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I'm I being too picky or did Gomez not screw up by not moving back to cover for Markov? The way I saw it, Gomez moved across to the right and towards the Devils blueline instead of taking a deffensive role and move back towards his end. Had he stay back when he saw Markov move in, he would have been able to cut off Parise before he got control of the puck. It's hockey sence like that that separates the flashy player from the good player. Gomez is all flash. Time that he starts using his skills to bear down and be responsible.Hab4life
Off da presses: Halak deal may carry price.
Du bureau de
Lord Bugs Potter, esq. Vice-President and Co-Editor in Chief of Flannelcom's Investigative Department at Habsbros Reporting Services: http://habsbros.blogspot.com/
a few thoughts on the team so far:
Goalies
Defence
Offence
Trade ???
I seriously believe still that Gainey (after stealing Pouliot for a Guimauve) is back on the TOP6 Forward hunt. At it appears, despite Gill's sucktitude, that the bigger issues is one NHL level TOP6 forward, so that when AK46 returns we will have proper depth to compete. Otherwise this team is destined to finish 9th & get a crappy draft pick.
A few thoughts on your thoughts.
You are right about the scoring. Need to trade Pac , Dags , White or Pyatt in a package to get a good scoring forward from a lottery team. Our defenceman are all capable and are also very prone to give aways and poor decisions and positioning.
Guys I trust---Markov, Cammy, Plekky, Gionta and Metro.
Hang on ... down to the wire for #8.
aHab4life
GOOD EFFORT BY THE HABS, MORE CHOICE BY MARKOV TO GET CAUGHT UP ICE ON THE WINNING GOAL, HOWEVER, THAT HAPPENS AND IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE WINNING GOAL BY THE HABS. STILL THINK THAT THE HABS PROBLEMS IS IN THEIR OWN END WHERE THEY HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY IN GETTING THE PUCK OUT. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOME ONE NAME A NHL DEFENCEMAN WORSE THAN GILL IN TRYING TO CLEAR THE PUCK, PLUS GETS KNOCKED OF THE PUCK SO EASILY , WITH HIS SIZE IT SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. HERE HE IS WITH -6 RATING AND PK SUBBAN LEADING THE AHL WITH A +22 . I KNOW SUBBAN HAS TO DEVELOP BUT I THINK HE COULD BE MORE VALUEABLE THAN GILL BY A LONG SHOT.
the problem with the habs is not the goaltending. It is the defence(not including markov and hamerlik), especially gill. 5 giveaways yesterday.
re: Gill
Not to mention the 2 goals scored against Price that where a direct result of Gill in Price's last loss.
How Gill gets an "A" blows my mind MUCH more then Gomez's salary :(
If Gil could play 5 on 3 only he'd be great. lol.
Hab4life
how gill ever became an NHler blows my mind (at over 2 million dollars per year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Disgusting.
yet he has a stanley cup ring and you have ring around the collar.
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
All in all, a very well played game and a fantastic effort by the Habs.....and a point against one of the leagues best. Shows that we can compete with the leagues best, which was something that was in a bit of doubt. 3 out of 4 points so far on the homestand and now in 7th place.
Nice that we finally got a point from NJ. If not for Brodeur we win this one by 2 or 3. Another encouraging game from the Habs...too bad AK is out for 6 weeks.
Wonder what will come at the March trade deadline? Wonder what will come this summer? This season will be no better than last in terms of results (if that....could be worst). Gainey will certainly leave this summer. Of course we need to be patient with the likes of Pacioretty and Dagositini...have they made progress this year? Lapierre? What on earth happened? Is he missing his buddy GL that much? Wasn't playing better with him here earlier in the season anyway.
Lafleur, coming out rather gingerly on the right side.
So 7 years ago while looking at all the prospects at the NHL entry draft, you basically knew that Parise, another 5'11" smallish forward, will turn out to be a bonafide sure bet keeper. Now please tell me who, from this year's draft, will be a 40 goal hardworking scorer? Here's the list:
http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=596011
Of course you don't get paid,all you do is yap your pathetic mouth off about all things hindsight. I could just imagine how much you would have cried had we picked parise who was ranked in the mid-20's with our 10th over all pick. Instead of a player who was ranked in the top 5. You would have cried even more then you do know,which is pretty tough to do. As for sergei,how many 7th rounders even crack an nhl lineup? Its guys like you who want to get rid of players then cry when they flourish into their full potential somewhere else. You dumbasses never learn.
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
I agree with that, but Montreal is not a good place for young prospects to develop, way too many expectation and distraction (not pressure) from media. Teams like Montreal and Toronto, which have similar markets, can draft all the Parise and Getzlaf of the world and they won't have the luxury to make mistakes and develop into mature NHL calibre players.
Also, judging from your opinion of the Kost brothers, if you're any of the 29 other NHL teams, why would you want them?
Not to mention the OTHER teams who didn't pick Parise either, THEY'RE mediocre too, right?
That's how that works, I see.
Du bureau de
Lord Bugs Potter, esq. Vice-President and Co-Editor in Chief of Flannelcom's Investigative Department at Habsbros Reporting Services: http://habsbros.blogspot.com/
It's laughable each and every time when "A" draft player from yesterday is compared to "what we could have taken". When Gainey's, or any manager for that matter, crystal ball is up to snuff, Sylvia from the Montel Williams show will be out of a job. I would love to read the comments from back in the days of the drafting of Parise et al and compare them to the lunacy I read here, lol.
Yup,sure are contenders every year those devils,they did win a cup back in the early 2000's but have never been past the 2nd round since. They put up a good regualer season and choke in playoffs. So in reality your praising a team that hasn't been any better then us. Way to make yourself look stupid,again. But thanks for coming out and at least trying to pretend you know anything.
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
It was a hard fought loss but i can guarantee you nobody is happy about losing. Even if we had won you would find something to bitch and cry about,its your nature.Maybe your wife/girlfriend/blowup doll wears the pants at home, who knows. But you are one whinny baby,so grow up yourself.
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
The Devils have made the playoffs 19 out of the last 21 seasons and won 3 cups since our last one.
I'll gladly take that record.
So cheer for them, we dont need you.
“Well, he’s a thoroughbred, and maybe your wife doesn’t recognize that, but then again, I can’t bake bread all that well. We all have different skills.” ...Bob Gainey "Classic"
Great game to watch & a fantastic effort by the Habs. What a duel by Brodeur/Halak. We deserved the 2 points but the one we got was just as good. Loved the hustle by our team & I hope we can continue to play like that. No negatives in my book.
When I lived in Toronto I remember the Leaf fans usually turned close losses into moral victories.
We are the Leafs.
You may be the leafs,but don't categoize the rest of us with your loser mentality. Go talk with littlejccabc123
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
There's a difference between moral victories that keep us in the playoffs and moral victories that keep you in the cellar. So no, we're not the leafs; it's you who is.
But you'll start seeing the difference at one point. We understand that it might be hard for you to let go of the losing leaf mentality after living it and breathing it for so long but don't give up; you'll get it.
Du bureau de
Lord Bugs Potter, esq. Vice-President and Co-Editor in Chief of Flannelcom's Investigative Department at Habsbros Reporting Services: http://habsbros.blogspot.com/
" So no, we're not the leafs; it's you who is. "
Good one. LOL.
i dunno if some of you caught the weird goal situation in toronto tonight... this what wilson had to say about it:
Even though the Leafs were made aware that the sequence was called correctly under the NHL's casebook, coach Ron Wilson believes the ruling is based on "flawed logic."
"I understand you can't have two goals on one play, but why not?" said Wilson. "Why can't you?"
that' sfreakin hilarious
Does Ron Wilson understand why he won't have a job next year?
Wow. Calgary made Luongo their bitch in the shootout tonight.
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Cheer for the crest on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back.
What a move by Jaimie Lundmark eh
All three were fantastic. The shot blocker side was just inside the post, but the deke slipped through the 5-hole and the move on the last goal were exceptional.
Oh, and happy (belated) birthday to Mr. Page!
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Cheer for the crest on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back.
Yes Jan 9th, he looks stunning with his stirling silver hair do
Once again, I wonder how folks on here can be bitching and complaining so much. People on here were saying that this game will be a true test since NJ is one of the leagues top teams. Well, we outshot them and outplayed them for most of the game and took a point by taking it to OT. We played well. We have taken 3 of 4 point so far on the home stand....yet people still do nothing but complain.
Can some of you guys not find ANYTHING to be happy about ?
You have a point. We did not look outclassed by the Devils. It's just in the end , good teams find a way to win games like that, and we didn't win, which just solidifies in most of our minds what we thought was true, that we are not really a good team.
So we're a bad team because we lost? If had won, we'd be a good team? Might as well pack-up our bags and call it a season, eh? Correct me if I'm wrong, but Parise broke his stick, got a new one and boom, the game was over. That's quite a way to dig deep and "find a win". In reality, it was sure luck. Boone even said, "They lost on an overtime fluke goal." Both teams played well. Maybe you should try being a little more... I don't know, optimistic.
Yeah I agree, that was just pure bullshit luck, last night was a true 1-1 draw, lots of positive from the game.
I am happy that it was really warm today in Calgary. Does that count?
I'm not too sure about Gionta anymore. I mean he's ok, but I think you could find a much better 5 million dollar top 6 guy out there.
Well you have to admit Lou was honest with Gionta when he told him to take the money being offered in Montreal.
Nice little player, but not $5 million a year nice.
$5M in Montreal is the same as $4M in the US, with respect to take-home pay.
Montreal pays a premium because of taxes here.
Sigh. Why can't we have a GM like Lou?
Cause just like lemaire he doesn't want to have to spend his days answering questions from losers like you.
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
Cause i'm not like you. Sorry if i hurt your feelings by responding to your bromance buddy timo
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
I agree. ... HAVE agreed for about six months. Hopefully the Gom-Gio police are asleep.
Imagine if we had that money back. Sheesh, we'd be in a better position.... cap space is a source of power now. We coulda had it.
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I think that as it stands right now if you were to place Lecavalier or a Kovolchuk on the team it would do great things.....
He smiles a lot. That's gotta be worth at least couple of mil. Then it's his 60 foot slappers... can't replace those.
I think Big Lou knew what he was doing, when he let Gionta and Gomez walk (for nothing as those like to say). Unfortuneately BG doesn't understand the art of being a GM in the era of the salary cap.
Unfortuately your about as bright as a christmas light.
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
I like Gionta, but that was funny, God Bless your sense of humor.
Timo, tomorrow I take my daughter (almost 2 1/2 yrs old now) skating, I can' wait, how's fatherhood treating you. I love it, have another one due in May =)
It's been fantastic 7 months. Tiring, but absolutely fantastic. SHe is only 7 months so she is trying to crawl... not working jsut yet, but getting there. So perhaps a bit early for skating :) Have fun tomorrow. I am sure it will be a memorable experience and congratulations on the second? kid. I think I'd like to catch up on some sleep before I think about another one... or until my wife says we are ready.
Anybody watching Calgary-Van game? Lots of hits... great stuff. I forgot that this existed in hockey.
Why can't the bottom 6 forwards ever do anything to lighten the load on the other guys? It's very tough when half your guys never do a damn thing.
That is a very good point. It wouldn't hurt if our 3rd and 4th lines chipped in once in a while.
Someone should tell them that they are allowed to score.
So who is the scapgoat tonight?
Isn't it obvious - Price!
I was going to blame BGL....Price...he had nothing to do with this one, the Habs missed the "Champ" tonight, the REAL difference maker...
I still don't understand why the goalies on this team can't also learn to put pucks in the other teams net. They do everything else. If Halak could have only scored one, he would have won the game 2-1. Bring in Price, maybe he can score goals for us and not just stop the puck!
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Didn't you see the videos posted yesterday of Price working out? ;)
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Cheer for the crest on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back.
Depressing night. Missed the game thinking it was a sure loss. Went to see my son play high school hockey instead and they lost also. Got home just as the OT ended to see the Devils celebrating. Tough night.
WE NEED GOALS!!
I am not rational tonight. BG, make the impossible happen. Get us Kovalchuk.
You got to see your kid play a game that he loves. That's a great night, regardless of the outcome.
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Cheer for the crest on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back.
I agree.
Though I also agree that we need goals. On the upside, Pleks price may be more acheivable if he has a slow stretch. Seriously, it's no substitute for winning games but it's a small positive that means something at least to me.
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I like my username.
We would all like you wearing cement shoes at the bottom of a lake
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
You're one arrogant person that has no place here.
I don't care if you're a Price fan like me, saying Halak sucks shows how much class you have.
Ahhhh another member of the Price H I/O fan club showing just how useful he is.....
you might want to go re-think your life, you're pretty f'ing pathetic dude...
Then you are probably just as ridiculous.
Or maybe only slightly older than it.
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So Plekanec has been pretty invisible in the past few games. You can say that it's Andrei that he is missing, but isn't the player that wants to get a big new contract (some people were throwing Gomez like numbers here) should be making others around him produce, rather than depend on the availability of this or that player? Or could it be that he was playing to be on the Olympic team? Either way, he's been pretty much nothing to cheer about laterly.
Cammi is the same. Everybody who's played Mtl more than once knows what he is going to do - pass, pass, slap from the knees. Brodeur was stoping it with such ease as if he was reading a book. Gionta same thing - slap shots left and right from anywhere without a care... jsut slaps it. Whooptee doo... you can slapshot dude, you are awesome. I can count on my fingers number of times Habs were bothering Brodeur. He could see most of the shots, he could easily deflect them to his open defensemen and in general, he didn't had as hard a night as many say he did. Sure, he made some good saves, but here is a newsflash, goalies are expected to do that. Otherwise, Laraque could play goal.
Speaking of Laraque - was he injured or a healthy scratch today? I think on RDS they said that he was botherd by something so I wonder if it is playing 5 minutes last game that nearly killed him. It was almost double his regular ice time so no wonder.
I want to say the same thing about Gionta. He has been making many low percentage shots. We should have Pouliot going to the crease to block the view of the goalie.He is not going to score when the goalie has a clear view of his shots. As for Cammi, he was just unlucky. His one-timers hasn't found the hole yet. D'Agostini is just useless on that line. AK would go to the net or pass and shoot. Too bad he is injuried.
Dags is useless on any line. Zero hockey sense.
I believe BGL has an upper body injury (again). Sounds like his back (again).
5 minutes of "skating" will do that to you
Sorry about tonight guys! Really thought they were going to pull it off but nevertheless, extremely happy with the performance of the Habs tonight.
I made the same comments on MAB. He doesn't want to shoot anymore on the PP. Our PP is built for his and Cammi's one-timer. He should set himself up to fire his shot. Instead, he is happy just passing the puck around.
everyone just complains on this site I absolutely love it! haha
I got my cell phone ready to call the ambulance if I suffered a heart attack, and man do I came close to about as many just watching this game...
I think this is the best game I've seen on TV, and Halak is sure to be ready as "Number One", despite that weak goal on the first (what ya gonna do?)...
I think this game is of equals, closely on shots, penalties, etc. In the end, Parise got lucky on that overtime goal, and Brodeur yet again got the upper hand with those saves that could've beat for Habs players.
At least the Habs got a point, even though it's not enough to be placed definitely anywhere on the playoff standing, but a well-deserved for the effort and heart.
I mean, jeez, they're against the FREAKIN' DEVILS, people.... come on!
I, for one (and to many who feel the same) am pleased for the team, and they should have a good rest at the start of their four days off...
If it weren't for Brodeur's heroics in the 1st period, we would have won handedly...He made some pretty great saves out there, tonight..Gomez was electrifying, as was Halak...
Mo had a good scrap..Don't know why Fraser got his panties all up in a bunch..It was a clean hit..
PP looked out of sink..We couldn't get set up on a consistent basis...Terrible pinch by Markov in OT, but that is a make or break play...Left Parise wide open...
PK is solid..
Can we please get some scoring and help out our goal tending, please? lol
Is Poni from TOR available? Cheap 25 goal scorer to flank Cammy/Plex...
I watched the game on RDS, therefore I didn't see the HNIC interview with Burke and Ganiey.
I have to say what class Ganiey has compare to Burke...the way he speaks and dress.
Click here for the interview link.
I agree Philly is hot --- but Boston and Ottawa are dropping quickly!!!
"I find your lack of faith disturbing" Darth V
Dont look now but Philly plays Dallas and Toronto before we play our next game. Those are easy wins for them.....that means we'll be in 9th or 10th spot by Thurdsday....
I will be tough to make the playoffs this year I think.
Take your optimism & shove it you know where.
Philly will make the playoff. Our hope is to overtake Ottawa.