EHIW Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 CANADIENS (9-9-3) at HURRICANES (8-11-3) TV: RDS (HD), FS-Carolinas (HD) Season Series: Wednesday marks the second of four meetings between these Eastern Conference foes. They met last Wednesday at Bell Centre, where Montreal's Carey Price earned the shutout and a secondary assist in a 4-0 win. Canadiens: Montreal's offense ranks 21st in the League (2.52 goals per game), but the Canadiens' recent play has seen their scoring chances drastically improve. After scoring 11 goals in a three-game span, the Habs outshot Boston 33-18 on Monday night. But despite Price allowing only one goal in his bid for a third consecutive shutout, the Canadiens were held scoreless on home ice in a 1-0 defeat. "We've been doing a pretty good job of limiting chances with a five-man defensive posture," Michael Cammalleri said. "Generally that's a pretty good formula. The only problem is we didn't capitalize on some of our chances. You can't win if you don't score." Hurricanes: With the Hurricanes in desperate need of a spark as their November woes mounted, two areas that hindered Carolina all season suddenly got the wheels turning in the right direction. Carolina's power play, among the bottom five in the NHL at 13.1 percent, perked up during the two-game win streak. Jussi Jokinen scored a power-play goal in Sunday's win against the Leafs, while Alexei Ponikarovsky notched a pair with the man advantage in the Hurricanes' 4-2 win at Philadelphia on Monday. The power-play improvement was complemented by the stellar play of Cam Ward, who allowed a total of four goals in the two wins. "Cam's been huge the whole year, so he made some key saves at some key times and that's what you need out of your goalie," Jeff Skinner said. "Not only do you need the big saves, but when it matters and he makes them when it matters." Injury Report: Hal Gill (virus) will be back in the lineup Wednesday, while Jaroslav Spacek (upper body) did not travel with the team and will not play. Andrei Markov took another step in his recovery when he practiced Tuesday with contact for the first time since suffering a knee injury on Nov. 13, 2010 at Carolina. Chris Campoli (lower body) and Andrei Kostitsyn (lower body) practiced on their own on the second ice at the practice facility on Tuesday, but remain on IR. … Carolina defenseman Joni Pitkanen (lower body) is listed as questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks for the GDT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHIW Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks for the GDT! I completely forgot until I got home from college this afternoon, sorry for it being a bit late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I completely forgot until I got home from college this afternoon, sorry for it being a bit late No worries, the game is in nine hours. It's not late. Also I would like a W after tonight's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MkGee Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 wards gotta be the best inconsistent goalie in the game...not really a good thing but not bad, on nights hes unbeatable and on others you may as well let a seventh skater play the whole time, id say the canes will drop down to the bottom five and probably pick ebert to solve their defensive problems, i mean theyre just a step above the islanders core, who after streit ive barely heard of them, ill go out on a lim and predict we win big tonight because the boys will be cranky after getting shutout on home ice by the bruins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Since we beat them they've played well, won a couple of tough games. No easy task tonight, forget what happened in Montreal because the odds are we're seeing a much more competitive team tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHIW Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 wards gotta be the best inconsistent goalie in the game...not really a good thing but not bad, on nights hes unbeatable and on others you may as well let a seventh skater play the whole time, id say the canes will drop down to the bottom five and probably pick ebert to solve their defensive problems, i mean theyre just a step above the islanders core, who after streit ive barely heard of them, ill go out on a lim and predict we win big tonight because the boys will be cranky after getting shutout on home ice by the bruins. Carolina on paper imho are better than we are except on Defensive depth, most certainly stronger forward wise, and I still believe Ward is better than Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Carolina on paper imho are better than we are except on Defensive depth, most certainly stronger forward wise, and I still believe Ward is better than Price I'd disagree. Carolina has a couple high end forwards that we can't match but our depth is definitely better up front IMO so that's probably a draw for me. Also, I wouldn't say Ward is better than Price, I do love Wardo but I'd say that's more likely a draw or IMO a slight edge to Carey. Also, we're much better coached. Our system is a lot stronger than Carolina's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza-Montreal Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Great GDT Buddy Go Habs Go Score Some DAM GOALS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I'd disagree. Carolina has a couple high end forwards that we can't match but our depth is definitely better up front IMO so that's probably a draw for me. Also, I wouldn't say Ward is better than Price, I do love Wardo but I'd say that's more likely a draw or IMO a slight edge to Carey. Also, we're much better coached. Our system is a lot stronger than Carolina's. Agreed, Roy. We don't have a Staal, but I'll take Plekanec and Pacman over the rest of their group, even Skinner. Our forward depth is one of our advantages this year, and it's one of the reasons we've been able to stay in the hunt despite countless injuries. Both teams have fairly patchwork D's, I don't know if I'd say anyone has the advantage with both Markov and possibly Pitkanen out. But in my opinion, Carey is already a better goalie than Ward. I think Ward's a bit underrated because he plays on what amounts to a pretty average team (at best), but Carey's been better the past season and a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsftw19 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks for the GDT EHIW,,, Great vid 19,,,well put together. Nicer to see Gill back in the line-up. I wonder if Cole will be booed for jumping ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 gill is paired with weber, I hope emelin isnt out :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 This game scares me for some reason. Here's hoping everything works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanCountingHab Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 gill is paired with weber, I hope emelin isnt out :/ I would expect St. Denis would be the guy to sit, although he's done well in his stint up here IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 i hate glasses so much lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 i hate glasses so much lol. Don't use a glass then,,,,,use your Habs mug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Enjoy That was amazing. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Early start tonight... pretty quiet here. Might be even worse come friday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Don't use a glass then,,,,,use your Habs mug. I dont have a habs mug :sniffle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 i hate glasses so much lol. WHAT!? they give you a 20% IQ boost and no one can make fun of you for playing video games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 WHAT!? they give you a 20% IQ boost and no one can make fun of you for playing video games they don't sit right on my face lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest archey Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 drop...the.....puck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 they don't sit right on my face lol If you don't want 'em, I know about a dozen NHL refs who could use 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcase Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Prop the duck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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