Jump to content

tomh009

Moderators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    7715

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    92

 Content Type 

Posts posted by tomh009

    ECF-Game 2-Rangers at Canadiens

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

    Posted

    There is still hope. It's just not very likely.

    This.

    People on these forums were writing the team off after we went down 3-2 to Boston as well. Have faith in your team, or at least hope. We came back from 3-2, Rangers came back from 3-1. We have a goaltending problem, but if we can find a solution to that, we have a chance, even if not a very big one.

    ECF-Game 2-Rangers at Canadiens

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

    Posted

    Unless the goalie can score, it doesn't matter who is in net. Tokarski made some great saves.

    Didn't we shut out the Rangers in the regular season? Twice?

    Both Budaj and Tokarski are capable of playing shutout hockey. The question is whether they can pull it off in games 3 and 4.

    I'm not confident on this count, but neither am I throwing in the towel at this point. Down 0-2 in the semis is far better than most years in the four decades since I started following the Habs.

    • Upvote 1

    ECF-Game 2-Rangers at Canadiens

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

    Posted

    We won in Boston. Twice. Against a better team than the Rangers.

    We can do it in MSG, too, as long as we can get some solid goaltending from somebody. Price would be the obvious solution, but given that he's out, I think we need to give Budaj his chance. If he does a Halak we might be able to pull this off yet.

    ECF-Game 2-Rangers at Canadiens

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

    Posted

    I share the sense of the inevitable but seek the faint hope

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ECUtkv2qV8

    Some things in life are bad

    They can really make you mad

    Other things just make you swear and curse

    When you're chewing on life's gristle

    Don't grumble, give a whistle

    And this'll help things turn out for the best

    And always look on the bright side of life

    Always look on the light side of life

    If life seems jolly rotten

    There's something you've forgotten

    And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing

    When you're feeling in the dumps

    Don't be silly chumps

    Just purse your lips and whistle, that's the thing

    And always look on the bright side of life

    Come on!

    Always look on the right side of life

    (...)

    ECF-Game 2-Rangers at Canadiens

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

    Posted

    Frankly, I don't see us winning with budaj. Has budaj even won a playoff game?? He's been useless everytime I've seen him in the playoffs.

    Basically playoffs are still hockey, just more intense pressure. How many playoff games has he actually started, rather than being thrown in the deep end mid-game?

    Nothing is easy at this point. But Budaj sure isn't the only problem.

    ECF-Game 2-Rangers at Canadiens

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

    Posted

    I am hoping it is Tokarski cause maybe the guys will rally round the rookie. Everyone may play to their best, it's a thought. I know that Budaj has some nhl experience but virtually none in the playoffs, and what he does have ain't good.

    Getting thrown into relief in the playoffs, not pretty indeed. But better than .900 and 2.5 GAA in each of three regular seasons with the Habs (in spite of that terrible 2-5 post-Olympic stretch this year).

    Either way, not an easy choice for MT.

    ECF-Game 2-Rangers at Canadiens

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

    Posted

    I don't know. I almost think Budaj lost his entitlement to start when he allowed 3 goals on 8 shots in the third period of Game 1, powerplay or not.

    He wasn't exactly getting a lot of defensive support on those goals.

    Budaj did shut out the Rangers in the first regular-season game, although that was way back in October.

×
×
  • Create New...