Kovalev’s Team
Excuse the commercial for Warrior, but this is a pretty impressive video.
Makes you wonder why Kovalev doesn’t score 50+ a year? Then you realize Hockey is a team sport and individual skill can only take you so far. Impressive nonetheless.
Kovalev and his 21 goals and 44 points lead the Canadiens in both categories. Not to mention the +10 he’s posted. Leading by example you might say.
Goal scoring is what they’ll need against Martin Brodeur and the Devils tonight. In particular, the first goal.
The Canadiens have not won in NJ in nearly 6 years and only twice in over 14 years! Almost unbelievable.
Coming off an impressive 8 goal outburst, the Canadiens can’t be any more confident to break the curse than they are right now.
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 12:20 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
If we are to beat Jersey tonight we have to crash the net. Get in Brodeur’s face. He can’t stop what he can’t see. Shoot the puck on the PP. Not waiting for that fancy play, just shoot and screen Brodeur. We will not score goals from outside the circle on Broduer like we did against Boston unless we get in front of him…..
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Kovalev is easily going to score 40 this year, he`s on fire you can see the determination in his eyes, and he`s only getting hotter as the season goes on !!!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
We’ll I sure hope that he keeps it up that way. What would you all think about these lines
Kovalev/Plakanec/Higgins and Koivi/A. Kostitsyn/S. Kostitsyn ?
I think we would potentially have the 2 best lines, I’m pretty sure that Kovalev wouldn’t mind having Higgins on his line
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
since 1993, our record playing in NJ: 1-21-4. could it be any worse?
Unless we score the 1st goal, and get a shutout, or record in NJ will
be 1-22-4, and counting. So as good as our dominance is over the bruins, that’s how bad it is over the devils! we can only hope that Brodeur has a rare bad game.
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 3:26 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Its time to get to the basics again…all this fancy footwork is going nowhere..if we rush Marty..only choice, whos gonna step up and fight tonight?..yeah only one guy with balls..i dont have to mention it..play the young “k” bothers hard..give the young guns more ice time tonight..we are done anyway..like in Boston..we should have pulled Huet halfway throught the third..Julien played his kids and they had a chance to get some time in..i think tonights our time..Huet a rest..and the “newbies” some ice time…4 to 2 jersey
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 3:48 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
It seems no matter which web site I’m looking at I see everyone crapping on Carbo for changing the lines all the time……then I see people who want to take arguably the best line in the east right now and break it up….jesus….give your head a shake. If Carbo ever breaks up that line I will personally drive to Mtl, and bitch slap him on National television.
break up Kovy’s line….gee willakers…..why don’t we put Dandenault in net and let Halak and Huet practice their golf swings in the main foyer, with the Lyrics to “am I blue” printed on their bellies….
man oh man……lets get Koivu to shoot right handed tonight huh?….wouldn’t that be fun?
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 4:03 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
I know thers nothing wrong with the Koivu line..maybe these guys think Canadiens players dont have other things on their mind like family and other personal issues…we dont have a clue whats going on inside the dressing room or on the street, Montreal fans shit on their players more than any people I know..im from Regina…they bitch about the Riders and when they win..the wagon tips over because its loaded with “jumpers”…I hope they dont make Saku another “Gretsky” and dump him like used beerbottle and cash him in…Gainey is way more classy than that…after all..he knows what loss is all about and the “HABS FAMILY” wont disrespect the classiest player in the NHL by tradeing him..EVER!
Halak..get in net…”K” brothers..go out and have fun…Kovalev and Koivu…maybe 15 shifts tonight…4 to 2 Jersey..”Bob”..start looking for a 6ft 4 255 pound crunching machine for the playoffs..we are going to need it ..were going to “Philly’ this April!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 4:41 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
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Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 5:22 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
This is a big game and it would be a great time to break this slump against Jersey and gain another couple of points on Ottawa depending how they fare against Tampa tonight.
Let’s go Habs!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 5:27 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
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1/24/2008 12:43:52 PM
(Sports Network) - A pair of teams coming off decisive victories over division rivals will try to keep the offense going tonight, when the New Jersey Devils welcome the Montreal Canadiens for a battle at the Prudential Center.
The Canadiens pounded the visiting Boston Bruins, 8-2, on Tuesday, while the Devils slammed the Flyers, 7-3, in Philadelphia the same night. Both Montreal and Jersey set season-highs for goals scored.
This evening’s test is the final game for both clubs before the All-Star break.
Montreal continued its dominance of the Bruins with Tuesday’s win, as the Habs improved to 6-0-0 against Boston this season. The Canadiens, who have outscored the Bruins by a 32-10 count this year, have also won nine straight and 16 of the last 19 encounters in the series.
Cristobal Huet made 29 saves, and Andrei Kostitsyn scored twice and added an assist as the Canadiens mauled the Bruins.
Tom Kostopoulos, Bryan Smolinski and Michael Komisarek had a goal and an assist each as Montreal won for the third time in four games.
Michael Ryder, Maxim Lapierre and Alex Kovalev also lit the lamp, while Mark Streit registered three assists and Steve Begin and Sergei Kostitsyn had two apiece.
Montreal has an impressive 16-7-3 record as the visiting club this year and has won five of its last seven road tilts.
The Devils, meanwhile, beat the rival Flyers on Tuesday and grabbed a hold of first place in the Atlantic Division as a result of the win. Zach Parise and Patrik Elias each scored a pair of goals to lead New Jersey to the easy win at the Wachovia Center. It was the second straight win and fifth in seven games overall for the Devils.
Johnny Oduya had a goal and three assists, as the Devils won their fifth straight over the Flyers, and took over the lead in the Atlantic Division. New Jersey is atop the Atlantic with 59 points, Pittsburgh is one back in second and the Flyers are third with 57 points.
Travis Zajac had three assists for the Devils, who were 5-of-8 on power play opportunities. Martin Brodeur made 24 saves in the win.
The Devils are beginning a five-game homestand tonight, but the next test won’t be until Tuesday night against Pittsburgh. Jersey is 14-7-0 as the host this season.
Jersey beat the visiting Habs, 4-0, on November 30 in the only other meeting between the clubs this year. The Devils have taken nine straight and 12 of the last 15 in the series.
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Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 7:12 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Geeze man get a clue post a link to the site not the whole damn page LOL
AK27 crazy skills !! SICK !!!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 9:18 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
I dont think thye will trade C.Higgins..or C.Huet…they printed thier initials on the jersy!..lol..c’omon guys only way to loosen up an ass kicking!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 9:23 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Ohhh 6:41 of the second..the big smog “rushes the net’…hint hint…lol
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 9:30 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Under three to go in the second..another goal for jersey..think maybe Huet neEds an early shower?…LOL..LOL
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 9:34 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Koivu is such a useless player. and Begin? too bad he didn’t suffer a serious injury last night!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 9:49 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 9:34 pm. About ‘Kovalev’s Team’.
Koivu is such a useless player. and Begin? too bad he didn’t suffer a serious injury last night!
No need to say that.
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 9:55 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Wishing that on your mom was only figuratively speaking in the context you dispayed..not an actual comment intended for the low life that wished harm on begin..
thank you
j
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:08 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
10:10 of the third..Huet gets “run over”…mmmmmm…one more goal by Jersey and the “prediction is complete”..its time to hammer on Marty!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:11 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Its a high stick goal…it shouldnt count!..lol
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:19 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
there you go trade the both of them now eh. “xtrahabsfan”
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:30 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Begin takes one for the team..tradem all!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
todays sport select..MTL to win..thats a big 2.50..now i need NYR,BOS and EDM to win and i get a whole 33 dollars!..on a 2 dollar bet
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:37 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
A win? In New Jersey!>!#)(*&)(*!!? Ladies and gents hell truly has frozen over. Great feeling going into the all-star break too! AND!!!!!! it’s the Habs first come back win in the third period this year. Hadn’t won a game when trailing going into the third back that too has been erased from the record.
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:37 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
THEY WON!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:40 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
thanks to all the habs fans and to the blog maker for letting us rant here..everyone have a great all star break and be safe!
PEACE
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:40 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Habman = spam spam spam
GO HABS GO !!! And we win in Jersey !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next !!!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:41 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
I WOULD STILL TRADE KOIVU! and I still think Begin doesn’t belong on this team!
before his injury, he was scratched so many times. of couse I don’t wish injuries on our players, but after he failed to clear the puck, directly resulting in NJ’s goal, I said that in the heat of frustration. never frustrated by bad plays?
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 11:01 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
To the point were I wish serious injuries on players ………. never
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 11:20 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Agreed, wishing harm on others for the sake of a game is a bit crazy.
Anyway, huge win tonight! A big 2 points and a great way to show the rest of the Eastern Conference that we mean business following the break.
GO HABS GO!
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 11:43 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
NICE WIN,only got to see the game during the ruling on Saku’s goal.The face’s on Sutter and Brodeur near the end in the third was very special,lol … nice way to go into the break,heck I’m so happy I won’t even slam Ryder…go habs…
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 11:47 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Don Carnage: learn how to spell before you spew garbage.
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 1:04 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
I made a typo so ? I missed an H oh my bad sorry for that , I bet you never make typos eh ? … We cannot edit our post’s here so typo’s stay … either way , I can come over to your house if you like , I will spew garbage in person anytime your ready ..
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 1:07 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
since 1993, our record playing in NJ: 1-21-4. could it be any worse?
Unless we score the 1st goal, and get a shutout, or record in NJ will
be 1-22-4, and counting. So as good as our dominance is over the bruins, that’s how bad it is over the devils! we can only hope that Brodeur has a rare bad game.
Uh would that or record be our record? Don’t tell me you spew garbage and can’t spell?
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 1:49 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
at least I get my facts right. Do you have a problem with that?
Or do you just like to criticize everyone on this blog?
try and respect my comments and I’ll do the same with yours.
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 2:23 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
everybody get along! the habs won what else do you need.
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 6:13 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Seriously, why does everyone argue about stupid sh*t in this forum?
Good on les habitants for getting a much deserved, much needed win in Jersey. Koivu’s goal was SICK! I don’t care what any of you say about him, he’s still the heart of the team. His play may be a little poor this year, and Kovalev has taken his place in points. But the little guy still shows he can get er done. I’m so glad I didn’t stop watching when they were losing. They did look shaky in the first 2 periods, but damn, they dominated in the 3rd.
Tough week next week against the Caps! We’re now sitting 6 pts behind the Sens with a game in hand and we’re 4th in the league! Who woulda thought?
Keep those wins comin boys! We need to win at least half our games left to secure a playoff spot. Can’t back down now! We’ll need to improve on home ice for the 9 home games coming up in Feb.
GO HABS GO!!!
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 6:14 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
The ONLY reason Jersey got the third goal was because of that lame penalty. Hey, even with
two 5 on 3’s we still came out on top. Pretty sweet I’d say!!!!
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
I don’t know what people don’t like about Begin, but for a fourth liner and a player that plays great shorthanded, let me tell you, he belongs in this league much much more than Latendresse that is a puss.y. Doesn’t drop the gloves, don’t no go for a body check face to face, only goes side ways on from behind or after the play. Anyhow, done with comments of unworthy players. But what a come back, loved the game just sucks for Huet’s goal against average 13 shots 3 goals. ouch. Anyhow general performance, it felt good to finally win against Jersey. Go habs go.
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 9:27 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
And guess what, if the standings would to stay like this… Jersey here we come in the playoffs. lol
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 11:05 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
We dont want Jersey in the playoff’s …
HJ look back and see where you jumped on me this is the respect your talking about right?
I said the other guy was spamming and he was …what 8 posts in a row most one liners?
GO HABS GO!!
PS: No typo’s ? just in case someone might want to jump on me …
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 12:02 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Ok kids Play nice.
The monkey is off our backs now. Brodeur had his candy taken away from him last night. Life is good. Life is good in Habsville………..
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Yes times are good, times are good for a trade. While our stock is high we should package up some of our loose ends with picks and trade for someone to make an impact in the playoffs.
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 7:56 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Hossa from Atlanta .. but at what cost ?
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 8:59 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Don carnage= “jelous he didnt take the name “habman first”..use the ol noggin boy!
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 9:03 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Any way carnage ..if you look deeply at the times posted you would see i was “BLOGGING WHILE WATCHING THE GAME”!..and hoping there was some company to add to the adventure while watching it…but i guess multi tasking isnt your “fortiet”…maybe next game keep the blog open and have some fun with it!
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 9:06 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Yes… Don its central time here….can you do the math?…lol
Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 10:02 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Your times are posted in my time zone no math needed … and Watch this ok
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 9:33 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Anyone watching the all-star game?
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:10 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Huet didn;t play well at all…3 goals on 13 shots! That’s unacceptable.
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:12 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Trade kovalev 1st round pick 2 future first round picks and ryder for ovechkin?
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:20 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
any of you going to the game on feb 23? I am! Man the tickets were $100.00!But it’s on Gainey’s jersey night so no duh.
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:58 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
its a little obvious the capitals are not trading ovechkin, please give it up on that, only a fantasy.
maybe we got a chance at hossa if atlanta can’t sign him, how about ryder, 1st round pick, gorges, it will probably take more though.
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 1:28 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Any body here play hockey?….anybody here at least old enough to drink in the bar?…any body follow any hockey outside north America?…I hope they ban pro hockey at the olympics!!!…any steriod use out there in the NHL??..you bet!
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Whos the most important person in NHL or high levl hockey celeb you talk to..anybody?..me it was VIP lounge at the memorial cup..i got to drink and have dinner with Rodger Nielson(bless his soul),Frank Mahovlich,I got signed Pictures of Rocket Richard,ive have wine glasses we “saluted “with..do you know how much of an ass bobby clarke is?…HUMANS we all are!
By the way..keep Frank aweay from your wives, hes one player and he looks like hes 45 years old..my ol lady just about wanted to sleep with this guy..hes very very class act!
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
49 habsfan
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:10 am. About ‘Kovalev’s Team’.
Huet didn;t play well at all…3 goals on 13 shots! That’s unacceptable.
You are aware that 2 of those 3 goals were on the PP right? And one of them was a 5 on 3 ..
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Oh and the most famous or as you say high level players I talked to are , Guy Lafleur and Wayne Gretsky, I have both the autographs of course … they both are super guys , very down to earth types.
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 5:09 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
I am(Eklund) told that the Sabres are seriously in the running for Jokinen and that the other team in the running is the MONTREAL CANADIENS…The Flames have also been often linked, however Calgary may be turning to Sundin or Foppa according to a few people here in Atlanta.
What do you guys think?Is It Possible or just B/S.It Would be a sweet pick.
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 7:17 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Lafluer is my favorite player..i have an old 70’s hockey book with him as a rookie in it..he was to come to my town but poor weather stopped the plane !…id like to meet him…..Phanuef is a starter tonight…they couldnt pick Ribero?…two from Detriot and Two from Calgary…like Green isnt good enough?…who picks these players…alot of good guyz got snubbed!
your lucky to have met the “guY” carnage…ive been “upped”…i hope to meet Beliveau one day…before he croaks…i mean before i croak,,hes timeless that dude..
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 7:18 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Well..i least i got drunk with them..lol..
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:30 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Man Marky did good in the 1st round of the skills competition…
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:59 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
55 Don Carnage
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pm. About ‘Kovalev’s Team’.
49 habsfan
Posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:10 am. About ‘Kovalev’s Team’.
Huet didn;t play well at all…3 goals on 13 shots! That’s unacceptable.
You are aware that 2 of those 3 goals were on the PP right? And one of them was a 5 on 3 …
That is true.
Posted on January 27th, 2008 at 10:55 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
43 Ben
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 9:51 am. About ‘Bring on Boston’.
WE’ll I much rather Hamerlik over Souray, specially that now we can count on the rest of the team to score in powerplay. Just imagine all the Turn Overs in our zone if you had Sheldon and Brisbois together. Holly s… lol we’d be in big trouble.
LOL
Posted on January 27th, 2008 at 5:49 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
there’s a rumour that the Canes want to move eric cole, that’s the type of player the Habs should go get
Posted on January 27th, 2008 at 10:54 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Wow patrick,now thats news…And even if Cole did a Samsonov if traded to the Habs atleast we would never have to play against he and his Hab killing ways! I’d trade for Cole in a heart beat as long as his health was good”neck?”…Cole for Ryder and Smoke.
Posted on January 28th, 2008 at 1:59 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Anyone know what the compensation is for the All Star game..
Posted on January 28th, 2008 at 10:06 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
and Bob Gainey is probably going to get someone from the west.Tanguay,Marleau etc.
Posted on January 28th, 2008 at 11:27 am. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Well fellow habs faithful. We got the second half starting on Tues. Home and home with Wash. to start things off. Kind of worried…we all know what happened after the break last year…..think this year will be different though. They seem a happier team, and a team that has found its way. never thought they could do this without Ryder though….without Koivu really, also. Kovy’s line gotta keep it up…Kostitsyn is looking fabulous. Huet has gotta be just as stelar this whole half (including 3rd periods).
All in all I think we look great…a total breakdown can’t happen 2 years in a row…can it? Come on bloggers….assure me, lol
I really wanna cheer for my team in the playoffs again….at least 2nd round would put a rain cloud over the whole season…don’t ya think.
Good to see Koivu got a couple of points the last game played…all he’s gotta do is keep it up…history with Koivu and longer point streaks isn’t very good, but we’ll see.
Keep it strong team….keep having fun….keep scoring like you’re doing….Komaserek, keep hittin everything that moves….Kovy’s line, keep scoring and thrilling us with some high flying hockey and great stick-handling….Begin, stay outta the box…..Ryder, lets start scoring like you can again….and lets catch those Sens, and at least have a crack at a higher seeding than 4th. GO HABS GO !!!
Posted on January 28th, 2008 at 1:23 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Hope Gainey does not give away any of the future for a rental player. I would sooner see him wait until the summer and get a player without giving anything up. I think they will make the playoffs but I really do not believe they are ready to challenge for the cup. I am a fan but I am also a realist.
Posted on January 28th, 2008 at 2:38 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Totally agree Jaker. Still quite a few elements missing for a bonafide Cup run. Kovy is finally playing hockey, along with Kostitsyn and Plekanec….but Higgins, Ryder, Koivu has busted….this was the main line the last 2 years, and while waiting for Kovy to start putting up numbers, I don’t think anyone could guess that this line would totally break down in the process. So, only 1 dependable scoring line is one hinderance.
Gotta find a way to combat a strong forecheck. Any games this year where the Habs have been outplayed and beaten, the opposition has forechecked hard, consistenly. Our boys don’t like the pressure, and can’t seem to get that first outlay pass to get offensive going. A Cup winner has gotta have a way out of their zone no matter what.
Third, is to play strong defensive hockey WITHOUT taking penalties. Weather ya like him or not, Begin is famous for this. Putting the team down for 2 minutes at different times in the game because some of our defensive forwards can’t defend without goin to the box. And with all the 1 goals games we’re playing this year, a penalty at a crucial time could mean many playoff losses.
A tough guy isn’t crucial, but it would help. Someone on the bench, a presense that would let the opposing players know that if you mess with our producers there’s gonna be consequences (kinda like Bougaard or Laraque). Komisarek is argueably the best knuckle chucker on the team now, but we can’t keep using him because he’s getting way too valuable with his hitting, shot blocking and strong defensive hockey. Besides that, he’s not a player that puts fear into opposing players for his scraping abilities.
Last but definetly not least is our man between the pipes. Huet could possibly do it….any goalie can really get hot down the stretch into the playoffs and take their team all the way….however, I don’t think he’s proven this yet. He’s playing great in net right now and has been for a while, but poor decsions when handling the puck out of his net, and weak 3rd period performances are gonna hold us back. Yopur goalie is stellar, and has to be the backbone of a Cup run (like a Brodeur, Giguere, or Roy).
Saying all of this, anything could happen…look at 93…we weren’t a marvelous team then by any stretch, but everything connected and fell into place just at the right time to take home the silverware. I bet alot of bookies lost their shirts on that one. We’re playing good hockey, racking up the points…just gotta have a strong 2nd half now also. Realistically though, we don’t have a Cup runner here, but we got the makins’…stay strong, parts that are working gotta keep geling, and parts that aren’t working gotta start geling. All in all…we do look better now than we have in years, and high hopes are starting to sneak back in to the minds of all of us Habs faithful. GO HABS GO !!!
Posted on January 29th, 2008 at 1:45 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Sean Avery has hit a roadblock in N.Y. I propose a swap for Ryder,great move for both players and teams?
Posted on January 29th, 2008 at 3:50 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
eh, he’d be fun to see in a Hab uniform, but Carolina’s supposed to be desperate to make a deal, let’s get Cole (for Ryder and change).
Posted on January 30th, 2008 at 6:54 pm. About 'Kovalev’s Team'.
Let’s get cole for ryder and avery for cole!