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Habinator33

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  1. I give up trying to figure out what the lines are tonight. It's 1st period and I don't think there has been a single line that had 2 shifts together yet.
  2. Neal is not hurt he just had a maintenance day from practice. Orpik is making his season debut tonight and will have his minutes monitored.
  3. I am still seeing the same play from Gomez that he had last year and in the years with the Rangers. Skates through neutral zone just fine with the puck but once he gets into the attacking zone he just ends up turning over the puck making a bad pass. His shots are usually wide and from a bad angle where he will never score usually high as well so no rebound chances and he continues to not crash the net and just play to the outside. He had only one good game this season and that was the game where Gionta ended up having his worse game.
  4. Well hopefully we don't say same thing about Fleury as we had Miller, Kipper, and Reimer already.
  5. Outshooting opponents 0 wins 4 loses. Being outshot by opponents 1 win 0 loses. Need to get back to our gameplan.
  6. We need to get back to being outshot in games I think thats the problem. Just look at our only win of the season.
  7. I for one am very happy with this signing we desperately needed someone with good size that can both score goals and isn't afraid to toss his body around. As for the terms of the contract I think they are perfectly fine especially if you go by what teams are paying free agents this year. Not to mention he fills a significant hole we needed and every team knows it so he's more valuable to us then he was to other teams. This could also help the development of Max Pacioretty since he now gets to see someone game in and game out of who he can somewhat model his game after. Not to mention Erik Cole has experience coming back from a Neck Injury something that can possibly help Pacioretty next season.
  8. Sorry I've been away for quite a while and haven't been able to keep up with offseason hockey. Called in sick just to make the Hockey draft today . I was just wondering if someone can update me on some rumors surrounding what the habs are planning this offseason. I've seen so far: Dackell, Juneau, Quintal are gone for good which i'm happy about gives spots to younger players. But is Perreault also guarenteed to be gone? Also i've seen that Kovalev rejected our offer which is sad but i guess it was a low offer. If we don't get him signed we must sign a 1st line winger to play with Koivu look at what Koivu did last year with a real winger. So just wondering if anything else has been going on in habs land. Also it looks like theres going to be a lock out which sucks balls.
  9. Says who? Are you blaming it on him that we got out of the 1st round this year? Because if we had garon in the 1st round we would've been swept. Theodore came up with some outstanding saves and same in the 2nd round but what is he supposed to do when you have 1 of the worst defense in front of you. Look at all the terrible turnovers the defensive lapses with 1 minute to go. Theodore has proven time and again that he can carry a team on his shoulders if thats not a top notch goalie that i don't know what is. If you trade Theodore were going to have a losing team for the next 10 years. Garon isn't that good wow he had a few good games let me see him do that on a consistent basis. The games he has put up good numbers you see the rebounds he gives up it's crazy. Trading Theodore is a step in the wrong direction. He's only 27 years old goaltenders step into their prime around 28-32. So lets trade a goaltender whose won at every level he's played on won trophies at ever level and has been an all-star at every level for a backup goalie? Hey and lets not forget take a look at the teams that backup goalies played against a majority of his wins are against crappy teams. Who are his career shutouts against a crappy atlanta and washington?
  10. Basically no matter what the habs must and i repeat must bring a highly skilled player in to play with Koivu they finally did with Kovalev. So if we do happen to lose Kovalev to Free agency then we must go out and get someone else with similiar skills. No more of this crap of rookies, 3rd line fowards, and 40 year old veterans on Koivu's line he deserves better then that. You saw how much damage he has done in his career when he's had a top player on his line whether it was in the Olympics that one season with Recchi and Corson or this year in the playoffs. That being said here are my lines with what our current holes are: Zednik-Koivu-Highly Skilled Foward(Kovalev) Hole(FA/Trade/Rookie)-Ribeiro-Ryder Bulis-Hole(Big Center FA/Trade)-Ward Hole(Goon,Langdon)-Dowd-Begin Souray-Komisarek Markov-Rivet Brisebois-Hole(a top 4 defensemen. Mobile, Physical, puck moving d-man) Bouillon(7th d-man) Theodore Garon (possibly Veteran) Definitly Gone this offseason: Juneau, Dackell,Perreault, Quintal, Sundstrom Other Possibilities: Kovalev, Dowd, Langdon, Dagenais Tradeable commodities: Garon, Hossa, Hainsey As I said for 1st line we must go out and get an All-star calibre player. With Gainey as our GM i'm expecting to see a team modled more by him then by Savard. I expect to see the hole at 2nd line LW and 3rd line Center filled by solid all around players with good size. For 2nd line center we need someone that can go in the corners get the puck give it to Ribeiro and then crash the net and score goals. Preferably someone with better skating abilities then Dagenais. I'd love to get a Ryan Smyth or Jeff O'neill or someone of similiar skill types at this spot. Not saying were going to get either one not even sure if either is even available anymore just like the style of play both play and both can score goals. For 3rd line center we need to finally get someone with good size that can push around Lecavalier, Thornton, etc. Also someone who can possibly put the puck in the net more then 5 times a season like Juneau and Dowd and whoever else we've had there for the past 5 years. Combined with Ward and Bulis i think we could have a solid all around 3rd line. Yes if i were to pick a goaltender to Trade it would be Garon. Lets face it Theodore has proven he can compete on a consistent basis at the NHL level. Trading Theodore and putting Garon in net no matter who we get it could be Forsberg is a step in the wrong direction. Garon has been decent at best and has looked very sloopy in some games and has left some huge rebounds. I think eh can become a no 1 goalie but right now we got Theodore and he's proven so I say move Garon either at Draft day or on Waiver draft day becuase I don't wanna have to protect 2 goaltenders and risk losing one of our other players. But this is only in a situation of having to trade a goalie I rather keep both of them and continue to see what Garon can do unless someone comes calling and asks for Garon and has a nice offer. As for Hossa and Hainsey I see them coming into their deciding season with the habs just like this season was for Ribeiro. Can they make the team or not we'll have to see but they are our best trade options in terms of Prospects. We can get away with dealing one of them and not hurting our farm to much. Anyways the future is looking bright we got a strong core of young players Ryder, Ribeiro, markov, Komisarek, Begin, Bulis, Ward at the NHL all now with a full season of NHL experience and tough playoff competition. Some of them may have worn down towards the end of the season but thats not gonna happen next year. We also have some solid veterans who are really aren't that old and are just entering their prime Souray, Koivu, Zednik. Throw in we got a young coach whose done a good job and is only going to get better now since he has gotten a full year under his belt. To go along with that we got one of the strongest Farm systems in the NHL with a good amount of players that have shots at making the NHL at some point in their careers. A few of which we can use similiar to Balej to go out and improve our team hopefully not all rental players though. If we fill in the holes we have with quality players theres no reason we can't compete for the Cup we've already proven we got a playoff calibre team this offseason it's time to take it to the next level. The Montreal Canadiens future is now in Bob Gainey's hands THANK GOD!!!! The Future is bright: 2005 Stanley Cup Champions :hlogo: [Edited on 2004/4/30 by Habinator33] [Edited on 2004/4/30 by Habinator33]
  11. Is there anyway to find out how many names are currently on the petition? :hlogo:
  12. oh well we beat ourselves tonight and in this series Tampa didn't win it we lost it. Anyways bye to most likely Dackell, Dowd, Juneau, Perreault, Quintal, Sundstrom. And hopefully not Kovalev I expect next year to have a more Gainey type of team after having a full year with this team and getting to know it he knows what the weak links are and where he can and will improve.
  13. Heres the biggest question is tonight the last time we get to see Alex Kovalev and his amazing stickhandling in a Habs Jersey? I surely hope not for this playoffs and i hope he's in our lineup next year.
  14. Whoevers going to the game or whoever knows someone thats going to the game theres a 95% chance it's the last game at the Bell Centre this season. Please get the word around to start a chant of. "BRING BACK KOVY" Gotta show some appreciation for him because he carried us on his shoulders in the boston series and really has continued that success in the 2nd round. Plus he brings out the best in Koivu so we need him back for next season. Get the word around and lets start the chant here now. "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY" "BRING BACK KOVY"
  15. Just terrible play by our defense in the playoffs. Turnovers galor in this 2nd round and Pussies Galor in both series. Rivet Jesus man play the body especially with 16 seconds left in the game you leave a Star playre alone in front the net what the hell are you thinking. Why Why Why was Komisarek playing so early in OT good turnover there at the blue line. I always said we needed to add a defensemen at break I knew we wouldn't win with Rivet, Bouillon and a rookie as our best backup player. even though up to that last play Komisarek has played good Bouillon has just played awful all playoffs and Rivet has basically choked every time the game is on the line. Souray hasn't been that great but what can you expect since he's probably hurt. Gainey please address the Defense issue during the offseason. And PLEASE SIGN KOVY!!!!!!!!
  16. This is the second time in the last minute of the game that Rivet has ######ed us over when will Julien learn. I can't stand Rivet jesus he is the biggest pussy out there and he's huge. HOw do you give a guy 4 feet in front of the net and how do you get out worked what like twice against Samsonov in the boston series. Learn how to play defense jesus. I really hope Rivet, Bouillon, Quintal are all gone next year and replaced by Komisarek and 2 other good players.
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  18. We need Jason Ward back someone who has good size and is good defensively and adds another physical player and energy to this team also he's a player that doesn't seem to give up.
  19. Well Souray should be benched. Wtf was that the period wasn't over you don't stop playing. He is having a terrible game. Took a stupid penalty to put us 2 down and give them 1 goal. Then does this and costs us a 2nd and the game no way we scoring 3 more on Khabibulin.
  20. "Tampa is a 2 line team and Montreal is a 1 line team. Stop that 1 line and you won the series." -Barry Melrose(still sore about 1993) Anyways i hope Ribeiro-Ryder make him eat those words. Keys to winning this series: Show Up.(habs tend to go stretches where they just don't show) Play every game like it's the last game in the series. Play a physical team game. Tampa isn't that physical but they are fast we need to slow them down. play disciplined not like early in Boston series. Don't wanna give this team powerplay opportunities. Jose Theodore can he take the next step which is carry a team into the 3rd round of the playoffs something which hasn't been done since Roy left.
  21. Looks like we match up pretty well against them. We definitly have more depth then they do at the 4th line. We can go out and actually put in Key players they got a few guys they can't even play becuase they penalty risks. We gotta keep Langdon and hopefully get Ward back into the lineup becuase Tampa doesn't play very physical and with those two plus Begin and our defense we can bang them around a bit. We were accused of being a team that likes to dive. From what i hear the Tampa defense is cheap in the fact that when they dump the puck they like to turn their backs to the boards to draw a boarding call so just something to look out for if it's true going into this round. Key to this round in my opinion is the goaltending and the 2nd lines. The better 2nd line wins the series. Ribs and Ryder played good now lets just hope this round they can find the bakc of the net and maybe get our powerplay going too. We definitly have a good shot at winning this series but it's going to be tough this team didn't get over 100 points for nothing.
  22. PAYBACK IS A FUCING BITCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ZEDNIK SIGN KOVALEV SIGN KOVALEV. Come on everyone join me. SIGN KOVALEV SIGN KOVALEV. BRING ON THE LIGHTNING
  23. Gotta Bring Back Kovalev for next season. Zednik-Koivu-Kovalev can be deadly next season. Must get this guy signed look how awesome Koivu is when he has 2 guys on his line that can finish. Even if Montreal does not win on Monday you can't be dissapointed. We have finally found a good coach in Julien he is the one that got this team to come back after all of the troubles the weak goals, the missplay in game 4 etc and he got this team to come out and play and has shown faith in 4th line players and they have produced for him and it has been the story all season long. Of course i'm hoping and praying that Montreal wins Monday and goes on to the next round but it's going to be really tough 3 games in a row and 2 in Boston after trailing 3-1 is no easy task. But their showing Fight and it's down to 1 more game The core of this team is solid and the future is bright and right now were shining. Lets go Habs!!!!!!!! RESIGN KOVALEV!!!!!!!
  24. Great effort all around by the Habs. Hopefully this will soften the blow to Kovalev if we do happen to lose the series. I want him back for next season the way he looks with Koivu seems like he could score 40 goals and average atleast a point per game. As for Koivu he's now leading the league in points in the playofs with 6 tied with i believe 3 others so I think we could have a dynamic 1st line and Gainey has to make him an offer. I just hope the fans show Kovalev some support in game 6. Winning 3 in a row against boston is no easy task especially considering 2 are on the road. Well 1 of thsoe is down so it's only 2 more in a row but it's going to be tough as hell boston is going to come out strong next game. Win or Lose bring kovalev back need that star foward.
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