Gut Check Time
The Habs are about to play back to back games against the Ottawa Senators. Luckily for the Canadiens they are not quite back to back, but with a day of rest in between.
The last time the Canadiens played the Senators they put forth one of their best efforts of the year and they won. Polar opposite of the 8-3 thrashing they received on Hockey Day in Canada.
With the Eastern Conference standings tightening up on a nightly basis, Divisional and Conference games are even more important.
Despite the Canadiens mediocre play, as of now they still remain in 4th place. Several teams are knocking on the door including the Senators and these next two games can be considered an 8 point series.
How and will Sergei Samsonov respond? How will fans treat him? Will Gainey and Carbonneau regret not sending him to Hamilton?
With the Canadiens 5 on 5 scoring ability ranking among worst in the league, the goaltending Cristobal Huet provided early in the year has to resurface in order for the Canadiens to remain in games.
The Canadiens have not scored the first goal of a game in the past 6 games.
David Abeischer has quietly been receiving the starting role on a more regular basis.
What is the significance?
Is Abeischer filling in solely to give Cristobal Huet a bit of a breather? Is he playing more because he’s out played Huet recently? Or is it possible Abeischer is being showcased for a potential trade?
Maybe all of the above.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:59 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
These games will answer a lot of questions… in the Standings, teams heart, and Carbos ability to lead! Good or Bad…
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 12:14 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Don’t wanna be a smartass, but it’s “Aebischer”, with the “Ae” standing for the German “Ä”, not Abeischer.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 12:23 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I hope we can get a couple of rental power fowards before the trade deadline for the journey to the big show.The Habs need some new blood in the lineup with skill,size and toughness, cause rite now ,honstly I figure it could super charge the Habbies who are playing like Habnots.And then bring on the LAFFS.U can rebuild and go to the Big Show too!And as for the Sens NEIL,I HOPE HE GETS HIS!!!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 12:25 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Prediction: Habs win …5-2 - take the lead in the first period with 3 goals and then ride Huet to the win.
Samsonov a goal and an assist.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 12:48 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
tonight is huge, that’s all i have to say!!! go habs go
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 1:25 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I’m gonna be at the game so i just hope they will make all of us habs fans proud (we do fill up about half the arena hehe)
GO HABS GO
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 1:29 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
A home and home against Ottawa… the Habs NEED at least 3 out 4 points to stay comfortable and the f***ing Leafs aren’t rolling over and dying.
I have a solution to the NHL’s problem of too many teams playing for the “tie” so to speak and ending up with these “3-point” games (see PGH-MTL last week). Award 2 PTS for a regulation win and only 1 PT for an OT/SO win and nothing for the losers, that should appease everybody and keep the 2 point/1 point dynamic that is what makes the NHL different from the other sports and their Win Pct.
I wish the NHL would listen to ITS FANS!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 2:49 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
newest one is Nagy almost a sure bet to be a hab……sigh
and new talks again this morning re Aucoin / sammy / rivet….
Aucoin scored game winner last night with a rocket from the point?
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 2:50 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
HEY!!!! I’M BACK!!!….LOL
havent been able to post for three days….keeps sending me to the spam filter..
yay.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 2:53 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
who or what is nagy?
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 3:01 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Hummm???? Motreal would probably be in last place at this point. We always have low scoring close games. We would have 6 less points:( Ottawa would be ahead of us at this point. Not really sure how many overtimes, but they do have more wins. We better explore this next year.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 3:02 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Opps I was refering to #7 smiler2729.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 3:29 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I apologize to Yesterdays posting of the Line up: TSN had posted the practice squad lines and I was a little premature… Looks like Sammy will have to wait for his grand re-entree! They’re saying Markov is still out with his knee.
RDS-has
Higgins-Koivu-Ryder
Latendresse-Plekanec-Kovalev
Streit-Bonk-Johnson
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 3:48 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Who wrote those pathetic, apologetic posts under my name in the last blog? Weak!
Truth is that I don’t apologize for criticizing Montreal fans for booing and jeering Crosby last Sunday. Crosby both loves the Habs, and wants to play for them one day. Crosby’s dad was once in the Habs organization. This still seems like jeering one of our own if you ask me. Anyways, I am over that, now…
The other thing is that I will continue to disagree with joshtm everytime that he blames everything on Bob Gainey.
As far as Samsanov goes, cut him some slack! You cannot teach an old dog to do new tricks, and not everyone was intended to be a defensive forward, Carbonneau (because I know that you are reading this.) You have got to let your work horses do what they are supposed to do so your ponies can run. Samsanov needs some ice time and play on one of the top two lines (maybe, even some PP time) if he is again going to find his game in Montreal.
Let’s hope the Senators follow the example of their counterparts in Parliament, and not show up for work tonight. Go Habs Go!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 3:53 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Xhabsfan:
How’s life on the West Coast? Is the snow up over the soles of your birkenstocks yet?
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 3:56 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Izzy:
Welcome back, man. I thought you had been put on Habs blog waivers for being a discipline problem too!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 4:13 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I think it is time the Canadiens start playing the way they did earlier in the season and show what they are made of. They have to start playing well or else they will not make the playoffs. They need to win tonight and try and sweep this home-and-home series with the Sens. I think Montreal and Ottawa can build a rivalry as intense as the Sens and Leafs because of the close proximity of the two cities. Montreal is the same distance from Ottawa as Toronto is from Buffalo. Half of Scotiabank Place is filled with Montreal jerseys and flags whenever we play there so basically this could be two “home” games for us. Let’s make all those Habs fans proud and beat the Sens tonight!
Ziman
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 4:23 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Let’s hope that clearing waivers will have the same motivational effect for Samsonov that it had for Daniel Briere (who also went unclaimed when put on waivers in 2001.) Even today, Briere still reminds the press about that, and speaks with clenched fists when he talks about being put on waivers.
Samsonov is actually trying. He justs a few breaks and some ice time that is appropriate for a completely offensive minded forward.
Go Habs Go. Go Sammy Go.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 4:48 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Many people say Habs have rivalries with Carolia but that is completely wrong. They did not even showed any emotions. The played as if they had no legs. They had a couple of chances, not to forget Streit’s opportunity. What we need right now is a couple of fights every night.
After all, why did we signed Murray and Downey if they’re not dropping their gloves?
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 5:39 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Accidental butt end, normal pushing after a faceoff what ever it was the game in Pitt was fun to watch (with the exception of Koivu getting blasted, and Sourays retaliation boot.) I do not want to resort to intentional cheap shots but I haven’t seen that sort of intensity matched in the new year. Not even in the second game that we won. Too bad it took a bad situation to bring out the best in our team. I do not think a staged fight from Murray or Downey will bring out the same drive, but who knows, possibly if it were to be with that idiot Neil who was gunning for our top players in their last meeting with the Senators!?!?
Koivu has not really been the same since that hit. He says that he didn’t really get the brunt of hit, but the full-on hits are not always the dangerous ones. Just a thought…
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 6:08 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
OKAY, i THINK THIS TIME CARBO’S REALLY THINKING OF HIMSELF BEFORE THE TEAM!!!
Can anybody think of a more motivated player at this point then Samsonov!!! Why in the world would Carbo sit him!! This guy is really starting to piss me off! I’m starting to feel like HE”S actually the biggest reason for the habs play as of late!!!
After all the bullsh_t that’s gone on concerning Samsonov..and now after “clearing” the air…He’s still going to sit him! What’s the message here? That he’s the coach and that he can do whatever he wants!!! Well, maybe he’s right he CAN do whatever he wants…Until the WHOLE team decides that their not going to do ANYTHING FOR HIM!!Then who goes ?? the team! I don’t think so!
Carbo needs to climb off his HIGHHORSE And recognize that it’s not all about HIM!!!
I would almost prefer to have a pitbull ass-raping me, on a comet, headed for the sun…Then continue to watch my team go through the senseless “REGIME of CARBO!” and lose their way out of the season!!!
I did say ALMOST!
GO HABS!!!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 6:13 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
thx Rob….I too cleared waivers…sigh…unclaimed….actually, Sammy is right here beside me now nursing a bottle of Jack Daniels. We’re seeing if we can organise a pick up game for tomorrow. Couldnt find any guys but some of the girls said they would play, so should be a good close game.
ahhh….good to be back.
izzy
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 6:17 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
is this line up for tonight carved in stone yet?…..check the gazette pre game line up…usually is bang on.
I too think Sammy would be more than motivated to show not only the habs but the rest of the league what he can do with a little push from the brass.In fact he better play like he is downright pissed off….or he has no self respect at all….
gonna go see what Pierre McGuire has to say now.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 6:17 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Bottom line is just find a way to win. NO excuses, no roadblocks just do it. IF each player finds that little extra in them then they will win.
P.S Send out a search team for Captain Koivu. OR just put the C on Souray.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 6:23 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Rob you have to leave this crosby thing behind.Just let it go man.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 6:34 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I just want us to win tonight. and if the habs lose, I don’t want to hear any more excuses! Excuses are for losers! This team needs to start acting like professional athletes. They make plenty of money, so start moving those feet, start skating, and act like you care, because the fans aren’t going to accept this underachieving mediocrity crap anymore. Speaking for all habs fans-WE ARE FED UP!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 6:49 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Watching the Habs play is a big waste of time. After a vacation where I spent all of my HARD earned $$, I am relaxed. The last thing I need to do is sit and watch a bunch of overpaid athletes float through another game and get a big can of asswhipping put to them. No point in ANALyzing the state of affairs anymore; they’re DONE.
I’ve got the whole love hate thing happening here. I have zero expectations from them so losing to the Sens will have zero impact on my emotions.blah blah blah
How about those Raptors!!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 6:54 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
ok…heres the poop as I understand it.
#1. It wasnt Chicago that were dragging their feet on the sammy/rivet for Aucoin/Smolinkski deal. It was BG because of the health issues of Aucoin. Apparantly Aucoin is rested and healed and played a great game last night ( game winner to boot). Now, apparantly, talks are back on.This leads me to believe that this is the reason sammy doesnt play tonight.Could be he really is done here and maybe there might even be an announcement tonight during the game, although it wont be made while rivet ( if rivet) is on the ice, then it would be leaked afterwards.If you dont see rivet after the first period, or if he is a late pre game scratch, then you know something is up.
#2.
Pierre McGuire said just ten minutes ago that Ottawa was not good last night and will/should be very angry tonight. Gonna be a tough one. He said that Alfredson, Spezza,Phillips and Heatly should all be playing guilty hockey tonight after their performance last night.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 7:07 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
If the wheels fall off the wheels fall off,Hab Fans will still be and allways will be La creme de la creme,so keep those chins up and don’t swet the small stuff,roll with it and have fun with it,it will get fixed later.We will make sure of that!!!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 7:14 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Sorry for creating dissention again, Habs Blog, but…
Is there anyone out there that doesn’t think that Samsonov is being set up as a scape goat here? I mean really… Did we acquire him as a free agent for his defensive abilities? Why is he on the third or fourth line for crying out loud! Why after last Thursday’s game in Pittsburgh when the Bonk, Johnson, Samsanov trio had six points and he had two assists, was he benched? To satisfy some egos! That’s why.
I guess it is time for me to take those meds again, and recite my pledge on why Sidney Crosby is so talented that he warrants booing…
Can you imagine Aucoin and Souray on the same D… There would be fights over who would pull the trigger from the point. Two rockets from the point; it might be crazy enough to work!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 7:37 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Guys…just floating this out there….you can jump on me later.
I read and post on at least 5 sites including this one. The objectivity on this one combined with the lack of screaming naysayers is refreshing.
There is however one common theme on each of these sites however that I have not addressed until now…..namely..” the team was over achieving at the first of the year”.
Now, it seems to me that this “overachieving” simply means that they are capable of playing that way , not that they strung together 30 fluke games in a row. To me, overachieving means giving 110%, and THAT my friends is what they were doing!There IS NO SUCH THING as overachieving….just playing your guts out and doing what it takes to win. Thats what they were doing.They played like a team posessed.They left it all out there on the ice and when their shift was done, they crawled to the bench, some of them wretching in pain and some of them vomiting behind the coach.Overachieving simply means playing the absolute best you can, and when they played that way, they could beat anyone, and even sometimes made it look easy.
“Overachieving” does NOT exist…..effort DOES!
I traded emails with Red Fisher for a bit awhile back, and the jist of my concerns at that time was the fact that something happened on or around the 23rd of december.I asked Red if he thought Carbo had lost this team.Red was emphatic in his reply and it was a resounding NO!
I’m sorry…I love Carbs, but I’m still not convinced.
izzygoodenough@hotmail.com
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 7:40 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Samsonov has underachieved, bottom line.
The team struggling is not all his fault but he hasn’t done his job all year. Oh yeah and he’s scratched again tonight.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 7:42 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
While Huet’s normal stellar goalkeeping did slide a bit of late, that wasn’t the main problem. I’ve said this before, but his success is due in part to his defense. Early on they cleared rebounds, cut off the pass on the odd man rush, and were great on the PK. They had lapses, but they were pretty good.
You rarely saw Huet make the spectacular save, because he didn’t have to. Besides, he’s a positional goalie. He’s where he needs to be, playing the angles to near perfection.
So when their defense started to crack, he wasn’t as “invincible” as he seemed to be early on.
Abby, on the other hand, isn’t so great positionally. But he does have much more lateral movement than Huet, and can therefore bail out his defense on occasion (witness the first Pittsburgh game).
It’d be great to have a goalie with both abilities (a la Martin Brodeur), but if I had to pick, I’d go with Huet. Carbo has gone back to his regular defensive pairings of late (Rivet-Souray, Dandenault-Bouillon, Komisarek-Markov/Niniimaa) and maybe that explains the tightened defense lately — except on the PK. Here’s hoping they show up tonight, and give Huet a chance.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 8:33 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
did I say it?…..Rivet is um….sick tonight and wont play….ahem
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 8:34 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
did I say it?…..Rivet is um….sick tonight and wont play….ahem….see post #28
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 9:17 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
So is something going to be announced after the game or do we have to wait till morning?
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 9:18 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
who knows…he might actually be sick…..but sure is strange
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 9:32 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
BERTUZZI
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:10 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I hate to say it but i’m slowly giving up!!!
WHEN THE HELL DID WE LOSE OUR TEAM?!?! For the first time this season…I’m actually turning the game off with 4 minutes left in the 2nd…Enough is enough!
No one can score…Huet couldn’t stop a soccerball! Carbonneau Sits samsonov and play MURRAY! Koivu higgins and Ryder can’t complete a pass..let alon a shot on net…
I AM DISGUSTED!!! Enough with the goddamn patience! Pull the fucking trigger gainey !!! And axe CARBO as well!
Go HAB….wwhat’s the bloody point!!! they don’t listen anyway!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:15 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
As per the above blog,,,,just understand
1. I’M ORETTY PISSED RIGHT NOW!
2.i STILL LOVE HUET!
GO HAB…NEVER MIND**sigh**
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:23 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
It’s like watching the same old bad fucken movie!
I have come to term’s that the talent just isn’t there. And what you see is what we fucken get.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:29 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I’ll tell you why so many goalies look so hot againsts the Habs,cause Curlers can raise a shot stone higher than the Habs can lift a puck,which you learn to do when your like 8 years old!!!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:33 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I’ve been a fan for a loooooong time. BUT I am very quickly loosing interest in this team.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:35 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Put the whole lot of them on waivers!!!!Bring up the Bulldogs because they can’t do any worse.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:42 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I disagree with previous comments. Sammy has really not done a whole lot worse than any of the others who are playing on the third or fourth lines. Actually, he did better than most. Did anyone really think that there was a defensive side to his game when he was acquired?
OK, the military strong arm tactics a la Habs of the 1970s were used, and have failed. This is rapidly going from the sublime to the ridiculous. Sammy’s crime was asking to be played and if he was not going to be played on a line where he could have some production (ie. lines 1 or 2), he did not see much point in collecting $7 million dollars. What the hell is wrong with that?
It’s time for Carbonneau to either sit down with Sammy over a few pints at the Peel Pub and really solve this or Gainey to trade him (period!) If they do take the former drinking option, I suggest that Downey go along with them. He can give them a lecture on what it takes to be a premier hockey player in this league.
After tonight, we likely drop to 6th in the East; we need all the talent out there that we can get. Something needs to be done now; the status quo will not work.
PS. By the way, the name “Rob” is now copyrighted so any express usage of this name without my written permision is now strictly prohibited!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:46 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Hey Izzy:
Are you name dropping, man?
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:46 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Now hold on a second,let’s not be so negative,let’s look at the Habs good points in the game ,like:………………….wait……………there’s………..but……..well….shit,can’t see any!!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:53 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
You just robed all the other robs of thier name rob,rob,that’s robbery.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 10:59 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Xhabsfan:
Even though you wear birkenstocks and live on the wrong Coast, I fear that you were correct all along about the current bunch of Habs. I am trying to think of a bright side, but cannot presently. Hell, give me a couple of days, and I will get back to you…
PS. I can tell you guys how to remove the hex, but it involves a Sidney Crosby bobblehead, a jinn and some serious medications!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:00 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Ok here comes the analysis….don’t anyone say something stupid like hey we should have played abby…forget that…huet played solid and even if he was unreal and a robot like he was in the 1st half..we still would have lost…you can’t win scoring one goal…and abby let in 4 against pittsburgh last thursday and 3 sunday so whatever…huet is an amazing goalie on any team and abby is soild..our defense sucks and our forwards look like jr B…honest to god when you look at the sens u see nhl calibre stars..on all 4 lines too…..but when you look at montreal….they look like minor leaguers..carbo has no offensive strategy and he sits sammmy???? in favour of who….here’s the bottom line..sammy sucks this year for one reason…he plays for montreal….he sucks no less or more than any other forward on the team…and if he got the pp time kovalev and koivu and ryder do, he would have just as many points…we aren’t making the playoffs and i couldn’t care less
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:04 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
OK, I’ve just found a good point,this team “Habs” is a perfact fit for Murray and Downey,there U go.lol.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:05 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Hey Xhabsfan:
Here’s the bright side that you were waiting for. Nashville 2 and Toronto 1 still 15 minutes to go though. Go Preds Go!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:12 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I honestly beleive it is time for a restructuring of this team. They should unload the core guy’s like Koivu and Kovalev. Are any of these guy’s worth anything close to the money they make…NO!
Gainey, Carbonneau and Gillette open your FUCKEN eye’s, your team is going to shit in a hurry.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:13 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Cool Rob.It’s something.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:17 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Just get the gas can and a match,time for a ground up rebuild and refit.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:22 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Why the hell is Downey on the ice, wtf!!!!..I don’t see any use in that guy…they should send Garth Murray back to Hamilton and they should bring back either Kostytsin or Grabovsky…A record from (20-8-5) to (29-21-6). What happened to Saku,Higgins, and Ryder???, it’s like they gave up on the team…Carbo better do something or we’ll be struggling to even make the playoffs
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:26 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Another bright side! Nashville 3 and Toronto 1.
OK, phony, half-hearted Pep talk time for all you disheartened Habs fans out there. It’s not all that bad, really. We are still sixth in the conference! We can make the playoffs!
All we have to do is keep the Leafs behind us, and we are in, right? We can do that, right?
Pick up a trade deadline, salary-dump veteran from a non-contending team. Get a trade for Sammy and a few other pieces of deadwood. Fire Carbonneau. Did I actually spell that out loud? What I meant to say was that maybe Gainey could help Carbonneau behind the bench again somehow.
We can do it! Who is with me?
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:28 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Can we actually let the Bulldogs play instead of our crappy team?
I think the bulldogs look more like an NHL team, and the habs look like a Jr B team. What a pathetic garbage team! It’s time for me to find a 2nd team to root for. I’m tired of watching the Habnots lose every game. I can’t remember turning off games in the 2nd period, as many times as I’ve done this year.
HABS: YOU STINK! GET THE HELL OUT OF TOWN! I really hope they all get booed on Saturday night. How much are the expensive tickets at the Bell Centre? Look what the fans are getting for their hard earned $$$. It’s not fair to the fans. Why the hell is Gainey taking so long to make a trade? Is he waiting until they’re in last place? I think habs are now in 6th place and sinking fast. Forget the playoffs, unless you want hab players to be mascots for playoff teams.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:28 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Can we actually let the Bulldogs play instead of our crappy team?
I think the bulldogs look more like an NHL team, and the habs look like a Jr B team. What a pathetic garbage team! It’s time for me to find a 2nd team to root for. I’m tired of watching the Habnots lose every game. I can’t remember turning off games in the 2nd period, as many times as I’ve done this year.
HABS: YOU STINK! GET THE HELL OUT OF TOWN! I really hope they all get booed on Saturday night. How much are the expensive tickets at the Bell Centre? Look what the fans are getting for their hard earned $$$. It’s not fair to the fans. Why the hell is Gainey taking so long to make a trade? Is he waiting until they’re in last place? I think habs are now in 6th place and sinking fast. Forget the playoffs, unless you want hab players to be mascots for playoff teams.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:30 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Things are really looking horrible now. No effort = NO RESULTS!!! When are these guys going to realize that the games ARE IMPORTANT NOW!!! The playoffs are at stake!! Obviously these guys just don’t seem to give a God Damn right now or they would at least have some urgency in their game. Very frustrating to watch hockey, I was flipping back and forth between the news as it was more interesting. This sucks BIG TIME!!!
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:30 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
TSN say’s Gainey has traded Carbo to Baffin Island for a couple pairs of Mukluc’s.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:45 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Coach Carbo thinks Canadian Tire Lazer Guided Pucks mite be the answer.
Posted on February 8th, 2007 at 11:53 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Tsn has reminded the Habs fans not to forget its throw the liver on the ice nite next game in Montreal ,in recognition that’s what every Habs fan will lose trying to forget this year.
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 12:04 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
FINAL 4-2 Predators beat Toronto. Wooo hooo! Now, would everyone just cheer up, for crying out loud!
I think that Carbo is in the poo. I think that most of the players probably already feel that they took enough abuse in the development of the new CBA that they are probably inwardly unsupportive of the management strong arm tactics that Carbonneau has used with Sammy. You don’t try to embarass a guy particularly when there is nothing to be gained from it. You also shouldn’t run down your own player particularly when you obviously have to trade him. It really doesn’t help his trade value.
Sammy was previously well liked on both the Bruins and the Oilers, and it is hard to watch a nice guy be abused. This is another loss that Carbonneau cannot blame on Samsonov. Whose next?
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 12:12 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
What do Anna Nichole Smith and the Habs have in common? They are both rich co@ksuckers that died today.
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 12:25 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Xhabsfan:
Funny, but maybe just a little too negative (or accurate) there!
Hey, didn’t you see my phony, half-hearted pep talk (post #57) or the fact that the Leafs lost (post #64.) It’s a very bleak day in Montreal when the mere mention of a Leafs’ loss cannot even break a smile on a Habs fan’s face…
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 12:35 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
“Hard to watch a nice guy be abused (post #64).” Did I say that before somewhere? Oh yeah, flashback to my crazy Sidney Crosby rants (Montreal fans and players having offended the hockey gods and being doomed to follow in the footsteps of Philly fans; what was I thinking?)… There is no such thing as the Crosby hex, is there?
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 12:42 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
@Rob
SHUT UP!
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 12:57 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
What would it take for the Habs to win the cup this year? 29 plane crashes.
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 1:07 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
LET THE FIRE SALE BEGIN. IT’S OVER!
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 1:16 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
going through the motions game in and game out will get the team absolutely nowhere, i can’t beleive that i watched a game that meant so much in the standings and the habs gave a half ass effort. seriously, i have no idea what is going through their head. is their a major lack of heart in the dressing room or what??? unreal that we started the season with such a promising future, and now the shit has travelled so far downstream that we are thinking about playoff spots!!! teams are starting to steamroll their competiton to get a spot in the post saeson, yet the habs (and please correct me if i’m wrong) seem to go through the motions every game. sometimes winning sometimes losing. always playing with half the heart that they should be playing with . what’s it gonna take to wake this team up. it’s no longer a bad nightmare. it’s now do or die. gotta start winning games and catching back up. cause now we are down. hope we can wake up and sort the shit out. smarten up guys, think about november and let’s start playing like it again. go habs go
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 1:23 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Wall Mart and other clothing stores will pay U to take this years Montreal Canadiens selected outer wears due to a problem with a weird aroma of Methane gas. Problem will be fix for next years lines.
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 1:57 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
COMING SOON - ON SALE FOR 50% OFF:
Alex Kovalev
Sergei Samsonov
Michael Ryder
Sheldon Souray
Jannie Niinimma
David Aebischer
FREE FOR A BAG OF PUCKS AND & USED JOCK STRAP
Garth Murray
Aron Downie
Craig Rivet
Carbo deserves better than this.
Bob has had 4 years to address our goalscoring woes and nothings been done.
He’s not to blame for the most part. Players never wanted to sign with us.
We know that the axe will come down on Carbo soon, I wish him the best for the future.
Bring on Patty Burns.
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 2:45 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
How can Samsonov be traded when not one of 29 teams even wanted him for nothing on the waiver wire? Gutcheck for Sammy, dude, nobody wants you!
And as for the comment that he was well-liked in Edmonton? Coach Craig MacTavish said he introduced himself upon Samsonov’s trade from Boston last March and Sammy replied “I’m Sergei, I don’t kill penalties, just so we get that out there”.
Like I said, if he’d have shown up at all for the Oilers last spring, the Stanley Cup would be Edmonton’s.
Sergei Samsonov: Third line fodder that nobody wants…
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 5:51 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Alright, so Samsonov’s not the guy we expected. His speed and agility were supposed to bring a lot more to this very Eastern team. But his mouth and lack of play has him benched. So what now? I thought the first half of the season was amazing… what the hell happened? Can’t blame last nights loss on the flu this time boys. We picked up #15 for a reason and for a lot of $$$… CARBO needs to play him and play him hard. Even if he’s on the 4th line with Downey and Murray. Get him out there and tell him to skate his ass off. We’ve fallen in the standings to the Sens and Pens. From 4th to 6th… next are the Leafs and no one wants them taking the Habs place in the playoffs. Only player that needs to stop playing is Niinimaa! What a waste he is! Couldn’t got someone better for Ribeiro, someone who can actually score… any thoughts?
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 9:28 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Rob….nope…no name dropping here
for those who missed it, here’s the latest….honestly, I’ll be surprised if the habs dont have a new player or two in the lineup for saturdays game….figures…I’m going to miss it.
Dominic” sends in the following on the free-falling Canadiens: “I was listening CKAC 730 AM at 10:46 PM when Ron Fournier said live on radio that a GM of a NHL Team call him to get information on Michael Ryder.
He said that he suggest that Bob Gainey won’t trade Ryder. When the GM ask him why … he answer that Ryder have the possibility to always finish 2nd or third goal scorer for the team each years. He said that he is a 30 goals scorer per year.
He never said which GM have called him or which team.
My thought : I think that Ryder could be on the market. Become RFA at the end of the years … Gainey unable to lock him long-term and he is probably the player that have the highest value right now on the Habs roster with Guillaume Latendresse. Ryder play awful for some time… Haven’t score in 15 or more games … If the offer is good, Gainey will do it. I suggest Ken Holland to have interest in Ryder.
Also, speculation have started … Samsonov bench after they said that he got a meeting with Carbonneau and Gainey and that everything was fine and everything was finally over.
Rivet strangely is sick for this game…
The rumors of Samsonov-Rivet for Aucoin-Smolinski is heating up.
At 11h19 PM CKAC 730 AM Montreal
Ron Fournier said that is really strange that Samsonov and Rivet did not play against the Sens. He suggested that the Habs could make a deal. Ron said when he ask what Rivet have to miss the game he said he never got an answer. Upper Body, Lower Body, Back, Arm, Flu … Just nothing.
On RDS.ca they said that Rivet have the flu.”
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 10:50 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Adrian Aucoin is always injured and the Habs want him?
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 11:43 am. About 'Gut Check Time'.
I do not know what to make of this mess…but I am heading up to Montreal tomorrow to sort this mess out. LOL (well anyway hopeful not to waste my hard earned money on a despicable spectacle I witnessed last night from the 2nd period on). My luck they’ll cancel the open public skate because of fears of a lynching!?!?
One thing that I hope will help is Markov coming back refreshed, so he can maybe restore himself to his Pre-new year form and lead the point. Last night Streit was the only guy that could do anything at the point and he was not that good probably because of his lack of time back there recent games. Souray is ok but is not the quick enough to elude the double team or at time single team. Teams have found a weakness and are exploiting it because of their lack of respect for our limp Offense and his shaky defensive puck handling.
Koivu is disgruntled about something and Carbo better find out what the issue is there. He should have had 2 cross-checking penalties but I think the refs felt sorry for us??? Also, I think he was looking to fight Spezza to spark the team?!?! They were also giving Komi free reign to menace everyone… at least he was able to release some frustrations dishing out a couple (Hamilton Facials and head messages). We had god knows how many penalties. Perez showed some strength only to follow it up with turn-overs and penalties. Lats, other than his spectacular Penalty shot, look horrible… Kovalev, well he was typical Kovalev, if only he would follow his shots and gobble up some rebounds… I think Ryder was off trying to find a camera, so he could blow a kiss to his lady friend. Dandy should have grabbed a forwards stick when he broke his, instead skated across the ice the fetch a new one, while leaving a 3-1 situation for of all people Souray… Nimmi the nim-rod has perfected the shot over the glass to clear the puck from his own zone. LaPierre looked ok… keep in mind he plays with tweedle D and tweedle dumb. Huet, first goal he probably would have given his right arm to have it back, but it seems to be becoming a habit lately with both the goalies lately with early goals. But we can’t win when you’re not scoring! Bonk and Johnson playing on the shutdown line couldn’t muster carrying the team. Higgins tried for the 1st period…
Carbo I beg you to sit down with everyone… get their opinions on how to fix this mess! At least do it with the leaders. See if they are still on board with your program? Look at the tapes go back to the basics with your staff and players to break these bad habits your team has formed. If people our shutting down Souray on PP, design plays to take advantage of this cheating towards him. Sure it is easy for me to say, but if you do not get through to these guys, you’ll soon be in the same place I am; arm-chair quarterbacking from this site the day after.
Go Habs Go
Posted on February 9th, 2007 at 12:29 pm. About 'Gut Check Time'.
Habs fans. (insert head shake here).
Always so quick to abandon your team. I mean, how insecure can one fan base be?