J.T.'s wrap-up:
-That garden gnome Julien is thrilled by this. Good for him. He's suffered the humilations of the damned for the last two years and finally reaped his reward.
-Habs, under the gun to score, looked like they were on the PK all period.
-Something's wrong with this team. They've got talent and they've got speed. But they don't have...something. Something important.
-The team didn't play well defensively, but Price didn't make a single spectacular save. You knew every puck that should have gone in was going in. That's not good in a franchise player, young or not. He sucked, as he has in three of his last four outings. Only, now there's no Huet to stand there while Price goes to learn in Hamilton.
-In the final humiliation of the night, Komo, whom Bruins fans have been calling a pussy for two years, finally fights Lucic and loses. I could just cry. In fact, I think I will.
-Nope, I spoke too soon. Stephane Yelle's second goal was much more humiliating. I think there are heretofore unplumbed depths of humilation to come. We think we've experienced the worst, but oh...wait!...there's worse!
-First the leafs fans, now the Bruins fans singing the goodbye song. It's not going to stop here. It's like global warming. You know there's something wrong when the ice caps start melting. But you don't appreciate the catastrophe until the city is underwater.
-Skill was completely trumped by skill-with-aggression. Again. Replay of last year's playoffs.
-What's the point of Latendresse again?
-At least Ryder didn't score. That would have been too much.
-Lazy losers. Hey...I've got an idea! Let's play the Flyers next!
-Now what, Carbo?
-Now what, Bob?
3P 00:00:
Pathetic, humiliating ... and ominous
3P 1:00:
The RDS guys say it: Worse than Toronto
3P 2:00:
Benoît Brunet says he's worried about the Pleks line, especially its RW
3P 2:30:
At 6-1, we get two straight shifts of respectable hockey
3P 4:00:
Fourth line by far the best. That's worrisome.
3P Break:
So who's going to win the election?
3P 6:00:
Ward pointing out the scoreboard to Koivu
3P 7:20:
Thornton to BGL: "What would be the point?"
3P 8:00:
The Bruins are still hitting and working. That's the difference right there.
3P Break:
What's to say? The Toronto game was a fluke. This is an indicator.
3P 11:00:
Why not put Halak in?
3P 11:16:
Now we know how Bruins fans felt. But was it this bad?
Yelle
6-1Â
3P Break:
And of course Lucic, who's a beast from the Dub, punches out Komisarek. And to top off a delightful evening, Thornton will beat Laraque ... again
3P Break:
And of course Lucic, who's a beast from the Dub, punches out Komisarek. And to top off a delightful evening, Thornton will beat Laraque ... again
3P 13:00:
Lots of sarcastic Olé! cheers. And why not
3P 14:00:
Oh please, let it just be over
3P 15:18:
Rifght off the faceoff. Hamrlik asleep.Â
Lucic
5-1Â
3P 16:00:
Just brutal. Two shifts of total domination by the Bs
3P 16:49:
Man, if that fourth line could only score ...
2P 18:00:
Kovalev with Lang and Gui!
3P 19:00:
Pleks with the brothers
3P 19:55:
Man, make it 4-2 so it's not a total f-ing disgrace. Bob Gainey and Pierre Gauthier look like they've thrown up in their mouths, as does Carbo
3P 20:00:
Got 'em just where we want them. Oh, these aren't the Islanders? Never mind.
J.T. on the second period:
-Carbo already looks depressed behind the bench. Not a good sign, from an "emotional guy."
-I think the Habs are hoping to take every single penalty in the rule book this year, as part of the Centennial celebrations. Nice job, Carey, on the trapezoid penalty. That's a tough one to get. Got it, got it, need it, got it...
-Now I know how Bruins fans have felt for the last two years. Ugh. I have to keep a bucket handy for the third.
-Habs have had more owners this season than a run-down racehorse.
-I had a root canal today...seriously, I did...and that was more fun than this.
-It's become more important than ever to vote the Habs into the All-Star starting lineup. We're not going to be seeing them after April if this keeps up, so we should get as much enjoyment out of this season as we can.
-Was Carbo yelling at the refs in that closeup, or was he reflexively telling Ryder to go to the pressbox?
-If I were Bob Gainey, I'd seriously consider being unclassy and dumping Lang for Sundin. Seriously. I don't care about angering players at this point. I want to win, and this lineup isn't skating in June.
-Koivu is the Habs' heart. He proves it every night.
-Why can our team not fight for the puck like that? They're not smaller. They're not less talented. Could the issue be somewhere located in the rib cage?
Michel Bergeron:
Boston's inferiority complex? Over.
Jacques Demers:
Two words: Not competing.
Joël Bouchard crumples a piece of paper, tosses it over hs shoulder and says there's nothing to analyze.
The Canadiens have not shown up.
Four straight stinkers on the road, if you're keeping score.Â
2P 00:00:
Koivu good on the PP. Pleks not so good
2P 2:00:
PP.
A goal here ...Â
2P 3:00:
The comeback is stillborn
2P 4:00:
Stuart gets back on Sergei, Wheeler hounds Tanguay ... this is how you win
2P 5:40:
Fernandez coughing up rebound. Must be getting bored.
2P Break:
Carbo puts out the fourth line. Momentum changer? I fear not.
2P 6:26:
First shot of the periuod.
And it;s in.
Koivu, hustling
4-1Â
2P Break:
Not a single shot on goal. Second on the puck. Losing every battle. Just gruesome.
2P 7:20:
Bad changes at the bench. Pierre Houde says "nothing, nothing, nothing is working.
No shots yet.Â
2P 10:03:
Another penalty.
BrutalÂ
2P 11:20:
Canadiens zone has more turnovers than Tim Horton's. Shots are 5-0
2P 12:20:
Kovalev on the fourth line. Message?
2P Break:
So what do you think? Uglier than Toronto? Scarier because that was an aberrational outing against a crap team. Boston is good, and clearly better tonight.
2P Break:
So what do you think? Uglier than Toronto? Scarier because that was an aberrational outing against a crap team. Boston is good, and clearly better tonight.
2P 14:17:
Kobasew slides to block a shot andthe crowd loves it. Blue-collar hockey is big down there. Canadiens play frilled-collar hockey
2P 15:00:
What's on the other channel?
2P 16:16:
Great! Price makes a bonehead mistake, and Sturm cashes a rebound.
4-0Â
Over
Except for dumb-ass fightsÂ
1P 17:30:
What a stat: It had been 624 minutes and 20 seconds since Bruins led Canadiens in a regular-season game
1P 19:00:
Sure, Lucic is going to beat Gorges. But how does Kessel outmuscle Bouillon?
2P 19:55:
If Canadiens get the next goal ...
2P 20:00:
Joël Bouchard says no turnovers and skate, skate, skate
Pull Price?:
Demers says No.
Technical problems:
The blog is slow. I don't know why
Between periods:
I don't see a comeback here. Boston gained confidence with every shift, and Fernandez – with a big assist from the goalpost – stoned the Canadiens. Two goals by the fourth line is more embarrassing than Toronto
J.T. on the first:
She's so upset she thinks Scott Thornton is playing for Boston ...
-Scott Thornton? Dandenault should sit right now, and Komisarek has dropped below three-million per in the running contract tally; his all-star vote ranking notwithstanding.
-Ryan O'Byrne apparently has yet to realize he is the QE II of NHL defencemen. No way should Patrice Bergeron be knocking him off the puck. Yet, once again, there is a large divide between what should be and what is.
-Right at this minute? I would not re-sign Alex Kovalev. But I hear Ekaterina Gordeeva is looking for a partner.
-I think Robert Lang has hit more posts than Mick Jagger's hit groupies.
-Some of the Boston fans' orgasm is getting on me. I feel dirty.
-I think of all of them I hate Blake Wheeler the most. Because he didn't choose our team.
-Boston is good. Now, watch friggin' Brian Burke displace Chiarelli, parachute into the GM job and leech off Boston's success.
-What's with the puck flying up in the air like that? Price looks like he's playing second.
-Josh Gorges' streak for not allowing PP goals against is over. Perfect timing.
-Three goals on eleven shots is deceptive. The team played like crap, and it's only Boston's disorganization to thank that there weren't more shots and more goals.
-Stanley Cup contenders, my ass.
1P 00:06:
That's on Gorges ... and he knows it.Â
Sturm
3-0Â
1P 1:42:
Soft call on Gui!
1P 3:00:
What a mess. Koivu turnover in the neutral zone and Yelle takes advantage of rice's inability to control the first shot.
2-0Â
1P 3:40:
They said BGL talked to Lucic
1P 4:30:
Many Fernandez is looking very steady
1P Break:
That PP wasn't pretty. No one goes to the net. All that peripheral passing is useless
1P 6:00:
With the Bruins down a man and a stick, Markov makes a soft pass onthe PP
1P 8:01:
First PP, thanks to Koivu
1P 8:20:
Lucic on Kovy: that's not a penalty? Jeeeeeez!
1P Break:
Can't be muscled by Chuck Kobasew, for cryin' out loud. But it's up and down the ice now, after that slow start
1P 10:20:
Sergei to Gui! to Lang ... DING, off the post. Great shift for that line
1P 11:00:
Which of these teams played in Chicago last night?
1P 11:40:
RDS guys say Komisarek is in a fog
1P 12:40:
Kpvy makes a great pass to Plekanec. And then stays on too long, for a change
1P Break:
Canadiens settling down. But I wouldn't want it to get to 2-0. Thornton: that's brutal
1P 14:30:
All Boston. Totally dominant. Five shots already
1P 15:21:
Very shaky start. Passes are not crisp
1P 16:13:
AK46 just flew around Lucic,but Bruins roared right back up ice
1P :
Thornton?
Who was worse on that Dandenault or Komisarek
1-0Â
1P :
Axelsson on top of Price. Here we go again.
1P 19:30:
Nice chance on a Markov pinch.
Jacques Demers:
lauds the low-key excellence of Roman Hamrlik, whom he coached as a rookie in Tampa Bay. Bouchard talks about huge minutes for Boston's Top 4 D. Tiring them out in a back-to-back game will be important
My man Josh Gorges:
High praise from RDS guys
TD Banknorth Garden:
Horrible building. Zero atmosphere
Ouch!:
Top 10 Canadiens-Bruins highlights includes Stan Jonathan pounding the snot out of Pierre Bouchard. Number One, of couyrse, is Don Cherry's too-many-mengame
Gaston Therrien:
Shows excellent man-marking against Ottawa ... until it breaks down and Alfie gets a great chance. He thinks Boston fatigue will be a factor if the Canadiens forecheck and try to spend a lot of time in the Boston end. He thinks Claude Julien plays Chara too much.
The key tonight:
For me is push-back. I think the Bruins will come out thumping. Canadiens have to be ready to play and win a very physical game.
Blake Wheeler:
Articulate kid. Pretty cool being a free agent at 21.
Steve Bégin:
RDS shows better stats when he played for Claude Julien. But how many injuries ago was that?
OK, I can turn the RDS sound off now ...:
CFL coverage
My man, Joël Bouchard:
Analyzes Ryan O'Byrne's development. Not as physical as Komo, has trouble with first pass. Advises Carbo to be "extremely patient" with a young defenceman. Credits him with size, a good shot and superior skating.
Bruins fan site:
Pokes fun at "Mary-Kate and Ashley Kostitsyn"
Bruins travel:
Arrived at 3:45 a.m. No morning skate.
Luc Gélinas:
reports on the crazy All-Star voting. "Pretty amazing," says Saku. Mike Komisarek says his Dad accounts for half the votes, 16,000 per half hour.
Benôit Brunet:
tells Chantal we sometimes forget how young Carey Price is. Praises Blake Wheeler, playing with Marco Sturm and David Krejci
On Melnick's show, Pierre McGuire says ...:
Zdeno Chara is playing his best hockey since the Ottawa days and the Marc Savard-Phil Kessel-Milan Lucic line is on fire. The Bruins have much improved their team speed. Two hopeful indicators for Canadiens fans: Boston has an atrocious PK, and they had to travel back from Chicago last night, losing an hour in the time-zone change
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