Division on the Line
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The Canadiens are injured and depleted. The Senators, in the midst of a serious breakdown at the worst possible time.
Who will come out on top?
The Canadiens aren’t healthy, but do they have enough to walk into Ottawa and win the Northeast Division in front of the once mighty Senators?
In their own building, in front of the panicking SENS ARMY.
Nothing would be sweeter.
The Canadiens don’t play well in Ottawa, haven’t in a long time. The Senators aren’t the same team however.
A win tonight will not only clinch the Division, but send a big message and put Ottawa in a very dangerous spot, teetering on the edge of even reaching the post season.
A no show by the Habs, and it’s very far from over.
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- goalie : I don't know when they'll announce it but the Oilers will be signing Sutter (Flames ex-coach) to coach their team - that's why Kevin Lowe chose him to coach in the World's. That was the world's worst kept secret.
- Senet1 : I guess I wish we could get it done so all the speculating was over and we can get to building out team.
- 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.
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April 1, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Go Habs Go !
April 1, 2008 at 6:01 pm
YO,this would be a good time to win one!
April 1, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Has anyone heard about the romour that KIRK MULLER is apparently coming out of retirement to play, due to Koivu’s injury?
It’s supposed to be true. team 990 says Kirk is in excellent shape, and is going to play!
April 1, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Um… has he been practicing? It’s the bloody NHL, Kirk, not a father-son game!
Love the new Sens logo. Is it official?
April 1, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Oh, and Go Habs Go!
April 1, 2008 at 7:17 pm
gotcha ya! April fools day!
April 1, 2008 at 7:53 pm
So I JUST NOW TURNED THE GAME ON “rds” and Cris F Neil is allready trying to bully,I hope he gets his!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 1, 2008 at 7:57 pm
GOALLLLL!!!!!!! GOAL !!!!!!!
April 1, 2008 at 8:21 pm
You didn’t get me. No, you didn’t. Nope. Never got me. Uh-uh.
OK, you kind of did.
April 1, 2008 at 8:30 pm
If we see players like Jason Spazzer fighting, the only implication is the team in “frustration”.
He fought with Markov, but failed to bring any motivation to his team.
That’s it, Ottawa, this season.
April 1, 2008 at 8:33 pm
A nerf fight lol….
April 1, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Handsome AK27 Capitain!!!
April 1, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Goal: MTL DANDENAULT,M.; LATENDRESSE,G.; LAPIERRE,M. 23′ Wrist (5:28 2nd)
2:0 Habs!!
Another productive line.
April 1, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Liking the game so far, we are looking good, not great, but getting the job done which the most important thing. Price also improving which is a great thing coming into the playoffs.
As for the Sens, that logo fits perfect, i am just going to say what i feel about the Sens, i hardly ever blog so please don’t rip into me, lol.
They are a bunch of f’ing babies, Chris Neal is a f’ing bum, not worth the
**** that comes out of my little babies a$$, he could fall off the earth right now and noone would even know he was gone, f’ing bum, bum, bum. As for the rest of the team, babies, again, babies.
That is that, lol, sorry, i am watching the game on rogers sportsnet and the guys on there whether i am watching a Habs vs. Sens game or Sens vs. whom ever, they piss me off just terrible, just horrible calling of the game, so that is why i came here to blog about it.
Sorry for the long blog, go habs, one more period to put the 2 legged, 1 eyed, deaf, broken tailed, stupid, worthless DOG down. So lets go.
Peace
April 1, 2008 at 9:48 pm
You forgot to say Neil is a F@cking bum,bum,bum,bum……
April 1, 2008 at 10:11 pm
1st place….oh yeah!!!!!!!!
April 1, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Division win and secodn place overall. Nice.
Now all they have to do is get healthy for the playoffs.
April 1, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Price shut out. Dividion title and that boys played well. Sergie looked good at centre, streit made the difference on defence and the PW. Even Brisecrap didn’t make too many mistakes tonight. Bottom line now Hapman we can rest all those guys and get healty. Now bringup baron the beef. he can play the last two games.
April 1, 2008 at 10:13 pm
YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Congrats boys, go Habs go!
April 1, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Sorry, thought that i included that one in there, you get the drift. The best thing about tonight i personally think, besides of course the clinch, is that Washington won. That puts them in a tie with Carolina for 1rst in their division. with 90 and 2 games to play. Ottawa has 92 with 2 games to play. The way that Ottawa is playing right now, if they loose the last 2 games, there is a really go chance they don’t make the playoffs. Has alot of factors of course, but hey, it can happen. Boston, Philly, Washington, and Carolina would only have to win 1 more game this season and Ottawa lose both. LOL, a man can dream.
April 1, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Well I for one would rather see Ottawa in than out. We know hoe to beat them and adding another team to the playoffs that we have trouble beating is not my idea of a smart thing to have happen.
April 1, 2008 at 10:21 pm
That is true, my judgement is clouded because of my absolute hate for Ottawa i guess.
April 1, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Your forgiven, we all have weak moments
April 1, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Hey which out of you guys wanted to trade Streit back in February, since KOMy got injured he has been our best defenceman including the powerplay quarterback. He sure was a sight for sore eyes tonight and it was obvious how important he is to our team.
April 1, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Carey “The Ice” Price is a Monster.
The best game by far I’ve ever seen him play. Both in the NHL & the AHL.
Way to go Kid.
Way to guy to all of the Habs tonight.
We got the Jersey monkey off our back. Now the Ottawa monkey is off our back.
Anymore monkies to get rid of?
I’m so proud of our team tonight.
April 1, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Hey Iceman, couldn’t agree more, they played better defensively tonight than they have in a long time.
April 1, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Hey Iceman, were is out good buddy Habman tonight. Maybe he is talking to carbo about resting all our starts for the next two games. We should bring up Hamilton to play the last two games.
April 1, 2008 at 10:48 pm
LOL Senet1……….
April 1, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Next game Brisebois can play 30 minutes and Baron the beef can be his partner. Bring up five or six and give Kovy a rest as well as Markov and Hamerlik and give Streit another day off and then we play TO on Saturday night. Don’t need the win but I m sure the guys would like revenge. Or we could consider winning the division all the revenge we need. Habman does have a point about the health issue. so now is the time not last week.
April 2, 2008 at 10:46 am
Can somebody please explain to me how Alex Kovalev goes from being one of the most talented and least motivated players in the NHL, to one of the most talented and most motivated players?
What has happened to this guy over the past 10 or so months? I mean, he’s an incredible leader, we have Russians basically working harder than anyone else, game in and game out, and not only did he look good wearing the C, but he clearly deserves it as well.
I don’t know how Gaigney and his group managed to change the culture of the dressing room, but you can just see in their faces that this team really like each other. What an incredibly display this year has been for many players, not least of which Kovalev.
No Ray Emery’s or Andrew Raycrofts on this team. What a team!
Go Habs!
April 2, 2008 at 11:16 am
After all these years, we finally got a goalie guys….and he’s as cool as a drool on a polar bears tool. Great win guys…..you looked like champs…everyone played well, did their jobs…..we played tuff with no tuff guys……fantastic effort…proud to be a Habs fan…..anyone else get the taste of playoff hockey last night? Keep Dandy in….congrats on the banner.
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo GO HABS GO !!!
April 2, 2008 at 11:40 am
I gave hihger marks to
Mark Streit: He made blueline working again!
Josh Gorges: Functioing KOMI!
Sergei Kostitsyn: Young SAKU!
Josh Gorges + Markov’s fight = Komi
April 2, 2008 at 11:42 am
I like to cool drool on the tool Don..LMAO.
April 2, 2008 at 11:51 am
re: groundworking
“Can somebody please explain to me how Alex Kovalev goes from being one of the most talented and least motivated players in the NHL, to one of the most talented and most motivated players?”
Two words: Contract Renewal
April 2, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I guess that I am in the minority of habs fans but I would like to see Ottawa in the playoffs. I am a hab fan but I am also a pro-Canadian and would love to see another Canadian team in the playoffs but I would prefer not to play them which may be a strong possibility.
April 2, 2008 at 12:36 pm
“Can somebody please explain to me how Alex Kovalev goes from being one of the most talented and least motivated players in the NHL, to one of the most talented and most motivated players?
What has happened to this guy over the past 10 or so months?”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080322.KOVALEV22/TPStory/TPSports/
April 2, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Kovalev’s renaissance came from his denial by Russian National team last year. That woke him up…
April 2, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Habman??????????????? Yeah thats what i thought.
April 2, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I have a feeling the habs are going to kill the leafs on saturday. the habs want momentum going into the post season.
April 2, 2008 at 6:55 pm
In the last blog, people were speculating on who we would/could play in the first round. Personally, I do not think it matters, every team is going to be tough come playoff time. We have had good luck with Boston and Phily and recently Ottawa and NJ. I am like Jaker1 being Canadian, I like to see more than one Canadian team in the conference playoffs. It would be a shame though if we had to meet each other in the first round. I guess I am tired of seeing the cup going south of the Border. It seems that the league does everything it can to keep a Canadian team from winning it lately. Having said that though other than Calgary we have not had much to cheer about in recent years.
April 2, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Stewart, D’Agostini called up from Hamilton Montreal Canadiens Apr 2, 2008, 5:00 PM EDT
April 2, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Malkin, has the Penguins up 3-2 in the second. And on a related note…
This guy truly is the Pittsburgh franchise. Logically, they voted him MVP of the team before tonight’s game, which is great because he certainly deserves it. I also like the fact that he doesn’t embellish, cry, complain or take cheapshots and then run away… which brings me to my second point.
I cannot stand Sidney Crosby. He is a prima donna. He embellishes every single bit of physical contact he encounters, he crys, he wines, he complains, and then he crosschecks players in the back after the whistle, and then goes and hides behind Gill or Laraque. I don’t care how skilled the little ******* is. Malkin is just as skilled, if not more so, and he plays the game like a man.
April 2, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Montreal has done more this year than anyone ever expeceted from them, including Montreal themselves. They have made the playoffs and as a bonus won the North East division.
The only this left that the Habs should fight for is the Cup. I don’t feel that they will beat out the Pens for the top spot in the eastern Conf.
Just rest up the Bruised and the Battered for the playoffs. We don’t need anymore injuries.
April 2, 2008 at 9:25 pm
It’ll make no difference at all whether they finish first or second. They’ll have four teams to beat.
April 2, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Oh, and did I mention that Crosby is a *****? Well, it’s worth mentioning again.
April 2, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Actually I think Malkin is more skilled. i agree about Crosby. If we play them, everyone at the bell centre should bring a baby bottle just for Crosby. He is extremely immature, acts like a cry baby always. He thinks he’s god and a penalty should be called anytime someone touches him. Anyways, they’re killing each other, and if Philly loses, I think they will beat Pitt on Sunday in Philly. So I still think we can finish in 1st. I’m a bit worried which hab team will show up tomorrow, now that they’ve clinched 1st in the division. They could come out really flat like in Toronto.
April 2, 2008 at 9:37 pm
I can’t stand that Crosby is Canadian. The little Pr!ck.
April 2, 2008 at 9:40 pm
His name is Cindy Crosby …. LOLOL
April 2, 2008 at 10:13 pm
The Birds won.
See how a few no show games will come back and bite you in the ***.
Montreal should have won enough games to have the Eastern Conf wraped up weeks ago. Seriously they could have. But that is how the cookie crumbles right.
Lay off a bit Habs. Take a well deserved rest.
April 2, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I wouldn’t mind if Pitt played Philly in the 1st round. They’ll kill each other, and then we can play a battered and tired Pitt.