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I was at the game...let me try replying (with just my humble opinion) on some questions that you've asked about various players and performances.
Desjardins: True, he didn't let in a goal. But he wasn't as sweet as perhaps the radio broadcast suggested. He gave up some bad rebounds on shots that Price would have had no trouble hanging on to. The Wings hit the post in overtime after he missed a shot which came from the Wings' blue line (during the Chelios penalty). And the shootout? Datsyuk's move was the lamest I've seen and Hossa broke his stick on his shot; but Desjardins did follow both the Leino and Holmstrom shots well, even if the moves themselves weren't anything to write home about.
Komisarek: His timing was just a little off...needs more game action.
Lang: Seemed to be going through the motions at times, similar to other veterans on the ice. But going through the motions still set him apart from other players.
Higgins: Played well!
Chipchura: Had a lot of playing time...struggled a bit early and at various times, but also had a lot of positives; hit the post, once, and tried to go 5-hole on a breakaway (beautifully started from a Markov pass)...he definitely had positives defensively, too. Just needs to build up his confidence.
Subban: Wow, this guy is going to be sweet! He was the standout among young players in my mind; as reported, his offensive upside is great--and his defensive play, while needing some work, really wasn't too bad either.
D'Agostini: Nice goal, after take the feed from Lang; he was solid, but not a standout throughout the game, in either a positive or negative sense. Which, I guess, isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The Carle hit: He was blindsided, but it really looked like a clean, open ice hit with the shoulder...was scary seeing him lying face down, motionless, and I didn't know what happened until I got home and saw the reports.
This hit led to a lengthy delay...stretcher, etc...the Habs were not at all focused when play resumed which led to the opening goal.
The Habs were clearly outplayed in the first two periods. Price was sharp and kept the score close. In the third, the Habs had a slight edge, and could've won it before OT. But the veterans on both teams had at least one more notch that they didn't demonstrate tonight (well, more than one notch, but you get the picture).
Just - Thanks for your review and when i started to read it i thought you were a die hard Wing fan that got burnt by a lucky young goalie but later found out you were very objective. Listening to the game on radio i also got the impression that Subban had a good game , and you verified that , which is great news to me as i knew he had talent but i always thought he played defence like it was a strange position or like he was a forward filling in on 'D'. D'Agostini must be on a goal a game pace during pre-season the last two years and though lacking flare and is only average in most of his play he has that sniper instinct with a good shot and positioning and smells the net. Believe it or not i find him like a Scott Young or a mini Nathan Horton who you don't notice till he burns you. The prospects played well and that is what pre-season is all about.
Even RDS.ca is singing praises for Desjardins...not what I saw--he really didn't inspire much confidence watching him...my stomach just dropped every time a shot came in, knowing a rebound was coming up. And the missed long shot in OT...yikes...at least it happened so fast, there was no time to be scared on that one.
There was a decent smattering of Habs' fans at the game...we even tried getting an Ole chant going, and we were singing it all the way out of the arena into the streets!
RDS singing praises for a francophone player......that's something new!
Thanks for your objective first-hand report. I only had access to the highlight reel on Sportsnet. I really hope some of the guys I didn't get to see in the Roberval game are in the lineup for the next televised game. Subban, in particular peaks my interest.
When's the next game?
Is it Boston? Cuz it'd be a shame to lose 8-3 again...
Peace Out
It's Friday against the Sens
Anyone interested in buying 2 or 4 tickets to the habs game on sunday? $30 each. they are last row 435 seat 8, 9, 10, 11. but they are center ice behind the benches.
Also my friend has 2 tickets available for friday. same seats.
reply to the message or send me an e-mail.
If you send an e-mail please put 'Tickets' in the subject because otherwise it will go in my junkmail and i'll just think you're trying to sell me viagra or something.
Pretty much straight ahead from the seats you can see red fisher, pat hickey, jack todd, or ron reush in the press box. Or if you look far to the left you can see Mike Boone live blogging. (Unless they switched seats this year)
It is pre-season but for $30 can you think of a better way to pass 3 hours?
I've got Viagra. Good prices. HIO guys get 10% off. Ask Booner he loves the stuff ...
Wings had a pretty full lineup too, especially compared to ours which had very few players who will be on the habs this year. Pretty impressive even though pre season means FA. Anyone know how Chipchura looked tonight?
Wasnt there something similar last year...where all our top men were out for the preseason...almost "just in case"
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I don't know about you guys, but I'm starting to think that this whole groin pull thing is some sort of weird pandemic. I'm going to wake up 30 minutes early tomorrow morning and stretch before heading off to work!
I pull my groin every morning in the shower. No big thing sets me up for the day. That's what happens when you've been married 10 years and have young kids
Yeah, this could be serious. Maybe you shouldn't go to work at all and just stretch all day.
forget the stretching you don't want to overexert yourself...just don't go to work and don't even move off this website...and give 5 minute reports on your groin.
If Desjardins is that good, maybe he should be our backup? After all, Halak did let in a bushel of goals vs the bruins.
yeah, lest we forget what halak has done when it reallt counted. desjardins? one period of play? dude, pre-season don't mean jack. barring any trade gainey might have up his sleeve, halak is our backup.
halak had 3 NHL-calibre defenseman in the lineup...the rest were sub-par and the bruins probably felt like they had something to prove despite the game meaning nothing.
Halak will be alright...he wasn't born yesterday.
We only beat Boston when it counts. They know it and so do their UGLY fans.
LOL, let's relax... He played 1 period and an extra shootout of NHL hockey. Let's not jump to conclusions.
One period, 5 minutes of OT, and a shootout. Yeah, he did a great job, but I am not going to vault this guy past Halak and Denis on the basis of 25 minutes (and shootout) even if it was against Detroit. And neither is Gainey.
I think it just cements further how deep we remain in net, even after the loss of Huet.
Habs beat Stanley Cup Champions, Detroit!! YAY!!
GO HABS GO!
that obviously makes us the stanley cup champions.
Cedrick Desjardins certainly stood tall tonight. Had to visualize on the radio, but it sounded like he really came to play. Stopped a "Murders' Row" of the Wings for the win. Hope Carle is OK. With the exception of his injury, it sounded like a pretty good night.
My man Markov!
Am I the only person here who listens on the radio on a fairly regular basis? I have done this for over thirty years and really like it. Seeing a game on the tube is better but a good broadcast crew makes a radio call a different and great experience. In my opinion.
The Internet has been a godsend for this option. I used to try to dial in CJAD on the night airwaves and listen to a half broken, static laced, weak signal.And still loved it. Use to catch Red Sox games form Boston in mOntreal as a kid that way too.
No cable where I have lived for the past 14 years.
In many ways I prefer to listen to the games on the radio... these days, mostly via internet. It's free (once you've paid for internet)- plus I've tended to live in spots where the tv bunny ears didn't work too well.
I grew up listening to Dick Irvin. My folks were pretty strict about TV nights and bedtimes, so I'd often sneak my transistor radio under my pillow and listen to the games after 'lights out'. These were the heady days of the late 70s, and it seemed like we couldn't lose, and that legends walked among us. Awesome memories.
It's great how many among us have these shared experiences connecting us together through this marvelous team. My brother bought my a clock radio when I was 9 or 10. It was my prized possession after 'lights out'. The sound of Dick Irvin's voice still stirs up so many memories in me.
During the summer I would pull in a station from Boston and ended up being a big Red Sox fan in my teens. I can't remember the names of the broadcast crew for them but they too were marvelous. Hearing Carl Yastrzemski play in the twilight of his career was pretty damn cool.
Oh, Joe Castiglione(sp.) was one, the other.....
Hey Eric, when a was a kid growing up in New Brunswick I used to lay in bed at night and listen to the Habs games in french. So many good memories. Listening to those games on the radio was awesome.
Yeah it's great. It's like your mind uses all the images you take in from watching games on tv. The way the individual players move and shoot and pass. Then, when you are listening on radio, you create pictures in your mind of the game, using the stored images as the raw material for the live action.
OK I better stop... :)
Give you credit for being dedicated.