Gionta skates alone; more to come

Eeeeee!!!

Assuming Hamrlik is healthy, d-pairs?:

Markov-Hammer

Spatch-Mara

Gill-MAB

O'Byrne needs some pressbox time.  He's taking too many stupid penalties.

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The Habs are making me Bi-Polar.

that sounds like my last year.

My dad was getting me a Higgins jersey for Christmas (my  number is 21) and the guy said it would be in.

Then when it wasnt there for Christmas, my dad was upset. I guess he told my sister how upset he was and how he wanted to see the look on my face so bad. So he put a picture in "to hold me over" But it was just a picture of Higgins! haha

Then a guy I bowl with (or used to, and that makes me sound so cool! haha) loved the Habs as well and knew I wanted a Higgins jersey.... Comes up to me on a game night and says "merry late christmas" and it was a freakin Higgins jersey, EXACTLY the same as the one my dad was getting but this one didn't cost my dad $300. He said he had hookups.. thats why he got it for me.

Anyway.. point is.. i was disappointed too. More for my dad because I could wait. But with all the Leafs fans in the house (my step siblings) he wanted me to flaunt it for Christmas. SO this year I have a choice of 3 Habs jerseys. Ill wear one, my sister will wear hers, my dad will wear his and we'll put the damn dog in his Habs shirt. They will be outnumbered!

sorry...that was long. reliving some moments there

If you want a custom jersey made, print or stitched goto Sports Experts in Fairview mall on the west island.  Stitched jeresys take 7 to 10 business days, no shipping charges, the work is done in house and you pick it up there.

That's too bad man, I hate having to wait to get my merchandise.  I got my jerseys from a shabby site and suprisingly got them in 6 days at a cheap price.  Granted it's not the 300$ ones but everything is stiched on, they have the centennial patch on the shoulder and the fight strap in the back.  Great quality for the money I paid.  Is Sports Obsession a website or a store ?

On december 18th, in the middle of a 5 game losing streak, this guy said the habs would turn it around and make the playoffs.

It's hard to make an impact when you're playing with two invalids every night at roughly 6 minutes a clip.  He was much more productive playing with White.  I was a huge advocate of the White-Gomer-Pyatt line, but that didn't take for so long.

------------------------"Let this be a reminder that this organization will not tolerate failure." Dr. Evil

it's not the goal scoring that's going to make the difference (although it helps) it's the puck possession game...

gionta and markov adds valuable players that can control the puck in their own zone and in the offensive zone...right now it's clear how much tougher it is for gomez as he lugs the puck up the ice and then he has no option and is forced to dump or into a turnover

gionta would give gomez and obvious player to pass to and gionta is capable to gaining the zone and being a threat.

markov's legendary breakout passes will help the team's transition game...and faster transitions would equate to better puck possession, and ultimately more time with the biscuit will translate to better results

it's as simple as that...now i'm not predicting ultimate puck possession, or a 35 game winning streak...but i'm just saying those kinds of options help the team a lot more than just on the stat sheet.

- let's make it a triple crown: Impacts, Alouettes and now the Canadiens!

We have at least 6 players that will be moved by the trade deadline for first and second round draft picks. And a couple for a bag of pucks.

Can elaborate of those solid young prospects we are stacked on? I've been hearing this for years now but yet to see any of them being the change agents for this club. They are ok, as pluggers and 3rd/4th liners but that's about it.

TROLL!!!!!!!

errm..... sorry, just too used to the negativity here lol. The office stuff, if it were to come to fruition, will be interesting to see.

Losers Even After Forty two Seasons

talk about holiday cheer...pass that eggnog please! :)

it works on your passing and recieving. you cant just smack the ball because it will bounce all over the place. You have to slide it. He is definately doing this because the passing has been so bad lately.

One of my old hockey coaches went to St-Lawrence with Jacques and is good friends with him (I got to meet jacques a couple of times and he ran a practise for us before too). when we would have a hard time controlling the puck and making smooth passes we would practice with tennis balls. Jacques Martin preached earlier in the season that he wanted to play a puck possesion game, and that is what this is about.

"How would you like a job where when you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?" Jacques Plante

Sheesh... the famous tennis ball practice -- originated by Fred Shero -- has become a cliche for struggling teams everywhere in hockey. Sorry to hear Martin has resorted to this.

They swing their sticks like tennis rackets so might as well give them a tennis ball.

"A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries." -Mario Lemieux on his off-season training.

Probably because the balls bounce a ton and so it forces you to practice your recovery and control..

Or maybe to avoid broken feet?  lol

“He knows, like, unnecessary facts about putting Sears catalogs on your shin pads.” Sean Avery on Don Cherry

Pro jerseys have had the numbers and nameplates stitched for a very long time.

----- "Come on, let's keep a little optimism here." -- Han Solo, Return of the Jedi

Couple of reasons why the leafs made a mochery of the Sens each year... first of all, goaltending was the pits, and second, and perhaps more important, lhe leafs just intimadated the heck out of the Sens.. the blue goons were just too much for Ottawa. That changed when Chara, Neil, McGrattan etc... arrived.. That was the end of laff dominance. I actually recall laff fans complaining aboutthe Sens intimidating tactics.  Funny!!

Anyway, its likely a lesson learned by JM. He is going to make sure that we are not in a postion to be intimidated by anyone. BGL has a big role to play there. I wouldn't mind bringing up Neilson once in a while as well when need be.

Markov's return is great news. Once Gionta and Pouliot get to work, it will be like a team 're-born'!  Look out all.

I'll tell you who the Leafs have to thank for pounding the Sens in the playoffs: Lalime.  The most choke-prone goalie ever.  Man, he killed them.  He was almost like a double-agent.

--------------------------------------------------- Listen to the SmartDog. He knows his poop!

Tell him you'll see him around the old draft table in 2010. Oh... no you won't... TO doesn't have any first round picks. How about 2011? Oh... none their either. Huh.

They'd better do well, they sold out their future in hopes of putting together a decent season.

Wow, your colleague has a good memory if he is able to remember the Leafs in the playoffs.  And don't forget to tell him JM has a slightly better winning percentage.

"A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries." -Mario Lemieux on his off-season training.

But not this season. We are 2-1 this season...

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

Yeah because when I think of great coaches, I think Ron Wilson.

let's not forget the Impact :)