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thats' the first time I noticed Pouliot in this series.

next game, I'd rather see Weber out there.

what's going on tonight - terrible drop pas by Subban now.

terrible pinch by Spacek and PP for Boston

I really don't like having Hammer and Spacek paired together.

+1 Freidman is an idiot for printing that BS, let alone even considering believing such BS. Chara is a guy who looks like he TRYS to hurt people, going off on Pleks was an example. I still remember him pulling down and pounding on Komisarik from behind 3-4 years ago. I can't express how great it is having to be in Toronto this week for work and wearing a habs ties to my meetings

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wow - thanks for posting! The play didn't look at all like the way CJAD described it. It sounded like Pleks initiated the whole play with a cheap shot. ESPN actually should a few of the highlights from the game and I was really surprised by Gomez - that first setup to Gionta was great and he also did a great job stripping that ape Lucic of the puck. There is no way Gionta should have scored on that shot - but hey, we'll take it I hope Gomer can keep it up. But it really sounded like a solid team effort with everyone with the possibly the exception of Eller playing a great game. It was Eller's first playoff game, so we can cut him some slack, but I hope the team puts forth the same effort on Saterday. I've got a 6 hour drive to Phoenix today and fly back home tomorrow - as long as i don't get held up too long at customs, I should be able to make it home for the game.

On CJAD they were afraid that Pleks may have awakened the bear in a 2-0 game. We'll see. I can see the Goons being much more physical and targeting Subban, Pleks and Gionta. I just hope that the damn league instructs its referees to keep order and not allow things to get out of hand. I was expecting the Goon squad out for them when the habs got the second goal late in the game. I don't have much respect for the bruins or their coach.

Nice to see Price get the playoff win out of the way - with a shutout no less!!

Chara - what a tool! I really hate these bruins. Losing, start gooning it up

Gio again - 2-0!!!!

Well he couldn't pronounce Halak - how hard is it to pronounce a two syllabell name??? It's not that he can't pronounce it, its that he's a redneck dick and always has been a redneck dick. I remember when Winnipeg used to have a a swedish assistant coach, can't remember his name, but he would intentially call him Alto something or the other, which was actually a dog food name. Even after being corrected, he still kept calling him the dog food name. Cherry's an AXXhole.

I can't see the play, can only go by CJAD's commentary. They actually said their was no embelishment by Subban and that while there shouldn't have been a call, it was a dumb play by White after getting a chance on the PP. sounds like he is playing well though! Really like White.

I just got back to my hotel and can only listen in on CJAD - unfortunately no habs games available in arizona. Sounds like White was playing a good game until the dumb penalty on the PP. What happened to Ak46???

I should tune in on satalitte radio near the end of every game!! Still in Arizona/Utah, got back to the car after my sunset photo shoots and caught the last few minutes of the NJ win and then got back just in time for the start of the PP against Chicago in OT. Have a real slow connection at the hotel I'm staying at and wasn't able to run a video of the penalty call against Toews. On the radio they were going on how it was a soft call. Then this morning on the NHL radio, they interviewed Bobby Holik and he went on a rant against people complaining about the call, becuase it was clearly a penalty. Nice to see someone not make a comment just to be anti-Hab. I'm glad I won't be able to catch coaches corner, where the CBC drag queen and Mad Mike will probably be ripping PK for the celebration with Price. Wish I could be able to see the take down. ESPN had absolutely no highlights of the game.

Savard thought the same thing about Chelios knees and dumped him for an almost washed out Savard. Savard retired in a few years, while Chelios went on to play another 15 or 16 years.

we gave up a lot of draft picks for letting Streit and may have avoided th Spacek signing if we hadn't let Streit go. Who would have been better in the playoffs last year, Streit or Bergeron?

I wasn't able to start listening to the game until it was 4-2, so didn't realize Subban was the regular pairing with Wiz. I just can't believe how long it took to put them together on the #1 unit.

We'll have to agree to disagree about Martin. I really don't think the Habs will be anything but a mediocore team under Martin. Under Martin, if your goalie doesn't stand on his head you lose. I also think the number of injuries to our Dman are a result of of his over-taxing style of play. I also don't like how he doesn't seem to hold veterans accountable for crappy play. IMO his stubbornness in keeping Subban on the second PP unit, in itself not only warrants firing, but a check up at the psychiatric ward!

I'm hoping the Bruins lose as usual in the playoffs. After all, who are the last Burins legends who actually have one anything as a bruin??? Orr, Esposito. Bourque had to go to Colorado, Neely who i used to like, despite him being kryptonite for the habs, I can't stand now with his fist pumping in the owners box, won nothing. However, that's not enough for me after what they did to MaxPac and Zednik before that without any repurcussions. Zed was breaking out and looked like he was finally going to be the dominant power forward the habs lacked since giving away Leclair (and Desjardins), for that cockroach Recchi, but after Mcclarren almost depacitated him, he was never the same. Now Chara may have ruined MaxPac, again no consequence. I just don't want the bruins to lose, I want somebody to take out a big part of their future. It's been what a month now, and I'm still pissed about the MaxPac hit like it happened yesterday. I've never hoped ill on a player before, but I really hope the Bruins lose a big star like Chara, Sequin or a Bergeron to a career ending injury - Savard doesn't count - he was already hurt. I probably wouldn't be so pissed if it wasn't for the types of comments the Bruins commentators, writers and pond trailer trash like Marchand made, only to be topped off by Recchi's "gamesmanship" comments. How is that not worse and not in iteself suspsenionable, given that Avery was suspended for comments about a guys girlfriend????

I'm sure glad I"m on a photography/hiking tour of Arizona and Utah - having to watch games like a 6-2 beating would be too difficult to bear!! I only heard parts of the last couple of games on XM radio and for last night's game, since it was a road game, had to listen to the Canes announcers. It sounds like after finally scoring two goals and winning against the thrashers (who suck anyways), the habs had another poor effort, despite outshooting the canes. The big changes I would make from a coaching perspective are the following: -Subban should be on the PP - the full 2 minutes if possible. All accross the league, top dman play the whole PP, hell Ovie as a forward usually plays the full PP. I never got why Markov wasn't on the PP longer and I certainly don't understand the rationale for Subban not even being on the #1 unit. -Cut Hamrlik and Gill's time. These guys are old horses and with too much time they play like donkeys. The need to keep Hamrlik under 20 min and Gill under 15 - I'd give him mainly PK duty and with the habs penchant for penalties that could be 10 minutes a night easily, but I wouldn't give him much more then PK duty. -Why isn't Weber playing??? Are the mistakes by Sopel, Mara, Picard much worse then the mistakes by Weber??? At least Weber WILL get better those guys will not and all three will probably be gone next year anyways. Sad thing is that Weber will probably make less mistakes and be more productive on another team, the same way SK74, Dags, Grabs were. He'll forever be called be too small to play the D the same way Streit was, only to become a solid defender somewhere else. -Subban is a horse and should be able to play over 25 minutes a game. Wiz close to 25 minutes. -The D should always have one of Subban, Wiz, Hamrlik and Weber on the ice - guys that can actually make an outlet pass!!! -Get Pleks off the damn point - How stupid is JM, for going as long with that experiment as he did!! -Get Price some rest. The alternative is the Michlelin man who can cover a lot of net, but usually can't stop much. he's PG's mistake and should never have been signed, but Price needs to get a mental break down the stretch, especially the way the D is playing in front of him. Without Price, we'd probably be behind the leafs right now. -Get Gomez the FXCK of the top three lines. Sounded like FINALLY played a decent game against the thrashers, but he has sucked to long and rarely follows up a good game with another solid effort. He should also be on the wing, as he is lousy on the draw anyways!! -Use guys that are skilled on the PP. That means Pleks, Gionta, Cammy, AK46, Desharnais, Eller and Pouliot. It means that when the habs are on the PP, Moen, Halpern, Darche have their asses nailed to the bench. -The PP on D would revolve around Subban. Should be out there for at least 1 1/2 minutes. Have Subban and Wiz, Subban and Hamrlik and then Hamrlik/Weber. -PLAY A MORE AGGRESSIVE FORECHECK!!!! This is a fast team, use the damn speed!!! Lines and pairings I'd like to see are the following: Gionta-Pleks-Cammy AK46-Eller-White Pouliot-Desharnais-Darche Moen-Halpern-Gomez -Subban/Gill - trying to limit Gil's ice time means that have Wiz/Subban or Subban with someone else as well. -Hamrlik/Weber -Wiz/Sopel or Wiz Mara More importantly though if I was PG, for next year, the habs have to find a way to get rid of Spacek. Maybe trade SPacek and a 3rd rounder for someone's 4th rounder. But the only way I want one of Hamrlik or Gill back next year (for no more then $1.5M on a one year deal), is if they get rid of SPacek. You can't have all three or even 2 of those three back next year and be a better team. I'd like the D for next year to have a core of Markov, Subban, Wiz, Gorges and two BIG, PHYSICAL Dmen. Failing to trade/sign two new dman, have one of Gill/Hamrlik. Although, I'd prefer to have Gill/Hamrlik as a 7th dman. I'd get rid of JM, otherwise, I can't see us keeping AK46 - I know most people here want to get rid of him, but He is a solid 20 goal scorer and in today's NHL, they don't grow on trees. He is also physical presence and has consistently been our most physical player. I also can't see Pouliot progressing any further under Martin. Gomez has to go. Send him to the minors next year and if the following year, someone wants him at $4M, move him. Moen gone. Halpern maybe sticks around if its for the same contract. Darche gone. Hopefully MaxPac will not only be back, but be back a force like he was this year. We need to pick up one physical center who can score or at be a setup guy and one big bruising winger - a big, bruising, scoring winger would be ideal, but i'd focus more on getting a big offensive center first. Lastly, a backup that you actually can rely on to play 20-25 games.

I seem to recall you defending him as late as december this season as well - despite him being wretched in every facet of the game.

This team has over achieved, but thats because of Price. I think its telling sign, when you get shut-out 2-0 and your goalies the first star (yeah, part of that is due to the fans voting), but really, if Price hadn't stolen at least 10-12 games this year, the habs are not in the playoffs.

Who said anything about challenging for the league lead. At least they wouldn't be putting up three consecutive goose eggs up on the board and show such a horrible effort after a humiliating defeat at home against Boston. JM is a stubborn ass and as I said last year, he CANNOT make adjustments on the fly. Subban should have been on the PP - Pleks doesn't belong on the point that experiement sholud have ended before Pleks got injured. E ller was showing some drive, he should have been paired with Gionta who at least played hard. AK46 doesn't deserve to have to play with Gomer - everytime they have tried that AK46 has gone to sleep - today he still played hard. Cammy should have his ass nailed to the bench for a while. He has sucked and deserves the embarressment of having his ass nailed to the bench. Let him stew over in anger and at least come back with some hunger. He isn't just missing on good oppertunities, he has also been lacking in his effort. Coaches have to make adjustments in slumps like this, but like I said, Martin is the stubborn stupid gambler who is trying to stick with the same plan he had going in and is unable to make adjustments when required. This is one of the most penalized teams in the league - yet it is one of the least physical. penalties are usual stupid, selfish, lazy penalties - many of them taken by so called leaders like Gomez and Hamrlik. To me that is on the coaching staff. You have to hold people accountable to stupid, lazy penalties (not just rookies), and the penalty issue should have been nipped in the bud months ago. You seem to have the same blind faith in JM that you had in Gomez for his first 1 1/2 years in Montreal. Yep and of course he didn't bring up that it was karma that led them to be shutout by the Rangers. But I wouldn't expect any sort of objectivity from that cross dressing drag queen.