Call the cops!

posted by Mike Boone at 10h21 EST on Dec 26


The Boxing Day robbery!

Unreal.


OT 4:26:

You gotta be kidding!

3P 00:00:

What a robbery! Least-deserved point of the season

3P 00:57:

Is there a record for icing?

3P 1:09:

Metro! WTF!! Icing

3P 1:20:

Icing. And a timeout.

3P 2:09:

So many turnovers

3P 3:30:

A point would be a miracle

3P 4:30:

Cammalleri is in a fog

3P 5:30:

Scary chances. 43 shots

3P 6:12:

A flicker of life from AK46

3P 7:30:

Some O-zone possesions

3P 8:13:

Man, Kessel is scary. He was easily past Markov

3P 9:45:

Laraque had no clue how to make a pass

3P 10:49:

Blake comes awful close, then Hagman hits post

3P 11:28:

Nice stuff from Pouliot

3P 12:00:

Cammalleri and AK46 can't play D

3P 13:10:

Lapierre leads the league in hitting the boards on the forecheck

3P 13:51:

So Jeff Finger pinches deep and kills Metro in a puck battle. Man, when it goes bad ...

3P 14:30:

What was D'Agostini's plan there?

3P 16:20:

Zero offence. Nothing

3P 17:19:

Goial. What a mess!

3P 17:19:

What could Halak do? 2-2

3P 18:00:

Decent shift for Gomez line.

3P 19:00:

White's been good

3P 20:00:

They have to start competing. That period was horrible

Bold prediction:

Team that scores next wins it

2P 00:00:

Whew! Brutal period

2P 1:52:

Getting intense

2P 3:20:

Great rush by Max-Pac

2P 4:30:

Martin comes back with fourth line

2P 4:53:

Inevitable. Against the Pleks line. 2-1

2P 5:02:

Man, Jaro is alert. He's had to be this period

2P 6:00:

Martin looks worried

2P 6:29:

Another shot

2P 6:54:

BRILLIANT on Ponikarovsky

2P 7:35:

What a shot by Kessel! Wow!

2P 8:00:

Fourth line against Pleks line

2P 8:23:

Interesting night for AK46

2P 8:51:

How about those brothers?

2P 9:47:

Big save, after Stempniak fakes Gorges

2P 11:10:

Read Jacques Martin's lips. Bonehead lazy play by AK46

2P 12:24:

Moen got a good smack on Komo

2P Break:

First shot. And I think it was going high

2P 14:00:

O'B crunches Wallin

2P 14:48:

More than five minutes, still no SoG

2P 15:40:

Losing EVERY battle

2P 16:04:

Gee, that looked like a trip on Spacek

2P 17:20:

Don't like this start

2P 18:00:

Circle that save on Kesel

1P 18:48:

BIG save on Kessel

1P 19:25:

Halak makes a great clear

2P 20:00:

No early penalties would be good

Pleks:

Very cheerful. And why not?

Next goal:

Huge

Cherry's Olymp[ians:

No Duncan  Keith? I like Mike Fisher and Jordan Staal.

Faceoffs:

Getting killed. 6-13

Cherry:

Ouf! That jacket. Minute analysis of how the Leafs are playing. On to the Spengler Cup.

1P 00:00:

AK46 got a lick on Grabovski

1P 1:00:

Pouliot's best shift yet

1P 1:40:

Wilson looks like he threw up in his mouth

1P 2:00:

PK is superb, with Lapierre and Pouliot. Mainly D and Halak

1P Break:

Leafs score here and its very interesting.

1P Break:

Man, when O'B takes a penalty you can call it from another area code

1P 5:00:

All Leafs for a while

1P 6:30:

One of those tough fourth-line shifts against

1P 7:26:

Metro nice clear on that rebound

1P Break:

Far from won. That was a scary Leafs PP

1P 8:15:

PK does it again. But Leafs had puck control and chances

1P 9:30:

The Gill Flop is working

1P 10:00:

Here's their chance. 5-on-3

2P 11:07:

A chance for the Leafs to get back in this

1P 11:25:

Komisarek is best of the Leafs so far

1P Break:

Cherry will slam Spacek's check on Orr. Bet on it.

1P Break:

Orr sits. What a start! All of a sudden, this team can score.

1P 13:40:

First bad shift

1P 14:32:

Post! Komisarek's point shots are on tonight

1P 15:32:

Not a bad lead pass from Markov. Pleks 2-0

1P 16:26:

Great chances! And Gomez cashes! 1-0

1P 17:25:

PP already

1P 18:44:

What's that, three shots on Jaro already?

1P 19:00:

Komo booed?

1P 20:00:

Bob Cole?

Drop the puck already!:
Starters:

Metro line against Grabovski's

1P 20:00:

Here we go. Should be a good one. Always is with Toronto.

Travis Moen:

Not as tough as in Anaheim? Bouchard points out he's playing for the least-physical team in the league.

Demers:

Praises Geoff Molson's French. I love the Senator, but what a butt-kisser

Tough one for the juniors:

16-0 over Upper Silesia. Gabe Bourque had a MONSTER game. Next up, Zimbabwe

Chelios:

Another great Elliotte Friedman feature

Prediction:

Leafs will open fast. And if the Canadiens can weather that storm, it will be fun. Best not to give up 40 shots, though.

Gomez:

Next point is his 600th career. "It shouldn't have taken this long," he joked with Renaud Lavoie.

Motivation:

Canadiens watched a DVD of François Beauchemin saying he didn't break a sweat in beating them last time.

Pouliot:

Shaved

Sergei:

With Gionta returning soon, he's playing for a job. Won't be happy with fourth-line minutes

Benoit Brunet:

In full Guys and Dolls regalia. Looks like he came directly from a Mafia funeral.

Bouchard admits he was hard on the brothers:

But he's coming around ... slowly

What is Price feeling?:

Demers says Pierre Groulx, the goaltending coach, has to be talking to him

Stats:

Most efficient power play in the league: Your Montreal Canadiens, 24.6 per cent

Least efficient penalty kill: Leafs, 72.3 per cent

Hmmmm. Think Colton Orr or Jamal Mayers will try to run anyone?

No Kovy:

Not in Russian lineup for the Games. 

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Comments

There was also a robbery in ATL,,and to a lesser extent in NYI and Car. Jaro is up there with Pleks for team MVP,especially in the 15 games he's played (10-5)

ooder's picture

hey, anybody notice that Pleks got barely any ice time in the third.

i wonder what is up with that

 


Chris's picture

He played about 6 minutes or so (and played more than he did in the 2nd period)...not quite his average time, but not far off.


Matt_in_TO's picture

Finally just got home from the game.  We got lucky with the win but it was still nice to walk out of the ACC singing Ole with the countless other number of Habs fans that were there. 

The whole team seemed to be out of rhythm tonight.  Yes Jaro did face 49 shots and stopped 47 of them but the Leafs second goal was the result of a bad rebound.  Actually he bobbled it with his glove, it seemed to bounce right out of hit and then Blake was hit into the net with the puck.  Didn't get a great view of the other goals as I was on the goal line in the Habs end. 

I shouldn't be surprised by this but I can't believe how classless and obnoxious Leaf fans are.  I can't remember how many times I was told I was gay or that the Habs suck as I stood there minding my own business in Union Station waiting for my train.  There's something to be said about being gracious losers.

Don't know if you guys could tell at home but we tried our best to boo that traitorous bastard.


Caper's picture

Leaf fans are harmless. Ever been to Buffalo for a Sabres or for that matter a Bills game? Tame as lame in T.O.


Former Jets Fan's picture
Wonder is Komo was a wee bit surprised to hear it in his own building. Also wondered if some of the boos were from leaf fans with buyer's regret.

Matt_in_TO's picture

Not sure who the 3 Stars were on TV but at the rink they were

1 - Halak

2 - AK46

3 - Homosarek who didn't even bother to come out and do the wave to the crowd


Chris's picture

It came through loud and clear.  :)


linp's picture

Another bright spot tonight: Markov survived ACC with no injury. Thank God!


Fargo Habs Fan's picture

It's a good thing the game ended when it did.  If I would've seen one more miserable attempt by the D to flip the puck behind Toronto's Dmen to a stationary Habs forward, I might have gotten ill in my wine.

-Dustin-

"The good thing about drinking during games is if they lose, you're too drunk to care during and too hungover to care after." - J.T.


HAB-PROFESSOR's picture

The leafs looked like a garbage last place club during the 1st period, we were toying with them, it was almost embarrassing, the Laffs were pathetic...

then the fatigue and turkey, boredom caught up with the Habs and they were like zombies for the 2nd and 3rd, everyone except HALAK who is on a rampage to prove himself... that said the LAFFS got 2 lucky goals, even though the shot count would say they earned them somewhat, most of those shots were pure garbage.

anyway, the OT provided some motivation to the boys as they were saying its almost over!, and a sniper does what snipers do... not even looking at the net he releases the rocket... kind of reminds me of KOVY that KOSTYsr....

on another note...wonder when POILET is going to show up? can he do anything other than that long poke check? he doesn't drive with the puck, is very Lat like slow.... not sold on him yet...

some notes.....loved the way D'AGS was stealing the puck....and PAX is the powerforward we've been hoping to cultivate, he really labeled some Laffs...Metro is making some dumb mistakes, and Spacek is the unsung hero...

1:The N.A.G. (North American Grit) Youth Movement will bring us respect. 2:The NHL-Ref-Syndicate will do everything in its power to never allow the HABS to win another Stanley Cup. 3:Take it easy on the boys, they are going 110%


Caper's picture

Tell us how you really feel. Pouliot played very well with 4 hits. One of our better forwards. We played like crap other than for one minute and came away with 2 points.


Habsrule1's picture

It's Pouliot, and FFS, the guy has played 2 F'n games and you're already on his F'n case?

Get a life.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


HAB-PROFESSOR's picture

I said i'm wondering "when he is going to show up"... because he certainly isn't making an impact....yet.

he is being way to careful...hey no problem, thats the route some guys take, but most like to jump in head first and make a statement... he has done very little and does not (yet) hit as hard as lats.

at this point he is not an upgrade to Lats, but the media won't touch him.... i still have hope, because he has the size, and seems to have some hands, but he hasn't held the puck more than 2 secs.


Caper's picture

Sorry meant for the other guy or gui


Caper's picture

Sorry meant for the other guy or gui


Caper's picture

Fella...relax. Give it time. Pouliot has much more skill than Gui. He at least hits. You will see. Write back the end of january,


Why are you so hard-core Pouliot fan? Swearing over a newbie. I'm going to give the guy 5-10 games but he looked awful. If he had 2 goals,i still would wait to judge him.You embarrassed yourself there

Habsrule1's picture

You're a joke. Fans like you are why players don't come here. There is one thing to wait and another to bash him cause he hasn't gotten a point in his first 2 games with a new team.

Give him a chance and don't embarrass yourself and all Habs fans!

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


You are like the ones who chased Lats out of town,and he already has 6 goals.I said I'm giving Pouliot,5-10 games,not 2.learn to read the post before responding,or swearing like you did to the other guys post

zamboni's picture
Wow, the winning-est goalie , the most shutouts, "Priced" tonight against the Caps.
It's becoming a fad...

SeriousFan09's picture

Capitals have been slagged for their defensive play, but with Neuvirth growing in ability on the farm and playing good games when called up, plus Varlamov about to return, they'll have a great 1-2 youth combo like Montreal for goaltending and the goal scoring to brute-force their way to Conference Finals or further this year.

 

- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/


Exit716's picture

Washington won't win anything until they get a coach.


zamboni's picture
We're 100% this season with Marky in the lineup.
And he already has 6 points.

Fargo Habs Fan's picture

Wow, does 2 undeserved points make up (karma wise) for a blown goal vs. Pittsburgh?

-Dustin-

"The good thing about drinking during games is if they lose, you're too drunk to care during and too hungover to care after." - J.T.


Nahlsy's picture

Latendresse scored his 5th and 6th with the Wild, including the game winner, and was the first star in a 4-3 win tonight.  Gee, who saw that coming when he got some ice time with some offensive linemates? I actually hope Gainey doesn't make anymore moves and that our next GM makes any future trades. Kinda tired of being taken to the woodshed everytime we make a move.


joeybarrie's picture

SO WHERE THE HELL WAS HE WHEN WE PLAYED HIM OVER AND OVER AND OVER..... He only averages 4 minutes more per game in Minni, and get's almost 2 minutes per game on the PP... Do you think we should have used him on the PP???  Minni is ranked 23rd in PP...

Plus my wife loves him, (so do I) so we have been watching his games. HE GOES TO THE NET NOW... Where the hell was that when he was here???

I'm glad Gainey was smart enough to make a trade that would benefit both players. Hopefull Pouliot will do even better here than Lats is doing in Minni...

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


any wraparounds?


Former Jets Fan's picture
I think you're rushing to judgment. Pouliot needs more than 2 games to settle in, but from what I've seen, he can bring a lot more than Gui.

SeriousFan09's picture

Latendresse didn't want to try here, he played across all 4 lines here before he was traded but after pre-season? He had maybe 1-2 good shifts per game. He is an extremely moody player but without the magnificent skill that let Kovalev get away with it for the most part for his whole career, if he has a few bad games and gets some line demotions, he'll do the exact same thing in Minnesota.

He never had the wheels to move with the fast-skating forwards Montreal used and was unwilling to go to the net like he should have to complement a unit containing Gionta/Gomez or Pleks/Cammy, a big body to create traffic and bang in ugly goals.

 

- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/


Habsrule1's picture

Wow....Gainey can't win.

I was a Lats supporter and wanted the Habs to give him time...22 years old, had scored a decent amount of goals on limited top 6 time. The thing is we don't know all that goes on...in practice, in the dressing room, etc, etc. For every person like me who wanted to keep him, another wanted him gone. Gainey has to do what he thinks is best. If Pouliot is better than Lats, what will you say then?

It's like the Pleks dilemma. If BG signs him for 5 years at $25M, some people will be ecstatic, but if he sux next year, people will be all over Bob for signing him. If Bob trades him and he has a great season next year, people will call for Gaqiney's head.

He's damned if he does, and damned if he doesn't. That's why we're sitting on our couches eating Cheetos in our boxers, and Bob Gainey is a General Manager in the NHL.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


Exit716's picture

It's the Gomez contract that is going to cripple the Molsons going forward.


Habsrule1's picture

Sometimes you gotta do crazy things to help attract other players to your team, especially in Montreal. Time will tell just how handcuffed we will be.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


Fargo Habs Fan's picture

I don't think Gui had a lot of hope for turning things around here.  Minnesota is a team that plays gritty, painful hockey; Montreal is not.  Gui has more guys who can actually demonstrate what he's supposed to do in MN.  Anyhow, I agree that it sucks he couldn't figure it out here, but I don't think any amount of Gainey patience would have done the trick.

-Dustin-

"The good thing about drinking during games is if they lose, you're too drunk to care during and too hungover to care after." - J.T.


Nick_Habs1's picture

exactly. He can thank the habs to save his hockey career....

 


why do the habs always play to not lose, rather than play to win?   JM's system is flawed.


doug's picture

That was a rough game.  No doubt about it.  Only Halak showed up, other than some spots in the first where Gomez played the best hockey of the season and Markov made some great passes.

Other than than, it was embarrassing.  We were saved by a weak Toronto goaltender.  When it went to OT I looked to my boys and said we'd probably win it - seems like we have the ability to turn it up a notch when required but rarely use it 5 on 5. 

As 95%+ have said on here, we were lucky to get into OT.  It was truly a terrible performance and a reminder to me that last year's calamity occurred with Markov playing: he's not an antidote to sucking.  I'm also puzzled by how lazy we were tonight - when we were losing tight games in the first 20 at least you could be proud of the effort.  This game was shameful but we're glad about the results. . . guess they do even up over 82 matches.

Cammalleri has become a bit too conspicuous with his invisibility on this trip.  For all my whining about Gomez and his contract, he outplayed Cammalleri dollar for dollar tonight.  I'm glad he's a good quote, but he's a bit streaky and not entirely reliable.  Shoot me if you want to but I wouldn't have put him on the short list for Team Canada.  Great at times but invisible at others.  He'll pot 4 in some game soon and we'll all go crazy that that make 22 on the season, but they're not always that impactful. . . and I really like the guy.


Chris's picture

Cammalleri shouldn't even be on the radar for Team Canada.

He's a good player, but he's one dimensional.  And his one dimension, offence, is done better by a lot of other guys, many of whom bring other skills to the table.

If he's not one of the top-6 forwards, there isn't really a place for him.  And he's not a top-6 forward, not for Canada, nor would he be for Russia.  For other teams, perhaps.


punkster's picture

"The course of true love never did run smooth".  We'll all forget about this if we ever get to our own Midsummer's Night Dream (otherwise known as the playoffs). On a brighter note...compliments of the season to you, V and the boys.


gumper's picture

Hate to grumble about a victory, but man am I tired of the passive forecheck and the collapse in the d-zone under pressure.


Mr. Biter's picture

Mr. Biter

Any win is a good win. Took My daughter's dog for a walk between periods along with her and my 3 year old son. We see the neighbour 2 houses wearing a Laffs jersey (is warm in Wpg. tonight so i had my Habs jersey on). He yells out "Go Leafs Go" and before i can utter a word my 3 year old son yells out "LEAFS SUCK". A future Hab fan in the making..


topher5468's picture

Dags needs to sit if anyone does. We were out hit , out played, terrible on draws and as someone else put it, had a hard time completing 2 or more passes. Who's fault is that. I think JM . I think Gainey's lack of emotion after the win was because his pet price has not been the Hero. Well maybe not but it sure does feel that way. 


Harditya_CareyPrice's picture

If I was the GM I don't even know if I would clap or not. Pathetic game by the Habs in the last two periods. If I would clap it would be for Jaro saving our sorry ***...again.


Chris's picture

Gainey could win the Stanley Cup and that would likely be his emotion.  He's a pretty stoic guy.

But I get the feeling he was seething with the way they were playing.  I know I was.


Habsrule1's picture

I would think Gainey would be really happy that Halak is doing well. Now he can actually get something for him.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


SeriousFan09's picture

Gainey gave the weak-*** applause because he knew the team didn't deserve that win and it's hard to applaud for people who played like that, your team or not.

 

- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/


Nick_Habs1's picture

Gainey is not an emotional guy.....PERIOD. lol

 


Nick_Habs1's picture

Gainey is not an emotional guy.....PERIOD. lol

 


Habsrule1's picture

Hello? The goalie is part of the team. When goalies play well, it's not a steal, it just means that our GM found a better goalie than the opponent's GM did....and it paid off.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


Chris's picture

The Habs, as a team, did not deserve that win.  They had one little flurry, for 5 minutes in the first, and then played like dogs for the other 55 minutes.  It was an embarassment in the second and third periods.  That the Leafs got unlucky with a couple of goalposts and that Halak made some very nice saves stole those points...Halak was the only guy who showed up.


Habsrule1's picture

The goalie is still part of the team. Sometimes you win 9-7 and the goalie doesn't deserve to win.

A win is a win is a win is a win..........

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


Chris's picture

Sure.

And wins where you don't deserve to win but get bailed out by your goalies are often good indicators that you've got some serious flaws to address.  You either ignore them, or you acknowledge them and go about fixing the problem.

One sees you get swept out of the playoffs when teams have a chance to design their game-plan around the opposition's vulnerabilities. 

So the coach in me would go with acknowledging that it was a steal, be thankful for the 2 points, but rip into the players tomorrow and ask them when they intend to realize that hockey games in the NHL are 60 minute affairs, not 5-20 minute scorgasms after which you can go to sleep for the rest of the night.


Habsrule1's picture

I agree that they need to address some issues.

If the last 4 games were the Stanley Cup Final, we'd be hoisting the Cup now, and nobody would give a crap if we had been outshot in every game.

But as I said, adjustments should still be made. We're less than halfway through the season, and we're just about healthy. I think we have time to adjust and finish around 5-6 and be ready to rock come playoff time.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


Chris's picture

If the last 4 games were the Stanley Cup final, the opponents would not be fighting for their own playoff lives.  Teams stocked with star players like Heatley, Hossa, Toews, etc. will burn you if you give them the kind of chances the Habs were conceding tonight.

The Habs are not playing well right now, but have come out of it with 8 points.  This happens...there are many times where they play well and don't get the points.  But the lack of effort in the 2nd and 3rd periods on a Saturday night against the Leafs after a 2 day rest...tonight's perfomance was exactly the kind of thing that we were blasting last year's team for at this time of year.  They are winning, but they look very, very bad while doing so.


Fargo Habs Fan's picture

Thank God the NHL doesn't run things like NCAA FBS football.  Habs would've just secured their bid to the Kohler Toilet Bowl.  A win is a win, but I'm concerned that they couldn't get up to play against the Leafs on boxing day in front of a national audience.

-Dustin-

"The good thing about drinking during games is if they lose, you're too drunk to care during and too hungover to care after." - J.T.


Chris's picture

Somebody has got to teach Pacioretty how to protect himself when he's flying into the boards in the offensive zone...I don't know how many times I've seen him roaring in at the boards leading with his head, often off-balance. 

He's been a very, very lucky guy thus far, but if he keeps playing like that, I can very easily see him getting badly injured.


SBAH's picture

Lats just got his 2nd of the night

 


Habsrule1's picture

Any special reason we're tracking his performance?

Komisarek got an assist tonight, btw...his 4th to go along with 0 goals.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


SBAH's picture

tracking his performance for shits and giggles, hope it really dosent bother the trolls :)


bostonantifan's picture

Too bad the big stiff couldn't do that when he was in Montreal.


The system is simple: the old rope-a-dope.

The end.


i call it the rink-a-dink


Next game MAB goes back to wing and Hammer will be on D . Now who sits when Gionta is back next game I am thinking Dags. Should be interesting when hammer is back because Gill will lose ice time on 5 on5 but he will certainly play the PK. Maybe then they can cut down on the shots.


joeybarrie's picture

Need to sit two or three depending on Mara... Starting to get crowded.

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


SeriousFan09's picture

All I can think is, the second we're back on home ice, Cammalleri had better get another hat trick, this no-goal on the road stuff is getting really, really old.

 

- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/


joeybarrie's picture

Assists are good too. Especially when Gomez and Pleks score.

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


SeriousFan09's picture

Of course, but I'd like to see Cammalleri be the goal-scorer on the road as well. The assist is always nice, but it feels like we have two playmakers, one sniper on the road for the top line and two scorers, one playmaker at home, the guy would be outscoring Ovechkin if he scored on the road the way he does at home.

 

- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/


joeybarrie's picture

Boone is right. I can't see SK staying up once Gio comes back. Especially with MAB getting so many points, once the Def guys get back he will be on the 4th. I wonder what SK will do. Simply go down and wait for a trade, or is he off to the KHL.

Between Halak, SK, Lapierre, and D'Agostini we could end up with 5-6 Draft picks.

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


K-hab25's picture
I've already come up with a plan. Send Dags down, BP-Metro-Pac / Sergei-Gomez-Gionta / BGL-Lap-Moen. You could flip flop Sergei and BP around aswell. See problem solved.

joeybarrie's picture

Dag's wont clear waivers.

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


sidhu's picture

If SK74 gets sent down to Hamilton, we might as well accept that AK46's production will go down.  It's no surprise, in my view, that AK46 started playing better once SK74 joined him in Montreal.


joeybarrie's picture

I don't think it will affect AK one bit.

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


bostonantifan's picture

Andrei didn't immediately pick up his play when his brother was brought up, it took a few games before that happened.  Besides, if he can't score without his little brother, he's useless to any team, as Sergi has proven he can't score at the NHL level.


Habsrule1's picture

There is no way SK74 goes to Hamilton as long as D'Agostini & Pacioretty are in Montreal. He's lights out better than both of them. I see SK74 on a very good 3rd line with Metropolit & Moen.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


Former Jets Fan's picture
Yeah, I think its gotta be Pacioretti. Wasn't impressed by his two chances, where he had an open lane to cut to the net, and settled for unscreened, weak shots into the pads.

joeybarrie's picture

Pacioretty's production is much better than SK's.  Dag's can't go down cause he has to pass waivers. SK is gone. For god's sake, MOEN's production is better than SK's.

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


Habsrule1's picture

Pacioretty has 13 points in 40 games and SK74 has 4 points in 17 games. Not a big difference and Pacioretty has been put in some very good situations. I'd keep SK74 over Pacioretty if I had to choose....partially due to how his return to Montreal has affected AK46!

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


joeybarrie's picture

I wanted to see more out of SK. He hasn't shown to me he deserved to be in the NHL. MaxPac has been playing better than he has.

Besides Pax Pac is .325

Sk is .235, thats 4 points behind his production for 40 games. With SK's baby fits in mind, I go with Max Pac any day of the week, and twice on Sunday. 

I keep hoping SK will produce. But he hasn't.

I would be happy with a trade to make room to give him some more time...BUT the facts are this. HE IS PLAYING FOR A SPOT NOW, and not producing...

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


Habsrule1's picture

4 points through 40 games is not all that much. Let's not forget Sergei did not get as much top 6 minutes as MaxPac. I like Pacioretty, but he just has not seemed ready for the NHL besides a streak of about 5 games a few weeks ago. I see more vision from Sergei and I think he's ultimately the better player. There is also no denying how good AK has been since SK came back up, and as much as you say AK should play well whether his brother is there or not, facts are facts....and goals are goals.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


joeybarrie's picture

Facts are facts and goals are goal... and SK has only 1. Through all the nonsense we have seen from him. He has given us 1 goal... i will say he isn't taking any dumb penalties. But for all his whining and crying he hasn't really shown anything special. His stats are worse than Max Pac. This is my point.

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


Habsrule1's picture

Yeah, a little bit worse, but since you brought up penalties lol MaxPac has 18 compared to SK's 2. All I can say...again, is I'd keep SK74 over MaxPac. It remains to be seen what the Habs would do.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


joeybarrie's picture

ARE YOU LISTENING??? I said MaxPac. Agree with me or I will go get more stats to prove my point.... GOSH, IDIOT (in a Napoleon Dynamite voice)

ALL THAT MATTERS TONIGHT IS THIS.  We beat Toronto 3 times this season and they only beat us once. Suck it leafs....

There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey...


Habsrule1's picture

Ok...that was funny. I agree with you now :-)

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


Habsrule1's picture

I missed most of the game, but I thought the Habs DOMINATED OT.

That's all that matters.

Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy


K-hab25's picture
I disagree that we stoled anything. You can't honestly tell me you thought they dominated us Mike. The game was pretty even. The shot totals were the only lopsided stat, but how many more real scoring opportunities did they have than us. Not many. Halak was outstanding. He had a Price type game, fighting for a win in ot after giving up 2 weird goals, that weren't his fault at all. He deserved a SO. I guess the weird goal thing is just bound to happen to whomever is in net for us. Except for a few stretches I thought we were owned them. Great game again from Pleks and AK. I also really like the way BP played, fast, finishes his checks and a lightning quick release. I really hope this kid figures it out mentally, because all the physical skills are there for sure. Again I just have to say Halak has been great, he had me out of my seat several times tonight. Looking foward to seeing him shut out Ottawa on Monday.

bostonantifan's picture

How can you say they didn't dominate Montreal when you then turn around and say Halak was outstanding?  If the Leafs didn't dominate, there would have been no need for Halak to have been outstanding.  The first period was ok, but the 2nd & 3rd were owned by the Leafs.  As for Halak having a "Price type game", he didn't flub another shot from his glove into the net like Price seems to be doing lately.  I'm waiting for Price to have a Halak-type game.


K-hab25's picture
I said he was outstanding because he deserved a shutout. Not because the team was so badly outplayed. If what you're trying to say is a goalie can't be outstanding without his team being dominated, then we disagree.

Nahlsy's picture

That's about how I saw it as well. I wonder if people are looking at the shot total and judging based upon the number as opposed to the quality of those shots. The first goal was a soft one but, it's more than forgivable after making close to 150 saves in the previous 10 periods or whatever the heck it was. You're bound to miss one eventually, even Ozzie Smith made an error or two in his career. The second was just flukey, if his arm was about 3 inches longer, he'd have had it but, it was a swing and a miss that hit a pile up in front and played kerplunk the rest of the way into the net. It happens to everyone, Price, Halak, Brodeur, Roy, Luongo etc.

I thought this was one of the easiest games the club's given it's goalie in a long time (possibly the season). I thought most of the shots he faced (as in all but maybe 3-5) were of the text book variety easy saves. They did a good job of making sure a team that likes to throw as much rubber at the net as they possibly can (lead the league in shots taken) didn't get anything from the shooting lanes and no real rebounds were left sitting around after the first save. Under appreciated performances from the blueliners tonight.


linp's picture

Plekanec screened Halak on the 1st goal. He skated by and Halak didn't see the shot at all.

The 2nd goal was all MAB. He was way too weak in the crease.


ManApart's picture

You must be completely insane. Easiest game a goalie has had this year? Don't want to insult you too much, but you really have no understanding of hockey.I guarantee you never played it. Can't believe you watched this game and came to the conclusion that the Habs were not outplayed and Halak had an easy night. Just unbelievable really.


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