jl.roberts Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 After winning the first outdoor game in NHL history, despite being thoroughly outplayed, our beloved Habs will return home after five games for "Vintage" Night versus the Vancouver Canucks. After completing a home-and-home series with the Maple Leafs, expect the 'Nucks to be a little tired. Richard Zednik has been hot for Montreal, with four goals in his last three games, but only six on the season. Mike Ribeiro is on fire, too. The Habs newest offensive threat is riding a five-game point streak. Look for Dan Cloutier to be in net for the Canucks. With emotions flying regarding the demotion of Marcel Hossa and Ron Hainsey, resident wonder boy Mike Komisarek, and AHL second leading scorer Pierre Dagenais will be looking to make a nice first impression in what could be their first contests of the year. GO HABS. <B>Time :</B>7:30 PM EST <B>Location :</B> Le Centre Bell "The Phone Booth" - Montreal, Quebec <B>TV :</B> RDS <B>Radio :</B> CJAD, CKAC, Team 990 (postgame) ------Habs----Habs------------Habs ,B>RDS Line-Up News</B> <B>Stat Comparison</B> <B>NHL.com Score Sheets</B> <B>Between the Pipes:</B> <i>TBD <b>vs.</b> Dan Cloutier <B>Projected CH Line-Up </B> <I>20 Zednik - 11 Koivu - 73 Ryder 94 Perreault - 71 Ribeiro - 26 Dagenais 38 Bulis - 90 Juneau - 24 Dackell 25 Kilger - 22 Begin - 37 Sundstrom 79 Markov - 43 Brisebois 44 Souray - 08 Komisarek 05 Quintal - 52 Rivet </I> <B>'Nucks Line-Up</B> <I><B>TBD</B> </i> <B>Probable CH Scratches</B> <I>82 Audette (indefinitely - shoulder), 51 Bouillon (probable), 15 Langdon (probable) </I> <B>Probable 'Nucks Scratches </B> <I>TBD</I> ------Habs----Habs------------Habs <B>Key Match-Up</B> <b>vs.</b> <B>Habs Game Thoughts</B> After coming off what should be a difficult home-and-home with the Leafs, what can the Habs expect from the 'Nucks top guns? Will the top Vancouver trio be worn out, or will they be able to easily exploit Montreal's sluggish and slow defence? With 4 goals in 3 games, Richard Zednik is re-establishing himself as the go-to guy in Montreal. Can the pace be kept up? Darren Langdon said he would have a hard time fighting his old teammates, so why would he be in the line-up? Who will be manning the nets? Expect Dan Cloutier for Vancouver, but who will we see in the le bleu, blanc, et rouge? <B>Who to Watch For</B> -----Habs--------Habs-----------Habs----- [Edited on 2003/11/25 by jl.roberts] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck7x Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Good job on thread , but you might want to re-size that avatar , plus you can edit the part of the preview that says Cloutier played tonight (vs leafs) , Hedberg started... So looks like the habs see Cloutier tomorrow... Man I really hope Komisarek plays , and I hope the habs dont get so easily pushed around in front of their own net as they were in the last meeting between the teams... But hey , if Komisarek plays , I doubt that happens... :ghg::ghg::ghg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habitual_hab Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Originally posted by puck7xMan I really hope Komisarek plays , and I hope the habs dont get so easily pushed around in front of their own net as they were in the last meeting between the teams... But hey , if Komisarek plays , I doubt that happens... Perhaps one of the reasons that Komisarek and Dagenais were called up is to add that physical presence both on the blue line (who's going to handle Bertuzzi? Rivet? - I know, I know, Souray, of course.) and up front (but supposedly Dagenais is not very physical and his skating ability is suspect). Dagenais: http://www.forecaster.ca/demo/hockey/player.cgi?1535 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHabs2002 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 http://www.rds.ca/cgi-bin/nouvelles?site=r...on&sport=#91996 ribeiro rejoins dagenais alongside perreault, but Komisarek will not be dressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl.roberts Posted November 26, 2003 Author Share Posted November 26, 2003 1-1, 7:00 minutes into the third. CHalk the goal up to : Richard Zednik (7) - Saku Koivu Dagenais has received approx. five minutes of ice, and Kilger and Komisarek are tonight's healthy scratches. Dissapointing to see Kilger sat in favour of Langdon, who is utterly useless against he former team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakiqc Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Except the shift where Langdon hammered Ohlund behind the net and Begin big hitted another one, the Habs are not showing any tempo, are not setting the pace of the game.. but are always waiting to see what Vancouver do. Dunno why Julien is not playing more the the 4th line.. that'll help to set the tempo in Habs' favor. It's like if the Habs player don't know what to do when they cross the opposite blue line. In all the others zone they look good, but when they are on the opposite zone.. nothing. Absolutely no creativity. If you can't score, at least try to crash the net !? :ghg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakiqc Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 damn.. 5-2 Lost The 3 stars were given to the Morrison's line hehe I guess it was because the Habs were back home from a long trip. Dagenais didn't had the opportunity to show much. Can't say the Habs played with much passion. There's no inspiration in this team. There's no offensive leader who would rally the others behind him.. GO Gainey!!:ghg: [Edited on 2003-11-26 by sakiqc] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 I know that the game was two days ago, but I would like to say a few thoughts. -The worst game for Bulis. That’s not because he got -3 at the end. He didn’t fight for a puck well, looked completely lost. -Canucks didn’t play at their best. I say they used 60% of the real power which was more than enough to kill us. -Best game for Markov. He still hesitates in offensive area but his play on own zone is amazing. -Sandstom is a new journey man. -Claude is a bit confused where to put Sandstrom and De .Both are useless in 4 th line and can contribute to the 2nd. -Theodore was just terrible. How many juicy rebounds he allowed that night???He could have been saved us in first three goals Just to let you know I’m one of those rare fans that think Garon is better. So, don’t be harsh on me when I criticize Theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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