Hey let’s be nice to our poor Leaf’s fans for a change , they need some lovin !!
NOT !!!! Well its kinnda sad this game is not the game that breaks their back the Bruins had that pleasure … Hope we grab another 2 points here , it would be great …
Koivu and Streit both out for tonight’s game. Streit injured his ankle and Kiovu took a shot off the ankle. I hope we’re not going to start having alot of injuries. wrong time of the season for that.
Without those 2 players, and Brisecrap in, could be a tough night for the habs.
I don’t normally bash people here. Like everyone here, we got to put with *******-know-it-alls in our everyday lives. Why put up with it here?
That being said, there are too many negatives people on this site. Not one team is perfect. The Habs made the playoffs when everyone (even most fans) wrote them off. So, enjoy the run (short or long) as it may be.
The Latest: Saku Koivu and Mark Streit won’t play Saturday against the Maple Leafs. Koivu blocked a shot on his first shift on Friday. Streit suffered what appreared to be an ankle injury on the same shift.
I would never make up an injury. Only a direspectful pompous *** would think that!
No one cares about the injuries they are part of the game, I got no problems with that , what gets me is the sky is faling attitude all the time, and I would love to see you try and skate past Brisbois he would drop you like a bad habit… hip check into the next time zone … you probably can’t even skate with AAA Mid’s let alone any NHL’er
It is amazing that they were able to play through those injuries last night, Streit ended up assisting on all three goals I think. Kiovu also was in on the winner. Coach probably would prefer that they rest and get healthy for Ottawa. Just shows you how badly they wanted to win that game.
Just like to confirm what Hablifer told us, read carbo comments and his concern about their injuries. They won’t play tonight according to Carbo. Doctor has to look at them to determine the extent of the injury, heres hoping nothing is broke.
Hey Don, I am not sure if I missed something but what does hablifer’s skating ability have to do with Brisebois and his inconsistent play? I guess I must be in a different game or something?
everyone should just dismiss Carnage’s comments. He can’t help it if he has mental issues. And if he thinks Brisebois is a could defenceman, then he really has mental problems!
Also this guy thinks injuries mean nothing. what insensitivity!
Oh, and I bet he can’t skate either, even tho it has nothing to do with my injury updates.
Well better get ready to watch the game, it will be refreshing to watch it in English tonight, like a number of you all I get in this part of Ontario is the French station for the Montreal games. I believe someone said they could not understand much but but but but that was 4 goals.
I hate to be the messenger of bad news, but team 990 is reporting Koivu has a broken foot, and out 4-6 weeks. I was just listening to the team 990. He had xrays in Buffalo, and told too much swelling to confirm the diagnosis, yet a reporter for team 990 seems to have conclusive evidence that it’s true.
worst scenario, is that Koivu will miss the 1st round, and could return for the 2nd round, around the end of April. let’s be optimistic. We will win for Koivu.
Well maybe a call to the farm is needed for a centreman. Or Maybe it is time to move higgins to his natural position and see how he does over the next four games.
I think Grabovsky is going to play center. Look, maybe it’s only a hairline fracture, grade 1-2, which would allow him to play. he’s going to be evaluated on Monday in Montreal.
Hablifer your a fair weather fan at best…. If he had a broken foot I think by now it would be main stream news, and I am sure if I look back in the threads here you probably wanted him either traded or dead or both more than one time this season …. I for one hope its not serious but again the whole year we were very lucky and avoided injuries , worst case I guess Chip comes back up from Hamilton, no matter what happens this year has been a great year for this team. Would be nice to make a run at the finals, but if not I for one will not be upset, and I wont come on the net and bash the coach, the players or the GM, unlike many others that as soon as we play a bad game, or loose one , then all we see is the endless crying and bitching..
Thats true …. its going to be funny just watching those goons talk about their so called Canada’s team … egg all over their collective faces as the HABS tie up the division title … GO HABS GO !! GO HABS GO !! GO HABS GO !!
Well Don at least Cherry will tell you like it is and I am sure he will give the Leaf management an earfull too like he has all year when they don’t play the right players. It would be nice to have some of the old time tv announcers back. When they recognized a good play by the other team.
It is hard to believe that Kiovu will be out that long, he played the entire game last night with this broken bone, I cannot imagine him wanting to sit out if he can get his foot in his skate. A week could make a big difference if it is a minor fracture.
I never thought about Grabovsky, not sure he could fill the position but I guess we have four games to see. I would also like to see if Higgins can make a good centre at this level.
What’s with all of these penalties, we spend half the first period again in the box. Same thing last night. Hopefully we can get something going in the second.
If all you guyz think that its ok to have important players get taken out by injury to justify your “insane ” comments about filling in gaps and “stepping up…might as well just call the whole “HAMILTON BULLDOGS ” up and let them finish the season!
HEALTH is the most important factor winning on the p[layoffs..if you dont think so
Your in 1: grade 6 2: never played hockey past the “pee wee” level 3: are best friends woth the two dumbest guyz n this blog “ice man” and “senet 1″
Get a F–ckin grip on your brash and plain “idiotic’analogy of what you think hockey is…!!!
I said Danedault would be in with brisebrois last blog, halak would be playing , and Toronto WINS!!!!
Better hope im wrong about T.O winning..cuz im gonna let you guyz have it right in your FACE!!!!!
who is habman? IT’S DON CArnage who’s claim to fame is bashing every single person on this blog!
tHANKS HABMAN FOR NOT ALLOWING THAT MANIAC TO DEFAME YOU!
hey Habman: are you going to let DON CARNAGE call you an old drunk on welfare?
See how he bashes every person on this blog. he has to be put in his place.
Its to easy Hablifier, he just has to look at the score and justify his stupidity and wish he knew more about the game then me…anyway..injuries have nothing to do with the POWER PLAY, Mark Striet and Koivu can be reaplced ..OH YEAH…no problem!
OPPS! yeah boyz there goes BOULLION..you Genuises!,,,it alright we cab FILL THAT GAP TOO>.comon tell me your SOLUTION!!!!>>>COMON !!!! TELL ME I NEED YOUR GUIDANCE AND REASSURANCE!!!!!!!!!
ICE MAN???
CARNAGE????
ANY OF YOU “GAP REPLACERS” HAVE ANY ANSWERS??????
I never said we could replace anyone … if I did show me where ? I said we need to deal with injuries same as any team, but we were lucky all year and stayed healthy… they need to step up and find ways to deal with this, all teams deal with injuries … I dont bash everyone on this blog just the ones that are easy targets.
Well..if its any relief for all the “trade Mongers”, yes the ones in previous blogs a couple months ago ..wanting RYDER and KOIVU traded…well just think as them as TRADED instead of injured….THIS IS YOUR RESULT!..HAPPY????
I know who you are and so do you!
I never start **** unless i see it on here or i get a direct attack!
Leave people to the opinions alone, and have yours respected in return!
And yes we are taking penalties all the time it seems, alot of the times uncalled for but again this is something we need to find a way to deal with, bad refs are a problem this year, worse than last year it seems .
LaPierre just got a “stinger”….are you guys sure we can handle the playoffs in the first round without these guys 100%….
I feel like s–t having to use my favorite all time team as an exanple tp prove this too you..it is a sad day in HAB LAND….sad day indeed…..
I sit and listen to your whining now..
And again might be better off in 2nd place depends who we face in first round… but as I said before no matter what, I wont bash the players or the coach or the GM … not many people can say that around here LOL
Don Carnage
Posted on March 29th, 2008 at 12:16 pm. About ‘Toronto Failures’.
Hey let’s be nice to our poor Leaf’s fans for a change , they need some lovin !!
NOT !!!! Well its kinnda sad this game is not the game that breaks their back the Bruins had that pleasure … Hope we grab another 2 points here , it would be great …
Well first of all habman if you check you notes you will find that I agreed with you on the health issue, but after your juvenille comments I am not so sure I would ever agree with you again. Are you some kind of a little 8 year old kid, you must be because man would have more respect and maybe even learn a little about the game. Wait a minute its is after 9:30 should you be in bed. I got on this blog because I thought I was going to get into some intellengent hockey conversation, but with little kids with foul mouths,
Those of us and I was one called for Koivu and Ryder to be taked mainly for two different reason, I am not dumb enough to want them to be traded for nothing, and lets face they got hurt if we had traded Kiovu we would have had a good player for him.
Ryder being traded was for another reason altogether, he is UFA this summer and I hate loosing player and getting nothing in return.
I will be the first to admit that both Koivu and Ryder are playing much better the last month or two, had they played that well in the first half the trade talk would probably not be made. In fact it you read what I said last night and again tonight to would see I made similar comments
Thank you SENET 1 for stepping up to the plate and acknowledging that!
Now theres a HAB FAN!
anyone else admit there are issues with health , or any suggestions on solutions,?
Komi, Koivu, Bouiliin, LAPIERRE, , WE NEED THESE GUYS BADLY!
wE NEED OUR captain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One final note, it is a good thing that we are all habs fans because I would hate to see how we would treat each other and the language used if we rooted for different teams.
Why do so many people either everyone exaggerate the negatives associated with this organization or invent ones that don’t even exist? The season series is even, as per usual. And so they lost an essentially meaningless game tonight with Koivu, Streit, Price and others out of the line-up. So what. As I stated before, it’s a lot more gratifying watching to see if your team finishes first in its conference than it is hoping that your non-playoff bound spoiler team can come up with a victory against a superior rival.
Getting off the injury subject for a moment, the way Ottawa is playing we can probably clinch our division and loose all the rest of our games. I would be bringing up a couple of the young guns from Hamilton.
Was it me or did Grabovsky look lost tonight. I think I would have Lappiere up on that line and bring up Chipchura.
Exactly my point, Senet 1. We should all enjoy the success of this season rather than focus on what’s wrong with the Habs when they can’t close the deal on first overall. I guarantee you this: if you asked any Habs fan at the beginning of the season if they’d be critical of an Eastern Conference lead with four games left in the season, they’d have said no way!
Xtrahabsfan, they effectively removed themselves from the sweepstakes in their futile, and very delusional, effort to make the playoffs. But it’s the thought that counts, right? Generous Habs.
And as predicted, my ‘Leafs fan friends’ are texting me right now to let me know that their sorry team beat the Habs tonight. How very, very sad. I genuinely feel sorry for them.
the big picture is now how our injuries are piling up at the worst time of the year. Without Streit on the PP, we’re not very good(as shown tonight).
We can’t expect to win games with Brisebois, Dandeneault, and Smolinski.
If Koivu is in fact out of the lineup for an extended time, say 4 weeks, it’s going to be tough, because our opposition will counter on our #1 line and shut them down, and then who’s going to score for us? who will our 2nd line be?
I think we have good reason to be concerned, and I certainly am.
I watched the bruins game this afternoon, and the bruins were extremely physical hitting everything in sight. I’ll take our chances with the flyers.
So here’s hoping the flyers finish ahead of the bruins because I see us finishing in 2nd place. Forget 1st place, too many injuries.
Let’s get that 1 point, and rest the guys.
Well we all would like to see the habs win in the playoffs, personally, at the beginning of the season I would have take just making the playoff and secondly, getting past the first round or two would have been a bonus.
So lets take a try at creating a second line. Lets try this move Lapierre to the 2nd line with Higgins & Sergie Kost. or Ryder. Then move the alternate to the third line bring up chipchura to centre that line am not sold on Grabovsky.
Watching our power play tonight it was quite apparent that we miss Streit more than Koivu. I am not saying we won’t miss our captain but one first line is our main production on the power play. We need Streit to quarterback it.
Senet; you’ll be happy to know that Komisarek starts skating again on Monday, so he will definitely be back for the playoffs. And Streit should be out about 1 week. All this news is according to the team 990, who has inside information to everything involving the habs. It looks like Koivu is able to play thru pain, so maybe after 3 weeks he could be back. So I guess it will just be a question of getting thru 1 round of the playoffs without him, and then we’ll be ok.
I was at t he game last night…6th row up just to the right of the Habs bench. Injuries
were my main fear….hamrlik took a shot off the anke…than Bouillon…..than Lapierre. Koivu may be out for the year.
And I have NEVER seen the Habs beat Toronto in Toronto in my 21 yrs of living here.
No emotion last night….they looked truly AWFUL. I hope it’s just one game.
Even with the big win in Buf, these last 2 games have been very lame efforts. The drive and desire aren’t there…..weather both are gone or just put on the shelf for a few games, this is a bad time of year to start getting lazy and just coast into the playoffs. Blame it on penalties or injuries; an efford would still be good. Remember, most teams that coast into the playoffs the last few games because they already have a spot, are usually coasted right out again by a team who worked hard the last 5 games+ to actually get a spot. Your work ethic at the end of the season usually dictates how your playoff run is gonna go. Better hope this is a 1 or 2 game break, and we pick it up again against Ott on Tues night or there could be a very quick and harsh end to an otherwise great season.
Even though the boys weren’t 100% last night (in health and skill) I did see some emotion.
Gorges was cross checked (and dumped) on that first goal by Sundin. Did you catch his
reaction - he was pissed! That’s two games in a row that officiating really hurt us. I’m not
saying that the team played great hockey over the last couple of games, but given the
injuries the phantom calls, non calls and the fact that they played the night before, hey,
a win would of been nice last night - but a tall order indeed.
Donnie - some very interesting points. I do believe if it’s one thing this team has shown
us all year is that they don’t get down for very long. I think every team in the league has
had extended losing streaks - I think Montreal’s longest was 3 games. They’ll bounce back.
caps would win without a doubt. How many games have the caps won in a row now? 10? they’re the hottest team in the league, and the 1 team you DON’T WANT TO PLAY!
Whatever, I’d play Washington in a second. They’re not that good a team.
A question:
Why are the likes of Sundin, Tucker, McCabe, Kubina, Toskala, and so on in the Leafs line-up with only a handful of utterly meaningless games remaining to be played in the season? Shouldn’t the younger guys be given a chance to develop a bit, show what they can do, compete for spots on the roster next season? Why hasn’t Pogge been given a start or two, or four? Or is Toronto Maple Leaf pride so important that it actually takes precedence over logic and common sen– I may have just answered my own question.
Washington has won 4 in a row, not 10. They are 9-4-1 over their last fifteen. Certainly not bad, but hardly the hottest team in the league–that would be either Edmonton or San Jose–and one tht would likely fade quickly in the first round if they were able to get in.
Senet 1
Posted on March 29th, 2008 at 10:56 pm. About ‘Toronto Failures’.
So lets take a try at creating a second line. Lets try this move Lapierre to the 2nd line with Higgins & Sergie Kost. or Ryder. Then move the alternate to the third line bring up chipchura to centre that line am not sold on Grabovsky.
SEE!..thats what i like to see, some solid decision making and common sense, utilize the speed and try to bump up the other line, Carbo should be using the final games to “experiment” he may come up with some kind of “mad mans” concoction.
good call !
One good line cant do it now, rather have three mediocre lines than one great one, one average line , and one poor line, you know what will happen without the “muscle” we need….
Ring ring, anbswer the phone!…yes This is BOB, I want to have these guys down for practice immediately!
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March 29th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Hey let’s be nice to our poor Leaf’s fans for a change , they need some lovin !!
NOT !!!! Well its kinnda sad this game is not the game that breaks their back the Bruins had that pleasure … Hope we grab another 2 points here , it would be great …
March 29th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Don, Don, Don, I thought you were going soft…. Until I read the second part of your
post which are my sentiments exactly!
Here’s to another losing season for those STANLEY CHUMP pretenders!
March 29th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Destroy them, Habs. Remind them who’s in 1st and who’s in 12th.
March 29th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Off topic…
For anyone who hasn’t read it, this is an interesting article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080322.KOVALEV22/TPStory/TPSports/
March 29th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Koivu and Streit both out for tonight’s game. Streit injured his ankle and Kiovu took a shot off the ankle. I hope we’re not going to start having alot of injuries. wrong time of the season for that.
Without those 2 players, and Brisecrap in, could be a tough night for the habs.
March 29th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Some more down in the face negative comments from Hablifer … whats new
March 29th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Ottawa is losing to the Bruins right now, an Ottawa loss and a Montreal win tonight and we clinch the division!!!!
March 29th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
hey Carnage: I’M NOT MAKING UP THOSE INJURIES,JERK! What’s your problem dude?
March 29th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I don’t normally bash people here. Like everyone here, we got to put with *******-know-it-alls in our everyday lives. Why put up with it here?
That being said, there are too many negatives people on this site. Not one team is perfect. The Habs made the playoffs when everyone (even most fans) wrote them off. So, enjoy the run (short or long) as it may be.
Go Habs go
March 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
From TSN:
The Latest: Saku Koivu and Mark Streit won’t play Saturday against the Maple Leafs. Koivu blocked a shot on his first shift on Friday. Streit suffered what appreared to be an ankle injury on the same shift.
I would never make up an injury. Only a direspectful pompous *** would think that!
March 29th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
No one cares about the injuries they are part of the game, I got no problems with that , what gets me is the sky is faling attitude all the time, and I would love to see you try and skate past Brisbois he would drop you like a bad habit… hip check into the next time zone … you probably can’t even skate with AAA Mid’s let alone any NHL’er
March 29th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
It is amazing that they were able to play through those injuries last night, Streit ended up assisting on all three goals I think. Kiovu also was in on the winner. Coach probably would prefer that they rest and get healthy for Ottawa. Just shows you how badly they wanted to win that game.
March 29th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Just like to confirm what Hablifer told us, read carbo comments and his concern about their injuries. They won’t play tonight according to Carbo. Doctor has to look at them to determine the extent of the injury, heres hoping nothing is broke.
March 29th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Hey Don, I am not sure if I missed something but what does hablifer’s skating ability have to do with Brisebois and his inconsistent play? I guess I must be in a different game or something?
March 29th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I do agree with Don though that too many guys are always looking for the negative instead of the staying with the positives that we have.
Will Lapierre centre the second lin tonight? or will they move his line with Higgins into the # 2 slot and add Ryder to it? Any ideas guys.
March 29th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Ottawa down 3-0, am I the only one excited about clinching the division tonight? An Ottawa loss and a Hab win means we finish no lower then 2nd!
March 29th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
everyone should just dismiss Carnage’s comments. He can’t help it if he has mental issues. And if he thinks Brisebois is a could defenceman, then he really has mental problems!
Also this guy thinks injuries mean nothing. what insensitivity!
Oh, and I bet he can’t skate either, even tho it has nothing to do with my injury updates.
March 29th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Its a final Boston beats Ottawa we can clinch the division with a win tonight.
Hopefully the injuries to Koivu and Streit are not serious.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
It is hard to believe that Ottawa went down high so badly in the second half of the season. Hopefully they are not a sleeping giant come playoff time.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Sorry Hill not high, maybe I should be high on something??
March 29th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Well better get ready to watch the game, it will be refreshing to watch it in English tonight, like a number of you all I get in this part of Ontario is the French station for the Montreal games. I believe someone said they could not understand much but but but but that was 4 goals.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I hate to be the messenger of bad news, but team 990 is reporting Koivu has a broken foot, and out 4-6 weeks. I was just listening to the team 990. He had xrays in Buffalo, and told too much swelling to confirm the diagnosis, yet a reporter for team 990 seems to have conclusive evidence that it’s true.
worst scenario, is that Koivu will miss the 1st round, and could return for the 2nd round, around the end of April. let’s be optimistic. We will win for Koivu.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Well maybe a call to the farm is needed for a centreman. Or Maybe it is time to move higgins to his natural position and see how he does over the next four games.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I think Grabovsky is going to play center. Look, maybe it’s only a hairline fracture, grade 1-2, which would allow him to play. he’s going to be evaluated on Monday in Montreal.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Hablifer your a fair weather fan at best…. If he had a broken foot I think by now it would be main stream news, and I am sure if I look back in the threads here you probably wanted him either traded or dead or both more than one time this season …. I for one hope its not serious but again the whole year we were very lucky and avoided injuries , worst case I guess Chip comes back up from Hamilton, no matter what happens this year has been a great year for this team. Would be nice to make a run at the finals, but if not I for one will not be upset, and I wont come on the net and bash the coach, the players or the GM, unlike many others that as soon as we play a bad game, or loose one , then all we see is the endless crying and bitching..
March 29th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I will watch the game in english just to hear the biased CBC crew tell us all their Leaf Nation garbage over and over
March 29th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Don. A bad Habit is hard to drop…LOL…..
March 29th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Thats true …. its going to be funny just watching those goons talk about their so called Canada’s team … egg all over their collective faces as the HABS tie up the division title … GO HABS GO !! GO HABS GO !! GO HABS GO !!
March 29th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Well Don at least Cherry will tell you like it is and I am sure he will give the Leaf management an earfull too like he has all year when they don’t play the right players. It would be nice to have some of the old time tv announcers back. When they recognized a good play by the other team.
March 29th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
It is hard to believe that Kiovu will be out that long, he played the entire game last night with this broken bone, I cannot imagine him wanting to sit out if he can get his foot in his skate. A week could make a big difference if it is a minor fracture.
I never thought about Grabovsky, not sure he could fill the position but I guess we have four games to see. I would also like to see if Higgins can make a good centre at this level.
March 29th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
What’s with all of these penalties, we spend half the first period again in the box. Same thing last night. Hopefully we can get something going in the second.
March 29th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
If all you guyz think that its ok to have important players get taken out by injury to justify your “insane ” comments about filling in gaps and “stepping up…might as well just call the whole “HAMILTON BULLDOGS ” up and let them finish the season!
HEALTH is the most important factor winning on the p[layoffs..if you dont think so
Your in 1: grade 6 2: never played hockey past the “pee wee” level 3: are best friends woth the two dumbest guyz n this blog “ice man” and “senet 1″
Get a F–ckin grip on your brash and plain “idiotic’analogy of what you think hockey is…!!!
I said Danedault would be in with brisebrois last blog, halak would be playing , and Toronto WINS!!!!
Better hope im wrong about T.O winning..cuz im gonna let you guyz have it right in your FACE!!!!!
March 29th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Wow Habman, cool down. Take a breath and count to 1 million. You’ll feel better.
March 29th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
LOL this guy is a real cracker … Habman and Hablifer are the same guy some old drunk jobless welfare bum
March 29th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
who is habman? IT’S DON CArnage who’s claim to fame is bashing every single person on this blog!
tHANKS HABMAN FOR NOT ALLOWING THAT MANIAC TO DEFAME YOU!
March 29th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
hey Habman: are you going to let DON CARNAGE call you an old drunk on welfare?
See how he bashes every person on this blog. he has to be put in his place.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Its to easy Hablifier, he just has to look at the score and justify his stupidity and wish he knew more about the game then me…anyway..injuries have nothing to do with the POWER PLAY, Mark Striet and Koivu can be reaplced ..OH YEAH…no problem!
HAHAHAHA!
March 29th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Is it not fair weather behaviour as a Hab Fan to humiliate a less fortunate fellow Habs fan?
March 29th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
This game has been about as exciting as watching paint dry.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Why can’t we beat the Laffs?
March 29th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
They have twice as many shots as we do. Shoot the damn puck!!!!!
March 29th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
OPPS! yeah boyz there goes BOULLION..you Genuises!,,,it alright we cab FILL THAT GAP TOO>.comon tell me your SOLUTION!!!!>>>COMON !!!! TELL ME I NEED YOUR GUIDANCE AND REASSURANCE!!!!!!!!!
ICE MAN???
CARNAGE????
ANY OF YOU “GAP REPLACERS” HAVE ANY ANSWERS??????
Dint think so….
March 29th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Maybe a “little practice” for HALAK
against Ottawa in that 7 to 1 third period might of helped?…ya think?..ahahahahahahahaha!
March 29th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Right after 3:0 win Isles, Halak answered MTL CJAD800’s interview, expressing that he would still be competing the #1 goalie.
Now, after today’s game, I hope Halak will be willing to do the backup goalie, at least by the end of this season.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Here’s the Pens chance to leapfrog the Habs for tops in the conference.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Hard to win games when you’re on the pk all game!
March 29th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I never said we could replace anyone … if I did show me where ? I said we need to deal with injuries same as any team, but we were lucky all year and stayed healthy… they need to step up and find ways to deal with this, all teams deal with injuries … I dont bash everyone on this blog just the ones that are easy targets.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Well..if its any relief for all the “trade Mongers”, yes the ones in previous blogs a couple months ago ..wanting RYDER and KOIVU traded…well just think as them as TRADED instead of injured….THIS IS YOUR RESULT!..HAPPY????
I know who you are and so do you!
I never start **** unless i see it on here or i get a direct attack!
Leave people to the opinions alone, and have yours respected in return!
March 29th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
And yes we are taking penalties all the time it seems, alot of the times uncalled for but again this is something we need to find a way to deal with, bad refs are a problem this year, worse than last year it seems .
March 29th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
LaPierre just got a “stinger”….are you guys sure we can handle the playoffs in the first round without these guys 100%….
I feel like s–t having to use my favorite all time team as an exanple tp prove this too you..it is a sad day in HAB LAND….sad day indeed…..
I sit and listen to your whining now..
PEACE
March 29th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
And again might be better off in 2nd place depends who we face in first round… but as I said before no matter what, I wont bash the players or the coach or the GM … not many people can say that around here LOL
March 29th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
That limp by Lapierre..its normal for him to walk like that to the dressing room..no worries…HAHAHAHA!!!
March 29th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Don Carnage
Posted on March 29th, 2008 at 12:16 pm. About ‘Toronto Failures’.
Hey let’s be nice to our poor Leaf’s fans for a change , they need some lovin !!
NOT !!!! Well its kinnda sad this game is not the game that breaks their back the Bruins had that pleasure … Hope we grab another 2 points here , it would be great …
WHOS GOT THE BROKEN BACK?????
March 29th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
We now need Biron to finnih the year,BEEF!!!!
March 29th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Well first of all habman if you check you notes you will find that I agreed with you on the health issue, but after your juvenille comments I am not so sure I would ever agree with you again. Are you some kind of a little 8 year old kid, you must be because man would have more respect and maybe even learn a little about the game. Wait a minute its is after 9:30 should you be in bed. I got on this blog because I thought I was going to get into some intellengent hockey conversation, but with little kids with foul mouths,
March 29th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Believe or not, there is the under wave of anti-Habsism in the NHL world.
Obviously, Habs the most times winner of the Cup.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Those of us and I was one called for Koivu and Ryder to be taked mainly for two different reason, I am not dumb enough to want them to be traded for nothing, and lets face they got hurt if we had traded Kiovu we would have had a good player for him.
Ryder being traded was for another reason altogether, he is UFA this summer and I hate loosing player and getting nothing in return.
I will be the first to admit that both Koivu and Ryder are playing much better the last month or two, had they played that well in the first half the trade talk would probably not be made. In fact it you read what I said last night and again tonight to would see I made similar comments
March 29th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Thank you SENET 1 for stepping up to the plate and acknowledging that!
Now theres a HAB FAN!
anyone else admit there are issues with health , or any suggestions on solutions,?
Komi, Koivu, Bouiliin, LAPIERRE, , WE NEED THESE GUYS BADLY!
wE NEED OUR captain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 29th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
One final note, it is a good thing that we are all habs fans because I would hate to see how we would treat each other and the language used if we rooted for different teams.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Habman I acknowedge it the night you made the statement
March 29th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
On the other hand we cannot leave all our good players out of these last four or five games.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
“Why can’t we beat the Laffs?”
Season series: 3-3-1
Why do so many people either everyone exaggerate the negatives associated with this organization or invent ones that don’t even exist? The season series is even, as per usual. And so they lost an essentially meaningless game tonight with Koivu, Streit, Price and others out of the line-up. So what. As I stated before, it’s a lot more gratifying watching to see if your team finishes first in its conference than it is hoping that your non-playoff bound spoiler team can come up with a victory against a superior rival.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Getting off the injury subject for a moment, the way Ottawa is playing we can probably clinch our division and loose all the rest of our games. I would be bringing up a couple of the young guns from Hamilton.
Was it me or did Grabovsky look lost tonight. I think I would have Lappiere up on that line and bring up Chipchura.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
That being said, I can smell the sour grapes in Toronto all the way from my house.
March 29th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Hey Joseph, right on, I think we leaf haters get so wrapped up with beating the leafs that we forget the bigger picture.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Exactly my point, Senet 1. We should all enjoy the success of this season rather than focus on what’s wrong with the Habs when they can’t close the deal on first overall. I guarantee you this: if you asked any Habs fan at the beginning of the season if they’d be critical of an Eastern Conference lead with four games left in the season, they’d have said no way!
March 29th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
We let the Laff’s win to help them with the Draft,lol
March 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Xtrahabsfan, they effectively removed themselves from the sweepstakes in their futile, and very delusional, effort to make the playoffs. But it’s the thought that counts, right? Generous Habs.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Also, Senet 1, I agree with you that the Habs won’t likely need to do a whole lot to secure their division win. Ottawa is… lost.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
And as predicted, my ‘Leafs fan friends’ are texting me right now to let me know that their sorry team beat the Habs tonight. How very, very sad. I genuinely feel sorry for them.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
OK, the last of my multi-posts…
A positive: The Habs’ penalty kill looked like a well oiled machine tonight.
(Aside from that, I was bored stiff by that game.)
March 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
the big picture is now how our injuries are piling up at the worst time of the year. Without Streit on the PP, we’re not very good(as shown tonight).
We can’t expect to win games with Brisebois, Dandeneault, and Smolinski.
If Koivu is in fact out of the lineup for an extended time, say 4 weeks, it’s going to be tough, because our opposition will counter on our #1 line and shut them down, and then who’s going to score for us? who will our 2nd line be?
I think we have good reason to be concerned, and I certainly am.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
I watched the bruins game this afternoon, and the bruins were extremely physical hitting everything in sight. I’ll take our chances with the flyers.
So here’s hoping the flyers finish ahead of the bruins because I see us finishing in 2nd place. Forget 1st place, too many injuries.
Let’s get that 1 point, and rest the guys.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Well we all would like to see the habs win in the playoffs, personally, at the beginning of the season I would have take just making the playoff and secondly, getting past the first round or two would have been a bonus.
So lets take a try at creating a second line. Lets try this move Lapierre to the 2nd line with Higgins & Sergie Kost. or Ryder. Then move the alternate to the third line bring up chipchura to centre that line am not sold on Grabovsky.
March 29th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Watching our power play tonight it was quite apparent that we miss Streit more than Koivu. I am not saying we won’t miss our captain but one first line is our main production on the power play. We need Streit to quarterback it.
anyone know how KOMy is coming with his injury?
March 29th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Senet; you’ll be happy to know that Komisarek starts skating again on Monday, so he will definitely be back for the playoffs. And Streit should be out about 1 week. All this news is according to the team 990, who has inside information to everything involving the habs. It looks like Koivu is able to play thru pain, so maybe after 3 weeks he could be back. So I guess it will just be a question of getting thru 1 round of the playoffs without him, and then we’ll be ok.
March 30th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I was at t he game last night…6th row up just to the right of the Habs bench. Injuries
were my main fear….hamrlik took a shot off the anke…than Bouillon…..than Lapierre. Koivu may be out for the year.
And I have NEVER seen the Habs beat Toronto in Toronto in my 21 yrs of living here.
No emotion last night….they looked truly AWFUL. I hope it’s just one game.
March 30th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Even with the big win in Buf, these last 2 games have been very lame efforts. The drive and desire aren’t there…..weather both are gone or just put on the shelf for a few games, this is a bad time of year to start getting lazy and just coast into the playoffs. Blame it on penalties or injuries; an efford would still be good. Remember, most teams that coast into the playoffs the last few games because they already have a spot, are usually coasted right out again by a team who worked hard the last 5 games+ to actually get a spot. Your work ethic at the end of the season usually dictates how your playoff run is gonna go. Better hope this is a 1 or 2 game break, and we pick it up again against Ott on Tues night or there could be a very quick and harsh end to an otherwise great season.
March 30th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Even though the boys weren’t 100% last night (in health and skill) I did see some emotion.
Gorges was cross checked (and dumped) on that first goal by Sundin. Did you catch his
reaction - he was pissed! That’s two games in a row that officiating really hurt us. I’m not
saying that the team played great hockey over the last couple of games, but given the
injuries the phantom calls, non calls and the fact that they played the night before, hey,
a win would of been nice last night - but a tall order indeed.
March 30th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Donnie - some very interesting points. I do believe if it’s one thing this team has shown
us all year is that they don’t get down for very long. I think every team in the league has
had extended losing streaks - I think Montreal’s longest was 3 games. They’ll bounce back.
March 30th, 2008 at 11:50 am
how would you guys like a washington vs habs series in the first round?
March 30th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I’d love it. Not only do I think it would be very entertaining, but the boys (IMO) would win
that series.
March 30th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
caps would win without a doubt. How many games have the caps won in a row now? 10? they’re the hottest team in the league, and the 1 team you DON’T WANT TO PLAY!
March 30th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Whatever, I’d play Washington in a second. They’re not that good a team.
A question:
Why are the likes of Sundin, Tucker, McCabe, Kubina, Toskala, and so on in the Leafs line-up with only a handful of utterly meaningless games remaining to be played in the season? Shouldn’t the younger guys be given a chance to develop a bit, show what they can do, compete for spots on the roster next season? Why hasn’t Pogge been given a start or two, or four? Or is Toronto Maple Leaf pride so important that it actually takes precedence over logic and common sen– I may have just answered my own question.
March 30th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Just to clarify…
Washington has won 4 in a row, not 10. They are 9-4-1 over their last fifteen. Certainly not bad, but hardly the hottest team in the league–that would be either Edmonton or San Jose–and one tht would likely fade quickly in the first round if they were able to get in.
March 30th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Senet 1
Posted on March 29th, 2008 at 10:56 pm. About ‘Toronto Failures’.
So lets take a try at creating a second line. Lets try this move Lapierre to the 2nd line with Higgins & Sergie Kost. or Ryder. Then move the alternate to the third line bring up chipchura to centre that line am not sold on Grabovsky.
SEE!..thats what i like to see, some solid decision making and common sense, utilize the speed and try to bump up the other line, Carbo should be using the final games to “experiment” he may come up with some kind of “mad mans” concoction.
good call !
March 30th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
One good line cant do it now, rather have three mediocre lines than one great one, one average line , and one poor line, you know what will happen without the “muscle” we need….
March 30th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
We lose to Ottawa, we lose to Buffalo, we win against Toronto, that is that Carboneau makes no move to Hamilton to replace Koivu, or Komi, .
last time Koivu got hurt was against a “no call” when he injured his eye, up 3 games and lose , Carolina goes on to win the Stanley Cup!
Adversity inspires this team, and we need our Captain to rally our troops!
March 30th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Washington vs Habs????>..Huet vs Price, Kovalev vs Russian “mad man”… 4 games to 3, Habs!
March 30th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Geniuses….Chipichura was traded!
March 30th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I guess he will be playing like a guy who wants to be with a team he is going to…if Montreal plays against them!…lol.ahahahahaha!
March 30th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
If I was Gainey….
Ring ring, anbswer the phone!…yes This is BOB, I want to have these guys down for practice immediately!
C-man Brock Trotter: 5 ft 10 180 shoots R
D-man Pavel Valentenko 6 ft 6 230 shoots L
RW -man James Wyman 6 ft 2 212 shoots R
RW-man Brett Engelhardt 6 ft 2 210 shoots R