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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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  1. #1 Chris says:
    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 :)

  2. #2 habsfanforever :) says:
    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…

  3. #3 Don Carnage says:
    January 10, 2008 at 7:27 pm

    Boo Ovechkin just signed a multi-year contract with the Caps …

    GO HABS GO!!! Tonight against Boston ….

  4. #4 Xtrahabsfan says:
    January 10, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    I really hope Ryder pisses off Chara,lol

  5. #5 Don Carnage says:
    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.

  6. #6 habsfanforever :) says:
    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

  7. #7 habs mojo says:
    January 10, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    Ovechkin signs for 13 year 124 million.. Wow!!

    So much for coming to Mtl

  8. #8 Xtrahabsfan says:
    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

  9. #9 Don Carnage says:
    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.

  10. #10 Xtrahabsfan says:
    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.

  12. #12 habsfanforever :) says:
    January 10, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Mike Komisarek IS HITTING EVERYONE…. LOOKS LIKE A MAN ON A MISION

  13. #13 Don Carnage says:
    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.

  14. #14 Don Carnage says:
    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 !

  15. #15 Xtrahabsfan says:
    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!!

  16. #16 Don Carnage says:
    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.

  17. #17 Xtrahabsfan says:
    January 10, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    Another fine goal by HUEY .You suck HUET,but Don will kiss your Butt Buddy.lol

  18. #18 Xtrahabsfan says:
    January 10, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    Well it’s nice to see our Habs givin back the shots and Komasarik is the man

  19. #19 HJ says:
    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.

  20. #20 Chris says:
    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 :)

  21. #21 HJ says:
    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!

  22. #22 bossdj420 says:
    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.

    :) LEAFS are down 5-0 now to the Kings! LOL

  23. #23 Chris says:
    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 :)

  24. #24 Xtrahabsfan says:
    January 11, 2008 at 1:58 am

    How bout this trade Frank Boullion,Ryder, Cory Lock and Huet for Mats Sundin,eh?

  25. #25 patrick says:
    January 11, 2008 at 2:51 am

    that’s just unethical

  26. #26 bossdj420 says:
    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.

  27. #27 Stuart-SB77 says:
    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.

  28. #28 Stuart-SB77 says:
    January 11, 2008 at 7:43 am

    I’m talking about bob near the end lol.

  29. #29 Sam says:
    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!

  30. #30 Ben says:
    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.

  31. #31 Stuart-SB77 says:
    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?

  32. #32 patrick says:
    January 11, 2008 at 8:17 pm

    does anyone know about a comparable site for leafs fans? might be fun for a laugh

  33. #33 koivufan says:
    January 11, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    not putting kovalev in the all-star game is bull. he deserves to be there.

  34. #34 Xtrahabsfan says:
    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.

  35. #35 HJ says:
    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.

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  • muller93 : Boullion is one of MBs great additions--Boull ion is a definite Keeper.
  • muller93 : Getting rid of Kaberle frees up a lot of cash. Boullion is small but is reliable and doesn't back down from anyone.
  • muller93 : Exactly Goalie any thoughts on a punishing D-man?
  • goalie : They;re showing determination adn skill vs Ducks and Blackhawks.
  • goalie : REd Wings could turn out to be the surprise team of this year's playoffs!
  • goalie : WE need to rid our team of Kaberle and Webber. Step two would be to then move Diaz. If we get that big d-man I believe that would push Boullion to # 7 on the chart. We'd then go with Georges, PK,Markov (to continue mentoring Ememlin) Tinordi as our starting six . THEN I'd be excited about our chances. We could then work on getting bigger forwards.
  • goalie : I too would gladly give up a 3rd round pick for Ott- the type of player we sadly lack. AND if we could get one more rugged, expeienced defenceman it would help immensely.
  • muller93 : Senet what you are saying makes sense but if we can get Ott for a 3rd round I'll take that all day.
  • muller93 : MB should be looking at a big D-man first, even though I like our blue line with the addition of Tinordi. We need that insurance just in case one gets injured. Also I'm a firm believer in starting with the goalie first then-defense-for wards-and we already have good goalie. We have all noticed when we have the lead Price is tough to beat.
  • Senet1 : So sometimes you have to sacrifice for one year or two to build that team in the draft. then add the finishing touches through FA and trades.
  • Senet1 : Muller, Detroit is another good example. They have been in the hunt every year with good well balanced teams yet only one or two cups to show for it. However, they have built a team that has a chance every years for the last 10+ years. That is what I think we have a chance to do this year with a good draft. It reminds me of the habs teams of the mid 80 and 90's we built a team then with sold draft picks and won the cup twice during that time period. So sometimes you have to sacrifice a one
  • muller93 : Very true Senet, you do need luck and we haven't had any luck it seems since the habs moved to the Bell Center. We had an incredible run in 2010 with some crazy goal tending from Halak. With Galchenyuk-Tinor di-Gallagher all in 1 year--not too bad, even with an early exit in the playoffs.
  • Senet1 : Muller I guess we all have our own ideas, but there has never been too many times that were successful when they traded their draft picks away. We have a chance to build this team so we have a shot at winning the cup over the next 10 years. Even as good as Pittsburgh has been they have only won the cup once since Crosby and Malkin have been with the team. That is because you not only need great players but you need luck to win, but one thing about Pittsburgh they have a chance every year. The
  • muller93 : Good point on Torres, he might be a liability. Torres has to tone it down a bit, but that's his game-very aggressive.
  • goalie : Though I don't condone what Raffi Torres did - thos shows you how repeat offenders or near offenders are going to be treated. His hit was NOT illegal BUT what the rap sheet adn reputation Torres has he got severly punished. Lesson to be learned by OTHER players because Torres dopesn't learn fromk his mistakes.
  • muller93 : Senet normally I would agree with you on not trading draft picks but we are not in a rebuilding stage. Sometimes draft picks can be a roll of the dice and it can take up to 3 years to be NHL ready. We have a good team and I agree with Stuo players like Clowe-Torres-Ott -Scott will make a big difference. Somebody has to protect Gallagher, he can't keep getting hit the way does--we need a tough forward so they think twice before going after Gallagher.
  • Senet1 : Really a heathly Habs team would probably win more games against the Pens that we did against the Sens. Reason they Pens would not play as physical against us as against the Sens. If we get good goaltending we win at least two games.
  • zpezada4ok : hello all «link»
  • stuo11 : hes a tougher big guy too! Just a minor adjustment but will help a bit
  • stuo11 : hes better than markov, and hes french who was in mention for defenceman of the year
  • goalie : Markov for Beauchemin - an injury prone d-man for an ;old timer'd-man. Beauchemin is NOT what the Habs need in my opinion. He is a HUGE defensive liability.
  • goalie : Stuo 11 I'd make that trade with Oilers fast BUT I doubt the Oilers will make that. Two marginal d-men at the best for a switch of first round picks - not a chance .
  • stuo11 : markov for beachemin?
  • stuo11 : let moen go
  • stuo11 : maybe try and get steve begin back
  • stuo11 : we wouldve kicked out all other teams but pens, sens,
  • stuo11 : pens have alot of forwaRDS same with us but we have better goaltending
  • stuo11 : theres styles of play goalie. Sens played us good, but lost games to southeast teams florida and tampa and get crushed by leafs EVERYTIME. sens and leafsd cant beat bruins but we do frequently
  • stuo11 : Diaz weber and our 1st for their first edm
  • goalie : SEns beat us 4 games to 1. Pens had last night's game under their control. What does that mean if we were up vs the Pens in a series. I think the Habs have a way to go before we're competing for Lord Stanley's Cup!
  • Senet1 : If he could score goals like Lucic and we could sign him to a four year contract then I would consider it too. However, NOT if we only have him for one to two years.
  • Senet1 : So we went from 27th pick to 21st pick.
  • goalie : Normally I would not trade draft picks BUT if we could get a consistently, solid player (especially forward) who is BIG I'd trade one of our picks.
  • Senet1 : The good part of this is with both Detroit and Boston moving on to the 2nd round it makes our draft position better, we move up the list by two.
  • Senet1 : Bruins beat leafs in OT. It was hard but I was hoping the Leafs beat the Bruins. They had a4-1 lead in the third and two goal lead with less than 4 minutes and lost. Sound familiar.

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