Halak and the Haggard Habs
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Montreal drops to 10th.
Five straight losses. Forsberg a Predator. Kovalev out 3 weeks. Huet injured. Johnson injured. Pneumonia. Penalty after Penalty, these are thoughts that come to mind when thinking about the Habs.
Not too much positivity in Montreal at the moment.
As far as Forsberg goes, you can say the Canadiens missed the boat on this one but this was a long shot from the start. Assuming Forsberg even wanted to be a Montreal Canadien, and let’s face it who really wants to at this point - the Habs could never offer a trade package as good as Nashville’s.
Will it pan out for them? Only time will tell. I personally think it’s a lot to give up for a rental, but the Preds are serious contenders and a healthy Forsberg just might put them over the top. They are taking the chance, and with no risk there is no potential for reward. You know Anaheim and San Jose are scratching their heads a little after the deal was completed.
Back to the Habs…
Jarosalv Halak has been called up from Hamilton.
Halak has been the AHL’s best goaltender this season and the Canadiens are looking to him to bring a little energy and confidence with him.
Will he be able to have the same success in the NHL?
This is somewhat similar to when Huet got a chance few starts about this time last year when Theo’s play tanked and all of a sudden found himself the #1 Goaltender.
Halak will definitely start, they would not call him up to sit on the bench. One good game may be all it takes to get on a roll. Does Cam Ward come to mind? He’s the major reason the Canes won the cup last year after getting hot at the right time.
Cup dreams and Cam Ward comparisons might be putting a little too much pressure on him, but why can’t he come in and lead the Habs to the 8th seed? Stranger things have happened. Halak has nothing to lose and everything to prove.
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February 16, 2007 am28 12:01 pm
Cross your fingers
February 16, 2007 am28 12:06 pm
Every cloud has a silver lining… maybe he pulls a Steve Penney or even better, a Ken Dryden circa 1971.
It’s a start, now hopefully Chipchura, Milroy, Kostitsyn and O’Byrne get called up for a little bit of the look-see.
February 16, 2007 am28 12:21 pm
Kovalev out….GOOD !!!!
does anyone remember this scumbag who couldn’t play a game in the playoffs just recently because his little FINGER had an ow’ie, this gutless lazy scumbag should be shipped back to the pansy league he came from,
GOOD RIDDANCE in capital letters!!!!!!
February 16, 2007 am28 12:25 pm
The difference is that Dryden and Cam Ward had very good teams in front of them not the dross that wears the CH now.
February 16, 2007 am28 12:34 pm
is there anyone out there who can score? do you wanna play for montreal?
February 16, 2007 am28 12:50 pm
Maybe Gainey should find that guy who scared the bejesus out of the security guys a few years ago, you know the guy who showed up for practice one morning and was arrested, oh wait a minute wasn’t that Guy Carboneau in disguise? No actually it is sad that we think Halak will save us, but get this, if he can do shutouts and Souray can score just one goal, hey we could have something, that is if Halak can do shutouts between now and the end of the season….miracles can happen!
February 16, 2007 am28 12:58 pm
This is crazy talk. Halak has been good this season in the AHL, but that is as far as it goes. He has never even started an NHL game, and already some of you are comparing him to the great Steve Penney (or even more insanely, Ken Dryden.)
PS. To answer the question at the bottom of this page: “All of the above.”
February 16, 2007 am28 1:12 pm
WHere is that Raphael guy. WE could really use him out there. His skating was poor and his shot was so bad even Theo could stop it but it seemed like he had heart. SOmething this team lacks.
Is KOivu still goign to wear the C next game.
February 16, 2007 am28 1:17 pm
Halak,go get it kiddo,give it your best man and if the results suck ,it had nothing to do with you. As for the rest of the organisation,you now hold this kids career in your hands and every thing you touch lately goes to ****, so do this one rite ,will you !!!
February 16, 2007 am28 1:47 pm
Let’s face it. Halak can’t be any worse than Aebischer, and probably much better. I bet he’s chopping at the bit, so Carbo please play him.
I heard Carbo is putting in Aebischer(softy), against Carolina. Big mistake!
As far as Nashville is concerned, remember 1 thing. they were able to attract and sign big name players, like Arnott, Kariya, etc. We can’t get these talented players to come here. They don’t want to come. In Nashville, a) there isn’t alot of media attention, b) no high taxes, c) no language problem, d) the fans aren’t hockey crazy. So where would you rather play? Personally, I’d take Nashville, any day of the week. I really can’t blame players for not wanting to come here. There is so much pressure here on players to perform, it’s a wonder they don’t have nervous breakdowns. If this was a team like in the 70’s, whole different scenario. But it’s not!
We aren’t going to get top notch players here via UFA’s. Sp, we have to depend on drafting well, and hope, Gainey gets some sense knocked into himself, and makes some trades. I don’t see any other way . And Buffalo did sign UFA’s, so anyone who thinks the top teams got there by sticking to the same system for a few years, is DEAD WRONG! they signed top players(UFA’S), and made trades.
And remember, it wasn’t that long ago, that Buffalo was a lousy team in last place. So bring up the kids from Hamilton, because at least they will bring energy and some needed spark.
February 16, 2007 am28 2:05 pm
Watch it R Habs, Smiler’s gonna stomp all over you too.
February 16, 2007 am28 2:14 pm
I’ve got a question for the hab fans that state the players don’t want to play in Montreal. If you had their choices ,would you play for the Habs? It’s the only team I would go to and I’d find a way to get there,it would be a child hood dream and boy would I give her ! YOU?
February 16, 2007 am28 2:27 pm
But Xhabsfan, you are looking at it from the standpoint of being a habs fan. You need to be objective. high taxes, language problem,and pressuring media, are in fact preventing players from coming here. It is a reality. Think with your head instead of your heart. Yes, as a true habs fan I would love to see that CH crest on my chest, but others don’t see it the same way. Why do you think Gainey had such a hard time trying to sign UFA’s?
February 16, 2007 am28 2:33 pm
I think it has more to do with Gainey only wanting injured veterans and from there a short list for flabby, low scoring underachievers…..that sounds more like Gainey’s modus operandai, then say It’s the minister of taxes fault and Lapresse…sad but true.
February 16, 2007 am28 2:40 pm
If Forsberg becomes a UFA at the end of the season, maybe he’d consider signing with Les Habitants!
Anyway, Halak will get a start, but he’ll only earn another one if he wins. I figure he’ll play in Columbus on Sunday.
February 16, 2007 am28 2:43 pm
Halak is playing unreal in the ahl I say let him play look what huet did last year!. Get rid of sammy,abby(i like him but we have enough golies) and rivet they need a change and i think teams would like to have rivet or abby on there team sammy is a huge ? so he will have to be part of a package.
February 16, 2007 am28 2:52 pm
Its too bad we can’t trade GMs and Coaches eh?
February 16, 2007 am28 2:56 pm
hahahaha i like Guy but Bob is sh#@ing the bed right now but maybe nobody wants any of our players?
February 16, 2007 am28 3:00 pm
Gainey only wants broken down older players? Do you listen to yourself talk?
He offered more money to Elias(7 million per) and Arnott(5.5 million per) then they got from Jersey and Nashville respectively but they still didn’t come. 2+2=4
Joshtm: 2+2=15
February 16, 2007 am28 3:00 pm
Figure it out. Its not the 60s anymore.
February 16, 2007 am28 3:44 pm
Maybe Halak can pull a Huet from last year and ride the Canadiens to the playoffs. We will have to wait and see on this one. I hope Huet is not out too long. I heard on TSN.ca that Gainey probably wants to be a buyer at the deadline but if the losing continues into February 27,(and right now there doesn’t look to be any end in sight), then he will have no choice but to be a seller and wave the white flag. If we are a seller, maybe we can trade Souray and get a good player who can help us out next season!
Ziman
February 16, 2007 am28 3:51 pm
Halak may lift the team a bit, but we’re still not addressing any real issues. If anything our situation is getting worse with the loss of Kovalev. The talk of him being the cancerous causing element is proving wrong with increasingly dismal offense, only scoring 2 goals without him. Don’t worry we’ll have a few more weeks; it should give us plenty of time to develop Nimminia into a scoring machine. LOL! At least, as everyone is suggesting, try to inject some fresh faces on the Offense, if nothing else to see how our prospects can perform at the higher level! Maybe we can find someone hungry enough to stake a claim in the NHL. It is time to put out some of our dead weight on waivers. No matter how hard they are working in practice, in the end, playing the hardest workers won’t instill a new found talent into them. Carbo guys like Nimmi, Perez, Murray, have not and never will work in your defensive system. You may feel some loyalty to these guys because they work for you, but these guys no matter how hard they try, will never live up to expectations. They may thrive some where else but not in this system. If we lose them, we can chalk it up to good luck. Having these guys play over more talented players is killing or killed off the morale of the struggling players.
Huet played phenomenal against Florida but the offense still did not spark. Even though we did have 40 shots in that game, I would say 30-35 we’re from bad angles or with no around in front of the next except Florida Defense… so I ask you will a spectacular performance Halak move this team???
Carbo, seek help from a fresh offensive minded person! This staff has too many like minded people when it comes to philosophy. Players are lost on offense and needs to be addressed.
Team - What happened to the raw emotion we saw in Pittsburg? Where is the desperation and team comradery that inspired a fierce comeback in a playoff like atmoshere? Yes, it was a loss, but everyone knew at the end of this game that the team left it all on the ice. That is all anyone asks!
February 16, 2007 am28 3:59 pm
Tsk tsk tsk, now joshtm, why would I stomp all over habs R real? He makes sense especially in the nobody-wants-to-come-to-Montreal dept.
Jason Arnott chose the obscurity of Tennessee after cooling off in both New Jersey and Dallas following 5 or so seasons in nutty Edmonton (just-as-hockey-crazy-as-Montreal). Hey, I guess he got used to the low key, obscurity of the southern U.S., not for us to say.
And as for Patrik Elias, well, I think Lou Lamoriello has them all drinking Krazy Kool Aid in Jersey because he gets all these talented players to stay there for less than they’d get elsewhere… How else can you explain Martin Brodeur not even wanting to test free agency and Elias turning down more dough from the Habs and the Rangers to stay a Devil?
And Brendan Shanahan, well, from what I hear, he’s got his sights on becoming one of those jocks-turned-broadcasters or working for the NHL (hmmm, he’d make a good Commish) after he’s retired so to quote the “Green Acres” theme, “New York is where I want to be!”
Maybe SpongeBob Squarepants could play goal for us, ****, he looks like a lacrosse goalie.
Winning can attract more than money can so let’s hope the Habs start winning and maybe out of the 300+ free agents out there this summer, some quality will want to park their junk in good ol’ Montreal.
February 16, 2007 am28 4:01 pm
P.S. Nobody’s comparing Jan Halak to Steve Penney or Ken Dryden or Patrick Roy but just hoping maybe he can come out of nowhere and lead the team thru the playoffs like those three did once upon a time.
February 16, 2007 am28 4:03 pm
Do you hear yourselves talk? Like some NHL player doesn’t wanna play pro hockey so they quit because its only Montreal that wants them? Ya right as if. As for Gainey offering more that is all talk nothing more. Chances are the other teams had more of a benefits package than Montreal offers, which is just straight cash.
Obviously Bob doesn’t know how to package a deal together, plain and simple.
February 16, 2007 am28 4:07 pm
Well, Gainey sure could package deals for Dallas, getting Nieuwendyk, Hull, Belfour, etc…
February 16, 2007 am28 5:01 pm
This JUST IN!
Montreal trades their whole team to Anaheim for their whole team and a 1st round pick.
There, is everybody satisfied?
February 16, 2007 am28 5:02 pm
joshtm: Stupid GAINEY! All’s he got from Anaheim was an extra pick???
February 16, 2007 am28 5:06 pm
The other part in all of this is the team playbook that everyone knows is not a great hockey playbook. No incentive to be great. Plus the emphasis on just skating fast to make the cut, what stupid requirement, what so we can skate fast to what, give up the puck, skate fast into our own zone and stand around in your zone of the ice while the rest of the team skates circles around you and blitzes the net?
Supposedly players don’t like to be taxed to death or under the scrutiny of the press, like as if. Money is money regardless of how much tax you pay on it, and players are vain, they love the attention.
If we had a more free system of play we could get the big names. But hey who the hell wants to skate a zone and pass the puck away? The rookies are good because they have the excuse of saying they didn’t know. Whereas old folgies use it as an excuse for not producing….
February 16, 2007 am28 5:21 pm
Team playbook? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. What the hell are talking about now??? Go cheer for the Devils and see how their “playbook” thrills you… oh, and their winning.
February 16, 2007 am28 5:27 pm
Let’s face it. This team isn’t good enough to get to the playoffs this year or next. One trade isn’t going to do it.
Like I said before there are major head problems with this team. This team does this every year and it will continue to happen unless Gainey overhaules this roster a bit.
They need to be sellers at the deadline to get better next year.
San Jose dosen’t have a big shot from the point and are looking for an experienced d-man, and want an experienced forward and have tons of cap room, and judgeing by what Philly got for Forsberg this is what Gainey could get for Souray:
To San Jose: Sheldon Souray, Alex Kovalev/Sergei Samsonov
To Montreal: Steve Bernier, Mark Bell, Josh Gorges/Marc-Edward Vlasic
Apparently Edmonton has been scouting MTL and are interested in Rivet, and since Ryder isn’t cutting it here anymore:
To Edmonton: Craig Rivet, Micheal Ryder
To Montreal: Jeoffury Lupul/Raffi Torres, 1rst rounder.
Then with tons of cap space cleared Gainey will once again try and go after a true first line centre(his best shot at anyone who’d actually want to come to Montreal would be Briere if Drury re-signs with Buffalo) and a d-man.
This team’s offence would be a force if Gainey can pull these off. And they’d have to re-sign Markov.
February 16, 2007 am28 5:29 pm
Screw Datsyuk, Gainey’s learned his lesson when it comes to signing Russians to long term deals in FA.
February 16, 2007 am28 5:50 pm
I hope Forsberg’s foot problems force him to miss the playoffs. THen he signs with MTL still suffering foot problems. Just to piss JOshtm off. I would enjoy that actually.
February 16, 2007 am28 5:51 pm
Ryder and 3rd rounder for P M Bouchard.
February 16, 2007 am28 5:58 pm
Ryder and 3rd rounder for P M Bouchard. I would mind it but we’d get even smaller up front, although Ryder plays like he 5-10 and 172 pounds anyway. We need some grit and spit to pound and screen goalies!
February 16, 2007 am28 6:04 pm
Mark Bell????? And his 5 goals???? And his DWI???? No thanks.
February 16, 2007 am28 6:12 pm
UFA’S don’t want any part of playing for a club with no direction.They want to be in a win ,win situation and that’s why their not signing up,a pro athlete needs to win to nourish their ego. Les Canadiens have no direction and is a band-aid operation,the proof is in the pudding. Tell me players still would not want to come to Montreal if they were truly contenders and with a winning future.You don’t get to be a pro athlete with mediocrity,you have to strive for excellence.
February 16, 2007 am28 6:15 pm
No not was I was thinking, but more like everyone on their team who runs over 200… Marleau, Thorton, Cheechoo, Michalek, Clowe, Bernier. I might have used a wrong choice over words implying we need a hit man. We already have a good PIM stat…
February 16, 2007 am28 6:21 pm
i agree 100% with R habs and his post number 10. I always think about that before i say that gainey didnt do a good job. He’s doing his best, atleast i hope, but he starts out with a disadvantage compared to other teams.
February 16, 2007 am28 6:21 pm
f*ck i hate all you habs fans, montreal plays bad hockey for 2 months and you think they’ve been playing hockey all year. At the beginning of the year everyone loved them, and that should change because of bad hockey. I’ve seen the habs play a lot worse then their playing right now, i mean were 6 games above 500%…and were still in the playoff race, there still 2 months left of hockey, and one winning streak will put us back in the playoffs. We arn’t the flyers, iam not thinking about golfing in april, i think about the playoffs, and the habs playing in them.
Habs 4 Life
February 16, 2007 am28 6:30 pm
Buddy, I’m not crying about any of the players but if Gainey can improve the team, he’s gonna do it and this team needs a heart transplant.
February 16, 2007 am28 6:36 pm
Forsberg was real happy going to a winning origination yesterday,its the point of the whole exercise and until the Habs can prove its their direction nothings going to change,nothing.Thus the Habs have to make something happen with the up and coming gang and get lots more size and yes, you can have size and speed!And keep Souray for god’s sake,he and Higgy are the only positive emotion on the team, they are fighters and boy do we need more of that.
February 16, 2007 am28 6:52 pm
Yes Habs4Life is correct, just like Kovalev is correct, oh wait, hey Alexei, you did a good interview buddy. So can you enlighten Smiler about the horrible Habs playbook? You know the one where because of your bad elbow we are only shooting around 6 above 500%…or how Sakku is forced to get penalties because you and Sheldon have convinced Bob that the only way Montreal scores is when they are short handed? Man talk about driving backwards and upside down….check into rehab Alexei, get off those nasty drugs that make you think you are God….honestly….
I guess everyone forgets one of the first things Y.Perrault had to say when he was traded away from the Habs, the freedom from having to stay in one part of the ice all the time, or being forced to pass the puck away and the constant line changes, the habs playbook has not changed in eons….
I guess for Smiler he’s only too happy to just watch the puck, or hey Smiler you ever play hockey buddy? Look at other teams, they have different playing styles. The habs have a very basic slot to slot game, and sometimes you get the odd Hab who gets pissed off and is forced to do the one man kamikazi rush, like Johnson, Samsonov…
February 16, 2007 am28 7:38 pm
Spector reports:
Anaheim and San Jose are pitching for Souray.
I say move him and get the goods. Best package wins.
Ship the whole friggin’ team. I just made a money bet with this stupid big mouth Leaf fan.
He kept egging me on, I almost knocked the **** out of him.
Typical comments of “where your Habs now” blah,blah,blah.
So I bet him we’ll make the playoffs. I can’t stand those losers, they make me sick!
February 16, 2007 am28 7:48 pm
why stevejur!….you surprise me!!, but I am proud of you. You were the guy who earlier called me out because I was being the optimist….you said” Izzy, its done dude…let it go”.
Now that is the habs fan I like to see…….you couldve done a liiiiittle better though…you couldve punched him as well.
Way to go buddy.
if something happens you lose the bet, I’ll split it with you.
of course if you WIN……
February 16, 2007 am28 8:14 pm
If we trade Souray, it would mean that the habs could potentially finish the season without a 20 goal scorer. That would be unthinkable, and show just had bad our offence is. I believe that is the case now, because I don’t see any way Gainey is letting Souray go, without getting something in return.
Gainey will be a seller. Honestly, to go get a player just to finish in 8th place, is just not worth it. We don’t have the talent to do anything in the playoffs anyways, so why risk the future?
If Halak plays tomorrow, wins, and looks good, then possibly Gainey could change positions re seller vs buyer, but either way, Souray is gone. His salary would be more than he’s worth, because of poor defensive play.
Also, get rid of Rivet and the Ninny, on D.
February 16, 2007 am28 8:24 pm
No, R habs 4 real, all this **** about the habs is all wrong, I’ve been wrong. The comments about the media eating the habs alive, the other comments about the players paying too much GST and PST, and finally the comment by Kovalev, having a bad elbow the past two months and half, and Sheldon saying the team doesn’t need to trade, all are true. Yes, it is true. The poor habs are trying very hard, but because of the media reports, they just can’t win, because of bad press. Yes just like George W Bush blames the Iraq war on the media, yes, in Montreal the Habs are losing because of the media, and also while we are at it, the vatican was right about Galileo, the universe does revolve around the earth, the world is flat, and the habs are in a slump because of Kovalev having a bad elbow. There do you guys feel better now?
February 16, 2007 am28 8:43 pm
hey guys, if any of you can understand french and saw La Ligue en Question on RDS, and they were seriously talking about Quebec City getting a team back.
it costs about 300 million for a new arena. Would anyone here in Quebec think that if the Government (provincial) was willing to pay around half for the construction they would approve of it? I’d be more then willing, but then again you gotta remember that it means less money in education or health or whatever.
I was 5-6 years old when the Nordiques left. You don’t know how jealous I am of all you old-timers that can remember clearly those good days when Montreal was facing Quebec. Actually, I’m also angry that you guys got to see so many cups won by montreal and i only saw 1 when i was a little kid
February 16, 2007 am28 8:53 pm
Back in the day 2 teams that I hated more than Toronto:
The Nordiques and The Bruins
(that’s probably because I was getting tired of *****
slapping the Leaf. Boston always ******** us in the playoffs.
Ahh those 80’s and early 90’s memories)
February 16, 2007 am28 8:54 pm
We are in for a scary three weeks, maybe Bob should have listened to Alexei when Alexei said, “Bob forfeit all the games, when I come back we’ll win the cup, you’ll see……and ask the editors to fire the media, that is why we are losing, because of bad publicity…..” Yes will Bob listen to Alexei like he did when he asked Alexei “should I get Foppa?” and of course Alexei said “no, cause hey when my elbow gets better you know….” but will Gainey listen to Alexei on this one? Alexei wants the rest of the games played in empty arenas, cause it helps him concentrate, and barr the media too, yes, will Bob take lessons in the old Stalin Style of Hockey? Stay tuned for Moscow in Montreal,the incredible Alexei Kovalev speaks…and we all listen.
February 16, 2007 am28 8:59 pm
The only reason Quebec City is willing to do that is cause they figure they could beet the Habs too rite now without a team !And they loved beating the Habs.
February 16, 2007 am28 9:05 pm
Hey guys don’t worry, be happy, Gainey is not gonna trade no one, okay maybe our best rookie Gui for some broken down injured player in the off season. Gainey has made his mind that the habs are eventually going to win in the year 2015, yes we just need to stay the course, like Nashville, yes, when Sakku shrinks more with old age, and the rest of the league gets too old, yes by staying the course we like Nashville we will win. Oh yes, it is all Lapress’ fault and don’t forget that damn GST…yes listen to the other post where someone says we are all panicking, and that all Bob has to do is stay the course….yes the habs will win the cup in the year 2015, all we have to do is come in last place for the next twelve years and get first draft picks like Nashville and draft winners….and then we can blame the media and GST when they don’t pan out…hahahaahhaa..
February 16, 2007 am28 9:05 pm
The funny thing is ALexei would bi*chslap JOshtm halfway across his mothers basement.
February 16, 2007 am28 9:09 pm
STEVEJUR…post#49….man we certainly are on the same wavelength tonight…ditto.
joshtm…..I’ve gotta say you must suffer from phscytsophrenia ( man did I fudge up that spelling or what?)….you will post a few insightful, knowledgable posts and suddenly go off the deep end. I’m going to chalk it up to frustration and the fact that everyone deals with it differently.I know you want more from the habs, but just chill a bit. There are kids dying every 10 seconds of every day. We love our habs, but they are our pastime that we enjoy while snacking on natchos and having a beer all the while putting our feet up in front of the big screen enjoying the warmth coming from our fireplaces.
Everything will be fine. We might win and that would be great.We also might lose, but you know what?…our big screens and fireplaces will still be here tomorrow.
February 16, 2007 am28 9:21 pm
Izzy I have been reading this blog for the past year and finally someone has written something that was so pure and beautiful…your a poet.
Thanks man
February 16, 2007 am28 9:22 pm
See it’s true, we are in a slump because of Alexei’s elbow, Izzy and Snake have proven it. Also supposedly there is a horrible conspiracy that includes the Montreal Media, the federal and provincial governments working together to make sure that no big name stars come to MOntreal, and the other horrible conspiracy, other GMs and players agents are conspiring to make sure that no players sign contracts with Bob Gainey, oh the horrible conspiracy…..enjoy your warm beer Izzy and your big screen and your horrible hangover and conspiracy theories.
Actually Gainey deserves to be b*tch slapped by the media.
I guess we are only to happy to see Alexei make all that money for nothing, oh yah, we are Montreal, we pay 7 million dollars for the O and spend millions after that, we are used to paying through the nose for ****! How dare we ask why is this highly paid hockey player not producing?
February 16, 2007 am28 9:26 pm
#1 thanks lucky
#2 he’s not going to get it is he?
February 16, 2007 am28 9:30 pm
February 16, 2007 am28 9:32 pm
pittsburg beating up on the devils lol
February 16, 2007 am28 9:36 pm
Memo to Habs#1. We are where we are now because of Gainey. Like as if he is gonna listen to your great wisdom, as if. The shocking truth is Gainey has lost it, he’s certifiably nuts! We are all crazy too to think that none of us care like Izzy, hey Izzy when Halak doesn’t pan out, how many big screen tvs have you tossed into your front yard when you were pissed? Probably too many to say eh? Aren’t you embarrased with yourself for saying you don’t care if the habs win or lose? You are in as much denial as Souray is, or Kovalev and his elbow, or Sakku saying its no one’s fault.
The truth is Gainey has stocked the team with players who can’t play with each other. What makes you think he’ll find the right combination? The Laffs have been trying for sixty years, and hey they stayed the course for sixty years, and what do you got? Crazy illusioned fans and Don Cherry is King.
Man, honestly, will you at least look at what you wrote when you were pissed drunk? Aren’t you embarrased?
Time for a trade, and I say trade Habs#1 for THM, at least THM gives a damn enough about his horrible laffs, all Habs#1 sounds like is some pathetic drunk.
February 16, 2007 am28 9:40 pm
ya josh stop repeating urself over and over. We get it.
February 16, 2007 am28 9:42 pm
and for the last time Josh… THM is a Sens fan… not a laffs…
February 16, 2007 am28 9:53 pm
joshtm:
#1 I’m not drinking
#2 I’ve been a habs fan for 38 years, and nobody cares more than me.I have all the hockey packages ( bell expressview and Rogers). I have three big screens in my home, all of them showing the habs when they play in case I have to walk to a different room (lol). My wife considers and calls herself a hockey widow. My point is, nobody cares more than me about the habs, and nobody spends more time than me following these various sites in the hopes that something good will happen to give our guys a spark.As far as tossing a big screen when something goes wrong, I view that as a tantrum befitting a spoiled 2 year old.
I was merely trying to relay the message that I try and put this sport for which I have much passion and an insatiable thirst for in perspective.Its true, that in the grand scheme of things that if the habs lose I’ll be dissappointed, but throwing tv’s or any other tantrum of the like would be reserved for that lunatic fringe of which unfortunately you may be a part of.My post to you was likely ( guaranteed ) to be the first time anyone came close to complimenting you on this site when I mentioned some of your posts being insightful.Your lack of self confidence and insecurity precedes you and is now becoming your hallmark.
I, was merely trying to be nice.
This would be a great time for HB to finally step in. This should stop, before the traffic does. And that, would be a shame.
February 16, 2007 am28 10:12 pm
What is going on with the trade rumors??? I checked them all out and not much about the Habs,their still talking about samsonov!! Rite now there is not one team that needs to do some kind of move more than the Habs,it’s been that way for a while, nothing……in going…..out going ……You at least think some more rumors especially pour Les Habitants estee`. That is really bad,infact it is unbelievable to me. It’s like they got a bad virius,mutated hockey flu !!!I’m in disbelief and amazed.wow….WOW……MINDBLOWING……….
February 16, 2007 am28 10:13 pm
Gentlemen, as I have found out recently it is pointless to argue with one another. We all have our own opinions and chances are none of us are 100% correct. I almost had words with R habs 4 Real and found out that he seems like a really nice guy as are most habs fans. The situation is bleak right now and I can understand.
I’d like to change the subject little and see if I can find out from all of you guys who have been fortunate enough to see games at the Forum or Bell Center who was the best player to watch in person?
I, unfortunately, only made it to two games at the Forum. I saw Montreal beat Toronto 2-1 and again, unfortunately, was in the building to see my hero Patrick Roy play his last game as a Canadien. I would loved to see the Flower in action or even Carbonneau. Most people forget how truly awesome Carbo was in a defensive role. Let me know what you think.
February 16, 2007 am28 10:21 pm
xhabsfan….where are you looking man???….I’ve never seen as many habs rumors as today.
names mentioned today so far:
samsonov, koivu, souray,higgins,ryder,rivet,markov,perezhogin and more.These are from three different radio stations and spectors.
names coming this way in these are bouchard, bernier,horcoff,plevasik,and many more I cant even keep straight anymore…lol..
am I the only one who wants to keep tired old Souray? I’ll tell you why…he is the only one who stands up in the room and says : “what the fudge is going on guys!”. If he never hit the net again, he would still lead this team.
February 16, 2007 am28 10:25 pm
josh, what a maroon you are, yes, I played and still play hockey, at least two tournaments a year as well as twice a week so kiss my 42 year old goaltender ***! You are repetitive and longwinded saying it.
You’re just like a woman, always complaining like a broken record and NEVER satisfied with anything. *yawn* Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
February 16, 2007 am28 10:26 pm
I think carbo should score a couple of hat- tricks for the week end.lol.The flower and the roadrunner we amazing .
February 16, 2007 am28 10:30 pm
izzy,who do u think should be traded and cut loose man? Must keep SOURAY !
February 16, 2007 am28 10:34 pm
patrick marleau a healthy scratch tonight for the sharks
February 16, 2007 am28 10:34 pm
the first time i went to see a habs game was in 2003 so i missed every good player we had. So when I saw our team in the begining of the season, it was pretty much the best habs team I had ever seen. Isn’t that just sad? Imagine the next generation of habs fans. I only live to see 1 stanely cup. Hopefully my kids will be able to get one too. Thats all i ask!
February 16, 2007 am28 10:40 pm
I can’t help but laugh at smiler, he always contradicts himself.
For the last time, Gainey is not gonna trade anyone. He honestly believes he has picked a winning combination and he and Guy Carboneau are playing Super 7 or 6/49 with the lines in hopes that the winning combination is gonna come through.
It is clear that Gainey has no faith in the rookies, even though early in the year a whole slew of them showed they have what it takes to play in the NHL.
Other teams are probably offering trades for people like Grabby and Kosty but Gainey probably thinks they are not worth trading.
I agree we need Souray. I used to think we need Koivu but lately he hasn’t proved my support, and I am really disappointed with Kovalev. Finally I really thought Johnson would save us, and last year when we heard the Sammy trade rumours I said he was a waste in Edmonton and he has proven that here too.
But I guess no one likes to hear the truth anymore here. Maybe with a couple of trades and decent goaltending we have a chance to have a decent end to this year. But no trades and if Halak doesn’t pan out, it’s the same old same old. You’ll have Smiler and all the rest poking fun at ya and your own expense, but hey at least I enjoy the last laugh. I have the right to say I told you so because I did. Even this year you had Don Cherry feeling sorry for the habs, isn’t that pathetic? And you bunch don’t get it do you?
Oh its just a game…ya right, as if you really believe that too.
February 16, 2007 am28 10:46 pm
Pactum…Marleau has been hurt for two games prior to this one ( ankle I think)
xhabsfan….I’m kind of in agreement with most of the rumors I read.I think with his upside that Ryder would give us a good return, but he isn;t being mentioned much as he is Bobs boy, and Bob has great patience. Florida would consider trading Jokinen, but want Higgins as part of the deal ( another one of Bobs boys).Edmonton wants Souray or Markov…imagine?…lol…maybe if they want to throw Ryan Smyth at us, then ok, but they want to send Horcoff.Another rumor from today has Svatos and Hejduk from Colorado coming here, and you know what….I dont remember for who…lol…so many out there today.General consensus from people like Bob McKenzie and Pierre McGuire is that Bob will wait until after the weekend to see how to proceed. This I totally disagree with…we are still in it! We have as good a chance as tranna and carolina to make that last playoff spot, and I posted earlier how many times we play them.I think being buyers would send a better message to the fans who fill the seats at the Bell center. To me , the most exciting of the above?…definitely Svatos…he’s young, lightning fast and has a great and wicked imagination doing things that get defensemen looking at the replays later…almost impossible to defend.
just a few from today.
February 16, 2007 am28 10:48 pm
ya i just found that out izzy thanks.I got all excited lol
February 16, 2007 am28 10:52 pm
This my list of core player that to me are on the untouchable list:Souray,Markov,Latendresse,Higgins,Piekanec,Lapierre and Komisarek.Hope to keep list:Begin,Streit and Dandenault.And the rest Salute`.
February 16, 2007 am28 11:04 pm
The Habs need to get bigger and more physical so they aren’t pushed around all the time which is why they need to be sellers at the deadline.
San Jose would be willing to part with Bernier, a big canadian scoring forward who plays with an edge and Josh Gorges, a good young canadian defenceman and a first rounder, since they have two and yons of cap space, for Souray and hopefully one of the two Ruskies.
And the Oilers would gladly give up Lupul or Torres with a first rounder since they have two, for Rivet and Ryder.
I for one am sick of seeing Toronto’s bigger forwards and D push the Habs around. I know most people here don’t want to see it or admit it but this season needs to be sacrificed if you want to see the cup within the next 3 years.
February 16, 2007 am28 11:09 pm
The best habs player I ever saw was Guy Lafleur. Boy was he exciting, and a great and accurate shot, too. Also loved Steve Shutt and Yvan Curnoyer. The roadrunner was like a speeding bullet. I think he could outskate any player today. I had the fortune of meeting all the habs in person, in 1977, while living in Denver. That was a fabulous team, the likes of which we never see again. Not a weak link on that team.
Anyways, back to reality. Was Marleau really a healthy scrath tonight? Maybe he’s been traded. I know Gainey was talking trade with SJ, so who knows?
I do hope Halak plays against the canes. Let’s see how good he is.
February 16, 2007 am28 11:11 pm
No sorry he is hurt
February 16, 2007 am28 11:36 pm
Isn’t it odd that since Gainey can’t get Forsberg, one of the most injured players on the phillies, that he would go for one of the most injured players for the blackhawks? Over the past three years Aucoin has missed more games than he has played.
But hey that would be impressive to see, Aucoin knocking people out of the zone around Halak, standing tall, showing Sheldon how to be a real defensive player and hey a slap shot equal to Sheldon’s. That would make my day, a real defense for when Kovalev recovers and works wonders with Plekanec. If we can get Aucoin maybe that is all we need. That would make up for Koivu’s stupid penalties.
I don’t think we could afford to lose more players, but hey it gives Gainey no choice but to bring Grabby and Kosty up, man that would be awesome, a line of just rookies, Lapierre, Latendresse, Grabby, Kosty, Halak and Plekanec to buck them up and move fast and furious, a hard hitting line, well not so hard hitting but feisty at least.