Loooooong Island
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For reasons unknown, the Canadiens don’t play well in Long Island, New Jersey and not that great in New York either.
The Habs will meet the Islanders tonight and the Devils on the road next week. Sandwiched in between that is a home and home against the pesky Sabres and another game with the Leafs.
The same issues persist, no production from the top line. What is the answer? And how long can we wait before we see that line broken up?
Cristobal Huet gets his second straight start leading up to the home and home with Buffalo where there will most definitely be an appearance by Carey Price.
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- Senet1 : He may just bring all three of the kids up.
- 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.
- zpezada4ok : hello all «link»
- stuo11 : hes a tougher big guy too! Just a minor adjustment but will help a bit
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November 21, 2007 at 5:49 pm
well guess im the first to post a comment..
hopefully higgins will have an extra boost tonight from his loyal family,friends, and fans..Lets call it a home comming..
higgins will pot 2 goals tonight and an assist..
November 21, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Yep him and komisarek GO HABS GO
November 21, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Hey HB i cant seem to post on the main page. Whats up?
November 21, 2007 at 8:46 pm
I don’t give a **** if Higgins gets a goal or not. I want the habz to win. Higgy is my favorite hab,but we need the win!
November 21, 2007 at 9:20 pm
GO HIGGY!!!!LOL 3-0 so far! 1 assist and 1 goal 4 higgins tonight!
November 21, 2007 at 9:34 pm
wow. this is going well. he he he.
November 21, 2007 at 9:46 pm
You know what bugs me? When Huet handles the puck, because he always gives it to the opposition! can’t we tape his stick to his arm, so doesn’t touch it.
Also, why is Brisebois and Ryder always on the PP? Brisebois can’t shoot, and he has no slapshot. it’s simply ridiculous!
Kovalev needs to stay on the PP for the entire PP.
November 21, 2007 at 11:20 pm
habs2bfan is a POS GET OFF THIS BLOG IF YOU ARE GOING TO DIS THE HABS YOU FING
IDOT.
This was a good game for montreal and all of its players so iam sick of the negative BS.Huet played well and brisebois has been a good editon,Ryder is coming around so give it up your DORK.
Ps he must be a depressed leafs fan.LOL
November 21, 2007 at 11:34 pm
habsofthefuture: firstly,If this is your name, you obviously are not a fan of the present habs. secondly, why do you resort to name calling, when I’m only expressing my opinion? Nothing says I have to agree with you. Please don’t stoop to chastizing others for disagreeing with you. And if you ever listen to the team 990(montreal sports station), you will see that they agree with everything I’m saying, especially PJ Stock and Tony Marinaro. So grow up, because you’re the one being disrespectful!
November 22, 2007 at 1:11 am
Lot of tension in here…. haha. Nice win tonight considering the hard times we’ve had on the Island. Again, 5pts behind the Sens. With back-to-back victories against the Sabres this weekend, and Ottawa falling to the Pens and Flyers, we’ll be so close to #1. The Sens need to lose back to back games for the Habs to move closer to the top. And this weekend would be a great time to do it. I’m going to the game on Saturday and hope to see Price in net. Maybe he’ll play both games, but I doubt it. Huet’s doing a phenomenal job so far aside from that pathetic game last Friday in Buffalo. Love home and home games so much excitement and bitterness between the teams. Can’t wait!
GO HABS GO!
Peace420
November 22, 2007 at 1:31 am
“You know what bugs me? When Huet handles the puck, because he always gives it to the opposition! can’t we tape his stick to his arm, so doesn’t touch it.
Also, why is Brisebois and Ryder always on the PP? Brisebois can’t shoot, and he has no slapshot. it’s simply ridiculous!
Kovalev needs to stay on the PP for the entire PP.”
You know what bugs me , idots that bash the habs all the time, win or lose all you do is bash the team , you did it all last year too and in the off season … your not a fan …
November 22, 2007 at 7:35 am
I had a great time watching the boys in action. Too bad Huet lost his shutout with only
a few minutes left in the game. He played really well.
November 22, 2007 at 8:01 am
In response to the post of Habs2bfan about team 990 and pj stock and tony marinaro.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Yep buddy keep on listening to a guy who couldnt cut a regular roster spot on any team in the N.H.L and an over weight italian guy. LOL Get real
November 22, 2007 at 10:21 am
Habs2bfan:
Why not just record what they say next time and put a sound clip up than…lol
You arse… just keeping changing your name and posting under different aliases… that way we’ll think there’s 3-4 dumbasses out there rather than just you… misery loves company, even if you just make em up… PJ Stock..are you kidding me? HAHAHAHAHA.. Why not just listen to Nick Kipreos or Glen Healy and regurgitate there comments next…lol… all they wanna talk about are the Leafs, who would be glad to have you as there #1 fan…
Was one of the best performances of the season last night for Huet…
Once again, WE HAVE THE BEST GOALIE TANDEM IN THE NHL…KEEP IT UP FELLAS!!!
November 22, 2007 at 11:00 am
Montreal needs a tough guy. As it stands, the team gets intimidated when the other team gets chippy–it’s fine for now, but it will come back to haunt us if the team ends up in the playoffs. Boston pushed the Habs around once they started losing, and so did the Islanders last night–guys running Koivu and Kovalev and nobody on the team to do anything about it. Kostopolous tries his best, but he’s not a fighter. They need to go out and get somebody that opponents do not like to fight (Souray had that quality, but he’s too expensive to fight), so that opponents think a few times before running the Habs’ skill players. We’ve never won a Stanley Cup without an enforcer, but the way things are going on this team, they’ll need an enforcer who can also play 5-10 minutes of decent hockey every night. Laracque gets my vote on the fighting front, and he’s not a goon like Boogaard, but he’s also unavailable.
November 22, 2007 at 1:33 pm
I’m just curious as what happend to Mathieu Biron of the BULLDOGS?He’s to slow as a Dman in the NHL,but as a forward 6’6″ 230lbs on a checking line might be worth a try for a tough guy,after all Boogard can only fightand nothing else!
November 22, 2007 at 3:28 pm
You know what I hate about this website? When hab supporters are insulted for simply giving theit opinion! What’s wrong with an honest opinion? if we all thought alike, the world would be a pretty boring place!
And if any of you should be so lucky to make the playoffs, like PJ Stock, then you wouldn’t be so JEALOUS! The guy is his own radio show, he’s also on the intermission of HNIC, and he’s well respected. Too bad I can’t say the same thing about some of you low life idiots. And I will keep on giving my opinions, NO MATTER WHAT YOU IDIOTS THINK OR SAY!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
November 22, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Is that you PJ? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
November 22, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Would the real HABS2BFAN please stand up……http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=TeGa041kedg&feature=related
November 22, 2007 at 5:35 pm
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=TeGa041kedg&feature=related
November 23, 2007 at 11:32 am
It’s hard for the Habs because they are one of the best teams in the league at using their entire team–we really don’t have a “wasted” spot for a goon in the lineup. My only concern here is that teams start taking liberties on Koivu, Kovalev and Markov when they get frustrated. That could really hurt us down the line by intimidating the team in a playoff series or, even worse, injuring one of the better players. I mean it’s one thing to have people hitting these players very hard, which is expected but still something an enforcer would deal with, but it’s another thing to see Koivu getting nailed with late hits, and Kovalev getting his face rubbed out, helmet knocked off, and then getting some chin music to boot, and there being nobody on the team to do anything about it. Komisarek does okay, but he shouldn’t be (and isn’t) a fighter. I sort of reminds me of how Ottawa used to get pushed around when they had a young skill team. That’s changed now though, with Neil for toughness and McGrattan for fighting.
November 23, 2007 at 11:51 am
By the way, did anyone notice that Samsonov is -6 this year, with 0G and 3A in 15 games, even while averaging 10-15 minutes per game? What happened to this guy?
November 23, 2007 at 1:03 pm
I hope the same snake that bit Samsonov didn’t bite Ryder, (lol).
November 23, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Habs2b fan is right, Brisebois and Ryder shouldn’t be on the power play. Kostitsyn, Kolvalev, Koivu, Markov, Streit, Latentresse, Higgins, Hamrlik, Plekanec, Boullion, Sergei Kostitsyn should be the players on the two power play units!!! Also, bring up Ryan O’Byrne and retire Brisebois already!!!!
November 23, 2007 at 6:57 pm
How come when Huet loses a game by playing “well” but not “amazing” and we lose. vey idiot blames him and says he sucks…morons! then we he steals another game we had no business winning, like many we won over the last 2 years, no one says a word about him and Price
Why is price starting tonight????? This is exactly why Huet is not as consistent as we want him to be….what other teamhas a goalie with a g.aa of 2.00 and a sv prcentage of 9.37 and only starts him half the games????? what is wrong with carbo? and yes I love Carey Price, but this is just dumb…price will get many years to shine…
November 23, 2007 at 7:09 pm
the canadiens should try four forwards and one defenceman on the powerplay. I is a powerplay after all. If the defenceman don’t have a good shot why not put a forward.