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Eastern Mess

  • What is going on in the Eastern Conference?

    Philly fell apart. Ottawa is crumbling, and the Bruins are coming out of nowhere.

    How long will Ottawa struggle for before getting back in the groove? They are too good of a team to bomb the rest of the year. Or are they?

    Are the Bruins a good enough team to keep surging to the top of the Northeast?

    Which team in 9th-12th spot now is going to sneak into 8th?

    I don’t recall this many teams being this close at this point. There will be several teams missing the playoffs by 1-4 points. An overtime point, a shoot out win, or one minor error will be the difference for someone.

    The Habs are in the middle somewhere. A 1st place Division or Conference finish isn’t out of the cards. Neither is a 10th place finish.

    No room for error.

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  1. #1 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:32 pm

    Caps are the “crunk” i think…i really like Ovechkin..hes always laughing and enjoying himself..he has “fun” and it really adds to his charisma….what a great player…some scout out there is “rich’ nice “secret agent man”…thats my dream job…going to junior games all over the country and scouting….

  2. #2 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:33 pm

    Special “K” scores!

  3. #3 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:44 pm

    Wow ,are you checking out Lat’s ,he want to fight tonite,lol

  4. #4 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    Hes tougher than i thought..what up?…Kovalev was hammering em tonight to!

    5 to 2 seven to go…fingers crossed!

  5. #5 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    Wow,,”Beefalo”…likes to srap tonight..with visions of Brierre still dancing in their heads!
    I got to check the weight on latendresse, hes pushing or over 200 anybody?

  6. #6 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:57 pm

    I see cheap fight coming up..Ruffs an arse hole anyway..hed do something like that

  7. #7 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:59 pm

    Dem Rochester boyz are tough too..kaleta ok ..like his style..mean mo-fo

  8. #8 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Budda bing Budda bang!!!!!!!!6 to 2…odd man rush baby!

  9. #9 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    OH “K” already!!!…lol..the special “K” boyz are gonna be scary come playoff time!

  11. #11 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Im wrong ..no late fight…

  12. #12 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Good nite fellas…congrats to HAb fans and the team alike

  13. #13 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 11:05 pm

    Lets try to get a couple “chics” on this blog…ill scout out some “beev” for the site..theres gotta be “hab Muff” out there somewhere…

  14. #14 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 11:31 pm

    Now ,that’s the best idea ever,lol

  15. #15 habman says:
    March 1, 2008 at 2:13 am

    I had late ,early morning vision…presidential candidate year, I really think the Refs are gonna go for the “Capitals” this year….not that they need the help..i just got this “feeling” that Washington is going to take the cup……and I hear that HUET got his shutout…good for him….i really hope that draft pick is a good one..mmmmm…yup Caps take it all!

  16. #16 STUO11 says:
    March 1, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Michael- I don’t think the habs are mising it this year lol. only only 6 more wins for 91 pts. I want to face, Philly,Boston, or even Huet(Washington) because a I’m sorry but I deon’t think the habs can kick out crosby and the pens. It’s not because of Hossa!we’ll go 4-1 against Philly,4-0 against Boston and 4-1 against the caps.

  17. #17 STUO11 says:
    March 1, 2008 at 10:51 am

    that’s just what I think, but who would you guys rather play against in the 1st round?

  18. #18 Donnie says:
    March 1, 2008 at 11:41 am

    All riiiiiiight !!! I love the new look Sens….5th place really becomes them. It also seems we sent Huet out to do our bidding for us against the Devs.

    Thats it boys, keep on scoring….keep the PP flying high and keep Mr.Price turning away 30 shots a game. We showed backbone last night also in the toughness category…..big Latandresse used his size to tap Pratt in the jaw. Komisarek is playing very discipline until they absolutely need him to throw down. Lapierre is improved 100% from last year, lotsa hustle and playing great as a forechecker. Streit is one of the most under-rated players in the league, a very important part of our success this year, and we have got to sign him next season. It’s so good to see such solid hockey once again from our Habs.

    5 of our last 17 games are against Jersey and the Sens…these are the games that probably will decide a 1st, 2nd, or 5th place finish. Big western swing coming up….20 road wins so far, and it’s gonna be good to match up with the Ducks to see where we stand.

    Keep playing great hockey boys….great performance 2 games ago Higgins, you don’t have to wait 8 games to score again…Koivu gotta stop taking penalties because he’s standing still….but all in all we’re in a position we deserve….now lets pull out all the stops and keep it. Remember, most teams that soar far into the playoffs usually finish the last 15-20 of the season on a high note…..keep playing hard….for all intended purposes we playing playoff hockey now. Thumbs up boys……GO HABS GO !!!

  20. #20 kovalevisagod27 says:
    March 1, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    i was part of that chant!!! OLE OLE OLE OLEEEEEEE

  21. #21 jack hab says:
    March 1, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    Wow! I absolutely loved the results last night. We took 1st, Huet got a SO, and
    Leafs got a point! You see gentlemen, I don’t want (the laffs) to tank. I’d like
    them to climb to 9th so they don’t even get a good pick for next year!! LOL
    Huet slapping Jersey even helped us…(I wonder if he’s still on our payroll.)LOL

    In response to a fellow poster…… I’d love to face Huet in the playoffs if
    at all possible. I’ll always be a fan of his (just like other Xhabs). The only
    difference being that I stop cheering for Xhabs once we face them! LOL
    Montreal in 1st – Washington 8th would be an ideal finish for me!!

  22. #22 habman says:
    March 1, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    When your fed and looking down…is harder to defend than hungry and looking up!

  23. #23 habman says:
    March 1, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    Ok boyz.i want to hear some predictions and player results for tonights game!…im keeping my yap shut for the rest of the night..i may have a few comments ..but guyz..show me some savvy soothsaying here…wad up with the crunk?…whos gonna score whos gonna make “the big play”?//

    mind you your intitiled to ..”WIZARD OF THE NIGHT ” award!
    GO HABSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

  24. #24 STUO11 says:
    March 1, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    Guys I have bad news. If pittsburgh wins today, It doesn’t matter if montreal wins because Pittsburgh will still be in 1st. But montreal will be tied!

  25. #25 habsalltheway says:
    March 1, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    So then we want OTT to win. If that happens aand we can pull of the win then we have first.. :) A few “IF’S” but hey any thing can happen
    GO HABS GO

  26. #26 groundworking says:
    March 1, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    HUGE game tonight. First in the East? Screenshot? Wall poster? Many possibilities.

  27. #27 Smoore24 says:
    March 2, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    Being a Montreal transplant to Hartford I see a lot of the Bruins and have to say they have been playing extreemly well against everybody but Montreal all season and they ran into some pretty serious injuries. But like the Habs they have some young players playing big games, I’m really impressed with Milan Lucic, he’s being groomed off ice by Cam Neely and it shows. As for Ottawa I was at their first game vs. the Rangers at MSG when they were hot and they struck me as a one line team with a hot goaltender. The only player that stood out to me beyond the first line was Antoine Vermette, I think they are overated. The Habs have blown me away this season and Carey Price has been a phenom this team is reminding me of the 86 Habs when I was growing up on the south shore, hopefully they can acheive the post season success of that team.

  28. #28 mike says:
    March 8, 2008 at 10:17 am

    Hey Habsfans !

    Does anyone know if there is fan access to morning skates? My son is heading to MTL for their high school grad trip and I got him tickets to the Sens game on Mar 13. His first real NHL game ( I took him to Leafs at ACC once, pregame meal in the lounge was excellent but …. ) and I know he’d get a real kick out seeing the players close-up ( closer than the 400 level seats I got him !! ) Thanks all. GO HABS!

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  • goalie : Didn't get to see the game at all but it's great to see Pacs get a hat trick and fpor Cole to be + 3. When was the last time this team won three games in a row? Great victory -looks like they're giving 100% effort!
  • Senet1 : 4-2 win habs
  • Senet1 : Gomez scores, Yea!!!
  • goalie : As I said yesterday it will be interesting to see what our lame ass GM gets for players he ships out. Bourque is good and he'll help us but I still think we could have gotten more for him and for Halak when he was traded.
  • Avatar37 : round those picks occur (probably 3rd).
  • Avatar37 : An interesting article. If we slip to the 5th or 7th draft pick, a very interesting case could be made for drafting Galchenyuk. If we wind up with the second or third pick, I'm not sure who I'd draft, because clearly Yakupov is going to be drafted first overall. Our second round pick also becomes interesting, I know I'd take Vasilevski if he were still available. It will also be interesting to see if we can turn some of our veteran players (Moen, Gill, Campoli) into draft picks, and what
  • Avatar37 : «link»
  • Avatar37 : That is why PG should have waited on trading Cammalleri. Right now, there is a high demand for a top 6 forward, we could have gotten much more than Bourque in return. That isn't a knock against Bourque, but a knock against a knee-jerk reaction trade that didn't maximize our return on a top asset.
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  • Avatar37 : chips fall where they may. After all, the only difference between finishing 17th and 29th is how good a pick you get in the draft.
  • Avatar37 : We currently sit in 26th place in the league. We are 15 points ahead of Columbus, it's safe to bet at this point they will place last. We are, however, only 4 points ahead of Edmonton so it's still wide open as to who is going to finish second last. I still think that it's time to sit the veterans, play the youth, let them get experience, and regroup for next year. I'm not suggesting deliberately tanking like the Penguins, but give all our young players lots of playing time and let the c
  • Avatar37 : goalie - If it were not for the play of Cammalleri, we would never have made it out of round 1. Cammalleri played as big a part, if not bigger, than Halak did. Sure, Halak played well, but remember the team collapsed in front of him, making his job much easier. We had lots of blocked shots and the ones that got through were typically from the outside.
  • Senet1 : Goalie you are absolutely right, of course the one thing we had the two previous years that won the games that we are losing this year was our power play. If you look at say 10 games that we should have won had we had a similar power play, again we would not be having these conversations. When your PP goes from first to last in the league that is a lot of goals.How many games have we lost this year by one goal. Again poor management who did not prepare for Markov's possible absence.
  • goalie : I'll put it another way.... we need more players who are willing to get their noses dirty.
  • goalie : Two years ago when our goaltending stole series adn our players suddenly scored the coaches / GM believed that that was our true team . Well time has proven that was not. Though I was very glad to see the Habs knock off some very good teams we were very fortunate. And fortunate that spring was spelled HALAK!
  • goalie : The wrst mistake management could possibly make I believe is to say, we played well some games and we believe the team can play to that level more often in the future. This team CANNOT adnb DOES NOT play to a high enough level. Please do not kid yourself mamngement. hat is partially why we're in the lace we are.
  • goalie : Senet is correct when he says that if we had more games with a better efort this year we'd likely be in the playoffs. It has been very inconsistent effort but much more than that. We lack big, tough playing and finishing. Never mind fighting for a moment. We did not compete for the pucks nor along the boards nor in front of both nets enough this year. Thus we are in 29th. If the coaching staff doesn't see that then they shouldn't be there.
  • Senet1 : Surely Molson is not going to keep him as the GM?
  • Senet1 : when he knows he will be fired at the end of the season. Nothing really makes since in this whole process.
  • Senet1 : I am not sue why PG has not been fired by now. They could be waiting for another GM to come available at season end, but why would you not set up a committee to manage the team in the short run until a new GM can be named. There is no since in chaning coaches because whoever the GM is he will want to name his own coach. Gainey and a committe of other executives can manage the team through to the trading deadline and onward. What motivation does PG have to making any worthwhile trades when he is
  • Senet1 : I am too mch of a competitor to want my team to tank to. However, If these players played like they ae cabable of playing all year we would not be having this discussion right now, we woud be talking about the playoffs and who we would rather meet in the first round.
  • rocky : Exactly, and Senet nails it when he says we have not had an elite top 5 in the nhl player since lafleur.
  • goalie : I too want the Habs to get the best possible draft this June. We all need SOME hope!
  • rocky : He is persona non grata in habville, and a ghost in every sense of the term.
  • goalie : It remains a miracle how we have heard from our mighty GM twice since Christmas - the trades involving Spacek and Cammy and those comments were extremely brief. PG just does not cut it in my world. Part of a GMs job is to go public from time to time. PG never does that in fact he's a ghost GM!
  • rocky : Its true, there is no honor in that. These guys have only known the ethic of giving it all to win every night. I do not want them to "tank", and they will never do that anyway. I do want them to lose though, as awful as it sounds.
  • goalie : Roicky as a good point. We all want the Habs to get a really good draft pick. However, players, coaches etc. also have a keen desire to compete and win. That's why they're playing at the pro level. Thus we can only hope that the team plays some good games and let the chips fall where they may. After the disasterous season we've had let's not lower ourselves adn get involved in any dscussions about 'tanking' games.
  • rocky : So long.
  • Senet1 : Good discussion rocky, I have to step out for an hour, but may be back later.
  • Senet1 : The only way this team comes back to a team with long term potential is to draft a game breaker. Even all the other bad teams have a Stamkos or a player like him. He have some good player so what we need is a Malkin that we can count on 80% of the time to win a game for us.
  • rocky : I mean winning will only do them harm that is.
  • rocky : It really hurts because my reflexes make me want to cheer like mad, but it will only hurt the team now.
  • Senet1 : Yes I have mixed feeling when watching the game. Last night I say here we go again. with our record of shoot losses I did not expect to win that one. Yet I wanted to win real bad?????
  • rocky : God, so horrible to sit and hope for losses, but here we are.
  • Senet1 : Our problem is we play one out of every 4 games good and therefore, we play well enough to stay on the borderline of a top five pick. If we win three or four in a row we could take ourselves right out of the running.

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