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  1. #1 STUO11 says:
    February 4, 2008 at 8:02 am

    I was just thinking ,what If mtl went on a huge loosing streak to miss the playoffs? that would get the whole country upset! I would almost kill myself.

  2. #2 Donnie says:
    February 4, 2008 at 10:45 am

    I agree with Habman on this one. Although giving up a 3-0 lead at home to the worst offensive team in the league in a big game was brutal….we got something else ouuta this game….our boys can take hits and dish them right back to a team of giants. THIS is what we needed to see if this club could do…and they did it. It’s not a time to frown Habs faithful, its a time to rejoice…this element is needed badly for playoffs, and alot of people were questioning if we could handle it. Well, we did….with honors. To quote Habman ” now we got a team” is right. Just hope we don’t run into the Rangers in the playoffs…they do seem to have our number no matter what the lead or the circumstances.

    Still got a big game coming up Tues, night with the Sens…this is gonna be the test. Hoping Kovy don’t get the suspension some of these sports analyists are saying he should get. Very bad time to lose your offense, esp. considering what happened this time last year. Because its evident now I think, the Koivu/Higgins line aren’t gonna pick up the slack in Kovy’s abscence.

    I don’t believe we’re gonna see Ryder by this time next month wearing a Habs jersey anymore. It’s s shame, and still burns me a little that he’s the only one from this line be punished. Higgins can’t find the net from the crease, and he’s far from standing out or producing. But, I’m sick of arguing this point, so, forget it….Ryder moving on is a done deal now so to speak….I just hope whatever deal Gainey is cooking up is a good one that benefits us, and we don’t get some useless acquisition like Yelle from Calgary.

    It would be nice to see someone who can do something with the puck AND crack some skulls if necessary, although this is rare today. We do need a bouncer to take care of business and the proof lies in yesterdays game. I know we’d never get them, but imagine someone like Bougaard or Laraque in this lineup….hit our young guys from behind into the boards then, Hollweg. Great pride this guy must have huh? Big guy like that picks out the smallest, youngest guy we got and runs him….lowlife.

    Anyways guys, see ya all here after the Sens game…lets hope all the blogs are good ones. GO HABS GO !!!

  3. #3 STUO11 says:
    February 4, 2008 at 4:13 pm

    Halak Has been sent down, But that means Montreal needs a back up. Carey Price obviously, but what is taking the announcement sooo long!!! MTL did out hit the rangers but not even komis check on Jagr was huge. We have a great shot but I think we have to do what Anaheim did and have a large amount of fighters. For me I think Derek Boogard would be fine.

  4. #4 Habfreak says:
    February 4, 2008 at 5:07 pm

    Jonathan Ferland for Boogard?

  5. #5 Habfreak says:
    February 4, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    49 habman
    Posted on February 3rd, 2008 at 11:20 pm. About ‘Super Sunday’.

    Again…HABMAN says PRICE will be back in time for playoffs…and if he isnt i wont blog here anymore…..its all on KOvalevs team blog…
    When you right your right i guess…..lets say that witha big YEAH!

    So any other predictions out there?

    By the way that was obvious that Price would come up. 2 shutouts in 10 games! Let’s calm down though OK habman? I will learn from you :)

  6. #6 Habfreak says:
    February 4, 2008 at 5:12 pm

    Ferland fights but is like krusty…always loses but still brings energy to the team. But Boogard is more like an enforcer. so I don’t know how any team would reject. Ferland even has a scoring touch.

  7. #7 HJ says:
    February 4, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    Gainey was seen talking to Waddell at the Bell Center yesterday, and it wasn’t about Ryder. It was about bringing Hossa to Montreal. atlanta wants Yemelin. He supposed to be another Markov. But because we’re desperate to get a winger for Koivu, I’d do it.

  8. #8 Habs#1 says:
    February 4, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    I wouldn’t trade Emelin for Hossa. He dissapears and cowers in the playoffs and frankly the Habs don’t need a player like that. Put Sergei as the permanent other winger on Koivu’s line and throw Ryder and Ferland at Risebrough for Boogard. Let’s see Hollweg do what he did while he’s got Boogard’s fist in his mouth. He’s the most physically intimidating force in the game(yes more then Laraque) cause unlike George, Boogard is a nasty sob with a mean streak which the Habs could surely use.

  9. #9 Habs#1 says:
    February 4, 2008 at 9:26 pm

    Plus since the Habs look like they could use another vet on the team to bring some leadership for the young guys, I could see Gainey talking to Waddell not about Hossa, but for Bobby Holik, a UFA at season’s end who wouldn’t cost too much.

  10. #10 Habfreak says:
    February 4, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    no holik is not scoring and he’s their captain. It’s like how Gainey will never trade Koivu. You know they are not that bad of a SECOND LINE.

  11. #11 habman says:
    February 4, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    The boyz may be a bit to bruised up to swing a hard physical game tuesday, i think they put the “K” brothers out for a couple extra shifts..maybe kovalev gets 9 oor 10 shifts..not 15 tuesday…if ryder plays hell be with higgins and lapierre i think…Boulin played well ..he gets extra shifts also..brisebois..well i put him with Kovalev on the short shift …Gorges and Striet ..theyll get extra time again tues with a “C”less Ottawa team..its speed against speed a 4 point game…Ottawa may attempt to try a physical first period to see if they can downplay the tempo of the Montreal “bruising” thye got sunday…so the vets get a well deserved rest and Carbo will see if his ‘Hitler Youth” will come through and give the ol boyz a rest…Montreal loses a close one tues 5 to 3 empty netter by Ottawa late third…Plakenic may score tonight S.k should get another…higgins the third goal

    just a prediction folks..not “word”

  12. #12 habman says:
    February 4, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    by the way..ill be watching the game on P2P.eu live sports broadcasting via the internet stream..go to it and watch all your games on your p.c…also movies and other great sports…ill help you get there if you need too…

  13. #13 Habfreak says:
    February 4, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    do you have to register? and does it have all the habs games?

  14. #14 Habfreak says:
    February 4, 2008 at 10:24 pm

    http://www.habsblog.com/2006/03/26/canadiens-embarrass-leaf-nation-again/
    Look at the link. Is that really Eric Lindros’ mother? Bet not.

  15. #15 Donnie says:
    February 5, 2008 at 11:59 am

    Big game tonight boys. Lets all pull together and put these Sens away. Lets change the mind games around full circle and get these guys wondering if THEY can beat US the next time we meet. Let Komisarek pound the piss outta Spezza and get him off his game….then its only a one-hipped Alfie we got to worry about, if he plays at all. Win this one guys, get the full-hiuse into the game early with some good scoring chances are hard hit. With the loyal legions of Habs faithful screaming to the rafters, they’ll help with the momentum and the big 2 points. 1 point behind after tonight Ottawa…..can ya feel that hot breath on the back of your necks….thats us, coming for the Eastern crown. GO HABS GO !!!

  16. #16 HJ says:
    February 5, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    we need to win tonight, because the word is both Alfreddson and Heatley will be in the lineup on Saturday. oh BTW, Hamrlik is out for tonight due to the flu, so Briseshit(boo) is probably in. So we must try and win despite his presence.

  17. #17 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 5, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    We are going to get beat down,we’ll see what we are made out of this game.Time for the cream to raise to the top…go habs…This might be the wrong game to have recalled Price,just a bad feeling…hope I am sooooo wrong!

  18. #18 Ice Man says:
    February 5, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    Price is not playing. Huet is.

  19. #19 Xtrahabsfan says:
    February 5, 2008 at 4:13 pm

    If the pressure chokes up Huet and Price gets thrown into the fire.

  20. #20 Habfreak says:
    February 5, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    hamrlik is a maybe

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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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