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Moen starts with Pleks and Cammy... good!
Hopefully he can get them going. But I'd like to see Cammy double shifted with G&G
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As much as i'd like to sit out AK46 next game, we can't afford it. May as well nail him to the bench tonight to send the message.
But we really need some skill in the lineup - particularly with markov gone. And hey- wasn't game 2 his big game last round??
At least Pens have lost Stall - hopefully its serious!! Good job Subban!!
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Is pouliot playing ?
He is - but unfortunately the only good thing about his play is that unlike AK46, we haven't really been able to notice Pouliot.
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Is there any other Dman we can call up from the Bulldongs?? Carle???
I know we have used up our 3 callups, but wouldn't losing Markov and Spacek allow an emergency callup???
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LAZY shoot in by AK46 and hot potato defence by Hamrlik before that :puke:
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Why is it that for every habs broadcast on the CBC we get stuck with all these leaf loving anti-habs play-by play guys and commenters??? I absolutely hate Healy!!
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If they can win the first won without Markov - WOW!!!
They got the goal with the MAB-Subban pair, but that's really not a teamup I want to see too much!!
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Great work by Gio!
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Now that you mention it, maybe not having Kovalev to lead is the big difference with the kid.
Bergeron is so casual and sloppy.
Unless Bergeron tees it up and lets it go he adds absoltely nothing and is a liablity.
Don't know what the habs can do on the PP without Markov though. Maybe play in SK with PK? PK and Bergeron really looked awkward together.
YES!!
Cammy!
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The forwards have to start finishing their checks on the Pens D were at least 8 instances - 4 alone for AK46 and Laps letting up when the had the Pens Dmen lined up. You have to hit them hard the way the Pens are hitting everything.
Its a moot point though if Markov is out for any length of time :puke:
Damn 3-0. May as well pull Halak right now. No use leaving him in for this.
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Chris Lee in, Habs out.
Chris Lee should not be allowed to RAF habs games
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I thought Spacek had a virus or something... why is he still out?
Any word on if S.Kost is in??? We'll need his skills in this series.
I would seriously go with...
Gionta - Gomez - Moen
Lapierre - Pleks - Cammy
A.Kost - Moore - S.Kost
Pouliot - Metro - Pyatt
Markov - Obyrne
Gill - Gorges
Hammer - Subban
I like the suggested lineup, but would rather see AK46 remain with Pleks and Cammy.
I know he finally scored last game, but I'd rather have SK over MAB.
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Me too. He is weally weally weak.
He shouldn't sit - but I'm sure that the penguin will sit SK74. I don't think SK74 played after the caps scored. I just don't get how most players get a free pass with Martin and SK74 gets nailed to the cross by him for every mistake.
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I am going to give a half star to JM... he made some changes (Moen), but most importantly, he benched Hammer and MAB in the 3rd...
Agreed - i was cursing him for putting Hammer back on the PP and when Hammer and MAB were on, i thought I was going to have a heart attack!! But couldn't believe he actually sat them in the 3rd and went with 4 dmen to hold on for the win.
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Impressed with the boys tonight - although almost had a heartache with the delay of game penalty.
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I agree 100% on the last bit. Like I say: size up front and a better D. No excuses, no 'we almost had so-and-so,' no f*cking around. Deliver.
The only area of dispute is over Gainey's strategy this summer. I prefer to say that he assembled a solid core that needs significant tweaks. But either way, it's water under the bridge. Going forward, I agree that we had BETTER see Gauthier moving boldly to fix the glaring deficiencies. Those moves may involve frightful risks, e.g., moving Halak/Pleks, making a final call on the Kostityns, even moving Gomez for Lecavalier, whatever; but the risks have to be taken or else the Habs are the Leafs. No two ways about it. We endured the botched rebuild for five years. We gave this year's brand-new team 'a chance.' The time for patience is over. I want results. Make us a contender. Or else.
Period.
Are you seriously saying the habs should be trading Pleks??? first of all he is a UFA, which means the return wouldn't be much. Secondly, Pleks is the guy the habs need to resign and then try to get out of the following contracts:
-Gomez
-Hamrlik
-Spacek
Anything over $4.5M for Gomez is stupid in a cap world. I wonder if a team like Edmonton who can't attract anyone would be willing to take him (if they clear out some of their bad contracts, since they are also up against the cap.
I would have liked to see them keep both goalies but if a goalie and other assets can net them a BIG, YOUNG scoring winger or center you have to make the move. I'd prefer they move Halak over Price, but if someone is willing to really overpay for a top 3 BIG forward (preferbly a center) and is willing to take one of our bad contracts as well, I'd make the deal. If you could squeeze Carter AND one of giroux/van reimsdyk in a package that includes Price and someone else from the the roster not named Markov or Subban going the other way, it would instantly make us bigger. However, since the flyers are winning right now, they probably would not be desperate enough anymore, even though the streaky Boucher sure isn't someone I'd want as my goalie. I was really hoping that that the flyers would have gotten blown away, becuase they just might be willing to really overpay for a goalie.
Gainey has handcuffed this team from being noting more then a #7-9 team with his ridiculous shopping spree last summer, as well as signing a coach who not only is lousy with young talent but CANNOT and HAS not won in the playoffs. Who cares what his REGULAR season career record is just because he has been around forever.
Lets not kid ourselves, regardless of how many injuries we had, this team is a fringe playoff contender. Had the East not been so bad, even if the habs been healthy, they would have been fighting for the 7-9 position, if Carolina hadn't gotten of to such a lousy start.
Next year, Philly should be better (if they finally decide to get a goalie), Boston, which is looking pretty good in the playoffs will probably add Sequin or Hall. Tampa should be better now that they have got rid of their dumb and dumber owners and abbot & Costello GM/Coach combo. Even the leafs should be better if Burke can sign some scoring and eats some of his defence contracts (one of my biggest fears is Pleks being signed by the leafs :blink:0. Burke stole Phaneuf from the Flames, if he can dump Finger, pickup scoring for Kaberle and sign a couple of scorers, the leafs should be in the 7-10 range.
So we are going to be in tough next year and if anyone thinks we can be successful next year if our top salary earners are Gomez/Cammy/Hamrlik/Markov/Gionta is dreaming. Not only is the core of the offense too small and one of the dman well past his best before dates, having all of these guys simply does not leave enough cap space to ice a decent team. It will even get worse the following year, because, while Hamrlik (if he isn't traded/bought out), will come off the books, Markov will be a UFA.
Gainey has handcuffed this team and since Gautheir was his right hand man, I doubt if he can fix the mess, because first and foremost, the move to make is to convince the Molsons to eat the 3 years remaining on Martin's contract and fire his ass, but Gauthier and Martin probably have too long of a history together for him to make that move. I also think that Gauthier probably was in favor of the Martin hiring to begin with.
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Hamrlik and MAB - both liabilities together defence and just like that - like in game 2, another solid effort wasted
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Of course it is. Hammer does what he can, but he doesnt have the wheels to recover anymore. Just the same as back when we had Souray, but at least Souray would make up for it with rockets and goals.
Hammer needs to play a stay-at-home style and Martin needs to finds someone else to send on that PP. I keep saying to send Sergei K. The kid has hockey smarts, vision and passing skills. Why he doesnt get any PP time is mind-boggling, especially since our PP is having regular problems controlling the puck.
Anyway, good period ruined by a bonehead coaching decision.
I'm amazed SK74 is in the lineup! Martin obviously dislikes him. Carbo had SK on the PP before and he did look pretty good - I think he would be good option as well. They also tried AK46, but AK46 is too much of a defensive liablity to put on the point.
What I don't get is why Markov and MAB can't play the whole PP or most of the PP. Hell, Ovechkin was on the ice for a minute before the Caps PP and was on the ice for the whole PP as well. So again - to me this is on Martin again! If Doughty can play 30 min a game as a 2nd year pro, why can't Markov??? He has played that much in the past - why not in the playoffs???
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That's the crap that makes me hate Martin. Hamrlik got burned A THOUSAND TIMES when he was out on the PP. Martin just keeps sending him out there and we keep getting burned.
WAKE THE F*CK UP FOR CRISSAKE!!!!!!
To me this is on Martin not Hamrlik. He is being put in a situation he is no longer capable for. but Martin, what a fxcking idiot
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Hammer screws us again.. for god sakes get it deep and don't give up a two on one ...
hope the boys don't collapse... just bench the idiot.
oh my.. left on the ice????? He is making MAB look like Pronger out there...
But of course Martin will keep rolling him out after every mistake. yet OB and Sk74 ride the pine after even a small mistake. Have i said how much i absolutely HATE martin.
These has shades of game 2. Habs up, totally outplaying the caps and a couple of dumb coaching decisions and the caps are right back in it :puke:
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I hate Hamrlik - the guy is to damn old, too damn slow - What the fXCk is he on the PP for??? And of course Martin leaves him out there to finish the period
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Damn that guy's got a good glove hand.
That's what 4 pretty good goals taken away by him??
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Damn it Martin
Habs take the lead with the caps top line Martin throws out the 3rd line!! What the faXXK i the point of the last change???? -
Metro has surprised me - he looked awful last game and looked like he wasn't ready to be back - but he has been good tonight.
Refereeing sucks again though!
GDT: Game 1, Montreal vs Pittsburgh
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I think they should start getting Pleks some time with Gionta and Cammy every now and then and then double shft Cammy with G&G.
Damn another penalty
At this point, if they are going to take penalties, I'd rather see them take a run at some of the Pens the way the Pens have been doing all night to the Habs.