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I hope they are shit for ever.

get going habs e need this one itis #25

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm glad this group didn't coach after game 1 in the Vegas series. Last night sucked. We lost. ONE GAME! Oh wait, we did that against Vegas too. Here is what happened - simple... Tampa scored first! We had to play catch up. Not our strength. We were doing ok - then Chiarot made a mistake. It happens, but he did. He waved at a puck with his glove IN FRONT of the net. If he doesn't it goes harmlessly into the corner. Instead it is up for grabs...then he swings at it with his stick...and he knocks it into the net. 3-1 now! Momentum gone. From that point on the Habs not only PLAYED CATCHUP -they panicked! Stopped playing THEIR game and Tampa took advantage of their chances. A great shot by Kucherov (who, by the way, earned every penny of his salary this season OVER the cap due to a loophole that will be closed.... But I digress.) Then Tampa gets a late PP goal. So, we can say a lot of things - none of them good. WE LOST. PRICE GAVE UP 5 GOALS! OUR PK STREAK ENDED But: We've lost Game 1 before - to Vegas and to LA back in '93 3 of those 5 goals came in the third period when we were trying to play 'desperate' catch up. We'll never be successful that way - but we HAD to TRY last night because that is where we were. You sure don't give up! Our PK streak doesn't matter. What matters is that we KILL THE NEXT PK and the one after that. It was the 5th goal in a 5-1 loss, with just over a minute to go. A meaningless goal. So - don't panic! Don't change the lineup! Get back to basics. Watch the tape. Adjust. Be ready. And win game 2! Gustafsson is fine. He provides extra push on the PP (and we have needed that FOR YEARS). Whoever plays that 5 or 6 D spot will get minimal minutes. The Top 4 horses are what got us here! Why change now? Unless there is an injury or a Covid issue. Change out Staal? Seriously - that 4th line, led by the two vets, is crucial to our success! Maybe you swap Armia back in for Evans. Perry is a beast and he has chemistry with Staal and Armia. Let's get some of that back! So, get the beer on ice! Have the wings ready to go! Put on your lucky Habs shirt. And enjoy Game 2. We may not be in the Stanley Cup finals again for a VERY long time! Go Habs Go!!!

I'd like to add something pertinent and relevant. Something pertinent and relevant. There.

Wife and I are watching the game Friday on the deck. Wednesday will be too warm for me to watch on the deck. Watching Habs hockey outside on the deck, I never thought I would ever do that. If anybody in Edmonton is outside Friday and you hear a “F@$# you Tampa,” when Montreal scores, that’s me. The beer is cold.

THE FINALS. THIS IS HAPPENING, BABY!! LINEUP PROJECTIONS Montreal Canadiens projected lineup Forwards Left Wing Centre Right Wing Artturi Lehkonen Phillip Danault Brendan Gallagher Tyler Toffoli Nick Suzuki Cole Caufield Paul Byron Jesperi Kotkaniemi Josh Anderson Joel Armia Eric Staal Corey Perry Defencemen Left Defence Right Defence Joel Edmundson Jeff Petry Ben Chiarot Shea Weber Erik Gustafsson Jon Merrill Goaltenders Starter Backup Carey Price Jake Allen Scratches F: Alex Belzile, Laurent Dauphin, Michael Frolik, Tomas Tatar, Lukas Vejdemo, Jesse Ylönen Cale Fleury, Brett Kulak, Xavier Ouellet, Alexander Romanov G: Charlie Lindgren, Michael McNiven, Cayden Primeau Injured/Ill F: Jonathan Drouin (leave of absence), Jake Evans (concussion) Tampa Bay Lightning projected lineup Forwards Left Wing Centre Right Wing Ondrej Palat Brayden Point Nikita Kucherov Alex Killorn Anthony Cirelli Steven Stamkos Barclay Goodrow Yanni Gourde Blake Coleman Ross Colton Tyler Johnson Patrick Maroon Defencemen Left Defence Right Defence Victor Hedman Jan Rutta Ryan McDonagh David Savard Mikhail Sergachev Luke Schenn Goaltenders Starter Backup Andrei Vasilevskiy Curtis McElhinney THE PARROT IS CRANKED! https://www.facebook.com/110877132302973/videos/266869298546544 OL' BLUE EYES, STILL IN OUR CORNER: YVONNE SAYS: BRING ON THOSE CAP-CHEATING MOTHERF**KERS!

Not buying it, they put one shinpad on at a time like everyone else and other lesser teams have taken them 5, 6 & 7 games.

They are indeed really smart players and I’m sure they all got caught a bit by surprise by the talent level of Point and company. I am confident that our coaching staff will address things with the whole team and that will help as well. Im fully expecting a win in game 2

Get em Wed.

Vegas took the first game by a big score too. Make your adjustments and come back in game 2.

I'm as nervous as cat in room full o rocking chairs

I'm ok with that first period. We can play with them. Cernak can do that 100 times and he wont put it perfect in the top corner again.

Anthems don't belong in professional sports.

Let’s go boys. It could be because I have my tower fan going full blast on me from a foot away amidst this heat wave, but I’ve got chills right now.

This GDT is long overdue. 28 years to be exact