Game 18 (audio): Tanguay lifts Habs in shootout

wow what an entertaining 2nd half of that game.price was greeeaaatt.that ot save was unreal.let him play more ala brodeur.begins fight was a wake up call to his team mates .come on bob get sundin.

Vote Hammer instead of Komi for the All-Star game --- I Believe..

We need to thank Carey once again for the win what a save in the shoot out. Sundi if he come s great if not no big loss. We should try an make a deal for Leopold. I think he can be rejuvanated here. boumeester would be great but to much would be required Plus lets be patient we have a couple of diamonds in the system. Go Habs

Begin vs Bass fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifTjXg7XO9k

I always say myself it is better to be lucky than good...however I think Saturday night we should return to good and go back to lucky in the play-offs or try both like Detroit. The free call we got on the goal last night might have drained the lucky tank.

Going to Montreal, I am going early to practice a few times jumping the boards or glass to get at Lucic, I will have my skates on in case he tries to run.

OHL--- P.K. Subban has another 3 point night to lead all D scorers with 25

KOMISAREK out for another MONTH.

I don't know if this has been mentioned before... But why wouldn't a call-up for Weber be on the cards? O'Byrne looks like a donkey out there... "I like women and I like cake " - HIO Summit 2008

Now why is Gainey meeting with Sundin -- we already have three offensive centers?

Some of you have heard of, and some of you remember ,a player named Frank Mahovlich.He was a multiple all star selection,scored well over 500 goals and even beat out Bobby Hull for the Calder.He played well for the Habs and helped win a suprise cup in 71.My buds and I used to call him FEEK/I have no idea why ,but I won my first $50 bet on that series. Very much like some of todays Habs he could be very,very frustrating to watch..Here's an oldy.. DOWN THE ICE THE BIG M SPED CROSSED THE BLUELINE , OVER THE RED IN ON NET ,WE'RE OUT OF LUCK THE STUPID BASTARD FORGOT THE PUCK.

delete kovy add sundin?? trade kovy for ohlund??? trade kovy for boumeester??

Rediculous.. Im sick of everyone blaming certain players for our misfortunes. This is not Kovalve's fault, or Koivu's fault. this is a team sport. and a team is required to win. and right now, we are not playing like an NHL team. Not to say that the montreal canadiens are not NHL calibur, but they are playing like a peewee hockey team. No one gives 100% unless they have the puck. The game is not only won in the offensive zone, there is a defensive aspect to the game. Aside from a few people (Georges,Komisarek.. a couple others) Everyone is playing too much with the puck and not playing the game of hockey. they are playing selfish. Now , something drastic has to be done because right now, by the looks of it, we wont even make the playoffs, let alone win the cup. Wether its a trade, or scratching certain players, We definatly need SOMETHING.

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Madness. I'm listening to madness. I tried irony earlier and that didn't work at all so I'll stick to the straight dope: Bench, trade, dump the Artiste? Madness. There is no one as spectacularly talented on the team as the Artiste. Nobody. Not on the best day of their lives. At ANY GIVEN MOMENT, the Artiste can break the game. Especially when he's happy. I'm not blind. I'm like y'all. I can see that he ain't happy, for whatever reasons, I don't know. But he still got a point last night! OPEN PASS, all the time in the world for Saku to come in OFF THE SIDE. The side! Now imagine tomorrow, when the Artise can be playing happy again. Gimme a team-carrying prima donna ANYTIME over a young plumber and a second-round draft choice, c'mon! What will it take to make the Artiste happy is the question, not, why is he not performing. He wants croissants in the morning? Fine. He wants a shiatzu after every game? Fine. He wants to pilot the plane back? Errr...fine. (gulp) I don't care what the problem is when he's not happy. I only know what he can do when he is. Making it worse by talking trade, bench or dump is absolute madness. Peace Out ______________________________________________________ Lord Bugs Potter, esq. Earl of Fluppitburg, Baron of Flopshlupshire and Knight of the Flannel Republic.

Let's wait for a while to see Bob Gainey's action on Kovalev, sooner than later.

20-21 shots respectively. Not exactly a battle of the titans. Single digit shots for the first 2 periods and about 3/4 of the third when the Habs felt the heat and turned it up a notch. Ottawa hasn't exactly been known for their defensive play this season. Figured if the Habs had shown up to play, and wanted the win, they would have bombed Alex Auld with shots. Its looking more and more like Markov is our most talented goal scorer. Maybe Carbo should give him a shot at playing on Kovalev or Koivu's wing. Might return some good results. I'm hoping the REAL Montreal Canadiens show up to play on Saturday. Show the Bruins where they belong.

Apparently 12 scouts were at last night's Sens-Habs game. Here's my completely random speculation (because this is better than work): To Washington: Dustin Bfyuglien and Colin Fraser (net savings of $1.375m) To Chicago: Michael Nylander, Christopher Higgins, Ryan O'Byrne, and Kyle Chipchura (net gain of $.025m - not counting Chipper, who would end up in their farm system) To Montreal: Andrew Ladd and Cam Barker (net gain of $1.35m - we then cut Dandy and call up a player from Hamilton which should even things out) That yields, for Montreal: Lats-Koivu-Tang AK46-Pleks-Kovy Ladd-Lang-SK46 Begin-Max-BGL/Kosto/Hamilton player Markov-Komo Barker-Gorges Hammer-Cube Breezer

I was at the game last night. This is my analysis, for what it's worth (probably not much). The first period was very intense. A lot of 1on1 battles on the boards which seemed to come out fairly even. I personally found that the Habs could have had 5-10 more shots on net if not for the fact that they tried one too many passes, or one too many fancy plays. Auld looked shaky from the start somehow, and I repeated to my buddy a couple times that the Habs just had to shoot more. When they did take shots finally, Auld gave up some very juicy rebounds. When Markov finally scored with less than 5 minutes left, we had only 17 shots on net. Another 5-10 as mentioned above, and I'm convinced we could have been up 4-2. As for individuals, Begin stood out most to me for his intensity and tenacity. Besides him, I though Lats played with confidence and worked hard. Of course Koivu was his regular self, and Price kept them in the game with 2 or 3 big saves. I commented in the second period that this just looked like 2 bad teams playing each other, but that may have been because the sens were extremely satisfied with the way things were going, and were desperately trying to shut things down. In the third, the Habs were coming on strong, and in the last 5 minutes, they were dominating. I'm convinced if they had not taken a penalty at the end of regulation, the momentum would have carried them to a win in the first minute or two of OT. I think the message has been sent. It's time to switch SK74 and TK. Not a huge game, but perhaps an important one. We'll see tomorrow. "I can't hear what Jeremy(Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy Go Habs Go!! Habsrule

Bench Kovalev. Send Lats and OB to hockey school (if there was any). THEY HURT THE TEAM!

Regarding Kovalev. I couldn't believe the tripping penalty he received after he was doodling with the puck and lost it to a poke check and because of that he tripped the player who took it from him out of frustration. Not only did that create a dangerous turnover but Ottawa actually scored on the play but the goal was disallowed, not sure why, I think maybe a Montreal player touched the puck on the delayed penalty before it went in the net. The point is that Kovalev should be benched for crap like that that was a ridiculous penalty to take. He should slap himself upside the head for those and not take it out on the player that easily stripped him of the puck. Man was I pissed when I saw that! He should know better. I find he does that a lot too.. Very unsportsmanlike, especially for a veteran of his stature. “He knows, like, unnecessary facts about putting Sears catalogs on your shin pads.” Sean Avery on Don Cherry

Yesterday's Game.... I was amazed at the energy that both teams brought to the ice. But... For a moment in the 3rd period after the sens scored to make it 2-1, I felt that les boys started to break down like they so often do... They did manage to break out of that train of thought with markov taking that monsterous shot from the point. (I've said it before, If markov just spent the whole game doing that same routine, we'd all be saying Streit who? The Sens were a worthy opponent with a similar style with just as much to prove as we do, but breaking down is not an option with a team like boston, cause they'll eat us alive. In any case, it was nice to get the *W* yesterday, I hope we can honour St.Pat with the same *W* on Saturday November 33rd. I love HIO!

Read J.T.'s newest article in the 'Other Wing'. It's a perfect read on this cold autumn day, leading up to tomorrow.

Something is wrong with Kovy. I don't know if he is back to his antics of 2 years ago, but something is just not right... Last night he played one shift which was right after Ottawa scored the goal.. That changed the momentum for a few minutes, but then he was making the same mistakes over and over again... In his defense, teams are checking him more now... But that shouldn't be an excuse. Jacques Demers said it best. When Kovy plays well the team follows... When he doesn't the team follows.. How has the team played??? Like kovy.. Passive, making soft passes that go nowhere, and making the little mistakes that can cost you a game in the long run. The one positive is that he is ok on the PK. Him and Koivu are one of the best on our team to kill penalties.. Anyways. These were my 2 cents.. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Koivu for Prime Minister...

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I think saturdays game with Boston will be a good hard game. I also think Carbo should change Kovys batteries to engerizer batteries, because it seems that he is so slow coming out of is own end, that the other team is able to get back to their own end before he gets there.