Guest HabsMan11 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 just read on habs inside out no practise for the regulars today so we dont practise in the playoffs all of a sudden? i dont get it "you practise how u play" and were not practising at all? hmm....that reminds me of what were doing on the ice...not working? ya connection there anyone else agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 just read on habs inside out no practise for the regulars today so we dont practise in the playoffs all of a sudden? i dont get it "you practise how u play" and were not practising at all? hmm....that reminds me of what were doing on the ice...not working? ya connection there anyone else agree? Rest at this point is just as important as practice. We've played a lot of hockey in a short period of time (6 games in 9 days to be exact) and I think it's a very smart idea. They know the system by now. I'm sure they'll have some light off-ice workout, possibly go over some video or strategy of some sort. If there's one thing Carbonneau knows very well, it's how players feel at this time of year and what they need. My two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp73 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 just read on habs inside out no practise for the regulars today so we dont practise in the playoffs all of a sudden? i dont get it "you practise how u play" and were not practising at all? hmm....that reminds me of what were doing on the ice...not working? ya connection there anyone else agree? It's been like that for ages during the playoffs When you're playing every second day , at this high an intensity level, there's no need to practise - they need to rest and refocus Besides there's been 82 regular season games and 6 playoff games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RockMtl Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I've been ,like, staying away because I knew and am not surprised by the talk and reactions here. But has it occured to anyone - forget regular season - that the Bruins ARE the better team? Now, true that there is allot of weird stuff going on - but in my 40 years of watching and playing hockey - it's rarely DESTINY that wins games - it's DESIRE and the ability to outwork your opponent. With this said - I think it would be a false statement to say that our HABS lack DESIRE - contrary to what allot of people think - but the BRUINS are finding 'THE WAY'. Sorry folfs, they are the better team right now and regular season stats and postioning does nothing for actual on ice play right now. Simply, we are being outplayed by a better team. Forget the reffing, coaching or goaltending - has nothing to do with it - the ONLY thing talking about or complaining about these things is that it gives us excuses to why we are where we are right now - going to game 7. EXCUSES have NEVER won a game!! I believe that our HABS can win game 7! WHY - because I am a HABS fan!! Always was and will be. If they do - great - and then we'll all find something else to talk about in the next series - kitchen sink and all - when we play another DESERVING - probably - BETTER prepared than the BRUINS team! IF NOT - I will always hold this season as one of the pleasurable ones in most recent years - and not look for excuses why we lost - but feel good that we are turning a corner with this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Anti-Senator Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I believe the inexperience of the Canadiens is showing through. Mostly in the fact they believed the hype about how they would crush the Bruins in short order. That is the reason why they took four straight games off and the reason why they find themselves going into game 7 as the underdogs. It is unfortunate but they will learn from it. So, next round they will be much better and if they do not make it to the next round they will be much better next year. And there is a strong possibility that there will be a next year. Looking ahead, the Canadiens should be competing for the Division championship next season. All you have to do is look at their team compared to the rest in the Northeast. Montreal goaltending: The last two games notwithstanding Carey Price has proven he can compete at the NHL level. He is going to be special next year when the Canadiens give him a full season as No. 1. As well, the Canadiens have a backup that would be a good No. 1 goaltender on many other teams. In short the Canadiens are rock solid in goal. It is too early to tell yet but they could be dominant. Defence: Markov, Komi, and Hamrlik. Three of the steadiest D-men in the league. Throw in O'Byrne and Gorges and the Canadiens defence core is pretty solid. I believe Streit is a UFA this season so he may not be back but if he does return then the Canadiens D-core is going to be awesome. The only question mark is who do they make the 7th D-man, another veteren in the twilight of his career or do they bring up a body from the farm? Offence: This team scored the most goals in the league this season without a Michael Ryder and a Christopher Higgins on the top of their games. The core of that scoring will be returning this season so it is not unreasonable to expect the Canadiens to be up there in scoring again. As well, if they can add an effective player to play with Higgins and Koivu, giving them a solid second line, they are going to be very difficult to beat. Salary Cap: After Bob Gainey has signed all of the RFAs he needs to sign he will still have a great deal of money to sign a free agent as more than a few players on this team will be going elsewhere. Mr. Gainey will have the room to sign a good free agent or two to fill in some of the holes that we all know have existed for awhile on this team. As well, because of the change in status of the Canadiens some of those free agents will actually be willing to play in Montreal. Now let us compare the Canadiens to the rest of the North East Division. The Senators: With the exception of their big three this team is full of question marks, from goal out to the forward lines to salary cap space. There is strong pressure on Brian Murray to blow this team up and start over, but without sacrificing its ability to win. The classic Toronto Maple Leafs mentality and we all know how that works out. Bryan Murray could pull it off but I doubt it. This season marked the beginning of what will be a steady decline of the Senators into mediocrity. The Bruins: They have run into a Canadiens team that decided to take most of this series off but they are still a team with serious problems and question marks. We will have to see what they do in the offseason to address these issues but they do not have the team to beat the Canadiens if the Canadiens actually come to play. The Sabres: Their time has passed and it is the result of bad management. If they keep there current GM the Sabres will continue to decline until they are competing with the Leafs for the basement. The Leafs: The Leafs' inability to play hockey well is one of the contants in the universe. Added to that they are a team where their GM has to blow this team up and build from scratch. As well, there is a strong possibility that Sundin will not be back. In all likelihood the Leafs are going to really suck next year and could be competing for the 1st pick overall next June. The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in the position where they could be the quality of Northeast Division. No other team in the Division will have its balance of offence and defence and I would say that not many teams in the Conference will have such balance. The Montreal Canadiens are on the cusp of being a great hockey team in the NHL. So, no matter what happens on Monday this team is going to be fun to watch for at least the next half decade and the Stanley Cup will be making a trip through the streets of Montreal at least once during that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoyle00cdn Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Someone needs to fight Lucic....it's as simple as that. I'd say Stewart, but I'm hesitant to put another rookie in the lineup and it's too risky to put Komiserik in the box for 5 minutes. The Bruins are starting scrums after each and every whistle, even when it isn't warranted. This needs to stop, and the best way to do it is to make Lucic look like a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest d80jcrant Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Series Is Over On Monday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoyle00cdn Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Series Is Over On Monday... Man that sounds like something Cherry would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hattrick Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I am still going for the Habs, but I must say Boston is rolling, and it scares me! To be honest, the Canadiens should have had this one, but all series have been playing at about 60%. I was at game one, and the first 2 goals were lucky, goals IMO anyways, and yes they outplayed them that game, but I could tell, the team was not "connecting" at 100% like they had all season.... I smelt something funny brewing. Now look where they/we are. Ugggghhh... I think I may have a heat attack if I watch game 7. Maybe I should get tickets to game 7, I seem to be good luck when I go to the Bell Centre. Those who are going to be there, you better be loud, and you better let them have it, if the Habs make a dumb play, Habs fans don't stand for this kind of crap that's been happening. Half the team shows up on different nights. what gives? Power play, is horrible, they need to change it up, Boston know's Montreals powerplay system now, do something different already. And I wish that the Habs players would stop just looking at the puck. YOu know how many loose open ice pucks I saw with a Habs player just standing there watching it?!?! Too many. Do something with it already. It's like they are sitting there looking at it, saying, "well, I don't want it right now... you do something with it...." The last game Boston was on a tear... I had to keep checking the ticker on CBC... to see if the Bruins were on a power play, cause it looked like there were all the time..... but nope... they weren't just Montreal, letting them skate in there and dominate. They really have to pull this one together, if I was Guy, I would let them have it, that's for sure... it's BALLS out hockey now, do or die, no turning back, no "another day". GO HABS GO! COME ON BOYS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp73 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 ............ But has it occured to anyone - forget regular season - that the Bruins ARE the better team? Take away the 8 games played between the Habs and the bruins and yes Boston would have a better record It just happens that Boston played seven really bad games against Montreal The last game at the Bell Centre went into OT , maybe it gave the Bruins the feeling that they could play with the Habs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Future is coming Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 just read on habs inside out no practise for the regulars today so we dont practise in the playoffs all of a sudden? i dont get it "you practise how u play" and were not practising at all? hmm....that reminds me of what were doing on the ice...not working? ya connection there anyone else agree? Its not like they don't want to practice. Its just they can't. Because they play a game every secound day. They also have to fly from arena to arena and rest for the game. So where could you fit practices in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoyle00cdn Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 There seems to be a lot of talk going around about Bergeron wanting to play in Game 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HabsFanStuckInToronto! Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I am hoping that tomorrow is not the last game I watch of the Montreal Canadiens this season. I want this team to at least move on to the second round and then we can deal with what happens there. I really wish Carbo has something to motivate this team, wake them up and show them how they were so successful this season. GO HABS GO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hattrick Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I am hoping that tomorrow is not the last game I watch of the Montreal Canadiens this season. I want this team to at least move on to the second round and then we can deal with what happens there. I really wish Carbo has something to motivate this team, wake them up and show them how they were so successful this season. GO HABS GO!!!! And seeing that you're from the Toronto area as am I, I hope they win, not just for winning sake, but so I don't have to hear all the GD Leaf fans laugh all day... god they are annoying as hell. Oh, come join as at the golf course.... ooooohhh not so good now, the Price was wrong! hAHAHA... awwww shutup! Damn leaf fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest privateserver Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 We got a leaf fan in my class so he makes fun of the habs losing i make fun of him cuz his team failed even more. Common habs lets see a 100% team Effort from offense to goaltending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest noob616 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 i think we still have a chance. last night, we were lucky that it was even that close of a game. if Koivu wasn't there... yikes. i have one question, did all of these world-class players forget how to skate? we were just standing around. the only one who showed some guts was Koivu, and higgins had a pretty good game too, but after that, everyone else just played half-***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Innis_Mor Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Man that sounds like something Cherry would say. .... or Confucius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Innis_Mor Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Rest at this point is just as important as practice. We've played a lot of hockey in a short period of time (6 games in 9 days to be exact) and I think it's a very smart idea. They know the system by now. I'm sure they'll have some light off-ice workout, possibly go over some video or strategy of some sort. If there's one thing Carbonneau knows very well, it's how players feel at this time of year and what they need. My two cents. Correct, and a fee players need some rest, some "juice" (legal stuff only . Brise, Hamr, Komi -- they looked "tanked" last night. I wouldn't be surprised to see OB Monday, even if just for the one game, to give Brise some more rest time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justreal Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Let me tell u something, u think if u BOO them they are gonna care in the end? if u do what r U getting anything out of it...ya u got that right...NOTHING!...so if u boo them or not, they are still millionaires. If u call urself a Hab Fan...u might wanna think about it again my friend...We love the game, we have faith...YES...we have a PASSION for it and we do Love our Habs no matter what happens, and they do love their fans back, just to clearafy that for ur info. So if u dont feel the same way, then too bad so sad...just leave the Fan forum, and do urself a favor and quit pretending that ur a so called ''Hab fan''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1970 Habs Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Correct, and a fee players need some rest, some "juice" (legal stuff only . Brise, Hamr, Komi -- they looked "tanked" last night. I wouldn't be surprised to see OB Monday, even if just for the one game, to give Brise some more rest time. I would be surprised if Carboneau puts O'Byrne back in though I think he should. Even though i have not been very impressed how most of the veterans have played Carboneau has relied on the veterans for the most part this series so I expect more of the same. Game 7 may very well be more of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justreal Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I would be surprised if Carboneau puts O'Byrne back in though I think he should. Even though i have not been very impressed how most of the veterans have played Carboneau has relied on the veterans for the most part this series so I expect more of the same. Game 7 may very well be more of the same. I doubt we will see O'Byrne....anyways, tomorrow, our best players will be at their best! NO CHOICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hattrick Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 i think we still have a chance. last night, we were lucky that it was even that close of a game. if Koivu wasn't there... yikes. i have one question, did all of these world-class players forget how to skate? we were just standing around. the only one who showed some guts was Koivu, and higgins had a pretty good game too, but after that, everyone else just played half-***** IMO - Here's who showed up to the last game - Komo, Koivu, Plek, Higgins, and Price (at times), though they hung him out to dry at times as well.... Now for the rest of the team to wake up, and smell the roses... it's like the NFL right now, you bring it tonight, it's 0-0 again. And on a side note, they should get rid of the best of 7 crap, and make it like the NFL playoffs, the season goes on for too long. Should be one game, and your gone, yuo bring it 100% in one night and lay it on the line.... Montreal would have blown by these Bruins the first game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChitownHabby Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I truly believe that if the habs let it all hang out, they can still come away with the win, I thought the series would go 6 from the beg, i just didnt think we'd be lucky that it did. The powerlessplay is the reason the habs have looked terrible. Simple. The habs whole swagger and ability to survive against physical teams was knowing that the other team was scared to take a penatly against the "Vaunted Habs Powerplay!" Now, with Markov and Kovalev not producing and the lack of creativity being exposed, the habs need a new strategy. The bruins are no longer worried about taking penalties and are able to take the physical play to us. How about taking Latendresse and planting him in front of the goalie?Or putting Koivu and Kovalev on the same PP unit? Dump and chase only works when you ACTUALLY chase, hey look at #11 on goal #4, chase; get puck = good things happen. For all the strategy in modern hockey the game is still pure and simple: No Guts No Glory. I think Komisarek needs to fight Lucic early in game 7. Set the tone. It has to be Mike he is the only one on our roster that intimidates others and he has been letting this kid mouth off to him the whole series, needs to restore a little order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hattrick Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I truly believe that if the habs let it all hang out, they can still come away with the win, I thought the series would go 6 from the beg, i just didnt think we'd be lucky that it did. The powerlessplay is the reason the habs have looked terrible. Simple. The habs whole swagger and ability to survive against physical teams was knowing that the other team was scared to take a penatly against the "Vaunted Habs Powerplay!" Now, with Markov and Kovalev not producing and the lack of creativity being exposed, the habs need a new strategy. The bruins are no longer worried about taking penalties and are able to take the physical play to us. How about taking Latendresse and planting him in front of the goalie?Or putting Koivu and Kovalev on the same PP unit? Dump and chase only works when you ACTUALLY chase, hey look at #11 on goal #4, chase; get puck = good things happen. For all the strategy in modern hockey the game is still pure and simple: No Guts No Glory. I think Komisarek needs to fight Lucic early in game 7. Set the tone. It has to be Mike he is the only one on our roster that intimidates others and he has been letting this kid mouth off to him the whole series, needs to restore a little order. yes and no, for me, ya, the power play is horrible, and I totally agree they have to change it up, something, change the lines, change the play, something, surprise the hell out of Boston, make them scramble, cause that's what they are making the Habs do. I honestly kept looking at the CBC ticker to see if Boston was on the powerplay multiple times last game, cause it looked like they were, but alas we were at even strength. I say No when you talk about the fighting... but not for game 7, no dumb penalties, stay out of the box. Just nice clean hard hits, keep the sticks down, no holding, just use the body, NO DUMB PENALTIES!!!! Hey how about no penalties at all. That would be nice. As far as Komo doing the fight, a big NO, we can't have him sit in the box for 5 with the potential for an instegator..... ouch. Send a pawn in there at least. But the fighting should have taken place in game 6 to set the tone for the next game, but not in game 7, no fights please and thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoyle00cdn Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Screw this im with Boston. LETS GO BRUINS!!!! Good, we don't want you as a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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