I think the NHL needs to revamp their points system. a team that loses the game in overtime, should not be rewarded. In other words, if you win the game, either in regulation ,overtime, or shootout, you receive 2 points. If you are tied after regulation, and lose in overtime or a shootout, you get ZERO POINTS!
Because the way it is set up now, if you lose the game, in OT, or Shootout, you still are being rewarded. Bettman make the change for next year.
In the NBA, even when they play double or triple OT, ONLY 1 TEAM GETS THE WIN!
In baseball, even if they play an additional 8 or more innings, still only 1 team gets the WIN!
BETTMAN IS MAKING A MOCKERY OF OUR GAME! STOP CHANGING THE GAME!

Do people simply not understand?

3 people desperately need to leave Montreal.

1) Kovalev
2) Samsonov
3) Koivu

I’m sorry for all you Koivu fans, but he HAS to go (or get relegated to 2nd or 3rd line). He is NOT a 1st line centreman in the NHL. Yes, he has a lot of heart and has come back from numerous injuries and personal issues. However, this does not merrit the “C” from the habs. I used to like Koivu, but he’s never been a top ranking NHL player and yet he’s been captain for what, 12 years now? Give me a break!

Get rid of these salaries and sign some good young guns or atleast a superstar player who will come out EVERY SINGLE GAME. Kovalev shows up once in a while, Samsonov about 5 times per season and Koivu, as much as he tries, just has difficulty leading this team.

Just like Ottawa with Alfredson, Toronto wwith Sundin, the habs WILL NOT make a serious stanley cup run with Koivu leading the team. These captains may have some skill, but when it comes to leading a team to the mecca of hockey, you need some real, strong hearted people (and I’m talking on the ice here).

I agree with JR’s assessment of Koivu for the most part. I think he is a 2nd line centre and at best should be co-captain with Souray. But, he does have guts and for most of the time (this season an aberration) he works his *** off. I would have him traded only if it would significantly improve the current roster. Kovalev and Samsonov are both passengers, Pleks and Kostistsyn are both proving more valuable.

The gas tank is full and preparing for a 4:00 am departure from Nova Scotia Friday morning, Should put me in Montreal just in time for rush hour traffic.But I can’t imange rush hour in Montreal being to much different than rush hour in good ole Nova Scotia!!!

Well said “R habs 4 real”. Well Bettman is an American Dumb ***. What do they know about our game of hockey? The freakin Americans are taking over everything and ruining the game. ********. WIN LOSS & TIE that’s it. I said that from day one of the change. You have teams making the playoffs because they were rewarded for a loss. Bullshit. It would take an American the come up with brillant idea. DUH.

I’m sure that there are more stupid rule changes comming………….

Why get drunk? Don’t you want the remember/savour every minute of the Leaf’s ***-kickin…………….

Good Point and at 7.50 a beer at the bell centre one needs to pace themselves

“It was a great chance to put them six points behind but now they’re right there,” said Bergeron. “We have our destiny in our own hands but we found a way to complicate things.”

Enough of this sniping Dalley, grow up or get out!

At least the Sens did us a favour. The laffs won but just barely. Won’t be long before Tucker and Wellwood get tuckered out and become reliable. Unfortunately we also have Koivu and Kovalev who are just as reliable at being unreliable…

JR Arseneau..Arse is right…I should retire? I AM THE FREAKING HEART AND SOUL OF THE CLUB! I work harder than anyone else. I almost lost my eye but didn’t let it keep me from starting the year. I almost died of cancer and I came back to lead a freaking 3-1 upset over the Bruins. I bet you weren’t down on me then. I hate you fickle fans and the french media. I wish Gainey would have traded me anywhere, even Phoenix, just to get out of here.

Smiler2729 if I may ask?

What is the point behind listing the names of all those players? I don’t get it.

Please explain to me.

Thank you.

Sportsnet has a show celled HockeyCentral @ Noon on snet1 every weekday, and if you hear as much as a peep about the habs, or any team not named the leafs or sens, it’s because the habs are playing one of the ontario teams.

If you actually watched the show you’d realize that they cover a lot of topics. While they do generally start with the Leafs that might have something to do with the show being based in Toronto or being hosted by a former Leaf, or the fact that it has so much access to the Leafs.

However, at least half the show is generally devoted to other teams in the league. Get a hold of your inferiority complex.

It also totally disgusted me last Saturday, when EVERY ONE OF THE CBC CHANNELS was carrying only the leaf game. What’s the point in me paying for all these channels when i end up having to see the leafs anyways? And the 2nd game was all tampa-calgary. I had to watch the game on RDS, which I’ll do if i absolutely have to. It’s almost as though the french media is responsible: u know, trying to force me learn french like i am a player on the team.

If you knew anything at all you would know that the reason that the CBC carried the Leafs’ game on all their channels was that THEY DID NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THAT GAME! When they do, they put the Habs game in the Quebec region.

Again, the rest of the time it’s a matter of money. Leaf games get the biggest ratings which leads to more revenue from advertising. Deal with it.

I thought Matts Naslund was on the 93 team ,freaking time fly’s .On another note, lets drop the trash talk at each other please.You would be surprised how many peoples visit the site ,some very young. Lets agree its Ok to have a difference of opinion and leave it at that.Or invite Jerry Springer to the Habs Blog.

lots of comments to agree with and some to disagree with, I like Koivu, but it is time he did the right thing and give the C to Sheldon, just like in Vanc, Naslund needs to take off the C and give to someone else, bot these guys are mealy mouths, instead of standing tall and telling it like it is. also no team has ever won the cup with an European Captain, co-incidence ?? I think not.
Last night Habs beat a team above them in the standings and Kovalev, Samsonov and Bonk not in the lineup–that should tell these 3 maggots something–but I doubt it will. Out west almost EVERY saturday night we get a steady diet of ****–called the leafs, but it is fun to watch them lose !!! the CBC/HNIC
schedulers are a bunch of *** kissing leaf perverts. !!!

Give the C to Sheldon? why? Because he stands in front of the media and slams the team? HE CAN’T PLAY FREAKING DEFENCE and he is a defenceman. He is soft and should be wearing orange because he is basically a pylon.

I recovered from cancer and worked my tail off to get bcak for you ungrateful fans.

Is it me or does Sundin look like a ****** when he smiles???????????????

I keep telling my wife that but she gets pissed off at me.

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For all of the Habs Fans in here who have Women in thier lives (No Joshtm your boyfriend does not qualify) are they Habs Fans themselves.

Mine is not she is a Leaf Fan. But she will not convert to Habnisim….

Yes Souray is good lookin eh.

We do have the best looking team in the NHL.(No Joshtm they are off limits to you)

I thought that you did that to show me that not many Americans were on the team. Since I said that the Americans were ruining our game.

Sorry dude………

Poop I’m studdering again……………….