Peter Puck
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Originally posted by les_glorieux
ribs seems to be playing well...
Yes but Ryder is havind a very bad game. Usually this presages a goal by him late in the 3rd. I hope so.
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I'm sure the Devils palyed the puck with a high stick before that goal.
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Theodore is clearly suffering and its badly affecting his positioning and his rebound control. Tough to pull him but I think Julien has to do it.
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Brodeur!!!!!
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Originally posted by Peter Puck
Theo is hurt
Maybe not
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Theo is hurt
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Originally posted by Howie_Morenz
hahahahaha the ice is so bad Marshal lost teh puck on a clear breakaway.
hahahahahaaha
Actually the ice was fine there. He just made an error stickhandling.
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Sakuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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Zednik!!!!! Beautiful move
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Originally posted by Howie_MorenzOriginally posted by TorenOriginally posted by Bulis_the_Habbie
Theo has got to step up. When you're playing the best you've got ot play like the best. If we go into the 3rd 2-1 I'll be confident.
I really don't see where he can really step up anymore. There are holes on a goaltender. You can't take those away. You can minimize them, but sometimes a perfect shot is just impossible to stop. Gomez picked the spot and didn't think twice. As for the tipped shot, there's just nothing you can do. That shot was going over the net I think, and Gionta redirected it a bit down. You can't play tips as a goaltender because they're so low percentage. Play the shot, let your defence worry about the man in front. I'm confident Theo is on his game, and until I see a bad goal, he's still the best player for the Habs this game by far. Look outside the crease for someone to blame.
:clap::clap: Absolutely!!!!Like the brain dead guys who keep taking penalties. Montreal cannot win playing shorthanded for a period.
The game is far from over. Habs will score two in the second...
Theo cannot be blamed for either goal. Also he made a few very nice stops and we are lucky it is only 2-0. We were horrible except for the final 2 minutes when we had a powerplay.
Having said that Theo looked very uncomfortable out there. His rebound control was non-existent and the Devils had a number of rebound chances.
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Why is it that we haven't played a single game yet this year with 3 solid periods. Every game we only show up for 2 periods.
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Originally posted by Haboholic
im sorry, i still think ribeiro is overrated, maybe because hes french canadian? who knows?
i never said anything about what we should do with him, thats bob gaineys job.
ribeiro goes far too unnoticed thats his problem! his bad shifts outweigh his good shifts... lets think out of 20 shifts a game... maybe he gets 2-5 good ones in there? and hmmmm... -5 doesnt look too good either. 11 out of his 16 points are on the powerplay, yes thats pretty good, but it also shows how he gets shoved around on even strength, he needs room to do anything. the problem is he cant create the room he needs, he needs his opponent to give it to him gift wrapped!
Yes -5 is not so good but his linemates aren't very responsible defensively (except Higgins and they have only played a few games together). Here is another pair of interesting stats:
Takeaways: Ribero is 4th on the team with 18 takeaways behind
Markov 25, Boullion 23, and Sunstrum 19. Kovalev is 5th with 15.
Giveaways: Ignoring Ivanis and Lapierre, Ribero is tied for 2nd with Perezhogen - both have only 3 giveaways in 19 and 18 games respectively. Dagenais has only 2 giveways in 14 games. Higgins is next with 5 giveaways in 19 games. Ribero has had more then 1.5 times as much ice time than any of these guys.
Although these stats must be taken with a grain of salt, they do show that Ribero is one of the most reliable forwards with the puck.
Ribero is fine as the second line centre. Furthermore he still has a tremendous possible upside.
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Originally posted by GoHabs2002
Wait a minute!!!!
ACF is hurt....
Kovy is hurt....
both unable to perform....
Colin has a hard C that sounds like a K...
Kovy has a K......
Maybe ACF is Kovy.....or Kovy is a concerned fan.
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I think if you look carefully you will see that ACF is taller than AK.
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Originally posted by sakiqcOriginally posted by JeanLucPilon
I'm a fan concerned about a concerned fan.
Yes, Colin needs our support. He sustained a hand injury and it is difficult for him to write at this time. I'm sure everyone at HW (collaborators and readers) wish him a full recovery. Colin's contribution to HW is really appreciated and gives the project a lot of credibility. Get well soon Colin!! :/)
Feel free to give Colin more encouragements in this thread or to his email: c.prichett@habsworld.net
Well I have been meaning to write and say how much I miss Colin's comments. They are always insightful and realistic. :bow: I hope his prognosis is better than Kovalev's. We certainly don't want to wait 4-8 weeks for the mailbag and the game by game player evaluations.
Get well soon Colin. We all miss your contributions.
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You guys are missing the easy solution. If the Hurricanes don't win their division we won't have to play the Sens we'll play Carolina in the eastern final. :/)
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Originally posted by Bulis_the_Habbie
I missed this guys name but on Sportsnet Pacific there is a crazy announcer.
"I think that José Theodore at 5.3 million is a bargain. Because we all know that the only reason the Montreal Canadiens make the playoffs every year is because Theodore plays so well during the regular season. They know they can win a bunch of games all because of José Theodore. This guy is a bargain!
You know who's a big goalteandiong bargain? Manny Legace", blablabla.
The first paragraph is idiotic. First of all, Theo is not at a bargain price nor is he playing up to his salary. Also, he's been playing bad in the regular season. Saying he plays well in the playoffs is more realistic.
What bothers me most is how he says "the only reason why we make the playoffs is because of Theodore". Theodore's been playing poorly this season and - surprise - first in the Conference! Did Kovalev, Koivu et al have nothing to do with it? My bad, I've been mistaken for all these years.
I saw this also and to be fair Garrett kept saying that by "bargain" he meant very valuable to his team. He repeated emphasized that what he thinks a team needs from a gaolie is playoff performances. He said Theodore is a bargain because he wins playoff series. He cited Joseph as a non-bargain because Garrett feels Joseph doesn't lead his team to winning playoff series.
I think this is an unusual use of "bargain" but he emphasized that is what he meant. He feels that his past record means Theodore will continue to have playoff success and it therefore a bargain.
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Originally posted by olematelot
The puck was loose and Weiss made contact with it before he pushed Danis' pad, therefore it's a legal goal
I wonder about this. I agree the puck was loose and I see no problem with Weiss trying to play that puck. I would like to know why this wasn't goaltender interference. Weiss pushed Danis (with his stick) and to me that falls under goaltender interference.
Here is a portion of Rule 78, Protection of a Goalkeeper:
Goals should be disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by his positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper's ability to move freely within his crease or defend his goal;
and here is another portion:
If an attacking player initiates contact with a goalkeeper, incidental or otherwise, while the goalkeeper is in his goal crease, and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed.
It may be that by contact here, the rule means body contact but I don't see why it should be legal to use your stick (even when playing the puck) on the body of a goalie. Clearly you are not allowed to use your stick on the body of a skater.
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Originally posted by olematelot
You are entitled to your opinion, although I must say a lot of people disagree with you. When you look at the teams goaltending prospects however there is merit to what your saying, they didn't draft a goalie #1 for no reason and Danis is certainly showing great potential so Theo certainly could be moved in the next couple of years but I don't believe it's going to happen anytime soon as he is our only proven starter. Theo has played well enough this year to enable us to be where we are and I truly believe that his performance will get better as the season wears on :hlogo:Originally posted by Komisarek the CruncherOriginally posted by Peter PuckTheodore might not be the goalie we need. Dryden once said that a good goalie on a weak team is not neccessarily going to be a good goalie on a strong team.
Here's the most intelligent comment I've seen about Theo from someone.
I wrote the exact same thing in one of my posts. Watch and see guys, Theo is not the guy we need.
Theo's great performances and big saves have always come in games we are bombarded. Also, there was no pressure 3 years ago as there was no expectation on the team because it was lousy...now its a whole new situation.
Theo as a very weak concentration level and always gives bad goals in games where we dominate and he gets few shots. I've almost never seen him make great saves in games where he gets under 25 shots.
As for Bob, I'm sure that Theo is not in is long term plans...can you spell PRICE.
Maybe he was great for us back then, but I seriously that he can be a great goalie for a dominante team. He needs plenty of action to be good and he won't get it anymore now that we are a dominating team.
I agree that trading him now is probably not the best move because we wouldn't be getting a fair return at this stage of the season. Look at Fedorov's trade, Columbus gave almost nothing in return. But idealy, if we had a solution to replace him, I would trade him now before his contract and performances make him difficult to trade.
All this to say that this is only my opinion and every single one of you who made fun of my comments are just immature kids who need a serious dose of growing up. Its so much easier to make a stupid comment then to actually bring actual facts and thoughts to a discussion.
Honestly guys, since when as insulting and laughing of someone brought anything constructive to an argument?
Hatred only brings even more hatred. Quite pathetic to read some people's comments.
Good thing I don't fall so easily in this type of shamefulness.:nono:
No you're wrong there, olematelot, I don't think anyone would disagree with Komisarek the Cruncher's opening position in his latest post.
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Originally posted by Pierre the Great
Andre Boisclair wins PQ leadership vote
Well what do you think?
First, are you a federalist or a sovereignist?
Second, do you think Boisclair is a good choice for the party?
Third, do you think he could lead Quebec?
1st. I'm a federalist but I understand the sovereignists point of view.
2nd. I don't know much about him (mainly the sensational stuff: gay, did coke, represents the "new guard")
3rd. I think he could do an excellent job for Quebec.
On a hockey note, it will be bad for Habs fans if Quebec votes to separate. That would cause a very bad back lash in the rest of the country and mark the end of any commitment to French for almost all regions in rest of Canada. In particular, I doubt RDS and the french CBC would be available for me nor for most other Habs fans outside Quebec.
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Originally posted by les_glorieux
why did komi get so little ice time in the third?
http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/2005...06/SC020274.HTM
On the first Florida goal when he was caught out of position after running at one of the Panthers.
Right after that on the penalty kill he chased a guy behind our net leading to both our defencemen being behind the net. This led directly to the 2nd goal when Jokinen walked out of the corner into the spot vacated by Komisarek and right in on Danis to score.
I think he was benched for a while. When he finally got back on the ice 10 minutes later Florida got their third goal. I didn't see where he was on the play but Weiss scored from close in on Komisarek's side of the ice.
A bad period for Komisarek.
edit: My mistake, Komisarek's shift had ended when the third Florida goal was scored.
[Edited on 2005/11/16 by Peter Puck]
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Originally posted by tommy9
Air Canada update: 1-0
, McCabe(Kabby) PP - 30ft slap 
On a 2-man advantage. The leafs are leading the league in goals scored 5 on 3. They'd be in (more) serious trouble if teams didn't keep taking penalities while short handed.
Game Thread | Canadiens vs. Devils | 11/18/05
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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Julien is mixing up the line. 4 minutes to go