Every point counts in April.
But still.
The Islanders, for pity’s sake.
Gionta: Save
Schremp: Save
Max-Pac: High and wide
Nielsen: Save
Plekanec: Wide
Parenteau: Wide
Pouliot: Save
Okposo: Goal!
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My technical screw-up made second-period blogging disappear.
it’s up now.
Sorry.
Kyle Chipchura hat trick
Mike, I thought your reverse jinx’s had to contain, as a rule, some plausible logic. A hatrick for Chips is just laughable.
Anyway, the Habs needed that ego boost last night to loosen themselves up. Anybody see how much PK was holding back on his late goal? It was funny watching him force down that slice of humble pie knowing his sphincter was going all bazookas LOL.
He is coming home…and you could tell when he stated that playing here, while wearing a Ducks jersey, was going to be “weird”. A year later and then some, and you couldnt help but see it in his face…
” Oh sh**, I’m a Duck.”
Sad but true. Kiitos sydan Koivu.
Kyle Chipchura hat trick: press box – hot dog – beer
Whenever a handful of posters yearn for Kovalev, I think to myself we should instead debate how many angels dance on the head of a pin–a proposition that at least has greater relevance. After all the time and energy Kovalev drained from his teammates, his coaches, and his general manager by the sheer force of his childish personality, only someone like Brian Burke would be stupid enough to even consider trading for him. Gauthier would never, ever trade for Kovalev. That is a guarantee.
Let me give you a scenario:
If Cammalleri is out for a couple of months and we could get him for the last month of the season and the playoffs I’d consider it. It would be relatively cheap and he’d be playing for a contract. I would consider it, not jump at it.
How would anyone in their right mind want Kovalev back? I dont care about all his skill set and all this bs about him being one of the most talented guys in the NHL. Sure he can do tricks on a pond and with no other player around. And yes he has a decent shot. But his malingering, selfish play, lack of heart are all reasons not to bring him back. Plus by some accouts he contributed to the devisive room in Koivus last days.
As Bergeron said. He is a morning glory!
Anyone but him!!
so if ottawa goes on a sale mode..
anyone think we can get alfie for a 1st and a 2nd?
he has 2 years left on his 3.75 cap hi contract.
- Gomez is holding down the “overpaid” button
Tells us how good Markov is to turn Komisarek into a one-time all-star. Still, I wish Komisarek hadn’t run for the money, and instead chose to be with a good team with a great defensive partner. Despite what some posters think, Komisarek was physical enough to take some pressure off Markov. They were a good combination. Komisarek is wealthier, but the rot that is the Toronto Maple Leafs will in the long run hurt his career.
The System doesn’t allow it
- In Price We Trust
HI/O needs a ‘jealous’ button.
The claims against Komisarek are still being investigated. We don’t know yet whether her claims are true. Hockey players, like all celebrities, are frequently the target of false allegations. Let’s see what happens with the investigation before we condemn Komisarek.
As for Grabovski, he is a little piece of shite. My grandma would kick his arse.
lol, that was my first reaction as well
You lucky….
Well, I’m jealous.
Hey so once again – the picture-upload isn’t working. I have a nice pic of subban I want to switch to but it’s not letting me, saying the folder (/tmp/something) is not writeable. Boone? Anyone?
I was thinking more along the lines of JUST a 2nd..and even that would be cause to think. He has REALLY fallen off.
I am going. Can’t wait!
Classy group those Toronto Maple Leafts. First of all, in the greatest event to UNIFY the world, Grabovski gets into a bar fight last year. Then, Mike Komisarek decides that it is OK to punch a girl in the face.
So Don Cherry gets all over PK for everything he does. I wonder if he will be all over Komisarek tonight for doing something far worst and cowardly than anything PK has ever done.
“NHL Star”? At least he didn’t steal her purse.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Your cred on this site just took a small hit.
Welcome home, Saku.
All the love for Saku- standing ovation, hat trick, etc, etc, and an OT win for the Habs so that Saku goes back with a point and we can still remain in the 6th, in case NYR wins tonight.
That would be interesting. Or Moen or Wiz,.. or even Gio.
“defensive powerhouse”?
No cause this isn’t Toronto.
- In Price We Trust
Where’s the formatting!
Getzlaf is still on IR, fortunate for MTL but much to the chagrin of me and the two fantasy leagues I have him in.
Andrew. Don’t be so simplistic in your analysis. Go to iihf.com and look at all the team rosters and the numbers of each player. It has nothing to do with who played better. It’s about who is where in terms of perceived depth of each team.
I want to see the ovation already! its going to be awesome. Is Getzlaf playing?
The Chipchura hat trick idea is kind of funny, but I wouldn’t exclude the possibility of Lapierre doing so.
The best forwards on the juniors were in the 10-16 range? Louis Leblanc was the second most effective forward on the team the entire tournament and he was number 20! c’mon HH!
That line would be blanked too many nights.
And where does Steve Weiss fit in? He’s a top 6 center and the Habs have two of those. Can he play the wing?
Hi all,
So this starving student is looking for some cheap tickets for tonight so my girlfriend and I can join her friends at the game. Craigslist doesn”t have anything cheaper than $100 and so I was thinking about going five minutes after the game starts and trying to catch a panicking scalper but if anyone has tickets they”re trying to get rid of please e-mail me at ethanwrites@gmail.com.
It’s way too ridiculous to get tickets for a reasonable price in this city, so if anyone can help me out I’ll really appreciate it!
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Alfredsson is a shadow of what he used to be. Giving up such valuable draft picks for him would be madness.
You don’t trade your franchise player for a pick in the high teens/low twenties.
Go Habs Go!
I’d prefer to have the Habs continue to honour their exceptional past.
Go Habs Go!
Chipchura was a very promising prospect until his Achille’s tendon was severed. He was never the same after that. That’s just bad luck all around for Kyle and the Canadiens, not bad drafting.
Curse that Timmins for not being able to predict that Chipchura would have his Achilles tendon sliced only a couple months after he was drafted eh? Knob.
Go Habs Go!
I took Perry 
I hope they blow the roof off the building tonight for Koivu. I hope he has a great game and the Habs win.
That said to put his time in Montreal in Perspective; He was a great Captain, did the jersey proud, a class act, extremely professional, fiery and competitive, fairly resilient and by all accounts a great guy.
But he did only score 191 goals during his time here and really was more suited to be a Number 2 or 3 center. When I saw his stats on TV I was a little surprised at his low goal total. His assist totals are impressive and that is the way I always saw him – as a playmaker.
Maybe most telling is that when the Habs had the opportunity to land a big name in FA and they were told who the number one center was and who they might be playing with and these players balked at coming to MTL.
well bryan murray would want the best deal possible regardless of inside the conference cause his team already sucks, so it’s not like any players going to really go back and bite them in the ass, they’ve already bitten themselves!
- Gomez is holding down the “overpaid” button
I think Bryan Murray would be insane to trade within the conference, let alone the same division.
“It must be love!”
A Leblanc, White, Weiss line would be interesting…
CHsam applied for the job of head scout, but didn’t get it, can you believe that?
hahah that’s great.
More like 49% or less on faceoffs, minus 1 or more on the ice and less than 10 minutes of ice time.
Have to say it really doesn’t sound like Mike, though God knows what any of us is liable to do when under the influence of the demon alcohol.
A “Kyle Chipchura hat trick” is a No Goal-No Assist-No Fight night.
I guess drafting Markov was a bust too fro you, eh? Let me know when you find a team that has been perfect with every draft choice.
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Note the new digs! but yeah I’m still on Twitter!
My fearless prediction: Saku will be voted the game’s first star unless someone other than Saku scores a goal in overtime.
Eklund “reports” that Habs are after Stephen Weiss. If it is true, thoughts?
“It must be love!”
How come we can’t use hard returns anymore to separate paragraphs??
After this game, my heart will break no matter what.
I would not trade our first round pick for anyone not named Iginla , First round picks are just way too valuable to trade these days with the cap. Besides i wouldn’t even want Alfie anyways the guy is not the same player he used to be.
RYAN WHITE VS LAPPY.
NORTH AMERICAN GRIT BEATDOWN
Re: Chipchura…. nice scouting Timmins or whoever is up there.
I’d prefer the W to revenge.
Just sayin’.
***Subbang!!!***
I think the Habs need tweaking, like all teams in the playoff hunt do…but the change that people are hollering for, I am not fully onboard…HOWEVER, since people are throwing names out there…how about crazy, old Chris Simon? He seems to have skills in the KHL and will not cost anything in a trade.
“I am guilty of using elipses…”
I agree with you Managment created the line-up…AND Management needs to take action to change it.
Action one – dump Gomez and his “big head” and small contributions.
Action two – get rid of AK, he is proving repeatedly that he does not want to be here.
Having the 23rd ranked offence in the NHL is sufficient is it?
Go Habs Go!
Please, quit your NAGging
Well I think HH is about to have another personality switch ATM, if he has another before the season is over I suspect he’s actually going to have a complete psychological break and disagree with himself every time he posts.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
I heard Simon won the accuracy competition in the KHL skills competition. 4 for 5. lol
sounds like a great way to slide out of a playoff position real quick
how many games do the habs play like that a season? let alone any team?
sure, prep for those games – except they will start happening against NYI and the Leafs because the habs will be bottom feeders
smoke another one pal
of the top 10 teams in the east we are the only team that is under 500 on the road…we are tied for 21st in goals scored and are 9th in goals given up…we are still in the hunt for the division despite these stats that would make most teams be out of contention…we pretty well win games that we grind out and score goals at key moments…games are not won on paper as our talent level is average and slightly better than many of the bottom teams…
and Gorges.
Hey Mike, any impression in the press corps that the Wiz has been playing hurt? I know he isn’t the second coming of Josh Gorges, but he’s been a train wreck in the D-zone for the last six or seven games. Contrast that with his play when he first arrived. Competent in his own zone and good first pass. What I see now is soft on coverage and too many high risk clearing passes. I liked the trade, but he has to play better in his own end.
He likely stopped reading after “you never fail” and took it as a compliment.
Go Habs Go!
Final part of my review of Gauthier’s 1st year as GM completed.
http://bit.ly/gmPDfL
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
on March 8th….
who is going to DESTROY LUCIC for sucker punching Price in the face…
who is going to teach CHARA the lesson he needs to learn for going after a rookie and punching him repeatedly while on the ice, and cross checking, slashing injuring our star players…
who is going to wipe that CAMPBELLS face all over the ice for fighting a non-fighter Pyatt…
I want revenge, and this organization better GROW SOME BA)(*^_(*&_+LLLLLSSSSS fast.
I want callups of muscle NOW. I want trades for muscle NOW…. the joke must end NOW.
you want immediate results, immediate GRIT, change the character of the team without losing our speed/talent:
WHITE in PYATT OUT
HENRY in WEBER OUT
SHULTZ in DESHARNEIR OUT
this is the simpliest, fastest and most cost effective move, and should be made immediately.
1:The N.A.G.S. (North American Grit Speed) Youth Movement will bring us respect. 2: The NHL-REF-SYNDICATE will do everything in its power to deny us the cup. 3. ..call up WHITE/SHULTZ/PAX now.
Hmmm… I wonder what Alexander Perezhogin is up to nowadays?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P12PCfQYj9U&feature=related
LOL. I was wondering about that.
Listen, you…when I cherry pick a stat like one Stanley Cup in seven years, knowing full well it really is two in eight, you’re not supposed to call me out on it!
I agree whole-heartedly. I think people put too much emphasis on winning the Stanley Cup as a measure of “success”. No team is going to have a run like Monreal’s in the 1970′s ever again (now watch…the Penguins will win 7 in a row just to make me wrong!). Being a contender year after year is the mark of a successful team. Winning a Cup or two is obviously a necessity to be an elite team. But if Detroit, with all the talent they’ve had, can only pull off one in seven, that indicates just how difficult winning the Stanley Cup truly is.
And I agree with the goon show from Boston being irrelevant. I’m more concerned with the playoff performances the past two-three seasons. The team has been re-made, but there is still some cause for concern there.
Like what? Spanish Fly? LSD? Hey, couple of phone calls and a few grand and we can save on the trades and such.
***Subbang!!!***
Agreed…
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
That’s actually a real good idea about grabbing Rypien.
“well he has a big head”…Too funny LOL
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
Do us proud and cheer ‘em loud!
***Subbang!!!***
i dont like the idea of gooning up our team, but i would be happy if pg decides to trade in some big body. personaly i would send gomez and ak to columbus for boll and umberger. now i dont even now if this is possible, and gomez is really expensive but, columbus needs a centre for nash. a change of scenery might help gomez.
I wonder what Gomez’s value is after last night.Face it,we’re stuck with him.Nooooooobody is gonna take that contract.
They’re expecting Brassard or perhaps 2010 draftee Ryan Johansen to be Nash’s #1 in the next few years and Columbus is not an earning team ATM, they can’t afford to take on giant contract like Gomez if they’re not going to give out performances equal to their pay.
I might be willing to make that deal, but I doubt CLB ever would. Umberger’s a hero to them right now.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
ive got a sloution for march 8th. can GSP skate?
No one cares what you want
its been a couple of years, but i used to do it in the middle of the first period or first intermission and sit in the nosebleeds. I used to bargain with the scalpers for around 10 bucks a ticket. They are desperate to get rid of them at that point.
You think last night changed anything?
To PHX: MTL 6th round pick
To MTL: Paul Bisonette.
MAKE. IT. HAPPEN. PG.
That’s my life’s slogan.
Say Hi to Gomez for me, will ya?
I absolutely agree … PG has failed to protect this team. Blood was spilled last night because of it. 45 year old defenceman forced to fight is disguisting.
I hope the team took a good look at Pyatts face and will act accordingly.
True that… nobody would take him before last night either. He is worthless.
To those suggesting we blow up the team based on last night I have question. How come the Red Wings don’t seem to have our problem? They do not go out and get goons along the lines of the Bruins or the Flyers nor do they get into scraps like we did last night. The Wings just win games with a punch of non- fighting skilled Euros who play, unlike like our Euros who play once in a while. Maybe PG should focus on that instead of goons or fighters.
mjames
I checked the NHL summary after the game and the last-minute brawl does not list Gregory Campbell as being the one who fought with Pyatt. Are the refs so afraid of Colin Campbell as to falsify something that everybody saw on live TV??
What the Habs need are the Winklevoss twins…
A major difference is that the Wings are in the West, and as a result they don’t play the Bruins or Flyers as much, and thus do not have to contend with the same issues as regularly as we do. Plus, their line to the Stanley Cup is not obstructed by the Bruins or Flyers; it is for us.
Has it come to blowing up the team?
I felt a bit embarassed about losing and getting beaten up but I don’t think this team is as bad off as this tide has some people feeling.
P.s. I posted in another thread about maybe a few of our recent send-offs would have made the loss less embarassing. To clarify; I didn’t mean I think it would have made our team better.
I wouldn’t call what Chris Simon has “skills”, but we definitely could have used him. I also am pretty sure that if he played on the top 2 lines he would have scored more goals than Gomez by now. That is almost a guarantee.
Dreger is a good hockey insider, but his knowledge of the game is about as useful as vaginal discharge. Montreal’s only weakness last night was that they didn’t have a bunch of no class goons who pick on people that aren’t in their weight class. Case Closed. The habs stayed right with them the whole game and didn’t back down. I think if they got a solid, big stay at home Dman and maybe a gritty forward with a mix of toughness and a little skill, then they would be able to deal with these types of flare ups. The main issue is that the officiating did not do a good job in diffusing the situations that Boston was creating last night.
If a team wants to give cheap shots and goon it up after the whistle, I have no problem with that. What I DO have a problem with is when they don’t suffer the consequences of their actions. If you play that style, you should be short handed most of the night. Montreal should have has a two man advantage after the goalie fight, not to mention all of the other nonsense that the refs turned a blind eye to. If you want to bully other teams, fine, but you should have to deal with the power plays that will come the other teams way. Too often we see goon teams like Boston and Philly actually rewarded for this dirty crap.
I think the habs fought through it quite nicely, and in a play-off series, I still like Montreal’s chances. The guts Montreal showed told me a lot more about the habs than it did the Bruins!! If we can add one or 2 guys that are hockey players first, but are also big and tough, then I think we might be set up for potential play-off success.
LOL… have you seen his twitter? This guy is out of control
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Montreal’s only weakness last night was that they didn’t have a bunch of no class goons who pick on people that aren’t in their weight class. Case Closed. The habs stayed right with them the whole game and didn’t back down. I think if they got a solid, big stay at home Dman and maybe a gritty forward with a mix of toughness and a little skill, then they would be able to deal with these types of flare ups. The main issue is that the officiating did not do a good job in diffusing the situations that Boston was creating last night.
If a team wants to give cheap shots and goon it up after the whistle, I have no problem with that. What I DO have a problem with is when they don’t suffer the consequences of their actions. If you play that style, you should be short handed most of the night. Montreal should have has a two man advantage after the goalie fight, not to mention all of the other nonsense that the refs turned a blind eye to. If you want to bully other teams, fine, but you should have to deal with the power plays that will come the other teams way. Too often we see goon teams like Boston and Philly actually rewarded for this dirty crap.
I think the habs fought through it quite nicely, and in a play-off series, I still like Montreal’s chances. The guts Montreal showed told me a lot more about the habs than it did the Bruins!! If we can add one or 2 guys that are hockey players first, but are also big and tough, then I think we might be set up for potential play-off success.
hahaha..lmao…jesus…
It shows up for me…
http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2010020808
lol..
webber> henry offensively
desharanis>shultz offensively,
if you ask me i rather the habs win games than try to go after the bruins. the reason we lost its because we started playing their game, which is not ours. our speed is our stregnth.
my perfect revenge would be on march 8th, habs humliate the bruins and the flopper on the score board. score 8 goals and dont stop. win a lopsided game. if they scored 6 goals with out trying i mean surely they can score more with abit of motivation
Maybe not blowing the team completely, but we could 3-4 players tougher than we are right now. Some younger, meaner, tougher SOBs would do the trick.
Detroit doesn’t have goons per se but a lot of Detroit players have an edge to their game, they are not afraid of physical play and don’t shy away from it.
Just like the old days around here, isn’t it MH? Good times
***Subbang!!!***
It’s not the fighting, it is the ability to fight through the grind of playing against bigger players. But Detroit is not a great comparison…they have a handful of players that are quite simply a tier or two above our best players in terms of talent. Zetterberg is a very tough guy, especially when you factor in his astronomical skill level. Datsyuk is simply twice as talented as anybody else we have. Lidstrom has been the best player in the NHL. Brian Rafalski would probably be our best defenceman if he was traded to the Habs tomorrow. We don’t have that kind of talent.
The Red Wings have their own guys who can wear down the opposition. Kronwall is a devastating hitter. Franzen is nicknamed “The Mule” for a reason…he goes where he wants to go because nobody can stop him. Holmstrom can handle himself physically. They brought in Bertuzzi to help in the physical department, as well as Ruslan Salei.
The problem with the Habs is that they don’t have a great balance. We have lots of speedy players. But we don’t have a lot of guys that can thrive against stronger opponents, and we don’t really have anybody that grinds down the opposing team’s players with physical play. That was supposed to be the role of Lapierre and Moen. One guy is gone, the other guy should be.
And I feel it necessary to point out that despite having one of the most ridiculously talented teams in the NHL for the past 7 years (1st overall three times, 2nd overall once, 3rd overall twice and 7th overall once), the Red Wings have one Stanley Cup to show for that dominance.
like the ground hog..comes out of his little hole looks around then scurries back in.
I wonder if Ottawa got a nice Gibson guitar made at the Nashville plant and auto’d by Carrie as part of the deal?
keep that avatar… it seems not even that masacre woke people up.
Very well said.
against those BA)(*STARD*&_S there is only one way to the “W”.
Agreed…The key to success doesn’t depend on the country the players come form or even their size totally, a lot depends on the abillity to play the game with edge and skill. Look at Detroit…
Forwards…
Holmstrom (Sweden), Fransen (Sweden), Zetterberg (Sweden), Datsyuk (Russia), and a couple of Canadian guysBertuzzi (Canadian), Cleary (Canadian)
Defense…
Lidstrom (Sweden), Kronwell (Sweden), Ericsson (Sweden),
Not bad for a Euro-focused team…
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
Isn’t there some rule that say’s a coach is supposed to get fined for putting on goons at the end of a game? How is it there is no word from the NHL about last nights game? Someone needs to start a petition to get enough votes and have Colin Cambell fired. This is getting to be a joke.
you find it funny that your team is massacred and you have no solution but to move on…
only a blip along the road…not all teams are Bruins B.S. thats why we are where we are.
There’s a couple we haven’t heard from yet. One young feller who normally jumps on the opportunity to slag the boys and he is missing his golden opportunity. I will not mention the “Unmentionable Name” but it will be interesting to see if he surfaces today.
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Uh…lemme see…score more goals?
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he is not worthless. his salary is way below his cap hit for 2011-12 and 2012-13. his cap hit of 7.3 million is well below his cash salary of 5.5mil in 12-13 and 4.5mil in 13-14. so if monteal traded him to a cash poor team, it would help fill up their cap to the nhl minimum and save them $5million in salary. so if montreal took back $3mil a year in salary, gomez would cost someone only an incremental $4million over two years.
in a year, this is a great trade for someone like phoenix, atlanta or long island.
You’ve got to like the Nashville trade. They need somebody at centre and get Fisher who will be elated to go there. He also has two more years at 4.2M. Fisher will start contributing right away and enhances Nashville’s hopes of making the playoffs.
Ottawa is now in full rebuild mode. Kovalev to Pittsburgh is next. A 3rd rounder should be enough to make it happen.
Will do!
I’ll have to look down, as he is out of my normal field of vision.
I think the Sens missed the window on moving Kovy to Pitt now that there is a large lack of centers in Pitt to feed him the puck.
But Gomez’ cap hit is higher than his salary from now on.
In 2012 his salary will be 5.5M and in 2013 it will be 4.5M
Perfect for a team that isn’t planning on reaching the cap.
rebuild????? switching 3 players who contribute little with 3 players who can handle the heavy hitting and after whistle masacres is a rebuild??
why are we so SCARED TO DO THE RIGHT THING… BRING SOME MUSCLE IN THIS DAMN LINEUP.
Agreed, but it depends on Crosby. Kovy was supposed to play with him according to the rumors.
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It’s only if someone gets an instigator penalty, then coach gets fined… unless Colin Campbell likes the player… coach…team…then it’s not a fine
Acquisition of Umberger and JF Jacques (who admittedly should be in the pressbox except for certain calendar dates) would be enough to make this team a little better equipped to deal with most goons. I would really love to get Spacek out of th line-up too. He brings little upside, he’s painfully slow and weak, and frankly I just don’t want to see another year of him. He was not good here in Buffalo, and has gotten worse. Hell, despite Weber’s newbie weaknesses, I honestly think Spacek makes HIM look bad sometimes. He looked better with Picard. Peckham would be an excellent replacement.
Expendable players and assets:
Kostitsyn
Pyatt
Gomez
Spacek
2011 1st Round Pick
Yemelin
Carle
Maxwell
Palushaj
2012 3rd Round or later pick
I’m sure I am missing some bubble prospects…
Some combination of that junk should be able to obtain those players, or someone LIKE Peckham.
dreger is mistaken. the chippiness did not start until after the bruins had a two goal lead. you can’t be chippy without a lead. if the book on montreal is you need to have a lead on them to beat them, well i guess the secret is out. the book on montreal actually is that they are 14th out of 16 playoff teams in goals per game. goonery has nothing to do with it. if you can get montreal to bench their first line for half the game, you can beat them.
i think the six goals against pretty much exposed tim thomas’ weaknesses. the book on him is out as well.
dreger has no concept.
I agree with what you said, but the Habs do play with physicial teams. The goon show from Boston had no bearing on the outcome. We lost because of our terrible defending.
As far as Detroit is concerned, one Stanley Cup in 7 years is not bad in the cap era.
And in fairness they’ve also won 2 in 8 years. No other team has won more than one in that stretch and most importantly none of the other winners have remained consistently competitive. Tampa, Carolina, Anaheim, and NJ had horrible seasons after winning the cup.
H-P, you never fail to disappoint, I’ll give you that much.
***Subbang!!!***
Yeah… we need a little “Everlasting Love”…
Good post, Steve. Here are a few more points to consider.
Fisher and Underwood are going to be in seventh heaven over this deal. He will be able to get a contract extension at the end of the 2012 season and should be able to sign for another four years at a reasonable rate that satisfies his ego as well as the tight budget of the Preds. Underwood gets to continue her career without having to commute for eight months of the year. Looking long-term, Fisher is a good looking guy who will be able to join up with his wife to help promote the game and the team. They will be the darlings of Nashville as the “it couple”, which can only help sell tickets for the Preds. The team only needs another 2000 a game to be over the top. It won’t take long for the city to forget David Legwand. He’s now country music’s version of Scott Gomez.
Fisher gets to play on a team that has some upside instead of being on the Titanic which is headed for the basement in lieu of an iceberg. Besides, do you want to live in a political hell hole like Ottawa, or be residing in the capital of the American music scene? Instead of having dinner with stiffs like Spezza and Alfredsson, Fisher will be out and about with hotties such as Faith Hill and Shania Twain.
Talk about a win-win situation.
No AK was there. It was just an incomplete change.
Is Dandenault still a UFA? lol
Islanders need to win when trailing after 2 at some point. Why wouldnt it be vs the habs.
This is depressing.
So many odd man rushes, what’s happened to the system?
Hate to say it but I will be happy with a point.
I’d take Chelios over him right now.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
maybe Chantal walked by again?
It like a Monty Python skit a hockey game…hillarious….of course I have finally lost my mind
Rookies = Subban and Weber
A defenseman’s job on a 2 on 1 is to make sure the pass doesn’t happen — what does Hammer do: allow the pass.
Kostitsyn, you are not Ovechkin, stop trying the toe-drag-screen shot. It’s not working for you.
Pyatt on a line with Eller and Gomez now. AK in JM’s doghouse?
Hamrlik on day two really looks slow.
Phillips
Both the Gomez and Halpern lines are terrible. Sucking momentum away. I suggest he shorten the bench
Rookies????
Aye aye to that, Gomez line goes on the ice, everyone expects a goal in our net.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Boone: It is probably best not to use the phrase “it’s up now” when you were earlier discussing viagra.
Gauthier drafted him.
Spacek 37 tomorrow…and looking like everyday of it tonight
Loss of Gorges and Markov is catching up.
Spatcho and Hammer can’t log in the minutes. That leaves us with 2 rookies, Picard and Wisniewski.
Habs NEED a d-man.
Love this line…white, dd & benny
Oh Lordy, please don’t let us lose to a team starting its twelfth-string goalie against us.
Poor White. That was a really bad shift for him.
How the hell is that a penalty against White? Who are these zebras?
Sleepwalking! Playing down to the opponent.
Man you can always count on the Habs playing down to their competition. Would rather have played the Canuks or Wings tonight. This is just brutal.
***Subbang!!!***
SUBBAN…. Is this kid EVER gonna stop getting penalties….
He got lucky there.
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
Poor Martin, he looks so confused.
i love it too, but for some reason JM doesnt like keeping his best line together for more than 2 games
I won’t be surprised if that deal took place.
There’s no doubt about it now. Defense is #1 priority for PG.
halpern having a tough night
Dodged a bullet there.
oh no… is this going to be a 5 on 3…? no? wow thats surprising…
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
Kovalchuk beats the Leafs in OT. He will soon have more goals than any Hab.
Isn’t Chelios like 80 now?…but I think you are right…I would take him too.
Twit of the year Olympics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss
***Subbang!!!***
Go down to 2 lines…
Gio – Patches-Pleks
Pouliot-DD-White…
sit everyone else for the love of God…
Good shift by White after the b/s call.
I’m still upset about the Grabner goal — Hammer skated by the net, and around to get back. He should have stopped at the net and stayed with Grabner. I can’t wait to get him and his $5.5m contract off the books.
Sorry, my bad. I guess it’s just wishful thinking on my part the Gomez/AK experiment will come to an end.
He’s Kovalchuk, he SHOULD have more goals than any Hab.
THanks for that…too funny
Haven’t seen that many odd men rushin’ since the Spock t-shirts were slashed 50% at TrekkieFest XVI.
I wouldn’t be opposed to that, only question is if Ottawa will risk making a conference rival better and trade with us.
SPATCHO HAS SOME SHINER, Great play by DD
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
PACIORETTY WITH THE CAMMALLERI-ESQUE MOVE
WOOOOOOOOO
NICE WORK DESHARNAISSS!
WHAT A GOAL!!!
nice pass DD
Et le but!
DD and Pax. So nice.
Okay, it’s clear that the refs are trying to make sure they don’t lose control like they did last night. But this is getting ridiculous.
Each team is going to be 0 for 10 because of all the 10 and 20 second PP’s.
Awwww yeaaaah! PATCHES, my boy, nice shot.
Man, what is with this crap passing. That’s the 2nd penalty PK has had to take to bail out his team
Lucky make-up call for the Habs?
Pp after pp, no flow at all.
wtf is going on, is a penalty marathon.
brunet should hang himself
wheres the live blogging mr.boone
Disastrous PP
PENALTIES EVERYWHERE
Subban really can’t touch anyone without getting a penalty, and the long pass to Wisnewski needs to stop happening, two breakaways caused by it.
He hit the puck first, that’s a questionable call.
We might see some 5 on 5 at some point tonight.
Refs are destroying the game
Wow what a display by Desharnais and Patches .. what a finish
K, whoever has said Desharnais isn’t an NHL player is insane. That kid is so damn intelligent with the puck, and he shakes checkers like no one’s business.
Wow what a goal! I think lil DD has a spot on this team huh? And what about that MaxPac!!
Patches on fire!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I said he was a small player on a team stacked with small players. It’s a numbers game.
Gomez 5’11″
Plekanec 5’11″
Halpern 5’11″
Desharnais 5’6″
add Desharnais’ size to Cammy’s 5’9″ and it’s short up the middle and small up front.
Max Pac! A la Mike Cammalleri!!!
Who was that impersonating Cammalleri?
Well isn’t that great! We’ve gone a full minute without a penalty and we get a goal!
Go Habs Go!
And that’s why I picked up MaxPac in my pool. The kid is on a nice run, like 10 points in his last 8 games.
Probably better than David Desharnais, in his underwear, trying to kick someone.
But gets five even-strength goals scored against him….
A couple of reckless passes, but a short shift with intensity anyways
but not as funny!
“I’ll take potent potables for 500, Alex” JB
OK, now I’m curious: Who’s GSP?
It’s the coach showing confidence in his players, which after last night, and the firestorm in the media, they need.
Well at least Martin has a sense of humor. Making the Gomez line the starters cannot be considered anything other than a joke.
Fearless Prediction: 3 point night for Gomez
please don’t depress me anymore than I am. ps, I have a few bottles of scotch hidden away here as well as some Cohiba’s I’m saving for just such a special occasion. =)
GSP would look great in a Habs uniform!
Gomez line starting the game, I guess JM is counting on them wanting to prove something.
any link available for those of us in the usa?
thank you
We always make a big deal about playing ex-habs and how they really want to beat Montreal, Hope Wiz has the same approach tonight and gets a hat trick.
OH HOLD ON HABS PROF HAS A DEMAND! EVERYONE GET BACK
team does need another larock..just some more grit , nastiness and ugly to play against…1 or 2 is better than none…i saw the habs get pushed around it will be the recipe of other teams as we get close to the playoffs….just some nastiness no one useless like larock.
With regards to the Hickey explanation, I understand that the refs backed down and only gave majors to Thomas and Price so they didn’t have to expel anyone, but that doesn’t make any sense. Either it’a fight or it’s not, and there were a number of guys with gloves off throwing punches, which is to me, a fight. If it had been called what it actually was, instead of some make-up nonsense to bend the rules and avoid any controversy, then Chara would have been thrown out automatically for being the third man in on a fight that Pacioretty was already in with another Bruin and thomas would have been thrown out for instigating a fight after the original scrum.
I will note two exceptions to the rule, which I posted earlier today:
1. Thomas could have been thrown out for instigating the fight with Price (which he clearly did) even if the original scrum wasn’t called a fight in the penalty summary. It only takes an original “altercation” to deem any subsequent fight ejectable conduct… so long as the Thomas-Price affair is called a fight and there were already players involved in an altercation before the goalies fight, then Thomas should have been ejected like Chara.
2. The rule permits the refs to not throw out a player involved in a secondary fight, so long as the other player is an instigator. So if the refs had called Thomas the instigator, then Price would not have automatically been thrown out.
All this to say that the calls on the ice were handled incorrectly and that Chara and Thomas should definitely both have been thrown out, and that Price could have been thrown out (but wasn’t mandated to be by the rulebook) at the refs discretion. Yet the officials chickened out multiple times last night, lost control of the game, and we have players out tonight because of injury and others who were put at risk by dangerous hits and barrages of punches using plastic equipment because of it. Shame on the league once again.
By then you’ll be on Canada Pension and unable to afford my scotch requirements. Come to think of it I’ll be too old to drink by then. You’ll have to run it intravenously.
***Subbang!!!***
This is quite possibly true. However, I still would rather have one, than have none. There are plenty of players who would not simply be taking up a spot on the bench until it’s time for them to drop the gloves…I can think of a few tough guys who can actually contribute in other ways as well.
Right on the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darche get hurt last night? White is taking his spot.
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I haven’t seen anyone here say we need “goons.” We need size and toughness. Does anyone really believe the NHL will come to the rescue of smaller, softer teams? That will not happen. The only way to stop it is ON THE ICE!!!!! That requires size and toughness. I hate seeing our undersized players getting knocked off the puck too easily. Our smaller forwards would really thrive if the team had some size. Very frustrating.
any word on the lineup? or is it still too early… i am expecting big changes, actually demanding.
1:The N.A.G.S. (North American Grit Speed) Youth Movement will bring us respect. 2: 02/09/11 never forget the masacre 3. ..call up WHITE/SHULTZ/HENRY/PAX now.
Scary article about Crosby. We need him, he is an incredible player. This league is better with him in it
“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” – Bilbo Baggins
Here’s the problem with picking up a tough guy. “The George Laraque Syndrome”. If you only have one guy riding shotgun, the other team simply doesn’t fight him and he sits on the bench while a young prospect sits upstairs or in Hamilton.
You need a line of tough guys who can hurt you with the fist, body and score when given the opportunity. The Habs don’t have 9 consistent forwards who can do the job every night, they need what a fourth line can give by way of offensive support because with good D and great goaltending you don’t need many goals. But the Habs still hav’nt be able to get 2 lines to give them those few goals every night.
….Hab4life….
How non-professional of you Nick! Aside from that, I have to agree with you. Unless the Habs were going to win the cup, (which, alas, is NOT going to happen), let’s get rid of some of our baggage, keep our draft picks, pick up a few more, and re-tool for next year.
“There’s always next year,” said the Montreal GM, 18 years after last winning the Cup.
I have to agree with you. I have no problem making a couple of moves for the play-off push, but only if there is a chance for those players to be part of the Canadiens going into next year. I think that we shouldn’t mortgage anything for a cheap fix, but if a guy like Phillips, Neil, Brewer, or another big forward is available and might fit in for the habs for a few years, I’m ok with making a change. It just has to be a change that is made with more than just this year in mind.
“I’ll take potent potables for 500, Alex” JB
I think the best response to this is to quote Herm Edwards…
“You play to win the game. Hello? You PLAY to WIN the GAME. You don’t play it to just play it. That’s the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don’t care if you don’t have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin’ me it doesn’t matter, then retire. Get out! ‘Cause it matters. So… I… That…That, that, that… This whole conversation bothers me.”
For me, the team should have the approach of “what happens, happens” in the post-season missing 1/3 of their defensive core. IF they can make a deal for the long-term interest of the club before the deadline well and good but a rental I am completely against.
Habs missing the playoffs in 2007 helped generated today’s current success with P.K. Subban and Yannick Weber picked up at 43rd and 73rd overall.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
classy.
Everyone keeps saying, we need to get this before the playoffs… we need to get that before the playoffs…
Perhaps I’m missing something here… But aside from a few extra games at the end of the season, and a 1/16 chance at the cup whats the benefit? Sure… MTL can make a trade here or there, give up a couple young players and get a decent UFA to finish the season, and sure there is the possibility that they resign with MTL. Theres also a good possibility they sign else where.
Each round MTL makes in the playoffs… draft picks get a little lower…
Do this for a couple years, and you end up with lower picks to begin with. Add that to those you end up throwing away for rentals… And you get the ol burning the candle at both ends. Quite honestly I don’t think MTL can keep doing this year after year. In my non-professional opinion (which I’m sure many will point out), MTL needs to take a good long hard look at the fact that both Markov and Gorges are out for the season, and perhaps… PG should be going into the trade deadline looking to sell rather than buy.
If you are going to rebuild by bringing in some kids,you are still going to need someone who can take care of business. All i’m saying is that if i’m the new sens g.m.,he isn’t one of the guys i’m going to part with unless its one heck of a deal and i have a backup plan to replace what he brings.
Loved Benny’s one-punch KO on Krecji then not pumping him while he was down. Had a Bruin got any Hab down like that he would still be swinging. Classless mouth-breathers.
in russian knopka means button…
and that’s why i always liked zenon konopka and lawyas traded for him in nhl 06 !
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GWG = game winning gionta!
He’s turning 32 soon and are in a rebuilding stage?
I don’t even know why ottawa would part with chris neil. Why would ottawa trade a type of player that they would be looking for to toughen their own lineup next season?
Great article from Stu. I am surpirsed that no one else in the media thought that it was suspension worthy. It was a quite dangerous play and I don’t buy that he didn’t realize that his elbow pad was down. 3 game suspension for attempting to take someone’s eye out. I won’t whine about the boys getting beaten up, but dirty plays are dirty plays. It boggles the mind that the league doesn’t take a bigger stand on dirty tactics in fights, since as much or more damage can be done during a fight as by a dirty hit.
“I’ll take potent potables for 500, Alex” JB
Konopka wants to play here. so let’s go for it. He’s not the best fighter in the league but he’s at least tougher than Pyatt. Besides, he plays center, so that means we can send Gomez to the AHL, a la Wade Redden and Sheldon Souray. “Zenon Konopka” even SOUNDS better than “Scott Gomez.”
Thats why management should be held accountable in the courts…they are directly responsible for the masacre.
1:The N.A.G.S. (North American Grit Speed) Youth Movement will bring us respect. 2: 02/09/11…never forget 3. ..call up WHITE/SHULTZ/PAX now.
my physics teacher in cegep was a 80 year old man zenone. it was a total nightmare and still gives me creeps. i kid you not, but the guy seriously looks lke alber einstein, more like einstein’s zombie. he would lecture us and sputter couple of phrases in italian randomly.
So, they’ll be saving money from not paying overpaid lazy blue collar workers? Sounds like a deal.
I’m not so sure they lost because they got pummelled, although they certainly did get a thumping. To me they lost because they fell apart. Philly does that to them all the time. I was not happy watching Gomez and I suspect neither was Mr. Martin.
Overall I enjoyed the game. There is a lot of truth in the Boston viewpoint, although Marchand is a poor spokesperson for it. Montreal does back away, taunt, and goad. So do a lot of teams. It is not an attractive style.
I also recall a year when the Big Bad Bruins owned the Habs. The final game of the regular season meant nothing. The two teams were destined to meet in the playoffs. The Habs attacked the Bruins. It wasn’t a case of winning or losing. It was a case of “you’re going to pay for everything.” That was a long time ago. The Habs won that series and many subsequent ones. The end season game was a large factor.
What goes around comes around. The Montreal Canadiens could have beaten the Bruins last night. The Bruins lost it, but the Habs fell apart.
At least that’s the way I see it. And yeah, Campbell gets special treatment. Duh!
I read on cbc.ca/news that Quebec City is going to cut 500 municipal jobs in order to fund the new arena. Now there’s a city with its priorities in the right place [sarcasm]. Especially seeing as Winnipeg will get a team before Quebec City [not sarcasm].
Food for thought:
Habs need to get an energy line that can play good 2 way hockey. Players that finish their checks, don’t back down from fights and play with intensity and make their opponents pay for their liberties. Many folks won’t agree with me but if Ottawa is dumping players, how much would a Chris Neil cost us? A 4th or 5th round? A player like that can do some interesting things for us short term. 2 more years a 2M a pop? That’s doable. This man is known to score 10-15 goals and is tough as nails.
How would a Moen/White/Neil line look like?
Martin says that both the Caps and Pens were “physical teams we beat last year in the playoffs”. Really? I’m sorry but you’re out to lunch pal. Big time. In actuality only the Flyers really played that physical and thats why they won and easily at that. The Caps and Pens tried to skate with the Habs and ran into a wall in Halak.
These guys in charge are a little in denial or what? Yes, I 100% agree. We do not need a 4 minute player who can only throw the knuckles. What we do need is more 10-15 goal guys who will punch in your face if you pull that sh*t we witnessed last night.
781 draws,43 fewer then team leader john tavares. 36th overall in the league in faceoffs taken. 10 more then gomez
And I’d love to have a guy named Zenon on the roster.
But how many faceoffs did he actually take to get that percentage?
***Subbang!!!***
“I don’t subscribe to the favoritism charge leveled at Colin Campbell and Hockey Ops”
I have to disagree with Stu on this one, Cambell was caught sending inappropriate emails to ref’s about penalties they assesed his son. So there’s no question whatsoever in my mind that he is guilty of favortism. The fact that he has a son in the NHL should be enough conflict of interest alone to exlude him from being league diciplinarian, the fact he was caught red handed and is still in his job? The NHL is bush, there is no question. Laughing stock of the pro league’s because of the clowns running it.
But “time” won’t help the team grow taller. Trades will.
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
I mentioned on boone’s quick hits about picking up konopka. League leader in penalty minutes but is also a face off ace at 58%. Only taveras has taken more draws then konopka for the islanders this season.
In the clear light of day, it is important for us all to resist the urge to have the Habs try to toughen up and play a more physical game. Or maybe it’s more important for Gauthier and Martin to resist that urge … which I’m sure they will.
It’s impossible. The whole team is too small and too soft from top to bottom, and they can’t just start trying to play a game they’re not built for.
You can call up middle-weight Ryan White, and you can make a trade for a tough winger or D-man, but it just isn’t going to be enough to make the Habs the kind of team that can deal with the punishment Boston handed out last night.
As much as it sucks to say it, they’re going to have to take the abuse, avoid retribution, and try to capitalize on the power-play. Should Gainey have allowed the team to develop into one this small? Probably not. But it can only be addressed with time.
Full Breezer 4 Life
New rink in Quebec CIty – Is it just me, or does the mayor of QC look a lot like Allan Eagleson?
from tsn:
One of Campbell’s elbow pads slipped down so it appeared he was punching Pyatt with the pad, which likely was one reason the Montreal winger emerged with a black eye and a seven-stitch cut on his face.
Reports on Thursday said that the NHL disciplinarian, Campbell’s father Colin, did not see any cause for any fines or suspensions.
I thought mike murphy was supposed to deal with the Bruins, not Hockey Dad 5.0??
“I’ll take potent potables for 500, Alex” JB
Bush. The comment made when the fur was flying over Cambells emails concerning his son, that Murphy would handle Bruins stuff has just been proven as BS. Nothing changes. I will be throwing a party when Cambell and Bettman get shown the door.
RDS Feed
http://www.justin.tv/exo01#/w/851819200
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Andrei should buy a barn so he can practice shooting at it. Ridiculous shot, but you’d swear he never takes any time to work on his accuracy.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Maybe you didn’t notice but the puck was bouncing
PK being lazy again.
…and a late one …just great.
Wizniewski has been a disappointment. I thought he was supposed to be tough? If he plays like this, let him walk at the end of the season.
15 points in 16 games, and he’s been sick the last 3 weeks.
WIZZZZZZZZZZ WHAT!!!
Submitted by HardHabits on Thu, 02/10/2011 – 20:26.
Putting AK with Gomez is useless. Those two have no chemistry.
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Submitted by gumper on Thu, 02/10/2011 – 20:35.
Yeah, but it saves spoiling two lines.
This is their 5th string goalie?
The separation between Spacek and PK was crazy on that goal.
They don’t belong on this team.
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
Habs not covering the middle AT ALL.
spacek-anyone = disaster. Spacek has been brutal pretty much since training camp.
LMAO
Save of the year.
I am old enough to remember him playing for the Canucks. Although his brother Dave was the more famous Canuck.
Sigh.
/\\ike
GO HABS GO!
COME ON WISNIEWSKI FFS!!
Highlight reel stop for Kostinen
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
watching a MSG stream, CBC and TSN hould take note of what a proffesional broadcast sounds like
Its time to switch to whiskey, we’ve been drinkin’ beer all night
13 points in 15 games
Do we ever win any board battles
Out 2-3 hours.
Bright lights:
Price, Subban, Pacioretty = A+
Pouliot, Desharnais = A
Eller, Weber = A-
cjad 800 (english) ckac 730(french)
PLEKS!!!! after a semi-decent shift from the gomez line good stuff boys! good stuff!
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
Pleks is so gangsta, what a fake and shake
Spacek – Subban = Disaster.
Frees up some cap space at HIO…
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
I don’t know what AK and Gomez were talking about on hte bench, but they’ve been playing much better since that talk.
Perfect! always take the shot…with andrei to your left lol
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
somehow i knew that wiz missed chance would haunt us.
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I think Boone has a lower body injury.
That’s a good point too. But I don’t think the Habs have the luxury of keeping a defenceman almost exclusively for power play purposes. In my opinion, he must bring more to his game than that.
Wow, I don’t know if anyone noticed this but Gomez and AK just do not belong together.
***Subbang!!!***
he almost never gets a clean wrist shot off. When he does, this happens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYoiZc7Wofw (very first goal…PING!!)
After the viagra, he pulled his groin.
could somewone tell where i can listen to the game on the radio?
Except a PP point shot which we seem to lack every year since streit was allowed to walk. How about we keep this guy so we don’t have the same issue next year and years going forward.
He’s only 26 and still has his prime years ahead of him. If he can work with Perry Pearn and improve his work in the defence zone then he can easily become a premier defencemen in the NHL. Considering he’s coming from the Islanders, I would imagine he’s excited to play with a contender and is more than willing to work on his game.
thanks for the info,don’t understand French..
That line was scary slow. Couldn’t get the puck ou to save their lives.
I find he just chooses terrible times to shoot it. 80% of his shots land directly on a defenseman’s leg or stick.
Hey, pretty good. You’re paying attention. Only two guys bit
***Subbang!!!***
I think the Habs PR people set that shot of Gomez and Andrei talking hockey lol
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!”
~Rodney Dangerfield~
Jack Capuano: Never heard of him until tonight.
One more season to go.
I agree he has helped the power play. But Gorges or Markov bring more to the ice.
F*ck that. The islanders have already been hooking and holding with no call. Now Pouliot gest called because Gervais can’t stay on his skates?
carolina lost so we need points…ak46 does the same play all the time
Gervais fell down all by himself. Pouliot was whistled for being next to him and being a Hab.
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What a dumb penalty by Benny. God this guy is frustrating.
carolina lost so we need points…ak46 does the same play all the time
Testing. Is this site working?
This team is in big trouble if they cant beat a 5th string goalie.The Leafs had no trouble .
Kostitsyn took 4 shots on that sequence.
he should’ve passed when PK was calling for it though. He was wide open
Actually, if you read the column, Darren Dregger highlights the exact same weaknesses the Habs have had all along and offers nothing more than a look into them with recent evidence at hand. He’s also a wonderful personality, solid writer, and very good at his job. Take off the blue-blanc-rouge glasses and stop complaining. You have no basis for it, let alone basis to slam the guy as a clown.
I beg to differ, he simply postulates that this is a deciding moment to how the rest of the season will play out, based on how they respond to the sound beating of last night.
“The sense going into the day is that Montreal will either bond from this experience or go on a major tailspin” hardly equates to “Montreal’s season is over”.
just read it – what a donk
What is ludicrous is that he asks what could have changed had Price rag-dolled Thomas. Clearly Price had the upper hand. He implies that had Price won, he may have saved the Habs chances.
What would the Habs chances be if he had fought Thomas and broke his hand last night? How would the Habs fare with Alex Auld the rest of the way? So dumb. Not worth the risk. The Bruins would never be able to do half of what they got away with in the playoffs. This game was an anomaly. Oh well. The Bruins are tougher. We still beat them more often than not. As Carey would say – people need to chill.
If you read Darren Dreger’s column at TSN, the season is over for the Habs. What a clown that guy is.
Dreger is a tool. Last time I checked it was a 2 goal difference and the fights went both ways, leaning towards Boston’s way in the final minute (against players who do not fight, who simply stood their ground)
“Soundly Beaten” but when the leafs lose fights they are good guys for giving it their all. Mhm. Funny how that works.
Bueller?
Referees are in the spotlight tonight eh?
Go Habs Go!
Andrei has not shown anything tonight when this should be do-or-die to argue his stay in MTL. He’s finished, gone before deadline?
I don’t know what it is with him but he is on a different planet too often.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
I’d be shocked if he wasn’t traded, but can we get a decent return for him? Would Kostitsyn for Penner straight-up work?
He’s not -4, which looks pretty good right now.
Calm down Robert, he’s had like 3 shifts.
JM’s fine grooming products. For that smooth, slick polished look…
http://www.jiffyshoe.com/gallery/pict12.jpg
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
They look so good in their little striped outfits. If this keeps up I’m going to strongly chastize a Foot Locker employee tomorrow.
Go Habs Go!
Love Auld’s new mask. And a great flurry of saves there. Would be nice if the refs either called it both ways or let them play tonight.
Didn’t you know, we tune in to watch them, not the teams
- In Price We Trust
everything that has been called tonight probably wouldnt have been last night
not the bounce back i was hoping for after the bruins game… habs aren’t looking all that great right now.
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
Look Andrew, you know I’ve been in Andrei’s corner a long time but sooner or later even my patience for a skill player to break out runs dry. He’s not shooting, he doesn’t seem engaged in what’s happening with the team. He’s not playing like he belongs.
I don’t know what it is, but it’s time to turn the page in MTL.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
I think the NYI coach needs a little of JM’s hair gel
My god we never learn!!! And it will cost us a loss to the Isles if we don’t stay out of the box. Jesus JM!! Where are your balls!!
Gomez not looking good so far.
9.3 on that flop
That looked like a dive on the replay.
If it’s more than four hours, we better call the morgue.
Habs will get the first one. Auld is shutting them out tonight.
Way to go Wiz – draw the penalty!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Teams are starting to go after the Habs physically now. Someone took a run at Pleks from a long ways away.
If it’s more than four hours we’ll need to call a doctor.
Go Habs Go!
http://www.justin.tv/exo01#/w/851819200
Solid 2D action
The refs stink in this league.
What a load of sh*t. Patches gets called for another weak islanders skater, and no call when PK gets crosschecked face first into the boards.
That must be Boone’s picture above. Guess he could not stay awake any longer.
Incidentally, for anyone who flicked to TSN’s intermission… is it just me, or does Ray Ferarro looks more coked out tonight than Glen Healy on any given saturday?
CHINTZY CALL!
I think he downed some Viagra. He’ll be back in five minutes.
holding???
i didnt see his free hand touch the islander….i did see him reach for the puck with his stick though…weird
Jesus Christ. Are the Habs even allowed to breathe near our opponents?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! How is that a penalty?
That’s a weak call. Looked incidental to me. Then again, I like Pacioretty, so I’m very biased.
ill take a tall boy, boone
Did Boone die?
http://habsloyalist.blogspot.com
anyone have a solid HD feed? Habsvision isnt cutting it for me right now
is that a greedy question?
He’s still producing more than more than Gomez at half the salary… Has the most hits on the team and one of the best +/-. He’s a streaky player, always has been, might always be… With that said, he’s still on the same point per game pace he’s been on the last 2 seasons…
you’re right – he’s on a bender for sure – he was cola’d out last night too (“David Day-Shar-Nay”).
That’s it. Ferraro vs. Healy fight – winner gets Joe Rogan…
That was Gomez and his line’s best shift of the night, but did you see AK totally ignore a wide open PK?
The NHL isn’t a beer league. Last night’s result against Boston was a perfect example of what happens when the Habs just do whatever their “skill levels” dictate.
Upper thigh it seemed…
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
When and how did you determine that the “players are not enjoying playing the game…”?
I hate how slowly Subban gets his big wind up slap shot away
For all the complaints about Subban’s shot, he’s scored goals in back to back games, and 5 in 2011.
On the knee?
Also great work by Pouliot to get it to White
the Habs will never be a successful team, under JM’s “system”. Sure – they’ll sneak into the playoffs…but does that equal success?
The personnel that this team was built with, was not for the “system” type of game. It was for a fast pace speedy offensive team. But now w/ the “system” they are on the lower end of the standings when it comes to goals for. Players are not playing to their skill level and potential. In the end….players are not enjoying playing the game, which is NOT a good thing.
I know this is not news and is something everyone knows…but just want to vent.
great work by white
White did all the dirty work on that goal! Great job!
that 3rd line has been a lotta fun to watch this game. another good shot by pouliot. exactly what i lioke to see from those guys!
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
Woohoo Ryan White!! That’s what a little bit of toughness and grit does.
Also, lets make Gomez the number one center… of the Hamilton Bulldogs.
Big shift by Benny “Mike Tyson” Pouliot!
Nice work by Pouliot. Good work by White. Nice finish by Pouliot.
Amazing shift by Pouliot and White!
It’s like, he’s bloggin from another dimension?
gomez sets up the best scoring chance of our PP,for the islanders.
And you know what’s worse? He didn’t even look frustrated after that turnover. That’s so much worse than the turnover itself, I think.
We boo’ed Brisebois for years, and let Gomez skate without consequence. It’s time we give him the business until he improves or is forced out of MTL.
also: 2 out of 3 NHL teams would have scored on us on that turnover just now
fffffffffffffffffffng gomez
Gomer’s line is just plain awful!
PK should reduce his slapshot wind-up by about half. I know, I know, we’ve been saying that for a while, but still.
Why are we making Koskinen look good? This is a 5th string goaltender we’re talking about here.
Gomez and Kostitsyn are pissing everyone off
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Jesus Gomez, wake the hell up.
nice pass white!!!!!
Hahah DD punched (accidentally) an Isles player putting his hands up on the goal
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
I’d prefer the Habs send him to Hamilton like Edmonton sent Souray to the minors. That sends a clearer message.
uhm…your right; i don’t know for a fact that they’re not enjoying the game. I just think of Cammy before he got hurt, and how he only had 12 goals mid way through the season….and he just didn’t seem to be enjoying himself. I’m just assuming a guy who’s use to putting the puck in the net more often, might not be enjoying the game as much if he’s not scoring. but…true, I don’t know for a certain.
Personally I think Boone is blogging away, and due to some technical issue he doesn’t actually realize none of us are seeing it.
I really can’t get into this game tonight.
I love how fast Weber got that shot away.
Solid shift by White
How is it on Boones page we have to scroll to the bottom to post instead of clicking on comments. Does he just forget to put it on the page.????
team sloppy today but we will go on another winning streak…winning games 2-1 3-2 because we score key goals and get great goaltending and solid special teams..we just dont have a line up that is better than the majority of the teams..we win because of effort and grit but lack of talent does catch up sometimes..even the leafs on paper are they that much worse?
A sloppy, disjointed first, particularly by the D making breakout passes.
Let’s hope the boys get it together in the second.
That’s basically it but I’ll bet the Habs’ undies had more skids than the Bruins.
Last night’s game had nothing to do with their skill level dictating the game. That was just an odd game where both teams let their emotions run wild, and as a result the game was full of penalities / fighting, and both teams paid no attention to positioning, leading to defensive breakdowns.
Shouldn’t even have been a penalty,Subban got the puck first
That probably could have been called a penalty shot and I wouldn’t have been surprised.
Looks like Boone had a pre-planned nap when he used that yawning pic.
4-3 plecks on the draw ..what else is new…this guy cannot win a draw at the start of a pp
I’m am becoming happier and happier with Maxpac, I think we will see a Claude Lemuiex 1986/John Leclair 1993 type of play-offs scoring many of the key goals.
There’s not enough single malt in all of Scotland for that.
***Subbang!!!***
I think Pierre G. should take the Columbus GM out and get him drunk then make the trade – Gomez and AK for Rick Nash.
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
There must be teams that actually have to get to the cap floor who would take Gomez and his ridiculous salary just to fill up the books.
Gomez seems to playing with more intensity, it just doesn’t appear to be helping all that much.
I wonder what everyones reaction would have been if last night the habs would have still gotten beaten up physically but had won the games rather than lost.
Why? I found that even while they were getting into all of those scraps, the habs kept coming back in the game.
There was one factor of last nights game though that was a BIG reason why we lost. Gomez, Kostitsyn and Eller were all on the ice for 4 goals against and 0 for. On at least 3 if not all of them, they were absolutely terrible.
Anything less than a big blow-out win tonight will be embarrassing. We need to bounce back in a BIG way. How about scoring six goals again? We haven’t done that too many times this year.
An added benefit is that it might shut up all those asking for more goons on the squad. We need more scoring, not fighting. The only acceptable goon is one who can also play hockey, i.e. John Ferguson or Chris Nilan.
No more George Laraque, please. That was embarrassing.
Holy shite, Max is everything weve always wanted, maybe he can take boxing lessons, then hed be a complete package…That and we need to clone him…
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
The 10 million dollar duo.
He tipped it ffs! Such incompetence!
any chace he was on our side of the red line because he definately touched it
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
that was an awful icing call
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
Wonder if his brother could teach Tom a few things about fighting…
wonder if cambell would pick a fight with pyatts brother
Gomez is really not making himself any favors. He needs to play better. Salary aside, this is unacceptable.
This loss is anticlimactic. Ho-hum.
It’s lets see if the Habs can make the play-offs time again and they appear to be where most pundits picked them, vying for 6th-8th in the East.
I fully expect the whining to reach epic proportions over the coming hours and days. EPIC!
***Subbang!!!***
Wearing that stupid A$$ togue yes
Pathetic…..will be disgusting when we lost to the Laffs on Saturday Night.
Folks, our Montreal Canadiens need a major overhaul next season, retool as they say?
“We will win the Cup one day only with ? in the nets “
No, that was yesterday
There’s a new one – Martin doing idiotic things behind the bench. Can’t say I’ve seen that all year
I think the Habs are doing OK, considering Gill, Cammy, Markov and Georges aren’t in the line-up…
Stop whining everyone! So with one point we’re tied with the Caps for 68 points. Does this make us 5th in the standings?
Why is anyone upset here? This team is where it is supposed to be with out their two top D-Men.
What a bunch of whiners on here,it’s really pathetic, sound like a bunch of whiney kids.
It’s all Price’s fault
Auld was brutal on all three goals
i know the third was a 3-1 (a proverbial bed-shitting defensively)…but get that paddle down, he fanned on it for christs sake
So first we get the shiet beat out of us and then we lose to the worst team in the N.H.L. who have in net their 5th string goalie…WoooHoooo here comes the playoffs!!!!!
Team played like a beat dog……
That’s more embarassing than what happened last night. The f*cking ISLANDERS.
Embarressed in Beantown and Embarressed in Montreal … this team is in serious trouble.
blow 3 leads to the worst team in the NHL (and this after what happened last night) … what a waste of my time.
Next up ,A WIN FOR THE MAPLE LEAFS.
I am officially not watching any more games against ShiSse ass teams!! We absolutlely deserved to lose tonight and we deserve not to make the playoffs the way we are playing right now!
I have to LMAO
Well, at least White had a good game.
Terrible game.
That beating by the Bruins really hurt.
Sigh…
That’s what she said.
Go Habs Go!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
0-2-1 and facing Toronto next?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Thanks.
Well that sucks now don’t it
AULD!
Crap.
Go Habs Go!
CRAP
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
I’m sorry but Plek is not good on the shootout.
Auld needs to buy his posts a steak dinnr after tonight.
He’s just so BIG.
Auld will be hearing pinging in his sleep
They should send PK out!
Zoinks.
Go Habs Go!
We will win the shootout…..
Bunch of negative nellies………
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
Goalie’s best friend.
Go Habs Go!
I think Wiz was giving Auld some tips about his old team, hopefully he can get’r done.
Damn. Just lost justin tv. Anyone have another link?
Is that goalie French?
Timo, you are such a suck it’s unbelievable. Mr. Boone, can we ban this clown again?
Hopefully hes gone before the deadline
I get the feeling we won’t be coming away with the extra point
- In Price We Trust
Going into a shootout with these bums..but we don’t need to make any moves at all do we? We’re primed and ready for a deep playoff run right? NOT!
This is one of those games where a win is more of a relief than a joy.
Grabner Tavares Okposo
Pleks, MaxPac, Gio
Andrei will not be a Hab in March.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Sure ain’t like last night’s game. Zero excitement value.
shoot-out… didnt think i would see one tonight, but i will try to remain positive untill the end! come on habs! lets get the 2 points and recover from these back to back games
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
So has Auld ever been in a shootout, and what are his stats I wonder?
Auld getting the scouting report from the Wiz, nice,
WHAT A JOKE!!! jusintv channel just closed… grabage.
I think you are mixed up with the different Weber playing in the NHL. Yes, Shea Weber has adapted well in the NHL finely and with Nashville not Montreal with Yannick Weber, who is too small and fragile to play in the NHL.
You have not been in Hamilton to see Weber play as often as I have being a regular patron at the games, and are basing your comments on reading too much what scouting reports say about him on the net or some other from of media.
“We will win the Cup one day only with ? in the nets “
Hello….it’s over if its a shootout. SO…..
Schremp is a joker — he belongs in a roller hockey league where he can dangle.
…..aaaand good night. Prove me wrong Auld. Prove me wrong
http://88.80.16.174/index.php?option=com_lsh&view=lsh&event_id=38506&tid=44297&channel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup
Helps to hit the net.
Go Habs Go!
Nice stop.
Go Habs Go!
i think its impossible for AK46 to hit the net
Koskinen is a monster!
Les Poo Poo
They must be so brutally tired
“Start the season with a clean equipment bag and a freah bucket of febreze!”-CharlieHodgeFan
Well that sucked..
F**K!!!!
Told ya. Thanks for the 3rd GAA Auld.
first win when trailing after 2. Congrats NY, you played better.
A loss to the Isle. Amazing.
second game in a row.
Two nights straight, Gomez line cost us a game. Not sure what JM was thinking but he blew it coaching tonight.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Gomez, Gomez, Gomez, Gomez.
Slumps will happen people, we got out of the last one and we’ll get out of this one
Pathetic.
Sorry but he isn’t the nightmare everyone thinks he is behind the bench. The Canadiens are not good enough to battle around bad coaching and have this record but he has lapses and the last 2 days are pretty indictative that for reasons beyond understanding, he seems to like Gomez when he’s antithema to his philosophy.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Halak, Halak, Halak, Halak.
(Actually I can’t disagree with you there. Between Gomez and AK the entire evening was a bust. Not that the D played any better than last night either)
***Subbang!!!***
Salt is a disinfectant, works well.
We only need to go .500 down the stretch to make the playoffs …
We only need to go .500 down the stretch to make the playoffs …
We only need to go .500 down the stretch to make the playoffs …
Keep tellin yourself this
Bloody typo…
double
Wait until the Leafs beat us up… LOL
No, it isn’t JM. Eller has been given quite a lot of opportunity really.Eller does not have the offensive skills or hands to be a top 6. He can maybe be a good 3rd line guy one day, but he has to learn in Hamilton for a while. Anyone can do what Eller has done this year. What’s the point of keeping him here, To ruin his confidence? White showed tonight he is a very adequate replacement. Let Eller pay his dues like Patches did. Eller doesn’t have Patches’ skills, but it certainly can’t hurt for him to be the number 1 center in Hamilton for half a season.
Speaking of Marchand….and they said PK was being disrespectful….this weasel took it to a whole new level.
Hey how many Habs are out of tonights game as a result of last nights foonery?
You know what else will be awesome, in 2-3 years we should be rid of gomez hahah!
“After 13 years, I couldn’t accept to be number two.“ Guy Lafleur.
Didn’t you quote here that you didnl’ give a damn about the Bulldogs to me several months ago?
Didn’t I tell you that DEVELOPMENT=SUCCESS=WINNERS in Hamilton many times on this site?
Would it not be wise to send down Eller and Webber to Hamilton to work on their game, especially on defense for both of them, especially after watching Eller’s performance against Boston ? These 2 guys I cringe when they are on the ice and are both defensive liabilities on our club which they should work on their game under Cunneyworth.
“We will win the Cup one day only with ? in the nets “
I care about the Bulldogs ability to develop NHL players and I support them, but at the same time I think their success is secondary to Montreal’s in terms of importance. Weber is adapting well to the pro game right now and deserves to be in MTL.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
what makes you think eller would be any different? The only reason he is still in the nhl is because of who the habs traded to get him.
Hey, this is an improvement since yesterday, right? Right? I mean, getting a point against Islanders is better than not getting any against Bruins, right? Right?
Too much negativity on here.
for posters who are upset at the habs and martin do you really think this team should have that many more points than it has
good points…we should be happy where we are in the standings and be realistic that this team is a good 2 -3 years away from being a true contender …
Habs will make the playoffs and they’ll give whoever they face a damn hard fight.
I support the Bulldogs in their efforts to develop NHL-quality players for the Canadiens, they’re a farm team, their success is MTL’s success.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
that is a good way of looking at it – really though, everyone understands that this team will go as far as Price carries them – we are not scoring enough for anything else to be a factor – it is all about Price at this point unless Gauthier can find a way to make some upgrades fast and tonight was a good example of why Auld cannot start too many
I didn’t say anything about my assessment of the tallent level on this team if anything i made a point that the team was over achievening. There are things i like about this team and there are things i cant stand. But in the end i dont compare them to the bruins or the flyers because they are not those teams and are not built like them, The team is in the second year of what was a complete overhaull as where most other teams in the east have been adding pieces for a few years now. So i feel it would be unfair to measure the tallent level of the team against teams that have had 5 plus years to build. I measure the habs on a year by year basis this being year two .. and they are a little bit better this year than they were last year with a whole lot less. So that would indicate that the team is heading in the right direction. there is a core and a foundation to build on in another 3 years or maybe sooner i think it would be fair to measure this team against the likes of the eastren power houses and untill then one should have resonable expectations.
“After 13 years, I couldn’t accept to be number two.“ Guy Lafleur.
I support the Dawgs 100% with or without Desharnais, Webber, Subban, and Pacioretty.
Do you?
I didn’t think so.
Perhaps this core of players we have in Hamilton might have made a game out of it against the lowly Islanders tonight.
You will be the angry one when our so called mighty Habs have a disappointing playoff exit in the first round.
That is, if we make the playoffs.
“We will win the Cup one day only with ? in the nets “
first shooter in the SO from now on should be the WIZ blasting a high hard one at the goalie’s head
…rattle them a bit – then send out the snipers like Gionta or Pleks to pick spots
i agrre with his talent in most areas you mentioned but again he has not proved he has the hands to score…69 goals in 5 years does not provide you with enough goal scoring experience to produce goals in the nhl
a few good points: the kids played well. that pouliot, DD, white line was great tonight. the pleks gionta, patches line have build pretty good chemistry, and patches is turning into one of our best forwards (thank you Rivet) and this game was right after the brutal goon show the night before. being tired after the first back to back game is one thing but those habs were tired and banged up. kinda off topic, but there was an article on this site written by Stephen Harris from the Boston Herald. before the Habs play Boston again, that article needs to be pinned up in the habs dressing room with all of Marchand’s comments highlighted.
lineyour friendly neighborhood Salted One
Gainey cost us the game by aquiring Gomez and drafting AK46 instead of the slew of other guys who are stars in the league. PG then lost the game by aquiring Eller for Halak and keeping him with the team, when he doesn’t belong here. JM lost the game by keeping them intact after last night’s disasterous performance.
Naw, his hard drive is shot!
do you really think anyone would be producing points playing with those 2 right now? be serious
other teams have had more injuries and to impact players as well..the overall talent on this team is very average compared to the rest of the nhl…determination and effort is the reason where we are in the standings…very few hab fans would say that this is a very good team if the line up we had was called the bruins,leafs or flyers…we have about 14 players that are no better or worse than most teams have
people keep talking abou this lack of offense – there are lots of other guys that are not producing points- check the team stats
he has not had a lot of minutes or consistent linemates
Eller works harder than most – finishes checks, blocks shots and plays in both ends
if everyone did that it would be a better result some nights
it is too early to tell if he is a top 6 guy or not but he certainly has the hands, wheels and size to be one so maybe Jacques is not doing a great job with this solid prospect? is that possible?
The loud noise you just heard was a “SYSTEM” crash.
Time to reboot the “SYSTEM” JM!
JM Please reboot the “SYSTEM”!
“The Allo Police Media – a collection of bitter ex-coaches, players and wannabees whose collective lack of success accounts for their present positions in Sports’ equivalent of a Jerry Springer Show”
“Medicore”. Sounds like a health services firm. (Although That would probably be spelled “Medicorps”…)
I know you’re upset Desharnais, Weber, Subban and Pacioretty aren’t in Hamilton but you have to find better outlets for your anger.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
i’m not all doomsday…but after a whooping like last night…i am disapointed in not taking 2 at home against a bottom feeder.
if the weekend goes bad, then it will be time to worry.
eller needs to prove himself in the ahl..he is not nhl ready, never mind being top 6.
and Cammy….
Ah hell, what’s that rumbling sound in the distance?
Pundits called that with Gorges + Markov in the lineup.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
lets be realistic the nhl is not so easy as you think…a player who is 21 and prior to the nhl has a grand total of 69 goalsin 5 years is not going to be a top 6 forward right away and based on those stats probably never …best bet he will be a third line player…
whining bout the whining eh…..
Man chill out people..this has to be the most bi-polar place on the web. 1 point in the second game of back to back nights after having to endure a war the previous night is all right in my book’s espically when you factor in the quality of man power they are missing from the line up. If anything people need to have resonable expectations for this team because they are playing through one hell of a season. Opnion on this page changes on a game to game basis, does any one step back and look at the big picture? There are a lot of positives to take out of these last two games, one being the play of the young core of the team..Yes this team is not perfect and could you some additions but i will tell you one thing this team is way further ahead than where they deserve to be considering the injury circumstances. I figure this is because of the playes that play the game and the “system” implimented by the coach that every one seems to jump on for his flaws.. he is a very calming influence in an enviorment that can be a shit storm on a day to day basis for various reasons. Bottom line were in a play off spot. hell some of you people should move to Toronto so then you would really have somthing to complain about.
“After 13 years, I couldn’t accept to be number two.“ Guy Lafleur.
We are still alright folks, we are in 10th place out of 30 teams.
And we are in 6th place in our conference.
And 2nd place in our division.
Not to shabby, considering our walking wounded.!
Yup. Damned fans!
That’s right. They are playing up to their talent level. Nothing overly surprising. The question is why are they still stuck in bubble playoff team mode after 7 years of Gainey/Gauthier. The answer is not simple. The solution is to can their asses and bring in some young bright minds along the lines of Yzerman/Boucher. Should have been done 2 years ago.
Sorry to inform you, but Eller IS NOT a top 6 guy. Doesn’t take a genius to see that. Unless you’re talking Hamilton.
It’s the pompom I think
It’s always the same bunch that constantly whine
The vision for this team by Gautheir and Gainey is in a word: medicore.
Now do you really expect Habs fans to accept that? Seriously? You should expect the complaining to get loud. I would expect no less, I’d be dissapointed if it were quiet. That would mean everyone has given up.
I’m not sure sure it’s that he likes Gomez so much as he is trusting (hoping?) that Gomez the professional will figure out how to get out of this slump thing on his own. JM is giving him every opportunity to do so. You’d think by now there’d be some sign of life there, wouldn’t you? Maybe the critics are right and Gomez is done.
***Subbang!!!***
What happened to the RDS stream from Justintv? It got closed right before the shootout started.
You have absolutely no idea of what you’re talking about
MATHMAN, where are you??? We’re in a mini slump, but it’s all only “bad luck’ and a “fluke” right?..right? Send your post in quick before it gets really bad on here! LOL!
Gomez and AK are so lazy and disinterested – they are robbing Eller of his chance to prove he is a top six guy.
I sure hope Gauthier can make a move soon – they got pushed around again tonight and clearly we need help.
I actually LOLed.
LOL, are you serious? Have you watched the last 3 games? Since when is Gorges our 2nd best Dman anyway? All teams have injuries, that’s no excuse. The islanders are the worst team in the league. So to be Ho-Hum about losing to them is very odd.
I guess at least we are sucking at the most perfect time of year! right before Trade deadline, something has gotta happen here people whether you like it or not. Yes we are slumping and have serious injury problems. But we do need an enforcer. I think a defensive enforcer is best!
Why do we lose to Goalies who are brand new to the NHL and play on crap ass teams?
Is Gill really hurt or are we saving our only solid D man left?
I really think Gomez should return his jersey number, he does not deserve #11!!
Habs unable to expose a 5th string goalie. The same goalie that the Leafs torched for 5 the other night. Not only that but the Habs soundly outplayed. Dreams for a cup are just that for this crew. Not their fault however. Same old story, inept management
Not really. This loss is just salt on an already open wound.
Gomez is a disgrace. It’s time Mr. Gainey take him out for a walk.
Only one comes back?
Time to take him to the wood shed, i.e. Hamilton.
It’s Gainey’s fault that Gomez is here.
Both of them can go for a long walk to Hamilton or elsewhere as far as I’m concerned.
WOOO
PLEKANEC
ONLY BIG-DOLLAR MAN EARNING HIS PAY-CHECK!
Maybe the sens just wanted a first round pick to do a complete blow up and rebuild instead of taking back salary.
very nice goal…sadly zombie46 is still up to his tricks…no way you can rely on this guy in a playoff series..
0 for 3 on the PP, with less than 2 minutes of total PP time. That’s terrible.
That looked exactly like 6 of the goals scored last night. Terrible coverage.
Am I the only person who thinks Auld plays way to deep in his net?
Sid will come back one more time in April or so… after 3 games, he’ll pack it up and his career will be over. Lindros part deux. Shame.
When I saw him play in the A, he never seemed to have that extra step on his competition, good speed but not great speed and that was the AHL. I give him credit, he seems to have added extra speed to his game this year because I don’t ever recall seeing him move this fast before.
However, Canadiens have an issue with smaller players already, I’ve said before I think DD might make the NHL full time but I did not think his long-term future involved the CH.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Always liked Fisher, was hoping he’d be a player Montreal would pursue. That being said his contract is another one that pays the player too much for what he brings. His blend of grit and skill is what everybody and their dog has been going on about since last night
If we play like this, we’ll get slaughtered by the Leafs. Ugh!
Yeah I really fail to see the interest in this guy. 12 points and minus 20. Not what we need, I don’t care how big he is. Our larger forwards are developing nicely – Pouliot, Pacioretty, Eller. If AK ever gets it together on a nightly basis we’ve got a good core of bigger forwards who can score. Be nice to have a little more offensive prowess in the bottom six forwards however
I think Fisher to Nashville was inevitable. I don’t think Neil would like it in MTL but, I don’t know him personally.
Ya, i agree. It really is not very good to have our top 2 centers so small. I don’t know what should be done right now with that. Need to see the rest of the season to play out.
Never know, teams sign and trade all the time if it benefits them.
Well he’d have to part of a bigger package for sure, but teams may look at how Sergei is playing on a new team and surmise that the same thing could be possible with AK.
Nothing new there, But actually that would have been an amazing deal for the Habs.
We need 2 d-man
Moulson just re-signed a contract. they’re not trading him.
I think he has NHL-class hands and hockey sense, my concern is his size and the average size of the Canadiens. I think to succeed long-term he’d need to always need two big wingers around him and even then, that handcuffs the Canadiens to make sure he has that size around him all the time to handle the dirty areas because when he does go in there, he gets mugged a lot and the refs don’t call it often blaming him for being small.
I just don’t think his long-term road in the NHL runs through MTL, I’ve wanted him to get a shot but I don’t think his real future is here due to the lack of big players in MTL.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
probably….
at the rate gomez is going, it wouldnt be shocking if some sort of move was made, be it waivers, or some sort of trade, buy out is not an option because cap space is key in this league, if PG can find a replacement, he wouldnt hesitate to do something but that being said, he cant dump gomez without havin the opportunity to pickup a “first” line center///and thats the problem
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
That goal is on hamrlik,though he did make the original block he had the puck on his stick afterwards and instead of pushing it out of harms way like towards the boards or in the corner he pushed it right back up the slot on to tavares’ stick.
Even if DD was kept, I think for full-time success he’d need two big wingers on his line to really succeed. Pacioretty, Pouliot might make that work but again it’s debatable if we want to have a Top 2 center group that’s max 5’10″.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Can’t imagine who would trade for AK. Cold as ice and upcoming FA. Who would think that he’s the missing piece they need to either make a run, or generally improve the team?
Auld had the bottom of the net covered, Tavares roofed it over him with a great shot
SF09 is actually somewhat of a neophyte to the game. Good at analysis of our upcoming talent based on stats. But if it were up to him we would be drafting nothing but Russians.
As to putting a team together he has no clue. But please keep the stats coming.
Our D looks beaten and battered. Soft passes off target in our zone. Sure hope last night’s beatdown doesn’t end up costing us two losses.
Sadly, I agree with you, i dont think hamilton would be a bad thing for Eller, he has the tools to be good, its better to refine them with Cunneyworth, and its not a bad thing, sending down Max Pax was probably the best thing for him, Eller can be replaced, im really likin DD though, would be best to insulate him with bigger players, max pac is a good start once cammalleri returns, he can play with gionta and pleks
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
Awesome Patch laser.
Outside of that, the Habs short-passin’ game is non-existent tonight. Hopefully, won’t have to watch PK march back-and-forth to the box just because he’s the only D fast enough to clean up other guys’ braincramps.
Between his size and the mask, half expectin’ Auld to lean on his stick durin’ the stoppage in play.
AK’s been into the weed again.
David Clarkson is another guy who I’d love to have but makes too much for what he brings. 2.6 million cap hit for a career-best 17 goals and 32 points?
Montreal is getting hosed in that trade.
you got most points right, but AK is gonna be a 30+ scorer but not in montreal
It’s tough because this team is small. If there was only some way to dump Gomez we could keep DD. Damn you Gainey!
I say we put together a package that includes AK, to the Isles for Konopka and Matt Moulson.
A little food for thought. Anyone think we could have gotten fisher and Neil for Eller, AK and a 2/3rd?
after the initial shot – which was blocked by hammer – he was down and out and never recovered…never attempted to move his body with tavares
brutal goal – max-pac was way soft and auld wussed out
The Breakfast of CHampions®
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
after sitting on the bench during the bruins game for being a -4, the gomez line should have something to prove. the only thing they seem to be proving so far is that they need to stay benched…
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
Man, we’re playing a SLOPPY game!
Plays small for a big guy.
At least the Habs aren’t down 2-0, as they always seem to be….
I agree with you. i’ve been following DD since his MVP year in the ECHL and have been a big supporter of his the whole way. I’ve been talking about the guy for a whilw now. Seriousfan wasn’t a bif fan saying he was too slow for the NHL, whick I think is not true at all. After seeing him for almost a month now, I am convinced he can be a productive player in this league. 2nd line center probably. He is a lot better than Eller is and has shown more skill.
Holy turnovers batman. This team looks broken.
Sloppy period.
I will not be a happy guy if the Habs lose tonight.
Not the time to lose 3 in a row. Especially to t he Islanders.
whoever said Kostitsyn doesn’t pass to Eller – that might be true, y’know…
Did Tavares ever elevate that puck – shot it almost vertically.
That’s Tavares, gotta take the stick on him, he can put the puck in from anywhere
DD is really asserting himself in this game. I want him to stay on this team. And wonder why Patches has been tearing it up for us the past few games? He is our only big player with skills. He is the kind of player we need on the team I hope we get more of his style player.
SF09, I creep and read here more often than I post but I enjoy most of the stuff you write, although I have some disagreements with somethings you write,, i havent been around as much but i recall reading some somewhat negative ”reports” from you about Desharnais, just wondering about your thoughts on him now as his NHL “career” begins, mind you i understand his size defiency but i thought he “could” and still think he can become our poor mans Martin St. Louis, just wondering ya thoughts on him now
“I went to see a fight the other night…And A hockey game broke out!” ~Rodney Dangerfield~
The Canadian Wildlife Foundation reports that there are now confirmed sightings in Montreal of the animal Habius Powerus Forwardius. Officials at the CWF are very excited as this animal was previously thought to have been extinct, with the last known sightings occurring over a decade ago.
_____________________________________ They brought their f____ing toys with them!
Hey Boone… press “ENTER”.
Mike get stuck in the bathroom? Why aren’t we getting updates?
I don’t see the live blogging by Boone …..
Maybe Boone took some cold medicine, Viagra and some Molson Ex.
What happened to it’s not a penalty if you get the puck first?
thats funny…. thats exactly what i just screamed at my tv just now. it seams like they are calling everything possible right now.
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
If a player makes contact with the puck first and the opponent second, it’s not tripping.
This is farcical.
Go Habs Go!
Actually it is tripping. Some refs just don’t like calling it.
Maybe that’s true, but I still won’t piss on lucic if he’s on fire.
agreed. his unconventional style and status as a bruin originally made me hate the guy, but he just seems like such a good dude.
“fighter’s manners”…must be code for “the code”…
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
Thomas:”He fought with ‘fighter’s manners,’ as far as not hitting you when you’re down,” he said. “We were just in the all-star game together. “We’re on friendly terms. It was business. But once business is done, it’s done.”
See this is why I respect the man more and more lately. I used to just hate because he was a Bruin, but come on. How can you honestly hate Thomas – the man, not the Bruin? I would find it hard to punch the guy, let alone do it when he’s on the ground vulnerable. I’m sure Price felt the same way
his impact on my fantasy hockey team is also helping him out in my books (though i dressed both he and price last night, mrrr)
I bet Patches has more goals than Cammaleri between when Cammy gets back and the end of the season.
THAT’S the kind of toughness that I want to see. Anyone can punch someone else in the face.
If the referees called those last night, that game probably wouldn’t have turned into a slugfest.
They appear to be going for more penalty minutes than last night…
Nice goal for Max Pac…. Looked like he was channeling his inner Cammy there.
Did Boone take a Viagra and see Chantal walk by or something?
Am I the only one who hasn’t seen this Chantal? I just googled her and there’s not one decent shot of her bustifications!
Evidently Chantal is his Viagra….
Great save by Auld.
And they need to start calling more of those dirty hits. That is so dangerous.
Gomez hopefully.
Max Pac looked like Cammy on that Snipe!!
Don’t make things up. I never said they wouldn’t be close to a playoff spot. I said they would be a bubble team fighting for 8th. They are pretty much exactly where I thought they’ld be. Maybe slightly better. And a fan doesn’t mean closing your eyes to the reality of a situation. Lying to youself about the truth, doesn’t make you a great fan.
Fist of all Gorges it not one of our 2 most important players and the injury excuse is getting old. Every team has injuries and significant ones. Look at Pittsburgh for God’sake.
Aye, yae yae
The Wiz won’t be re-signed if he keeps this up. He’s having a nightmare.
MABnieski!!
Wisniewski having his 2nd really bad game, has New-Team Performance Boost already worn off?
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
hahah awesome
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GWG = game winning gionta!
The Wiz played so good when he first came to Montreal. What gives?
Patrice Brizniewski.
wow what was that. wiz is terrible lately in his own end!
Hammer&spacek are useless. Hopefully PG isnt dumb enough to re sign hammer
halperns line is struggling
gomez line is useless.
AK46 does the exact same move everytime. and everytime it hits someone in front. AK46 better be traded by the deadline!
Gios line loooks pretty good
while DD’s line looks amazing tonight
we need these two points. but ill be happy with one. with the way we played so far we dont even deserve one
Still sick.
I work cheap!
Thats why Spach and Hamr were some media pros top two defensemen in the league together…
Tough game yesterday, tough season for the older D… Listen to McGuire… He knows what he is talking about… IN THIS CASE ONLY…
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
Why?
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
desharnais with the overtime goal
OTL = Over Time Loss
OTL = 1 Point
OTL = Loser Point
Brutal. Pond hockey again, but of another kind. Amateur pond hockey.
Price has a sweet touqe on.
I think that is it…playing is old team and trying too hard…and having just come back from Strep Throat…gotta be a bit off.
In fact you didnt even think they were gonna be CLOSE to the playoffs at the beginning of the season, so i think maybe you should give them a little credit… But then again, the word FAN means something different to some in Montreal… Try supporting.
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
If Martin pencils in Wizniewski for the shootout, I will hire an assassin.
Again if this was my FULL team , then maybe i would be a bit more worried. We come off a tough game yesterday. Missing 5-6 guys and 3 of them are top 5 guys. The young players who started the season in the AHL on our team can more than make a full line…
I look at the WHOLE season, and i see our team in 6th and missing our 2 most important players and our number 1 scorer lately….
Did you really expect them to go 10 – 0 – 0 at this time?????
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
Max, Pleks & Gio in the shootout
Each team gets a point for a regulation tie. One more point to be awarded for an OT win. There is NO loser point. Repeat until learned.
You do know this is the worst team in the league, and the Habs are lucky to get a point. I mean if that doesn’t concern you, then nothing ever will.
But we would be due for a win though
I want to see Big Bad Bald Auld in a shootout
I won’t rub it in Andrew….
Wiz hasnt been great lately, but remember tonight he is playing against the guys that know him really well.
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
Desharnias, MaxPac, Weber – it’s the Bulldogs out there.
true but theres no excuse for that brutal giveaway that almost cost us the game
This game has been the antithesis to last night’s highly spirited, hotly contested affair.
Go Habs Go!
Kudos to NYI. Didn’t think they’d bring it.
Poolio at 2:11.
Unless this team is winning by 3 goals there really isnt alot of support is there. Bunch of bums cant beat the Isles by 10 without 5 players in the lineup…
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
Habs better win. It would suck facing the Leafs with a 3 game losing streak.
The Wiz and Hammer is not a good combo…. Maybe Hammer and anyone isn’t a good combo.
At this point, Alex Henry can play instead of Hammer.
Anyone still want to pay 5mil for Wiz? Not me. He gets 2 or the hell with him
Wiz almost blew it for us there.
POST! Habs have been so lucky tonight.
good lord wiizizi
Dodged another bullet
GOSH WIZ!
This D will give me a heart attack!
lets call every penalty tonite boys….except of course the one missed call that could have broken PK’s arm. In order to make all the little calls, refs must first forget to call the big ones.
That was a lovely play by Desharnais…
DD is better than Gomez so far.
Methinks these refs are making quota on calls for the week.
Go Habs Go!
Great to have John LeClair… I mean Max Pacioretty on the Habs again.
I wasthinking that too, being a Vermonter, I hated that trade.
Soon might be an understatement.
He already has.
Well jokes aside, Gomez really needs to step it up for the rest of the season.
Gomez has another stinker like last night and sooner may be sooner then you think.
I stated about 6 weeks ago, before DD was called up, that I would take him over Gomez on our 2nd line. I said he could be just as productive and come at 1/14th the cap hit. Many thought I was crazy. Not so much anymore I would think.
Nice goal – great pass. Desharnais will soon move past Gomer on the depth chart for centres.
I think everyone would have had a much different perspective if last night were played in the Bell Centre. Seeing the Boston fans cheer their ‘warriors’ after some distinct points may have fooled us into thinking that maybe thuggery is something to be proud about.
Go to youtube, in the comments for the fights I’m sure you’ll see this reflected by all the Bruins fans calling our guys you-know-whats.
Had the mismatch fights been followed by boo’s and perhaps some beers poured on the B’s, we might have felt less of a sting. But that is hockey.
Ruutu … Corvo…Penner?
That might toughen the Habs up.
No, no, maybe
Mike Fischer to Nashville… I wonder if his girlfriend had a say?
I suspect that with his NTC clause, he simply told Management that if they want to move him it will be to Nashville only.
I would suspect that his wife would have a greater influence on the matter.
Go Habs Go!
Putting AK with Gomez is useless. Those two have no chemistry.
Yeah, but it saves spoiling two lines.
OK: since Mr. Boone’s blogging is not appearing at present, here’s a question:
Is Scott Gomez the only high-level player in NHL — heck, in Habs — history to have a sub-par regular season?
Because around here it has become tribalistic the way Gomez is treated: as if he is villanously lazy and incompetant.
Someone’s not right in his head or he’s got something distracting him, he’s a very good player when he’s on but something is just taking him off of his game and focus. He hasn’t been good at all this year and it’s hard to put up with, seeing other guys clearly outwork him each night earning 1/10th of the money.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
I don’t think there’s EVER been a top-ten paid player who has had as bad a statistical year (proportionally) as Gomez has had so far this year. He’s not the first to have a bad year by any means. But this could very well be the worst ever dollars-to-points year of any player, in the history of the NHL.
Edit* My apologies, top-FIVE paid player. There are only 4 players making more than Gomez this season.
Its the damn money, Hes a good player but he makes super star money. I know thats what my issue with him was until I just let it go. He was awful last night but that happens to everyone.
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
This new mask is an insult to Dryden.
Auld sporting a new mask? What happened to his Dryden/Roy design?
some dude was wearing a bruins t-shirt at school today. i came real close to cussing him out twice. i probably should of.
Next time bring a 2 x 4 to class a la Hacksaw Jim Duggen, or just use a folding chair on his back
U should have laid the smackdown on his candy A$$
Of course you have no doubt, you also have no clue, funny how that works eh?
Gomez -6 over his last 5 games… and this game isn’t over yet… JM 4th line his ass with ak … play them 6mins a game.. I don’t care
Desharnais could make Cammalleri a 50-goal scorer.
I can’t believe you can go from a game like yesterday then play today where the refs are calling almost anything and everything. How the hell are the habs supposed to get a rythym going where from one game to the next a simple shove makes them hesitate? The 2nd largest contributor to revenue sharing in the NHL need to speak up.
The one thing I am noticing though, The bulldogs are really coming through on this one (Pleks is also a Bulldog if ya wanna split some hairs, where Kostitsyn hardly spent anytime with the club) and it makes me think Eller would be much better served with them. Waiting for Cammy to come back I guess, or is PG really that stubborn that he won’t let JM put him in the minors because of who he was traded for? I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
“Tell him he’s Wayne Gretzky.” – Oilers coach Ted Green, after Shaun Van Allen suffered a concussion and couldn’t remember who he was.
aaaaaand its tied… this is the worst team in the NHL. the habs should not have this much dificulty against them
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
Time to send Eller to the Dogs the season had passed him. He young and looks tired and lost and going to the Dogs won’t hurt him. We need a tough wingers to put on with Gomez and AK so they can create some ice. PG where is the trade waiting to the dead line may cost you the playoffs.
I think when Darche comes back, White should stay and Eller should be sent to Hamilton. Let’s face it, he’s mostly here so PG didn’t look Dumber than he already did for the return on Halak. White can’t do worse and adds some toughness. Eller can get top line minutes and learn to be a better player like Patches did. He just doesn’t bring much to the team and it certainly must be bad for his confidence/development to be playing over his head, like he is.
That was just plain SLOPPY! Like in sloppy seconds!
Agreed.
They won’t get refused. My feeling is that Bettman is clearly aware which side the bread is buttered. He’s officially pissed off more people on this side of the border that he’s now realized he has to give 1-2 franchises to us and quietly closed 1-2 down in the states. Should happen once the QC arena is complete.
LOL
ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
Please show me the post’s where I said to trade Price and keep Halak, and please show me the post’s where I troll like manapart does, till you provide those posts stfu.
Talk about a jinx.
I’m normally in JM’s camp but not tonight. He’s throwing away momentum every time he uses the Gomez line, they’re horrendous and they need to sit. If the Habs have to push back, they’re the wrong line to start each period with and they’ve been the wrong line to try and bring offence.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Yeah. Strike that. That line is killin’ me.
Says who, you lol?
WOW I mean just WOW
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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and the habs are the second worst team
Gui’s rehabbing his love handles.
I stand by wanting to keep Halak. Price has been doing a good job for the most part, but I have no doubt, if Halak were here, he would have done just as well up to this point.And if you can’t see ,my point on Eller, then you’re i’m sorry to say, you’re the moron.
You talking hockey with me, is like Gomez telling Crosby how to score goals.
That was a hell of a skate by Max to beat out the icing. Particularly because his line needed a change.
Glad yer back with us Mr. Boone ))
……
Hmmm…
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on second thought…send gomex back to new jersey in an attempt to get roloston or arnott….or both
welcome back, Boone.
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
I agree. Good post.
If it worked for Max-Pac, then I am all in for Eller going to the AHL and further develop his game.
Hey, Mike…your server on ludes man? Awful s-l-o-o-o-w t–o—n—-i—-g—–h——t—–
***Subbang!!!***
Gomez line not working and has not been since it was formed AK cant control a puck and Gomez doesnt know where he is.Do they practise together at all.
Wiz not the answer on defence hes out of position most of the time.
Hamerlik and Spacek both look about burnt out.
What next ?
Are we playing just to make the playoffs or win the cup?
totally agree and I like the kid Eller. Needs some ‘dog time.
You were one of the morons who wanted to trade Price and keep Halak. Who cares what you think troll.
We’re winning. Doom and gloom is for when we’re losing. Please re-read the H/IO rules.
Good idea. With white up he can be with Gomez and Darche. Seriously.
Based on what the call-ups have managed to accomplish, it’s hard to disagree. As long as it’s made clear to him the reasoning for sending him down, I can’t see him being upset.
Pot, meet kettle?
so the diiques are getting an arena good for them. i want that rivalry revived. but we all know that schmuck bettman. so my question is what happens if he refuse to give quebec city a team?
Epic post. EPIC.
Unfortunately…fail.
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couldnt have put it better myself ManApart…dont listen to that other guy, he’s probably a closet Thomas fan
It ain’t Bettman, it’s the owners.
I agree, but he is the best player on the Gomer line. Those 2 guys are going to destroy his confidence.
The second line (should be the 3rd line) sucks… Gomez/AK/Eller have nothing going on… I feel bad for cammy when he comes back cuz he’ll prolly get stuck with Gomez again.. Bright spots the Pleks/gio/Max line has tons of chemistry and I’m liking white on the DD/Pouliot line.. the 4th line .. haven’t noticed them
But i agree with the whole BG/PG take gomes for a walk a la kovalev… because watching gomez lately is reminding me of kovalev…. and the pain those games were…
More jump out there. More KFC® passin’.
Poolio looks good but, other than a rough patch earlier in the season, he’s been consistent. I’ve completely forgotten about Chubby McMarshmallow. In fairness, not much to hear about when you’re rehabbin’ yer hips.
Not anticipatin’ much pushback from the Isles if the pressure’s maintained.
I like Benny’s fire tonight…I think he liked knocking out David Krejci
Pacioretty seems to bury everything he can if he has an angle. He wanted a top 6 role? He’s got it.
On the flipside could Cammalleri PLEASE get back? Watching Gomez and AK46 is god awful. Good. Lord. I mean come on, they have no idea how to play together. Maybe it’s time to give Desharnais and Pouliot more time and far less to the 7 mil man.
That Latendresse trade tastes sweeter every time Pouliot has a game like tonight.
i’m really liking what white has brought to this game too. i dont know what they are feeding those kids in the AHL, but it seems to be working.
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
I like Pouliot-Desharnais-White.
MaxPac is going to get near twenty goals in half a season!
I think when Cammy comes back it should be Cammy, Pleks and Gio and MaxPac, Deharnais…and whoever we trade for.
Or moves like he isn’t carrying around a daily Jumbo Poutine lunch.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
lovin white, desharnais, benny, and max-pac tonight
i hate gomez more and more with each game – saddens my hab loving heart that no GM in their right mind will get rid of a jug of gatorade for him
Hey Boone, what’s with the blog?
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Right now, doubtful. Cammy’s streaky and something’s been bothering him all season, he should already have 20 goals this year really, number of times he’s missed it when last year he’d just bury it is crazy.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Pouliot. He can play in the top six. Just needs a good center. Putting DD between two big guys is what you need, anyways. Trade AK for a d-man, and bury Nomez on the fourth line.
They better come out roaring in the second…
You remind me of the flat Earther’s whom too this day swear “THE EARTH IS FLAT” regardless of today’s technology!What did you not see last night and how did you and others not see this comming…..
In talking to two people who know Dreger, both think he’s full of himself.
So what you’re saying as a Gainey fan is that you don’t think the team Bob has constructed is tough enough to do the job?
Only in the inane universe you’ve concocted does being a fan of someone mean you consider them perfect. I like Bob Gainey and I think he’s a brilliant hockey mind, and I think his success speaks for itself, but that doesn’t mean I think he’s incapable of mistakes or without shortcomings.
His personality is separate from his journalism. He isn’t my best friend, he’s a guy I guy to for journalistic purposes. In that respect, he’s top rate.
Agree 100%
You mean our dominant record against the Bruins?
Saw that coming from miles away, in fact!
weber, picard, subban, hamirlik, spacek, wiz
What are the D pairings? We only have 5 dmen tonight?
Spacek wearing a nice shiner.
The odds of it happening are incredibly low, but I’d love to see Pyatt get one tonight.
iam not seeing what many in HIO see in penner. yes hes big and natural winger. but is he tough? we need a guy who has hockey skills and willing to go to the net and piss off the opposing goalie. we need guys like umberger,steve ott, steve downie
Now THERE is a man who knows how to stir the pot. Good suggestion.
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I’m shocked that PK didn’t get called for a slash there. Would have been the perfect opportunity to put the Habs on a 5 on 3 pk.
Boone must be in the Beer lineup. Hey Boone, say hello to Danny for me if you see ‘em. He’s at the game tonight too
This town needs a enema.
Enemas. That’s what these guys need. Enemas.
They’re all bunged up. You can see it their eyes.
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atta boy pleky
Plekanec: what a pro. Love his expression when he scores
Tomas Plekanec is my hero.
Big goalies like Auld and Koskinen just can’t get their massive five holes closed quick enough against Good shooters.
How many chances did Gionta miss tonight?
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
id rather get avery
Wouldn’t take Cooke ever, he belongs in the league as much as Todd Bertuzzi does…no place for those morons.
“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” – Bilbo Baggins
Cooke is human filth.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
JM would pull his hair out but… Matt Cooke for a 5th round pick?
Penguins, surely, are tired of the bad press, and the Habs, surely, could use a douchebag player who can also play hockey. I don’t like that brand of hockey, at all, but it irked me a bit that, through the sea of cheapshots, that it would be the Habs calling up players to replace injured ones while guys like Lucic and Marchand hit people in the numbers without a care in the world.
I probably don’t even really want Cooke… I just want one player that “has a reputation for being dirty”, not in a Plecky (stick) way, but in a “Whoa, you just elbowed Gio in the head? Don’t go chase any pucks in the corner next shift because you WILL get hurt” kinda player…
I wonder what they’re asking for Max Lapierre…….
This guy looks toaked not stoaked.!
He and Gorges are the best thing Craig Rivet ever brought to Montreal.
Pacioretty is quickly becoming the second best forward on the team.
Gomez wins a faceoff!
We can’t lose.
Wow. That’s quite a call….
Uper-body injury for Gill. Not because he faught anyone!
Where the f was Hamr going out for a leisurely skate,
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
BREAK – UP – THAT – GOMEZ – LINE.
PUH-LEASE!
Wiz has been just freakin’ brutal tonight.
I’ve been very impressed with Grabner tonight. The Islanders got a hell of a player there.
Eller and Gomez to Hamilton and Kostitsyn to Dynamo Minsk.
Oh oh….
What a joke these guys have become in their d-zone. What is Hamrlik doing pinching with a lead? Especially with that line on the ice.
Let them go, you douchebag refs. Weber just got slewfooted behing the net.
The Ilses giving the Habs this much trouble? AYE AYE AYE
I wish HabsInsideOut had a LIKE button.
It was an international news event for the weekend that it happened. Didn’t you catch all the Princess Leia jokes that came out of the wedding?
Go Habs Go!
and you’d suspect correctly. I’m not up to date on the marital status of Ottawa Senators or country singers.
GO HABS GO!
I would, but I would have some matches very close by!
If you take off the blue, blanc, et rouge glasses, you’d see that the game was nowhere near as close as its score suggested.
if not for Carey Price, the Canadiens were buried after 20 minutes. It’d be 4 or 5-0 and night night nurse. That the game remained close due to Gionta’s quick strike speaks volumes of Gionta’s leadership abilities, but certainly does little to erase the early dominance by the Bruins. The 2nd period was close and back-to-back. It was even and run-and-gun, but no side had a decided advantage. The 3rd period was old-time Bruins hockey at its finest. They dominated the scoreboard and they dominated the physicality. Yes, it takes away when you consider the guys being picked on (Spacek? Really? Good partner, tough guy) but it doesn’t change the results. The Habs lose a critical two points, they walk away bloodied and beaten.
Of course it’s room for concern. The size factor’s been front stage and center in Montreal for ages. Last night it came to its bloody conclusion.
This reminds me of that pre-xmas slump.
I live just before Hamilton. Ask them to stop in for a beer.
Shoot, shovel, lime and shut-up.
Valid points all — my thanks.
The money’s not a metric for me (it’s not mine after all ;–) but I do see how others could feel strongly about it.
Is there any chance at all, using any formula whatsoever, where we can rid ourselves of Gomez?
Even if we have to pay half his salary, I would rather him play somewhere else at this point.
U mean nice save POST
Nice save Alex!
Hal was MIA last night. He had the best seat in the house for a couple goals last night.
Maybe Hal should learn how to mow his own lawn first, as in defending his own goaltender when he’s attacked by an opposing forward.
I think the Islanders are below the cap floor and I think they need veterans to help Tavarres.
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
there doesnt seem to be any live blogging. not sure why, but hopefully boone will let us know why or someone will have it fixed soon. hopefully
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
Is there anyone else who is not seeing any live blogging on the site? Tech issue?
Prediction: NEXT GOAL WINS
I know exactly what happened to Boone.After last night this 1st period was a comedown and I passed out…
“Tom Pyatt isn’t going to score from there, but it was exciting“
Yeah, right.
Jeez Boone. Next time don’t mix Molson Ex and viagra before a game.
We’re boned tonight… we used up our weekly allotment of goals last night.
Ya, fatigue is really showing on a team that was battered by the Bruins last night. At this point, 1 point in the bank is a victory.
Crazy idea, put Price in for OT so he is there for the shootout.
“Why can’t this team put anyone away?” Because they are a mediocre team themselves.
I agree, though the shot did produce an excellent scoring chance with Gomez missing (NO WAY!!!) the net.
It’s like someone wearing no. 99. It just isn’t right!
“Long before I ever wore the jersey, I wore the jersey.” Dryden
Kind of liking Auld’s ‘new’ mask.
I’m so lucky. My seats are way better than I thought. Section 113 row U center ice baby!
We scored our first first period goal in nearly 2 weeks, since before the all star break, Auld looks a bit shaky to me. I miss Pricer, even though he let up 8 last night ,
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
What’s the frequency Boone?
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I’m a Yorkshireman and I really really hated that trade. I mean, hated.
He’s a regular Mean Mister Mustard.
Wasn’t aware of that. Boone is a dirty old man.
Don’t forget Penelope Cruz too.
any trades? any emergency call ups? is WHITE in the lineup? what about HENRY?, SHULTZ has someone called LAROCK? we need POWER… we need to go from the weakest team, to the toughest and it needs to happen fast.
1:The N.A.G.S. (North American Grit Speed) Youth Movement will bring us respect. 2: The NHL-REF-SYNDICATE will do everything in its power to deny us the cup. 3. ..call up WHITE/SHULTZ/PAX now.
The scariest thing about Matt Cooke, is that when I got to learn more about him via the HBO series, its clear that he is a family man. And yet he has complete disregard for his fellow players on the ice, players who like him have families. Imagine if he was like Savard, and he could barely watch tv with his own kids, let alone do anything physical like lift them up. He may have ruined Savards life and he is still allowed to play hockey. I just don’t understand it.
“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” – Bilbo Baggins
God Damnit! Scratch that! PLEC!
Pleks doin’ what he does best.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Hahaha that’s awesome!
Mike Cammioretty!
Nice knee drop on the PP.
/\\ike
GO HABS GO!
I will donate my own stash to the cause.
Full Breezer 4 Life
But one can hope and dream…
“Sorry dad, I didn’t mow the lawn.” “Well, sorry doesn’t mow the lawn.” – Hal Gill
What u are saying Boone having a large protest at the Bell Center to get rid of Gomez would have the same effect as Tahir Square is having. Nothing
Heading to Montreal tomorrow with two extra tickets to the Laughs and Habs. Section 404. Not great seats but hoping to get them to a habs fan. Make me an offer if interested and you can pick them up at my hotel.
I keep looking into the future and wondering where AK will be signing this summer… my best guest and I think it mostly will happen, unless someone else is stupid enough to offer him more money… Pittsburgh… They’re desperate for talented wingers (which he is, on a good day) and he can play with a fellow russian (Malkin)… and I have a feeling playing on a team with two of the better centers in the league would be a good motivation for the guy…
I honestly don’t see a better fit for him
Listening to the Fan 590 at lunch right now, and they’re talking to a Bruins broadcaster, missed who it was, and he’s talking about how ‘the rivalry is back’.
Did this rivalry ever cool down? Seriously? Just because we’ve won the last few games doesn’t diminish the rivalry. What an idiot city.
Sorry, meant to say I wouldn’t have been surprised if the refs called that, given the utter incompetence of today’s generation of officials.
those kids aren’t going back to the AHL anytime soon! good stuff!
your friendly neighborhood Salted One
You know what I was just thinking? Carey totally had the upperhand on Thomas and could have CLEANED HIM UP…but he didn’t. Because he is a good guy. Carey could have taken Thomas out and upped our chances of cathing the Bruins if Thomas was out with a fractured face. Then people could have defended it with “That’s Hockey”
Good for Carey and our boys for showing some class against the classless.