shortcat1 Posted February 16, 2007 Posted February 16, 2007 (edited) radio-canada.ca has an article which says that Carbonneau has confirmed that Jaroslav Halak will be playing at least one game this weekend. from this, the rds.ca writer expects that halak will likely be playing saturday against the hurricanes... we'll see... here's the site: http://www.radio-canada.ca/sports/hockey/2...-Vendredi.shtml GO :hlogo: GO! Edited February 16, 2007 by shortcat1 Quote
Psycing Posted February 16, 2007 Posted February 16, 2007 Now that he said that, it has to be against the Hurricanes. The last thing they want is to have him sitting on the bench Saturday night getting nervous about his game in Columbus... right Colin? Then again, the pressure of a home crowd might be a bit too much for him (doubtful, but hey, it happens). Quote
Nesquik Posted February 16, 2007 Posted February 16, 2007 RDS said that he will play on Sunday, I just saw it on T.V and they said that it wouldn't be a good idea to make him play right away, make him sit for a game and watch how the NHL goes get him ready for tommorow's game... I'm expecting him to be pretty nervous, but I was wathcing the practice the habs had with him, and they seem really nice and cheerful for him... Quote
Fanpuck33 Posted February 16, 2007 Posted February 16, 2007 Well, let's hope he starts off as well as Danis did in the NHL. Kinda funny, I'm the only regular here who will see his first NHL game in person. Quote
shortcat1 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Posted February 17, 2007 Well, let's hope he starts off as well as Danis did in the NHL. Kinda funny, I'm the only regular here who will see his first NHL game in person. and we'll expect you to give us your complete coverage on the 1st page of this site... GO :hlogo: GO! Quote
Chips Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 I'm excited to see how Halak responds and how the team responds. GO HALAK GO! GO HABS GO! Quote
JLP Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 Just when things are looking real bleak, who knows, if this kid brings brings a great game and enthusiasm it just might spread to the rest of the team, strange season so far, here's hoping the next twist is in the Hab's favor! Go Halak!!! Go Habs!!! Quote
Nesquik Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 They interviewed him on RDS, and I got to say, the guy is very cool about it. He doesn't seem stressed about coming to the habs, he isn't nervous, he seems all relaxed... I think it's a positive attitude to have, he's not going to be very nervous about being in nets which is sometimes a little weakness rookies have... Quote
KoZed Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 Halak's got that "it" factor about him. He always overachieved anywhere he played. I'll never repeat enough times how Halak had an Hasek-in-Buffalo aura about him when he was playing with Lewiston. Quote
Aebischer4life Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 Halak's got that "it" factor about him. He always overachieved anywhere he played. I'll never repeat enough times how Halak had an Hasek-in-Buffalo aura about him when he was playing with Lewiston. Exactly hes such a dominant goalie like kinda I used to be a couple years ago. Quote
Prime Minister Koivu Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 This could be the spark that fries the shit dam in the player's brains and gets them thinking in a different direction. Go Halak Go Quote
kaos Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 THe next Montreal rookie goaltender to lead them into the playoffs and win them a Stanley Cup? ITs been 20 years since thats happened. Were about due for a Rookie Conn Smythe Winning Goaltender Quote
The Saint Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 And that image of Roy holding up the Cup from '93 on his mask has got to channel some good vibes... Quote
BTH Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 In a TSN interview he loked like a real cool guy. Quote
MAK Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 according to RDS, aebischer tonite and Halak tomorrow. Quote
Prime Minister Koivu Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Halak to start again on Thursday! Carbonneau said Halak will be back in the net Thursday in Nashville, when the Canadiens begin a stretch with seven of eight games on the road. I'm glad Carbo is going to ride Halak as long as possible. I love his puck handling skills and his confidence. I bet Abby is more than jealous. Quote
simonus Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Aebi's gotta be loving montreal right now... Quote
JLP Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 why not -- Halak is hot and the team has won a couple, Abby gets paid regardless, will step in when the kid has a bad day. I don't think professional goalies sweat it if they sit out because the other guy is on, it's a team sport after all. Go Habs Go!!! Quote
Easy Ryder Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Aebisher has made himself bench by his poor performance against Carolina. Good average goalie is not enought for Montreal to win the guy between the post has to let no weak goals AND do miracle clutch saves. It's been like that for Roy, Théodore and Huet last year. It's the only way this team can win. Quote
BCHabnut Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 I hope he can do the job. The Semin goal was little shaky. Man can this guy handle the puck though!! I love watching him behind the net. His passes are acurate as hell too. Quote
tokyohabs Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 JLP is 100% right on with this one - and not because he also lives in Tokyo. Go with the hot hand. Quote
ShortHanded Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 I hope he can do the job. The Semin goal was little shaky. Man can this guy handle the puck though!! I love watching him behind the net. His passes are acurate as hell too. yeah... i never really paid attention to how important it was for the goalie to puck handle well, but after how bad Abby and Huey have been at it, and with the fact that our D aren't really great with the outlet pass, it really helps us get out of our zone that he can handle it well... I think this is something that's often overlooked in terms of our transition game. Quote
Bullsmith Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Abby has been simply awful recently. How many goals have seen him end up facing his own net? His positioning is just out of control. I like the guy and I think he's a better goalie than he's shown lately, but until Halak has a really bad game or the next back-to-back set I think it's a no brainer to start him. ps. I thought the Semin goal was a thing of beuty. Full cred to Semin, no blame to Halak. Quote
Wamsley01 Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 (edited) Abby has been simply awful recently. How many goals have seen him end up facing his own net? His positioning is just out of control. I like the guy and I think he's a better goalie than he's shown lately, but until Halak has a really bad game or the next back-to-back set I think it's a no brainer to start him. ps. I thought the Semin goal was a thing of beuty. Full cred to Semin, no blame to Halak. I agree, people have been getting on Halak saying he was too deep in his net...come on. Semin threaded the needle and if he did not people would have said how great Halak was in staring him down. And his confidence is filtering through the dressing room based on him refusing to give in to Semin. It was a perfect shot, Roy used to say if he makes that shot, you give it to him and shake your head and say great shot. I think we will know more about this Kid after the Nashville game. Edited February 21, 2007 by Wamsley01 Quote
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