Rags @ Habs - Jan. 17/03

[puck7x]

The equipment problem was that Souray had blood on his jersey , your not allowed to play with a bloody jersey in the NHL , anymore...

If you notice , he had changed it to a brand new one when he finally did get on the ice.

[DJ_Laszlo]

Originally posted by Quebecois

If you pull your goalie and get scored on in OT, then you don't get that point.

Plus we don't really want to give the Rangers a chance at a free point, i know they aren't that close to us now, but there's a lot of hockey left to be played so we could still end up battling with them for positioning.

As far as the game goes, we are definetely lucky to come out with one point, but with how we played in OT i was sure we were going to get the extra one. Oh well, i guess we stole a point tonight.

Now there's something I did not know - makes a lot of sense though when you think about it. You could practically pull your goalie whenever you play a team from the opposite conference.

And I know an OT loss tonight would might have come to haunt us in april - but nobody has died by gamling a bit (except for Russian roulette perhaps )

Well - one point is better than none at all.

[rib71]

hey whats up everyone, while i was watching the habs my gf was surfing the net and found this sick site thank god man i usually go to www.faceoff.com for the habs info but not anymore. but the thing i missed the most were the forums but ever since faceoff got bought out by canada.com(global). i ve been heavy searching to find good forums on the net to post my thoughts and talk with my fellow HAabiTANTS,,,,,,,,,

AS FOR THE GAME

montreal deserved to lose .... koivu did not play well at all looked slow the whole game!!!!.i think ribeiro and bouillen where the best players on the ice espicially boul... how could we ever let him go last yeear, or let dykeman and traverse play in front of him!!!!!

my posts will never be this long again its cause im pumped that i found a siC FORUM

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[jl.roberts]

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Final Score

New York Rangers : <b>2</b> @ Montreal Canadiens : <b>2</b>

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Scoring Summary

<U>1st Period</U>

09:01 Pierre Dagenais (10) - Mike Ribeiro, Richard Zednik

<U>2nd Period</U>

05:08 Bobby Holik (12) - Martin Rucinsky, Alex Kovalev

<U>3rd Period</U>

03:17 Mike Ryder (13) - Unassisted. - PP

14:54 Alex Kovalev (10) - Eric Lindros, Martin Rucinsky

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Three Stars

3. Mike Ribeiro MTL

2. Martin Rucinsky NYR

1. Jose Theodore MTL

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Statistics

<u>Shots on Goal</u>

New York : 29

Montreal : 27

<u>Faceoff Percentage</U>

New York: 50%

Montreal: 50%

<U>Ice Time Leader</U>

New York : Brian Leetch - 28:43

Montreal : Sheldon Souray - 26:55

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Out of Town Importance

Leafs 0 - Flyers 4

Bruins 0 - Sens 4

Sabres 2 - Isles 4

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[jl.roberts]

Welcome Rib71. Glad you found us!

By the way, great to see the thread so busy tonight guys!

[puck7x]

Originally posted by jl.roberts

Welcome Rib71. Glad you found us!

By the way, great to see the thread so busy tonight guys!

I knew it would pick up... Hope it keeps rolling... We have a good thing going here.

[DJ_Laszlo]

Originally posted by jeppa

A shot off the post doesn't count as a "shot" in the statistics.

Las, DL Yahoo Messenger so we can talk

Done. Same nickname as here. Everybody, feel free to add me. Would be nice to chat during upcoming Canadiens games since the mIRC channel died...

[Colin]

Well, this is one game I think the Habs should be pleased about stealing a point. We were the second best team tonight because we lost almost all the board battles and were second the the puck frequently. I'm really impressed with the Rag$ and the fact they seemed to have honestly turned the corner for the first time in years. As for the Habs, it's a testament to how confident they are that they pulled the tie out of this and had a chance to win. It's a common fact that the best teams can pull things out of the hat even when they might not deserve it, tonight Montreal was in that chair.

In fact, there seemed to be a concentration problem tonight as pretty much every single player had problems with passes both in giving and especially receiving. On the other hand, I would have liked to have a good look at that ice since it seemed the puck was trying to imtimidate a ball rather than a frozen disk of rubber for a lot of the time.

Who else was laughing at the improv act by Massenhoven who blew his whistle to stop the play, then when he saw the puck was in the net called it a goal, only to eventually have it called back when it was proven to be a high stick. That was honestly a farce and the NHL really has to look at things like that. In fact, the specific thing that bothered me was the ref calling it off, then contradicting himself within a second. He was making the gesture to call off the goal and in mid-motion he pointed to it as being it. Oy.

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Notes:

Theo: Okay, the two on none was a bit lousy when you consider that the puck ended up on Rosie's stick and he had the worst angle of the two, but the fact of the matter is that Theo followed it well and gave them nothing. No fault on either goal, and a great game. A

Cube: Best game of his year and once again proof that he's about ten times better than Hainsey at the moment. He was excellent in a game where he should have had terrible troubles with the bigger guys. In fact, I'd say he was better than a lot of his larger teammates. A

Breeze: Basics, basics, basics. Gotta love it. I think I read that it was Jan 28th of last year the last time he scored a goal. If we get the good defence, here's to another year of scoreless play from the Breeze. B+

Rivet: It was a better game than the ones he'd had earlier in the season, but I found him being battered by the opposition more than Cuber. Tonight his lack of leg drive seemed to seriously hamper him at times, though the good thing is that he wasn't running around. Good play. B

Komisarek: Hrm. He comes out with a plus and that's always good for the confidence to see that on paper, but let's be honest, he had a few troubles in the first. The fact the Rags were coming in waves seemed to give fits to Komi who still has trouble making plays quickly enough. Once I heard someone one the ice yelling, "Get it out now...now...NOW" and still he held on. C-

Quintal: I'm calling the second Rag goal on him because he was behind the net when his position is the slot. You can look at Dax and say it was his man, but in reality, Dax's man is the defender at the point. Still, his game wasn't bad, and his size was welcome on this night. B-

Souray: Another tough night, in all honestly. I thought he struggled with the puck and made some poor decisions defensively. On the last goal, he seemed slow in dealing with the winger flying in which led to Lindros picking up the loose puck. Honestly, I just felt that he wasn't in the game like he usually is. B-

Langdon: I wish he'd played more tonight as I thought he was doing a good job with the body: the one area we were extremely whipped in. B-

Dackell: Stuck to the fourth line tonight, and I'm not sure how to feel about that. He was feisty and strong and made a few really good defensive plays. I hope it was just the knee that Julien was worried about and therefore worked him in slowly, but if it's because Ward was better... B

Perreault: Surely the ticking of the clock is getting louder. I know Julien uses him in critical situations to win faceoffs, and that's great to have, but is there another player anywhere in the system who might give a little more? C+

Sundstrom: First Rag goal sits on his shoulders unfortunately tonight. He came back with his man, then left him to score the goal at the very end of the play, choosing instead to chase the puck. Still, it's nice to see him playing the way he's doing these days, rather than the way he was at the beginning of the season. B-

Juneau: Tough night dealing with the Rag$ best. They were being kicked around the whole game and, in all honestly, I have to question why he wasn't taken away from that line. C+

Zedder: Bits and pieces of his good games along with bits of games where he doesn't care. Anyone notice how, on his one shift with Sax after Bulis had just gone off after a PK, Zed was playing about the hardest we've seen in ages? C+

Dagenais: No denying the shot, or the continual parade of points. Tonight was easily his best of the year as well as he also laid on the body, played a surprisingly good defence (okay, matched against the Rag 4th line), and made a couple of good passes. B+

Ribeiro: That dangle play where he almost had Dunham thinking he was going around the net was sweet indeed. Fun that we really do have two centres that can make opponents look silly at times. Ribbo rose to the challenge tonight and played a good game against Lindros. Yes, he was matched against the fourth line in hopes of taking advantage of weak defensive play, but also true is the fact Lindros has played extremely well of late. Okay, physically it was a bit of a laugher, but Ribs never gave up and made some surprisingly good plays. Weight room kid! Please! A-

Bulis: He's starting to really struggle on Sax's line. Not that he's playing poorly, mind you, just that he's not producing and I think that's weighing on him, and on the line in general. He's a good fit in terms of speed and making things happen, but it might be time to move him along and see Zed back here. B-

Ryder: Was that one of the most precise shots you've seen? I think he broke the cookie jar with that one. Norman Bates would be proud! I find it mind-boggling at times that this is a rookie who's playing with this much maturity, poise, and confidence. And for a scorer, he still manages to finish checks regularly! B+

Sax: He made some stunning plays and put passes on a plate for players who eventually whiffed, but he also made a couple of uncharacteristic bonehead plays - not that you'd need to tell him, he's harder on himself than I am. Sheesh! He just wasn't playing with the same zip as usual, though Sax not at his best, is still damn good. B+

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It's unfortunate we couldn't pull that one out because it's the last of the lighter games for a little. Philly, Jersey and Toronto are all up next. (Oh, I think we're now a mere five points out of first in the conference - and everyone has played the same amount of games...except Ottawa, but we try and ignore them as much as possible because that uniform has Trojan Condoms advertised on them.) Quite the accomplishment for a team that most picked to finish in the bottom three of the conference with one of two places picking us to finish last. Below the Pens. HELLO? What were they thinking?

Off to Philly where we get to play a Flyer squad that's brimming with confidence after dismantling the Leafs (big grin everyone) twice in two games. Roenick should be at the top of his game and, though it might hurt to look at him, he's absolutely right about the reffing problem in the NHL, I just wouldn't want to agree to him to his face for fear of grimacing and then getting the snot kicked out of me. If we can come out with three points in the next three games, I think we can count ourselves pleased.