Cover boy starts in Phoenix

Did anybody notice that in the Price article they have pictures of Yann Danis?

leaves leading bruins 3-1.....yes!

GO HABS.

OK BOONE COME ON. YOU'RE SLACKING.

"Are the Habs ready to pay the Price?"

Mike,

In my opinion i think the taking a rest is a good thing. I make the parallel to what they show about studying for exams. The concept that cramming is not good and that getting a good rest to let the information sink in is the better more effective route.

I think allowing the players to chill and rest allows for all the information from tactics to muscle memory etc...time to settle in. Also it allows the body the appropriate rest and finally if they are in a good mood and energized i think that can't help but be beneficial. Given that Carbo has been doing this all year and the Habs are generally a healthy bunch i'd not fret too much about it.

I think it's the right way to go and so far it seems to be working in my opinion. lol.

Go Habs go!

Part of that 7th place ranking, they include players who play in the nhl that are 21 or younger, its not just prospects! So it considers fulltime nhl players a la crosby, malkin, toews and kane.
as for price getting that 16 first place votes, he also recieved 2 2nd place and 2 5th place. so someone actually did not put him in the top 5.
the last 3 # 1 ranked prospect by the hockey news future watch scouts that were goalies:
kari lehtonen in 2003 and 2004 - #30 in top goalies this year, #11 last year by THN.
Roberto Luongo in 1999 and 2000 - #1 goalie this year, #2 last year
Marc denis in 1997 – couple bad season after he signed a contract, now in ahl.

and the article wasnt the greatest all about him in the ahl, campbell seems upset about the whole not returning phone call thing, it almost seems like he is bashing him

I agree that this isn't the time for the players to be relaxing in the sun with their families while they're on a road trip.They have a game to play and I hope the family visit thing won't prove a distraction. We should be able to win against a team that was on the road last night, but if the players are too relaxed and Phoenix comes out hard, the game could be over before we're even into it.

Mike, We're only about knee high so... let it snow?

Here's a question for Montrealers... Is a Stanley Cup really worth it if you have to deal with snow like this until mid April?

Your comment about the snow in '71 is also applicable to '77, another record snow year and cup for our boys. HIO regulars have pointes to a bunch of "spiritual" fingers pointing favourably at a cup run this year - dare to dream! If this year ended in a 6 we would really be in business.

Like Price getting the call - he deserves to redeem himself. Win or lose, I want to see Halak in the next game. He is no slouch and the competition will be good for Price.

Price and Halak are fishing? In Phoenix?

"The city is closing in on a record set in 1971, when we were up to our asses in spring snow watching a rookie goaltender lead Canadiens to an unlikely Stanley Cup."

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!
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The hockey news had them 14th, yup just one spot from last overall in the conference and I'm guessing going for the lottery pick...

Also hockey futures has Montreal ranked 4th overall, (2nd last year)

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/nhl_organisation_rankings/

cheers,

O

FYI - The Coyotes are playing in Dallas tonight, only to fly back to Phoenix for a game against us tomorrow. Bryzgalov is in nets tonight, so maybe we will face Mikael Tellqvist tomorrow?

Thanks to Timmins our reserve of prospects seems to be in good shape if the report is accurate,... althougt when HocheyNews is failing to more properly sorting-out our 10 best prospects (of which Sergei Kostsitsyn wasn't even included) it make me hesitate to take their NHL hierarchy of prospects too seriously.

Regardless of our prospect situation, Gainey will need to be active and very successfull this summer if he wants to ice a legitimate Cup contendind roster from the start of our upcoming centenary season,.. instant quality players will be required to come in in order to bolster our team to a point were no apparent weaknesses should be present from the get go.

Those weaknesses will become more obvious in the proceding of our present season and its ultimate conclusion.

I foresee that much of our improvement next season will come from our own maturing players the like of Price, A.Kost and his brother just to name a few.... but that Gainey will be required to bring in a no compromised gem or two issued from solid trading and UFA signing in order to bring this team over the top next year.

what I want to know is...Why didn't Carey Price return any of Ken Campbell's phone calls...? Hmm

Maybe its just me, but after being anointed the #1 goalie, how the hells is Carey a prospect, and why is it people dont seem to think Halak seems to be that good a prospect, hes young, he showed he has very good to great potential, and seemed solid last year, I would have put him in our top ten.
My List would go thusly;
Mcdonagh, Yemelin, Chip, Pacioretty, Grabs, Halak, Valentenko, Fischer, D'Agostini, White ( Maxwell maybe has more talent, but he's always hurt, just does not seem to be tough at all.)

if their wives are anything like mine, all they'll get is R'n' R, and maybe a to-do list...