres/Panthers game. Anyone know what happened to Harry Neale. Did he retire or something
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
He did retire. Sadly, because listening to Rob Ray ALL the time instead of 10 mins a game, you realize he sounds like an 80 year old man too, except his head is as functional as a walnut.
A great voice for sure.
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I agree, Having to watch the Sabre feed mostly, he made Jannerett a bit more tolerable
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
I thought about Harry Neale as well. I think he’s somewhere in the States.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I can’t wait for the shit storm I’m going to face at work tomorrow with all the Sens fan bitching and complaining. Blue paint baby!
Print Phil’s response below and post it on the bulletin board at work. And good luck.
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Dispite PJ’s outrage, you still can’t interfere with the goalie outside the crease if you do it intentionally. But Montreal still got a very favorable interpretation of rule 69.1.
69.1 Interference on the Goalkeeper – This rule is based on the premise that an attacking player’s position, whether inside or outside the crease, should not, by itself, determine whether a goal should be allowed or disallowed. In other words, goals scored while attacking players are standing in the crease may, in appropriate circumstances be allowed. Goals should be disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by his positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper’s ability to move freely within his crease or defend his goal; or (2) an attacking player initiates intentional or deliberate contact with a goalkeeper, inside or outside of his goal crease. Incidental contact with a goalkeeper will be permitted, and resulting goals allowed, when such contact is initiated outside of the goal crease, provided the attacking player has made a reasonable effort to avoid such contact. The rule will be enforced exclusively in accordance with the on-ice judgment of the Referee(s), and not by means of video replay or review.
Thank you. I screamed that after the call. The Puck had not yet arrived. It wasn’t significant contact but contact none the less.
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We got really lucky on that one. Next time, when the refs blow a call on our side, we’ll have to be more tolerant.
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That rule has too many big words for PJ to read it.
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A gutsy, ugly , close game won by the good guys…maybe it was me but Habs seemed to be hanging on , a bit of martin still there.
Markov looking tired but it’s all good 2 days off and get ready for bruins.
Mr, I think they ran out of gas in the third.
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Tough back to back games. Agree.
No Martin, Prusts battles DEEP in their zone, Cole hits at center ice, we don’t GIVE the opposition our blue line, we make them earn it (and Karlsson earned it a lot.. that’s a pretty good Ottawa team, even without Spezza)
Three hills apart great armies stir
Spit oath and curse as day breaks
Forming lines of horse and steel
By even yards march forward.
@on2ndthought, i think you nailed it. Ottawa is good, they have scoring depth and play a somewhat physical game. The reason we stayed in this is that we didn’t let up physically and earned our 2 days of rest. Good Work! Lets not let the disallowed goal spoil the mood. A W is a W.
Montreal playing like an elite team? Still too early to confirm but at the very least they are giving more of an inclination that they are than they aren’t.
First sixth of the season complete with a record of 6-2-0. Looking forward to gauging the results of the next 8 games.
Boston,Buffalo & Toronto this week.
I’ll be happy with 2 wins.
All tough games but we’re there.
Parros drops Scott…
Not really:
http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/115636
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Nice to see Montreal is in the mix so early in the season. If they stay competitive like this I’ll be happy no matter what the result. They are standing toe to toe with the best of them and not looking out of place. Hopefully they can keep riding that confidence.
In his Saturday night rant, Cherry again made reference to the unwritten code and the fact that the great unwashed just don’t get it, “because they’ve never played the game.”
I guess he’s right, how can you expect them — us — to understand how hockey is supposed to be played, if we’ve never been in the trenches.
That’s why the insights and observations of PJ Stock, Garry Galley, Glenn Healey, Mike Milbury, and other NHL alumni are so far superior to what we mere mortals have to offer. They’ve played the game, ergo they’re endowed with great wisdom, far beyond the ken of the average fan.
In fact, I tremble at the thought of commenting on all matters hockey lest these demi-gods should peruse these pages and laugh in scorn at what I’ve posted.
It is something isn’t JB? And I’m just a stupid American.
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Me, I’m a crazy Canuck.
… or Canucklehead?
I’m a Packer fan, so I’m definitely a Cheesehead.
Weird game! Weird comments! Long prep time for Boston. Good!
Think White in lineup instead of Armstrong for Boston?
Was P.K skate situation weird… long time to repair.
Plekanec was HABS best player…. besides Price.
Except when he lost a key face-off,deep in Habs zone,late in 3rd period of a close game.
Did you hear Price? “..with THIS coach there is a lot of communication” (emphasis mine, but intent was clear
Three hills apart great armies stir
Spit oath and curse as day breaks
Forming lines of horse and steel
By even yards march forward.
Habs should have signed Prust and Parros, not Armstrong
Now I hope everyone remembers this next time the refs make a bad call and the habs end up losing the game because of it.
they made bad calls both ways.. first penalty could have killed us. Pleks and Turris together couldn’t knock net off
Three hills apart great armies stir
Spit oath and curse as day breaks
Forming lines of horse and steel
By even yards march forward.
Last night PJ kept interrupting Weeks. Those two don’t seem very compatible.
Maybe because one has a brain?
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Ouch!
Somebody pinch my ass, I must be dreaming! I’ve watched all the “top” teams play and this year’s edition is right in the mix. Yeah, I’m pumped.
I’m gonna pass on the ass pinching I think
hahahahaha Sens fans are having a total meltdown..love it…sweet retribution for wednesday night..wonderful..
HNIC – WE LOVE KARLSSON!
Cant say i blame them. He is that good
OK i understand the bias with the leafs, i usually don´t comment about such things, but they are in love with Karlsson, Spezza, and the way they talk about the two teams is like Ottawa is Canada´s team and Montreal is in another part of the world…
Enjoy the Superb Owl everyone!
Go Niners!
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“Enjoy the Superb Owl everyone!”
The snowy owl is awesome.
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Ka is a wheel.
For Your Life
Agree..snowy is awesome..just not as superb
Same to you Zep. Enjoy.
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I just quoted Prop. But yeah, let’s all enjoy the Super Bowl. Especially after today’s win.
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Go Giants!
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I don’t think I’ve ever thought that before, but the Sens would indeed be a thrilling playoff matchup for Montreal.
How fast was that game?
You can’t be both a Habs and a Leafs fan
In Prust we trust.
He should get honourable mention in the three stars
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
HNIC is ridiculous OTT had 2 stars, and the Habs that won, had only Price as a game star?
Hopeless homers
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Karlsson, best player on the ice
Three hills apart great armies stir
Spit oath and curse as day breaks
Forming lines of horse and steel
By even yards march forward.
Not today he wasn’t.
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who was better?
Price.
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The CBC should really rename itself the ORN..that is, the Ontario Regional Network. They are and have been so Toronto/Ontario biased since whenever that it’s a National disgrace. I’m amazed that the western provinces, the Maritimes and of course Quebec haven’t separated over that alone. We all pay taxes that support that Ontario-centric network yet TO get’s all the play. It even infiltrates the US…more often than not when there is a casual reference to hockey down here, somehow, the Leafs or a Leaf jersey gets displayed. It’s amazing the cultural hegemony that is the ORN, oops…CBC!!! Get the hockey hall of fame out of TO!!! Should be in Montreal anyway. Sorry about the rant..it’s been building up for a while!!!
Ugly win for the boys. We got lucky with the Sens’ goal getting waived off.
Good on MT for putting out Eller during the last moments of the game.
How does Karlsson get 3rd star of the game? HNIC’s love affair for him is simply over the top and indefensible.
If Carey Price played for the Maple Leafs … what would HNIC be like?
There would be at least one statue erected, and I use that verb literally.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Kevin Weekes looks like he wants to beat his ass.
lol, I was thinking the same thing.
Dear CBC producer, please stop hitting the Law and Order button.
I keep hearing sounds, am I crazy or what? hehe answer now.
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Hats off to Prust!
Amazing pickup by.
Wonder why ranger let him walk. Plays Pk well and can pla y shutdown hockey and ofcourse enforce.
Great game by Price.
“Emelin’s the real deal.”
- HabCez
his $2.5M price tag x 4 yrs might have had something to do with it…
but he is playing worth every penny so far
Rangers let him walk because of money. Not many teams want to pay a 4th liner over 2mil
Good thing he is on a successful 3rd line then
–Go Habs Go!–
True. Every game i watch him i am more impressed. Thought he was just a tough guy who could play a shift.
Rangers miss him an awful lot.
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Their cash is tied up on their first line and the goalie.
I noticed that Desharnais has more goals than Nash so far this season. Last season, DD had more points than Nash. Not too shabby.
–Go Habs Go!–
His battle in the corner with 2 minutes to play was one of my favorite moments. The other: Cole hitting Karlsson open ice (after being hurt) . Karlsson looks like a dad playing with his kids, incredible stick control, skating… wow. Alfie looked good, loved Emelin pinning him down during a scramble. Great game except refs got in the way.
Three hills apart great armies stir
Spit oath and curse as day breaks
Forming lines of horse and steel
By even yards march forward.
Bruins up next in a battle for first place in the Northeast.
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Somebody change PJ Stock’s Depends…
Wahhhhh….wahhhh…wahhhhhh…..
PJ Stock isn’t mature enough to wear adult diapers
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PJ Stock embarrassing himself on HNIC … Kevin Weekes is patiently explaining things to him, lol. Things like the difference between left and right
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LOL PJ has made a career out of embrassing himself, why stop now?
You too Booner
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
Eller out there for the last 30 seconds. Therrien showing a lot of confidence in him defensively.
It does not matter what the Rangers or Philadelphia are doing in general. It’s how they play against the Habs.
Wow…HNIC crying de blues over the non-goal…PJ going to have a meltdown
PJ Stock is so full of it.
He should put a Depends on top of his head
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Ya know, I felt kinda shitty that we got away with one on their “second goal” until I was reminded that they got their first REAL goal on a b.s. penalty for the same thing.
Yup, Pleks was hardly interference and they scored their only goal so… that’s that. Very little sympathy for them.
Somebody tell PJ that it isn’t about ‘The paint” please.
It’s snowing like a bitch here (Kingston). But the Canadiens win. EVEns out…I think!
#blamesubban
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Habs now overtake Sens as 2nd in the division. Love it !
My Senators colleagues will claim ‘robbery’ by the refs (or Price) tomorrow and they’ll have a point.
Yep. but the general level of reffing will mute their protests…Habs got screwed too…This is the kind of game we would lose last year..its a cliche to say it but also true. REally different team this year.
4th overall. Who would have thought this after the loss to the Laffs?
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
What goes around comes around. We got jobbed by the refs last time we played them. And Anderson robbed us.
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
What on earth happened to PK in the last five minutes? Even after he came back he was not used. I think the coach is upset.
Frenetic pace. Karlsson is something else. Price is awesome. Well done Les Boys! I’m not sure we’re planning the parade just yet, but full marks on the effort and the result.
Sweet! Had to talk a bartender at Pearson to switch over from the Raptors game! Gave him a good tip! Well worth it!
It is still too soon to know if they are for real. Once Philadelphia Boston the Rangers and Pittsburgh come then we will know.
People keep saying this dumb crap. “Once we play so and so, yada yada” … well one of the teams people said this about was Ottawa, so there you go.
By the way, the Rangers and Flyers suck this year, might want to check on reality before you post.
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6-2-0 after eight games. 7-3-0 or 7-2-1 after 10 is not unconceivable! Whodathunk?