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According to this article, the Habs and Ruins will also be broadcast in Mandarin!
WHOA
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080406/canada/hockey_playoff_matchups
Did I hear it right today? Mick McGeough won't be doing any playoffs games? I think I heard it out of the corner of my ear during the pittsburgh game earlier today. Can't say for sure though what they said.
Timo: Tell me the same thing about Fraser and i'm gonna get happier than I deserve to be.
GO HABS.
That's what they said on TSN. He'll be travelling around with Schick (sp?) and acting as a mentor to the younger guys reffing the playoffs.
either that or it was your deepest darkest desires talking to you. hopefully its true!
has anyone else been as excited as me all day??? I've been as giddy as a school girl who knows shes going to be named prom queen.
It is safe to say that the editors of the hockey news, in all the glory of their spectacular foresight, were slightly off in their prediction that Montreal would finish 13th in the Eastern Conference ...
Keep trying guys!
Definately. I've been telling everybody how THN were so wrong. They must feel stupid and humbled right now haha
G&M has an article in the sports section where they state that the Habs have the best chance of bringing the Cup back to Canada.
I love how Crosby decided to sit this one out. Did Kovy sit out the useless game against the Leafs? Did we start our backup to save Carey? Did we rest Higgens or Ryder?
Our boys are not only faster and more skilled than any other team, were the toughest too!
Does anybody know a good website where I can pull good stats from for the playoffs pool? Stuff like points, goals, assists, injury status, etc... Just need a nicely compiled list of players already in playoffs for my playoffs draft tomorrow at work.
THanks in advance.
Well nhl.com is pretty good for all stats and they update on the fly... cbssportsline is very good also... Hope this helps..
do not use cbssportsline... guy last year in my pool use this and all the pt totals were wrong.. maybe hes just an idiot but i know everybody else in the pool isnt using that site.
it was actually quite funny
http://www.tsn.ca/fantasy_news/feature/?fid=11421
"Are the Habs ready to pay the Price?"
Yeah... looks like I will have to do some copy and paste tomorrow. Thanks fellas.
Timo - be careful. Teams that enter the playoffs on a high note do not always perform well. Likewise, teams that stagger into the playoffs may surprise. In essence, it's all about goaltending and the powerplay.
The Original 24 Cups
Well... of course. I am not about to pick spezza and heatly. Living in Calgary I think I will have a good chance of picking a few habs players (including Price, cause you know... it's 16 wins right there).
I am not sure who I will go with in the west with. Leaning towards Sharks and perhaps Dallas who I think will surprise this year.
I usually put all my eggs in one basket in playoffs so my draft picks are usually from only 2-3 teams.
And despite Habs finishing on the high note and winning the conference, personally, I still regard them as the underdogs due to their youth and inexperience. I hope they don't feel the pressure of finishing first and play like they have nothing to lose.
Timo - forget Dallas, it's not going to happen.
The Original 24 Cups
Greg Stewart seems to have got himself a fan club here. Sure he showed some good things last night, though I thought his actions with McCabe were sort of dubious. Stewart bodychecked him at the end of the game while McCabe was already thinking of his post-season beer-drinking. It wasn't necessary at all. Imagine some punk called up by the Leafs doing that to a Hab in a similar situation. Stupid McCabe escalated the deal with some vicious stick work, but that does not change the fact that Stewart made an unnecessary and disrespectful hit. Not that it matters, but McCabe won the fight too. To be clear, I think McCabe is a jerk and a lousy player, but that is not the point.
Does anybody actually want Stewart in the line-up against Boston? Do we sit Ryder for Stewart? If not, then who else? And don't say Gui. C'mon, get real.
Nice game kid. I'm sure it was the thrill of a lifetime. But his season is now over, unless we get another bunch of injuries.
I don't think Stewart did anything improper with respect to the McCabe incident. He simply finished his check on McCabe. I would expect a rookie to play out each shift as if it really matters - I'd rather him finish his check than just skate away because the game and the Leafs' season are over.
I don't think Stewart should be in the lineup over Ryder against Boston, but I do think he has a bright future and he showed that he can play with the big boys. As I said last night, I hope he gains a roster spot next season, maybe not as a starter but as a reserve forward who can step in on an as-needed basis.
Go Habs Go!
RS i think you had better watch that fight all over stewart kicked mccabe's ass clearly no contest!
McCabe has no class. I hope he's a Leaf forever. He fits in well with the whole organization. For so called veteren to act like that, especially against a rookie in his first game, is about as low as you could go. McCabe has no class. Period.
46-14-27 Best Line In Hockey !!
The Cup in 3 years or less !!
Halak / Price Rule
Come on RS. He barely gave McCabe a push. There was nothing to his "hit"...
I would not sit any of our regulars in his favor just yet, but I would keep him around in case we do have injuries. Gives him a chance to practice with the team and get more comfortable around his teammates.
Once again, nothing wrong with his "nastiness"... We need somebody who can do those kinds of things.
Bob McKenzie ALMOST payed us a compliment today when he said that a lot of people are doubters of the Canadiens because Price has no playoff experience, well that's true, but neither does Tim Thomas. So nice of TSN to take a second to somehow pay the #1 team in the EAST!!! a backhanded compliment.
Note to TSN, CBC, Don Cherry, all of HNIC, and all the other doubters. We don't need you, or your sympathy or your vote of confidence. We'll see you at the Stanley Cup finals, when Koivu and Kovalev and the incredible Carey Price are carrying cup #25 over their heads. Let's see you say something bad then!
Like I said in the past... who cares what other networks or so called hockey "experts" say about us? Their bringing habs down is they way to compensate for yet another shameful year laffs have had. I am glad there is RDS and for folks who do not understand french enough trust me - they are on our side and say good things about hte Habs. Go HABS!!! Go RDS!!!
And who cares what you have to say about us, Sybil?
Now, now. Be a nice horsey Moey.
(Nice pic btw)
First in the East - has a nice sound to it.
I heard we be eating Bear for four games and then move on to round two,yummi,lol. I hope that Stewart gets to stick around to go at Chara,that would be a sight to see....Ole Ole Ole....
Come on now. Just cuz the kid gets in a tussle doesn't mean he's given the title "knuckles". This kid isn't a fighter. What he does have are speed, good hockey sense and a nose for the net that creates chances. Stewart will end up in hospital if he tries to live up to the fight hype that some fans have bestowed on him. He is no match for Chara or Laracque or any other well-known heavy-weight. He barely held his own vs. McCabe!!!