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Habs / Bruins: Game 3

The Habs can take a stranglehold on the series with a win tonight in Boston.
Habs / Bruins: Game 2

Game 1 of the series went pretty much according to the script.

Tim Thomas was beaten early and easily and the Bruins still can’t score goals.

Perhaps the only surprises were the Canadiens being the far more physical of the two teams and maybe some unexpected goal scoring from Tom Kostopolous and Bryan Smolinski.

What changes will Claude Julien make to avoid Boston’s 13th consecutive loss against the Canadiens?

What can he do?

The Bruins have yet to even have a one goal lead this season against Montreal. Short of a Tim Thomas miracle, there’s no reason to believe game 2 won’t unfold the same way as the previous 12.

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rocky : The funny thing is that goal, and that game did not matter in any way whatsoever.
rocky : I pledge to never call names unless someone does it to me first. On my honor.
Senet1 : Yes that is what I am saying, but before that ever happened, I questioned your earlier remarks about another subject. I don't even remember now what it was about. Lets just try to talk hockey and forget about all this childist behavour or he said this and I said that. State you case and respect the other guys opinion.
rocky : His language was unacceptable. Mine was too. I am man enough to admit that. So you think he should not have started that? Then we are fine.
Senet1 : I just said I did not think that was appropriate.
rocky : His language is fine though. Be consistant man.
rocky : If he had not called me an illiterate, we would not be having this conversation. that is a fact.
Senet1 : The only thing that rubs me the wrong with is your language. Clean it up and be respectful and you will not have any problem with me
rocky : Under the current rules it is a good goal. Mats was wrong and you all know it. He started name calling, and when I finished him off it rubbed you the wrong way. I brought it on by being right and him being wrong. What a crime eh?
Senet1 : You brought that comment on and I do not agree that he should have suggested that of you, but you have been like this since you came on the blog and eventually people are going to lose their cool. Mats usually is fairly cool about things. He lost it.
rocky : Hypocritical.
rocky : And it is ok for him to call me an illiterate WHAT ABOUT THAT!!!!!!
rocky : If Malkins goal was no good then neither was Ellers. The puck never stopped moving. I have watched it one hundred times now.
Senet1 : Regardless of whether you are right or wrong you have to respect the other guys opinion and respectfully tell him you believe he is wrong, not call him a idiot.
Senet1 : First of all I did not disagree with you about the goal, even the hockey players do not understand the rule. Malkin came to a complete stop at the post, at some point the puck also has to stop. It is obvious the NHL is allowing this as continuous motion so the goal is good until the rule is changed. But that is the problem.
rocky : It is ok for the almighty to do it, but if I respond I am worse than Hitler. Hypocrites.
rocky : So calling me an illiterate is not name calling according to you?
rocky : Senet, that puck never stopped moving . so pathetic. The rule states that if the PUCK is in continual motion the goal stands. It is an identical goal to Ellers. You people sound like leaf fans.
Senet1 : We can disagree without name calling, the fact that you do not care whether I talk to you or not think makes my point. You do not care how you respond that is what bothers me. I try to respect you opinion all I ask is respect in return regardless of whether you agree with me or not.
rocky : You all ignore the total reality that it was a good goal under the current rules and that mats started the insults. Whatever you think is an acceptable insult is ridiculous. Once the door is opened that is that.
rocky : Senet I could care less if I talk to you or not. if someone called you illiterate and was wrong in the first place I think you would feel differently. Mats was wrong in the first place about that goal and could not accept it. i defended myself the way I wanted to and I could not care less how you feel about it. Mats was and is wrong. If he did not want the abuse, then he should not have said I could not read.
Senet1 : Last time I am going to say it, Matts did not call you name or swear at you, he hurt your feelings about reading. You called him an idiot, retarded boy and a number of other things to me that is not aceptable behavour, if you clear up your mouth we can talk otherwise NOT.
rocky : Senet, everything is ok as long as its the right person slinging abuse in the way you deem acceptable. Pathetic.
Senet1 : Cole said it best when he said the goalie should trip the player while he does the spin. Not sure there is anything in the rules that says he cannot do that?
Senet1 : Avatar, I believe you are correct in that the player must continue to be in motion. Actually, Maltin almost came to a stop at the corner of the net before he made his spin. As price says it is a grey area but the puck at some point came to a stop. I watched Eller's penalty shot move and his spin was continuous but Maltin appears to have come to a stop then turned and back handed it in the net. It is an impossible shot to stop if the player possesses the skill to make the move.
Senet1 : Goalie I am with you, from now on I will not reply to any comments from anyone on this blog who has to sling mud, name call or swear to make their point. To me Rocky went over the line and therefore until he apogizes to the rest of us he is no longer part of this blog. One can only take so much of that stuff and then you give it back, I thought it was at least given back without any name calling or swearing etc.
rocky : The only person it seems who is granted the privilege of personal insults with no threat of reprisal is he who has the light shining from his ass.
rocky : Well, he deserves at least half of the credit for that. He started it with his "try reading" remark. Watch the replay. That puck NEVER stops moving for even a second. If someone cannot take mudslinging then they should not sling mud. That is a sylogysm.
Avatar37 : goalie - I agree, I've liked what I've seen from Blunden so far. Knee surgery always makes me nervous, I don't know how serious it was. TSN is listing him as out 4-6 weeks.
goalie : Bad news for Blunden who I was looking forward to seeing get more ice time as they year winds down. He's likely gone for the season. I wonder where this will put him in te Hab s plans for next year. I liked his grit - something we sadly missed for the past 5 years.
goalie : I will only be replying to comments that are written in a sensible way. If a peson wants to mud sling... I simply will not contribute to that 'discussion'.
Avatar37 : our team succeed and win the cup, and that makes us all part of the same family. I hope you have a great morning Rocky, I myself am off to work.
Avatar37 : that while slinging mud. I disagree with Mats frequently, especially when it comes to player evaluation, but I'd like to think we've always been able to be civil about it. I'm not passing judgment or taking sides in your argument with him, but for me there are plenty of Leaf and Bruin fans around who seem to revel in participating in name calling that I try and reserve that for them. Here, we're all Habs fans and while we disagree on things, we all want the same thing, and that's to see
Avatar37 : Rocky - Well, at one point Malkin actually had the puck stopped for a split second then moved it backwards while performing his spin-o-rama. I, as well, thought this wasn't allowed until I looked the rules up. Apparently the act of performing the spin-o-rama is considered forward progress even if the puck moves backwards, which I was unaware of. I'd like to think none of us are jackasses (at least to each other), after all, we're here to argue and debate back and forth and it's hard to do
rocky : The goal, the game, does not matter at all. It would have been better if we had lost.