Habs / Flyers: Game 3
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Is game 3 the game the Canadiens finally show up?
The game where Carey Price returns to form?
Where the Habs perhaps not fall behind 2-0 on weak goals for the third time?
Will there be fallout from the ‘taunting’, ’sucker punch’ and John Stevens perpetual whining?
The Canadiens will be trailing in a series for the first time if they don’t come up with a road win tonight.
All the ingredients for this series to finally heat up are there.
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- Senet1 : Hopefully, if the TB game is any indication they will play hard for the whole game.
- Mats Naslund : That is the fear for sure. They often play down to the competition.. although they were mostly better against TB.
- rocky : Yeah, well I smell a real stinkbomb game coming up. This has been the pattern all year. I would love to be wrong about this.
- Senet1 : I hope that we play the next game with the same intensity as the last four, Edmonton has a habit of playing tough once they are out of the playoffs, so we better be ready.
- Mats Naslund : With EDM and BOS coming up, the Habs have to use this momentum to get things rolling. Keep plugging away Plex and AK46, it'll come. Halak til he drops dead. Go Habs Go!!!
- Senet1 : AK46 starting to throw his weight around and shooting the puck which shich mean he will start scoring scoes soon/
- Senet1 : /the Leafs beat the bruins in OT. Horah for the leafs.
- Senet1 : The guys never quit the entire game so far.
- Senet1 : Since Cammy went down he has to be considered our most valuable offensive player on the team.
- Senet1 : You know the more we get to see Gomez the more you start to wonder if his salary is all that bad. He skates, with speed, checks and it seems like he controls the play every time he is on the ice. You have to admit, most of our offence gets started by his line. He has sure outplayed Vinny tonight so far.
- Senet1 : Startinh to like Darche he goes to the net and gets the rebounds. Hey maybe he is our missing power forward?
- Senet1 : Plek on the bench for the second period.
- Senet1 : Plek is the only top 6 forward that has not been hurt. Can't believe this, I am hoping he just got a knee in the groin and did not pull and tear anything>?????
- Senet1 : Oh Oh Plek hurt, hope not seriously, looks like a knee or a groin.
- Senet1 : It would appear if we score 4 goals we win most games.
- Senet1 : One thing about athletes, they do rehab under professional around the clock care, and lets face it where you and I do it until the knee feels like we can function they continue to build those muscles up around that knee for 12 months of the year. Also because of that when they do get injuried there injury many times is not as bad. Having said they they put their knees under a lot more strain than we do too.
- Senet1 : Goalie I tend to agree if Cammy cannot come back 100% then he should wait until September. Unless of course we beat Washington and Pittsburg, then maybe he might want to come back fo the finals. LOL
- goalie : I too had an MCL operation in Edmonton and at the time I was told that it was not as serious as an ACL. However, in the past 5 years since my operation for me; my knee never regained full strenght (I'd say about 60 - 70%)and unfortunately my doc says the pain I am now experiencing means I'll need a second operation and that is only from the strain of day to day activities as my hockey days are long over. Unless Caammie is 95% or better I'd let him rehab until next Sept. Let's face it , we'r
- goalie : The other day I commented (under the name of Stevehab) on how Latandresse is now in Minnie, We should not however, neglect (as I did) to state that Pouliot has played quite well (play in front of and around the opposition's net, backchecking)and has more than done his job.
- Mats Naslund : Boone over at HI/O put up a really interesting view of our playoff race. We have the easiest remaining sched of the all teams only 40% have winning records. Take a look.
- Senet1 : Just on the internet, it said he did not need surgery? Why did he have surgery?
- rocky : Where did you get your info?
- rocky : That is way better than an acl tear with surgery. He needs to take his time and fully recover as we have him signed to a long term deal.
- Senet1 : With the MCL you can build up the muscles around the knee to support it if he did not have surgery then they must feel it was not totally severed, maybe just stretched badly?? He did say he was still in pain.
- Senet1 : The other good thing is he did not have to have surgery but one thing the report that I read said was he already wears a brace on the left knee and now will wear one onf the right knee too.
- rocky : GOOD NEWS! The report I just read says that the injury is officially listed as MCL tear. That is not NEARLY as bad as tearing the ACL from all the reading I have done on knee injuries. Possibly not a career ender THANK GOD!
- Senet1 : Me too talk to you in a while
- rocky : I am going to check it out and will update you if I find out anything.
- Senet1 : I don't know, I understood he was skating is that right?
- Senet1 : Yes it seems like every good player we get he gets injuried. We are due to have some better luck.
- rocky : How to find out his progress?
- rocky : Pavel Bure had the same injury and it effectively ended his career. This s&cks so bad for us man. Totally cursed the last few years with our star players.
- Senet1 : My knee is now after 30 years bent out of shape and there really is no joint anymore.
- rocky : Take a look some time, really a low blow.
- Senet1 : I have not had the chance to review the hit.
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April 28, 2008 pm30 4:01 pm
You guys out there? Let’s make some noise!!!!!!!!!!
GOHABSGO!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 4:21 pm
We’re gonna kill em 5-2 tonight! wooooohooooooooo!
April 28, 2008 pm30 4:33 pm
TK06 has been inspiring the team with his “warrior” image.
He scores; he fights; he parles francais with local media… He’s become a star in Montreal and Habsnation.
Go Price Go!
Go Ks Go!! (AK27, AK46, SK11, SK74, TK06, MK08)
Go Habs Go!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 4:54 pm
GO HABS GO!!! 3-1 MOntreal victory
April 28, 2008 pm30 4:59 pm
Only 3 games to go and the Flyers will put Montreal out of their misery. Enjoy the last home game in game 5 Hab fans!
April 28, 2008 pm30 5:10 pm
You flyers fans just looook premature, cute and naive. The most, homeless!
Shut up, and get out of here!
Go habs Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 5:29 pm
omgshh yeahhh!
im so exciteddd!
but ihave one question:
why are the canadiens called habs?
reply asap.
BOOM SHAKA LAKAA
WE MUST WIN THIS GAMEE!
April 28, 2008 pm30 6:33 pm
Habs 6 Flying Turds 2 ,lots of fights at games end.GO HABS GO
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:04 pm
Come on Habs lets pound the Flyer. Make them sorry they taunted you.
Go Price.
Go Habs.
Go Ryder.
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:05 pm
Hey jack i am gonna be bustin through your moms crust tonight buddy lol GO HABS GO
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:07 pm
Habitants
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:26 pm
Wow does the Philly crowd ever suck? About as much atmosphere as a Funeral…
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:29 pm
LOL they suck for sure ….
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:37 pm
Why do we keep shooting glove side on Biron ??
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:49 pm
No class team and fan in Philly
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:54 pm
I think hab players took sleeping pills before the game. Oh, I forgot. THEY ALWAYS LOOK THIS WAY TO START EVERY SINGLE GAME! The only game habs started strong, was the 1st game of the playoffs. that now makes 91 games they have started flat! And if a player running into your goalie doesn’t get you going, I GIVE UP! I’m totally frustrated with this team. Absolutely no emotion!
April 28, 2008 pm30 7:54 pm
Two posts, a cross bar & a missed open net. Can you say CURSED.
Montreal has hit enough posts and open nets to have 10 goals every game so far in this series.
I’m so pissed.
Montreal needs to K!ll these F_ckers………..
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:03 pm
whats the score!?! im working!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:18 pm
for fac sakes
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:18 pm
this series is over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:23 pm
Why not put Ryder in the lineup? How could it hurt us?
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:24 pm
Look to see Ryder playing for Boston next year
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:28 pm
No its not dont be so silly, one goal is not a series , The Habs are playing good enough to win , we just need to keep at it, at one point the flood gates will open ….
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:35 pm
Price belongs in the NHL! PUT IN HALAK PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:35 pm
You got to be kidding me ,F@CKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:35 pm
I mean he belongs in the AHL! HALAK HALAK!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:39 pm
I can’t F_cking believe my eyes.
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:39 pm
Carbo is without a doubt the worst coach in the NHL! Can’t he see Price can’t stop a puck??? Moron, put in Halak or you’ll in 5 games!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:40 pm
He’s done. Too much pressure for a 20 year old. Shame on us for assuming that he’s superhuman. He’s great, but he’s no Patrick Roy (who was older) or Ken Dryden (older too.).
Mentally exhausted, rattled, and not the series for him to get his stride back. I’d go with Halak as far as he can take the team, and give Price a break.
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:41 pm
MOTHERRRRRRRRFACKKKKKEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:42 pm
3-0 is the score!!!!
Pack it in Habs fans!!
Hugs and Kisses from Philly!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:47 pm
I’m pissed too. I remember 86 and 93, when the Habs where the expectations were low and the goalie carried them to the cup. This is completely the opposite.
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:47 pm
na na na na, na na na na, HEY HEY HEY GOOD BYE!
O *** O *** O *** O ***! O *** O ***!!! LOL..
I wish Boston won last round at least it would have been a better series!
THE PRICE IS WRONG *****!
LOL…
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:49 pm
Flyers-cup fan,
The habs may loose this came, but will win the series. Regardless you still live in Philly what a dump!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:49 pm
On the third Flyer goal, Plekanec is playing left defense while Markov is near the boards on the right (WTF is he doing there?). Komisarek (? our best defenseman) loses the puck to a Flyer who throws it in front of the net and BINGO,another open Flyer scores as two Habs are looking for marbles on their knees. Anybody check to see what’s in the Gatoraid bottles the Habs are sucking on? Could they be spiked?
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:50 pm
Boy how you F_CKS turn on Price. Two goals were screened.
You F_cking ********….
F_ck you all to Hell………
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:52 pm
I love Price, but he needs a break. He does not look good out there. If Halak doesn’t start the 3rd, I’ll be pissed. A couple strong saves could spark the forwards, and I’m sorry, I just don’t see Price doing that tonight.
I say Halak for the 3rd, and for game 4. And believe me, it pains me to suggest pulling Price. But, at this point, I think it’s necessary.
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:54 pm
Habs Blog – Yea, a funeral for the Habs! Your grave is 3 goals deep and counting.
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:54 pm
Any city (Philly) That had a Jail and a Judge (on it premisis) veterans stadium tells you the kind of folks that live there.
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:55 pm
Typical HABS FANS! Bailing on your goalie! LOL…
PRICE—OVERRATED! LOL… Just kidding…he is a good goalie, too young to carry the load right now…
Please stop comparing him to ROY and DRYDEN!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:56 pm
Price has ADD(attention deficit disorder). It’s a disease, that has spread to the whole team!
I have said it before and I’ll say it again. Price doesn’t have the intensity or mental toughness to make it in the NHL! I think he’s way too cocky and relaxed. Has no concept of what it’s all about. Gainey better draft a goalie.
And the hab’s record is perfect. 91 sleepwalking starts in 1 season! way to go deadbeats!
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:58 pm
Seriously Flyer Fans you know the inevitable, the Flyers will loose, it’s the Philly way.
April 28, 2008 pm30 8:59 pm
Every team changes goalies in playoff when No.1 is not on the right tempo, NOT Habs?
Sometimes I really don’t get Carbonneau. Halak should be right now until it’s not too late.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:00 pm
PANIC TIME…LOL…
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:01 pm
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH………………………..
GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:01 pm
Just to clarify, I’m not bailing on Price. He just seems shell-shocked. I’m not blaming him for the position the Habs are in. I just want to see some kind of change. Let’s not forget, Halak is our goalie too. And he’s a solid ‘tender too.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:02 pm
HAbs will bounce back.. remeber games 5, and 6 last series seems like a repeat… and there is still a chance once goal could spark a sh*t load and look halaks in nets we can win
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:02 pm
You got your wish you F_cks. Hope the Flyer score 20.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:02 pm
Give Halak some playing time, and then Halak will be good for game #4. But it’s beyond the goalie. The team isn’t sharp. they look totally dead. And they haven’t look good in the entire playoffs. This team is a regular season team. They don’t have the right kind of players to grind it out in the playoffs. I see major changes coming in the offseason.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:04 pm
SK11 and AK27 in one line is somehow “leadership” zero-sum. This can be considered in special cases, but maybe not in every game.
If they are in two lines, at least there are TWO strong lines. You know what I am saying?
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:05 pm
Flyersfan, I like the Habs tatto your mother has on the small of her back. looks good.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:06 pm
Come on frog… We may have a Judge and Jail cell but we also have a room deicated for the visting team. It’s fully equiped with tissues and lube!
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:07 pm
Come on Flyers Cup. You know Philly is the worst sports town in the USA! What a bunck of lOSER TEAMS!
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:09 pm
whats wrong witth your team did somethig happen to UMBERGER…. fkn ***** deserves what he got
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:09 pm
Nobody can blame Price for this game…….where’s the rest of the team……they are sleeping out there!!! This is not Price’s fault….
Price can handle the pressure……the rest of the team just needs to show up and play the way they played during the regular season!
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:11 pm
YOU MUST BE FROM PHILADELPHIA IF…
* You realize that your favorite dessert is wooder ice (It comes in churry, strawburry, and other assorted flavors).
* You find yourself using “Yo” and “Youse guys” when talking long distance to family members.
* You know how to spell Schuylkill.
* You think $2,500 for insurance on a ‘79 Toyota is a bargain.
* You find yourself at a nice restaurant thinking, “This would only be three bucks at a truckstop.”
* You can sleep soundly through gunshots in the neighborhood.
* You visit New York and notice how clean it is.
* You believe that the car on your side, flashing its turn signal, wants you to close the gap with the car in front.
* You can’t eat fries without Cheeze Whiz.
* You find street people greet you by first name.
* You don’t think Wawa sounds funny.
* You snub a cheesesteak that isn’t on an Amoroso roll.
* Your parents, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles all live on the same block.
* You love scrapple for breakfast.
* You took a vacation at the shore (and liked it).
* You know where to find the Rocky statue.
* Only tourists go to Geno and Pat’s for an authentic cheesesteak.
* You buy soft pretzels at a traffic light.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:13 pm
is this a spark of energy for les boys, 5 min penalty wiht umberger out….
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:15 pm
I’ll admit our teams choke quite often; but our fans stay loyal. I’ve been all over the US and wouldn’t trade our fans for any.
Plus the Refs just spotted you 5 mins…. 2min boarding but no major.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:15 pm
Get them somemore Frog,lol goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:15 pm
ET LE BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:18 pm
LOL frog… I won’t argue most of those. Nobody goes to Pats or Geno’s becasue there steaks suck!
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:19 pm
ha ha ha ha goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll…ole ole ole ole ole go habs go go habs go
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:19 pm
Keep AK27 and SK11 in ONE lineup is the SAME as Carbo’s lucky tie. He only put one his tie once, how come keep AK27 &SK11 togother forever???
AK27 and SK11 should be split (no bias at all, just tried to think objectively):
AK27 – AK46 – SK74;
SK11 – CH21 – TP14.
OR, go back to the original lineups:
AK27 – AK46 – TP14;
SK11 – CH21 – SK74.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:20 pm
F U FLYERS HA HA HA
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:23 pm
At least we’re showing some character in this period. We’ve taken good advantage of that power play so lets hope the floodgates have opened on Biron now…
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:25 pm
LES GO LES BOYSSS
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:25 pm
What do you guys think about the Pitt-Rangers series?
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:26 pm
YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO!!!!!!! HABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:35 pm
T-minus 4:00 to Flyers VICTORY!
PULL PRICEY
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:36 pm
Bench minor – Game over
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:39 pm
yOU SHOULD KNOW IT AINT OVER TILL THE FAT LADY ……..
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:42 pm
The fat lady is clearing her throat…
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:44 pm
She is singing… See ya game 4
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:45 pm
Price and Carbo cost us the series!
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:47 pm
yOU GUY ARE TOAST FROM HERE ON ,YOU ARE DONE CHEEZE BALLS,DONE DONE,DONE,YOU HAVE NOYHING LEFT IN THE TANK,SAY BUH BYE PHILLY,CITY OF MANLY LOVE,LOL,GO HABS GO,OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:51 pm
Don’t sweat it, guys. We’ll just go out and win the next 3.
WE GOT THEM WHERE WE WANT THEM!
GO HABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:51 pm
If the Flyers continue playing the crappy style of hockey they are playing, and if the Canadiens can keep goals against to no more than 2 for the rest of the series, then most certainly the Canadiens will win. Clear the path for Price to see and also get some more traffic in front of Biron.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:54 pm
SOG 34: SOG 14
Score- 2:3
1. Goalie factor;
2. Less GOOD shots from Habs;
3. They are lucky
We saw a lot of missed open net tips in the Koivu line: Kovalev is NOT familar enough with Koivu and Higgins.
AK27 – AK46 – SK74;
SK11 – CH21 – TP14.
OR, go back to the original lineups:
AK27 – AK46 – TP14;
SK11 – CH21 – SK74.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:55 pm
I disagree about Price. He hasn’t been good at all.
1. Montreal 4-1: Price saves 17 of 18 shots. .944, excellent
2. Montreal 3-2: Price saves 37/39 shots. .948, excellent.
3. Montreal Loses 2-1: Price saves 29/31 shots. .935, very good.
4. Montreal wins 1-0. Price saves all 27 shots. 100% Brilliant!
5. Montreal loses 5-1. Price saves 19 of 24 shots. .791 Awful.
6. Montreal loses 5-4. Prices saves 31 of 36 shots. .861 Bad.
7. Montreal wins 5-0. Price saves all 25 shots. 1.000 Brilliant!
8. Montreal wins 4-3. Price saves 30/33 shots. .909 Average.
9. Montreal loses 4-2. Price saves 19/23 shots. .826 Very Bad.
10. Montreal loses 3-2. Price saves 9/12 shots. .750 Brutal!
The notion of him having no chance is ridiculous. He’s had 4 very bad games in the 10 games that Montreal has played. You can’t get too far in the playoffs with your Goalie shooting at 60%.
That said, it isn’t his fault. That was a risk the Habs management took when going into the playoffs with a 20 year old. And he’s an absolute wunderkid for a 20 year old. But this is the NHL. And I’m comparing him here to the expectation that elite NHL goalies have bad games, but not 4 bad games in the first 10 playoff games of the year.
April 28, 2008 pm30 9:58 pm
Groundworking… aren’t you forgetting that Montreal has to score? I think you’re right that Price looks a bit off… but from what I watched tonight, Montreal could easily have won this game by 2 or 3 goals.
Andrew
April 28, 2008 pm30 10:00 pm
Well, I’m glad to see the Canadiens came out to play in the 3rd, but too little too late. You can’t win a game if you only come out to play 1/3 of it.
I’m going to change my mind. I want to see Price back in net for game 4. And I want to see the Habs come out and win it for him!
I sure hope the intensity from the 3rd period spill over into game 4.
April 28, 2008 pm30 10:08 pm
The Habsnation just give Carey Price 150% tolerance (including me). People from outside (of Habsnation) have objective views on Price: The Habs goalie has been dancing, days in HIGH, days out LOW.
Being said, (the rookie playoff goalie) Carbonneau should make the TWO goalies sharing the ice time. Carbonneau should TRY Halak when “sensing” Price is dancing LOW. It’s not a easy job, but that’s the life that we have TWO rookie goalies.
April 28, 2008 pm30 10:11 pm
I feel bad for the Canadien fans right now. 8 month winters and they have no hockey team.
April 28, 2008 pm30 10:12 pm
We need Price back, in form, and confident. Carbo, don’t play head games with a 20 year old in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs!! he needs to focus, and have the boys on his side.
April 28, 2008 pm30 10:16 pm
I find myself agreeing with Don Cherry. Price has been badly screened in a significant number of the goals that have gone past him in this series. He’s not been sharp, but he can’t stop what he can’t see.
Biron, on the other hand, has had a clear view of nearly everything — the exceptions being the the shots that have got past him, when the Habs have got to the goal, and given him some grief.
The other thing is that we’re not competing enough in the Philadelphia zone. We need to get to the net. We can ring shots from the point off the posts all night, but that’s no good – outshooting the flyers won’t win the series. We’re scoring when we compete for the puck in front of the net, and if we do that with some consistency, then we’ll wipe the floor with the flyers.
Crash the net, get some goals, and then we’ll see what Price can do.
April 28, 2008 pm30 10:22 pm
Until the Game 4 puck dropping, there will be two ongoing topics: Lineups and Goaltending.
Lineups: who’s in who’s out, but Lats seems doesn’t belong to this team. If only his family name makes him in Habs, come on, it’s playoff. Further, I want to repeat again and again — SPLIT AK27 and Koivu. the TWO MEN should carry TWO lines, not zero-sum in ONE line.
Goaltending: Yes, we should give the No. 1 confidence and chance, but who knows in Game 4 he will be dancing HIGH or LOW???
April 28, 2008 pm30 10:28 pm
rhabs4real
You are a MotherF_cker.
If you were to say that **** about Price in front of me I would rip of your head and **** down your neck!
April 28, 2008 pm30 10:55 pm
Montreal will win the next two games, then game 7 back in Montreal.
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:08 pm
guys, I know ur panicing but don’t worry. Philedelphia is the worst nhl team there is. They have luck though, and better goaltending but now Halak is here and philly is done.
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:08 pm
Hey Habs, how does it feel to get every possible call in all 3 games n still be down 2-1? ( should be 3-0, gotta b an a$$hole to say that wasn’t a high stick, n an A$$hole to say that was a trip). I’ve never seen anything like it, the NHL should be ashamed, n every Flyers fan should be proud of the way there team is battling through this adversity. Shoulda been flyers in 4, ill go flyers in 5, theres no way the canadiens can get every call next game too, n that aint good for the Habs.
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:09 pm
lOOK WE GOT TWO OF THE best young Goalies in the league,Price needs to get his mojo back and Halac will do fine.It will also make the D play better ,so as long as we beat those thugs up who cares !We were dominant Fans ,had em by the nuts and THEY KNOW IT.AND DID ANYONE CATCH COACH STEVENS,WHAT AN *******!!!!!
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:09 pm
game 4 prediction 5-1 montreal, just watch.
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:15 pm
post #90 phillyfansarefags,get help and move outa your Moma’s house ,get a life and ask your mother for a saw buck to get a hooker,so you know what your missing,lol
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:17 pm
N u Habs better keep your heads on swivles next game. Hatcher’s gonna lay somebody out, n im gonna love it. Too bad there’s no fighting in playoffs or else Cote would be in the lineup, n there would be Canadiens coming home with broken jaws left n right.
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:21 pm
I hope Halak plays next game, otherwise we’re in trouble.
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:26 pm
Hookers, arn’t they legal in scummy Montreal. N thugs, thats how we play hockey in the states. I know in canada hockey players r scared to get hit,( i was actually in a hockey tournament last month with two candien teams, n they cried the whole game we were too rough, n please stop hitting us cuz were little momas boys, n that is no lie u should have heard these whimps) but thats hockey checking is legal, canadiens have speed, flyers have to counter that by laying people out. We can’t help it canadiens r scared to touch the puck. U dont like it, play soccer.
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:29 pm
The Philly *****’s is thier name and ringette is thier game,lol
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:32 pm
Why do Philly fans complain about refs? And Boston fans too? I don’t understand. Exactly what penalty are you complaining about? The check from behind, with three full strides and a high hit? You might want to take a look at the rule book. And if you want to see what bad reffing is like, watch the penalties against the Rangers for touching Crosby.
And if there were fighting in the NHL, you’d be dedicating these playoffs in loving memory of little, pretty Steve Downie, who’d have been so severely beaten by now that he’d look like he was born and raised in Philly. That cup-cake wouldn’t find a spot on an NHL roster if he had to back up his mouth with his fists. Maybe Kostitsyn can get Stevie again like he did in Junior.
And here’s your precious “Riley” laying a beat-down on a men’s league player who looks like a professor at a university.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54dEUzgYNEo&feature=related
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:36 pm
Zoot Alors!!
More tomorrow when the hangover breaks. This series is FAR from over. We know better than to be cocky. 3-1 lead the last series against an inferior opponent and we went to 7 games. The Fat Lady is still gargling. Sleep if off and we’ll talk in the morning…
April 28, 2008 pm30 11:41 pm
How many games were Philly players suspended for in the regular season?
Philly had more suspended players, for dirty hits, than any other team in the NHL. And Downey is by far the dumbest and dirtiest player in the league and everyone knows it. Philly=goons! That’s the only way they know how to play.
Besides, exactly how many cups have the flyers won? 2, yeah. Habs have won 24!
Even since the inception of the flyers in 1967, they only won 2 cups, but since 1967, the habs have won 8 cups, or is it 9?
No matter what happens in this series, Philly won’t win anything this year guaranteed!
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:12 am
I’ll be glad when your team is shutup in game 5 when the flyers win it. The NHL wants you to win and so you get the calls, but you couldn’t quite pull this win off even with the refs help. Such a shame. And your saying that Philly Fans aren’t loyal and energetic. We were voted most intimidating fans in hockey, and as far as loyal goes, i watched every game last year despite how poorly my team played. This is the Flyers time to shine, and you’ll just be another one of our defeated opponents in our path to the cup. Btw, your hotshot goalie isn’t playing so great in this series, probobly shouldn’t have traded huet, at least he put up a fight before we beat him.
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:24 am
Post 97 The tripping penalty on richards at the end of game one. Watch the replay n tell me where the trip was. I can c y the ref would call it a penalty because it looked like he stuk his leg out, but he didnt, n in a round two playoff game w/ 1 min left u can’t blow a call like that. The High stick for the second goal in game one, how can someone hit the puck with there stick below the crossbar, continue to move his stick in a downward motion, n the stick ends up on top of the crossbar. Impossible, that was a gift from your friends in toronto who obviously knew you would need every call to even b in a series wit the broad street bullies. N crosby flops like a little girl too get every call, which is bs as well. I didn’t c the series between Boston so i can’t comment, but if they were saying it, and where sayin it, maybe it has some truth. Right now it looks like somone in the higher up’s of the NHL want the Canadiens to win, too bad for you guys the players don’t want to go and take all the gifts the NHL has given them.
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:39 am
so again how many cups have the flyers won in 41 years?? looks like the same record as thew laffs. Make that 42 years without a cup in Philly.
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:02 am
How many times have u gotten laid in the last 42 years? Doesn’t matter if your not gettin laid tonight or for the next 42 years. N the flyers looking like there gettin laid for the next couple years w/ staley cups, cuz this team is young and good, they remind me of Detroit in the 90’s. So much talent n still so young.
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:02 am
Philly Fans,
I am not pandering to you nor being a phony goody goody sport, but your team has played well and it’s obvious that they’re executing. Your plan is simple but ideally suited to the type of players you got, big and aggressive.
The guy with the puck hesitates before shooting, waiting for a teammamte to either skate right at our goalie or skate across at a diagonal across his field of vision. From the scores, it’s obvious this tactic has worked.
On the other hand, this tactic does not keep the Habs from scoring; your goalie does. The guy has been so hot (forget about the LUCk part, fellow CH fans), that I propose we refer to him as LORD BIRON. It’s the least he deserves, until he starts blinking from all the Red Lights that’ll go off behind him on Wednesday.
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:05 am
I heard Knuble is playing on Wednesday. Anyone know for sure. I also heard Carbo is going back to Price. Oh god I hope not, otherwise we’re going to have the same result. Halak is a very good and capable goalie. why wouldn’t Carbo play him? It’s not fair to Halak. He’s earned a start! If he plays, we win for sure.
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:30 am
Flyers a future? Who’s their top prospect? Downie? wow ok. mtl:price best goalie in the future,Chipchura,kostitsyns,alot more. Philly:NOTHING!!!Oh well I’ve had enough of this talk because It’s really stupid with all these Philly fans here. 2-1 and they thinkn they won the cup. Listen guys eventually philly wont have luck and then they’ll go 4-0 against Pittsburgh, HAVE FUN!
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:30 am
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April 29, 2008 pm30 6:54 am
Leave the kid (Price)be…reality check here:
1. He’s 20yrs old!!…success has been easy for him to date. This experience will bring many dividends over the next few years.
2. You need to play him the rest of the way. His confidence will be destroyed….win or lose, the Price is Right now!
3. Don’t blame the kid, blame the GM (who should know better)….I said this on a previous blog. No way Huet get’s traded for a bag of pucks (5throunder). Gainey said the move was a “risk/reward” situation. If winning the 1st round against an inferior opponent is the “reward”, then Gainey accomplished his goal. But let me ask you, won’t Huet be a real nice calming effect right about now? …and there’s no risk in that Bob.
4. You know, as a B’s fan, watching Thomas flop around makes my hair turn even grayer. But, his team supports him, the fans love the guy….Habs fan’s, “don’t kill your young”, Price is the real deal, a once in 20 year phenom, who is only 20!!!!….and don’t blame Carbo for the goalie…blame him for playing Breezer.
Just a quick note on another winner blog:
96 habsfansrsoft
Posted on April 28th, 2008 at 11:26 pm. About ‘Habs / Flyers: Game 3′.
“Hookers, arn’t they legal in scummy Montreal. N thugs, thats how we play hockey in the states. I know in Canada hockey players r scared to get hit…”
1. I spent my university years in Montreal, and trust me, Hookers are illegal…why? Cuz they don’t need them up there, a vast majority of the women are extremely HOT!….in fact, I married one.
2. “Canadian hockey players are scared to get hit”….dumbest thing I have ever heard from a hockey fan…..to many stats for me to point out, but….
A) 14 Canadian born players on the Flyers… (did I shut you up yet!!!)
B) Broad Street BullShits of the 70’s(some say, the
toughest team ever) consisted of almost all Canadians….including Bob Clarke and Dave (The-Bird-Kicked-My-***) Schultz.
C) 7 out 10 PIM Leaders came from Canada this season.
Oh…another real winner of a blog:
104 habsfansrsoft
Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 1:02 am. About ‘Habs / Flyers: Game 3′
“(the Flyers)they remind me of Detroit in the 90’s. So much talent n still so young.”
After 1 playoff win (going 7 games, in OT) and up 2-1 in the second round…yet again, you have no clue about hockey history…..THE ONLY SIMILARITY BETWEEN STANLEY CUP WINGS OF THE 90′S and your 07-08 edition of the Flyers is that they happen to be based in the same country.
…habsfansrsoft, you’ve been drinking that “orange&black cool-aid”…haven’t you?
Tony from NB (wondering what the f_ _ _ was up with that horrible duet you call a National Anthem in Philly last night????)
April 29, 2008 pm30 7:46 am
Flyer fans, why so cocky?
Biron is very good, I have to give credit where it is due.
Your Flyer team is very, very lucky so far. You have to call a spade a spade. Montreal had hit at least 3 goal posts every game so far and with all of Montreal missed open nets your Flyers would have been blown out of the water every game and Biron would have look like Swiss Cheese.
But that is the way it goes. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
Price is a very good young goalie. 90% of the goals scored on him in this series has been the result of his own D-Men screening him. The first two last night he was screened.
I have said since last year Carbonneu was not a good coach and he is not a good coach now. He got lucky in the reg. season. Former Montreal players do not make good coaches……….
Deep down in my heart, Philly will win this series. They will not stand a chance against Pitts. No eastern team will stand a chance against Pitts…
April 29, 2008 pm30 7:53 am
So many disgusting thoughts about last nights game…..
And no, not negative about our boys…not even for price, who yes prob would like to have 2 of the three goals back he let in, but to those abismal disgusting sorry excuse for a team…THE FLYERS!
Wow what can you say…we again hit three goal posts before the Flyers put the first goal in on an odd man rush. Seriosuly, we were all over them again…2 man advantage and could not put the puck past the luck Biron….where the hell has this guy come from all of a sudden?
The third period is what relaly kills me about this Flyers team. Hatcher head-doozles Boullion head first into the boards when they are already up 3-0! Wow, if this guy is not suspended you know for sure who the league wants in the conference finals. (We already know how one sided the reff’ng is in the Rangers/Pens series)
Tehn Umberger goes down like a baby kicking and screaming, even limping off the ice to the dressing room! But wait, whats this….he is back playing skating on the next shift not missing a beat! What kind of antics are those! And the media does not even talk about it! Hatcher, Umberger and Downie…wow with idiots like those in your line-up how can you get any respect as a team? And the American fans chanting “***-HOLE” TO THE REFS
! wOW….typical Americans going for the sucker punch kill….just sad.
We out shot those ******** 34-14! Unbelievable! If we dont come out flying and stick it to them bad in the next game, i will suit up myself and take it to those Flyer asses!
April 29, 2008 pm30 8:13 am
no stanley cup for canadian teams only american teams flyers in 5 .ha ha ha ha
April 29, 2008 pm30 8:38 am
habs are losers
April 29, 2008 pm30 8:58 am
RAY SAM
SHUT UP ….STOP BEING NAEGATIVE OR GET THE HELL OFF THE SITE
HABS IN SIX!
April 29, 2008 pm30 9:15 am
RAY SAM
American teams may win more cups in the new NHL yes, because they out number Canadian teams 5 to 1.
BUT
All American teams are lead by CANADIAN players. Don’t forget that brother!!!!!
April 29, 2008 pm30 10:38 am
You said it “Die Hard Habs Fan” !
So i guess Michael Ryder is no longer a Hab?
April 29, 2008 pm30 10:55 am
Ryder’s stats:
2002-2003 Hamilton 69 34
2003-2004 Canadiens 81 25
2004-2005 Sweden-2 42 34
2005-2006 Canadiens 81 30
2006-2007 Canadiens 82 30
2007-2008 Canadiens 70 14
April 29, 2008 pm30 11:02 am
Well folks, I was at last night’s game, right in the middle of the action, and everything they say about those dreaded Flyers fans is true.
Loud? Check. Passionate? Check. Loyal? Check.
Obnoxious, ignorant and classless? Check, check, check.
I’ve been to a LOT of games. I’ve been to a LOT of arenas. Never seen anything like this. Philly fans take some sort of perverted pride in being the behavioural equivalent of an emotionally scarred circus monkey in a zoo, throwing poo at the visitors …
Don’t get me wrong–I can take the rivalry, and I’ve been the lone supporter of the visiting team many times, in much more hostile situations (try being an Irish fan in Ann Arbor on a fall Saturday). But the difference is that all other situations I witnessed, at the end of the game, the belligerent idiots were in the minority. At the Wachovia Center, everyone from 60-year old grey-haired moms to 6-year old kids reverts back to this pack mentality, lowest-common denominator feral state where, I swear to god, if they could actually throw feces, they would.
It reminded me of that scene in “2001: A Space Odyssey”, where the lead monkey figures out how to use the bone to smash other monkeys’ skulls, and goes on to scare away the other monkey pack by jumping up and down, wielding the bone, baring its teeth and braying loudly. That was the typical Flyers fan after the game. The only metaphor is the bone–the rest was literally on display.
Habs in 7.
April 29, 2008 pm30 11:06 am
Wish Ryder to be on Habs roster, but the reality is that there is almost no place for Ryder from Carbonneau, right now and next season.
Leaving is a good choice for Ryder. Think about Samsonov. He is now one of key players in Canes.
April 29, 2008 pm30 11:07 am
How are all my little Habs fans this morning?…reading all your comments don’t surprise me, just the same ol Hab fan…bashing all the other teams and putting the Habs on a pedestal went the Habs are winning…and bad mouthing them when they are loosing…don’t break anything jumping off the bandwagon. I’ll repeat what I said yesterday, the Flyers are just an average team, nothing great, and the Habs CANNOT play at there level, reality is Montreal is not a playoff team…they don’t have the skill set(7 game series with Boston?…thats an insult). So I still stick to my predition yesterday…”the series will end for the habs in game 5 in Montreal”…Flyers are still all over the Habs even with the refs on your team!!!…GO CHOKE ON IT ALL YOU HAB FANS!!!!!
April 29, 2008 pm30 11:19 am
Considering the number of scoring chances the Canadiens wasted in their 4-2 loss to the Flyers in Game 2, Carbonneau was asked why he wouldn’t dress a finisher like Ryder.
“Michael has had some highs and lows since the start of the year,” Carbonneau said. “I think we expected more from him this season. The way Guillaume played earlier in the playoffs, I felt he deserved to play.”
Carbonneu is an idiot. What a way to treat a 4 year proven goal scorer.
Kovy sucked last year and did not miss many shifts I can tell you that.
Ryder is getting the shaft, the ****** end of the stick
Gainey wanted Ryder to keep his Plus/Minus down. Well Gainey got his wish, Ryder’s Minus were way down and so was his goals.
I hope that Ryder goes to Boston and scores 20 goals on Montreal and takes the ****** end of that stick and sticks it straight up Carbonneau’s Candy ***!
a lot of players who left montreal or has been run out of Momtreal has went on to be very good players. Price needs to leave as soon as his contract is up. This team and city will ruin him.
Damn Carbo to Hell.
April 29, 2008 pm30 11:33 am
JACK,
Who ever gets pass this round will surely choke on the Penguins.
But like many teams in the NHL, Bruins, Flyers, Leafs etc. it is their Stanley Cup when they beat the Montreal Canadiens. Maybe your Cup will come in may rather than June? Oh Well.
When the Habs win the Cup they win THE “Stanley Cup”…….
Have a great day Jack.
Hope to see you here on Wed. night for some more intelligent conversation.
April 29, 2008 pm30 11:54 am
Joseph? You there? Could somebody check on Joseph…i’m a little concerned.
I have to apologize for some of the more course comments made by my fellow fans, but you gotta understand, this is NOTHING compared to what we get daily down here in the City of Brotherly Love. Talk Radio (WIP-610am) is legion for bringing out the crazies and boy, are they out now. Problem is, and they would probably admit it if pressed, we know that we are FAR from out of the woods in this series right now. The Flyers HAD great confidence going into the 3rd period last night, which promptly disappeared under that incredible onslaught brought by the Habs in that third period.
Question: the papers down here are reporting that Carbo’s comment that Timmonen “deserved” the sucker punch he took in Game 2 apparently fired up the hometown boys, not the least of whom would’ve been Hatcher, who nonetheless took a boneheaded penalty which unleashed and made possible the said 3rd period flurry. Did Carbo’s careless statement (and it’s predictable motivational effects) receive much ink in Montreal?
Looking forward to Wednesday…
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:02 pm
DieHard,
Don’t be fooled my little chickadee, Montreal is just a mear speed bump not a road block, so you thinking that all the other teams that beat Montreal Canadians view it as a great accomplishment…you are GREATLY MISTAKEN…but what ever soothes your wounds and pasifies you. Oh, refering to your comment…there is no such thing as an intelligent conversation with a Hab fan, they are all so narrow minded,ignorant,violent and rude.I went to Quebec 4 yers ago, but I don’t speek French, and I was treated like dirt by every local there…very bad experience being to Canada as a tourist for the first time. So boooing the American Anthem, and rioting comes to no surprise….no intelligence there!!
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:17 pm
Whose leader was honored international txxxxxxrist?
Who was on the first place of Eastern Conference? By mistakes?
Quebec is a French speaking province in Canada. Only idiots don’t respect his fact. Who are the main source visiting Montreal and Quebec City? People from US. How come only you were treated like a xxxx???
Who booed Canadian Anthem in Game 3???
Rioting is not rare in the Western world, but looting is really rare. There was only one case in my memory in Hurricane Katrina…
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:19 pm
Jack,to blame another country because your an *******,geezes man take some responsibility man and cracker jack stay on your own side of the line,that way there’s no chance of you spreading your mental constipation and what ever else you got to the GREAT WHITE NORTH. OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE ………………………………………….
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:20 pm
This is to address post #107. I really don’t care if you want to trash talk to help ease the feeling of a loss, but at least speak the truth. We have so much young talent on the team, and you know that because they’ve scored on you. You say Steve Downie is our only player to look toward in the future(and Downie is a very good gritty player, just needs to work on his temper), but have you forgot about Mike Richards(75points, 28G and an All-Star), Jeff Carter(53points,29G), RJ Umberger(50Points), Joffrey Lupul (46Points, 20G in only 56games), Scottie Upshall(30points), Braydon Coburn(36points and +17 rating on the year, amazing up and coming offensive defenseman), Randy Jones(31points +8 rating on the season, another up and coming defenseman).
Keep in mind that every player i listed has played 3 or fewer seasons and that they are all under the age of 25 and then try to tell me that the flyers have no future or young stars. We have the best offensive depth in the league with 7 20+ goal scorers thanks to a lot of these guys. How many 20+ goal scorers does Montreal have? 4. How many of them are young players? 2, and both of them are 25, 26. SO maybe know SOMETHING, anything really, before you start running your mouth about the Flyers not having a future. Actually just remind me of that comment in a few years when we are kicking the **** out of you every game thanks to these young players.
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:22 pm
JACK,
Don’t start a debate about Canada VS the USA with regards to intelligence because you will lose hands down.
The Americans are ruining our game. Yes Jack Hockey is “Canada’s” game if you did not know.
As I said before, American Teams are as only good as the CANADIANS that play for them!
100% of American Adults “Are Not Smarter than an American 5th Grader” And you Americans want to talk about hockey????? Please……….
Try sticking to something you Americans may know something about “WAR” or sticking your noses into other countries Afairs…..
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:42 pm
118 DieHard Habs Fan
I agree…as a b’s fan, when we finally won a series back in the late 80’s it was “like” the cup…ask any team that takes on the Yanks or the Cowboys…same thing….it’s beating that winning tradition.
Jack, show some repect…we are both “guests” to this site. You and I both know that most of our own hockey team sites are full of “smack”.
Tony (really tired of the juvenile bloggers of the world)
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:43 pm
I wouldn’t get into bashing Americans here. They booed the Canadian anthem because Montreal booed the American anthem. *** for tat. And I’d add here that there’s no city in North America other than in Montreal where I’ve ever heard a national anthem booed, so that’s definitely an embarrassment to the City.
What our Philly friends fail to understand, though, (and thus their booing of the Canadian anthem), is that most Montreal Canadian fans don’t live in Montreal. It’s one of those teams with a fan-base that extends way beyond the border of the City. And second, 99% of the fans at the Habs game would never boo the American anthem. And I noticed last night two things in Philly. A) only about 1% booed, and b) about 10 times as many sang along.
So don’t bash the United States. It’s a great country. When it comes to those ugly, sweaty, steak-eating, big-nosed Flyers fans, however, then all bets are off: these people are no better than those mouth-breathing Leaf Fans, or the dweebs up in Ottawa who named their hockey team after a bunch of politicians and who’s national anthem singer embarrasses the whole country by waving a cute hankie while he sings.
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:45 pm
Problem with the habs is underacheiving players in the lineup-Kovalev,if he was REALLY trying he d have 15 points in the playoffs instead of 9.Streit is s o afraid of the corners he can barely handle the puck anymore(nice goal in game 7 though).Markov looks like a complete idiot out there(try staying on his feet instead of diving all the time)and can barely handle the puck either.Plekanec is afraid of the contact too and isnt finishing or hed have 8 goals instead of 2.Brisebois is hopefully out of the lineup for good as he reverted back to his old self after asurprisingly strong first 5 playoff games.Nice to see Latendresse banging last night and jamming the net(maybe he wants to play after all).Koivu is working hard as usual-if he could finish we would have won last night.Higgins needs to start burying some more of his chances but he is working hard.I think Ryder deserves another start-bench that ***** streit hes not doing anything on the pp anyway.SK74 AND AK46 need to work a little harder-more diggging in the trnches-and be more consistent(good game bad game rotation doesnt cut it in playoffs).Hamrlik could play better after a great start to the playoffs-all the D has to stop backing in on the goalie(1st 2 goals last nite were a direct result of that).Begin, kostopolous,smolinski,lapierre keep up the good work!!Komisarek-C+ CAN BE BETTER and we need him to be.Bouillon -playing well.Gorges-love this kid-heart of a warrior,not afraid to take a hit to make the good play(unlike Markov,Streit,Brisebois,Plekanec,AK46,AK27 sometimes SK74)Gorges should put on 10 or 15 lbs this summer and get a little stronger and he would be a real force out there.Dandenault wa splaying ok but not producing any scoring chances-dont count him out yet though-playoff vets are valuable.Obyrne-solid but unspectacular-be ok as long as he keeps it simple.Price has looked awkward at times this series but I couldnt fault him for the goals last night(see above for 1st 2 and the 3rd was acomplete defensive breakdown in their own zone-Markov and Plekanec both on their knees,not sure why).Starting Halak may not be a bad choice for game 4 though-Price may need to recharge mentally.Bottom line -their best players need to be their best players,insert 27,79,14,46,44 here if they want to beat a hardworking though less talented(on paper) Philadelphia team.
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:46 pm
Wow, did not know we were going to get political on this message board. Lets face it the next game is the biggest game of this series…. if the Flyers win I belive they will win the series, if the Habs win then momentum will return to Montreal and they will most likey have a great chance to close out the series in 7. The fact remains we should not boo each others anthems in our own house, we shoulkd not throw beer on each other players, we should not blame penalties or hitting the cross bar for why we win or lose. This is a great series I have the upmost respect for Montreal team and their fans…we need to stop bitching about each other and just have fun watching some great hockey between two teams with very different styles of play.
Lets go Flyers!!!
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:55 pm
Flyersfan-good post-except the las tpart-”go flyers”
April 29, 2008 pm30 12:59 pm
Wish all guest visitors were like Tony from NB.
Guests are welcome here on competing Hockey, but never on topics other than Hockey. It’s insulting and wasting Habs Blog’s hosting bandwidth.
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:17 pm
These types of comments prove you guys have a brain the size of a pea.First of all I was told Canada is an English speaking country and French as a second language…isn’t Quebec part of Canada? or is it a separate country? Secondly, putting down USA is pretty ignorant! Canada depends on USA, we tighten our borders and Canada starts bitching that it will hurt their economy, Canada’s economy is directly affected by the USA’s economy because Canada can’t sustain an independant economy…USA sneezes and Canada gets the flu. Secondly, without the powerhouse of the USA (Your friendly neighbour) Canada would have been invaded and occupied by Russia during the ‘Cold War’… but instead Canada is standing fearless in this world hiding behind and holding on to USA’s pant leg. So don’t be talking all this “Proud to be Canadian” bullshit to me…your freedom is from the blood of our fathers. Finally a question for you guys, if USA is so bad(as you stated above), why is it that all you Canadians keep coming down here as tourists (mostly from Quebec)?…ironically here all Canadians are treated warmly with respect, that keeps them coming back,not like some places I know. One last comment for Habs4life, English is the universal language in the World, I’ve been to Europe(on the other side of the Globe) to countries like Germany, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain and never did I encounter difficulties getting by with English, then I go a bit north to my Neighbouring Country and you are looked at as if you have three eyeballs when you ask people there something in English! …so Diehard don’t talk about 5th Graders…you guys up there don’t know your mother language…THAT’S INGNORANCE!
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:20 pm
Let’s get back to Hockey…
Oh ya, don’t any of you have jobs?
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:22 pm
Post 109 Tony from NB A) 14 Canadian born players on the Flyers… (did I shut you up yet!!!)
Hatcher (USA), Badest guy on the ice, Crosby ( Canada ) biggest pus i’ve seen, wouldn’ be half the player if the NHL didn’t protect him like an only daughter. I mean the your not allowed to hit the guy, yet he was hurt for three months, imagine if Hatcher got him in the corner, his career would be over.
Post 107 Stuo
As far as youth im talkin about the the goal scorers, u might have heard of them Umberger( scored every game this series, n he’s from the USA) Briere ( leading playoff point getter n the oldest guy im gonna name) Carter ( guys a stud, hopefully we can keep him in philly) Richards, Biron, Lupul ( OT goal game 7) want me to keep going, Gange ( lucky he aint in the lineup cuz it just wouldn’t be fair for the Canadiens) Thoreson ( kid don’t make a mistake) Harnell, Upshaw( scored again), Jones, Coburn ( two great young defensemen). You’re right about one thing we havn’t won nothing yet, but w/ a nucleus of young talent like i just named, anyone would be surprised if they don’t win a few cups in the upcoming years.
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:25 pm
groundworking:
Dude, I was at the game last night, and to say that “only about 1%” booed the Canadian national anthem is a risible undrestatement. You know this, I know this. Strictly-speaking, if you want to get into semantics, you’re actually right: it wasn’t actually booing. It was more like an endless stream of porrly-articulated profanities, brayed out loud uncontrollably, like the wailing of a soiled infant.
But that couldn’t matter less. It wasn’t the booing that showed Philly fans’ true colors. It was the suggestions as to what any non-Flyers fan, non-Philadelphian, and indeed any non-American should do to their mother.
The booing in Montreal is thinly-veiled anti-anglophony. Not very classy, to be sure, but essentially misguided adolescent behaviour. The booing in Philadelphia, however, comes from a deep well of self-hatred. It is distilled, blatant, and pathological xenophobia.
Philly fans are the intellectual equivalents of abused lab monkeys on PCP.
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:30 pm
Bottom line is that the Habs fans can talk all they want about whatever they want, but that doesn’t change the fact that the series is 2-1 (should be 3-0), about to be 3-1.
April 29, 2008 pm30 1:55 pm
136 Habs Blog
My appologies…hockey only…
and to your question, I do have a job,lucky for me my boss is also a Habs Basher… he’s a Flyers Forever Fan….
…he said we only have to visit you guys up there one last time in game 5 before we send you off golfing to the Carolinas!!….FORE!!!!
April 29, 2008 pm30 2:08 pm
Jack, I don’t want to pick up the debating points from your last post to respond.
Let me put down some relaxing words here. I have personal experience (a period of time) living in Montreal knowing few French. The situation in Quebec Province is that except major cities like Montreal, Quebec city, many people even don’t speak any English. In Montreal, you think everybody speak English? Everybody speaks French? No, there are many people of English only or French only. But, most local Montreal people are bilingual, so when they realize you don’t speak French they will communicate with you in English. That’s the culture of Montreal. I can say in Montreal, 99.99% service people (to customers, like tourists) are bilingual. I don’t know your case. Maybe you visited a small town, or bumped to a person in Montreal (who could be also a tourist) of 100% in French.
Even though I don’t speak French, I always love to go back and see the city even without Hockey. So, good luck, next time if you could have a chance to prove what I have said…
April 29, 2008 pm30 2:19 pm
NEXT GAME….Habs7 flyers 0,bank on it……………..
April 29, 2008 pm30 2:24 pm
N for all the post about being lucky, n we hit three post. You wouldn’t even have the puck in our zone if it weren’t for all the Penatlies. N im not sayin they are all bs, but there are penalties just about every shift that dont get called. Check out the box score for last nights game. 10 min of penalty time in the first period! Ridiculous. Second period 2 penalty min hence the reason we scored 3 goals were finally at even strenght for more than half the period. N third period 7 more penalty minutes ( your 5 min major that gave u two goals). that totals 19 minutes of penalty time, almost a whole period. That is crazy, i mean come on, we may be rough, but 19 penalty min. R u serious. If Montreal was to beat us ok, it sux but ok. But to tryin hand them a series, i can’t stand it, just not fair. I guess the NHL is really pushing for this no contact canadien style hockey in the NHL, n the Flyers r the example.
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:08 pm
habsfanrsoft, ur right, but montreal has a better younger core. Briere is like 30 and he’s not young. It’s like having Koivu and kovalev on my list because they are only like 2 years older than briere. Montreal will win the cup next year and I’ve been saying that for 5 years that 2008-2009 was the habs 25th cup.Kostitsyns 90 pts each. a.Kostitsyn 90 s.kostitsyn 90 plekanec 88,Kovalev 82, Koivu 74,Higgins 72, Streit 68, Markov 66, Grabovski, 59 etc. next year montreal will have one of the greatest offensive teams in habs history, and still 12 mill left to spend now that ryder,huet, and smolinski gone this summer. So lets get Hossa, and Redden!!! But It’s nt over for this year, I hope montreal goes to church and gets some ******* luck.
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:09 pm
Guys, guess what. PRICE IS STARTING!!! Goodbye 08 dreams. and if price plays good, just forget about this comment, lol
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:17 pm
Post 143,habsfansrsoft-are you high?or just stupid?19 pim-of which 10 was the game misconduct part of the cheapshot hit to the back by Hatcher and 5,of course ,was the major that accompanies it.That means you only had 2 minors in the 3rd in reality.I havent seen any posts by Montreal fans whining(as you do )about the VERY dubious too many men on the ice penalty with 3.5 mins to go.Your 10 mins in the first-6 were on the same play-Downies slu-foot on Price-he got 4,Hatcher 2,Lapierre 2 and Komisarek 2-so you only had 1 extra on that play.The only “sensible “thing you allude to in this post is the officiating-it is terrible and inconsistent I will agree.You can thank Gary Buttman for that.
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:21 pm
With all due respect to the more objective Flyers fans…
Hockey analysts agreed after the first round that the Flyers were the weakest team remaining in the playoffs. Based upon the games I’ve watched in both the first and second round, I’d have to join in that agreement.
I’ve watched the Habs more or less dominate the Flyers with regard to scoring chances over the past two games. I’ve watched the Habs sustain pressure in the offensive zone and take the play to the Flyers for longish periods of time. But I’ve also watched the Habs miss point blank chances and empty nets far more often than any hockey fan would care to. This is not to take credit away from Biron, who in my opinion, has singlehandedly won the past two games for the Flyers, but rather to shed some light on what has actually been the case in these games. If the Habs convert just one of those scoring chances in each of the last two games and this series is very likely 3-0 for the Habs.
I would only add that Price has disappeared in this series as well. Take away one unfortunate goal per game, and again, this series is very likely 3-0 for the Habs.
But that’s the way that the puck bounces, and that’s sports. And in watching these two teams play in this round, I would only ask which of them cares to go on and get destroyed by the Penguins? Because that’s precisely what’s going to happen to either team.
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:30 pm
Yup,I agree,neither team has much chance against Pittsburgh-provided they beat the Rangers.
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:38 pm
To 144
Montreal needs more than just praying and luck…even God can’t help them.
To 147
The only reason Montreal had more scoring chances because they were on the power play for the whole of the 3rd period. They might have a chance at beating the Flyers if they get a Power Play for all 3 periods.
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:39 pm
Ten min misconduct didn’t add that in my friend or penalty min would be 29. N slew foot, guess u didn’t get a chance to c that replay cuz he barely touched him w/ his stick, then got dominated by two canadiens(never dropped the gloves) who didnt get anymore than 2 min roughings. Then they throw hatcher in the box to make sure u still got a power play(didn’t c hatcher do anymore in that scuffle than any other canadien who didn’t get a penalty). U had 8 minutes of actual powerplay that period or 4 minutes w/ a 5 on 4, n another 2 minutes w/ a 5 on 3.
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:41 pm
My mistake 6 min of power play, n they gave Downie a rough for gettin pounded by 2 canadiens
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:47 pm
Yes,I did see it-you can slew foot with a stick as well,”friend”,and you dont have to be pushed very hard in the back of the skate to go down-have you ever been on skates before??
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:50 pm
I would hardly call that “pounded”,cheap shot Downie looked fine to me.Nobody gets pounded much anymore-no more instigator rule-so weasels like Downie,Avery etc. now flourish in this league.
April 29, 2008 pm30 3:57 pm
Well if the goalie is gonna play the puck behind the net, a little tap like that shouldn’t be a penalty. N i have been on skates before Vapor 8’s still holding up after 7 years better than those Graf’s the Canadiens love, only lasted me 2 years.
April 29, 2008 pm30 4:18 pm
To 147
The only reason Montreal had more scoring chances because they were on the power play for the whole of the 3rd period. They might have a chance at beating the Flyers if they get a Power Play for all 3 periods.
When the powerplays expired, the Habs continued to carry the play to the Flyers… for longish periods of time. Further, Game 2 was played in the Flyers end more than it was in any other zone, and that had noting to do with the Flyers being shorthanded.
The was I see it, the Flyers have no defense at all. This is no secret – it’s been discussed all season. They can score goals but they can also allow them just as easily, hence the lower seeding. In addition, Biron has never proved himself a go-to goaltender in his career. And while he has risen to the challenge the past two games, he still has a long way to go before he makes a case himself. On that note, the Habs haven’t dome a whole lot to finish their chances on him, so who knows what could have been.
As I said though, either of these teams, the way that they’ve playing, will be embarrassed by Pittsburgh in the ECF. Malkin, Crosby, Sykora, Malone Gonchar… they won’t miss their chances nearly as much. They’ll make either Price or Biron look ordinary.
April 29, 2008 pm30 4:21 pm
My apologies for all the typos…
April 29, 2008 pm30 4:37 pm
Lets Go Flyers..it has to be scary that we played our C game and still won.
April 29, 2008 pm30 5:15 pm
To 157
I’m with you on that one 100%
April 29, 2008 pm30 5:48 pm
It’s wierd, TSN says Carbonneau hasn’t made up his mind yet, but NHL.COM Says Price is playing? WTF?!
April 29, 2008 pm30 5:53 pm
I’ve watched the Flyers play in both the regular season and playoffs, and as far as I can tell, all they’ve got is a C game. That in itself should be scary enough for Flyers fans. And on that note, the Habs haven’t impressed much as of late.
On another note, the support of Steve Downie amuses me. Is this the same Steve Downie of Team Canada who feigned death after the phantom elbow thrown by Jack Johnson of Team USA in the Vancouver World Juniors? I believe so.
How short and selective fans’ memories are. Downie’s a **** disturber. Always has been.
April 29, 2008 pm30 5:54 pm
If the Habs converted half of their scoring chances, it wouldn’t matter who started in goal.
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:21 pm
to post 135…this is a hockey blog. H-O-C-K-E-Y….don’t get on with all this USA protecting Canada stuff. For one, this isn’t the place, and second, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Stop being a mouth piece – go overseas and get the real facts.
If you’ve got any hockey comments then lets hear them…otherwise respect the blog rules and please leave. Hockey or nothing…
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:24 pm
Carbo is a stubborn egotistical moron. Too bad he’ll be the reason the habs lose this series…
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:30 pm
agreed hockeyGuyg5
you tell those philly fanatics to stick on their side of the soil!
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:32 pm
Today I got an inside tip.
The Flyers have won their last game…… Let me repeat it for the not so smart Flyer fans that have invaded our blog … THE FLYERS HAVE WON THEIR LAST GAME.
When the Flyers lose the final game of their season in their own rink, see how long it takes for them to scatter like the Dirty Rats they are!!!!!!!!!
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:40 pm
Die hard Habs,
You may be right, n u know what i’ll say, flyers should have been up 3-0, n virtually impossible for the habs to come bak, but the refs gift rapped game one, tried to gift rap game 3, n if u win another im sure that will be gift rapped too, so no matter wat happens from this game on, habs u havn’t earned nothing, it was all given to u as a gift form the NHL. N if your satisfied with winning like that, then you have no heart.
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:40 pm
Series aint over yet…2004 we were down to a much superior Bruins team and we all know what happened there…
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:52 pm
I still think Streit should be shelved for the next game-hes just way to soft and the Philly crowd probably has him spooked as much as the philly player who is about to obliterate him into the boards.Hes been fumbling the puck on the power play steady as well-we need alittle more grit up front-Ryder can be good in the corners(when he wants to be) and this break may be the motivation he needs-like Latendresse last night.I wouldnt mind seeing the kid Stewart or Chipchura inserted either in place of one of the Kostitsyns-though their pattern of play so far dictates they are due for their “good game”.Markov -I was never a big fan-too erratic-played well for about 50 games in the middle of the season then at the end started to play like an idiot(giveaways,attempting impossible passes,soft in his own end)and it has carrried into the playoffs.Wish O’Byrne was more physical-needs some weight room time in the offseason as well.Kovalev-sorry AK27 fans but he can be so much better and doesnt seem to want to be yet(I know hes got 9 pts and the game tier in gm 1 yada yada but watch him skating without the puck and youll see hes not giving 100%)-I wouldnt resign him-spend that money elsewhere and be happy you got 1 decent season out ofhim.
April 29, 2008 pm30 6:53 pm
I was listening to a Montreal sports station and this is what Hatcher said:
” If I knew I was going to get 5 minutes for boarding, I would have finished the job”! he should be suspended for those remarks. now he shows us what we already know, that he’s a bully , a piece of **** he is, and one of the dirtyiest players in the league. no wonder the rest of the league hates that team! watch all the suspensions they get next year.
April 29, 2008 pm30 7:47 pm
Unfortunately some Philly fan took my name. That’s too bad, but admittedly I’ve not been writing in too much lately.
Anyway, I’m not going to comment about the games for now since the Habs WILL come back, no question.
However, I need to share the following cesspit comments from Phlier-land… talk about sore winners (watch out when they lose the series) … I cannot believe this:
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/columnists/20080429_Sam_Donnellon__Are_the_Flyers_playing_Canada_s_team_.html
GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah, Yahoo Sports ran an article that says over 40% of Canadians consider the Habs to be canada’s team (vs. about 20% for the Laffs). Take that, CBC!!!
April 29, 2008 pm30 8:57 pm
Jack Hab,
U can’t believe this? what do u live in a box? or did u not watch the first three games? wat exactly can u not believe in this article? cuz it’s pretty much dead on.
April 29, 2008 pm30 9:12 pm
Rangers losing to Pitt tonight 5-3. If they , that series is done. Can’t believe Pitt going htru 2 series without losing a game. Wow! Are they in a zone!
April 29, 2008 pm30 9:28 pm
I sent an email to that piece of **** in Philly: donnels@phillynews.com
told him what I think of that garbage he wrote!
April 29, 2008 pm30 10:18 pm
I guess habsfansrsoft learned to spell in Filly (or is that a female horse?). Whatever! Habs will win the series!!!!
Price should play tomorrow night.
April 29, 2008 pm30 10:33 pm
Hatcher has always been a dirty ,tough to play against defenseman,like Pronger and I sure wish we had one or 2 like him.Komo s ok but not near as mean.
April 29, 2008 pm30 10:33 pm
Be alot better than flakes like Markov ,Streit or Brisebois.
April 29, 2008 pm30 10:53 pm
Someone check my math for me, but the last time i looked, we split the ‘08 season series with the Pens 4-4…is that right? i KNOW we won the first 4 in a row off them this year…
But of course, there’s this pesky little problem we have from the Great White North, ehh? However, 41 penalties againsty the Good Guys in this series to 18 for The Inhabitants. Kinda weird. Not complaining exactly, just sayin…
We wait ALL YEAR for playoff hockey! Thank GOD none of us are hockey fans living in Chicago or Tampa or Toronto (heh) or even (shudder) Boston!!
Go FlyBOYS!!!
April 29, 2008 pm30 11:13 pm
Habs went 8-0 against Boston in the regular season and we all saw what happened in that series!Regular season means nothing-only home ice advantage-which we have squandered.flyers were a highly penalized team in regular season so it stands to reason that wont change in playoffs if they continue to dress guys like Downie-who is being targetted by the refs anyway,was all year after he returned.They are a slower team,for the most part as well-alot of hooks holds,interference calls go against them.I dont blame them-they have to turn the game ugly to beat us-nearly worked for Boston in rnd 1.They have outworked the softer forwards on the habs and I give them credit for being up 2-1.Alot of flyers posting here mention the penalties-habs fans mention the goalposts and near misses-on it goes-game 4 looming large now.
April 29, 2008 pm30 11:44 pm
If you are religious,
If you believe fortune telling,
If you believe Feng Sui,
If you are superstitious,
If you believe whatever it says something,
You can just put your faith on Carey Price!!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 9:31 am
It’s GAME DAY, mes amis…and it should be a GREAT one, at least, let’s hope so! Good luck to both squads and may the best team win.
With that, i’ll leave you (til later) with the immortal words from the great Monty Python film “The Holy Grail”:
“J’agite mes parties privees dan votre direction generale!!”
April 30, 2008 pm30 11:28 am
Let me make a suggestion ,since we have so many flyers fans aboard and since I know we’re going to win the series ‘HABS”,what does everyone say to humalation a la Kenny vs Spenny style to the loser of every game till series end,eh?The losers must place the humiliation on youtube,come on back your action!
April 30, 2008 pm30 11:32 am
I’m In…………..
April 30, 2008 pm30 11:49 am
I got a new strategy for a CH victory,whoever has the puck on the way to net, shoot instead of passing. Let the linemates move in for rebounds. And on breakaways, shoot high and slap it instead of wristing. If you don’t score, at least you may ring Biron’ bell.
Montreal 4 – Flyers 1. Les Canadiens sont la!
As far as politics,
GO CANADA GO!
GOS BLESS THE USA!
April 30, 2008 pm30 11:52 am
Sorry about the typo………….guess I feel so pumped I hit the wrong key:
GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 12:03 pm
They need it.
April 30, 2008 pm30 12:05 pm
177 portly
Someone check my math for me, but the last time i looked, we split the ‘08 season series with the Pens 4-4…is that right? i KNOW we won the first 4 in a row off them this year…
Ahh, beware the regular season records, portly. The Habs went 8-0 against Boston and 4-0 against the Flyers in the regular season. Thus, the regular season means absolutely nothing at all this time of year. Meanwhile, the Penguins have taken their game to a whole new level this post-season, and as much as it pains me to admit it, they will represent the East.
Anyway, your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries.
April 30, 2008 pm30 12:07 pm
I cannot believe that I am reading Markov bashing. He’s hurt.
April 30, 2008 pm30 12:39 pm
Flyers fans, I have a serious question to you guys.
Why do you come to Habs blog other than your own fan blog?
Please answer seriously to the serious question.
April 30, 2008 pm30 12:42 pm
Now Kids. Play Nice……………..
April 30, 2008 pm30 1:02 pm
My take on visiting hockey fans:
Some come to offer productive dialogue, some to engage in some harmless razzing, and others come as **** disturbers because they’re anti-social misfits with a lot of anger.
As for the latter, I would guess that they would have better manners in a face-to-face situation. The internet has provided them a medium in which they can hide behind aliases, safe from repercussions of any kind. It’s easy to talk tough in the virtual universe.
April 30, 2008 pm30 1:02 pm
S. Lostistyn not 100%, game time decision. Ryder could take his place tonight, and Breezer will play instead of O’Byrne(big mistake).
April 30, 2008 pm30 1:04 pm
I think McGuire thinks playing Breezer is mistake, because their friendship is the only reason he’s playing. Carbo’s decisions are totally out of whack.
April 30, 2008 pm30 1:08 pm
Montreal Fans should be very careful what they wish for!
They wished to play Boston. Look what happened!
They wished to play Philly. Now look what happening!
April 30, 2008 pm30 1:36 pm
Playing Brisebois is a huge Mistake-grrrrooooooaannnn-Markov was playing like an idiot before he got “hurt”.I agree with Maguire ,which is rare(sucks up to the league too much,agrees with alot of the ridiculously soft calls).
April 30, 2008 pm30 2:00 pm
DieHard, after mucking around in the pits of Philly-style sports repartie, coming in here and mixin’ it up witchu Red Green types is a welcome break. Since the Pens seem ready to dispatch the hated Rangers, we will (should we be fortunate enough to prevail) also enjoy an intra-state Pennsylvania style gabfest with our Flightless Bird adversaries. Come join the fun if you dare.
Joseph! Mon Dieu…you KNOW my mother??! Hmmm, that explains why she favors hose with those little clippy things on them…and, my friend, her furry little redeye awaits your intimate musings.
Have at it! May Lord Biron of Lac St. Charles (and lifelong Nords fan) evoke the Ghost of Terry Sawchuck tonight and dash the Habs on the rocks of a 3-1 series lead!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 2:03 pm
191 future habs fan
I held the same opinion to Breezer until the past couple of days. Now I am getting OK to keep Breezer on ice. For the past couple of games, whenever Breezer was on ice Habs won, whenever his was out Habs lost. That’s a little bit superstitious.
Let me give you the scientific stats. Breezer is the only 5 points defenseman in Habs roster. If he can add another ASSIST tonight, it’s worth to try him.
Season GP G A P
2007-2008 8 1 4 5
April 30, 2008 pm30 2:22 pm
Mark Streit had more points than Chara,Pronger,Jovanovski this year-by your “science” I guess hes a better defenseman than them?!Brisebois was on the ice for both first period goals in game 1-tipped one into his own net because hes too slow to keep up and provided a nice screen on the second-didnt play much after that-thank god.
April 30, 2008 pm30 2:28 pm
195 NShabfan, can we call Carbo ordering him to kill Brisebois? If not, try to be postive. (I even wanted to kill him when he did the job as 6th flyer)
April 30, 2008 pm30 2:35 pm
Hey man believe me Im trying-GOO habbs!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 2:55 pm
To let you know why myself, a Flyers fan, comes here to post, it’s really simple. I go to our opponents’ blogs in every round to let you know why you will lose. I enjoy watching us win and then coming in here to rub it in your french canadian *****-faces. I get off on it if you must know. First round it was the Caps fans. They were funny because they have a really dumb fanbase, most of which did not exist for the better part of this season. You guys have a fanbase, but you are sissies. series goes to 3-1 tonight boys.
April 30, 2008 pm30 2:57 pm
Ryder will pocket two tonight!!!!!!!!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 2:59 pm
Blade, go F_ck Yourself and the Horse you Rode in on.
We will see who’s the ******* tonight!!!!!!!!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 3:46 pm
To let you know why myself, a Flyers fan, comes here to post, it’s really simple. I go to our opponents’ blogs in every round to let you know why you will lose. I enjoy watching us win and then coming in here to rub it in your french canadian *****-faces. I get off on it if you must know. First round it was the Caps fans. They were funny because they have a really dumb fanbase, most of which did not exist for the better part of this season. You guys have a fanbase, but you are sissies. series goes to 3-1 tonight boys.
See post 190, last scenario. Case and point.
April 30, 2008 pm30 3:47 pm
“The Blade”… bahaha. Whatever.
April 30, 2008 pm30 3:55 pm
I never bother to enter other’s fan zone.
Just don’t understand these Homeless Orphans all the way bugging here.
GO HABS GO!!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 3:57 pm
portly, I imagine that the main focus of Penguin fan jabbing would be one Sidney Crosby, no?
You recognize the quote I assume. No harm meant of course.
April 30, 2008 pm30 3:58 pm
Technically, posting on here is social, so you can throw away your anti-social misfit theory. I enjoy seeing the other side of these playoff series and what the hell you people are thinking about when you say these games are being called fairly. It’s clear the league is against Philly for the second straight series in a row.
April 30, 2008 pm30 3:59 pm
I have never visited the fan site of the opposition either, but to each their own I guess.
Some of them are cool cats.
April 30, 2008 pm30 4:00 pm
I think Ryder will play pretty good to tonigth, he’s had a long break and everyone else in this series is tired. Ryder has lots of rage and is ready to go!!! Go Habn Go!!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 4:09 pm
I disagree. Many, not all, use the internet because they’re no good in real life. A telltale sign is usually projected anger and insults.
And what did you expect to find in the opinions of fans of the other team? A bias toward their team perhaps? Well, surprise. Just as you are biased toward yours.
Back to my original point. You know that you’ll meet resistance in bringing your insults to another team’s fan site, so you come to troll. Congratulations. That’s good stuff.
With regard to the officiating, a Flyers fan called in on NHL Live today and said that what Flyers fans need to consider is the fact the many of the NHL’s rules were written because of the Flyers. So of course they’re going to get called on them.
April 30, 2008 pm30 4:17 pm
Hope to see Ryder shinning again!
Hope to see Koivu, Higgins and Ryder line again!!
Hope to see Ak27, Ak46 and TP14 line rocketing again!!!
April 30, 2008 pm30 4:20 pm
“With regard to the officiating, a Flyers fan called in on NHL Live today and said that what Flyers fans need to consider is the fact the many of the NHL’s rules were written because of the Flyers. So of course they’re going to get called on them.”
Well, then I guess we are seeing the death of old time hockey. The games should still be called the same no matter who is playing.
April 30, 2008 pm30 4:23 pm
207 The Blade
Posted on April 30th, 2008 at 3:58 pm. About ‘Habs / Flyers: Game 3′.
Technically, posting on here is social, so you can throw away your anti-social misfit theory. I enjoy seeing the other side of these playoff series and what the hell you people are thinking about when you say these games are being called fairly. It’s clear the league is against Philly for the second straight series in a row.
you think the ;eague is against you? CBC is so antihab it’s unbelievable! try a walk on our side, and see what we have to put up.
But if you think the league is against you, maybe it’s because your players are cheap shot goons. Why do you think all your players were suspended during the season? Is Downie your kind of player? should be in jail!
April 30, 2008 pm30 4:44 pm
# 212 The Blade
Posted on April 30th, 2008 at 4:20 pm. About ‘Habs / Flyers: Game 3′.
Well, then I guess we are seeing the death of old time hockey. The games should still be called the same no matter who is playing.
That I agree with. They should be called the same. And further, I despise most of the new rules. Hockey is a physical game, or at least, it used to be. But now it’s being metrosexualized and morphed into a more suitable form of family entertainment. I suppose that’s the inevitable fate of any successful sport in North America – it has to appeal to casual fans.
April 30, 2008 pm30 4:49 pm
Downie is a **** distuber. Always has been. As stated earlier, Downie was the hated Canadian player when Team USA lost to Team Canada in the Vancouver World Juniors. He was an instigator, a diver and a drama queen. He still is.
But Flyers fans, love thy enemy when he joins your team.
April 30, 2008 pm30 5:23 pm
Price embellished the **** out of that trip. Plus, any instance of a trip was in retaliation to one of your guys hitting Marty on the the other end just before that play. Then he gets mauled by two frenchies in the corner without throwing a punch and got the roughing and the trip resulting in a two minute 5 on 3. we killed it anyway because we’re a better team.
April 30, 2008 pm30 5:51 pm
Whatever, dude. Whatever.
April 30, 2008 pm30 6:34 pm
My name is Blade
Mom says I need a maid
So I bend her over
then I bone her
and tell now the rent is paid
GO HABS GO GO HABS GO GO HADS GO
OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE OLE