Hair today, gone tomorrow?

Ryder in the lineup for offence??? Take a hike buddy.

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but even with a beauty of a day like today, I'm still feeling anxious.

The Habs gotta win tomorrow. Breezer and Streit have got to sit, to make room for tougher and healthier players. We need OB to take some of the physical pressure off of Komisarek, who is getting run at by Lucic all series. We also need some offenive plugs back in the lineup, so Ryder's gotta be back in (for Dandy). Lats, Lapierre and Ryder have been a good lineup before. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lines are basically in stone, and we'll live or die by them.

But man...we need OB back with Hammer. Then we'll have the defensive squad that we had in the season. They held the fort, and I think that's what Carbo has to go with.

Man, this day is a right off...

TSN-

Here are some Game 7 statistics released Sunday by the NHL:

- NHL teams have trailed 3-1 in a best-of-seven series 224 times and have come back to win the series 20 times, or nine per cent of the time.

- Since the NHL introduced the best-of-seven format in 1939, the home team has won 76 of the 120 playoff series that have gone to seven games, or 63%.

- Twenty-nine of the 120 Game 7s have been decided in overtime. The last saw the Calgary Flames defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on a goal by Martin Gelinas at 1:25 to claim the Western Conference quarter-final on April 19, 2004.

- Home teams have posted a 15-14 record in the 29 overtime games, although road clubs are 10-4 since 1990.

- Montreal is 10-8 all-time in Game 7s, while Boston is 9-7.

The player with the most Game 7 experience in Monday night's contest will be Montreal centre Bryan Smolinski, although his teams' record in those games is 2-5. Alex Kovalev's teams won all five Game 7s he played in.

Boston's Glen Murray has seen five Game 7s and is 2-3, while defenceman Andrew Ference is 2-2.

The only goaltender on either side to experience a Game 7 is Boston back-up Alex Auld, who is 0-1.

"One face-off, one battle, one shift, one period, one game, one series at a time."

"Are the Habs ready to pay the Price?"

Wow, bad goal in Det- Nsh game from beyond the red line. Detroit scores shorthanded as well.

"One face-off, one battle, one shift, one period, one game, one series at a time."

"Are the Habs ready to pay the Price?"

How to read this.

Player / position / --TotalPlayoffGames-- /Points/GamesPlayed / Plus-Minus

Steve Begin (W/C) -18- 3 P/6 GP -has brought it.

Christopher Higgins (LW)-12- 4 P/6 GP -has brought it in the latter part

Saku Koivu (C)-44- 2 P/1 GP-

Andrei Kostitsyn (RW/LW) 2 P/6 GP -has not brought it, but 1st playoffs

Sergei Kostitsyn (RW/LW) 4 P/6 GP +2 -not as bad as some make it to be.

Tom Kostopoulos(RW/LW)-6- 3 P/6 GP +3 -has brought it big time.1st playoffs

Alex Kovalev (RW) -106- 4 points/6 GP hasn't really brought it.

Maxim Lapierre (C/RW) -6- 1 P/6 -1- hasn't really brought it.

Guillaume Latendresse (LW) 0 P/5 GP -3- has not brought it. 1st playoffs

Tomas Plekanec (C) -12- 3 P/6 GP -2- has not brought it.

Michael Ryder (RW) -21- 0 P/4 GP +1- has not brought it.

Bryan Smolinski (C/W) -117- 3 P/6 GP +2- has brought it big time.

Mathieu Dandenault -76- 0 P/ 6GP -2 -has not brought it

Francis Bouillon -18- 1P/1GP

Patrice Brisebois-93- 4 P/ 6 GP -1 - has brought it.

Josh Gorges -17 1 P/6 GP -1 - not 1st playoffs, not horrible.

Roman Hamrlik -61- 2 P/6 GP +1 - one stumble, has brought it big time.

Mike Komisarek -19- 1 P/ 6 GP +2- not Komi we know, but has brought it.

Andrei Markov -35- 1 P/6 GP -1 - Has not brought it.

Ryan O'Byrne -2- 0 P/2 GP -1 First playoffs.

Mark Streit -6- 1 P/ 5 GP Even- not 1st playoffs, has not brought it.

Jaroslav Halak

Carey Price 2.43 .914 - has brought it. 1st playoffs.

To clarify. We have SIX players experiencing their first taste of the postseason, not half the team as some claim.

Some of the players with the most experience- Kovalev, Markov, Dandenault, Ryder have not brought it.

Makes sense why the series is 3-3. N'est ce pas?

"One face-off, one battle, one shift, one period, one game, one series at a time."

Meanwhile...the Wings have had their hands full with the Predators. Just reinforces the idea that hard work and hustle can erase any advantage in skill the other team might have.

Why does that sound familiar..?

i'd rather have 8 minutes of icetime from grabs than dandy.

Habsgirl hit the nail right on the head.

im worried about game 7 i think our season is coming to an end sooner then we all thought

I don't know Teach. I just want them to win. I don't find the frivolity of the haircuts funny today.

You?

But I will say this. When they buzzed Price I posted they shouldn't have done that since he was on a winning streak. I said, "Isn't that considered bad luck when he is playing so hot?"

Then...he tanked. Now...this video.

But no one listens to the chick.

I believe, Kovy. One season with the golden mane flowing freely a Lafleur, and bye bye Gretzky's record. Strange though, Kovy's voice sounds different in that video. Maybe he has a cold? :-) Go Kovy. Go Habs.

They do that hair stuff in the Q. In other words, it's a juvenile thing. Grow up guys. Overconfidence ain't the proper way to go.

Perfect forum to ask this question.

Do I shave my playoff goatee or not? I trimmed it to get the bad luck out, but do we need a fresh start? I don't know what to do :(

"One face-off, one battle, one shift, one period, one game, one series at a time."