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  1. Hells yeah! I've been seeing a lot of positive posts about Theodore and I love it. I just understand how some people are saying Theodore has no skill? Question his play so far this year, but don't question a Hart and Vezina winner skill level. The potential reasons for Theo's slump are numerious: change in equipment, poor defence in front of him, change in the ice dimension, loss of confidence, 'then new NHL'. I'm glad we have a great backup in Huet, but lets remember he's not a number #1 goalie, he's played great this season, Theo is proven to carry a team on his back, and he will once again if the ungrateful fans in Montreal (see: boobirds) would support him instead of boo and jeer. What do they think they're accomplishing by booing? Do they think booing is gonna make the habs and Theo play better? I think we need another BG tirade against the fans in support of Theo, and I'm glad for the support he's getting from Brodeur, too bad none of this has come from the Habs' players. Bring on the positives! Bar
  2. I've taken all your guys' (I'm lumping people into two sections now, theo haters, and non-theo haters) crying and complaining how Theo was the problem. Now it's time you guys own up that the problems is more than Theo. Huet played good, but he let in a weak goal on that shot from the point. Now, none of this is Theo was in net bullcrap, if the habs can't shoot how are they ever gonna score? The habs seem so damn weak with the puck, they always get it stick checked away, and for frigs sake does anyone notice every game the lines change, how do players get any flow with their linemates if they change on a nightly basis. One thing I was impressed with was Souray, he was pushing forward into the rush and damn thats a nice shot. If we're gonna lose, I want to lose with at least 25 shots on the other goalie. Dump the punk on the net for all I care, I don't think the habs have the size to dump and chase. Bar
  3. Haha I'll be the first to ask. Any CH's chasing any famous skirts? Hehe jk. What can I say I work with all women, I'm hooked on the gossip! Save me! Bar
  4. I'm still being patient with Theo, he will be back, despite what all the doom and gloomers say. One thing that does piss me off, is I want to hear him angry. I want him to be pissed when he's talking to reporters. I want him to yell "I played like crap tonight and it will NEVER happen again." I want a Jeremy Roenick rant about how players are crashing the net, how the dimensions on the ice have changed and I'm still adjusting. Screw losing your sponsers if you dropthe f-bomb, I want some f-bombing passion from one the top goalies in the league! All I've been hearing was "I didn't play well tonight and I'll work on it for the next start". Thats not good enough for me, I can handle the losing, the weak goals, but to shrug it off 'grinds my gears' (heh I love Family Guy). Bar
  5. The reason to blame the goaltending is that it's an easier fix than the defence or forwards. Just replace one guy. I'm a anti-theo hater (That'd make me a theo lover then?), I just think we need to be more patient, drop the dead weight in the forwards positiong, and carry on with the season. NO ONE is going to take on Theo's contract, and I do not think Huet is ready to be a starter, the same reason you are all blasting Theo (Oh, he just had one good 1/2 season), is what Huet falls under..he's only had a good FEW games. As an aside, I'd like to say it sickens me to see the lack of support, ALL teams go through bad times...why all the angst? Some might call it passion, and most Canadiens fans have it...but when has focusing on the negatives ever produced results. Bring on the flames Bar
  6. A few observations by Bar. Shoot the puck! Haha, why do the habs try to make the cute passes all the time? I'd rather a soft soft on net with the chance of a deflection or rebound, than when players (see: Zednik, Kovolev) try to deke around guys, yes it may work 1/3 times..but they usually are moving with so much speed they are behind the bet before they have a chance to pass the puck. Also, does anyone notice we rarely ever have anyone in front of the net? For the most part(from what I can recall) the opposing goalies have free sight at the puck, and unless it's Sourey back there blasting the puck the goalie will stop it 9/10 times. Maybe this is just bad luck, but when the habs set up in the opponets zone and they're passing it around, does it seem like they ALWAYS try to pass the puck and the other team deflects it? I watch other teams and they rarely get pucks deflected away by the other team. One last thing, obstruction. Now I'm not trying to make an excuses for the way the habs are playing, but anyone notice that the hooking is creeping back into the league? Last night I saw Kovolev held up against the boards behind the Canes net at least 2-3 times...when the back was being passed out of the zone. Oh, one last last thing...get rid of the dumb trapazoid "no touch" goalie zone. Anyone else like the way the goalies were in on plays in the World Juniors with the no read line. The rule should have been called the Brodeur rule, since he was one of the few goalies who could pull it off. Well thats my Tuesday morning ramblings. Bar
  7. Haha...I really hate to be a nick-picker..btu didn't he fight McCarty not McCarthy? This only bugs me cause my last name is McCarthy Bar
  8. Ok this is a little off topic but...holy mood swings. After the last two games everyones outlook on the team was skyhigh. Now, after one CLOSE loss, we're not even gonna make the playoffs? *Looks at the final score* 3-2 We lost by one goal, we were missing our top 2 defencemen. Why as habs fans do we always look at the negatives, it's almost at the point where I'm ashamed at a lot of the attitudes here. Calgary isn't no division bottom feeding team, they're the defending Western Conference champions, yes we could play better, a lot better in certain aspects, but it isn't time to abandon ship yet. Have some faith people. I'm not trying to tell you not to post what you want, but you think we were LEAF fans after claiming it's the end of the world after a 1 goal loss. Bar
  9. Maybe I was spoiled during the World Juniors, but damn didn't those hits look fantastic? Where is the hits from Begin from earlier in the year? I'm not critizing Begin, as I think he's a good player, it's just an observation. With the exception of that hit on Brisbrois(spelling?) there was no hitting on Montreal's part. Now, I really, really hate the leafs, but they have guys that hit. Why has it been the trend in Montreal lately to get small and fast? Well I should just say small now..because lately the team hasn't been fast of late. Is anything thinking the habs should tank the season so they could pick up one of the great defencemen that are likely to go in the top 5 draft? Does anyone have an explaination on why Montreal continues to draft goaltenders and forwards and rarely pay any heed to defencemen? Now, I have no facts that Montreal hasn't drafted defencemen, I'm just going on what I can remember, please correct me if I'm wrong. Also as a side note here, why not bring up the rookies and play them damnit! We're losing with vets, which is a piss off, but if they let the rookies play and we lose it'd ease the anger a bit, because these players are the future. I believe long past is the ability to buy a team and you must have a good set of rookies to develop with the big club e.g. look at the Sens. I'll concede it took them many a losing season to get where they are(which is early exits from the playoffs, but thats a different story). As well as Huet played the last two games, they need to put Theodore back in the nets for Sat. Night, I bet he's pissed at being benched twice in a row, I hope this motivates him to improve his game. Well I wrote more than I intended. Bar
  10. I do think Huet is flukey right now, but thats not a bad thing. Maybe Theodore will kick it up a notch(to steal Emeril's catch phrase). Whenever my faith in Theo waivers, I remember that series against Boston, he will get it back. I really hate to make excuses but between his injury, the new goalie equipment, and the change in ice dimensions I believe there is a lot to get adjusted to, some goalies are adjusting better. Bar
  11. I get mad at Theodore at times when he lets in softies, theres still no better goalie out there I'd want. For me it's as simple as the rules have changed, the goalies equipment have changed. I think once Theodore notices that more goalies around the league are staying up longer, he'll get the message. I don't think a few games by Huet means he can handle the pressure as number #1, I'd say Huet has just been 'flukey' so to speak. Bar
  12. Here's my theory...play the rookies, I want them in the lineup. If we make mistakes and lose with rookies, it makes me feel not as bad as when we make mistakes with vets. This may not be realistic, but I want the habs to play all out offense, I hate when they stay back and try to defend. I mean if many armchair goalie coaches here on Habsworld can see that Theodore is going down too early, then why can't professional coaches, and Theodore himself. I get so pumped up for games, and then Theo lets in a weak glove hand side goal and it's like deflating a balloon, and it shows on the players. I honestly expect the other team to score everytime they come roaring down the ice, or are on the power play. Can anyone explain why the habs play with a passive box on the penalty kill when they have such great speed that they can challenge the D-men? I mean with it being harder to move guys infront of the net, you think it'd be an obvious choice. The goalie usually can't stop what he can't see. It must be hard to always be coming from behind. Bar
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    Online Gaming

    I got a 360 for xmas, so I've been playing Call of Duty 2, Tiger Woods, Madden, and Kameo inbetween stints of playing Final Fantasy Online....I'm a MMORPGer at heart. Oh, and one of the best FPS for computers is Return To Castle Wolfenstein! Bar
  14. I hope the Habs do not give up on Theo. I know there is a lot of Theo haters here, and I'm not really interested in getting into an argument about it, but people are failing to remember that the goalie gear has changed drastically, Theo is not the only goalie thats struggling this year. It'd be interesting to see if the style of goalie has anything to do with how a goalie is playing this year with the smaller gear. For Example: Butterfly vs. Stand up. Bar
  15. Oh, hey...sorry wasn't at my computer this weekend. No, I voted for 'yes'. Bar (Sheldon from Halifax)
  16. WHy not do what the NFL does, give the coaches 1 or 2 challenges a game, for the ref to go upstairs. I bet if they did in the game vs. the leafs, the Markov goal would have counted. Just a thought. Bar
  17. Last game against Ottawa it seemed the habs were kind of lazy. Passes weren't tape to tape, there wasn't much hitting, even from Begin (I love the way he plays by the way), and there wasn't much hussle. This is gonna sound like a broken record, but I want the habs D to shoot more from the point, it's hard to get rebound shots if no one takes the inital shot. If the habs shoot more the PKers will come out more to challenge the shot, then the D can pass the puck up, and opening room in front of the net. Thats all from the armchair Coach Smac
  18. I was watching Law and Order last night, and since I live in eastern canada, after it they had the news and it was a breaking story about the Boston-SJ trade. You know what that news tv guy said... he said Thorton never lived up to expectations...EXPECTATIONS! I always jumped through the TV to kill him, but then I got lazy and didn't do it, but it was in such bad taste to say that, after Thorton played through the rib injuries against Montreal in the playoffs. Smac
  19. I noticed something in the last few games I was wondering if anyone else noticed. The habs seem to be trying to make too many highlight passes and goals. The defense never seems to want to shoot, they always try to pass it off to the side instead of just blasting it. We usually have one or two forwards in front of the net. Do you think this is intentional? Maybe this is part of Julliens system? Sourey has a wicked shot, but he never seems to blast away with it. I'd rather see a point shot and save by the goalie, then passing the puck around for 45 seconds only to have the other team intercept the pass and fire it down the other end. Just my $.02 Bar
  20. Yeah, so...we're leading our division. Theodore hasn't been great, but we're leading our divison. The power play hasn't been good, at all...but we're leading our division. We take too many penalties, way too many...but we're leading our division. The goalies AROUND the league aren't having stellar seasons, the dimensions on the ice have changed, goalie equipment has changed, give it some time before you start pressing the panic button, seriously, you know who you are sounding like: *thunder noise* Leaf fans. I said it, thats right leaf fans. Lets not turn into leaf fans. *Guards the trade button* Haha bring on the flames.
  21. bar

    Where Ya From?

    Me: Dartmiuth, NS, Canada Mom&Dad: Hants County, NS, Canada Grandparents Mom side: Hants County, NS, Canada Grandparents Dad side: Hantsport, NS, Canada All my family lives close...sometimes good and sometimes bad.
  22. Ok, 'Leafs Suck' you got me there with that comment about Naslund not fighting his own fight. I really have no counter point to that. As to the Brashear/McSourley thing...I believe, and this is only my opinion, that the result could have been lessened if Brashear had his helmet strap tightly done up. I seem to recall his injuries we suffered from his fall rather than the slash if I remember correctly..feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. As an aside...how come there is no outrage in the states when a pitcher throws a 90 mph fastball at a batters head intentionally?
  23. I'm glad to see that the habs have resigned Markov for the next two years. Wow, lots of action last couple of days, with the Luongo news, and St. Loius. Articles below: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=134525
  24. Ok here comes a name out of left field, as maybe not the most over rated but what about Theo Fleury? We all know about his off ice troubles with substance abuse, but surprisingly he has decent numbers: 1,088 points (455 goals, 633 assists) in 1,084 career NHL games. I read on TSN.ca the other day that he's just signed with the Belfast Giants...thats right Belfast, Ireland. Here's the link if anyone wants to check it out: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=134367
  25. Haha ok you'll have to excuse the title I couldn't resist. Seems the habs have just signed a Swiss player: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=134522 Mark Streit, 27, seems like he did alright the last couple years in the Swiss Elite league. Think this guy is a contender to crack the habs lineup or is he destined to spend a year with the bulldogs?
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