Guest jennifer_rocket Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 The important thing for Montreal to deal with early in this series is nerves. There will be, guaranteed, a moment where our club has to overcome the immense pressure of playing infront of 20,000 fans who expect them to win the Cup this season, and deal with the pressure of being an overwhelming favorite in the series. Our team is very young, and these pressure-filled situations might make us stumble. We need to play a positive 1st period, is all. We don't need to score 3 goals, we don't even need to score 1 goal. We just need to play a good 1st. After that, hopefully the team can settle into a comfortable game, and deal with the pressure-cooked scenario they're about to walk into. Just imagine... The Habs lose game 1! Oh man, people would be screaming for someone's head. Montreal needs to be patient, and play a strong game. Getting Komisarek back is a bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazyhorse_9000 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Thank you. I'm not sure, I'm assuming the overtime comes into play. Ahh that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1970 Habs Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 A lot of people talk about experience being needed but they forget that Boston will have 12 players who will be playing in their first NHL playoff series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 A lot of people talk about experience being needed but they forget that Boston will have 12 players who will be playing in their first NHL playoff series. Mckenzie made a good point of this - that people are looking at Carey Price & saying he will be nervous playing his first playoff game but Tim Thomas at the other end, while 33 years old has never played a single NHL playoff game either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1970 Habs Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Mckenzie made a good point of this - that people are looking at Carey Price & saying he will be nervous playing his first playoff game but Tim Thomas at the other end, while 33 years old has never played a single NHL playoff game either Yeah Thomas is one of them as is Marc Savard. I think I would rather have a young player than a veteran player without playoff experience as there is more pressure on the veteran compared to youthful exuberance/excitement in a younger player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hablover Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 canadiens in 5 Price looked very solid after the first period and this guy will be able to handle the intensity of these playoffs and of this series. The powerplay seemed to be struggling a little, not too bad though to get me worried once koivu comes back that might fix itself If we can win this series with our 4th line....that will be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheFly Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Important part of the game: Andrei, Sergei and Lappiere played like they've played in the playoffs their whole careers, they went up and down hitting everything as well as playing smart with the puck. I'd also like to add Latendresse, I thought he played good, not as good as those three, but I'd like to Guillaume use his size a bit more and look for a pass instead of just turning and shooting on net, but the kid's 20 so I won't complain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeff33 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 the most encouraging thing of game 1 is how when it was close we werent holding the fort we were all over them. when we are in the groove the bruins cant handle it. really encouraging first game. and the fans are nuts!!!! im so happy we have home ice advantage. ole ole ole ole!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cooker24 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 This series was over before it started.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 This series was over before it started.... It's not over until the buzzer sounds after the last win... I've seen too many upsets in my life to think otherwise. Things sure are looking up though IF we stay healthy and IF we don't take them lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest olddude Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 It's not over until the buzzer sounds after the last win... I've seen too many upsets in my life to think otherwise. Things sure are looking up though IF we stay healthy and IF we don't take them lightly. Agreed, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement, I know I am. But like you said, its not over till its over, I've seen a few comebacks in my time as well. If they continue to bring that effort level (or better), and stay healthy, they will win this series. It very well could have been 5-1, I still don't know how Kovy missed after seeing what he does in practice, I'm sure that one will haunt him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Innis_Mor Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Looking to see if Carbo goes for some platooning this weekend. Amongst other reasons, it is two games in two nights. I expect Carbo will be trying to get Bouillon in at least one game. Will he also seek the same for O'Byrne, Grabovski, even Stewart? I guess, we'll wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1970 Habs Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 For those who do not know the Legends or Forum Ghosts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR7f-ZmuNEc&NR=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jennifer_rocket Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Well, it sure didn't take long for Montreal to get over the pressure of being the overwhelming favorite. I was worried that if Montreal didn't score during the early energy rush that they might get nervous, but Sergei and Andrei saw to that. Great start, great finish! I'm very excited about game 2. Hopefully they can maintain the same level of play, and make Tim Thomas pay. The last thing we need is complacency after a huge victory. Time to come out even stronger next game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1970 Habs Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Eastern Conference: Habs dominate Bruins in Game 1 Why the Canadiens won: The Habs dominated every aspect of play. They outhit a more physical team (37 hits to Boston's 25), put more pucks on net (32 shots to 18), and created far more scoring opportunities than the hapless Bruins. While the final score read 4-1, Montreal easily could have netted three or four more. The Canadiens simply played a faster, smarter, and more physical brand of hockey. Why the Bruins lost: Out of the gate, nerves got the best of them. The Kostitsyn brothers took advantage of the overaggressive Bruins to net two early goals, with Andrei's goal being of the soft variety. By the time Tim Thomas and company found their bearings, the black-and-gold were two in the hole. Thomas, making his playoff debut, settled down nicely, but poor blueline play left the Bruins reeling right in front of him. Captain Zdeno Chara played an especially poor game in both ends and Claude Julien juggling around his lines didn't help. A few decent even strength efforts didn't yield any results. Key play of the game: When the Bruins needed to score, when they were absolutely desperate for a goal, youngster Carey Price was there. He stoned Marco Sturm on a breakaway opportunity early in the third period with the puck bouncing past Roman Hamrlik and skipping out to neutral ice onto the stick of the Bruins' best (healthy) goal scorer. Price remained composed and shut down Sturm stick side. A Bruins goal early in the period would have put them down by one with all the momentum on their side. Instead, Price used his frame to cover up the holes, ending any hopes of a Bruins comeback. What's next: For the Bruins, another game awaits in the Bell Centre against a team that haven't beaten since March 2007. For the Canadiens, it's just another game on Saturday. The Bruins aren't done yet. If they can tighten up their game, there's still hope. Tim Thomas stood on his head several times, showing every bit of his All-Star talent. The Bruins have to find their comfort zone, as difficult as that may be in front of 20,000 screaming, towel-waving fans. On the plus side, the Bruins killed off all five Montreal power plays, including a late 5-on-3 advantage. The Habs left chances for the Bruins to inch back, but the black-and-gold couldn't take advantage. Boston will need to utilize every opportunity in game two to even up the series and stand a fighting chance when the series comes back to Beantown. Source: http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/8012502...ruins-in-Game-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vegasrick Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 This is for that one person who said "Bruins in Four": Ding! Dong! The Troll is Dead! Which old Troll? The Bruins' Troll! That being sung, I'd like to go on record and state that there will be no riot at the end of the first round. Habs are just getting warmed up. Game One should have been a bigger blowout....but it might be better that it wasn't for mulitple reasons. Anyway, Kovalev won't keep missing open nets, and the power play will start lighting it up eventually....can't hold them off the scoresheet forever. Our physical play is the most underrated in the NHL, and if the boys can keep that aspect of their game going, with all our depth, we will be a threat every game....and that's a great place to be. Boston could win one game if they get a bunch of bounces.....or, the Habs will still be just too fast and too good for them even if they do get some lucky breaks, so it's Habs in four or possibly five. I've got to go to the arcade now and play some whack-a-troll..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest concreteveins Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I don't see Boston winning a game against the Habs in this series. If the Habs can stay physical against them and keep creating speed Boston is done in four. Boston can't hit what they can't catch and hitting is the key to a Boston upset. BTW, what a cheap shot by Lucic on Komisarek. That should be looked at. Intent to injure on his hip if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Lucic is a douche rag. Komo's face Pffff...take off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FREDDYBEACH HAB Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I don't see Boston winning a game against the Habs in this series. If the Habs can stay physical against them and keep creating speed Boston is done in four. Boston can't hit what they can't catch and hitting is the key to a Boston upset. BTW, what a cheap shot by Lucic on Komisarek. That should be looked at. Intent to injure on his hip if you ask me. I agree that was a cheap shot but when you start calling the other team out you have to call our team out as well and AK crosschecked Chara from behind. Were fortunate that the refs missed it and no call was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 PJ just said Chara might have a seperated shoulder. - Team990 Take this with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fansince1975 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I think that it is a mistake if the Bruins put Bergeron into the series. How will he get into game shape this late in the year? His presence will not help the Bruins as Montreal is a far better team in every aspect. It should only be a priority to have him healthy for the start of next season. With that said the Bruins will likely put Bergeron into the lineup for the emotional lift or offensive skill that he will bring to the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCHabs Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 The way the Habs played the physical side of the game last night, I wouldn't be putting Bergeron into the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Here's a great read from the Boston Globe, article by Kevin Paul Dupont who's not going easy on the Bruins. It's worth the read as I had a few good chuckles reading it. They clearly had the look of a beaten bunch By Kevin Paul Dupont Globe Staff / April 11, 2008 MONTREAL - It's time to adjust, in a hurry, because the flat tire the Bruins hitched to their postseason bandwagon last night isn't taking them anywhere but straight to the ditch. There are beatings, and then there are total, all-out William Bendix what-a-revoltin'-development-this-is BEATINGS, such as the one the Bruins suffered inside Bell Centre. They came out tentatively, summarily had a pair of Kostitsyn goals (No. 1 Sergei, No. 2 Andrei) jammed into their net, then spent most of the remaining 57-plus minutes chasing the Canadiens without ever coming close to catching them. Not good enough, not nearly good enough, on any level. The Bruins couldn't playmake with the Habs, couldn't hit with them, pass or skate with them, couldn't shoot or even think with them. The final score, 4-1, was way too kind, in that it did not fairly depict a night in which the No. 8 seed Bruins got ragdolled around the rink by their longtime nemesis. "If you make as many mistakes as we did," said veteran Bruins winger P.J. Axelsson, "it doesn't matter what kind of game plan you have." The Bruins' game plan, if they are to counteract a team that looks capable of waltzing into the Cup finals, will have to be to bring up their emotions, increase their level of physical play, and hope (beyond hope?) that they can squeeze a few scoring chances out of the bargain. If so, they also have to hope to beat rookie goaltender Carey Price. Now, is Price a good goalie? Seems so, according to his pedigree and résumé. The news clips say it, too, but his 60-minute exercise against the Bruins was more a test in not dozing off than it was in stopping the puck. The Bruins mustered only 18 shots, and other than the one Shane Hnidy ticked by him, no more than two or three of the remaining 17 were anything more than a beer league goalie would have to stop. "We knew they'd come out hard," said defenseman Mark Stuart, one of a handful of Bruins who finished the evening minus-2. "They did a good job coming out with the physicality of their checks." The start was just plain ugly, all too reminiscent of Boston's 0-7-0-1 showing against Les Glorieux during the regular season. The Bruins were flatfooted and nervous from the start, looking as if they were all trying to break in brand-new skates and find the feel of new sticks on the opening day of training camp. It had the look of the first day of school, the Bruins as students, the Canadiens as teachers. "I don't think we played well," said Bruins coach Claude Julien. "That's the bottom line. Their physicality and everything else was a testament to how badly they want to win." If only it were a case of will, however. Truth is, the Habs, now 9-0 against the Bruins this season (almost impossible in a 30-team league), are plain and simple the luxury liner to the Black-and-Gold S.S. Minnow. If one were to mask some of the European names on the backs of those sweaters, and simply focus on the Canadiens' speed and playmaking, they looked frighteningly like their Flying Frenchmen forebears. For a team in the East to beat the Habs, it will have to come close to matching their speed, and that really boils down to only the Capitals. Maybe the Penguins, with the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in full health and flight, would have a chance. But it's also more than simply speed. "I don't know if it's speed," said Tim Thomas, the Bruins goalie who was forced to face the fire, without much of a heat shield in front of him. "I don't know if it's so much that they are fast on their feet, or if it's the speed of the plays they make - and that makes them look even faster." The Canadiens were bold, strong, and confident from the drop of the puck, not the slightest hint of hesitation in their game. They were particularly strong along the boards, where they repeatedly hammered the Bruins, the biggest of the early hits coming at 4:40 of the first when Steve Begin and Tom Kostopoulos lined up captain Zdeno Chara behind Thomas's net and ran over him like a matched set of stripped-down cement mixers. Big Z righted himself immediately after the Begin-Kostopoulos pasting and made his way to the bench, not appearing to be fazed. Chara finished with 24:48, a slight dip in his ice time, and didn't look confident. One change Julien might have to consider will be matching him back with Aaron Ward because Dennis Wideman was prone again to high-risk mistakes. By the end of two periods, about all the Black and Gold could hope was that the Canadiens would allow their alumni team to steer in the win for the final 20 minutes. The Habs were faster, meaner, edgier, hungrier, and sharper in every element of the game. That about covers it. Now what? Julien likely will bring Andrew Alberts back into the mix. He said he felt Alberts looked a little rusty in his three games last week - his first action in months - and that it wouldn't have been fair to put the big ex-Boston College Eagle in there. However, not to put him in there could prove too unfair to Thomas, who needs an alert, mobile, and physical defense in front of him to prevent another night, two, or three of revoltin' developments. "It's not only that we won," said Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau. "But we also did a lot of good things." The list included the 32-18 shot edge, as well as a 37-25 lead in hits. About all Les Glorieux couldn't do was score on the power play (0 for 5), a surprise for a club that led the league this season on the man-advantage. "But," said Carbonneau, "we will get our chances." The fight has just begun. Or has it? Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at dupont@globe.com. Source... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck5890 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 PJ just said Chara might have a seperated shoulder. - Team990 Take this with a grain of salt. The CBC commentators were talking about the possibility of him having a shoulder injury ALL night last night, so it could be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LarryRobinson Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Here's a great read from the Boston Globe, article by Kevin Paul Dupont who's not going easy on the Bruins. It's worth the read as I had a few good chuckles reading it. Wow, nothing like some Boston self-hate to make me smile in the afternoon. Its fun to hear an out of towner talk about our team like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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