Toronto Tuesday
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The Canadiens play in Toronto tonight on a rare Tuesday meeting with the Leafs. The Habs have elected to put Carey Price in between the pipes instead of Cristobal Huet.
It’s no secret Cristobal Huet for whatever reason, has never really been effective against the Leafs and has never won a game in Toronto. It seems like an easy call to make.
If the Canadiens manage to put forth the effort they did against Ottawa, they in theory should have absolutely no trouble with the Leafs.
As we all know, the Leafs are a different team when they play the Canadiens and it is never a predictable game.
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- nilan : D'Agostini looked like an NHLer saturday night. Thats more than I can say for the last 2 seasons of latendresse. For what its worth, I think its too soon to talk trades- this is a WAY talented team, but only have a handful of guys playing with heart. Oh, and I like Komisarek on the ice better than behind the bench!
- Habs Blog : flu kicked my ass
- Mats Naslund : *the pros. These players just need to step it up. They did it last year.
- Mats Naslund : I would agree that having Markov as the point shot on the PP has been a failure. He is much more effective as a set up man. The Habs could absolutely use the Souray and Streit type shot on the point (but they couldn't afford to keep those guys). It would be nice if someone from within could fill that spot, be it Tanguay, Lang or Andrei Kostitsyn or whoever. Sergei played that spot on the PP with Kane and Gagner in Junior and lit it up. I'm not sure if he has the velocity to make it happen in t
- habs#1fan : All I was saying is that I myself believe we need those players (the centerman and the D-man) to help us now. I'm no expert by no means, am I wrong? Quite possibly. But that D-man would help our struggling PP. This team is deep in prospects which would make a deal easier to do. But yeah given the team's record so far maybe status quo would be best. GO HABS GO
- Mats Naslund : I think this would be a terrible time to make a trade. We need to see these players handle this adversity. To get value you need to trade value, and right now its a buyers market in Montreal. If there are team needs closer to the playoffs then Gainey will have to make a move, but don't sell the farm in desperation.
- habs#1fan : I know everyone is sick of hearing this including myself, however I do think the time to make a deal would be now. I don't know who is on the block but we still need another center and a PP D-man with a big shot. We have got a lot of good prospects, Max Pac, Chipchura, Maxwell, White, D'Agostini not to mention the junior and college players.
- Senet1 : Well I understand your thinking groundworking, I guess I just choose to look at this team as a team that will build to the playoffs. I do not necessarily see us finishing first in the division but Carbo has to prepare them for the PO. I just hope that I am right!
- groundworking : I hope you're right, Senet, and positive attitudes never hurt. I guess my problem is that I don't see the rough stretch in the win/loss column as the main concern, but also the lack of effort in many of the games that they won early--squeaking out wins against lesser opponents, often in shootouts, and without much help from the PP. The killer instinct and the "something to prove" edge that they had last year just hasn't seemed to be there, with two exceptions: a pre-season against Detroit
- PACTUM SERVA : Dave morissette looks like a monkey lol.
- Senet1 : With due respect groundworking, I think you are jumping the gun. If we are going to panic everytime our team has a bad stretch then we might as well pack it in. This team is better than last years team on paper, they are just struggling right now. Let's stay positive. After a bad performance last night this is a game that the players may have started to doubt themselves. A win is a win and we always have had trouble with Buffalo.
- groundworking : I hate to be negative, but I broke down, watched the game, and I'm still panicked, lol--Buffalo is a weak team, they were 3-6-3 in their last ten, and this was a hard fought game by the Habs, at home, after a bad outing the night before...oh, and S. Kostitsyn took two selfish penalties...and the PP didn't score on a 5-3 for two mins. Sorry to be so negative. I just think they don't have it this year
- Senet1 : If Carbo has lost the dressing room then these guys do not deserve to be in the NHL, he coaches the way he plays and he would not ask anyone to do something that he would not do. The players better get over it. Maybe based on tonight they are starting to get the point??
- Mats Naslund : MUCH better 2nd period tonight. Almost looks like the Canadiens we've been looking for for a month. Great goal by Markov from Koivu. We should always play 4 on 4.
- PACTUM SERVA : GO HABS GO
- groundworking : I expect a decent effort tonight, and then I expect them to choke the next game and possibly the game after that. Someone suggested that Carbo's lost the dressing room. That's a good point. Hard to say. Something's wrong, though. I plan NOT to watch the game, as I've just been getting frustrated this year with their play (unlike the last two years).
- habs#1fan : Carbo demotes the Kostitsyns to the fourth line but yet he leaves Latalentless (to quote Mr Pactum lol) on the second line? Now cmon Guy, I know he's got the same name as you and all but he hasn't done squat to be on the second line. Did that guy even play last night? Then again who really did? Glad to see D'Agostini play maybe bring some energy and fight
- flyinghab : I don't even want to talk about tonite's game ... it can be also be ugly in front of the home crowd. Carbo is becoming a broken record with his speeches now. Has he lost the dressing room ?
- flyinghab : Last year was an extremely lucky year. No injuries, kovy on good year ( 1 outta 4 ), therefore the habs were a bunch of overachievers. This year reality has struck. If we could buy some "heart" Gainey should invest.
- flyinghab : Wow... after watching part of this horrid game, I'm thinking with this team we'll be fortunate to even make the playoffs this year. So sad. Get Bob on the line please.
- PACTUM SERVA : No effort no heart no balls. This team is like watching paint dry. Gutless effort. Maybe their tampons were bothering them tonight.
- Mats Naslund : wow terrible game. i'm not mad right now, i think i'm just revolted. they did nothing for 60 minutes. uninspired, uncoordinated, and unproductive. i didn't even like how carbo coached the game. totally disgusting night.
- VanHab : later
- groundworking : lol agreed -- ill talk to you later
- VanHab : certainly makes for a better Friday night than watching the rest of this horrible game
- groundworking : They've had worse teams, but none that worked less than these guys
- groundworking : I've followed the Habs religiously since 1985, this is the slackest team that they've had since then
- VanHab : lol groundworking
- VanHab : a change has to come and soon
- groundworking : I've stopped watching the game--I posted here to rant and now I'm going to do something I enjoy more, like shovel dog crap off my back lawn
- VanHab : I can't believe we're being shutout by Theodore
- groundworking : Even October when we were winning, the team was just barely squeaking by against some really bad teams
- groundworking : pathetic
- groundworking : no digging for the puck
- VanHab : not the way we've been playing the whole month of November
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November 13, 2007 pm30 4:06 pm
GO HABS GO… need to put some valuable space between us and the leafs… dem dirty ole leafs!
Let’s go PRICE! Huge game for him tonight!
November 13, 2007 pm30 4:08 pm
Montreal has to win tonight. I feel that this is the time when they start going down every year. they have to be in 4th until January! They always do good at the begining but then get bad in the middle. THEY MUST WIN THIS GAME!!!
November 13, 2007 pm30 7:15 pm
listen Keep your loser peice of **** canadian fans out of our American Chats, they have nothing nice to say because all of Canada sucks, All canadians are worthless peices of ****, keep those animals out and into their cages! they are scum trash, i hate canada, You losers better watch your mouths because canada is made up of stupid canadian peices of trash, your all garbage, stay the heck OUT OF OUR CHATS and go back to the bottom of the dumpsters with the garbage you Candians are! thank you
November 13, 2007 pm30 7:46 pm
Wow, JOHN… Nice rant. You sound very edumacated. I’ve got $20 that he’s sporting a nice Kentucky Mudflap or the stylish Mississippi Waterfall hairdo. Beat it hillbilly!
November 13, 2007 pm30 7:48 pm
um…..John?…………which chats exactly would they be?…..just curious.
November 13, 2007 pm30 8:28 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA john is just upset that the canadien boys are spanking all of the american woman.It just goes to show how much of a loser you are when you go into chat rooms lol DANCAN said it best beat hillbilly.Why are you even on a computer now isnt deer hunting season? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
November 13, 2007 pm30 8:32 pm
The only good thing to come out of the states was an empty bus.
November 13, 2007 pm30 8:34 pm
GO CANADA GO GO HABS GO AND BLOW AMERICAN WOMAN BLOW
November 13, 2007 pm30 8:39 pm
is there any way of keeping garbage like john off of this blog can’t he be cut off?
November 13, 2007 pm30 9:15 pm
You Yanks are too bankrupt to have a opinion,pay your bills and get a healthplan.What’s your dollor worth?…$0.50 cents…lol
November 13, 2007 pm30 10:23 pm
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November 13, 2007 pm30 10:24 pm
canadian dollar
November 13, 2007 pm30 10:24 pm
mtl is unfortunately a middle of the road team yet again this year. They’ll play hard, win some, most likely squeak into the playoffs, but are not of the same caliber as the main teams that can actually make a serious run for the cup. I’ll cheer for them, but let’s be real: until a few key changes are made, they will not be serious contenders.
November 13, 2007 pm30 10:24 pm
Montreal canadians are winning
November 13, 2007 pm30 11:10 pm
How lucky can you be? Habs had no business winning this game. They were totally outplayed by the leafs. Habs didn’t start skating until the middle of the 3rd period. Oh well, just consider it justice because we should have gotten 1 point in the Ottawa game, and got nothing. So sweet revenge. But please habs skate in your next game! If we had played a better team, we would have been bombed!
November 13, 2007 pm30 11:23 pm
If Huet had played, we would have lost!
November 13, 2007 pm30 11:38 pm
The way I saw this game was that the Habs didn’t show the spunk they showed when the lost to the Maple Sh#i%ts last. That game and the previous one to that were basically gifts the Canadiens made to them. This one proved the other way around but extra mention that the Habs scored more than one goal and Price letting that deflection in (hard one to take - too casual on the play!). Again too many penalties and what is it going to take to get some leadership…Kovalev had three points which means we won’t see him again till the next fourth game as he’ll be invisible now for the next three. I am glad he is scoring but if we check other teams with their star players (or at least the ones earning the same cash as him are there every night every shift!!!)
So let’s take the win and keep on…shake up that energy…the young guns are there for this…so use them tell them to hit everything with the puck…get that jersey dirty.
Let’s go! Come on, this is where the leaders (Pleks, Kovalev, Koivu, Markov (eventhough the penalties have got to stop), Hamrlik have to push to another level. Still looking for that trade!! That big centreman or closer (call Teemu) - Patrick Marleau…somebody that can score (what’s Ryder’s role!)
Go Habs Go!
November 13, 2007 pm30 11:51 pm
habs fanatic, you have no reason to post here…you are always regurgitating the same old story all the time, why the habs lost, why the habs should of lost. are you some low life ******* that sits at home and waits to trash the habs online and goes about wandering around the city with your maxime lapierre jersey on boasting how great this team is? i’d love to meet you at a bar and put you in your place. you must be some grizzled old **** with nothing better to do in your life..do yourself a favor and get lost.
November 14, 2007 pm30 12:07 am
gee Superfan: I could have sworn you were the *******!
At least I have the class not to insult another blogger.
I’m only spewing some of the garbage you directed at me!
At least I give realistic constructive criticism! And if you think the habs played for 60 minutes, then you are the only one that thinks that!
and if you think we played well killing penalties, then you are a true MORON!
So if youy dish it out, I’ll give it right back, *** HOLE!
November 14, 2007 pm30 2:18 pm
Habs Fanatic & Chevy4CH are the worst kind of fans to have… the team is outplaying their expectations so far this season, but still nothing good to say… I believe HABS BLOG runs the site here, and is a forum for fans, not mindless critics who just spew negative remarks just to get attention…
You both should just switch to a ping pong blog somewhere, they want your opinions there, no one wants them here…
November 14, 2007 pm30 6:15 pm
Michael Ryder for Mikko Koivu and a 2nd round pick.
November 14, 2007 pm30 6:55 pm
let’s trade chevy, that american ***** and habs fanatic for a used puck bag.
Price played great, and Huet has been one of the top 3 goalies in the entire league last 3 years. Especially this year..don;t believe me..go check his stats…too bad goaltending is all we have….we need a lot of work upfront
November 14, 2007 pm30 7:14 pm
Sorry Stanley, that isn’t happening. I don’t know how many Western Conference games you have watched this year but Mikko Koivu is an unreal, all around player, more so then Ryder and he is younger then Ryder. He has the big body presence in front of the net and still has sweet hands to score a highlight reel goal. He is reliable in the face off circle and has great work ethic and backchecks hard. We will never trade Ryder for him. But in my opinion, I think Ryder belongs on this team. He has a wicked shot and is a big guy that works hard and always has nice hits. He is in something that many players in every sport go through. A SLUMP.. We all watch the games and you can all tell that the guy is trying his *** off. He works hard in the corners and is physically present but as soon as he gets the puck on his stick he has trouble. Now that is just a confidence issue, that he needs to get out of. What Ryder needs is a couple of garbage goals and an empty netter or something like that to get his confidence back. We all know what he can do, and because he isn’t playing well right now doesn’t mean we should just ship him away. If that was the case then trades would happen alot more often in the NHL, come on guys have faith. I mean we all hated Kovalev, some of us still do, but he is playing unreal right now with the habs and if some of us had our way he woulda been gone a long time ago.
Lastly, Habs fanatic you say you offer constructive criticism? How the **** is post #15 and #16 constructive criticism. All you say that is even remotly close is that they need to skate. Well ****, you should be the coach.. we don’t wanna hear that **** and the players don’t come onto this blog and read what you have to say, so keep your bullshit to yourself and say something about the team that shows your knowledge as a HABS FAN.. not someone who just sits there and bash’s them. So what if you don’t think they are as good as they are playing… tell us why.. not senseless blabber that a 5 year old can say. Opinions are one thing when you have knowledge to back it up, but when you just spit **** out you sound half mental and immature.
November 14, 2007 pm30 7:21 pm
and habs fanatic… to your post #19, I think the habs played very well the whole 60 minutes and the one minute into overtime, and I think they were extremely well on the PK and I’m sure many other guys here think that too.
The only problem I have had with the habs this year, is the fact that they get a one or two goal lead and try to protect it by going into a defensive shell. I don’t know what it is but they just can’t do that. Never seems to work, anyone have an opinion on this.. habs fanatic say something worth reading if your gonna say something.
November 15, 2007 pm30 10:35 pm
I agree RBK. they were gonna beat the sens also but they sat back.
November 27, 2007 pm30 12:24 am
Here we go again. Started out on fire like last year…took a while but other teams figured out we cant score 5 on 5, therefore, stay outta the box and they win. ( PP is not even looking very good now) Back to the same ol same ol…we need scoring and apparently no one there can do it. Well, maybe Im being hastey..Kovy’s line is playing awesome..getting chances, scoring goals. The 1st line is horrible. Looks like Ryder’s lookin for a ride somewhere else, and is Koivu even playing????? Hard to notice him. Yet Carbo keeps them together. A #1 line….thats the scoring line for other teams isnt it??? Ottawa is plaguing us again this year…AND the bloody leafs. These guys are losing to everyone, they’re playing like an AHL team, and yet we cant beat em?? Come on boys, lets play some meaningful hockey. Give that 1st line a kick in the *** and get em going. Someone tell one of these guys to go a stand in front of the net. Instead of all 3 spending every shift huggin the boards..not gonna score from there. At least it took us til after the all-star break last year to start playin this candy *** hockey. Is this gonna be another false hope year? Number 1 PP in the league….whoopdie doo…not much odds unless you spend the whole game on the PP. These guys just cant score..whats the prob? Can someone say “healthy scratch”? Gotta try something Guy, you gotta see whats goin on dont ya? I want 1 good year..just 1. Lets get playin some inspired hockey again and lets start with the Leafs tomorrow night. If we dont soon snap out of this spiral and get goin we’re gonna hit the same rut as last year and end up in the same place. Dont know why I continue to love ya guys, but I do…Habs fan til the end I am, but its getting very frustrating, and Im sure Im not alone. Either get scoring regularily 5 on 5 or go after someone who you can trade for and get them in here. If not, Im afraid we got nothing to look forward to but the same fate we dealt with last year. 9th or 10th dont make the playoffs. Let go team..wake the hell up and put that friggin puck behind a few goalies when we got the same number of guys on the ice that they do. Go Habs Go !!!!!