Home Sweet Home?
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Martin Brodeur did what he always does against the Canadiens, stopping everything the Habs could throw his way en route to another shut out.
How do they rebound after another brutal trip to New Jersey?
Tom Kostopolous and Steve Begin will be taking a trip to the press box tonight. Carbonneau believes Mikhail Grabovski will bring in some offence. Mark Streit will start as a forward, another attempt to generate some scoring.
How long does Grabovski have left? He’s looked out of his league virtually every shift he’s played.
But, what other options does Guy have?
The Predators have never won in Montreal and the Habs need to keep that streak alive.
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- fuzz16 : Hey all....Havent been on in a long long time.... Since we HAd kovy, koivu, tanguay combo... I must say gonna be sad to see gainey go... Did so much fir the Habs but he has made mad mistakes recently...The worst was Gomez... 8.5 million is such a waste of money... Even Gill at 2.25 million... Thats a lot of Mollah for those 2... Cammalari and Gionta were great signings and Plek is killing it ... Sorry for the long msg guys.... havent talked habs hockey in a while
- goalie : Please don't EVER mention the name GRUNDMAN. He was totally incapable!!! Nuff said. If the plan is not to have Gauthier long term how about Pierre McGuire. He cetainly knows his hockey and can analyse a team's (and player's) strengths and weaknesses.
- Senet1 : I hear about all the negatives but when people are down on you they never say anything about the positives. I think I would take him over Grundman anyday.
- Senet1 : I agree goalie, lets not shoot the guy before he does anything. After all he did do some good things in Quebec and Ottawa. He drafted Sundin, Joe Sakic, and Lindros and was involved in the Lindros trade to Philly. Basically what he did there Colorado has benefited for the last 15 years. He did deliver in Ottawa too having a good team and going to the playoffs all three years he was there. Only problem at the time his team could not beat the leafs. So I hear about all th negatives but not about
- goalie : What one can never forget is that the NHL is stressful, being the GM and or coach of the HABS is VERY STRESSFUL. There are tons of backseat drivers (like ourselves) analysing every micromove the team does and does not do. What was apparent was the STRESS shown on BG's face - of which much of it comes from being a Hab. Let's see what Gauthier does in the meantime.... we all know that he'll be gone if he does not produce. This change probably means both goalies stay until the end of this seaso
- Senet1 : But for now I say lets give him a chance and see what he does.
- Senet1 : Lets face it guys, some people learn from their mistakes and some don't. If he does not he is a lot easier to fire than BG who is and will alwasy be a Hab.
- Senet1 : Well one positive is that if he falls flat on his face then Rocky will get his wish and we will eventually get a good #1 draft choice.LOL.
- Senet1 : Ottawa was a good team while he was the GM???
- Senet1 : Ok save me the trouble,
- PACTUM SERVA : There is no posistive here
- PACTUM SERVA : Senet try and dig up some info on what gauthier did in ottawa and with the ducks....it speaks for itself
- Senet1 : About two months ago, I said Gainey would never be fired that if the team did not perform he would resign first. I believe Mats and I talked about that back in December. To me Gainey did all he could to remake this team unfortunately he failed, he could not get a big centre, but other than Lang who could have been our 30 goal man injuries injuries. Lets face it every player that he brought into this team in the last two years has had a serious injury that and has missed at least a month or more.
- Senet1 : So I guess I am missing something, why does everyone have their panties so tight on Gauthier as the GM. To me he deserves a chance. if he does a good job are we going to praise him or continue to question every decision he makes. One thing for sure you are not going hire a new GM this time of year. I say give him a chance.
- Mats Naslund : I would have preferred 'interim' next to GM.
- Mats Naslund : The one plus on the side of Gauthier is that he is very familiar with the team. A new GM might not have understood everything about the players, but he will. I'm still not sold though. His track record scares the heck out of me.
- Donnie : Thanks for making that point about the whole French thing islandhabfan. These are the truest words spoken on this site. Alot of people wont say it cuz they think it sound somewhat biggoted. But my friend, you are exactly right, until this whole speaking french bullsh*t thing goes out the window, this club is not gonna recover. Hiring someone anywhere else in the country because he speaks english would be racism, but it floats when its the opposite and done in Quebec. CUT THE BULLSH*T habs, and g
- goalie : I think Mats may be on the right path. EVERYONE has said for three years now that the habs need a bigger stronger center ice man. The fact is BG Did NOT get that player in three years. The team isn't that much better than last year (if at all) afte teh off-season moves. I think thta the Molson's may have quietly suggested he down. I would have if I were them.
- PACTUM SERVA : wake me up in another 6 years guys
- PACTUM SERVA : lol
- nilan : Jeeez, gauthier sounds like he's facing a firing squad. Already got the blindfold on...
- PACTUM SERVA : im changing my handle lol
- PACTUM SERVA : lol no not really nilan lol
- PACTUM SERVA : this team is so fuc ked
- nilan : Maybe "keeping the faith" is not what we are feeling right now, eh pac?
- nilan : That may very well happen.
- PACTUM SERVA : Gauthier will put his stamp on this team by trading away price lol
- nilan : Soooo....trade everyone for draft picks and bring up the entire Hamilton squad? Late 90's all over again.
- islandhabfan : He has the right last name. this team is not going anywhere as long as they only hire people that speaks french They have to find the best person no matter what language they speak...
- nilan : 2-3 year window. sorry.
- nilan : As of late? there was a 2-3 window of hope in a sea of bad choices.
- PACTUM SERVA : agreed
- Donnie : Maybe just another horrible move in what seems to be becoming a regular thing in Montreal as of late.
- PACTUM SERVA : but gauthier???????? ?????
- PACTUM SERVA : True
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December 1, 2007 pm31 3:47 pm
Carbo sits begin and kostopoulus and inserts grabovsky and gorges into the line up to generate more speed and yet the slowest guy on the planet is still on the first line? LATALENTLESS must spend alot of time under gaineys desk i swear.Yep and in montreal its guys like kovalev who always take the heat.A sad state of afairs.
December 1, 2007 pm31 3:55 pm
I agree..
I was at the game last night, and cannot believe Brisebois and Latalentlesse get this ice time…if they were named Breakwood and TheTenderness they’d be in the ECHL/retired 5 yrs ago and that’s whats most frustrating…
Ott is dropping another game, 6 games… and we cant gain anything ??? Also frustrating…
December 1, 2007 pm31 5:26 pm
Latendresse does have some future upside, but right now he doesn’t deserve to be on one of the top lines. I still see Brisebois as a valuable addition. Sorry, despite his errors this team needs his ability to move the puck out of the zone until they get someone to replace him.
Has anyone ever thought that maybe Begin would work well on the Koivu line just once in a while? Better than Latendresse and someone who works hard, goes into the corners and to the front of the net. Sort of a very poor mans Smyth.
December 1, 2007 pm31 6:52 pm
Maybe try Grabs on the second line and move Pleks or Kosts to the first. That line needs a goal scorer, why bring up people who are talentless with the puck?
December 1, 2007 pm31 8:56 pm
tonight the lines are very wierd. finally Higgins is playing with Kovalev. a combination that hasn’t been seen. At least I’ve never seen it. Kovalev has 2 Assists in the 1st period. I’m sooo hapy right now so If they break down in the 2nd period I’ll die!!!!!lol
December 1, 2007 pm31 10:23 pm
“Maybe try Grabs on the second line and move Pleks or Kosts to the first. That line needs a goal scorer, why bring up people who are talentless with the puck?”
Not Kostopolous, He doesn’t move the puck that well. Plekanec, absolutely, he is one of the best players on the Habs.
Pactum is right, Latendresse should be third line, sure he got 2 goals tonite, but maybe stick him, Ryder, and Kostopolous on the third line. Say what you will about Brisbois, he is one of the few that has been really consistent over the past 15 years or so, we can count on good defense from him.
In all honesty, Kovalev and Koivu would probably play well together, still Plekanec or Ryder (if he gets better) and I think you got a really good top line. Ask the Flames, you can do fine with a great first line, and only mediocre lower lines.
December 1, 2007 pm31 10:52 pm
…And that’s how you blow a game! Thanks Habs! THis is the team that I go for?!? They may have played like the worst team in the league in the last 9 minutes. It doesn’t matter if you play 50 decent minutes and get lucky for 50 minutes, if you can’t play defence for the last 10. Learn not to take dumb penalties, and not get lazy because you can run the clock down. Carbo is part of the problem.
December 1, 2007 pm31 11:05 pm
from last few minutes I had a chance to see, tonight I really felt Huet was a sieve, very little effort on the goals against in shoot out, to blow 3 goals in last 10 minutes of a game, that is disgusting.
I think the Habs need to really get hammered by a bottow dweller to get some attention, right now they are so so, they need to get humiliated so that
mgmnt can see they badly need some help, lately they have been useless
how much longer ??
December 1, 2007 pm31 11:09 pm
Missed the game tonight. But I completely agree with you guys about Latendresse and Kostopolous–the latter is clearly a more important part of the team this year than the former.
Glad I missed the game. Looks like another gutless effort.
December 2, 2007 pm31 12:43 am
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TONIGHT. I LEFT TO GO TO TOW WITH ABUT 5 MIN LEFT INTHE GAMEAND COME HOME TO FIND OUT THEY LOST IN A SHOOT OUT??????…LET ME GUESSCARBO WEN ITH BREEZBY AND BOULION FOR THE LAST 5 MIN. THIS HAS GOT TO STP ….MANNAGEMENT GO TO GET SOME HELP.. BRING UP O’BRINE AND OTHRS FROM THE DOGS FO “D” AND TRADE SOME OF OUR “TALENT” RYDER, BREEZBY, BOULION HAVE GOT TO GO.
I HAVE ABOUT HAD IT WITH THIS TEAM…………WE HAVE TE TALENT INTHE MINORS TO BRING UP OR TO TRADE WITH OTHERS FOR BETTER PLAYERS. GAINEY AS A OLD HABS PLAYER YOU MST BE EMMBARISED BY THE LACK OF HEARTTHAT THIS TEAM DIPLAYES AT TIMES. WE FNALY GOT THE KOVELEV WE WANT AND THE PLAYERS TO PLAY ON A LINE WITH HIM AND THE THE REST OF THE TEAM FALLS APART.. I DONT EVEN WANT TO GET STARTED ON LANTONDESS(SPELLING I WRONG BUT SO IS THE FACT THAT HE IS STILL UP WITH HABS SO I DONT CARE TO SPLL IT RIGHT)
December 2, 2007 pm31 12:58 am
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i think its spelled LATALENTLESS
December 2, 2007 pm31 4:42 am
Yo Dudes,Lat’s has scored three goals in the last two games,so when you pick on him atleast have some timing,lol. Bench Ryder,Huet,Smoke and send in the Bulldogs.The time is now,right now, for change!!!
December 2, 2007 pm31 10:03 am
3 goals in two games all of which a drunken monkey could have scored.He looks so out of place out there its not even funny but hey you are right he did score 3 in two games so all hail to thee almighty latalentless. (end of sarcasm)
December 2, 2007 pm31 10:04 am
thank you XTRAHABSFAN,I want to see a line with A.kostitsyn-K.Chipchura-S.Kostitsyn. It might be a third line but still.Sergei had 123 pts or something in 59 games in london ontario last year. I can’t see him getting lower than 40 in the nhl, he’ll be better than ryder. RYDER IS ON PACE FOR 9 GOALS!!!!!!
December 2, 2007 pm31 2:33 pm
OK you are right he does have 3 goals but come off it his game is not what it should be. He should be playing better on both sides of the puck. He is sitting at -4 .Smolinski -6 ,Streit (-9), Markov(-8) ,Bouillon (+-0) but also 0 points and only 17 shots on net. Ryder on pace for 9 goals, 32 points and a 4.05sh%. These guys (except Markov) should see a lot of games from the press box and guys from the “Dogs” should be given a chance to play.
December 2, 2007 pm31 2:40 pm
Since the “TEAM HAS GONE TO THE DOCGS”
lets “BRING THE DOGS TO THE TEAM”
Did that gutless piece of **** Bonk ever score a goal with the Habs??
now that piece of **** scores in a shoot out..and is scoring with some frequency for another team.
December 2, 2007 pm31 4:53 pm
Montreal was the team that players loved to play against and play with. Now Mtl is a real joke… We haven’t called anyone up from Hamilton yet this year if I’m right. They aren’t winning and aren’t wanted to change a thing. Uh, Mr. GM its time to do something.
How is a team like Buffalo who’s best player is Vanek (not an all-star) doing better than Montreal. Its a coaching problem…
December 2, 2007 pm31 6:14 pm
Habs4Ever
BONK had 13 goals 10 assists, MORE than SMOLINSKI will ever produce for this team..before you spew garbage out of your mouth get your facts straight
December 2, 2007 pm31 9:38 pm
****.
December 2, 2007 pm31 11:30 pm
What ever happened to Lapierre?
December 3, 2007 pm31 12:01 am
One more first line center to play in the spot of virtually anyone who could end up on waivers or in the AHL–Ryder, Latendresse (AHL), Smolinski…
It’s a mental issue with this team: stupid mistakes cost dearly in the NHL, and we can’t have Smolinski the checking forward who doesn’t backcheck, or Ryder the goal-scorer who doesn’t score, or Latendresse the power forward who’s scared to throw a hit. This is pathetic. These guys need to start doing their jobs or we should fire them. I’d rather lose all year and watch young hard working rookies bust their butts for a spot in the NHL than watch a bunch of third and fourth line forwards who have somehow developed a sense of entitlement to a spot on the roster.
December 3, 2007 pm31 10:14 am
do you guys agree with me and bringing S.Kostitsyn to the NHL? I think he should get a try.
December 3, 2007 pm31 3:13 pm
With goaltenders Cristobal Huet nursing a pulled groin and Carey Price sick with the flu, the Montreal Canadiens may have Jaroslav Halak between the pipes when they host the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday night. – TSN
first I’ve heard of this….things just went from bad to worse
December 3, 2007 pm31 11:46 pm
Groundworking # 21
Hey Right On !!! I agree, I’d rather see the team lose with young guys trying to make it, then lose with these guys who feel they have a “right” to be
in the nhl, get rid of the bums and lets lose with young guys trying to make it happen for the future