Well that was unexpected! After a solid performance against a, let's face it, flat Panthers team, the Habs came out firing on all cylinders last night. They made the Caps look tired and unorganized. Something us Habs fans got to see first hand all of last year. Everybody did their job. I'm loving how Therrien is coaching the kids. He's not throwing Galchenyuck and Gallagher out there at every chance he gets. He picks his spots and gives them the best chance to succeed. Perhaps the guy learned a thing or two while coaching a young Sidney Crosby.
But my favorite part about last night, was Prust sticking up for Boullion. The game was pretty much over at 4-0. The hit wasn't even that bad. But he stepped up almost out of principle to say: "Back the fuck up off my guy". You gotta love that. Not because of the message it sent to Matt Hendricks, but because of the message it sends to the whole league. You wanna take liberties with our guys? Go ahead. But there's a price to pay. 1st period, 3rd period, up by 4 or down by 1, you're gonna pay. We haven't seen that here in a loooong time. This is exactly what Therrien means when he says he wants to run a team that's tough to play against. This means that the other side is always thinking about the consequences of their actions. And that messes with their minds, and affects their game. Clearly this team will go 47-1 this year.
And lost in the last 2 wins is Carey Price. I say that because the magnifying glass on this goalie is a hell of a lot smaller when he has a 3 goal lead. He didn't have to be great the last 2 games, but he was anyways. He's only let in 1 even strength goal this year and it was a meaningless goal to spoil his shutout.
So, to put things in perspective, so far so good. I know it's only 2 wins, but in this shortened season, 2 wins is like 4 wins. Next game will be a good test to see if we can exercise the demons of our past. Brodeur comes to town on Sunday. If we win, we're off to the races. If we lose, fire the coach.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Game Review: Habs win (a shootout loss is now a win for us) vs Senators
So I'm 24 hours into my 48 hour window of thinking Pierre Gauthier is a genius. So far, things are not looking good for Mr. Gauthier. I think we're well on our way to going back to thinking he's dumber than a bag of nails. I can't say that I'm surprised, but I was secretly thinking there was a one in a million chance they would fluke off a post Cammalleri run that would make them compete for a playoff spot.
The Habs got a point last night. That's a win in 2012 for these bums. In all honesty, if this was 2 months ago, I would say that their performance was nothing to be ashamed of, that they were on the right track and that if they keep playing like that, they'll be just fine. But it's January 15th and we're 8 points out of 8th. So they can kiss my ass. PK had a goal called back, they shot 34 times and it still wasn't enough against the oddly successful Senators. The best part of the whole night was seeing Kaberle take the shootout. Why on earth would an anglo coach take that risk. If you're gonna lose in a shootout, at least go down with your best players shooting... or at least your best forwards... or at least your best french guy. Desharnais was sitting right there! Isn't this the same Kaberle who's never been a great goal scorer? What, did he pull a sweet move in practice while Carey was blowing kisses to the teenage girls watching in Brossard? The only coaches who should be allowed to play a hunch are the ones with a cup. Or perhaps more than 13 games experience in the NHL.
Scott Gomez came back in grand fashion. Zeros across the board. No points, no shots, no guacamole, no talent. No shit. Who would've thought any different.
Our reward for that performance is a date with the best team in the east. They too played last night. They won. Against a team we can't beat. 3-0.
C'mon Pierre, 24 hours left in your stay of execution. The guillotine is sharpened, the arena is sold out, the t-shirts are selling like hotcakes.
The Habs got a point last night. That's a win in 2012 for these bums. In all honesty, if this was 2 months ago, I would say that their performance was nothing to be ashamed of, that they were on the right track and that if they keep playing like that, they'll be just fine. But it's January 15th and we're 8 points out of 8th. So they can kiss my ass. PK had a goal called back, they shot 34 times and it still wasn't enough against the oddly successful Senators. The best part of the whole night was seeing Kaberle take the shootout. Why on earth would an anglo coach take that risk. If you're gonna lose in a shootout, at least go down with your best players shooting... or at least your best forwards... or at least your best french guy. Desharnais was sitting right there! Isn't this the same Kaberle who's never been a great goal scorer? What, did he pull a sweet move in practice while Carey was blowing kisses to the teenage girls watching in Brossard? The only coaches who should be allowed to play a hunch are the ones with a cup. Or perhaps more than 13 games experience in the NHL.
Scott Gomez came back in grand fashion. Zeros across the board. No points, no shots, no guacamole, no talent. No shit. Who would've thought any different.
Our reward for that performance is a date with the best team in the east. They too played last night. They won. Against a team we can't beat. 3-0.
C'mon Pierre, 24 hours left in your stay of execution. The guillotine is sharpened, the arena is sold out, the t-shirts are selling like hotcakes.
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