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No Gill it seems... So can we still fit another player from Hamilton or are we reaching max numbers?

Alright time to worry again... After surtaxing the Habs D since the departure of Markov and then Gorges... We are now seeing the results of this surtax. Injury prone players (yes all teams have them) Yet I believe our D is definitely among the most worn down...What we have left on the team is balancing on a thread... We have 6 possibly alright players ready to dress on Saturday... Can we risk losing one of them in a game with a rival that has nothing to lose? scenario one: Habs dont do anything because PG is working the phones with the hopes of adding a body down back in a few days scenario two: Not sure another GM is willing to Tango and we should call of an emergency D and dress 7 D. scenario three: assuming Gill can't dress.. we have to play Picard, Weber and Spacek over 20 min each... PK, WIZ and Hammer are given they are all +23min each. Does this not seem critical to you? I think the Islanders were merciful with us last night... any chance the Laughs are gonna do the same?!??! ahhhmmm NO

Oh absolutely... this is fantasy land wishing... No way on earth Ottawa deals Neil to a division rival, knowing how effective he is. Only way we get him would be in a three way deal where Ottawa doesnt suspect the secondary trade

I wouldnt go so far.. but yes its the bare minimum so as not to be pushed around... there must be at least one player in each of the bottom two lines that is ready to go after anyone, without hesitation... the rest is gravy. The same goes for D.. I would go as far as having one in each pairing that can at least put up a fight and not do a Gill or Spacek... Mind you I respect them for what they can and did do.. but we must at least be able to land ONE punch in

Just in case... M.A. Bergeron after notching two assists on the PP on Sunday...was a game leading -4 on Tuesday in the loss against St Louis

more like extra padding for his knuckles which helped him land them one after the other endlessly! I don't care if that game is in the past.. Ferrence and the other dude should get a beating in March Dont care.... Also if you were Tom Pyatt's brother in Phoenix would you go after him if the Bruins play the coyotes? I would Speaking of aggression... Mubarak has stepped down, Army stepped in

Thats awesome! On a 6 foot 5 goalie you try five hole... those are longs legs and it takes longer to close up. At least Thats where i get scored on the most and I'm 6'4" And okposo scored off the near post (left) 2 feet off the ground (perfect shot) and he's a right shot very hard to stop that!

I concur! as my avatar states... Get Neil and bring up Henry (we have half of the medication in stock already, no sense of waisting more draft picks)

Oh hell fight him tonight repeatedly and if he clearly kicks our ass then YES!

Can you tell a CC has been in Vancity long enough!!??! Hope The Islanders bring their aggro up!!! All I wanna see is Reaction to the Action!

Take it in strides mate... Nyck's point on PK is fair enough... Yet we may not agree that this 21 year old i ready to assume all he is supposed to... He needs to live and learn... and I think thats what Nyck is aiming at. Remember I know for a fact that PK had those same issues in Hamilton regarding his mouth and not having the opportunity to always put a fist in there between sentences... But he was getting better at it.

Then the only logic in calling up white would be that he gets in front of the net and his linesmen score thanks to his valiant efforts... I'm just fantasying... In any case he better do more then his previous stint!

I heard last night that when White had been brought up earlier he was injured or had just recovered from injury... Are we that desperate we need to bring up injured reserves? or was that failing communication between Trainers and Hamilton coaches.. Anywho White has been scoring of late and should be 100% for tonight... I hope!

Oh lets hope so my man! lets hope so!

If they didn't well last night could not be more clear! (the positive aspect of this happening) I personally think they have always known this... But the question lies (and related to this thread) do they see that as a priority in their views to what the Habs need presently and in the future? The way that JM went to talk to The refs after this game tells me... that JM believes last night game was a fluke and in part mismanaged by the refs... something that shouldn't repeat itself. If thats the case then I pray for ways to lessen our suffering... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12383098 I wonder if this visual therapy to lessen physical pain can be used for emotional pain. Meaning we would still have to watch the Habs play!

Its not about the gravity of the actions... its the actions themselves... the fact they didnt think twice about whether or not to go through with them... and ultimately the reaction from the Habs! Lucic should of spent the night in the penalty box for fighting.. but he didnt ... he ended the game with a +5 means not only did he have 3 points, but he was on the ice for 2 more!.. Horton had 5 points...

Now I found your post CC... Agreeed entirely with your first column.. its what lead me to write about our Utopian view of what Hockey should be... but is NOT ending up to be Philly last year had our number but also had their way with us .. no there wasnt a fight... we didnt have anyone to fight with! I'm pretty sure there were fights in the other playoffs not in our playoffs. we don't need nor want PK and Price having to talk or defend themselves... nor Gionta or Cammalleri nor Pleks... G.Laraque gave us that threshold like it or not... which opposing teams didnt pass... Yesterday that threshold was in-existent. That my friend should worry us

I agree with Bar, but chris points out something true... I don't think CC meant it quite like that (havent found his post yet) but pre lock out there were more cheap and lazy hooking and tripping calls... YEsterday there was an Angry team that not only wanted to win but HURT us physically and emotionally... The bruins were even throwing punches when our players had fallen. And More importantly Price and Pouliot held off when they had their players on a disadvantage. Im so going to shout that to my Bruin loving colleague when we meet for lunch... That was very low class crap IMO! It's now a matter of playoff survival.. lastnight's bruins match is in the past for me... I'm focused on what's needed to bulk up and mitigate the onslaught come the playoffs. No more bullying!

I am of an old timer mentality... I want toughness... Moen and Wiz are not giving enough.. GILL didnt do a thing when PK was getting clobbered... like Bergy said on antichambre Gill was picking up gloves! Pyatt Spacek Hammer etc all got manhandled.. Only Pouliot was able to save face I've seen Henry land pile-hammers to a player just for skating too close to PK in Hamilton. I want Henry and another player permanently doing their part. Play Henry as a 7th Dman (forward 5 min on ice) and do PK duty.. Michel Terrien, Mario Tremblay and Bergie were Unanimous. What happened yesterday is UNACCEPTABLE... Do we understand that Horton was after PK not Thornton... HORTON For F sake!!! The rest of the teams are gonna use the same tactic go after Carey Price and PK in the first 5 min and u will have the Habs on their heals. This is enough we got 19 days to upgrade our toughness... ENOUGH is ENOUGH, I am ashamed of what happened yesterday... Now I have to go talk to my Bruins loving colleague... FOR F SAKE!!

Yes I know you don't agree with it, I was asking for that exact explanation you gave me.. In dlbalr we trust! Ok I have to Say this now... Horton coming after Subban?!??! HELLO Pierre Gaultier !!!!! Bring Alex Henry up now!!!!!

Here again a surprise for me... So you mean Brian, that there is a rule that states if you see the player coming you're warned not to turn your back otherwise there is a loop in the rules for the offender?

A few more concussions in the past week.... add Tanguay to the indefinite list of injured. This wont ever stop? But what even more pisses my utopian view of Hockey...Is a play like what Matt Cooke just did on Tyutin. This play is the embodiment of what has no grounds to exist in Hockey ...in any way you see it... I once said i wanted Cooke in my team... and not only now do I drastically want to eat my words (add Markov injury) but I believe this player needs to go under psychological evaluation or be sent to an Army barricade to get under the controls of an unmanned plane and go shoot missiles at unarmed civilians. This man has no conscience of what human decency or respect means let alone player ethics... Im sorry but If I ever see him on the street Ill spit on him! He has all the time in the world... clearly sees Tyutin numbers and shoulder hits while his skates are no longer on the ice. This man is deranged! or he is an Idiot or both!

So according to Pierre Lebrun, Boston and Habs are after the same Dmen... Phillips and Kaberle

Well according to this article (discussion with Hamrlik) He wants to finish his career in Mtl. And he is willing to accept a cheaper contract along with less responsibilities. If PG can find the price we have our bottom 4-6D in the Hammer! http://www.cyberpresse.ca/sports/hockey/201102/07/01-4367923-hamrlik-accepterait-un-role-moindre-pour-finir-sa-carriere-a-montreal.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B9_sports_257_accueil_POS1 And another thing that comes from Danslescoullises is that PG no longer can get Arnott... after the Devs kicked our butt Arnott doesnt see the Habs as a contender So PG is in talks with: Pierre Gauthier est en discussion avec les Panthers, les Blue Jackets, les Blues et les Oilers présentement. C’est tout! Les noms de Huselius, Voracek, Frolik, Boyes, Dvorak, Hemsky et Penner sont au cœur des discussions. Selon Coup de balai, les DG des Oilers et des Panthers sont ceux qui appellent le plus Pierre Gauthier.

Agree with ya... he could also say it lightly (the refs uneven reffing) like we were unlucky on the plays and on ref calls... etc Tha Devils showed us what tight defensive trap is about... JM should watch this gae over and over and show it to our Habs