tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67558055516269374672024-02-18T22:35:25.843-05:00Habs Fan In NYCRegular updates from a diehard Montreal Canadiens fan living in New York City.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-86728550697720605152010-12-03T12:30:00.000-05:002010-12-03T12:37:37.975-05:00No NHL Center Ice means no blogging.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViId933czNoSXK1BdBQyHGE2UVzSDUEo_EYVTsJK_5aGg88AgjZXN6zprCkoxQv7Tk_PuuuGpT1Hz61wsFrWebYQ8E0yh_T_r7OnW9Vegb0voA8-lZj__tYHs0faWekdX7YMIdwzPxntD/s1600/CanadiensSergioMomesso.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViId933czNoSXK1BdBQyHGE2UVzSDUEo_EYVTsJK_5aGg88AgjZXN6zprCkoxQv7Tk_PuuuGpT1Hz61wsFrWebYQ8E0yh_T_r7OnW9Vegb0voA8-lZj__tYHs0faWekdX7YMIdwzPxntD/s400/CanadiensSergioMomesso.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546505499100114434" border="0" /></a><br />I can't blog if I can't watch. Instead, I'm listening to the terrible play-by-play calls of CJAD's Rick Moffat and the even terrible-er monochromatic commentary of ex-Hab and 1986 ring bearer (though he DNP in the playoffs) Sergio Monotone Momesso (above) on my MacBook. If I buy the second half NHL TV package, I'll resume blogging.<br />My take on the season so far (I've only watched four games)? Price, amazingly solid, O, adequate, D, surprisingly pretty good—but without Markov or somebody else significant by trade, not good enough for the playoffs. Tomas Plekanec has become a superb two-way player—which frankly shocks me (I was an early, heavy detractor.). The Habs impressive record to this point is mostly due to The East being even weaker than usual. My girlfriend looks at me listening to a hockey team on a laptop, and just smiles at how stupid that is. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">GO HABS GO!</span>copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-58562934235803481312010-06-10T15:00:00.005-04:002010-06-11T14:27:37.189-04:00Suck it, Flyers fans.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLCW2z8RZ1jW059r138iiPvCvZjIYXAa29VRpIdgNjuLYrTZSRySSZ8klVPxOZQ3VVTcG0dRT-PmNhYrld8VsCqh3-b54YeJjUObBDLkNtU7GbF-xl_gDYEs4dL1F_FX_dpaaCYVn0bDg/s1600/lastcup.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLCW2z8RZ1jW059r138iiPvCvZjIYXAa29VRpIdgNjuLYrTZSRySSZ8klVPxOZQ3VVTcG0dRT-PmNhYrld8VsCqh3-b54YeJjUObBDLkNtU7GbF-xl_gDYEs4dL1F_FX_dpaaCYVn0bDg/s200/lastcup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481222389110659954" border="0" /></a>"<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Unfinished Business</span>" t-shirts? <span style="font-style: italic;">Really</span>? That's the best you could come up with?<br />HAHAHAHAHA<br />HAHAHAHAHA<br />HAHAHAHAHA<br />HAHAHAHAHA<br />HAHAHAHAHA<br />HAHAHAHAHA<br />HAHAHAHAHA<br />HAHAHAHAHA<br />HAHAHAHAHA!<br />And now you can wear 'em allll summer down at the Jersey shore, mooks.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-86403579360057678542010-05-25T20:30:00.001-04:002010-05-25T20:30:06.995-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNrTbLx7qAT5x-QKLhmJ7_kGiptJXcB-rcBoCpfkO1Gws7ut21uPXqN8AxFJgAgtD1qPDtfjY6X_CiRsVRVZjohWxOnYea2AP8k0z1EWGG_otEP0RqeJ0OPaqwsH-I9Hx6_Unohxyr2of/s1600/logo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNrTbLx7qAT5x-QKLhmJ7_kGiptJXcB-rcBoCpfkO1Gws7ut21uPXqN8AxFJgAgtD1qPDtfjY6X_CiRsVRVZjohWxOnYea2AP8k0z1EWGG_otEP0RqeJ0OPaqwsH-I9Hx6_Unohxyr2of/s320/logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475369302101679458" border="0" /></a>copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-21178287837392515332010-05-21T11:20:00.001-04:002010-05-21T13:33:49.217-04:00NOT DEAD YET!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdfUXTEB9231gS4t6j7WKrk0yraRy3Pt0U0dFSXlj_1KzQ2AQdnlOQRxgy8Af2dp8ipPRXoYNpW7H02XyMlVc0beKMTz-jy3CAWSYZkrHm-G8U1F2-seMl5fxwHQuZHzeIzchbFhey06p/s1600/MontyPythonBlackKnight.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdfUXTEB9231gS4t6j7WKrk0yraRy3Pt0U0dFSXlj_1KzQ2AQdnlOQRxgy8Af2dp8ipPRXoYNpW7H02XyMlVc0beKMTz-jy3CAWSYZkrHm-G8U1F2-seMl5fxwHQuZHzeIzchbFhey06p/s320/MontyPythonBlackKnight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473517265919068818" border="0" /></a>Those first two games? <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Flesh wounds</span>! And Flyer goalie Michael Leighton's shutout streak, formally 172:05, is now :31. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">GO HABS GO</span>! (seriously, I think Philly is still in charge in this series, and that Montreal's probable only chance is if Leighton falls apart.)copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-81338995872881380932010-05-10T10:00:00.000-04:002010-05-10T22:01:01.495-04:00THE 16TH BEST PLAYOFF TEAM JUST SENT THE CHAMPS BACK HOME FOR A GAME FUCKING SEVEN.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyDIrjztdkFfDcPlt8y9MjkPLYcNVNObSFuCXXscnbnW6plU6rbA7tJOA1_AgTfFDxqY0bQ5YVQAQ2LeIW446ETRxXS_GMsopxkBXXnXCX_fcLxAg2Rfy-evJNzXFMkykfT-HYSdn0xDw/s1600/73525726.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyDIrjztdkFfDcPlt8y9MjkPLYcNVNObSFuCXXscnbnW6plU6rbA7tJOA1_AgTfFDxqY0bQ5YVQAQ2LeIW446ETRxXS_GMsopxkBXXnXCX_fcLxAg2Rfy-evJNzXFMkykfT-HYSdn0xDw/s320/73525726.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826580635334162" border="0" /></a>copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-71045187542825773912010-04-27T13:25:00.000-04:002010-04-27T13:27:14.361-04:00I can't watch game 7 tomorrow night...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV4sSxfdRtDkoYAXc9TPw1EpZeZ5CmPDy3_iQcfb_DxbdtKyIYbXvjYrs_T27rvPQWM16eIgjEejABTE4pnLxjzZfUPny4_9hDBwEAECoF7vb3uvXgyXbsfaV19e0EVdRUl3oQlXryNfV/s1600/Hitchcock.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV4sSxfdRtDkoYAXc9TPw1EpZeZ5CmPDy3_iQcfb_DxbdtKyIYbXvjYrs_T27rvPQWM16eIgjEejABTE4pnLxjzZfUPny4_9hDBwEAECoF7vb3uvXgyXbsfaV19e0EVdRUl3oQlXryNfV/s320/Hitchcock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464869387020522770" border="0" /></a>...I didn't watch game 5 Friday, because I was at my parents' Versus-less house. I didn't watch last night's amazing <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009030116"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">53-save stoning</span></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span></span>of the Caps by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Halak"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Bratislavanator</span></a> because I was too afraid /busy. I also didn't watch the game 1 win. Washington has won all three games I <span style="font-style: italic;">have</span> watched in this series. So. FUCK. I can't watch.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-46939317521399753192010-04-25T18:00:00.003-04:002010-04-25T18:53:15.922-04:00STILL ALIVE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_4CbEMifnRywA_edQxVYa9wvyrHtNGLdeXTAUG10hHgXB1rjjYEpc5j0sa7c5svjDF5g5P-zoBRUNh5DCHUfAkAmDNuFxctast3W2RiKgZ8Yz0ErNaI1EqYxOnOMdCLd5kdi5bQnnknJ/s1600/death_by_zombies.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_4CbEMifnRywA_edQxVYa9wvyrHtNGLdeXTAUG10hHgXB1rjjYEpc5j0sa7c5svjDF5g5P-zoBRUNh5DCHUfAkAmDNuFxctast3W2RiKgZ8Yz0ErNaI1EqYxOnOMdCLd5kdi5bQnnknJ/s400/death_by_zombies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464198778273295778" border="0" /></a>But it ain't lookin' good! Can the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Halak"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Bratislavanator</span></a> steal another one? I doubt it, especially at home. But ya never know. It ain't over til the fat lady is eaten. See you tomorrow night!copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-72425178130834161142010-04-16T15:45:00.002-04:002010-04-16T15:47:02.378-04:00Ha-Ha-HABS!<object id="embed" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" height="383" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/embed.swf"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="flashVars" value="hlg=20092010,3,111&server=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/"><embed name="embed" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="hlg=20092010,3,111&server=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/" height="383" width="640"></embed></object><br />Three of Montreal's midget forwards scored, including <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=317881"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">big-mouth Tomas Plekanec</span></a> in OT. He's now firmly in Cap goalie Jose Theodore's ex-Hab head. And, if they can continue to hold Ovechkin to ZERO shots on goal the rest of the way, well they might just win this series. See you Saturday, Jose!copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-42439784802521944362010-04-11T08:00:00.000-04:002010-04-11T08:27:08.674-04:00HABS MAKE PLAYOFFS!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjY13v_YcLMvT4CjeVjSeirQCSwYv9rKI41Ysiu1GihimBiAQPa3dBsVtbRI3FFKcZVsOHSX6eZn1mWsas3ykpBIrbq7Cfl6VyhEY413uJY7UxY6TsBQKmpokGcwPTlv3dnzNl5yVxQCc/s1600/BackingIn.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjY13v_YcLMvT4CjeVjSeirQCSwYv9rKI41Ysiu1GihimBiAQPa3dBsVtbRI3FFKcZVsOHSX6eZn1mWsas3ykpBIrbq7Cfl6VyhEY413uJY7UxY6TsBQKmpokGcwPTlv3dnzNl5yVxQCc/s400/BackingIn.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458855377990194210" border="0" /></a>copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-3565365462923170292010-04-04T10:50:00.000-04:002010-04-04T10:50:27.134-04:00HaBlock. HaLock. Forget it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcMDIGjAokxAN5U5lNcvjdUTo7PoUonN-nSTwOYcAU4q6H6oUp16LLMw20int1GXXLMlkTasKzfKqJY1VRVVLZXX5Nhyl1lxdNyT9mRjrgsGGXeSNhz7S9EhkoIRj2kn67AxJwrqbHfM2/s1600/jaroslavhalak.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcMDIGjAokxAN5U5lNcvjdUTo7PoUonN-nSTwOYcAU4q6H6oUp16LLMw20int1GXXLMlkTasKzfKqJY1VRVVLZXX5Nhyl1lxdNyT9mRjrgsGGXeSNhz7S9EhkoIRj2kn67AxJwrqbHfM2/s200/jaroslavhalak.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456291591738431378" border="0" /></a>I can't think of a good nickname for Jaroslav Halak, <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The Only Reason The Habs Are Most Likely Making The Playoffs This Year</span>. (There, how bout that one? It's a little lengthy.) 24 hours. 120 minutes. 0 goals. 2 <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009021158"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">huge</span></a> <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009021168"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">wins</span></a>. Friday at Philly, he was Epic. Five shutouts on the season, now. Carey Price, you sit there and sulk on the bench all you want, pretty boy. Jaro's flopping, ugly, Dominator Dominik Hasek style is hard to watch, and hard to put a puck past. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Next game</span>: Tuesday @ the Islanders.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-68808092463632153142010-04-01T20:30:00.003-04:002010-04-01T20:33:20.598-04:00Cam Ward may kill the Habs season.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWRpbQZJiob8WoT7xRycumlk_hXRMedvFXdO9k0W9-vkiIi6eMhExaf-AKduXRZNkwMd6MhvaxBV9xKoxsoaPsa6JDTpfXUPg3EMXt1tCTOd7mLMs9j0UlV-EhmyC0i985BfZGObJAqzX/s1600/CamWard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWRpbQZJiob8WoT7xRycumlk_hXRMedvFXdO9k0W9-vkiIi6eMhExaf-AKduXRZNkwMd6MhvaxBV9xKoxsoaPsa6JDTpfXUPg3EMXt1tCTOd7mLMs9j0UlV-EhmyC0i985BfZGObJAqzX/s200/CamWard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455331450979245314" border="0" /></a>He stone cold stole two points from Montreal <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009021143"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">last night</span></a>. He's now, like, 10-3 against them lifetime. They're two points ahead of ninth place Atlanta. And the Habs have to face him again next week on the road. Tomorrow at Philly, Saturday at the Bell Centre vs. the Sabres.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span>UNEASY</span></span>.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-71024174622294418842010-03-16T14:00:00.000-04:002010-03-16T14:05:17.194-04:00bleu blanc rouge et noir.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefzzndzEybDzhzsJV9MnbVNhHgfB9fFjt7PQXuhrmLFB9v4QLlfSOruSWzWmBEDo2ZPFcuQu0hHvvX9P70O9FQuOaoF5usRsjQSSupyiIh3f3i1AzGp63Hv6euxPQu80dc7UtomKLRwYS/s1600-h/Subbanfans.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefzzndzEybDzhzsJV9MnbVNhHgfB9fFjt7PQXuhrmLFB9v4QLlfSOruSWzWmBEDo2ZPFcuQu0hHvvX9P70O9FQuOaoF5usRsjQSSupyiIh3f3i1AzGp63Hv6euxPQu80dc7UtomKLRwYS/s320/Subbanfans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449293579468445890" border="0" /></a><br />When he's been given the chance to play this season, the Habs 20-year-old defenseman <a href="http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474056"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">PK Subban</span></a> has looked like a possible future all-star. Even so, let's hope the above blackface tribute does not become a <span style="font-style: italic;">thing</span>. (<span style="font-style: italic;">image via </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://fourhabsfans.blogspot.com/2010/03/was-this-not-mildly-racist.html"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">fourhabsfans</span></a>)copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-76949676222872915852010-03-14T16:00:00.001-04:002010-03-14T16:03:40.036-04:00Is there anything better than beating the fucking Bruins?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAbG0HNzUikevWXojI54emCV_dJf8XGrF4-SmWdRLmbC1BAPO9kQUsob3jHgarRZkjeo8e86FbCgoL-xZXsLFWkwQuoOaSAmTiQkWvZ-Mzoh8iT2Jwe6JoI96E8JpogZOEvkNJpGTlerW/s1600-h/Bearshitting.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAbG0HNzUikevWXojI54emCV_dJf8XGrF4-SmWdRLmbC1BAPO9kQUsob3jHgarRZkjeo8e86FbCgoL-xZXsLFWkwQuoOaSAmTiQkWvZ-Mzoh8iT2Jwe6JoI96E8JpogZOEvkNJpGTlerW/s200/Bearshitting.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448578882156964994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">DOES A BEAR SHIT IN THE WOODS?</span></span> Five wins in a row after last night's—let's face it—<a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009021008"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">lucky win</span></a>. Thank you, Tuukka Rask. Habs are 6-1 since the break, but frankly ain't playing all that hot. Still, make the playoffs, get steamrolled by Washington or Pittsburgh, call it a season. About the best a realistic Montreal fan can hope for with this mediocre bunch. Except if Halak is unconscious. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Next game</span>: Tuesday, here in NYC vs. the Rangers.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-59473841322892137892010-03-09T15:30:00.001-05:002010-03-09T15:40:25.499-05:00Biggest win of the season.<div><object height="324" width="576"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/sports/player.swf"><param name="flashVars" value="vid=18504645&"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/sports/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=18504645&" height="324" width="576"></embed></object></div><br />I stopped checking in during Oscar® commercials in the third period; this game was fucking over. After a <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020963"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">good win over the Kings</span></a> the night before, the Habs looked dead tired and, well, dead. Brian Gionta had a goal in each game of the 2-1 Cali-swing. Despite having a pathetic -7 goal differential, Montreal somehow sits in 7th in the Eastern conference. Three reasons for that: Halak; PP; and shootouts. The Habs are dead last, 30th, in 5-on-5 play. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Next game</span>: tonight vs. Tampa Bay.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-91706291276178130222010-03-04T17:25:00.001-05:002010-03-04T17:26:46.832-05:00Who the FUCK was that team in the third period Tuesday night?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xwOy68dHUAJZ3Hn7UlDS_NJrm_YZqTMwN_vJTBBYv3QwLj1J11YwBceVQnW2mQ7pGkxCaE7e-1USPs4IFcg1UVcW7E9fx7Xz5M9EmQEGTMSyV__iaAHAW35keqsRMd_LPob3gPGjrk9v/s1600-h/bearsinadumpster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xwOy68dHUAJZ3Hn7UlDS_NJrm_YZqTMwN_vJTBBYv3QwLj1J11YwBceVQnW2mQ7pGkxCaE7e-1USPs4IFcg1UVcW7E9fx7Xz5M9EmQEGTMSyV__iaAHAW35keqsRMd_LPob3gPGjrk9v/s200/bearsinadumpster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444907205338294290" border="0" /></a>I mean, the Bruins looked <span style="font-style: italic;">helpless</span>. Skating. Forechecking. Backchecking. GOING TO THE NET. All three of their non-empty net goals were the result of someone driving hard and purposely to the net. SHIT (here's the <a href="http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlg=20092010,2,923"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">highlights</span></a>). Well. Tonight, in San Jose, starts a three-game Cali swing which will put an end to this false hope that resides in my pummeled hockey heart. But. The Habs are almost completely healthy again (Only real missing cog is Cammalleri), and in 7th place with 18 games left. <span style="font-style: italic;">Maybe</span>?copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-30541546447561420012010-02-08T17:50:00.000-05:002010-02-08T17:53:39.440-05:00I was kidding about the cat turds, Bob.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWEr6jc7nRgbMmFy9lPsAr6RsfiYUK3iOMr-UOgLZpHWL9u_QGwiYRCfnUsI5vipIOJx6mu3okixD5O1Yy1Y6e7Rd5US0Xb7eP5xgRMsscWqZhFwgYycLmdXBn7FxHQDNxCaooMBmaoEC/s1600-h/Gainey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWEr6jc7nRgbMmFy9lPsAr6RsfiYUK3iOMr-UOgLZpHWL9u_QGwiYRCfnUsI5vipIOJx6mu3okixD5O1Yy1Y6e7Rd5US0Xb7eP5xgRMsscWqZhFwgYycLmdXBn7FxHQDNxCaooMBmaoEC/s200/Gainey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436006846321244370" border="0" /></a>Really, I <a href="http://habsfaninnyc.blogspot.com/2010/02/if-bob-gainey-unloads-jaroslav-halak-at.html"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">was</span></a>. As a player, Bob Gainey was invaluable. As a GM, he has been, uh, let me be kind—inconsistent. He <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Gainey+steps+down+Canadiens/2537091/story.html"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">resigned today</span></a>, which maybe saved Jaro Halak. Sorry, Bobo, but the Scott Gomez trade will haunt and hinder this team for the next four years (unless Montreal can find a bigger sap). Now if only the clueless Jacques Martin would follow him out the door.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-3203790390131203222010-02-06T12:25:00.001-05:002010-02-06T12:28:34.659-05:00Habs send Boston to 9th straight loss? AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEGU4Lk3rePZ0n1dRlPVqfVOaACZ6Mo9ORDq03UqUI51Cc7NXev6JownRAKvDNQ-pfpuOUNKayATul5sMNFOwbM6L8sqgNOsQi8i_TC-eMjpU3XJ2VmHCg5x1MdQwdIkx9hy5CghwKp4Y/s1600-h/laughingclown1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEGU4Lk3rePZ0n1dRlPVqfVOaACZ6Mo9ORDq03UqUI51Cc7NXev6JownRAKvDNQ-pfpuOUNKayATul5sMNFOwbM6L8sqgNOsQi8i_TC-eMjpU3XJ2VmHCg5x1MdQwdIkx9hy5CghwKp4Y/s200/laughingclown1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435180261065310386" border="0" /></a>Jaro Halak AGAIN <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020841"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">stole a game</span></a> for Montreal, and AGAIN stopped a shitload of vulcanized rubber (48 saves, including 3 straight in the shootout); He's now 7-0 when facing 40+ shots this season. More importantly, the stupid asshole Bruins are two losses away from the longest streak in their history. The Habs are a playoff team! <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Next games</span>, two at home: today vs. the Penguins, tomorrow again vs. Boston. So, probably two losses.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-12996387904893872612010-02-04T15:40:00.000-05:002010-02-04T15:42:21.177-05:00If Bob Gainey unloads Jaroslav Halak at the trading deadline, I'll mail him a baggie of turds via Zippy The Pinhead (my cat).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDbWqzG3XJ3njAAm8PoYdX_YisgomQ9ybO4RgBmBOmyOhJ73BcXg95FK4rvuP2GeFBRoioO4ywWW0sHC5896ILTyYw3i8SwsNq0FRyez03VGlW0RbBLakKcIu-UQBdvTJA-yh4jynrsg2/s1600-h/JaroslavHalak.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDbWqzG3XJ3njAAm8PoYdX_YisgomQ9ybO4RgBmBOmyOhJ73BcXg95FK4rvuP2GeFBRoioO4ywWW0sHC5896ILTyYw3i8SwsNq0FRyez03VGlW0RbBLakKcIu-UQBdvTJA-yh4jynrsg2/s200/JaroslavHalak.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434490117837034594" border="0" /></a>In you case you missed it, he stopped 45 shots Tuesday against the Canucks (stopping their 7-game winning streak) and absolutely stole another win for the Habs. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Next game</span>: tonight @ Boston.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-55692682451574252652010-01-30T10:30:00.001-05:002010-02-04T16:32:48.462-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sToyxyUNAoax8oEUivLux-yqu7jmQ1K8kqf9EySQmTphS1hUqZ9mn_MhCkboU4EPnLeRAwy9LcNdFVqffBRZsCAjkvGb-CKIhDg8E7CGRA84aDsxwlLcjLVt3XPAVGOj6gcNpyle_KDr/s1600-h/assorgy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sToyxyUNAoax8oEUivLux-yqu7jmQ1K8kqf9EySQmTphS1hUqZ9mn_MhCkboU4EPnLeRAwy9LcNdFVqffBRZsCAjkvGb-CKIhDg8E7CGRA84aDsxwlLcjLVt3XPAVGOj6gcNpyle_KDr/s400/assorgy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432554031666348562" border="0" /></a><br />My bad feelings about the Florida swing weren't nearly bad enough. God, it was a two-game orgy of shit-ass hockey by the Habs. No offense, giveaways, mediocre goaltending (at least by Price against Tampa Bay). I hate fucking Florida, stupidest state in the union, well except for maybe Texas. Montreal sure as shit ain't a playoff team now. They definitely miss Andrei Kostitsyn. Next game: today, Hockey Day in Canada, against the hot-as-fuck Senators. Loss? Loss.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-77209542795288467072010-01-26T15:30:00.000-05:002010-01-26T15:31:24.126-05:006-0? AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOyoz-X5xrAe1ar5F_662mvqskIfKrCsskrIhue3R-vfAfFtqIVvTEEJm1aFkecZy33O_ZUtVIJ0iGHwqE-CHUvszGRDR-fSqS-neNTqJnitkHZp8JumAFHDcIj8vvHpQnlfzV_erU64r/s1600-h/laughingclown3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOyoz-X5xrAe1ar5F_662mvqskIfKrCsskrIhue3R-vfAfFtqIVvTEEJm1aFkecZy33O_ZUtVIJ0iGHwqE-CHUvszGRDR-fSqS-neNTqJnitkHZp8JumAFHDcIj8vvHpQnlfzV_erU64r/s200/laughingclown3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431146529776038146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Hqo0j6hLWaRkt53cimd-BJRpW8qFzobffVQ1en6qTBXxemFzLgZW8zsm5QrSsccpLsBEN1N80llcnuniHKUv90J4bSPlRmmXNkUyfTMvMW81YFL1jbhWdtLDuNM6OPsa9HcQSKIM-Auk/s1600-h/laughingclown1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Hqo0j6hLWaRkt53cimd-BJRpW8qFzobffVQ1en6qTBXxemFzLgZW8zsm5QrSsccpLsBEN1N80llcnuniHKUv90J4bSPlRmmXNkUyfTMvMW81YFL1jbhWdtLDuNM6OPsa9HcQSKIM-Auk/s200/laughingclown1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431146436388083090" border="0" /></a><br />That's was fun <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020762"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Saturday night</span></a>, wasn't it Ranger fans? Your "King" Henrik can't seem to stop a beach ball at the Bell Centre, eh? I <span style="font-style: italic;">just</span> stopped laughing about that game. AnyClown, tonight vs. the Panthers begins the ol two-game swing through the Sunshine State, continuing tomorrow eve in Tampa Bay. Got a bad feeling about this trip, so gotta get the buffoonery in now.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-76503834639056245632010-01-23T16:50:00.001-05:002010-01-23T16:52:22.526-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39LfYqvbfs-HgJ2_KfcgbUVb1wAHDKgmZD_4Dz1BXvY_AHmDNI-tbEeY5Py-47hwjXKyYqfySWhi3O9lyICg-CFsoD1UYE01bTyoW7wQ0dlEPOr7NKMmrTOX2JOm-AnkpzCK_24f6sX9C/s1600-h/onion.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39LfYqvbfs-HgJ2_KfcgbUVb1wAHDKgmZD_4Dz1BXvY_AHmDNI-tbEeY5Py-47hwjXKyYqfySWhi3O9lyICg-CFsoD1UYE01bTyoW7wQ0dlEPOr7NKMmrTOX2JOm-AnkpzCK_24f6sX9C/s200/onion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430053972818114498" border="0" /></a><br />Also: The Canadiens actually fucking <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020757"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">beat a good team</span></a>, and beat them at their own defensive game. Benoit Pouliot scored again. Jaro Halak was superb. Habs had lost six straight to the fucking Devils. Next Game: tonight, vs. the fucking Rangers.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-30973800902533077612010-01-19T20:30:00.001-05:002010-01-19T20:31:38.489-05:00Canadiens' SHIT weekend.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZTqZPyLikysNbPhZbWZXfjxTGP_DFfzVMpOoe4RfROG2ULXHsn2VU5AB6FWANNpjOkRd32D2ruPATx-sSIYv5_povFz6tXQCFQqxvnl41qHfimE4o95c3fuudoS9D-Mnan9FHvS3zjcu/s1600-h/complexshit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZTqZPyLikysNbPhZbWZXfjxTGP_DFfzVMpOoe4RfROG2ULXHsn2VU5AB6FWANNpjOkRd32D2ruPATx-sSIYv5_povFz6tXQCFQqxvnl41qHfimE4o95c3fuudoS9D-Mnan9FHvS3zjcu/s200/complexshit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428624297145441122" border="0" /></a>First, <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020712"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Saturday night at home</span></a>, Carey Price let in two <span style="font-weight: bold;">SHIT</span> goals, and got completely outplayed by Ottawa rookie netminder Mike Brodeur. Then, <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020721"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sunday here in NYC</span></a>, the Habs, despite playing like <span style="font-weight: bold;">SHIT</span>, found themselves with a 2-0 lead after a period. They responded by getting outshot 15 to fucking 2 in the second stanza on the way to a blowout loss. With ten minutes left in the game, Montreal had a total of 12 <span style="font-weight: bold;">SHITTY</span> shots on goal. Two teams they needed to beat, two <span style="font-weight: bold;">SHIT</span> games. Nice big pile of <span style="font-weight: bold;">SHIT</span> of a weekend, brun, blanc, and rouge. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Next game</span>: tomorrow vs. the Blues. (<span style="font-style: italic;">pic: "Complex Shit," a big inflatable shitpile sculpture by Paul McCarthy <a href="http://yourshittingme.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/complex-shit-causes-museum-chaos/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">via</span></a></span>)copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-15038537676651579982010-01-16T10:20:00.001-05:002010-01-16T10:27:49.284-05:00I like Benoit Pouliot.<object height="265" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h1AaAdTuK0I&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h1AaAdTuK0I&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="265" width="320"></embed></object><br />Gui Latendresse may someday play big for somebody, but right now, I'm liking this trade with the Wild. The 6-3 <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Pouliot</span> has 4G in his last six games, while showing good hands (see above) and a good playmaking head. Did the <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Habs</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">finally</span> get the better of a deal (remember and bleed with me: Langway, LeClair, Lemieux, Roy, Chelios, Gomez [jury's still out, but the contract alone is unforgivable])? Hopefully, he's not another <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Pacioretty</span> or <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">D'Agostini</span> who both showed flashes last year, and who've both been wastes of ice space this season.<br />Meanwhile the team is beating all the teams they're supposed to beat, and losing to all the teams they're supposed to lose to. Which, if the trend doesn't change, means they'll be fighting for the 7th or 8th spot right to the wire. Without their PP and G <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Halak</span>, they'd be 69-ing the Leafs (<span style="font-style: italic;">sic</span>) in the cellar.<br />Two big games, today vs. the Sens and tomorrow at the Garden vs the Rangers (not going this year. <a href="http://habsfaninnyc.blogspot.com/2009/01/last-time-i-saw-canadiens-win-in-person.html"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">here's pics</span></a> from last January).copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-80285856976299984352009-12-27T13:20:00.002-05:002009-12-27T13:27:02.333-05:00Jacques Martin's large head must be ready to explode.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP4yogYvwayHnCqXq-XpHmDShApxgS7LaqxYC9djqZ1gWPmdm8Eq2i3FGbmwGvd5EMP8rxM_1q5ahyphenhyphenDHHARm_6yDedbmm_9S_PbyaPOSqMlQbaBdtS1JH7GHBCI0HtBK_-ecs2JebjPuG/s1600-h/jacques_martin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 94px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP4yogYvwayHnCqXq-XpHmDShApxgS7LaqxYC9djqZ1gWPmdm8Eq2i3FGbmwGvd5EMP8rxM_1q5ahyphenhyphenDHHARm_6yDedbmm_9S_PbyaPOSqMlQbaBdtS1JH7GHBCI0HtBK_-ecs2JebjPuG/s200/jacques_martin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419975629317077010" border="0" /></a>The coach who prides himself on defensive, disciplined hockey has watched his <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Habs</span> give up 186 shots in the last four games, including 49 last night in a <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020558"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3-2 OT win</span></a> over the Leafs (<span style="font-style: italic;">sic</span>). That's four wins in a row for them and their rubberized G <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Jaroslav Halak</span>—the only reason Montreal (19-18-3) now sit 7th in the East. The Canadiens have turned their zone into a comfortable lounge, complete with La-Z-Boys, free wifi, and complimentary coffee and Danish. Luckily, their PP is at 25%, #1 in the league, and their PK is a strong 7th. This "winning" formula is very reminiscent of their squad a couple of years ago that was consistently dominated at even strength, but won games because of specialty teams and goaltending. Except: this team is getting outplayed even worse. There's no way Halak can keep up this level of unconsciousness, and they're not the Oilers of the 80s; they don't have enough offense to keep succeeding this way. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Next game</span> on this 7-game road trip: tomorrow against the injury-depleted Senators, so a fifth straight win is very possible.copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755805551626937467.post-27167440807775322062009-12-22T19:10:00.001-05:002009-12-22T19:18:05.055-05:00WINNING STREAK!!!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjVbxuo5zmMLEmZX0xq68iWhLneQMNTNyXaewKoxv5MaTI86m9kRbiw4y-lttdVtPbHsXu5tzsMCJwDfo0QS-gX_fPfCeoa7sNEGOQxknCwPGQH43vJdOHWd8Px4IOiQ4G3JaN376kjLv/s1600-h/willy_two.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjVbxuo5zmMLEmZX0xq68iWhLneQMNTNyXaewKoxv5MaTI86m9kRbiw4y-lttdVtPbHsXu5tzsMCJwDfo0QS-gX_fPfCeoa7sNEGOQxknCwPGQH43vJdOHWd8Px4IOiQ4G3JaN376kjLv/s200/willy_two.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418213219201915298" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Two in a row, BAYBEE</span>. Who cares if the Habs have been outplayed in both wins over the awful Islanders and average Thrashers. Who cares that the only reason they won both games is because Jaroslav Halak—who's probably being showcased for a trade—stopped 87 of 90 shots. (I <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> care what they get for him, Bobo Gainey. Let's make it more than a fucking second round pick this time. Actually, maybe trade Carey Price instead.) Who cares if the Canadiens continue to take idiotic, undisciplined penalties. Who cares if they're a one line team, with Andrei AK46 Kostitsyn amazingly, inexplicably, <span style="font-style: italic;">finally</span> playing like an actual power forward (that's mostly due to the continuing superb playmaking of C Tomas Plekanec). Who cares if they're still under .500 (17-18-3) and out of the playoffs. Who cares if there's five more games left on this seven game road trip. Andrei Markov is back, and they're 3-0 with him in the lineup—Go Habs Go! (<span style="font-style: italic;">sigh</span>).<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> Next game</span>: tomorrow at Carolina...<span style="font-size:78%;">three in a row?</span>copyranterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852975303751018266noreply@blogger.com0