Ya, we’d all love to see this series go 7 games.

hablifer, blog #53 if you have only been watching games for 40 years you are about 15 year short of my experience watching the habs, I know that may date me a little but I have only had one team and that has been the habs since I was old enought to put a pair of skates (5).

If you have been watching games for that long you will remember that the team that won four in five years in teh sixties and four in a row in the seventies were not physical teams. They were speed teams that had two or three touch forward and a very strong defence. In the sixties we had harper and lapperiere and in the seventies we had Robertson and Lapointe.

I agree we could use a physical forward who can score important goals, someone like John Leclair or Yvon Lambert.
We also had buys like Lafleur, Shutt and Lemaire none of which played a physical game.

We had our shut down lines line Gainey and Carbo neither played agressively rough but both played a strong defensive game, Gainey a little more physical than Carbo

Senet 1, is it true the skate blade was made of slate way back when?lol ,just jolking Habs bro…..

All I can tell you all is Koivu is ready to go APESHIT ON THE BRUINS,YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS EYE’S !!!

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Latendress and Dandy don’t play well together and I for one would rather have Lat’s playing the Bruins just for his size.

I would rather have Lat’s playing too unfortunately he is not playing, Dandy has played steady and did score a goal in the first game as I recall. One of the main reasons he is in the lineup is because if we have a defenceman go down or if we get into penalty trouble he can fill in back on the blueline. Dandy is not hurting us and he it is more benificial to have him in the line up until our defence gets healtier.

I would sit Lat’s out a game to see if it puts some fire under him.

YO MY MAIN MAN SENET 1,

hablifer. I agree that the game has changed somewhat from the seventies, however, back then there were very few speed teams and a lot more tough teams. I would agree that I would rather have canadian boys on my team than Euros. But times have changed and unfortuately there just are enough of us canadian boys out there to stock this entire league. That is why we need leadership from the veterans. Gainey has drafted fairly well and built this team to point that we have a lot of good young players, I was hoping that Lats would be our power forward but he seems to be slow in developing. Maybe next year he comes into his own. But to me he had not progressed, he probably should have stayed down in Junior one more year and then a year in the minors.

I think the difference is that LaFLEUR’S heart would beat every game at a high rate whereas Kovy’s seems to beat at various different ways depending on how he feels. He has the talent but the passion just does not seem to be there at times. Lafleur always seemed to find a way to score, Kovalev doesn’t.

Yes you right there, I stopped smoking the cigars but the beer sounds good. I still enjoy talking about our habs and I am looking forward to the day we raise the cup again, and I really like having guys to talk to about the habs,

Well I guess all the young guys went to bed so I better get my rest too.

Calgary’s got grit. That’s all I’m saying.

There is no way that Boston should have got back into this Series PERIOD.

You may think that I am a calm guy. But I hate to lose to a Weak Team. So it is the Playoffs teams take it up a notch. Boston took it up a notch. So. Big deal. Montreal can take it up one too.

I can accept losing a game or two or three to the Pens, Rangers or Jersey but not Boston. We owned them all year and should last night & the night before that.

Last night it should have been OVER. The lid of the Coffin closed and Tuesday the final nail to seal it shut……

There is no room for this Horse **** Montreal, no room.. The Habs need to go for the throat every game And they have the players to do it if they want. IF is the key word. Pissed. Your GD right I am.

I bet that Cherry and Cole had HARD ON’S after last night Boston win.

Wow this site is even more of a waste of time then the last time I checked in on it. ICE MAN you are the biggest flip floppin loser of them all, the amount of times this year you’ve jumped on and off the band wagon is pathetic, time to take the flag off your car? good I would hate to be associated with you, go back to increasing your neck size!

Hi patrick.

How are you doing? Thank you for those kind words. I don’t think that I am alone in my comments. I am sorry I can’t have your bright outlook.

As always my friend it is nice to hear from yopu again.

You take care & don’t be a stranger OK.

Have a nice day Pat.

I got hardly any sleep last night. Every time I closed my eyes I could see that Boston OT Goal and the smug look on Savard’s face over and over again.

I can’t believe how Price was hung out to dry on every goal Boston scored in this series. It seem the D-Men are no where to be seen.

No one in any Habs blog has commented on how the D-men were responsible for all of the goals on Price.

But look out if Price should let in a week Goal (I hope to my dear Lord it does not). But yes it will happed eventually. He will be run out of town.

Hey, Ice Man. Happy to know that I was not alone frustrated last night.

Habs had D-men problems in Game 2 and 3. Too many easy shots on Carey Price!!!

Hope to see Francis Bouillon in Game 4 who is urgently needed!

Hope to see game 1 style physical checking in Game 4!

Every Goal Boston scored was because of a defensive mistake !!!

habs4life: Yes we both get fustrated and we are not Ashamed or Afraid to show it right.

Many of the Cool Habs Fans in here probally called in sick today cause their hand were probally to sore from punching tv’s, walls, doors etc.

Ok folks…it’s only one game that probably should have ended with a Habs goal in OT long before Savard found the net. Thomas ( the loser that everyone on this blog claims he his ) made some terrific stops. So, don’t kill you young…

Two questions that I made reference in the Game 1 blog:

1. Skill and Speed should not be an issue with the Habs, but leadership is. Therefore, is Kovalev the voice needed in the locker room between periods? He is wearing the “C” lately.

2. Where is the grit needed to win this round, and more importantly the next few rounds? I saw grit out of Calgary last night….I saw grit out of the Pens.

If like most of you claim (especially after Game 1) that this edition of the Habs will get to the Finals, then who will be called upon (especially up front) to bash & bang the opposition.

Just a thought on your way to #25.

Tony (an intelligent bruins and hockey fan)

The Montreal Fans have more grit than any player on the team. The Fans have no trouble mixing it up in the stands or out side of the Arena.

Talk about no Grit. Price has been Ran at a few times in the past 9 games. Not once did any player come to his aid. Price had his helmet ripped off not one player did anything. If your Goalie is ran, heads should roll. But in Montreal.

NO GRIT AND GUTS = NO STANLEY CUP.

word is, Koivu will try to skate Tuesday or Wednesday. hope he plays on Thursday. We need him badly

Don’t worry guys. The habs almost won that one. What’s so wrong about a 4-1 series. theres no way montreal is going to lose another one. They’re are winning tomorrow 5-2 and killing them 6-1 on Thursday in Montreal.

lol nvm ,thanks Hablifer. When Koivu does come back. No one will be able to stop us. even if he doesn’t get points everyone needs him!!!!