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At least the guy's consistent...

I believe that is the 6th two goal lead blown that led to a loss.

Wasn't it Lee who called back the Leaf goal in Pittsburgh the other day citing goalie interference where there was none? He's had some bad calls against the Habs for sure but to his credit, he's at least consistently bad everywhere else. Technically, he had as many shifts in the 2nd as he did in the 1st with 6. Two of them were abbreviated though due to penalties. Blunden, Leblanc, Weber, and Kostitsyn all have less time than him so far.

That's a curious set of lines. I suspect at some point, Kostitsyn and Gomez will swap lines with the latter taking Leblanc's spot at C. Kostitsyn's been either right on or way off lately (a 3 game point streak ended last game, that came after 5 straight games with a minus rating) so it doesn't surprise me that Cunneyworth is trying a shake it up approach.

Moen could be back next week. I suppose that's a half-positive as no one figured he'd be out this long when classified as DTD.

I know it's tough to get excited when losing but how on earth isn't there a GDT an hour before game time? Pacioretty-Desharnais-Cole Bourque-Plekanec-Gomez Darche-Eller-Blunden Kostitsyn-Leblanc-Weber Gorges-Subban Kaberle-Emelin Gill-Diaz Price Parise-Zubrus-Kovalchuk Clarkson-Elias-Sykora Ponikarovsky-Josefson-Bernier Boulton-Carter-Mills Volchenkov-Foster Greene-Larsson Salvador-Fayne Brodeur Puck drop is at 7:00 on RDS and TSN Habs.

Who are the two skaters who stand out as having very little NHL success? The two who were once part of the Habs' organization. Nice claim to fame on quite possibly the best junior team ever.

Conboy's out long term (likely the season) and Avtsin is also hurt right now. Schultz has played better lately but he's still very raw. I think the only Hamilton forwards that can be considered for callups (unless absolute emergencies arise such as many more injuries) are Engqvist, Leblanc, Palushaj, and maybe Willsie.

Welcome aboard. Nice Carbonneau reference there, I think we're all still waiting for that 'truth' to come out.

White also has struggled on the draw in lower levels (much like Leblanc) which may also have precipitated a move to the wing. I wouldn't count on Leblanc being up for long either with White close to returning (perhaps this weekend) while Nokelainen is also DTD. It may be a one and done callup for him (maybe he lasts the weekend too depending on the DTD guys).

Avon Cobourne released by the Ti-Cats today. Methinks he should be chirping a bit less now...

It is complete but sakiqc has to post it though as there's some website admin stuff that has to be done to attribute it to Del.

That was a rough 2nd period. The score flatters the Habs at this point...and it's only 1-1.

It's generally our policy not to allow stream information to be posted here. Just so you know.

Really...I feel the same way with regards to them never playing at home it seems, with the exception of last game obviously. It's been over a week since they've been away from home though.

You going to try to extend your streak to 2 with tonight's GDT?

Speaking of ASG talk, the AHL has their skills competition today. St. Denis will be in the puck control relay and hardest shot contests. Sportsnet has coverage of this starting at 3 PM EST.

Some pictures from Price's night: http://i42.tinypic.com/b6atki.jpg http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/0price2.jpg http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/0price3.jpg

The Habs can always sign him as a UFA in the summer as I highly doubt Minnesota tenders him a qualifying offer. Two concussions have left his future murky to the point where I can't see them willing to qualify him at $2.6 M. I'm also leery of the maturity thing with the team owner having called him out for showing up to camp overweight a couple years ago (I don't think he was much better this year either but I could be wrong).

Lake Erie gets the empty netter and take it 3-1. This is a tough loss to swallow for the playoff hopes.

That was the only relevant deal with them for a long time. Here are the next 3 'recent' ones: Nov. 8, 1996 - Acquired Jason MacDonald for cash...he played that year in Fredericton. June 15, 1990 - Dealt Rick Green for a 5th round pick (100th overall in those days). Feb. 25, 1977 - Rights to Marty Howe for cash. I think this should prove your point... UFA.

Tinordi with a good night for London, 1 assist and a +4 rating in a 6-3 win at Saginaw.

What's really frustrating as we're past the halfway point with it still 2-1 is that not only is Hamilton losing to the worst team in the West, they're losing to the worst team...with their 3rd string goalie for the second time this week. These are must win games.

Off the top of my head, it was Francis Lemieux for Brett Engelhardt. That would've been 5 or so years ago?

Montreal's 7th rounder from last draft, D Colin Sullivan, has withdrawn from his commitment to Yale beginning next season. It's not yet known whether he will be switching NCAA programs or will be moving to a CHL team for 2012-13.