brobin Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 what a joke.. now the refs call that hit by O'bynre.. what about the hit by Chara on Dags???? W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaos Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 No real surprise here. Boston is the best team in the league, and Montreal barely deserves to be in the same league right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlétique.Canadien Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 This might expediate a trade. I wished we'd thrown the game. Injury nightmare. B's fans are getting that 2008 8-0 revenge for sure. With icing on the cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhabs Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 At least we can stop dreaming about a stanley cup... lets just hope they dont miss the play offs as well. OR is this a plan by Carbo... If we cant beat the B's for 1st in the east... lets drop to 8th spot and get a surewin in the first round since we never lose against the B's in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Bah... Bruins have nothing to brag about this game. They held on for dear life all 3rd period long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Well, to be fair, I am glad we didn't get blown out. A bounce or two and we would have been tied up. So from a team perspective and energy level, they were much better then the past ten games or so. They hung in their against the top team in the east and didn't get embarrassed. Unfortunately, they are simply not as good as Boston. Period. Boston plays as a tight team and they are playing with confidence. I can't say the same for Kovalev, he simply didn't show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Ya that was us last year in the East. Cream of the crop. Dominating offensive team. The spread wasn't as large, but we came out 1st. What did it gain us? We were beat down in the playoffs by the very same teams we dominated. Between us and the Pens, coming out first and second, the rest of the eastern teams seem to be playing more western trap style hockey, and it has hurt us. Kovy is being checked fiercely. This loss hurt, but I like the way the team played. Carefull defensive hockey. Somewhat frustrating, but always in it. If we can play like that, and sieze our opprtunities when they come, the team will be fine. Great PK tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Good point BCHabnut.. the PK was very good. In fact, take away those two defensive blunders and we shut down boston. If we could just get some forwards to start delivering in the offensive zone, the defensive play is coming around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhabs Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I agree too, come to think of it if they wouldve just shot that last shot in the 1st 1 second later... As someone said right after that goal, we looked lost in the 2nd and bet that was because of that goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redondo Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 What a frustrating game to watch, where to begin....Getting progressively pummelled into submission throughout the game, to the point that halfway through the 3rd everyone knew how this one was going to end. Not taking advantage of speed....not standing up for teammates...and now potentially losing two more bodies to injury. Props to Julien's squad for their discipline and sticking to the game plan - in all fairness I don't mind losing and congratulating the better team, but getting physically intimidated by these guys game in and game out doesn't not sit well with me. Think we can trade Kovalev quickly, before the All Star Game MVP hype wears off? He brings nothing to the table on most nights. I'm not the one to panic after a few loses, but this team lies down on way too many nights, and we all know where that leads come playoffs. Powerplay atrocious, as usual. Markov shaky, to say the least. Price, Pacioretty and Lapierre had a good game, Kostopulos brought it towards the end. But in the end, not enough, not nearly enough. And one more thing, that O'Byrne hit at the end was unnecessary. You get manhandled all game and with five seconds to go you suddenly decide to be tough and risk a suspension with Gorges already down? Stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 This was a good game by les boys. Boston is one of those teams, kinda like we were last year - the bounces go their way, and they have the cohesion, confidence and talent to make the most of them. We were full value, but still too many rough edges around our game: one *horrible* clearing attempt by Lats leading directly to a goal; two *stupid* penalties by Kovalev mucking up the momentum; a couple of sub-par plays by AK 47, one where he coughed up a puck to escape a check (pointed out by Brunet) and the other the garbled attempt to lead a rush that created the turnover for the third goal. These are the sorts of little details, mental breakdowns, that we need to purge from our game. If we do, we can indeed Win - but we won't until it happens. Lots to like in this loss, though. First, it's the kind of game that signals that a team is ready to come out of a slump: good strong play all around. Most notable to me were the play of Higgins, Plekanec, and (between his massive gaffe and his injury) Latendresse. If the first two, especially, really start to come around, we will look much more dangerous, particularly on the PP. Pretty good D tonight, but I can't help but think that one more top-4 rushing defenceman would be a HUGE help. We're not getting enough offensive push from the back end IMHO - there's Markov, and there's nobody else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I wanna offer my advice to the Montreal power play: shoot the #$#$ing puck! Also I can count over ten times in this game where the defense had a chance to exit the puck from the Habs zone, only to shuffleboard the puck so a Boston player can come scoop it up, it lead directly to the first Bruins goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 So.. what do they do about Kovy? Bench him for a full game? With all the injuries I am not sure they can. Does Gainey sit him down? Do we attempt to trade him? Does BGL kick his butt in the lockerroom behind closed doors? Does Price have to throw his bag at him???? I really don't know what Carbo can do. Kovalev only fixes his game when Kovalev decides he needs to. Until he recognizes he has a problem, he will sit in denial and refuse to put the effort in. Worse, sometimes he attempts to do too much and gets even worse. You have to wonder.. in the ASG, he has an absolute deadly shot. He has the slowball, he has the bullet. Tonight, he is never in a shooting spot but on the perimeter. He hesitates until he is covered. He attempts bad angle shots instead of driving the net... It like two different players. If you have a brilliant idea that has not been tried before, please send an email to carbo@howtowakeupkovy.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Apparently early reports are that Lang is done for the year... There goes our leading scorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) Apparently early reports are that Lang is done for the year... There goes our leading scorer. That's a crushing blow. Time for Plekanec to pull his stick out of his butt-crack and START F$%$%NG PRODUCING. As for Kovalev, benching him will accomplish nothing. Let him play it out. But I wouldn't be above discreetly shopping him around - some team like Vancouver or Minnesota that is desperate for offence might conceivably be interested in him as a late-season acquisition - and maybe would be willing to part with a decent offensive defenceman as part of the deal - ? Do we have a decent rushing defenceman in Hamilton? If we do, he might be worth calling up. pair him with Hamrlik, tell him to play his game and take the defensive miscues as a trade-off for a supplemental offensive push from the back end. The more I look at it, the more adamant I am that this team needs a Streit replacement: not so much for the shot on the PP as for the overal offensive effect of having another rushing d-man to complement Markov. Don't be surprised if Schneider turns up as a stop-gap measure for this season. Edited February 1, 2009 by The Chicoutimi Cucumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaos Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 That's a [b]crushing blow. [/b]Time for Plekanec to pull his stick out of his butt-crack and START F$%$%NG PRODUCING. As for Kovalev, benching him will accomplish nothing. Let him play it out. But I wouldn't be above discreetly shopping him around - some team like Vancouver or Minnesota that is desperate for offence might conceivably be interested in him as a late-season acquisition - and maybe would be willing to part with a decent offensive defenceman as part of the deal - ? Do we have a decent rushing defenceman in Hamilton? If we do, he might be worth calling up. pair him with Hamrlik, tell him to play his game and take the defensive miscues as a trade-off for a supplemental offensive push from the back end. The more I look at it, the more adamant I am that this team needs a Streit replacement: not so much for the shot on the PP as for the overal offensive effect of having another rushing d-man to complement Markov. Don't be surprised if Schneider turns up as a stop-gap measure for this season. Its no really Plekanecs fault. he was mostly ridiing on Kovalevs coattails last year. Kovalev has tanked this year, and so has Plekanec. They are directly related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I think it's time to sound the alarm...RED ALERT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I think it's time to sound the alarm...RED ALERT!!! Hee hee...yeah, panic always helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 If you have a brilliant idea that has not been tried before, please send an email to carbo@howtowakeupkovy.com Hold his plane hostage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) Hee hee...yeah, panic always helps. Don't just stand there....divert all auxiliary power to the front deflector shields! Implement evasive maneuver pattern Delta five! Fire a full spread of photon torpedoes. I want options, dammit! Edited February 2, 2009 by sbhatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 "I hope that's not the truth or we're in trouble because I'm not taking the C off Saku - that's the bottom line," said Carbonneau, who plans to speak to Kovalev. "If anyone needs a letter to perform on the ice, I have trouble with that. That's not professional at all. And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so. Maybe Kovy was protesting the shirts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Maybe Kovy was protesting the shirts? It'd be hard to blame him if that was the case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Apparently early reports are that Lang is done for the year... There goes our leading scorer. Might not be so bad. Habs pulled through when they lost Higgy-Saku-Tangs all at once. Lang was maybe doing great, but it was mostly on the PP. At even-strength his line used to mighty suck. BG has to find another right-hand C now. Getzlaf Carter Zajac Spezza Arnott Bolland Kesler That's the only right-shooting C's I've found in the top 50. They're rare as Pope's shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so. Where did you get that quote? Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Where did you get that quote? Good stuff. Post-game press conference...the video is up on the TSN.ca front page under "Canadiens Post Game Reaction" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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