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The Canadiens play the Bruins tonight where they look for their 8th consecutive victory against them.
Much like New Jersey “has our number”, the Canadiens just seem to have the Bruins. Since blowing a 3-1 playoff series lead against the Canadiens the Bruins have never been able to out play the Canadiens.
That being said, the Bruins are just 4 points behind Montreal and not to be taken lightly. A Habs win tonight will tie the Senators (and possibly Flyers) for most road wins in the Eastern Conference.
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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.
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January 10, 2008 at 5:23 pm
The Eastern Conference is very congested right now, we definitely could use these two points. We also need Buffalo to stomp Ottawa and Tampa Bay to shut down that Pittsburgh winning streak
January 10, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Everyone must remember that the Bruins are due for a win against us and this may be the time …Just when we need the wins and points …if they do lets hope this does not start a slide like last year…GO HABS GO
All in all though i think we have a great chance tonight…
January 10, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Boo Ovechkin just signed a multi-year contract with the Caps …
GO HABS GO!!! Tonight against Boston ….
January 10, 2008 at 7:55 pm
I really hope Ryder pisses off Chara,lol
January 10, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Ryder has an assist all ready tonight … figures you would still talk him down, the guy is not having a great season but has been playing alot better as of late, just another so caled fan that makes nothing but negative comments.
January 10, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Just look at his stats he plays better in the second half. No he won’t get to 30 goals but if he plays like he has lately then it will only benefit us on the playoff run. A player like him can make the difference for us this year …HERES TO A GREAT SECOND HALF FROM RYDER AND THE REST.. GO HABS GO
January 10, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Ovechkin signs for 13 year 124 million.. Wow!!
So much for coming to Mtl
January 10, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Don,did you even see his assist?Dude, Higgens DID THE WORK there man! Your listening to the game on radio?Aren’t you! And I’ll have you know I bleed the Hab colours and been doing it for almost 50 years and that’s why I don’t put up with mediocrity.Now you on the other hand just don’t care ,as long as it has a C.H. ON IT.Do yourself a favor and watch the movie “Rocket” untill you get it ,ok,and then start posting again.lol
January 10, 2008 at 9:44 pm
No I watch it on HDTV thanks … and I saw the movie has nothing to do with the present, what is past is gone forever and cannot be changed.. And at your age I would think you would be mature enough to not cry and whine like a baby al the time about everything.
January 10, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Well Don if you turn the Bride down you ‘ll be able to take off your rose coloured glasses and why with H.D.T.V you can’t see the obvious should concern you.Nice goal by Huey Don,lol.
January 10, 2008 at 9:59 pm
BRITE
January 10, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Mike Komisarek IS HITTING EVERYONE…. LOOKS LIKE A MAN ON A MISION
January 10, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Rose colored ? Right the Habs have the 3rd best offence in the league right now, 2 of the best of defence, the player with the most points on the power play, the best power play , 2 good ( even very good ) goalies and youngs talent that is starting to really play well …. and they are one of the best teams on the road… wait would we be happy with that ?? Get a clue will ya they are doing alot better then most anyone would have given them at the start of the season.
January 10, 2008 at 10:14 pm
PS: Here in Canada we spell bright and light and night … we are not in the USA here George Dubba !
January 10, 2008 at 10:17 pm
And where is Ryder in all of that?And you think improvements shouldnt be made in the second half,when all the other clubs will be fine tuning,eh…WAKE UP DON CARNAGE!!
January 10, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Never said there was not room to improve , who said we are not looking for players? Bob himself has said he see’s places he would like to improve and if needed would look outside to fill those needs, Where did I say we dont need to do anything? Ryder best goal scorer we had 2 years in a row .. one bad season and of course we need to hang him, your a fair weather fan at best and not a very good one either.
January 10, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Another fine goal by HUEY .You suck HUET,but Don will kiss your Butt Buddy.lol
January 10, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Well it’s nice to see our Habs givin back the shots and Komasarik is the man
January 10, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Dandenault yes. a juggernaut. Komisarek, can he dish it out , or what?
what a physical game. I was afraid some habs were going to get hurt bad physically. 8-0 and counting. that’s the nimber of times in a row we’ve beaten Boston. Too bad we can’t play them 82 games.
January 10, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Excellent game tonight, great all-around effort. Dandy looked good with those two clinchers, eh?
Everyone else won today too (N.J., Pittsburgh, Philly. Ottawa) but we’re looking very strong – first in the conference is no where near out of our grasp
January 11, 2008 at 12:17 am
habs are the reason bruins win’t make the playoffs.
hey leafs down 4-0 at the end of the 1st period in LA,(the worst team in the league). excellent!
January 11, 2008 at 12:42 am
Amazing game tonight by our boys! You’re right, Chris, everyone else won that needed the points and stay stable in the conference. I always love watching Boston-Montreal games. There’s so much intensity and hatred. I’d love to see a 8-game series sweep against them this year!
With their awesome play on the road this season, do you think it would be a good idea to have home ice advantage in the playoffs? I mean, the only games they won in their last series against Carolina were on the road. Just a thought.
January 11, 2008 at 1:24 am
5-1 Kings at the end of the second now…wow! At this point in the season I wouldn’t mind not having home-ice advantage going into the playoffs. I’m hoping our home woes will pass by then though
January 11, 2008 at 1:58 am
How bout this trade Frank Boullion,Ryder, Cory Lock and Huet for Mats Sundin,eh?
January 11, 2008 at 2:51 am
that’s just unethical
January 11, 2008 at 4:07 am
Never. The Leafs would never make a huge deal like that with the habs. Too much rivalry.
It would be hard to deal Sundin to a Cup contender like Detroit or San Jose. Draft picks wouldn’t mean as much and those teams would want to keep their good players for the run at the Cup.
January 11, 2008 at 7:42 am
hate Sundin any way I don’t care If hes good. I hate him! Plekanec will probably be a #1 Centre next year he’s gonna get 72 pts this year and probably around 80 next year. Michael Ryder is just a lil too fancy some times but I still think that he’ll be good in the playoffs. I have a feeling that if we’re still 4th or 5th, he might trade away a couple of draft picks to get a rental.
January 11, 2008 at 7:43 am
I’m talking about bob near the end lol.
January 11, 2008 at 8:25 am
Mats in a Habs uniform would be like two Kovalev’s (which night would he show up)….and for those 4 players…nah fogedaboutit!!
Now the Habs have been playing well but it’s because of the sisters. When push comes to shove, it’s the same team….(when they play the more aggressive, tight checking, strong offensive…they lose their focus and goals happen quickly). As of late, their scoring 3, 4, 5 goals a game…that’s remarkable. They are finishing the plays and scoring. That’s been their biggest hole, not finishing plays. So will they keep this up…check it out the young guns are contributing. And Kovalev is plugging away (which should be the case he’s being paid to do so and given all kinds of accolades – Show me the points!!!) The power play has not slowed down. Therefore, so long as the goalies hold the fort, they should win games. Some soft goals but with the scoring touch of late, those shaky goals are sort of demagnified. Keep the good habits. Lots of good hits, setting each other up and shots at the net, and finishing off the goal opportunities. So far so good! Keep it up. Go Habs Go!
January 11, 2008 at 10:27 am
Hey All, Here is my little resume of a few of the Habs, let me know what you think.
Kovalev: Playing as expected when traded to Montreal and I think he’s doing even more.
Koivu: Disapointing with all the penalties that he’s getting. I would expect more than that from him. Some games he’s nowhere to be found. So games, he’s outstanding.
A. Kostynsin: Much better since his brother moved up.
S. Kostynsin: Confident, but hi game result depends of Koivu.
Latendre: Big chicken ****… But at least he doesn’t miss too many open nets. Bu honestly, should not be on the first line.
Markov: He has one bad game out of 10, almost cannot ask for more and he deserves the all start.
Komisarek: Wow, wow, wow, Hope he get at least a 6 Milions $$$ contract cuz he’s worth it.
Bouillon: Heart.
Hamerlik: He’s up there, he had max 3 bad games but all around stable. Brought a much better deffensive since he came to Montreal. I don’t care if he can’t score on powerplay, since Kovalev, Plakanec, Streit picked it up.
Brisebois: Only player in the NHL that can score a goal like he did against Chicago. But from what I can see in most of the games that he plays, more turnovers and plus.
Higgins: Always gives a second and third effort.
Lapierre: Good 3rd liner, works hard 90% of the time.
Streit: Very surprising and wish that he will remain with Montreal and get even better.
Huet: Don’t know what to say anymore. Some game, he is amazing and does amazing saves and keeps the team in the game. And some other game, he’ll let in the ugliest goal possible and brings the team spirit down and could cause a lost. But in general, I think we are a little to hard on him.
Carbonneau: Not sure yet. Last game against Boston or the one right before, there was lots of fights, Bruins were going after our good players and last night, Carbo leaves him out of the allignement. Pretty stupid if you ask me.
In general, Montreal is playing much better than we probably all thought they would do but most games, I love what I’m seing.
January 11, 2008 at 4:24 pm
It looks like I’m not going to be watching the All-star game. I was expecting Kovalev,Huet or Koivu to be there also but nope. They put in scott gomez instead of Alex Kovalev! Kovalev is a fancy player and would be exciting to watch. what’s so exciting about Scott Gomez?
January 11, 2008 at 8:17 pm
does anyone know about a comparable site for leafs fans? might be fun for a laugh
January 11, 2008 at 10:19 pm
not putting kovalev in the all-star game is bull. he deserves to be there.
January 12, 2008 at 10:33 am
Yo , the Leafs are done like yesterdays dinner and their facing a ten year rebuilding program with a bargain basement sell-off ….so I figure they got what we need to win the cup and in Toronto’s past loosing years for all those Hab fans that don’t remember ,this is when a majority of their fans start cheering for the Habs ….Know your History peoples and oh ya ,have a little charity ,eh.Think of all the little Leaf fans left in the dark….so let’s take what we need and get a bigger fan base in the process and grab that Stanley Cup and put it where it belongs ,MONTREAL,QUEBEC,CANADA.
January 12, 2008 at 1:57 pm
well said xtrahabsfan. wouldn’t it be great if we could win all 4 games on this roadtrip? grind those rangers into the ground.