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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 Michael says:
    February 29, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    I will snap if the habs miss the playoffs.

  2. #2 patrick says:
    February 29, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    this is the night…what a beautiful night…#1 #1 #1

  3. #3 Ice Man says:
    February 29, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    The habs have had a few chances to move ahead to the #1 spot but have failed to do so. I hope tonight is the night.

    GO HABS GO.

  4. #4 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    Have faith my Friend’s,go habs go…..

  5. #5 Christopher says:
    February 29, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    Being in first place for a day or two mean nothing. It is how they finish after all 82 games. Give the boys a chance to breathe, and lets not jump to conclusions. One game at a time….I think anyhting above 7/8 or missing the playoffs is a big improvement from years past.

    Im looking forward to seeing our boys light it up into the final stretch :)

  6. #6 Donnie says:
    February 29, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    It would be nice to see them sitting in the 2nd spot all alone in the conference…if only for a day even.
    When Ottawa busts out, they’re gonna be taking no prisoners….it would be nice to pad the stats a little before that happens.
    If we can keep the secondary scoring going like last game, we’ll be fine.
    Price will hold his own if the team can keep scoring. GO HABS GO !!!

  7. #7 Stanley says:
    February 29, 2008 at 5:33 pm

    If the Canadiens win tonight they will finish first in there division at the end of the season. I also predict they will win the Stanley Cup if they win tonight.

  8. #8 Pricefor#1job says:
    February 29, 2008 at 5:47 pm

    if they win either the bruins or habs will finish 1st and at least make the semi-finals…what do you guys think? 8)

  9. #9 Stanley says:
    February 29, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    I predict Kostitsyn will have his best game of the season.

  10. #10 Pricefor#1job says:
    February 29, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    http://www.habsblog.com/2006/03/08/penalties-burn-habs/#comment-45505

    anyone agree with my comment #8 to number 6?

    P.S.where did the Kostitsyn comment come from stanley, and which Kostitsyn are you talking about, lol?

  11. #11 Stanley says:
    February 29, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    God and either

  12. #12 Stanley says:
    February 29, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    yoyoyo Mr. Pricefor#1job. The Canadiens are going to the top, so your comments are not appropriate for a Habs fan. The Habs can kick Sens any day of the year. Even if the refs forced the Canadiens to skate backwards the whole game. Including your precious Carey Price. All I know is the Canadiens are going all the way and if you don’t see that you are a ****** or Leafs fan, take your pick.

  13. #13 Stanley says:
    February 29, 2008 at 6:32 pm

    Sorry, I mixed you up with Donnie.

  15. #15 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    I can tell if we lose tonite all hell is going to break out on this site,lol….

  16. #16 Softouch says:
    February 29, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    Yes … very thought provoking summary of the current situation … we have to believe the Habs could go further anyone (except gainey) could have imagined, with the way that the “power” teams have been going lately … if Habs do NOT have a key player injury in the stretch, I think there may be some very happy Bloggers here in a few weeks …

  17. #17 Senet 1 says:
    February 29, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    One game does not a season make especially in the last 18 games, however, as long as the habs play good defence I think we have a shot at first place. I keep waiting for Ottawa to break out of their slump. The new coach should turn that team around within a couple of weeks, so hopefully we can keep winning.

    For those of you Gainey bashers here is a thought. Consider this we traded Higgins, Ryder, a roster defenceman, and a 1st round draft choice for Hossa. Now consider that Hossa plays tonight and blows his knee and is out for the season. Now lets consider this, he decides in the off season not to sign with the habs. I can imagine how Gainey would survive that one. He made the right move!!!

  18. #18 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    Im the master and supreme knowledge of all hab predictions and i called the superbowl victory also..i said Huet would be traded ..but i thought it was for somthing..he got traded..i said watch the Kostitsyn boyz….now they are all the rave..i said LaPierre will be the next phenom scince lafluer..and he will be..i said price would be back for the playoffs and hes back…i said Gorges will be a good heads up player and he is…..i said Gainey is a good judge of character and his multiple Stanley’s have proven that..if you can take 5 rookies and cultivate a good team..your SMART…and you guyz whine about Carboneau…..iam the

  19. #19 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:19 pm

    man that know more than all you boggies combined!!!!!!

  20. #20 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    habman,so how bout the 649 numbers for the next draw,habs bro?

  21. #21 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:28 pm

    The urgency is not first place boyz…(DUH)..its HEALTH…HABS must stay out of the physicians room and wash ll equipment and dresing room disinfections…there have been U.S teams that have actually put viral “seeds” in oposition dressing rooms to create and “health advantage ” before ….Untied States have no moral capacity…also we need other teams to knck each other off and some luck…we may see quarter final action……KNOWLEDGE RULES!!!!

  22. #22 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    LOl…well i went to the bar last night and kncked a guy into next week…hes getting back to me…ill let you know soon,,,lol..you guyz are alright and can take the juice…dont be shy to let me have some greif guyz..i deserve some..im hung over !

  23. #23 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:30 pm

    The P2P website is up and running and the games on there..if you need directions ask!

  24. #24 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    Is Kovalev on some kind of juice?…holy **** hes flying..!!!

  25. #25 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    Koivu will get the goal back…poor bugger feels bad about it

  26. #26 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:42 pm

    Think it may be possible to over work this kid in net guyz??
    It would be a Travesty if Price got hurt…we would be doomed and i would really have to say……Bad Move Gainey?

  27. #27 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    LOL..i have to laugh..Komisarek pushing the puck full tilt(no stick handling)..like a little pee wee..bantam player!

  28. #28 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    Hey now habman, that Halak is the next Hasek ,everythang is groovy man…

  29. #29 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    Ok…im gonna check on Halaks stats..i seen him play last year..True up hab brother!..im checking after second period..Height, weight ect

  30. #30 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:50 pm

    ..See i dont know everything..i just think so..i need these heads up once in a while..and i respect all opinions here..just for your info…

  31. #31 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    Another F@#$#@g penalty!…for lifting the stick and pick pocketing..what a joke!…this is a “NEWYORK ” farce to say the least!

    NY Rangers
    NY Islanders
    BUffalo
    NJ devils
    How many teams does NY need???

  32. #32 Pricefor#1job says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    how come you changed your name again habman?

  33. #33 Pricefor#1job says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    oh and this is habfreak here so never mind because i changed my username too.

  34. #34 patrick says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:58 pm

    habs could have 3×30 goal scorers this year

  35. #35 Pricefor#1job says:
    February 29, 2008 at 9:59 pm

    get a account on the user chat man

  36. #36 Pricefor#1job says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:00 pm

    yes they can:higgins plekanec and kovalev

  37. #37 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:00 pm

    Refs name is Magoo eh,lol

  38. #38 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Well…i was unruly and very rude to some of my Hab bros…so i am trying to keep an open mind and actually listen and take some advice from you guyz here..i left for a while to reconsider my actions and learn from you guyz….so peace be to all Hab fans!

    And we score!…yes..4 to 1

  39. #39 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Hey pactum ,nise right by Lats eh,oh yeah!

  41. #41 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:09 pm

    Price for #1 job…HIT t the nail right on the head..like the big native guy did to me last nite….lol…

    Im from Regina..its a raunchy town…first murder of the year yesterday..thats the only way we make the news here….lol

  42. #42 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm

    Regina PATS First place…Habs get a lot of prospects from out west..we play mean hockey here!

  43. #43 Pricefor#1job says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    you have changed habman…i like the new you

  44. #44 patrick says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    first murder in Winnipeg for 2008…January 2nd, we’ve added a few since then. anywho, I’m gonna stare at the standings all night to fully enjoy 1st place!

  45. #45 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    Thank you and once more(last time)…my apologies for being unruly and unjust to all my Hab friends here i have affected…so the new and “open Minded” me is here ..just because it is internet does not give anyone the right to be condescending and judgmental…and it helps i got laid last nite…lol..anyway..its all good guyz

    Peace

  46. #46 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    FYI…80% of my predictions were “fluke”….together we share the KNOWLEDGE

  48. #48 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    Cool man…hey Patrick…no hard feeling about the “Grey Cup”…lol.
    All our coaches and players took off,,,********..lol…Austin<Holmes< Joseph…whats in a contract anyway?

    How would they like it if someone was building their house and the crew left because someone offered them more money across the street..and left their house “half finished”..i have no respect for that

  49. #49 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:24 pm

    Huet just took care of Jersey for us,way to go ,yes.

  50. #50 habman says:
    February 29, 2008 at 10:29 pm

    Im going to “copy and paste” the standing page and put it in a folder…photo copy it and show it to all my friends tomorrow…do it to the Bruins fans….”GAME ON”…lol

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  • muller93 : MB is forced to go out and get a big D-man. Missing Emelin for almost half the season is the last thing we needed to hear. Now going out and getting a big D-man is a MUST!!!
  • muller93 : Now for the Fu**en Bruins who have no business even being in the second round are going to get a nice rest. Yes the same goons who took out one of best D-man for 6 more months. There is NO Fu**en justice. Just venting--Ok i feel better now.
  • muller93 : So pissed to see the Rangers lay down and play like total crap. How did the Rangers beat the Caps? This team is playing with no heart--a must win and can only muster 23 shots...PATHETIC !!!
  • muller93 : Senet I did see Galchenyuks goal--Made a great move for the game winner. You can see the kid has so much confidence.
  • goalie : If Rangers get swept I wonder if Tortorella will get his walking papers? Or Glen Sather? They have tons of 'talent' but zero wins in this series.
  • goalie : It's really too bad we lost to the Sens as we would have played the Rangers and the way NYR are playing we would have beat them too. If only. If only!
  • Senet1 : Actually I agree it was a good move for them to play a shorter season and get the experience. He could not have played in the minors this year he would have had to play junior or the NHL. However, he now has a year under him and knows what to expect next year and hopefully take a bigger responsibility on the team. Did you see those two goals in the bronze game? Wow.
  • muller93 : Good move by the Habs not having Galchenyuk play in the minors. Now Galchenyuk has 1 year in the NHL and playoff experience this is going to pay off big time come next year.
  • Senet1 : Galchenyuk scores to back to back goals in shoot out to help USA win Bronze metal. I did not see the second goal but the first was a beauty.
  • Senet1 : So we could pick anywhere from 25th to 23rd depending on who wins these quarter final series.
  • Senet1 : First, is the 14 teams in the lottery. Then there are 12 teams that did not make the semi finals in the order of the seasonal finish, Then there are the four teams in the semi final the first two eliminated pick in the order of the regular season points total and the last two based on who wins and who loses the cup. So as it stand now if say Detroit beats Chicago then Detroit moves up to pick after us. Boston or NYR will move up and pick after us. LA or San Jose will move up and pick after us
  • Senet1 : Basically, I was wrong about the draft pick situation. There are three groups of drafting teams within the 30 teams.
  • Senet1 : seriously ready to challenge for the cup. He will us win games but he will not be the difference between winning the cup and not winning the cup. You pick up players like that once you have the team ready to challenge,.
  • Senet1 : I am looking at the players to draft and there are a lot of big 6'3-6'5 forwards available ion the draft this year. If we could draft 3-4 big young players in the 2nd and 3rd round why would you want to give that up for a roster player who may have 2-3 years at best. If we are going to build a winner to have to build it with bigger players and there are a lot of good big players available this year. So you sign Ott and he is with us for the short run, but probably not when we are seriously re
  • Senet1 : Boullion is a great mentor for the young D-men
  • 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.
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  • stuo11 : hes better than markov, and hes french who was in mention for defenceman of the year

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