Markov will be only Hab at All-Star Game

Higgins21,... have you been watching your CH lately ? My observations as lead me to appreciate the various decisions made by Carbo during the last few weeks and I believe your speculations conscerning lines and players movement to be entirelly out of line with is vision and goals regarding the team. Carbo was a believer in having 3 offensivelly capable lines from the start of the season and introducing Sergei Kostsitsyn and Lapierre to those lines made it finallly happenned,.... the CH, who was in a state of deseray at that point, got back on trak,... recording only 2 regulard time lost in their last 14 games. Having enought talents to built 3 offensive capable lines was one thing.... making the best out of it was another.... and here Carbo came up with a winning combination 7 games ago.... Latendresse, Koivu, S.Kostsitsyn A.Kostsitsyn, Plekanec, Kovalev Higgins, Lapierre, Ryder and never looked back,... as it should be since their recorded points during that time has been their best of the season ( 12 points out of a possible 14 ) and their scoring has been at the highest level league wide... recording 32 goals in only 7 games. Now that we have a legitimate identity as a team ( 3 offensivelly balanced line + PP efficiency ) the next step is to secure it with stability,... stability at last. The fourth line is not at the core of our success of failure as a team,... as said Carbo this is the place where Begin, Kostopoulos, Dandenault, Smolinski and Streit will play and alternate depending on how hard they are ready to work on every shifts. Its all so simple at last,... simplicity is king !

I'd like to see K2 stay with the team. He seemed to add some offensive punch to the team. Prior to and just after Xmas, he was on a bit of a streak with 8 points in 10 games. But in his last 6 games he has cooled off with just 2 points. Well, if he does go down to Hamilton, I bet he won't be gone for long.

He turns. Everyone knows it.

I think you're bang on about Price being back up soon. I'll be at the Bell Centre for the Islanders and Rangers on Feb. 2 & 3 and I hope Carey plays one of those.

That franchise has fallen so far, where do you start if you want to turn it around? You might as well throw the rest of the games, or as many as necessary to get a place in the draft lottery. I would start the fire sale on the current roster immediately, I wouldn't wait. The more people see of this squad over the next few weeks, the less they'll pony up. If Matts is willing to go, go for as many draft picks as you can get. Same with Kaberle and Stajan. You're going to be dreadful for several years, but it is the only hope for your longer-term salvation. The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund may have to get by with 15% returns on MLSE for a few years, but a better product on the ice could boost those as well.

I have it on good authority that "The System" does not approve of the All Star Game.

I have been watching RDS over TSN or CBC for years. They don't seem to have noticed. :)

I admire your initiative (although I still dislike your name). Unfortunately, TSN panders to numbers, and at this point, and I am sure it is true, Leaves fans outnumber others. I consider it utterly unprofessional how TSN and CBC cover hockey--especially for two networks claiming to be "national"--but they can do as they please now that I have NHL Centre Ice and other sport network choices. If TSN wishes to lead every broadcast with a story about Matt Stajan or some other Leaf detritus, they can go ahead and do so. It is laughable actually. The good news: the Leaves are in such serious organisational trouble--no notable young players on the farm, no high draft picks for the next few years because of bad trades, a serious salary structure problem, and management idiocy--that Toronto will be years in the cellar. So if all of those Leaves fans want to suffer watching a crappy hockey team, then all the power to them. _________________________________________________________ "We’re looking forward to building the type of team the Rangers are able to buy." --Phoenix GM (and former Hab) Bobby Smith

anything to further our cause....the return of Les Canadien to National Glory! I pay $5/month for RDS....best $5 i'll ever spend....ever. --------- 1. The BELL CENTRE should be rebuilt to sit 80,000 fans. 2. Your not a Hab fan till you watch & UNDERSTAND "The Rocket". 3. Delenda Est Torontium....

Timo, it's 31

Y - My thoughts exactly. And Markov, please stay healthy - that's all I ask of you. At least Chara will be playing on the same team as you so you'll be safe in that regard. The Original 24 Cups

By the way here are the stats KOVALEV 19 G 22A 41PTS +6 29th in scoring HEATLEY 25 30 55 +31 7th SPEZZA 15 37 52 +21 10th ST-LOUIS 17 34 51 +2 11th RICHARDS 19 28 47 +12 18th

You know its Mike Richards from Philly and not Brad from Tampa right???

I like how they do it in the NFL, they do it after the season. But the hockey season is too long, so they game will prolly be played in July or something. I dont see a need to stop the season for an all-star game in the middle of it. They should do it after the Cup final, and they should pick players that deserve to go, it shouldnt matter if every team is represented or not, thats stupid. There is a Shoot-out competetion going, looks interesting, I will watch the highligts of it.

J.T., where is that picture from?

I second that motion Scotty.

Captain Kovalev, that is nice. He is playing vert well this season.

Hey are you the same Kovalev-obsessed girl from the official Habs forums? Been a long long time since I visited that place.

Thanks for that important contribution.

I could care less about Getzlaf.. Hamrlik deserves it...not Komi, not this year anyways.

It should also be noted that in a blockbuster move the Leafs picked up Dominic Moore...

It's like sending the Lamb to the slaughter house!! GoHabsGo!!!

Planned? Give me a break... . . . ______________________________________________ "A Vezina banner must hang from the rafters!"

I would take that guy Markov.

He plays in New York!!Sad but probably true.