Stanley!!!

Federov gets 3mill a year.Too much.

We’re gliding ever closer to the playoffs with a more than respectable record and an apparent drive that hasn’t existing in years past – huge shutout tonight, looking forward to seeing what they do on Thursday in DC!

Kovalev played inspired hockey. Komisarek is quickly becoming the new Scott Stevens. Sergei plays mean and has great moves. All the Habs need is for Higgins and Latendresse to play up to their talent, however, you can see that its coming. Did anyone notice the stat showed on RDS last night that the Habs are second in the NHL for bodychecks. It all looks and feels good.

His contract ends this season so I don’t see the big problem. But if you want to get good face offs just save money and get Yannick Perrault. He might play on the third line, but his face offs are 1st in the NHL again. And either than Koivu, habs suck at taking face offs.

Woohoo, keep on rollin Habs. Damn, we’re only behind Ottawa and Detroit now for 3rd overall. They’re a pleasure to watch again. Gotta catch them Sens though or the best we can get is 4th in the conference…and we got a home and home coming up next month…2 biggest games of the year so far.
And as an added bonus…the Leafs are bummin out, hahahahaha….How many Leaf fans said to me before the season started that the Habs lost Souray..thats too much for them to make the offseason….but with the Blake and Toskala pick-ups, the Leafs were guaranteed a playoff spot….hehe, looks good on the bums.
GO HABS GO !!

Only playing Huet in a bit over half the games up to now, may have been Gainey’s master plan… He’s playing better now than he has all season, and playing back to back games is helping him way more than going back and forth with Price.

Funny how we all refer to things going well or horrible back to Gainey, like we would a god or something…lol

We are almost there .. Sometimes I wonder if making a change is the right thing to do .. you know when its not broken you cant fix it? Right now its not broken.. do we risk breaking it ? Tough postion to be in your damned if you do and damned if you dont !!!

GO HABS GO !!!

Fully agreed. What is the point of trading? We are doing so good already!

barriehabfan what are the obvious problems with the team ?

Ok. How about one of the worst face-off win percentages in the league. Or maybe the fact that they are one of the worst penalty killing units. Or amybe that the first line, despit very recent signs of life, is very little threat to most teams. Or I could talk about how physically stronger teams can give Montreal fits.
No team is beyond improvement.

Nicely put BarrieHabFan,and to further your point just look at last years Stanley Cup winner”Ducks”,they have added Snider , Bertuzzi and just resigned Salanie “spelling?”

that is how you spell it

Exactly, Chris. A Fedorov type of player for penatly killing and faceoffs and a better winger to replace Ryder is exactly what I’d like to see before I get overly excited about a possible cup.

I agree with Habsfan…..if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. We’re winning without contributions from the “1st” line. Koivu got a few points this last couple of games, but I’d be surprised if he keeps it up…..he’s been streaky for 11 years now, so no one should expect that to change. Look at ikt this way…if we’re winning without these three racking up points, why not keep em together….they can’t get any worst productionwise….at the very least they may even find their groove from last year and start scoring down the stretch.

Heres the thing with Ryder…..the powers that be, have to decide what to do with him because of other reasons….they have to look into the future and see if he’s gonna sign with them again next year. Personally, I think we’ve seen the end of Ryder in Montreal. Now Bob has to decide if he thinks this also…..and if he does, moving Ryder before the deadline would be a good move….at least get something for him now. It is kinda the same deal with Souray last year at this time, with one big difference, Souray was producing and we needed him for a playoff run we thought we were going to have. It was a gamble, and we ended up with no playoffs, no Souray, and nothing for him. Not that it’s a bad thing now, seeing how his year in Edm is going…we dodged a bullet there. Anyways, these desicions are for Bob to make.
I’d love to see Ryder stay put….I think he still has good potential…he’s just having a crappy year…players do come out of this…may not be til next year though. If there is a trade, we need to find a team with a Ryder-like player of there own….someone who can produce but who is just not doing it for whatever reason…a change of scenery could help both players, and both teams could benefit.
But for a good playoff run, Huet does have to remain magical, the PP has to continue producing as does the Kovy line. The PK has to improve, dumb penalties have to be reduced, and the presence of a tough guy would’nt go astray. I think the catching the Sens and having a chance at a higher seed than 4th could be a priority right now. They are having trouble with the Heatley and Alfie injuries, just so happens they have been playing weaker teams lately and still winning…they will run into tougher teams (including us) and we gotta kick em while they’re down…God knows its happened to us enough. All in all, I like this teams look this year…they’re fun to watch again…keep the fire burning boys and keep marching forward. GO HABS GO !!

I have things to say weather they win or lose, lol…..Is just so much better not to have a hell of alot to ***** about lately…..lately it’s just been…tune into the game, watch 2 points get added to the total, and a great all round game being played. Not mcuh to ***** about….I’m sure everyone is just waiting for the next loss, lol…..That’s just the way it goes for a faithful follower. Can you imagine what the Leafs blog site is like, lol….Nothing good to talk about for 41 years now, and no promising future in sight…..that blog site must soon be all bitched out. Good to see them fail so horribly though, because, and any other Habs fan in english Canada with agree…..all you ever hear about on TV, weather they win or lose, is the G-damn Leafs….enough is enough, and it’s good to see all these biased commentators have nothing to say about this franchise anymore.
Anyone agree? Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver…4 of our countries 6 teams are playing well….and it’s still Leafs, Leafs, Leafs….gotta turn the stomach of a non-fan and make us hate them more.
They were all complaining about McCabe before his injury cuz his mistakes were hurting the team, and since then its been…”well, it’s hard to win without McCabe in our lineup”……jackasses. And this is the kinda sh*t we gotta hear every day on english sports TV. Really, enough with the Leafs…start giving the other Canadian teams some props, and stop whining about what the problem is in Toronto….really, it’s become old, and no one cares anymore. Sign Tucker to a contract that size, you deserve to fail….he’s only Montreals scraps.Go out and sign Sittler back into the lineup next year and all your problems will be over again Leaf fans, lol.
Anyways, guys, don’t know where this rant came from…just built up from months and years of listening to the Leafs whine, lol.Good luck in Washington tonight troops…keep flying high….GO HABS GO !!!

I think Koivu has overstayed his welcome. He has not scored in 12 games, loses every face off and is on for most goals against the team. Carboneau needs a wake up call and stop putting that line out for crucial play. what a joke.