Sabres Round 2
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Did the Canadiens get screwed on a bad penalty call late in the third last night?
Perhaps.
The Habs however did not compete for most of the game, again, and really had no business being involved in the game.
One bad call could, and did, basically end their chance at getting a point. They need to be much better to avoid that situation as they are now in danger of dropping 4 points to a Sabres team that is playing well and ready to climb back into the Division.
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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.
- zpezada4ok : hello all «link»
- stuo11 : hes a tougher big guy too! Just a minor adjustment but will help a bit
- stuo11 : hes better than markov, and hes french who was in mention for defenceman of the year
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November 24, 2007 at 5:24 pm
well here we go guys. We are starting to suck now! This is when Montreal misses the playoffs. we are starting to lose every second game. and in just 3 days we’ve went from 3rd in the NHL to 5th.
November 24, 2007 at 6:41 pm
the last 3 years we have started good then just dropped off and it looks the same this year to.
November 24, 2007 at 6:44 pm
i think the only thing that sucks around here is your website stuart..
November 24, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Turn that frown upside down.
November 24, 2007 at 8:04 pm
I take it RDS doesn’t grant paid sick leave? I love these guys, but I’m trying to eat while listening to the hawkers roll around in that guys’ throat. Sick day! Take a sick day!
November 24, 2007 at 8:07 pm
HAHAHAHA LOL
November 24, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Maybe one of them can sneeze on lattendresse and take him out of the line up lol
November 24, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Please, Guy, Effing please, send that kid to the minors. Missing two empty nets is understandable in a fast-paced men’s league game, but this is the NHL. And is Ryder even playing since the first period? This is frustrating–outgoaltendered by an AHL backup, and Andrew Peters is having his way with the puck. Brutal.
November 24, 2007 at 9:39 pm
How many open nets have the habs missed tonight and last night? PATHETIC!
5 games from now, habs will be below 500! They’re sinking faster than the titanic! Boy, do they look bad! JUST CAN’T SCORE!JUST CAN’T SCORE!
JUST CAN’T SCORE!JUST CAN’T SCORE!JUST CAN’T SCORE!JUST CAN’T SCORE!
GAINEY GET A PLAYER WHO KNOWS HOW TO SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carbo show your players what an open net looks like, and practise shooting straight! Minor leagers could the puck in an open net, but not these peewees!
November 24, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Well, well, well……
Huet should have played last night the Habs Fans cried. Well they got their wish. Huet played tonight. What happened? Huet lost again. 4 losses in 5 games. Yeh he is our #1 goalie for sure. With a record like that we will sure make the playoffs. Two soft goals again tonight. The last year Habs are back again.
The Fans talked about how we were beating teams with a backup goalie. Boy, what goes around comes around eh. Not only did we loose to a backup goalie but he was once our goalie way back when.
I would like to change my prediction…. Win one loose two. Win one loose two.
HA, HA, HA Huet our #1 goalie. #1 alright. A middle finger #1.
November 24, 2007 at 10:36 pm
He wasn’t spectacular tonight, but the Habs would have lost with Ken Dryden, Patrick Roy and Jacques Plant playing nets at the same time. Something’s going on with the team that we’re not hearing about–injuries, dissafection, but something. They aren’t even trying, except for Plekanac and Komisarek. But on most shifts, most of the guys are doing whatever they can to avoid battles along the boards. Ryder is the best at it–he just makes sure he’s nowhere near the puck when it might require that he take a body check in order to come out with the puck.
November 24, 2007 at 10:55 pm
GAINEY: you lazy lame duck GM: get off your ***, and do something!
You’re ruining this franchise! THE 2007-8 VERSION OF THE MONTREAL CANADIENS IS THE LEAST TALENTED TEAM OF ALL OF THEIR 100 YEARS IN THE NHL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 24, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Anyone notice Kovalev is are heavyweight as of late?This team is dysfunctional!Look, for pete sake,at least call up new blood,come-on Bob!!!!!!!
November 25, 2007 at 12:58 am
Yeah but Bob Gainey isn’t changing and he isn’t going anywhere. I can’t figure out his vision for the team, we don’t have a solid player, much less a solid line. Defense is pretty good, but offense is pitiful. They are an embarrassing team to see playing. If we could have a bunch of 50-70 point players we might make a good team, like Buffalo last year, but it looks like Plekanic might end up scoring the most. A guy who would be 3rd line on a serious team. Get Bob Gainey out of there, get a GM who will bring back the Habs of the early 90s. We have some young talent, but knowing what we’ve seen the past 10 years, all the young guns will get burned out and play to get traded. Comry, Bure, Bonk, Zednik, now Ryder. Who next? Probably Price or Streit. Montreal is a tough town, but we love our players and treat them as celebrities, but start doing something right and we’ll be a little nicer. Get Carbo out, get Gainey out, trade Huet for a backup and a pick, bench Ryder, bench Koivu for a couple road games. A little tough love but do we ever need some change. Our golden boy Saku can’t even do a thing.
November 25, 2007 at 2:39 am
Saku and Higgins might be hurt. I think Ryder has possibly taken up smoking or something. And Plekanac is simply going to be one heck of a hockey player. But this so called youth of the team isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. The young Russians are good, but what in hell kind of a role is Latendresse going to play? This kid has power forward written all over him, but he’s trying to play a skill game that doesn’t at all fit his potential. We have very solid defense, and I’ll never know why Dandenault only played 10 mins tonight. Ah well, enough griping from me. Crappy game, poor effort, time to nip the problem in the bud.
November 25, 2007 at 8:36 am
Well here we go again with the HUET bashing did u freaking idiots happen to notice he has let only 3 goals in two games ans his save percentage is over .900 but hey this is the reason why players dont want to come here and why players dont want to stay because you idoits are allways using one of the players as a scape goat.
The fact is guys if you dont score you dont win and we are drying up in the goal department.Plus Jocelyn made some key saves last night to keep the confidence down.
So yes they have to get there **** together because we are 1 game over 500 and the only thing that saving us in the standingsis the fact that carolina,ottawa and the leafs all lost last night.
November 25, 2007 at 10:10 am
Trade Ryder and Halak for Tanguay.
We need Something!!! last year we strted loosing in january and missed the playoffs. this year were starting in november! We are gonna end up loosing to the leafs and then we’ll go to 8th place. We never beat the devils so there goes another loss. In december we playthe redwings. In 2 weeks we are gonna go
12-13-4.we’ll be 14th in the east. our leading scorer will be plekanec with 47 pts this season. The leafs will have 10 players with at least 50 pts.
November 25, 2007 at 11:02 am
ok….enough already….I can take a lot of things but PLEASE…Dont ever mention the leafs in the same breath as the habs again…….its like going to a wine tasting & discussing “scrath & sniff barbies”.
November 25, 2007 at 11:03 am
um….thats scratch.
November 25, 2007 at 11:25 am
Yeah there is no way i would compare the habs to the laffs.Toronto could very well be the worst team in the league and thats no joke.The habs will have their ups and downs but atleast have a prospect pool of some pretty decent talent.What do the leafs have in prospects? A guy who shows his wang on the internet and a goalie prospect dowwn in the marlies who is the second comming of Peter Ing. We have solid defence,great goaltending but scoring needs improvement.The habs atleast have a diection of where they want to go but the leafs are handcuffed by huge contracts and bad management and will be a awfull team intill those contracts are up.So to all of the laffs fans out there dont expect anything special out of your team for atleast the next 8 years.So now looking at the habs it doesnt seem that bad when we know we are only a few players away from being a contender and not a whole roster away like the leafs. GO HABS GO
November 25, 2007 at 12:18 pm
DTD – Huet wasn’t the problem last night! You can’t fault him on those goals, if you do you know nothing about watching hockey and breaking down a play.. yup Huet is at fault, damn he should of scored also.. learn the game before you peak off Fool
November 25, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Yo Bob Gainey,once again your recruitment of cast away veterans is starting to nip you in the butt ; go to the DOGS and lets start getting them used to THE N.h.L. game and If you want, make coaches out of our bad pick-ups”smoke etc”We have vets on the bulldogs too you know,”Millroy….Biron..etc”Don’t uses that lame excuse the DOGS arn’t doing well this year!Just make it happen!!!! And Carbo get your shittogether,your best player states the habs have 4 got lines that are getting used to each other “Kovalev” and then in the third,you start your crazy card shuffle with the lines ,ENOUGH ALL READY,FIX THE 1st,3rd and 4th lines and LEARN TO DO YOUR JOB BETTER !!
November 25, 2007 at 1:50 pm
yes, but we say the same thing every damn year! and the team never gets better!
Why don’t we get better? ask Gainey, who sits on his hands and plays solitaire all season. He has never does anything to get us more offence!
How many years have been saying:” WE NEED MORE OFFENCE. WE DON’T HAVE A STAR SCORER, AND WE NEED MORE GOAL SCORERS!” It’s just a broken record year after year after year. I don’t know how much longer we can take this. And as loyal fans, we deserve better. And last night, for this team to come out without any effort or heart, is totally unacceptable to the fans. But as long as the Bell Centre is sold out every game, why should Gillett care? He’ll be satisfied, and the habs will continue to put out the same crappy team every year! It’s been happening for 14 years, so why change? Some things never change!
I knew after Gainey did NOTHING in the summer to acquire a scorer, it would be the same. I told you guys: Don’t let their record fool you. It won’t stay above 500 for long. December brings out the true habs for the remainder of the season. You know, THE LOSING HABS! And forget the PP. Opposing teams are now figuring that out. If we don’t score on our PP, we can’t win. OUR PP IS NOW 2 for our last 23. Not very good. I guess I’ll start betting on the opposition in Mise Au Jeu. Might as well try and make money off a horrible team.
I think Koivu’s days are numbered in this city. He said he doesn’t want to be part of a rebuilding team, and so bye bye to him. It’s just too bad that language has to play a part on this team, or in Carbo’s mind. we all know, that if Latendresse was ENGLISH, he would be in the minors right now!!!!!!!!!!!! Whatever happened to, only the best players play? It’s now only the french play!!
November 25, 2007 at 4:29 pm
DTD#10
So huet let in 2 soft ones you say, ok so if he had stopped them would the Habs have won????? after all the forwards did score zero goals !!Just how many games is any team going to win scoring zero goals ? Goalies are not the Habs problem, it’s the forwards who are echl or some other minor minor league quality playing at nhl level. Huet has the 6th best record, so let’s stop ragging on him and direct your frustration in the right direction–at the forwards who cannot score, 2 back to back vs BUF and how many goals did the Habs score ? Excuse me, I did not hear you, how many goals did the Habs score?
The goalies of the Habs are the one thing that keeps them in contention, and others, please lay off Gainey, he offered Briere more money than he signed for, but they don’t want to play under the miscroscope that is Montreal.
November 25, 2007 at 4:32 pm
This is to all wannbe habs fan/haters this team is looking better every year,yes at times theydont put in a hundred percent effort and yes it would be nice to get a fifty goal scorer but it is not going to happen so wake up and get lost.
What this team needs is for all you negative fans to go fly a kite.Us fans that are loyal know the habs days are coming and the fact is we will make the playoffs and are team will gel.You wait and see this team has some surprises left in the tank.
November 25, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Habsofthefuture,It has just been proven that the power of prayer does not change the outcome of anything,so, that being the case if you want things to change for the better if at all possible…then make is so…The facts speak for themselves and things have to done about it..no brain-er…change must be made,after all,if you can mix up the lines then surely you can change the players.Ya know,it wouldn’t be so bad if the games were exciting but it’s like pactum say’s “watching paint dry!!!”LOL So why don’t you take it easy on us fans cause this has been too much for too long!!! And trust me I’m not the only one,cheak the other blogs,EVERY-ONE’S FEAD UP!!!!
November 25, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Well have fun living on the past Xtrahabsfan.I dont care about other blogs whining about the habs, the fact is hockey is not llike a magic trick, it takes time for a team to get better especialy after the rebuild of the late ninetys/early 2000 if you look back at your stats the habs have got dramaticaly better.
November 25, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Big question, who’s worse Rejean Houle, or Bob Gainey?
Someone said Thibault made some key saves… he also was letting 20 foot rebounds go, got pulled way out of position, lost the net. The Habs had at least 2 open nets and just missed the shot.
November 25, 2007 at 10:56 pm
so here we are again, same position as last year at this time. ya i know it’s only two losses to buffalo. but it’s two loses that should have been prevented. the call on komisarek in buffalo was wrong. that may have changed the outcome of that game, who knows. all i know is that the habs have to get consistent, game in and game out. you never know what team will show up to the rink. the relentless habs that won’t take second place or the habs that are half asleep, unorganized and look like the should be in the AHL. which also brings up a good question. should we bring up some more bulldogs?? maybe send latendresse down and bring lapierre back up?? we have to deal with toronto next, the boys better be ready to bring it because after the performance against pheonix you know that toronto will bring it’s A game. i feel bad for the likes of carey price, such a huge asset to the organization, just getting beat down by poor defensive hockey. must be frustrating?? i hate to see my team lose, but if we lose a few more we may end up tied for 12th in the conference, it’s getting really tight now. hope carb’s can get his troop in order, shake things up for the better and we can get back to our winning ways. is this gonna be a repeat of last year?? merry xmas with a team that is already gone on holidays??? i surely hope not!!!
November 25, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Let’s face it, whoever plays against the Habs seemed to be that week’s #1 goalie. We make the other team’s goalie look like he’s standing on his head. The fact is we do not have finishers….this has been going on for far too long. 8 points given away….I would be having skating drills for the next five practices after a result like this….f*(*(k!!!
November 25, 2007 at 11:45 pm
get used to it! It’s just the beginning of the habs famous 2nd half of the season melt down. Only Gainey can save this team. You can’t expect carbo to make winners of misfits. remember Bonk? he’s scoring lots of goals for Nashville. Is Smolinski? How about those goal scorers Gainey promised to get in the offseason? Did he lie to us? Yes he did! Do you feel cheated? I do!
all I ever wanted was a team that could score. Well I guess I’ll have to settle for constant non playoff teams, because this group of players don’t know how to score. They just aren’t talented enough. Have you noticed all the open nets they missed in the last 2 games? pathetic!
November 26, 2007 at 12:08 am
second comming of Peter Ing….HAHAHA…funny stuff
November 26, 2007 at 8:47 am
Goalie Coach:
Huet was lying flat on his belly like a harp seal on one goal. And the othet one he should have had as well. Come on Buddy. Wake up and smell the coffee. FOOL………….
November 26, 2007 at 8:51 am
habs4ever:
Huet loss 4 of his last five starts. Not very impressive if you ask me.
If Huet were to stop those weak goals we would have went to a shootout where we might have scored and took the two points……
November 26, 2007 at 6:07 pm
http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=223721&hubname=
November 26, 2007 at 11:05 pm
DTD # 34
I don’t disagree with you on that…but the problem is still that the Habs cannot score……Other teams can let in a bad one but still have the forwards
pickup a goal or two, the Habs do not have that luxury, the forwards quite simply are not good enough, and it shows game after game.
#31-Habs2bfan…Yes I noticed that that piece of **** Bonk has scored
this year, so why couldn’t he score in Habs Town??
Well we gottta try and stay positive..amd hopefully bury the laffs on Tues.
November 27, 2007 at 2:39 am
OK,now that Lats is on the first line for tomorrow’s game against the tragic,dismal and out of control spiraling Toronto Maple leafs ,it would be too funny if he singlhandly took them on”with a hat-trick” and put them to rest.once and for all….Latrendresse,do it for Pactum Serva,lol….
November 27, 2007 at 8:14 am
lol
November 27, 2007 at 11:35 am
anybody want to bet that Gainey doesnt pick up Mark Recchi, as he’s available right now for next to nothing?…….not the blockbuster we’re looking for, but certainly better than …say…Latendresse ( until he learns to play in the nhl).
I say within the next three days….I’ll be saying I told you so.
November 28, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Ovechkin is a free agent come July 1st. Perezhogin is his good buddy. Question to Gainey 1 + 1 = ?
November 28, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Ryder $3M, Smolinski $2M, Huet $2.8 M, + Cap space = Ovechkin.
next year Kovalev $4.75 + Koivu $4.5 = LeCavalier