3P 00:00:
Yay!
It's over.
3P 3:00:
Now they're suggesting Teemu Sellane with Koivu and Higgins.
Cue the Forsberg rumours.
I wonder what's on the other channel.
3P 5:00:
McGuire says Canadiens have to go out and get another scorer.
They've had 36 shots and they've got one goal.
3P Commercial break:
It's going to be a quiet flight home.
Any positives here?
Lots of shots, but no real pressure on Miller.
And Buffalo has turned the Canadiens end into Riverdance on Ice.
And that jackass Glenn Healy is all over Tomas Plekanec.
3P 7:00:
Highlight reel glove save by Ryan Miller on Kostitsyn.
Derek Roy is McGuire's Monster of the game.
3P Commercial break:
McGuire thinks Andrew Peters will be on against the fourth line before this is over.
That'll be cement-head hockey at its worst.
3P 11:00:
McGuire says Boston's defence will keep Canadiens to the outside and this will mean a tough time tomorrow night at the Bell Centre.
3P 12:35:
My daughter says Guy Carbonneau wears nice ties.
Canadiens have a 31-24 edge in shots.
Why is that totally not representative of the game?
3P Commercial break:
Latendresse has played OK.
I'm grasping at straws here.
It hasn't snowed in Montreal yet.
I've got my health.
3P 15:00:
Another scary sequence in the Canadiens' end.
3P 18:30:
Good shift by the Pleks line and then Chipchura – be still my heart – wins a faceoff.
3P 19:00:
Christopher Higgins: pointless in his last four, all on the road.
3P 20:00:
Just watched the replay of the fourth Buffalo goal.
Just brutal.
Everyone fell asleep.
Between periods:
Mark Streit is minus-3.
Canadiens are 8-21 on faceoffs.
Of the Canadiens 26 shots, four are by Mike Komisarek, three are by Andrei Markov and three by Guillaume Latendresse.
I've never heard of Clarke MacArthur, but he was leading the AHL in scoring when Buffalo called him up.
2P 2:00:
Lindy Ruff looks like a guy on death row who just heard about exculpatory DNA evidence.
2P 4:00:
The worst of it is the Canadiens being outskated and outhustled. When that happens, they have no chance.
2P Commercial break:
Aaaarghh, I wish this game were over.
Regroup for tomorrow.
2P 5:00:
Kostopoulos is back on the fourth line. And Ryder on the first.
2P 8:10:
Ryder on the PP ... which is totally ineffective. McGuire says it's the worst Canadiens' PP he's seen this season.
What a night.
2P 9:00:
Well, they're getting a few shots. And Pierre McGuire thinks Mark Streit may be taking a little rest to contemplate how bad he was on the fourth Buffalo goal.
2P 10:00:
Latendresse hits the post.
Hey, we'll take our highlights where we can find them.
2P 15:18:
That's just pathetic. Mark Steit was horrible on that play, as were the Pleks line. Clarke the Sniper MacArthur bags his second.
4-1
2P commercial break:
Are faceoffs an Achilles heel for this team?
Because they're just hopeless.
Coach Doug Jarvis has to get on the case, even though his responsibility is the D.
2P 15:40:
Huet's rebound control: Not great.
2P 17:59:
Finally, Michael Ryder the Opportunist reports for duty.
3-1
And he'll be back on the top line before the period is over.
2P 18:00:
Top line is minus-5.
They have zero shots on goal.
Ouch!
2P 20:00:
Mmmmmm! Wings at the HSBC
Hmmmm. Huet still in nets.
Between periods:
Oh yeah, faceoffs: Canadiens won 2, lost 11 in the first period. Bryan Smolinski 0-5, Saku Koivu, who's having a rough night, 1-4.
Still to come: Andrew Peters pummelling someone, probably GutY! Guy! Guy!
1P 00:00:
Well, that's over.
And not a moment too soon.
1P Commercial break:
Difference between Buffalo fans and Montreal fans: they got bored and stopped booing Dandenault.
Of course, they've had plenty to cheer.
1P 4:38:
Man, this is getting ugly.
Drew Stafford eludes the "checking" of Patrice Brisebois to make it 3-0.
Shots are 11-3.
What a butt-kicking.
1P 6:00:
So which of these teams played and then traveled late last night?
1P 7:41:
CAREY PRICE!
CAREY PRICE!!!
1P 8:28:
The Canadiens first shot of the game, by Andrei Markov.
No problem for Ryan Miller.
Latendresse on the PP.
1P 9:53:
Thomas Vanek – arguably the most overpaid player not named McCabe or Kubina in the league – takes a dumb-ass penalty.
1P 11:01:
That's the kind of penalty Captain K took WAY too often last season.
Holding in the offensive zoe.
Totally pointless.
1P Commercial break.:
That's the kind of shot that Carey Price eats up. A soft one bounces off Huet's chest, and the sixth Buffalo shot of the period – Canadiens have none – is in. Sabres score first for the fourth time this season ... and they look like they'll be tough to beat tonight.
1-0
1P 13:00:
Not many whistles. Andrew Peters is playing, which means I don't know exactly what.
1P 15:50:
Koivu giveaway leads to a Vanek rush and an open net that Derek Roy misses. Sabres haven't scored first in 14 games.
But maybe tonight.
1P 17:40:
Buffalo comes out beltin'. And the HSBC crowd is booing Dandenault for the hit on Connolly.
18:50:
Ryder in almost alone ... to no avail.
1P 20:00:
Jacques Demers thinks Ryder may be back on the top line before the first period ends.
The Sabres have led for 8:14 through their last 14 games.
Love the bilingual Kostopoulos interview with Luc Gélinas.
Tom the Bomb is what my people call a real mensch.
Trade?:
The RDS guys don't think so. The Canadiens, they say, have sought elusive winning chemistry for several seasons. Now that they may have achieved it, why screw around?
Darren Dregehr's Top Five All-Arounders:
1. Henrik Zetterberg
2. Vincent Lecavalier
3. Daniel F. Alfredsson
4. Sidney Crosby
5. Ryan Getzlaf
Kovy on TSN:
It's only been three games, he tells Chris Cuthbert, so don't get too excited about his chemistry with Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Kostitsyn.
Pre-game chatter:
Jacques Demers, on RDS, says the Canadiens will have a number 1 goalie by Christmas ... and it will be Carey Price.
Bertrand Raymond thinks alternating is good in the short term. And the Canadiens are lucky, he says, to have two cool cucumbers competing for the job.
Benoit Brunet wonders whether the team will resign Huet for one year to either be the backup or alternate with Price next season.
On Michael Ryder:
Demers says Guy Carbonneau has ben patient, but a change had to be made. Ramond thinks Tom the Bomb might help the top line. Brunet says the experiment will last two games ... or maybe a few shifts.
The biggest loser in all this, says Demers, is Guillaume Latendresse. Brunet says a big guy who has skating problems develops more slowly than Sidney Crosby or Jordan Staal. He thinks Latendresse deserves patience.
Pre-game jitters:
I have a funny feeling this isn't going to be a stroll in the park. Buffalo played the Senators tough in Ottawa last night. The Sabres have solid goaltending, a decent defence and some speed and talent up front. And they're playing with a fair degree of desperation at this stage because they got off to a crap start and can't afford to fall too far behind.
All by way of saying this will be interesting.
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I was there, too. Actually, I was surprised how quiet the Sabres fans were, given that they had a hefty lead for most of the game.
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I cant beleive I was at this game.
Im still mesmorized with dissapointment and frustration with how stupid sabre fans are and how they got to cheer and I didnt. Arrrgh!
-Donovan
That game sucked like a gaping chest wound... and was almost as painful to watch, too!
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Alright, I've finally got myself reg'd!
Till tomorrow!
幸せになりたい、けど頑張りたくない
We are still a work in progress, but honestly I have watched the development over the last couple of years, we are getting there, and the progress over time to watch really excites me. So when we loose and come out like we did in the first is discouraging, but knowing the game was done after the first it was very interesting how each player played his shift the rest of the game. It is all part of the development. I will read a few more posts before heading to the pillow. So good night All
One thing positive about this game: none of the Habs players should be tired tomorrow night ;)
Awesome name and awesome picture.
JT's going to be all over you!
Yeats - That's good news about Fischer as i was begining to worry about him. Now is the time to shine. Ian - We didn't make it hard for them tonight, as we played to soft and made it easy for the Sabres to get out of their scoring slump. We were a tad over confident for some reason and it won't be easy tomorrow night as the Bruins are coming off a 5 goal output against the lafs and will play it tight and wait for the breaks. Discipline the key Saturday night.
Fischer was on the post-game show in the States tonight and I think it is dawning on him what is expected of someone drafted #1 by the Habs. If someone can draw out the best in him, Don Lucia the coach of the UofM will. We actually have some of the best coaches in NCAA D-1 looking after our prospects. These guys do know hockey.
Urgh, actually, I think the Habs should be forced to watch this game on tape a couple of times. We could call it Night of the Living Dead. After a few days of rest, you'd think the Habs would have a bit more jump in their step. Like someone said: there are no excuses. We were rested, all our guys are healthy, Buffalo was ripe for the picking. Instead we've handed a conference rival a confidence-boosting win.
No reason to freak out, I guess, cos we seem to be entirely in control of our destiny: when we want the win, we get it. It's the WANTING bit that we seem to lack. I'm not sure why these guys aren't hungry.
Streit had a major off game, hope he shakes it off.
Yeats-You know me being in THE HOME now having my 90th birthday tomorrow and having a 30 yr old picture on this site of me, every game I enjoy to the fullest. Cant wait for my birthday present from the Bean town tomorrow.
Happy Birthday in advance, Ian!!!
Can I call you my old friend yet? ;)
Ian: I am upset and I am sure other posters will be as well to not know in advance that tomorrow is your 90th birthday. We will have to organize the next Summit around your 91st. I do like our chances against the B's tomorrow night because in my opinion, you stand in good with the ghosts. I have to go out to a jazz concert with the Mrs. tomorrow night, so it will be in your hands. On you birthday, as Brother Bernard would have said: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May he hold you in the hollow of His hand and be gracious to you. May he look upon you kindly and give you His peace. Amen! Happy Birthday my friend and I wish you 90 more!!!
The kids are doing really well. And, in the case of the NCAA D-1 guys that I have seen, coaching wise they are in very, very good hands. Red Berenson, Mike Lucia and Mike Eaves are so far ahead of you average Major Junior coach it isn't funny. Wow, and those guys might actually get an education? What a concept!
YEATS- Keep that talk up and I will owe you a couple more pints when next we meet. So we loose 5 out of 18, no big deal, it means we are 3rd in the league behind ottawa & red wings with only 5 loses. Ottawa lost 2 and detroit lost 4., Not to shabby my friend!!
The problem Ian is that we all treat every game as if it were Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. Unfortunately, until that point that is exactly what every game is. I think we're in very good shape at this point in the season and, assuming the medical staff does their job, we'll be in the hunt in the post season. The problem is that we are so impatient as a group. We just want to lift number 25 and go home!
Ian: No matter how bad a loss, every time I see your picture, I am ready for the next game. Put simply my friend, it is really, really good to have you in the room!
OK enough of this, shit happens for a reason, bad night, now what about a shutout for the kid tomorrow night. Not only that, we score 5. It is going to be beautiful in our barn. NEXT!!!
In the post-game, Don Luchia is expecting David Fisher to be one of their best d-men going forward.
The Habs sucked, the Dogs lost. The Silver Lining Tonight: David Fisher scored his first goal of the season tonight for the Minnestota Golden Golphers and set up another one for the highlight reel. The future is in good hands. (Unlike, dare I say, the leafs.)
The Dogs lost too... But Corey Locke got 2 points!
Wow.....that was painful. Blow up the tape and move on.
Yeats you ARE a funny, funny guy LOL!
And to think, I could have just passed on hockey and masturbated with a cheese grater this evening. It would have been less painful!
You always have to bring the **turbated word at some point, my momma told me, those who are always talking about it aren't getting any. Please give it a rest.
Still waiting for you to say something marginally insightful about the team. Come on surprise us all with you analytical skill or, dare I say, your rapier-like wit? Question: Are you sure you have the right end of the horse in your picture? There are some serious doubters. OK, that was an empty-netter, but what the hell.
BTW, your mothers' a dope and so are you. The apple didn't fall far from the tree.
Nothing more annoying than a recurring Yeats infection.
Thanks for that mental picture!
I aim to please. (Crap, that really hurts!!! More parmesan, more parmesan.)
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