Back to Back Weekend

Road trip continues this weekend with back to back games in Atlanta and Dallas. Back to back games and back to back road games have not treated the Canadiens well in recent years.

4 points this weekend would be a generous Christmas gift, 2-3 would be respectable.

Huet is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 GAA in his last three starts against the Thrashers. Those numbers suggest the Habs might have an easier time getting their 4th consecutive road win tonight in Atlanta.

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#1 habsfanforever :) says:
December 22, 2007 at 7:07 pm

Well that just may mean that that ATL is due for a win .. I hope not !!!!
GO HAB GO

#2 habs2010 says:
December 22, 2007 at 9:38 pm

Habs have NEVER come back in a game, when losing at the end of the 2nd period. bad stat! not a confidence builder.

#3 Xtrahabsfan says:
December 22, 2007 at 9:44 pm

Not to rain on Heut’s parade,but we’re not going to win this game heading into the third with him in net,anytakers on this???????$$$????lol

#4 Xtrahabsfan says:
December 22, 2007 at 9:45 pm

Huet

#5 jessef says:
December 22, 2007 at 10:49 pm

Huet struggles in the shoot out

#6 DTD says:
December 22, 2007 at 10:50 pm

Knew that game was over when it went to a shoot out. Huet can’t stop a bag of grass in a shoot out or in any other period either.

Ok Carbo enough silliness. You gave the Whinning Huet his chance,two games, He was not very impressive so go back to our future Hall of Famer Price.

#7 habsfanforever :) says:
December 22, 2007 at 10:55 pm

Should have went to Price for the shoot out…Price should get he stat Sun.

#8 jessef says:
December 22, 2007 at 11:30 pm

i was listening on the radio and the commentator said he did good but maybe the commentator was wrong.

#9 Chris says:
December 22, 2007 at 11:37 pm

Huet looked pretty bad during the shootout but he played a pretty decent couple of games. I’d like to see Price get the start in Dallas tomorrow night though.

#10 Habs4Ever says:
December 22, 2007 at 11:52 pm

just how many shoot ours has Koivu participated in ??? and just hopw many goals
has he scored ?? anyone got the stats ?????

Sorry Saku—but you need to turn the “C” over to someone else, your time
has passed, you have been good to the Habs and Habs have been good to you,
now it’s time to move on. If the Habs settle for this from their captain then we know they are ready to accept a mediocre team.

#11 orilliaborn says:
December 23, 2007 at 1:45 am

I have to agree with DTD. The silliness is over. Carbonneau, go for the gusto. We’re going nowhere fast with Huet as the number one. Turn the reigns over to Price, let him get some bugs ironed out, and pull out all the stops to not only make the playoffs, but to also have a respectable and proud season. Come on Carbo, you don’t belong to the Conservative Party.

#12 groundworking says:
December 23, 2007 at 2:15 am

The Habs deserved to win that one. I don’t normally **** on Huet because he’s clearly a high caliber goalie, but he didn’t play well at all tonight. It was one of those games where he looked very, very shaky even when he saved the puck. He was bailed out by his defense no less than five times for coughing up very bad rebounds on easy shots, he let in one incredibly weak goal, and he was beaten by two feet or more on both of the shootout shots against him. Not his best game. The defense save him from embarrassment by playing a good game, with the exception of Markov, who was still good but not nearly as good as he usually is.

I’m a big fan of both Price and Huet, and I think the Habs need two goalies for situations like this: Huet sucks one night, Price in the next, and vice versa. The Habs don’t want to get into a situation where they have to play a slumping goalie.

The Kostitsyn brothers are looking good. It still seems to be that Saku isn’t happy, though he did celebrate on of the goals tonight in a more enthusiastic fashion than the last time he set one up. I wonder if the RDS guys were right about Saku weighting Ryder on his shoulders? I can’t see Ryder getting back into the lineup for awhile.

#13 jessef says:
December 23, 2007 at 3:20 am

So its Koivu fault the habs are losing whats your problem!?
koivu has stuck around with this team from the good bad and the ugly i think he keeps the C.

#14 jessef says:
December 23, 2007 at 3:21 am

Why are we getting ne where fast with Huet he does have a way better save percentage then Price why don’t you stick with the goalie that is doing better?

#15 habs2010 says:
December 23, 2007 at 10:49 am

I knew that when the habs didn’t win in OT, we would lose. HUET CAN’T STOP ANY SHOTS IN A SHOOTOUT. WHEN IT COMES TO SHOOTOUTS: HUET IS THE WORST GOALIE IN THE NHL! He can’t stop anything. He just stands there and does nothing! Price should have gone in for the shootout! We lost because of Carbo’s mistake.
And Carbo knows that Huet can’t stop a SINGLE SHOT IN A SHOOTOUT!
This has got to be the only shootout this season in the NHL, that didn’t even go to a 3rd shooter! embarrassing!

#16 habs2010 says:
December 23, 2007 at 10:52 am

And the 1st goal that Huet let in, was a SOFT goal! He is a CHOKER IN SHOOTOUTS! CHOKER CHOKER CHOKER!

#17 habs2010 says:
December 23, 2007 at 11:12 am

Huet said after last night’s game:” I’m not good in shootouts, and I don’t have much confidence in shootouts”! So why is Carbo (the moron) playing this bum? Time to trade Huet, if he admits to not having confidence in shootouts.
The fact that he acknowlewdges that he can’t stop a shot in a shootout, is the reason he has to go! At the very least, PUT IN PRICE FOR SHOOTOUTS!

#18 paul says:
December 23, 2007 at 11:55 am

u guys r all negative.Huet is the #1 GOALIE.Don,t forget,he took the #1 spot from theodore.Price is still learning,and some goals he lets in are also soft goals,so hush you crybabies.

#19 Xtrahabsfan says:
December 23, 2007 at 4:21 pm

Demeures ?

#20 kelly boisson says:
December 24, 2007 at 1:30 pm

Koivu 2 goals in 18 games and they are sitting out Ryder.way to many EUROs on this team,lets trade them for some Canadian boys with heart.wonder what larry robinson is doing.

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goalie : I can't type.... what a faux pas on my behalf...
goalie : I just realized what I said adn didn't say yesterday. What a fayx as on my behalf. Regarding coaching Randy Cunnyworth MUSDT stay as an assistant- he deserves at least that after the tremendous job he did in the latter part of this past season. I'd still mlike to have Robinson, Carbo adn Allard on the staff also.
Avatar37 : I agree Senet, my choice if we can't have Cunneyworth would be Crawford, Robinson on defense, Cunneyworth for offense, and Carbo as offense/faceoffs .
Senet1 : I think if I had my choice it would be Crawford and see if he could get Carbo and Robinson as assistants. That would be my idea coaching team.
goalie : I witnesed Marc Crawford MANY times when the Avs, etc. played against Oilers and let me tell you - he is constantly on the referees asses virtually game after game. He is the complete OPPOSITE of J. Martin. Crawford is calm on TSN but he is one excited coach behind the bench. A friend of mine who was an NHL linesman for 26 years said they dreaded Crawford he was so tough on the officials!
goalie : You know, I've bee thinking about the coaching situation. I'd be really excited if the Habs had Hartley as head coach and Carbo adn Robinson as his assistants. I also read it somewhere about a month ago that Toronto's goalie coach Allard (?) wants to relocate back to Montreal where he has his goaltending school/business. Add him to the mix and I'd say the Habs would be in great shape coaching wise.
Avatar37 : Well, from what I recall, Hartley didn't do all that well with the Thrashers. But, I don't know enough about him to judge one way or the other. Crawford I do know, and he always seemed to be a good, level headed coach to me.
Senet1 : even Pacioretty two years ago did not impress any of us. Younger players have to play and make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. If they sit in the press box they are learning nothing.
Senet1 : Of course if he have some good assistants like a Larry Robinson to teach the young defence and someone like Carbo to teach faceoffs etc. then your coach does not have to be as good at teaching. If Hartley fits the bill you get no argument from me. My only previous point is that if he is impatient with your younger players to the point that he does not play them, then we are right back where we were with Martin. Martin was a good coach too, but how he handled Emelin, PK and even Pacioretty two
goalie : I would like to see the Habs sign a coach who realizes that our team isn't tough enough (we need to get bigger and somewhat more nastier),the coach needs t be a great TEACHER and be a coach who can get the players to understand and buy into his system. Other than that I couldn't care what lingo he speaks. I wnat to see our team become a ligitimate contender fast!
HabsLoseAgain : Well we dont know if he is or is not a teaching coach. I woukd just hate to paint Hartley something that he is not. There will always be questions but if Hartley was hired as the habs new bench boss i for one would not be overly upset.
Senet1 : My thoughts are not that he is or is not a good coach but rather that when he won the cup he had an experience team of superstars on that team. Where as we have a group of young inexperienced players, is he a teaching coach or a tactical coach or both? I am not question whether he is a good coach, but my question therefore is he the coach for us at this point in the deveopment of our team?? Not sure we are all purely speculating at the moment?
Senet1 : Something happened to my first post. I will try again.
Senet1 : That is why I said I am not sure he is the coach for us at this time? Right now we are all speculating including yourself, because non of us know for sure?
HabsLoseAgain : Crawford also won a cup with Patrick Roy so would you say he is a good coach or did he just have great players and one of the best goaltenders of alltime?
HabsLoseAgain : Senrt so please give me some reasons why you think Hartley is not the coach the habs need right now. What is it that you do not like about him or his coaching style?
HabsLoseAgain : Well all great coaches had great players playing for them so i guess you you add a a pile of other coaches to that list including Bowan......
Senet1 : Hartley, was he a good coach or did he just have great players and one of the best altime goaltenders of all time. I am not sure that he is the type of coach that this organization needs right now. Unless of course we sign a ton of free agents.
Avatar37 : However, my feelings may completely be wrong, Hartley may turn out to be a good fit.
Avatar37 : I didn't say Hartley was unknown, I said we demoted a good coach in Cunneyworth and now have an unknown quantity because we don't have a coach. I don't have that great a feeling about Hartley, I'd be much more comfortable with Crawford.
HabsLoseAgain : In my opinion i think he might be a good fit in montreal. Oh and he also likes to have a tough team.
HabsLoseAgain : Also this year he coached the ZSC Lions to the swiss championship title.
HabsLoseAgain : lol the so called "unknown" won a cup in 2000-2001 with the colarado avalanch.
HabsLoseAgain : lol Bob Hartley is not an unknown lol.....sheesh.
Senet1 : I think he has until the trading deadline to show us that he deserves to be on this team. If he does not get back on track then he could be simply a 2nd round draft pick to whoever we can trade him to.
Avatar37 : Bourque reminds me of Pouliot, size, skill, and invisible. He needs to get back to playing a physical game and bang people around and maybe he'll start getting some of those garbage goals again. Need to get to the front of the net. I hope he can find his game again.
Avatar37 : We had a good coach in Randy Cunneyworth. Now we have an unknown, with Bob Hartley rumoured to be the front runner. I'd rather have Cunneyworth.
goalie : A player like Rene Bourwue has al the physical attributes of what would be a beter than average player. Hwever, he certainly didn't play that well especially after being in Montreal about three weeks. We NEED players like Rene to play hard AND produce points on a REGULAR BASIS in order for us to be competitive.
Senet1 : MONTREAL – Rene Bourque had a rocky start to his career as a Hab, but he’s planning on using the next four years to make up for it. After arriving in Montreal under less-than-ideal circumstances in January, Bourque spent the following 38 games hoping to find the spark he needed to rekindle his offensive production. Despite flanking Tomas Plekanec on the team’s second line to close out the season, the 30-year-old sniper suddenly found himself firing blanks in his new NHL home.
Senet1 : I think we have to be patient and not expect too much too soon. Let's get a strong management team in place, make a good choices in the draft get a good coach and then see what we need at the free agent market. I will not be too disapointed if we miss the playoffs again next year if it means a long term team success. We have the opportunity to make some major strides over the next two years at the draft table. Then we fill in the holes.
goalie : I certainly agree that we need to get some impact forwards who will sign for 5 years, not for a season then walk away. That's not going to help us.
goalie : I wouldn't trade PK for Ovetchkin no matter what. He is a coach's NIGHTMARE and a poor team player.
Senet1 : I believe he will as we graducally put better players around him and build this team.
Senet1 : Goalie I agree with Avatar. PK is the present and future of this teams defence. I would not even take Staal from Pittsburg unless I had him tied up in a long term contract of a Minimum of 5 years. Also once has to consider the salary difference. Pk is on the move up probably 3M plus for his next contract and then eventually 4-5M if he keeps on improving. He has moved his game up two gears since he came into the league 2 years ago. He now has to move to the next level and I believe he will as w
Avatar37 : pressure playing in Montreal, since he has problems with the expectations in Washington and Montreal isn't any easier. Then again, the media were very easy on Kovalev, so maybe it's a Russian thing? No idea. Anyway, yeah, it would have to be an established star that gives us an immediate drastic upgrade at forward, that's the only way I'd trade PK, because we'd be giving up a potential QB on our blueline for the next decade.