Contain Ovechkin”spelling?” and things should go well.This is the 2nd half run towards the play-offs,it will be interesting to see how well our Habs stand up against increased physical play,cause if I was the opposition I would try and shake them up and get them off they’re game.GO PRICE GO HABS

Yes I agree-Koivu is finished.
Have you ever seen a team that can’t hold a lead like the Habs. You can’t take a piss without missing the Habs blowing a 2 goal lead. Every game-every time. Price can’t stop shots from 50 foot and Huet can’t stop breakaways.

PRICE IS NOT AN NHL GOALIE! IT’S NOT OVECHKIN THAT’S KILLING US! IT’S PRICE!!!!

We lost because:1)Anyone see our one week hot sniper Ryder? 2)Nice effort by Latendresse,didn’t have the finishing touch tonite.3)Price was ice cold,Me thinks Huet is trying to sabotage his career,lol.I guess it’s official…Kovalev is back to superstar statice…

And why can’t we win at home? we’ve lost 8 of the last 10 at home. If this continues, fans will be reluctant to come to games, and there will be lots of empty seats. opposing teams are dying to come to Montreal, because they know habs lose at home. If this trend doesn’t stop, forget the playoffs. Teams that can’t win at home, DON’T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS!

oh, and Habs2010, you may be a little hard on the poor habs. They are doing rather well, and a lot of the home losses came in overtime, so those “losses” are more like ties. Granted an extra point here or there could help the team greatly, but they are playing well overall. Remember….we could have traded even up for the Tampa Bay Lightning roster this year…

The obvious is just staring us in the face, if only habs2010 will agree to become our new starting and only goalie (who’s gonna need a backup), he can also be our GM too! With the final piece in place we’ll be hoisting the cup in no time.

This site is turning really pathetic… instead of talking well about our team, there are those who just choose to diss. Very sad, it’s almost depressing to read these postings. There must be a lot of people with unhappiness in their lives or something…. look on the bright side people… we’re NOT Leaf fans…..LOL

but people we’re unable to win at home. That is a very disturbing stat. with so little separation between 13th and 4th place, the inability to win in your own home, will come back and bite the habs and lead to their demise, just like last year. I really don’t understand why they have such a difficult time winning at home. When you look at their record, remember that overtime losses are not included in the column as regular losses. I am very concerned about the goalie situation. We have Huet, who can’t win in OT or a shootout, and we have Price, who can’t win in regulation. Not good. What’s the answer? This isn’t the time for experimenting. We need solid goaltending for 60 minutes, + OT, + shootouts.

Koivu’s best years may be in the past but he still has a lot to contribute to the Canadiens. The Kostitsyn brothers are going to be awesome in a few years. Chipchura & Lapierre need to skate faster. Latendresse has a lot of potential but still needs to develop. Kovalev, Plekanec, Higgins, Huet, Markov, Komisarik, Boullion are professional and have all excelled. Price had his first really bad game and wasn’t pulled. Price will is playing as good or better than Roy did in his first season with the Canadiens. The playoffs is when a goalies true colors will show.

If the Canadiens sign Ovechkin, Perezhogin, our first round draft pick would probably come back. Also, Yemelin would probably want to come to the Canadiens.
With that sort of line up I could see the Canadiens becoming a serious Cup contender.

1 game doesn’t show a guys play. Carey Price was awful but he is alot more better and is still our future!

Post #24:

Who’s to say Ribs would be doing good here in Montreal? He was here for what 2-3 years and showed skill rarely, he whined here. He didn’t want to play here. I’m for one glad he’s gone. The only reason he’s doing good in Dallas is because of the ice time he’s receiving. He must have whined ther too!!!!!

He’s the only one putting the puck in the net.

Unfortunately, Gainey likes to sit on the fence. He won’t commit to the playoffs, and he won’t commit to rebuilding, so we’re always in limbo, going round and round in circles. a real catch 22! Personally I would package all the garbage, ie. Brisebois, Bouillon, Begin, Smolinski, and waive all of them, and trade Koivu and Huet, because Koivu can no longer score and useless, and Huet is a UFA at the end of the season, and neither player are in the habs future plans. so get rid of them, and give Koivu an opportunity to be on a contending team, that has a chance at the cup,before he retires, and let’s get a young center with potential to grow.
As far as I’m concerned, Plekanec is now our #1 center, with Kovalev and Kostistyn on our #1 line. Having Koivu with Latendresse and Sergei Kostistyn is NOT a #1 line. Who is Carbo kidding?

Yo ,calling all Hab bloggers,what’s happining to your postings on Habblog,you all gone to INSIDE/OUT,YO HEY GUYS AND GALS ,they gots plenty of bloggers,infact so many they get lost on a topic real quick. Time to have your voice back I say AND BE HEARD ON YOUR TRUSTY OLD HABSBLOG.Ya it’s true that we are as guilty as any one for asking for heads to roll after a loose and praise the same guy’s after a win ,but that’s why we need you all back….LET’S GET IT ON….even YOU DON CARNAGE”MUST BE LEAF FANS” DON’T CUT IT ,EXPRESS YOURSELF MAN,it’s the start of the second half and there’s lots to comment on with lots more to come…..Do we have to bring back josh???lol So you all come back home and let’s talk HOCKEY,EH.

PACTUM,how is Riberio not good for one team and great for another…man he’s from Montreal”Where they really could use a hometown hero”,had a real good junior career,hell even lead the Habs in pts one year:and he’s still in his mid twenty’s ,leads his new team in goals and assists and dam did he ever put the boots to us,ouch!What is he 12th in scoring this year and WE TRADED HIM FOR NINNIMAA,**** man what a bad joke.Truth is,Carbo and Gainey did not know how to help him blossom and with a rebuilding team in their hands that kinda scares me.

Bob make moves. Yeah right.

Habs2010, you are indeed a hockey genius. But out of all your narcissistic mad ramblings I must take exception to one player that you mentioned in a earlier post. No, I will ignore all of your idiotic talk of how crappy the habs goaltenders are and how Huet should be dumped and Price is horrible, because there are many others here who are willing to defend these two. And so they should. I will take exception to you refering to Bouillon as garbage. Contrary to what you think there are many players in the habs lineup that most other teams would like to have, based on age, talent or potential talent. Bouillon is a valuable player. He has contributed a great deal to the successes they have experienced this year and I doubt you would find a single player who puts more effort into every game. Not every player can be a superstar, and Bouillon is far from that. But he is valuable non-the-less.
What would a team run by you look like? Get rid of the youth when they struggle in a few games while learning! Bench the veteran players that make an odd mistake. Make heads roll after every loss – even when the team is still well in the playoff hunt. Waive the depth players because they don’t score like Crosby or Lecavalier. You’d be the perfect boss for the leafs!

Actually I’ve heard that the habs are trying to dump Bouillon, and that he will be gone by the end of the season. He’s too small, and not physical enough. But don’t take my word for it. Just ask all the experts. You’ll see.
I’m not overly critical, but want this team to do well, and there are some players that just don’t fit in. This team needs to get bigger, not smaller. The problem is, we’re not tough enough and certainly there’s no physical presence. It must change!

Gainey said today at his news conference, that if the team doesn’t do better on facoffs, he’ll either replace some players, or bring players who can win faceoffs. remember 1 of Ovechkin’s goals, was right off the faceoff. I suggest they go and get Perreault, because he’s a center, and great on faceoffs.
Let’s see if Gainey is all talk or action. It amazes me that 3 coaches who as players, were great at winning faceoffs, yet unable to show their players how to win faceoffs. What does that mean?

sorry but I’m of the opionion that Ribs was a problem immature player that you can’t have as part of your core players. Especially his antics during the playoffs and his theatrics. Even in the latest game, he got two points and was pathetic on a penalty shot. I didn’t buy his skills when with the Habs and surely can’t comprehend his scoring prowess as I have to give credit to his supporting linemates. But all that being said, good luck to him. Now for the current, still say Ryder has to be traded and he’s got to bring in a bigger fish…Marleau, Perreault (for face-offs), or block buster trade (fit in Kovalev, Koivu & possibly Huet…for the right package in return. Wondering what Chicago could package to us. Ryder has got to be on his last stay with the Habs…Brisebois hasn’t gone either way and Begin/Smolinski haven’t helped the team. So my thoughts are to shed some of this dead weight…Keep it going with the kids and grow with their strengths. Let’s go after Chicago tonight. BG might be looking at the Chicago players, Perreault in particular. Go Habs Go!