Hal Gill after practice, talking about his 1,000th career game on Thursday and challenges that await the team Saturday.
Stubbs video capture
The Canadiens seem unlikely to have the services of centre Scott Gomez for Saturday’s game against the 4-1-1 Toronto Maple Leafs. Gomez, who left the first period of Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the Penguins in Pittsburgh, was to see team doctors this afternoon. Head coach Jacques Martin said he’d be going for an MRI to learn more about his unspecified upper-body injury.
Defenceman Andrei Markov is going to spend a third week in Florida, according to Martin, to continue his rehabilitation under the eye of knee surgeon James Andrews. Assistant athletic therapist Nick Addey-Jibb, who was with Markov, has returned from Florida to rejoin the team.
Rearguard Jaroslav Spacek practised with the team in Brossard Friday and stayed on the ice after the majority of players had left. The timeline of his return remains uncertain.
Lines that practised today, not that this means a while lot given Martin’s propensity for shuffling his deck:
Cammalleri-Plekanec-Gionta
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Cole
Moen-Eller-Kostitsyn
Darche-Engqvist-Palushaj
The Maple Leafs, in town after the 6-2 pasting they absorbed Thursday in Boston, chose to take the day off.
• AUDIO: Jacques Martin news briefing
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Stop the madness leafs are ahead of habs in standings now were in deep tonight on live national tv if we had everyone healthy itd be different
Let’s inject some harsh reality into the discussion…if we only win one out of our next 6 games (like the first 6), missing the playoffs is a virtual certainty. Better to go for the first overall pick anyway, IMO, because this team has nothing to offer in the way of a playoff run. Would a new coach make a difference? Perhaps, but enough to really matter? Tough call, that.
And while we’re at it, when can we stop pretending that Price is playing well? 1 win and 5 losses, a 2.83 GAA (good for 27th in the league) with a .890 save % (good for 29th in the league) – these are not good numbers.
Not that the blame for the bad start isn’t spread equally amongst many players – but so many here keep saying Price is playing so great. Sorry, but he’s not.
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Anyway, I’ve never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn’t stop me being a leader in my own way.
Guy Lafleur
after 6 games you want to tank the season??????
Tank? We haven’t seen that for a few years on here.
In my opinion, the playoffs are never out of the question until the math says so….
The harsh reality is it sounds to me like you think we are going to only get 3 points every 6 games all season. That’s on pace for 41 pts, and no team is that bad.
As for Carey, it’s only a 6 game sample, so if you take the Colorado #’s out of his stats, his #’s don’t look as bad. A bad game will skew your stats a lot more at the beginning of the season than it will later in the season.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
…avatar (gravatar) test
Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049
Make sure the rating is set to “G”…
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Anyway, I’ve never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn’t stop me being a leader in my own way.
Guy Lafleur
…i set a unique e-mail address for gravatar/hio
…but forgot to let HIO know …thanks Clay
…seems to work now
Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049
Congrats!
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20 more L’s for the win/loss column and this season will be over before it even began! Give Budaj a shot!
Shaker
Lines:
13-14-21
72-81-46
67-51-60
32-63-52
Moen needs to go to the 4th line
I just learned the NBA has a lockout. lol.
so gomez gets hurt – was it too much pressure?
Carey Price #31
The positive spin on all this is that Subban & Price will have no case if they go to arbitration next summer!! “hey i’ve got 1 assist and i’m -6, 6 million please! I’ve got 1 win and 5 loses and a .890 save %, 7.5 million please!”
Ok with out bitting my head is there any signing or trade rumors going around for our team??
Also i want to add that the lack of Captain Kurk might be effecting us too
Fans have a right to opinions, but booing and generally freaking out doesn’t help this team one iota. If the players don’t look forward to playing on their own ice and spend half the season getting beat on in the local media (and the other half playing out of their suitcase), what kind of team do you think they’re gonna be? An upbeat, positive group willing to go out and battle for the crest every night? Or a bunch of sour, jaded, millionaires who can’t stand the city they’re playing in?
I know, I know, they get to play in the best hockey city in the world when they’re winning. They get treated like royalty. Fans pay their salaries, they have to take the bad with the good, etc., etc., etc. But the bottom line is that Fans do have an impact on their team. When there are no fans, players lose interest. When the fans are behind them, they get pumped. And, when the fans pile on, they get worn out. Like or not, its part of the equation.
That is not to say that the fans are the problem here. The problem is (as it has long been) a lack of size and general toughness. No one stands up or pushes back, and the D right now is far too small and weak. This leads to the other team being able to establish a strong forecheck, get traffic in front of Price, and creates an inability for Montreal to move the puck out of the zone cleanly. Players are playing tentative, and the goalie is clearly lacking confidence. A couple of wins can change that, but until the blueline gets bolstered, they will be swimming upstream. If Emelin continues to improve, and Markov gets back sooner and later, that will help. But guys like Subban and Gorges are gonna have to step their game up and get a bit meaner if the Habs hope to keep guys away from the net.
The Habs need:
a) a #1 centre
b) a 4th line of significance, either a crash and bang or a shut down line
c) a more physically punishing defensive unit
d) a lottery draft pick
e) all of the above
New GM & coaching staff.
“Hate Bruins like a sickness”
MaxPac-Eller-AK46 can be Habs’ 1st line.
Ribs and Dags lighting her up tonite…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY3qXbVMf2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWEF8j4K7r8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNw8ZZT8tOU
How bout last nite when the Pens with out their WORLD BEST STARS ,whipped the FORMER MONTREAL CANADIENS ! Ribs scored a beauty tonight,remember scoring ?
I’m a fan of players before teams, I hardly care about how this team does day-to-day because there is absolutely no hope of them doing anything important. Not to mention, that your statement about the habs losing makes contextually no sense whatsoever, you’re grasping at nothing, which further drives the point that no words are needed to destroy any arguments made in favour of Ribero. He’s a disgrace to hockey.
Well….that’s where we differ .I have been a follower of the Montreal Canadiens since I was four”63″ and have seen a lot of athletes come and go,but I have never seen such a sad sack group of Heartless Non performers of whom only 2 come from Quebec, too ever wear the C.H. Not only does this team offer no size but it also offers no SPIRIT, WHICH IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT FOR ANY HABS TEAM! And the players are the one who play ,thus the one that’s at fault! Riberio has spirit !
If pretending you’re hurt is spirit, sure.
Confusing spirit with spirits, because that’s kind of all Mickey Ribs had when he was here…
I liked Eller in the Pitsburg game. He is fast can stick handle is a good play maker and got of a few shots. DD was not very noticable in the game, And PK seemed slow, give PK the green light I say! Pleks is not great on the PP will he get better?
@HH
EXCELLENT POST HH, and there’s maybe 15-20 posters here who agree, but the masses tend to be hysterical and just like the bell center crowd they “pay for victories” NOT for hockey games.
The reader comments are a hoot.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=378625
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Looking for opinions regarding tickets. I have tickets for the game tomorrow night in section 320, row EE I was just offered tickets for section 110 row M Should I take them? I like the fact that 320 is near centre where Habs shoot twice, but it’s also further away. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
I have sat in different seats at the Bell. There ain’t a bad one in the house. Personal preference is a matter of opinion. But if you have never seen one before, get lower if you can.
To note. I have sat in the 400s waaaay at the top, still great.
320 – nice view, you can see all the action. not too high, being only 5 rows up. These are similar to what i usually buy.
110 – closer look. you’ll get a better appreciation for the pace of the game, but won’t have a great view of the other end.
I think I’d go with 110 if it’s a one time opportunity, and it won’t cost you much more. It gives a vantage that’s much different than TV.
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Posted by: A. Berke
October 21, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Actually the other night (Tuesday) L’Antichambre showed a clip taken during practice where Gomer moved to a spot furthest away from the coach who was explaining some game strategy and he turned his back away as well.
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Tony Marinaro talked about this today….Martin was explaining the practice drill, and Gomez was looking elsewhere. When it came time to do the drill, Gomez was lost and Gionta had to go over and explain it to him……