Ryder reunited with Koivu, Higgins

You know what, I'll outright say it: I like Carbo. Sue me. Look at our team guys. Honestly, Carbo really didn't have much to work with. We had a bunch of kids, and when you have rookies, there's usually a lot of inconsistency. People moan and complain, but you honestly have to look at what Carbo has done for this team. NO ONE expected us to make the playoffs, much less in the position we are now, yet look where we are. Hell we've had one 1st line trio and 3 4th line trio's in the past couple of games yet look where we are. I don't know, I was a Carbo basher like all of you once, and still question some of his decision at times, but that's ok. What's not ok is the interminable bashing he gets constantly, and it's totally not deserved. It's so much easier to blame Carbo, then to point out how Higgins and Saku have been completely useless in the past few games right?

I don't know why nobody likes Carbo,I think he has done a great job with the Canadiens. If this line shuffling is so horrendous, then why are the Canadiens one of the highest scoring teams in the league? We don't have any superstar talent, yet we have the best powerplay in the NHL. Carbo has also kept our team in playoff position all year despite what the critics said at the beginning of the season. His choice of Huet as our No. 1 at the beginning of the season was a good one, there's no arguing he gives the Habs a chance to win almost every night, he's not the superstar Price will be one day, but he's an excellent choice for now. I doubt any other coach available would have the Habs in a better position than they are now. GO HABS

we have a lot of depth so could throw together a number of packages that wouldn't compromise our future. Jokanen is a blue chip player. Period. I like the potential of this one much better than a Tanguay deal...won't get my hopes up though!! As beaten as the line changing comments have become....What is he doing? We had a great combo going over the holidays...How can Carbo's memory be shorter than his patience?

hey guys i heard a rumor that we(the habs)are looking at olli jokinen!!this is the player for us!!and our #1 center we'd solve a alot of problems with jokinen as#1 between higgins and s.kostitsyn!!

Kostitsyn's goal was # 2 on the NHL channel's plays of the week behind Rick Nash's goal.

Komi is an early candidate for the Monster of the Year :) http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=227896&hubname=nhl

Pens and Caps are going into OT. Man, I hate these 3 point games. Seems like every game goes into OT these days. Oh, and they are playing Judas Priest in Pitts. Nice. That I respect.

Apparently Carbo said it's not necessarily a matter of Ryder being out of the doghouse, but Koivu and Higgins in it. According to TSN that is.

So Caps score 4 on Sabourin before he got pulled in the middle of the 2nd. That's 4 more than Habs did all game. Hmm...

Carbo has the urge to shuffle the lines and Huet has the urge to wander away from the net. Both are cancers to our team.

I for one have joined the anti Pierrette and Yvonne brigade. Sometimes you wonder how those two wound up broadcasting Hab games. Especially Yvonne. I'm so sure he's a bitter Nordiques fan still angry about how insignificant his team was.

"Build it, and Stanley will come." That's from that Costner movie, "Rink of Dreams". Unfortunately, patience is the word, and that's hard to take with life moving so quickly these hectic days. We have many players in the pipeline who will either be traded to fill a need or make the Habs better. I've said this before: we are sitting pretty. On the cusp of living up to the past of our great franchise, in fact. As long as we hold on to enough patience to develop the next great franchise player, and not trade him away for someone that was great 2 or 3 seasons ago. Julien in Boston isn't rubbing his hands in glee: his team has lost 5 straight to the Habs, and sometimes by 3 goals. Bring 'em on! Gilbert

For any of you that have Facebook, and that are tired of Pierre et Yvon, I invite you to visit the group: Anti Fan Club de Pierre et Yvon and join... We are almost 5000 members already... Our goal, to change their attitudes or to replace them with Martin McGuire and Dany Dubé. There was actually an article about us in LaPresse today... hopefully, things will change soon Thank you, you can also visit: http://www.danyrioux.com/afcpy/wordpress/2008/01/20/lettre-ouverte-a-rds... to see the open letter than is written to RDS. It is in French unfortunately. _______________________________________ CH is for Chris Higgins

What makes everyone think that these guys would want to come here. Why jump to a team that might make the playoffs if you could go to another team that is sure. So many of them now have no trade in their contracts. And as free agents very few wanted to come here. I hope we build from within unless it is someone that is sure to make a difference and wants to play here. If Hossa moves I think its Ottawa

Good comments all through here... I agree with most. (That's what makes them good!). I hope we don't get Tanguay either. It wouldn't be a bad trade, just not a really good one. And I think it would be wise to wait for a really good one. It's not like we suck, like some teams that wear blue and white.. or like we need the bodies. Shawn S. - No K2 didn't do anything to get demoted, but neither did Chipchura. I think Guy has a Ouija board. That's all I can figure. Nick - You are right we've got too many guys. And Carbs is trying to get the most out of even the sucky/old/slow ones. kajmojo - Higgins needs to be on another line. I agree! He's the one guy that could play any line and probably a) not complain and b) be good at it. His slump is a problem, but at least on a lower line he probably won't be as well covered. ________________________________________________________________ Habs Fans! The FUTURE looks bright: Plekanec, Higgins, Chipchura, A Kostitsyn, Lapierre, Latendress, Price, S Kostitsyn, Komisuarus, O'Byrne

Ugh. I have an ominous feeling that SK is going to get demoted soon. Ugh.

It's no coincidence that the Habs offense suddenly took off when Higgins was split from Koivu's line. Higgins, Koivu and Kovalev are the sparkplugs to this offense. Put any two or three on the same line and you've simply made it easier for opponents to match up. So it's also no coincidence that the Habs get shut out by a third string goalie when Carbo puts Higgins back with Koivu. So the problem here isn't Ryder back with Koivu. It's Higgins. Get him on a third scoring line, and we're back in business.

I have a question. Are all of you excited to get Tanguay because he's a "name" or because you truly believe he'll be beneficial for our team on the ice and on the cap sheet?

Price had a strong game last night. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3582862 Glad to see Ryder back on the top line. Hopefully he can have the same output as he did in last years stretch run.

i think it's getting painfully clear we have too many people sitting on the bench... Should / Could a multi-player trade be in the works ? Too bad for Smoke's no-trade clause.

It's so simple; you go from the pressbox to the 3rd line, score two goas in one game and get promoted to the 1st line. Two turtles and one rabbit ? like having two Edsels and a Lamborghini. I hope Gainey steps in on this one and gives Carbo a head shake. Bruins must be rubbing their hands if they see this.

speaking of lineups our future defense is stacked...what would you guys like to see as our future defence Markov - Komi Hamrlik - McDonagh Valentenko - Yemelin now where do weber (who is awesome and i feel only 2 years away from the NHL) and p.k. subban, and david fischer fit in? TRADE PIECES :)