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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Professional signers busy today?
I guess so ….
Ouch ….
Whos the kid singing? Bieber fan or copy?
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Is this kid singing from Canadian Idol? Yikes, butchered it.
Alright, let’s see what these bums can do today.
Man, weather sucks in Canada. I’d so much Isla Roatan.
Hey man welcome back! You better not bring bad luck to this place. Hope your trip was good.
Well hey! Welcome back!
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When did you get back?
Rubbing salt in our wounds. Not as cold in NYC!
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The rest of the sf bay area is enthralled with the 49ers . I may be the only one in the state of california that is watching the Habs.
Lets make it 2 in a row.
I still can’t believe that Patches is playing. What a warrior.
love how CBC shows the token 8 Sens fans that show up in our building..
did anyone hear that on CBC from Friedman about Eller?
Exactly. Looks like Marc Bergevin isn’t in a panic or a hurry to do anything with Lars, except give him time to develop further. Which is the way it should be.
Yah, interesting. ALso good to hear about the MB/Bourque sit down.
I did. It was interesting. Quite.
If true, that says alot about how we all view and value our own assets…
Aww man, Eller is playing on the 4th line, talking about giving him a chance to shine…
It’s Therrien’s way of making Lars a better person, lol.
See HH below on the character-building attributes of adversity, etc.
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It is very hard listening to Ron Maclean with these intros, he just gets lost in his useless creativity.
Didn’t watch today, but agreed in general. The pseudo-intellectualism and the forced segues are just too much.
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Over/under on the Prust/Neil fight?
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Would rather see White or Moen if it is going to happen. Prust needs a break, can’t have him fight every game.
He’s the one who called Neil out, it would look bad on him if he went and backed out.
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I hope he declines, he’s fighting too much. And you know he’s going with Lucy next game.
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OK!
PK!
Let’s
Play
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I think Guillaume L. has the ‘Bell Centre Flu’, if you know what I mean.
Chez Paree-itis?
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More like, not wanting to get booed for 60mins-itis.
BINGO!
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I suspect many Sabres had the same itch Saturday.
I would agree, the Sabres most likely had ‘Chez Paree-itis’, since they were in town the night before.
Holtby sucks now
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Someone posted earlier that Gillis was in washington, perhaps Luongo goes to Washington, McPhee is probably getting desperate, maybe Gillis hoodwinks the Capitals, just not sure what would go back the other way.
The PK thing is being over blown.
There are character building moments in a young man’s life that are not always easy. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger as the saying goes. PK is going through a self realization process where he is accepting that he has elements to his game that needing correcting. It is never easy at first to face up to such epiphanies, especially when one has a high level of self estimation. Nobody is perfect after all.
When a person experiences these personal discoveries, growth ensues. The lack of such experiences leads to stagnation and eventual regression.
I realize people are sympathizing with PK Subban feeling he is being unfairly treated by the Habs organization but I would recommend empathizing with him instead and come to terms that the Habs are not giving him any form of preferential treatment, either for or against him. Getting emotional, such as angered or offended or even pulling the race card is unhealthy and incredulous. I feel for Subban but I have confidence in him. I suspect that this is a difficult experience for him, but I also believe it is a potential character building scenario that can only serve to better his over-all game, which is the only goal here. This will pass and Subban will become a better person for it.
Have faith people. Think positive thoughts.
I did not know you were a life coach!
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I generally and genuinely enjoy HH’s posts – enough to buy him a scotch at the next summit, for example – but these posts are getting so tedious.
Better to have one’s stomach upset by an excess of scotch than turned by an excess of humanistic insights?
Maybe if we get you drunk enough you’ll stop typing/talking!
He’s like a tank on a roll…nothing can stop him when he gets up speed.
***SUBBANGIN’ NOW BABY!!!***
HH you hit the nail again!
It looks as if Pacioretty is playing????? He’s an alien.
What a pretty goal by Letang, he is such a good player.
If we as Canadiens fans can’t understand this, then the US Congress is doomed. To say nothing of the Middle East.
The root of the word discipline comes from ‘disciple’. As in, the followers of Jesus Christ. Stripping away the religious meaning, that is all that is/should be intended when someone is disciplined. They are coached to show them the correct way to follow and eventually lead the team. To discipline someone is not to humiliate them, or to “hate” them. It is a request to change, to better follow the rules, policies and traditions of an organization.
The way that Michel Therrien explained that he wanted to make P.K. “a better person” is at least awkward. We should remember that while he may have many skills, a facility with language, either in English or French, is not one of them. What he did mean, and what anyone who attempts to discipline someone should do, is that he would ask P.K. to change his behaviours. That is all that one can hope for, you can’t change someone’s personality or attitude, only the behaviours they exhibit. So Michel Therrien asked him to not do things like the triple low five, which is part of a constellation of behaviours of P.K.’s that draw attention to him and grate on teammates. If he does make those changes though, he will indeed become a person.
P.K. has a multitude of talents, gifts, skills, and ridiculous helpings of personality and work ethic. He needs to harness all this to become the player he can be. He can benefit by listening to veterans and coaches instead of bucking the system and thinking he has nothing to gain by listening to what others are telling him. He seems to get what is going on, that last season where there was no leadership and control on the team, and when there was no alternative except to play him as much as he could stand, that has all changed. He can become a better player and teammate by not trying to do everything himself, his way.
So if the veterans and coaches can get through to P.K., and fix the little problems like the triple low five, the insistence on rushing the puck and dekeing players in dangerous situations, the mugging and slew-footing and diving, the wacky idea he has that he should be an ‘instigator’, instead of an excellent do-everything defenceman à la Raymond Bourque, then he will have a much greater chance of harnessing his potential. Because you only reach your potential in a team game if you play well as a teammate.
We all get that P.K. is young, but that’s a partial excuse. Gabriel Landeskog is young. Jonathan Toews is young. Erik Karlsson is young. What P.K. needs to accomplish this short season is to make the transition from talented but immature to young veteran.
Thanks for the read Normand.
If PK really were a punk and a selfish player who put himself ahead of the team, I could buy the premise of your essay.
But he’s not. In three years I have not seen or heard him do anything classless or gauche. I have not seen him put himself ahead of the team.
In every interview he gives, he praises his teammates and says positive things and avoids criticism of the opposition even when baited.
A triple-low-five is pretty minor. He’s a great kid and a great player.
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This was the quote that Plekanec gave after getting into a fight with PK at practice. Keep in mind I don’t think Plekanec has ever been in a fight in his life:
“It’s nothing personal between me and P.K. It’s about the team and to realize we have to start playing as a team,”
What do you think he meant by that?
Bill, discipline isn’t only for punks and selfish players. Parents discipline their children all the time. Ryan White, who has to be a Michel Therrien favourite, is being disciplined for his silly penalty during the Ottawa game.
I’m not stating that he’s not well-spoken or outwardly respectful during interviews.
The triple low-five is one of a few little details that rankled the veterans and upset the team chemistry last season. He is being asked to tone down the antics and attention-seeking to integrate better within the team. It’s legit.
I agree that he’s a great kid and a great player.
uCEe, you of all people know that the manner in which anidea is communicated is as important as the idea itself.
Therrien has dropped the ball with this. It’s easy to see why PK would see this as more than just an exercise in becoming a better disciple.
Let’s take heart from the fact that while Carey let the cat out of the bag regarding the triple low-five, anything else that may have been discussed with him is not in the public domain.
Yup!
The organization’s mantra is to preach development, patience with the youth down the prospect pipeline and a strong line of communication between all payers to the coaching staff, Therrien incuded and to Marc Bergevin/Rick Dudley.
This whole bad treatment of PK is not from the team…it’s from the media, I was wondering what Dave Stubbs tweets last night was about the CBC segment about PK, and i now remember the CBC crew (Stock, Friedman etc…) were talking about PK having his head down, with earphones on pre-game, looking dejected, im not pissed about it but its utter bullcrap, and i just ignore the media’s protrayal or guess’ of what or who PK is in the room.
Things this small, (rumours etc.) will not knock PK down, it will make him want to be better and if the whole team is buying into Therriens system and producing results, as long as communication is open between PK, the rest of the team and coaching staff/management, there are no issues, the only ones upset at PK’s “treatment” are the fans, PK is the least worried person about the direction the team is taking with him, he WANTS to contribute to a winning team…
So i agree with HH, lets man up a little…
Carry on…
Why bring White back in? I like the kid. He’s got fire, but I still can’t get that complete collapse on Wednesday out of my mind. Refs, usual quick decisions, gave White a double minor that started the collapse. What did he say to MT? No boss, no more letting someone hold my stick! These Senators are wily and like to instigate too. We have to just bash the bully’s and let the skill set pop them behind a hot goalie
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Boone: “I wouldn’t have rushed Pacioretty back. But what do I know? (Commentariat answers with one voice: “SFA!”)”
Haha, we’d never diss you like that. Until we’re drunk.
See you in an hour, haha.
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Is Erik Cole playing this afternoon?
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Please say Hi to Jack for all of us Boone!
Scott who?
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Do they have free wings in San Jose when Scott Gomez gets a point?
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At a pro-rated $700,00, they probably think everything he does is a bonus, so they can afford wings with extra sauce!
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Ok who gives a flying fawk about what was said what was done. This is the the Montreal Canadians and we don’t take shit anymore. We are a new team with new management. we are going to hit shoot hit shoot hit shoot hit shoot until we beat those sen basterds today. Now everybody after me Go habs Go….
It’s a frigging Super Bowl Brawl in here!
Way to go, HH!
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No one stirs the pot like you, buddy. Just when it’s get a little dull … here comes the tank, haha.
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No not the tank again….
Just a statement about the Triple Low 5 getting banned and Therrien smothering the fun with the guys…Just a note..NOTHING is more fun than WINNING…
Who cares about a stupid handshake when your team is rising up in the standings? Winning is the funnest thing to do and Therrien has brought the winning attitude back to that room…They know they can beat anyone in the league and have a chance to win every night AND they are having fun doing it..
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Max skating? Wow… I’d still be in bed sipping powdered orange drink!
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This Sens team plays a very similar style to what the Habs are playing this year, using their speed and an aggressive forecheck to keep pressure on the other team, so it will be interesting to watch two similar styles collide.
I think the Sens are vulnerable on D right now, so I would like the Habs to get the puck deep a lot this afternoon.
I hope we see some Eller with the kids today.
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One of the few criticisms that can made about the habs is that Gionta, Markov and Gorges arent cutting it leadership wise. I nominate Moen, Cole and Bouillon.
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Subban, Eller and Pacioretty’s appendix (oh wait, the appendix was cut last week).
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Wish I understood the joke here…
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a lil pre game entertainment for the HIO Habs Faithful! Hope you haven’t see it before. Saw this at the bar last night and couldn’t stop howling!
That’s fricking hilarious….thanks
PK Subban is just going through what Crosby went through during his formative years. When you’re young, elite-skilled and not yet brainwashed to be a non-expressive cliche spewing robot, all the Don Cherrys in this world be call on you.
It’s a rite of passage that proves PK belongs to the type of elite group that pushes the envelop. The type of players that Cherry likes to praise so much, they usually end up in mediocre obscurity. We should rejoice having any player that incite such reaction from him.
Fans need their own TV segment on HNIC so Don Cherry doesn’t always get the last word.
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Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I’m not interested in hearing fans say that so and so is a doo-doo head during the intermission.
Okay just a reminder, Habs game in 45 mins and Pk is playing.
How about them Bears?
If you think racism has nothing to do with this whole “PK the villain” story, then you’re stupid, and when you’re stupid, you’re stupid for life.
PK is here to stay. You will all sing the same song when private Markov is gone.
Go habs go!
I knew someone would raise the bigot alarm eventually. You have no justification for that. Just because you have the amazing ability to identify the colour of someone’s skin, doesn’t mean everyone is judging him by it.
Every psychological study on the subject has revealed two things: 1) All people have racist attitudes that colour their perceptions, and 2) Almost all people don’t believe they have racist attitudes that colour their perceptions.
I’m sure you of course are the exception, lol.
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halp! I didn’t get teh funneh!
I didn’t say anything about myself, so I”m not sure how I was brought into this. So any player who is not liked and is of a different race, must be disliked only because of their colour? You obviously must not live your life as a visible minority if you are so quick to point the finger. You would have a very depressing life or would get in very many altercations if you were, and figured the world was out to get you.
damn it, just when I thought I had a chance, turns out I’m stupid for life.
Damn you too….
“Things that hurt, instruct.”
~Benjamin Franklin~
As the saying goes, a thief thinks everyone is a thief. The same goes for racists I guess.
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It wasn’t very clever really.
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Bardya, I do not think race is an issue here. Montreal has always welcomed black athletes going as far back as Jackie Robinson 40′s, Herb Trawick 50′s, George Dixon 60′s. They were all heroes and rightly so. I see PK in the same light. The issue is not the color its the over the top presence (a bit of toning down will fix that).
Why all this need to have him tone down? I love his exuberance, the way he gets under other players and organizations skin. This is a rare capability, especially when matched with his skills. Yes, he needs to come into his own and improve, but the more I see him celebrating, the better. Who cares about the waling dead ding dong Cherry and the rest of the Boston market that thrive on scum like Marchand. Who cares about the CBC Toronto market? Our focus is purely on Les Habs!
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I was going to reply but then I figured that I was too stupid since I haven’t seen any racist comments here.
Racism has a lot to do with some reactions, but PK acts like a young Russian. He pulls Ovechkin, Kovalev, and Yakupov type moves.
I was one of the rare fans who couldn’t stand Kovalev and thought he was a killer for the team, such as it was. PK sometimes hits me the same way. Much less, but it’s there.
The situation/soap opera is a little more nuanced than straight up racism. I didn’t like Gary Carter’s showboating and neediness either.
Go HABS Go ! A big test this afternoon against the Sens but we are up to the challenge.
What i find funny is that we all agree on P.K.`s talent and potential. We tend to be confused about last season though. Let`s make it clear . Yes he was our best D-man but he was playing on a 28th place team.
Talking about defenseman hopefully Marc Bergevin is looking towards Detroit cause they are in deep … defense wise and we could spare a few…A 2 for 1 would be a good thing even a 3 for one !
We were all getting along so well, and then the contributions of a certain defenceman just had to be mentioned…..
Gerald, the eliminating of the low 5 in the media is what triggered my post. Why was this not done in private between the club and PK. Only to bring him down a peg, NO.!
But wasn’t it done it private and then Price told the media during a scrum? I don’t disagree that it should have been kept quiet in the room.
The article does not clarify who said what first. If Price spilled the beans without having the green light from Therien then that indicates Therien has created dissention in the ranks because of his no-fun allowed policy. If on the other hand Therien spoke first and gave his blessing to Price to talk about the issue then he publicly aired something that should have been kept within the room. Either way, it was unwise the way it was handled.
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I do not know if Price mentioned it or if it was told by Therrien to the LaPress
I hope he’s not suggesting that Price is a bigot.
edit: Sorry Ian, I guess I misread your “bigots and the egotistical people will always look for a way to bring him down” comment.
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This should have been handled in private is all!
There would have been none of this PK nonsense if the habs had a tough d-man captain with credibility etc. Hitchcock and management didnt have to take care of Brett Hull’s attitude; Darian hatcher did.
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Hall Gill tried.
I dont know about tough though. Seems they got to gang up on PK a la Gorges/Markov making underhanded remarks…I expected that from Markov but I lost a lot of respect for Gorges.
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Nobody made underhanded comments. You guys trying hard to see a controversy where there is none. I have total respect for both Markov and Gorges because of how they play. I could care less about what they said in interviews after or before a game. I care about what transpires on the ice.
Read that Gilles and his assistant Lawrence are at the Pitts/ Wash game let the rumor explode
Poor PK Subban. How awful the way he’s being treated. Those meany Habs and players and media and fans. How dare PK not be allowed to do what he wants and be as arrogant as he wants to be. He should be given the “C”. He should play 40 minutes a game. He’s the best defence man in the history of the world. It’s a crime to ask him to be humble. It’s not like humble people are respected.
You’d think people want him to be a remake of Don Cherry the way people are bleeding their hearts for poor innocent and misunderstood little PK.
Hilarious.
Man up ladies.
How do you feel about the triple low 5 being banned, HH?
I am all for it.
I thought it was a little silly to ban it. But I also agree that PK needs to be humbled, maybe those are contrary thoughts.
It’s a little foolish that it had to be banned – he should have backed off it on his own.
The crappy little rituals are meaningless. They are substitutes for what I really want to see – fast, energetic, winning hockey. If PK does what everyone expects and slides into this system as a team player, he won’t need to draw attention to himself by inventing his own celebrations. We’ll be celebrating with him as he becomes the defenceman he wants to be.
The handshake doesn’t make you special – that’s just a show. What happened in the previous 60 minutes of game time is where I want to see Subban’s moves. He can play smarter, and be more of a team guy as he matures. That’s what I want to see.
People always liked how Cammy never sold his goals and just lifted his fist and gave props to whoever gave him the pass. We all called it class. So why the double standard?
I am here to watch Habs wins, to see them build a real contender, not for side shows and clown acts. I am no fan of shoot outs for the very same reason.
I want the Habs to be leaders, conquerors. That means being able to make difficult decisions and enforce standards. That’s how winners operate.
Yeah you’re right because PK can’t go a game without putting himself above the team.
Really…. It was entertaining.. As far as Pk being humbled. Lets hope the character change does not affect his game. We all know when you try and change someone its not for the best. Hell woman have been trying from the dawn of time. How well has that worked out. Accept the kid for who he is.
“Things that hurt, instruct.”
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I like to see a classy thing like Cammy, but I must admit sometimes I enjoy seeing someone get so caught up in a close game they jump into the glass after they score a goal. I enjoy seeing a close game where the habs tie it up in the dying seconds and pull off the win in OT, but I also enjoy watching the habs blow teams away like yesterdays game. I don’t really need my hockey to be played one way, all the players to be the same kind of person. There are traits I like, and those I dislike, but I’m just a man of variety.
So much hyperbole.
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Crucial to any straw man argument
you just pissed off a bunch of people.
PK Subban doesn’t have MAB’s shot, nor Patrice Brisebois’s hair, so he’s gotta bring something to the table if he wants to be a modern day legend!
Exuberance is it.
I am playing the world’s smallest violin right now between my thumb and for finger.
PK Subban has skill, athleticism and talent. What Subban lacks is vision and hockey IQ. His exuberance runs the risk of his vision blurring and his hockey IQ plummeting.
The Habs are trying to make Subban into the best player he can be and people are ready to storm the Bastille. Methinks thou dost protest too much.
Give it up. Subban is being guided towards a maturation process. If the Habs did what you and the rest of Subban Worshippers want Subban would be worse off for it.
Are you sure you don’t want to edit that last comment, the one that comes after “Hilarious”?
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Are people so easily offended? You guys should be thanking me for trying to wake you up from your spell.
Haha, gee thanks, HH!
You are too much sometimes
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HH, David! We listen to you, and you come from a different perspective than most on here. But you are not told to tame your expressions, nor should this young man, who is not out of line.
Even the low 5 deal should have been squashed in private if that is what the team wanted, not in the media, that was bull SH-t
In fairness Ian, it seems it was Price that told the media as I recall.
People are letting their emotions get manipulated by people who have an agenda to sow doubt amongst Habs fans. There is no Habs agenda to destroy PK Subban. Quite the contrary. I am just throwing a monkey wrench into this display of dramatic excess.
PK will walk head up, back straight, chest out, but determined and focused, not because his swelled and inflated head is carrying him. This is about spine. I suggest people rediscover theirs.
Geez. All this wringing of the hands over high fives. Let’s call it HighFiveGate. Anyone want to be a plumber?
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Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
It was done in private! It was a reporter’s question that prompted Price to explain it all. This is Montreal, what were they supposed to do, just say “no comment” every time a reporter asked about it? Yeah, because that would fly here.
If they didn’t talk about it when they did, they would have received a million “What happened to the TLF?” questions after the first win. Better to deal with it on an off day than after a win.
The team handled it as they should have, it was the media that forced the story into the open. I don’t see how the Habs could have done it differently.
Nothing would have happened. Both Price and Subban would have just shrugged off the question and that would have been the end of it.
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Holy Cow Ovechkin is running everybody in sight!!!
Vokoun in for the Pens again too. Methinks Fleury may be a backup now.
Fleury played yesterday.
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Ah, I thought Vokoun did. My bad. Cheers.
Vokoun is an excellent and underrated goalie, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he could snatch the starting job away in the playoffs. Nothing against Fleury, I think he’s great, but if he struggles Vokoun is more than capable of being The Man.
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All I want for Superbowl Sunday is two wins by the boys in red.
Go Habs. Go Niners.
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Ha!
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I am thoroughly ashamed for the way some players, media and others are treating PK .
He is an honest 23yr old quality kid that comes to entertain with exuberance, passion, skill and love for this game.
He was into his first ever contract negotiations for his future, and it happened to take some time, for what ever reason. It was his business alone and not anyone else.
To try to make this young man grovel and to take away his special God given expression, quality, dignity and exuberance is criminal and is just plain jealousy on the part of his critics.
He is exactly what this game needs, that has been missing here for years.
If I see him with his head down today and feeling totally uncomfortable on the bench, on the ice or in an interview like he was yesterday, I will be thoroughly disgusted, and do all that I can to influence others to condemn this type of behavior.
I personally know this young man, and he will rise above this crap and not give up his sincere and just personality. Knowing all along the bigots and the egotistical people will always look for a way to bring him down.!
Go get um PK.
Ian
Hear, hear, Ian! I could not agree with you any more strongly. Been waiting for your thoughts on this given your personal connection. Hope some other posters take note.
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Bravo Ian!
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Well said Ian…
I loved the youthfulness PK and Price brought to the team with their low triple 5 and the ‘muggings’ of the goalie and each other on the ice after a win. It was a breath of fresh air that the old mindset couldn’t and can’t stand.
PK was crucified time and time again by the media, fans and other players for his play and exuberance.
Poor PK Subban the martyr. Pass the kleenex.
You’re kind of a jerk sometimes HH, lol.
No one is calling him a martyr. But I think the way he’s been piled-on is over the top.
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I am being a sarcaustic jerk on purpose. Misspelling intended.
Just taking the piss out of you guys. Repaying over-reacting with over-acting.
It’s the pundits who are creating this perceived pile on where there is none. Relax. PK will be OK. Lets win a game.
Don’t worry about PK, he is not made of glass. He is a winner and a little adversity like this will only make him better. PK will do what it takes to get his ice-time. My guess is that he will be leading the team in TOI within two weeks and Therrien will be loving it. Defensemen like PK keep coaches and GMs employed.
Ian I respect you but in this you are over reacting. Nobody is trying to break Subban’s spirit. The Habs are guiding and mentoring him. He needs it.
A little humble pie never hurt anybody. Hubris, however has.
Hi Ian. I usually agree with you on most of your wise posts. On this one I’m only in partial agreement. I love PK’s exuberance and energy, it is indeed a rare quality. Having said that there is still a certain amount of respect needed in the dressing room, which is obvious was not perceived by a number of players. I think its a great opportunity for him to mature and become an even greater team player by being sensitive to the general chemistry of the room. I’m sure he’s able to adjust part of his personality to the needs of the general environment.
The Russians and others in the dressing room, were never aloud to express them selves openly in their oppressed countries as they developed into the game, so it is a bit foreign to them..
Ian I don’t think the Richard’s, Savard’s, Robinson’s etc. would have put up with it either. Respect for the team and an appropriate amount of space to be shared was OK but it had to fit the dressing room chemistry. And they were not from a culture foreign to PK’s.
I agree that when a rookie a little to big for his britches, not saying that was the case, it is up to the team to get it in order, privately!! not in the media.
You tell’em Ian! He’s going to be our cornerstone for years to come. He’s done NOTHING wrong.
Let’s go PK!!!!
Unfortunately the media has a nasty way of turning fans against players, their influence is large and annoying. I remember a couple years ago when Jordan Eberle scored that falling goal TSN did a report on how some players were upset about the goal Horcoff said he coulda passed it to me and Taylor Hall said it was my night and he stole the thunder, I was in shock they would report something like this funny enough TSN redid the story and took the video of them talking so harshly about Eberle off the site. Why I bring this up mainly because the media will do anything to do a story even if its to go over board haha.
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Well said Ian!
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
Amen! Well said!
A long time ago,on one of my first jobs in Pte St Charles,a Supervisor said to me, “My job is to channel your energy with out knocking the chip off your shoulder”.
That was in 1964, and I never forgot it.(RIP Marcel Goguen.)
I hope the Canadiens’ Management don’t feel they have to knock the chip off his shoulder; if they do that, it would be very sad.
There is no doubt that Pacioretty is a beast but his surgery is one that, since advancements, has not kept people out as long as it used to. However, the fact that he was back on the ice so quickly, taking in a full, hard practice is outstanding. Now that he may play today is unreal, he can’t get away from the game. There is so much determination running through him that you have to be excited about his career here.
Gallagher: Diamond in the rough – http://allaboutthehabs.ca/brendan-gallagher-a-diamond-in-the-rough/
Rebirth of Rene Bourque – http://allaboutthehabs.ca/the-rebirth-of-rene-bourque/
twitter: @Mike_Habs
Whoever has not seen it yet, should go to:
http://video.canadiens.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=66&lang=en
and click on the “Get to know your canadians#2″ under January 30th.
It’s the guys doing impressions of their teammates, and there is a few hilarious ones. Specially, Gallagher and DD in the end.
Enjoy
The link is Subban coming on CH24
you have to scroll down and click on Get to know your Canadians #2
So it is up to Max to decide if he is playing…. so I guess Max is playing today!
Would seem so, lol.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Good morning all. It’s going to be a good day.
Going to watch Caps get kicked around a bit , then the Habs crush the Sens, then hopefully a good Super Bowl game.
Of course the day would be a wash if the Habs don’t win.
Happy viewing bitches, haha.
….Hab4life….
Well, there goes another blown draft pick from Timmons! That AG kid was in second place in the OHL scoring and is dropping like a stone. Currently at 12th and who knows where he will end up… just not producing there anymore. Trade him for someone decent while we have the chance…if only PM was in charge! Doomed I say!
I can’t wait to hear from PM how he would fix Ovechkin. Oh look golf starts at 1pm, so maybe I dont have to listen to the egghead afterall, or at least not for long.
You think that’s bad, Gallagher hasn’t scored in Hamilton since Jan 5th. Another bust.
Hey fellow musicians: I’m downloading Logic Pro to replace my Garageband … anyone got any experience with this? How hard is it to learn? Any advice is helpful.
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bill, email me if you have questions
chadmuskoka27athotmaildotcom
i learned from a friend and am amateur but know enough to help.
it’s not very hard and there are youtube videos for every question you will have.
go habs go
Thanks buddy.
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Dan you may want to take your email address off the post, you never know who grabs it. Just an fyi, have a good day sir. (Assuming Bill has it now)
Not hard at all Bill, especially if you already have a foundation in other basic timeline music programs. This is a useful link: http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorials/logic-application
you might also want to check out Pro Tools:
http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorials/ProTools-application
And thanks to you!
Full Breezer 4 Life
no sweat man.
go make some beautiful music.
Ray Lewis’ personal history aside, he’s on a mission. Look at how he played down the stretch. Look into his eyes on any sideline close up. Ravens will win a very inspired game.
I’m not sure how you put it aside … I know no one is perfect, but that’s a pretty dark episode. He’s lucky he didn’t do hard time.
I can’t cheer for him.
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Yeah, so intense the eyes, those of a murderous thug.
Is anyone else having trouble refreshing the site again today?
#blamesubban
You’re a bit frisky today, aren’t you?
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So what does Price really mean??
http://video.canadiens.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=66&id=198264&lang=en
Ha, that is excellent, things indeed have changed.
RenLavoieRDS – Max Pacioretty will be in the warm up. We’ll know after if he plays or not.
I would prefer to know now Frank, can you do some more work on this matter please. Thanks in advance.
C’est possible…
I would like to see the Canadiens improve in their offensive zone pressure. It seems like most of their scoring chances come off the rush. Yesterday 5 of the 6 goals were within seconds of entering the zone. I’m fine with having an offense that takes advantage of sloppy defense, but this method isn’t effective when the other team isn’t making mistakes and the goalie is on their game. Those are the games, I remember, we lost horribly last year.
Same here, saw some improvement in the forechecking department yesterday though
Max Pac coming back a week after appendix surgery is awesome, but still comes second to Patrick Roy simply powering through appendicitis to win game 5 and take the series to seven games, after which he gave his appendix permission to die.
Full Breezer 4 Life
You’re right. Max is such a wimp.
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Being a Hab fan is like buying real estate: only over the long-haul will you appreciate the true value of your investment.
Hahaha
Well, that’s what Patrick Roy is muttering at home in front of his TV, anyway: “In my dayyyyy … we didn’t let our vital organs tell us what to dooooo … except at Chez Paree …”
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I miss the days where the NHL arenas all had big organs
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
That’s if you believe St. Patrick had appendicitis.
Mike Boone
Hockey Inside/Out blogger
You’re such a tease Boone. What do you know that we don’t?!
Also, if it wasn’t appendicitis … what did he have removed after that series??
Full Breezer 4 Life
The ultimate in trolling. Mr. Boone is champion.
It’s true. I can’t believe I fell for that one. Well, I hit the Crown Royal a little early today, so maybe I CAN believe it.
Full Breezer 4 Life
His sense of team commitment?
Considering the circumstances, maybe it was his tolerance for a-holes, haha.
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there is always the mute button..but I am not sure if its worth it either..
Some day the cable companies will realize how valuable the mute button is and start charging a monthly fee for its use.
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What they need to do is crank up the mic on the live game and players then put it on the 2nd audio track (careful about letting the kids and GrandMa listen though). Some of the banter that goes on out there is hilarious.
–Go Habs Go!–
The AHL Hartford Whalers drew 13,239 last night. The Phoenix Coyotes drew 12,151.
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Yes, but in Hartford, how many were in the grandstands around any of their 16th holes???
“May you live in interesting times.”
And no way were there actually 12,000 people at that Coyotes game.
I swear, that franchise must include pets, ghosts, rats, and people who said they might one day consider going to a game maybe in their attendance totals.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Ah, the old major league baseball trick.
I wonder which ticket cost more? Kidding aside its a failed experiment and is now a disaster.
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2,000 fans and 10,000 popcorn guys & gals
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
That’s sad and funny at the same time haha
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11,962 watched Mark MacMillan score his 9th goal of the season as UND beat Wisconsin. Kristo had an assist, he is 6th in NCAA scoring (one point behind team mate Corban Knight) and tied for 2nd in NCAA goals with 16.
–Go Habs Go!–
do you mean the connecticut whale?
Ahhh I stand corrected. Thanks!
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Fascinating history for Craig Anderson. Unimpressive performance stats for 4-5 years in the AHL. Was the property of 4 different NHL teams in 2006. Then a puzzler of a trade, goalie for goalie in 2011 (for Brian Elliot). Now in the category of elite (?). Unlike the assets of Eller/Schultz/______, all Colorado got for a very good goalie was a not so good goalie. No Montreal Canadiens goalie present or past was mentioned in this post and any resemblance to persons in real life is purely coincidental.
“May you live in interesting times.”
hahaha McGuire so prepare accordingly I like that..he is such a dork
Mister Dork to me.
For those tired of watching the SuperBowl Pregame shows (not to diminish the importance of knowing which longsnapper once had a paperroute) the Penguins vs. Capitals starts at 1230, of course with this comes Pierre MacGuire so prepare accordingly.
You can’t really prepare for Pierre McGuire. You can really only somewhat absorb the veritable torrent of annoyance he inflicts. I wish you good luck.
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
LOL, that is very well put.
Muting is ineffective. His asinine visual presence penetrates and disturbs the viewer, causing nausea and physical discomfort.
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I don’t know if I could listen to McGuire I think I’ll leave my tv off till the Habs game haha
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It is absurd the level of inane detail that goes on and on for a football game. I refuse to participate in such nonsense.
On a more important note, my ex girl friend’s sister, who once cut the hair of a Hab’s baby sitter, told me recently that she heard most of the European players in Montreal think that Therrien…
–Go Habs Go!–
So if Patches draws in, Eller with the kids and Prust moves down? It is nice to finally have options within a lineup! Enjoy the day everyone.
Do or do not, there is no try.
I hope the Habs just keep it up with this system for this season and years to come because this is really fun hockey to watch!
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The St Albert cheese factory is on fire..what a bummer…looks like it will burn to the ground..its not far from here..my son drove over to check it out..looks really bad..I loved the cheese from there..a sad day indeed
What a shame. They made great cheese curds.
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
thats really bad news,hope everyone is safe
Crap. The Kings of squeeky cheese.
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Me skull and crossbones arn’t the only thing I plan on raisin’ tonight.
Holy crap! Poutine production in full lock down?
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Go Habs Go!
The Sens have got us on the tail end of back-to-backs twice within a week. They took advantage of a rusty backup, and today are well-rested with a hot goalie in their corner. Doesn’t sound like a recipe for Habs success. But if Price plays as well as Anderson, we have a chance.
On paper the Habs are the better team (with Spezza out) it’s just that Anderson has been as unbeatable as any goalie in recent memory.
That was not the real Habs last game. This should be a better contest, though like you, I don’t like the Habs chances on another back-to-back.
When you’re facing a hot goalie, it’s time to do three things: go to the net, go to the net, and go to the net. Something will bounce in.
I would go back to Budaj for this one personally, it’s a short season and Price has been fighting that groin thing since training camp. Won’t be a popular opinion I’m sure!
Full Breezer 4 Life
Definitely a different dynamic with Price in net. Not that Budaj was to fault for the first 4 goals last week, but it’s only natural they are a different team with Price in net.
Need all hands on deck for this one though. Huge game. 6-2 sounds awfully nice…
We only scored one goal too. Hard to win that way, with or without Price.
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
the way i see it, the team should be playing better in front of budaj, because he isn’t as reliable as price, not worse.
A big sports day Amigos! Sting vs Frontenacs ,then Sens vs Habs and Superbowl!Life is Good! Let the Games Begin! Go Fronts, Go Habs , and Go Niners!!!
Sting played like crap last night…I don’t watch a lot of OHL but I didn’t see anybody on their team that impressed me, I wonder how much they relied on Galchenyuk. Fronts should beat them.
Let’s pwn again today
Revenge will be sweet
Price vs Anderson. Enough said.
Pac in?
“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” (anon)
Mr. Stubbs says it isn’t confirmed yet, but he suspects yes.
Go Habs go!
Go 49ers go!
Go Habs Go!
Another strong team effort today would be SUPER.
49ers or Ravens?
I have taken the advice Bob Ryan from the Boston Globe, ABRL, Anybody but Ray Lewis!
I’m still sticking with the Bills.
My favourite team of course.
Full Breezer 4 Life
You poor bastids!
http://calshabsongparodies.weebly.com
Has been a workout this weekend, its after 11 and I haven’t had one yet…must get off couch….
I still remember their re-debut into the NHL when they beat us and it still stings! Winning the Cup that year did help though.
Habs are still the most penalized team in the league, aren’t they? I am hoping this a reputation thing from the JM days, and that the refs eventually realize that they can’t just assume the Habs are committing twice as many fouls as the other team!
Full Breezer 4 Life
Hockey is a funny game, eh? How the hell did the eventual Cup champs lose to that unbelievably pitiful Ottawa squad … one of the worst teams of all time.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Yah, Peter Sidorkiewicz in net kind of sums it up.
The roster in general!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Ottawa_Senators_season
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Yeah I agree leave the Gally line alone they are playing great hockey!
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So Eller-White-Armstrong?
or Eller-White-Moen?
I don’t know if anyone seems better suited to play the 4th line I think it’s Prust.
I dont get the hate for Cherry (or getting upset at anything on the TV for that matter) but hes far and away the best, the others arent half as right as he is.
[Disclaimer]: I’m a hockey fan. I care about the habs, but probably not as much as you.
See when I hear Mcguire or Stock say something stupid I’m thinking “Wow, how can you actually believe what you’re saying.” I don’t know if they’re trying to get a reaction and I think you’re right that they say what’s on their mind, but how can I take things like “double Dion” seriously. And listening to him drool over all the young players gets tiresome quickly. Especially listening to him give opinion’s of undrafted players as facts, such as how Brule was the better choice for MTL to draft, rather than Price.
I’m one of the few on HIO that have a liking for Cherry. I think he genuinely believes what he’s saying. Once he retires there won’t be anyone who knows the game as well as him that isn’t afraid to give an opinion. I think McKenzie and Dreger are fantastic but you’ll never see an opinion from them unless you’re watching The Quiz and even then their opinion’s are tempered.
As for Healey, Stock, Millbury, McGuire etc. I just think they’re dumb.
I dunno I feel like Mike Milbury and PJ Stock don’t have great opinions and even if they don’t know they stir a lot of crap.
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We maybe watching the most potent team in the Canadien’s history, time will tell
Good grief. How old re you?
LOL, yup was thinking the same thing. Nothing can ever be as potent as that team of the late 70′s.
I agree with you about Cherry when he retires that will eave a huge gap for someone with a strong opinion who likes to back it up and for the people who don’t like him they still watch him cause he is interesting even if somethings he says are horrible
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I dunno, I heard rumours of some sexual shenanigans in the 80s – they seemed a potent bunch.
The Habs should’ve been keeping track of all the illegitimate children spawned by the late 70′s Habs … all the little Lafleurs would have been useful.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Better still rejoice when their contract is not renewed and Maclean, Cherry, Stock, Galley and Cole are tuned out permanently!
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The cranial flatulence of PJ Stock:
“Le problem est Markov n’a pas jouer un seul game cette annee”
“Louis Leblanc est un kid locale”
” I have a pet peeve”
Huh? Quoi? Que? Confused… a Cherry fan? Really, Chat, I’m deeply saddened for you!
Promote the Youth, Support From The Veterans and Remember the Heritage!
Yeah I gotta wonder how awesome it would be if he was MTL biased. I wonder if he’d talk about how on Wednesday the refs gave a stupid penalty to White and tacked on another 2 just because they wanted to take the spotlight and really ended the game at that moment.
*sighs and stares out the window longingly*
Because of Don Cherry’s premature gesticulations?
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Wouldn’t be the first time!
I’m sorry but you set me up for that one!
I agree. It’s about maturing as a young man and a truly fine and gifted hockey player. Celebrations of that type might be ok in junior hockey, but not as NHL players. I’m glad the Canadiens have asked that it stop.
As Ross Perot loved to say, ‘time to clean out the barn’.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I’ve seen video of the incident. So you really believe it was a random act of frustration? Had nothing to do with PK and the fact that Subban crunched him in a drill and Plekanec thought it was out of line?
Hey you may be right, but to listen to some of you talk about PK, you would think he farted rainbows for the past two seasons. It’s not that big a stretch to believe that a young kid with a tendency to run his mouth would have grated on his teammates a little.
“I just think the “PK is hated in the room” thing is a total farce.”
We can agree on that.
Anyone but the “Sheep”.
We are going to do South Caribbean next year. Then I will pick an island that I will settle in, get me a satellite dish with RDS and will be set for life.
Go to Saint Martin. One of then nicest and clean beachs in the Caribbean right in town.Great island to visit. Problem housing is expensive to live there but there are many canadians who have bought businneses there.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
+1
What a cheerful pleasant individual you are, not one of those self-righteous rancourous abusive cranks that befoul other fan sites.
What was it that Thumper’s mother said in “Bambi” again?
Never heard that one before. +1
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Yup
I would be honoured to have my material reposted from your diligent archiving of my deathless intellection. I am sure that I stand by it all.
RDS says its an equipment issue
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DOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!
(Another) ha ha. Not laughing at a P.K. injury, of course.
U serious? That’s good news. A collective sigh.
2 games in 24 hours.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Just be grateful Karlsson doesn’t play for the Leafs.
THE HNIC crew wouldn’t be able to stop talking about him the whole game.
if you think Subban is better than Karlson you might be blinded by your own man-crush syndrome my friend
Morgan Rielly’s coming up… though he has a ton of way to go.
They Call Me Shane
“They never asked to be Canadiens, they were Chosen.”
Shane Oliver
Twitter @Sholi2000
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I don’t wish. I observe.
Karlsson is playing like a Norris trophy candidate thus far this season. The CBC’s crew adulation is a little bit McGuireian I’ll admit but he was the best defence man on the ice today.
All that matters though is which team and goaltender was better and today that was the Habs and Carey Price (1st star). Anderson deserved 2nd star. I’m OK with Karlsson’s 3rd star selection.
Jumped ship to TSN
Anyone good gets picked up by TSN..lol
We are left with people lobbying for a position in the Leafs organization. It’s great fun…especially when they assign the D team to Habs games. Galley should be lobbying for a job with the Sens but I think he’s too dim to understand that..
Any other channel, any other show, he’d have been off the air after six broadcasts … he’s just weak. No talent. Even worse at broadcasting than he was at hockey. Even Maclean laughs at him.
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Correction, ESPN bro.
Only when Canadiens play da leaves on Saturday nite do we get the A team. That is, until the playoffs start and da leaves are golfing.
That is correct…Then they can break down all the things the Habs do poorly in a 7-1 win…lol..its so predictable I am over being angry..its all a joke at this point.
Just because I have a different view than you does not mean I do not know anything about hockey. I respect your opinion but I just believe the Habs are better off playing hockey against Boston instead of brawling. The Bruins are arguably the best 5 on 5 team in the league and the Habs need to get power plays and avoid retaliation. Besides, when has Lucic ever fought one of our tough guys (Komi does not count…never Laraque)?
I liked how he was given some pp time. Nice to reward players for effort.
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Fair enough. He’s ahead of Subban at the moment but Subban has it in him to catch up to if not pass Karlsson in the next few years.
There’s a Rascasse corner at the Monaco Grand Prix as well.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
So do I