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TIM WHARNSBY

From Friday's Globe and Mail

Latest comment posted at 12:28 AM EDT 12/04/08

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  1. Matt O from Canada writes: What a great, classy effort by the Habs...looked the the Canadiens of old, though I'm not about to pop the champagne, as Boston is a solid club.

    Boston was almost there for much of the night, but Montreal looked as confident as I've seen them in years. Hope they can keep this up.

    Also loved the way they handled that late 5-on-3 situation. With the crowd roaring, it would have been so easy to try and race in for a goal. But, being the classy team that they are, they didn't go all out and try to embarass their opponents...such a strategy would have only fired up the Bruins. They passed the puck around and played, but didn't go nuts trying to score. Well done.

    Didn't like the way Price played at first, but he looked solid after the first. Boston's a good club, but the Habs had the step on them today. Not taking anything for granted, though...they can't give an inch to this Bruins club.
  2. Mariposa Belle from Leacockland, Canada writes: What I saw tonight was a hunger to win and a belief in the team to get it done.

    Bob and Carbo might have differences of opinions on when to insert new talent (earlier story on Price), but both of them know what it takes to have a winning club.

    Stanley this year? Defending champs entering the centennial year? I'm not sure but they only need another 15 wins.
  3. Pat Billings from CDN, Canada writes: Great start by the young Habs.

    These guys follow the game plan to a T, rolled 4 lines all night again and got some great contribution for our pluggers.

    We're the small team and still outhit them 38 to 25.....
  4. Crazy ForCoCoPuffs from Canada writes: The NHL should be embarrassed by the work of the officials in this game -- a travesty!
  5. R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Canadiens outhit Bruins 38-25... Who wants to say the Habs are soft anymore?

    Mariposa Belle -- The Habs always seem to have a hunger to win when the playoff season rolls around...

    Unfortunately for your Sens, I also saw a similar hunger in the Pens eyes last night...

    I am not predicting anything, however... I am just going to sit back and enjoy the show...

    Cheers.
  6. Rene L from somewhere, Canada writes: Crazy ForCoCoPuffs from Canada writes: The NHL should be embarrassed by the work of the officials in this game -- a travesty!
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    Crazy ForCoCoPuffs you should be an embarrassed, you're a travesty.

    GO HABS GO!!!
  7. garlick toast from Canada writes: carey price had me worried briefly.imagine, he's 20 yrs.old.what a situation for a kid.
    in 8 games this season, the bruins haven't led,not for one minute.
  8. Mariposa Belle from Leacockland, Canada writes: Rene L - lighten up - the refs are a travesty in all games in all sports.

    But you can't play unless you have refs.

    3Miller - watching Bob through his career, developed by Neilson, playing his game, becoming Captain, honing his skills managing and coaching skills in France, knowing the history of Les Tricolours - a team destined for a decade of quality. Thank God the Habs have an owner who cares about the product sold and demands quality. The Sens have the same, without the recent history, but with the same desire.
  9. Crazy ForCoCoPuffs from Canada writes:
    R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: "Canadiens out hit Bruins 38-25... Who wants to say the Habs are soft anymore?"

    Well, if you count cheap shots and late hits... Good on the Bruins that they didn't resort to retaliation.
  10. Jake ---- from Canada writes: i will get this out of the way..I'm a leaf fan. I can honestly say this series is shaping up to yawner. I watched the SJ vs flames game last night and was totally blown away by the speed and end to end action. Tune in late if you want to watch the good old western boys go at it.
  11. garlick toast from Canada writes: the game was a ''yawner''? well, i suppose for a leafs fan.the leafs went to bed 20 games ago.cheap hits? glenn murray's on price was about as cheap as they get.
    calgary and s.j. is nuts.if it goes 7 games they'll be playing sledge hockey.
  12. Dave The Rave from Ottawa, Canada writes: Montreal is playing 'firewagon hockey' again...skate, skate, skate the other team into the ice. That's the tradition with the Habs. Having seen the great Montreal teams with Beliveau, Cournoyer, Mahovlich, Lafleur, Shutt, Gainey, Savard, Dryden, Roy et al, it's clear this is a team built in that mould. And tough? Nobody pushed Gainey, Carbonneau, Muller and Jarvis around. Nobody is going see the 2008 Canadiens back down either. Everybody can score. Markov and Kovalev are brilliant. The Kostitsyn brothers...remember Pete and Frank M? Hamrlik and Komisarek hammer you. Even the grinders (Smolinski, Begin, Kostopoulos) can kill you. And Price...unreal. 15 more Ws to go. Can they do it? Why not?
  13. R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Mariposa Belle from Leacockland, Canada:

    Gainey completely turned the Habs around for sure. What Gainey has done in such a short time is nothing short of miraculous... The pride in wearing the Habs jersey is clearly back for the players.

    As a Nova Scotian, however, you already know that I am supporting Crosby's team in the Pens - Sens series.

    When I watched Crosby playing for Rimouski, I always noted that that team rose to great heights if ever they felt that their captain was under attack. It was almost like watching a wolf pack hunt.

    Cheers.
  14. garlick toast from Canada writes: i like the pens.i'm glad laracque is getting a chance to be more than an enforcer.gary roberts has got to be one of the toughest guys around. a few years ago he was all done until he got back surgery and rehabbed.now he plays like a 35 yr.old :-)
  15. Mariposa Belle from Leacockland, Canada writes: 3M - Understand the desire to cheer for the local boy. No problem for me.

    Back to this thread - these Habs are a contender for Stanley. I see a combination of youth, speed and history - in that order.

    Habs fans expect the best - but I have the sense that they realize that current tam stands or falls on the players that year.

    If tradition and desire based in loyalty can win Stanley, Montreal will
    be in the finals.
  16. Scot Loucks from Pickering, Canada writes: Twas in a bar tonight that cheers loudly for the Leafs during the regular season.

    Sitting on the corner seat of the bar... two pretty ladies next to me while I watched the Habs to the left of me... Wings to the right of me and the Jays in the middle. (Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right... here I am :) )

    Only the Jays disappointed.

    The regular season Leaf fans were all cheering on the Habs who put forth a great effort.

    I picked the Habs, Pens, Rangers and Flyers coming out of the first..... no further prognostications till first round is over..... but the Habs looked like a team that wanted it.

    Cheers
  17. brad maddigan from Canada writes: There is still a lot of hockey to be played, but how can you not be excited about this team? Habs looked playoff ready, and Price is the real deal in case any one thought otherwise. Not only is Boston fighting a quicker team with a better goalie, but they also have to battle their inner demons that keep asking them when are they are going to beat Montreal again? Not sure if it will happen this year.
    Go Habs go.
  18. Scot Loucks from Pickering, Canada writes: SJ game is going as I thought.... but Dallas killing Anaheim is a total surprise...

    Maybe I'm not as smart as I thought I was :)

    Cheers
  19. R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Scot Loucks from Pickering, Canada writes:

    "Maybe I'm not as smart as I thought I was..."

    You're a Leafs fan, Scot! What was your first clue !

    Although, there is still hope for you since you had your eyes on the Habs game tonight even in the presence of the pretty ladies...

    Cheers.
  20. Scot Loucks from Pickering, Canada writes: Knew somebody would take the bait... hi Robert.

    What's with you and Carriere mentioning my name on a political thread?????? Found that one.... Made me smile though.

    Seriously expecting some better ones with that thought though... (not as smart).... wide open to a whole bunch of my fans :)

    Cheers
  21. R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Scot Loucks from Pickering, Canada:

    Carriere brought your name up... BTW I read "Why the Leafs Stink" in Macleans today and wondered if they copied some of the article from these G&M threads...

    I think I agree with most of your picks in the Eastern Conference except Philly...

    I'd take the Caps over Philly...

    Cheers.
  22. Scot Loucks from Pickering, Canada writes: Robert... I'm cheering for the Caps... money is on Phili.

    Yeah ... I know Rob (Carriere) brought it up .. I still smiled about the almost started to like (a leaf fan) comment.

    Cheers
  23. Scot Loucks from Pickering, Canada writes: BTW Robert... there is no doubt in my mind that a lot of people who get paid for writing about Hockey read these threads.... too many verbatim quotes for me...

    So when do we start to get kudos and money?

    Cheers
  24. R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Scott Loucks from Pickering, Canada:

    No kudos nor money for slobs like us... the ability to make a difference for our great country should be all that matters...

    Oh and make Peddie look like an idiot to boot... lol

    My favorite quote from that Macleans article:

    "Laying face down on the table in front of him is a paperback memoir, "The Audacity of Hope." Perfect for the CEO of a team about to set a new standard for futility, but that's not the point. The point will be revealed later. For now, Peddie would just like you to know that he enjoys reading books."

    I died laughing when I read that one.

    Good night.
  25. Scot Loucks from Pickering, Canada writes: R Miller.... ROFLMAO..

    He reads??????

    Good night.
  26. John E. Boy from Canada writes: As a Happy Habs fan living in Vancouver I have to comment on the plight of the sorry Canucks. Watching Kiprusoff's performance against San Jose on Thursday reinforced my belief that Luongo is in no way a top five goalie in the NHL. Media on the West Coast isn't even carrying the NHL playoffs as a top line story. The Master's golf tournmanet was the lead in Thursday's news, followed by WHL playoffs. People at my gym weren't even watching hockey on the big screen. Little wonder why the Canucks have rarely done well. Vancouver really isn't a big-time hockey city. At best it's second-rate and, at best, maybe I'm being kind.
    But, wow...watching the fans in Montreal certainly brought back memories. I haven't yelped out loud when a goal was scored in several years until the Kostitsyn brothers scored last night. Thank's for giving us diehard Habs fans a reason to get excited again!
  27. George S from Toronto, Canada writes: Alright Habs! I was hoping for a win and I didn't expect such a convincing win either. Hope these Habs don't take their foot off the gas though, the Bruins are capable of doing some major damage. Does anyone know when Koivu is expected back in the lineup?
  28. Al MacDonald from Cathedral of Hockey, Canada writes: Awesome start or what? The Kostitsyn's each got the jump early and kept it up the whole game. I think we will see more of the Habs players stepping up their game as the playoffs continue. Ryder even seemed a little more motivated than usual. And Koivu will soon be healthy. The Habs can take the Eastern Conference and find themselves in the Final.

    Go Habs Go!
  29. Andrew Bisson from Ottawa, Canada writes: CBC was so biased towards the Habs I found the game unwatchable. Really - is Greg Millen related to Kovalev? Kovalev is not the best player in hockey. All he does is score points, yet he wasn't close to leading the league in points. Iginla, Lecavalier, Ovechkin, Crosby...they're all way better and more complete players than Kovalev.
    More of the bias; on a scrum in front to Tim Thomas, Dandenault comes in and cross-checks Stuart into Thomas. The replay kept showing it but nothing was said. Also, every replay centered on the Habs, not the Bruins.
    As for the Kostitsyn brothers...Andre has to have set a record this year for hits from behind, just like his hit on Chara last night. These two are gutless players that would have never survived in the 70's or 80's.
    Considering the east is pretty weak, Montreal will likely still get to the conference final. I just wish they were playing a team like the Ducks, Flames or Sharks, who would skate with them and pound them into the ice.
  30. Al MacDonald from Cathedral of Hockey, Canada writes: The Habs will just keep playing better and better as the playoffs continue. Every playoff game they play is just that much more experience for this young team.

    Go Habs Go!
  31. Dave The Rave from Ottawa, Canada writes: There is a constituency that loves to hate the Habs...always has been. When they were winning Stanley Cups, people would scratch their heads and wonder how a team that wasn't the biggest, strongest or meanest could beat the ones who were. It's called skill and teamwork. As for comparing Kovalev to Crosby, et al, such comparisons are irrelevant. No one compares to those guys, and no superstar can win it all by himself. Can the Canadiens make it to the final? Certainly possible. Can they win the Cup? Equally possible. Whatever happens, Gainey and Carbo have worked wonders. As Gainey says, they are probably one 'impact player' away from the top.
  32. Swifty J from Mtl, Canada writes: Bitter much, Andrew?

    All NHIC knows is homerism. After 20 solid years of Leafs homerism, it's their default approach to any Canadian team. But they're not really all that good at being Habs homers.

    Cole and Millen struggle with the players' names (too bad Ryan "O'Brien" wasn't playing, but at least the Kostopoulos triplets had a good game), they lose track of the play, they don't know that "Ole Ole" is just a rally song, they find novelty in things that are old hat to fans. Cole has a great voice, but that's about it.

    There was an intermission shot of some kids sitting behind a CBC camera; at times it looked they might have been the actual cameramen. And then there's poor PJ Stock, who clearly hates having to say anything positive about the Habs. He must be soiling his Bruins jammies every night these days. Thank goodness Cherry isn't working this series.

    Anyway, I find it amusing that the Habs outhit and outmuscle the Bruins and people start calling them dirty. Guaranteed, if the tables had been turned we'd be hearing "Habs are soft, can't handle playoff hockey" and the like. Pre-series wisdom was that "the Bruins have to crash the net." When the Habs do it instead -- oh my! How unsporting! etc. etc.

    Enjoy the playoffs, Andrew. Maybe you'll get your wish.
  33. Verona Raven from United States writes: Its been 15 years since the last time there was rioting on St. Catherines. You dont think the Habs and their fans want the cup?

    BTW..that is the best building I've ever seen a game in. I go to MSG a lot and while its a good time...there is NOTHING like seeing a game up in Montreal.
  34. nigel martin from Canada writes: I think that Gainey realized that trading for an 'impact 'palyer would destroy this team. Their biggest problem through the early part of the year was their inconsistencey; they would get up a goal or two and then relax, sometimes losing late in the game; many times having to come on to win with a late spurt of energy. They have enormous talent, goalie, three top level defencemen, scoring skills etc; but most imporantly they have bonded as a team. They work as a pack, one line after another, relentless now, and they wear down teams who depend on a single top line. Its amazing how slow images change; they are thought of as a small and relatively low-level hitting team. They are bigger than the Flyers, they outwork you in the corners, they will outhit any team on a good night and then, they will blind you with their speed. This team is for real.
  35. Kris Hayward from g-town, writes: Man Bruin fans, all 3 of you that are left. Give it a rest
    Chara tried to sell the hit from behind from Andrei.
    Stuart did push the habs player into Thomas.
    Thomas did not seem to argue and Murray did get pushed into Price but made no effort to not hit Price.

    Here is a tip for the Bruins, game starts at 7:07, be ready and try harder.
    Maybe you might win. Don't be bitter get better. Go Habs Go.
  36. Andrew Bisson from Ottawa, Canada writes: Swifty J - Definitely bitter! I now remember the main reason why I hate Andre Kostitsyn. Can't remember who the Habs were playing against but he had a 9.0 dive that lead to a penalty shot earlier this season. Of course the Habs fans, I mean, CBC announcers didn't mention the obvious dive.
    I grew up a Leafs fan but generally cheer for all of the Canadian teams. I have cheered for the Habs before, when old Doug Gilmour and little Saku Koivu played their hearts out against the Thornton-led Bruins to upset them in the first round...I think the year Theodore got MVP?
    I just think this team is one of the reasons I mainly hate the new NHL. Guys like Kostitsyn, Begin and Latendresse (who ended Dimiao's career with a hit from behind two years ago) can run around and hit everyone, many of them from behind, and can bother and pester all the best players on the ice. In the old days a guy like Laraque could take care of it, or maybe S. Thornton or Chara on the current Bruins team. Nowadays you can't. Pests rule the new NHL, and the Habs are right up there for pests.
    Also, it gets me that every hooking penalty is called yet the refs don't call an obvious hit from behind on the Kostitsyn-Chara play.
    Adding to all that with the CBC-Millen love affair with Kovalev and the rest of the team...I think I know what others mean when saying CBC is biased towards the Leafs now!
    You are way off on P.J. Stock though buddy. He got his start in the media in Montreal, and still does a lot of his work there. He is a fan of both teams, as he did play for both teams.
  37. Swifty J from Mtl, Canada writes: In Montreal, PJ can make a career talking about hockey all day. He can't in Boston, but you can bet that if he could that's where he'd be. He's spent the whole season pooping on the Habs and minimizing their accomplishments.

    Basically he's making his name as a contrarian and a baiter, not unlike the Sens fan Francois Gagnon at La Presse. I guess it's not a bad thing to have a few blatant non-homers on your team's beat, but that doesn't mean I have to like them.

    As for your hockey analysis... unsurprisingly I disagree with most of it. Not sure there's any point in hashing it out: we each have our goggles, and I think I know how that particular debate goes. (In circles.)
  38. Banjo Crush from Montreal, Canada writes: The following is a quote from Tim Thomas I found on boston.com commenting on the first goal:

    "The crowd's so loud, he couldn't hear me yell, 'screen,' " said Thomas. "So I never saw the puck until he stuck his foot out."

    Keep up the good work, Habs fans! I am so glad I bit the bullet back in February and extended our season tickets through the playoffs.

    Woo!!!
  39. Matt O from The wrong kind of hockey town, Canada writes: Andrew Bisson, I don't know what game you were watching, but you are the sort of hockey fan I've had to suffer through in all my years in Ottawa. Montreal a dirty team? That's a new one. I agree the new NHL couldn't hold a candle to the old, but singling the Habs out would be like singling out Condoleeza Rice as the worst member of George W. Bush's cabinet...as in, there is much, much worse.

    The Habs, in fact, may be the last club that values character over quality. Witness letting go of Rebeiro, a truly classless player if there ever was one. Even the Theodore trade was partly based on his shady off-ice relationships.

    I remember as a kid, back when the Canadiens were good, all the Habs-haters I had to put up wigh (cough* jealousy *cough). Now it seems they are poppping their heads out of their groundhog holes again. Ah well...
  40. Nick Wilson from Toronto, Canada writes: Hey Toronto, you still have a chance to get a parade this year. The MArlies have a good shot at the Calder Cup indeed!!! Better than nothing I guess.
  41. Offshore Reg from bridgetown, Barbados writes: Quel equipe eh for sure?.....Lets all enjoy the Habs games while we can........come October we all know whom we shall be forced to watch.
  42. Neil no more last name from Mississauga, Canada writes: Andrew Bisson from Ottawa, Canada writes: CBC was so biased towards the Habs I found the game unwatchable...

    Whaa whaa whaa. It's the CANADIAN broadcasting Corp. Expect a little bias. I prefer it. At least it's not the Leafs again, right?

    What if it was your Sens?
  43. Neil no more last name from Mississauga, Canada writes: Andrew your comments annoy me...I'd prefer if you'd stop.

    Chara is 6'9 and took a dive. MTL a dirty team? Has no one heard of the Flyers or Ducks??? The Habs are a pesky team. But more so they are fast, skilled, talented and their grittiness is underrated.
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    Matt O from The wrong kind of hockey town, Canada writes: Andrew Bisson, I don't know what game you were watching, but you are the sort of hockey fan I've had to suffer through in all my years in Ottawa.

    I have friends and family in Ottawa, visit often. And I can honestly say you're bang on.
  44. Andrew Perry from halifax, Canada writes: Hab's are hated because of their winning history, just as dominant teams in every sport acquire haters. The Fleas are hated because they dominate coverage in Canada even as they become annually worse. CBC hockey coverage long ago gave up on the pretense of being journalism; HNIC is a shill for the NHL game nothing more; they are there to sell the Canadian teams and Molson beer to the Canadian consumer.
    It is no different on any other sports network, ESPN shills for the New England based teams while aggressively trying to marginalize hockey. NBC, CBS et al all have their favorites as well.
    Complaining about homerism , and I've done my share, is like complaining about gravity.
  45. Larfing Outloud from Virgin Islands (British) writes: This Leaf fan is cheering for the Habs and the Wings.

    PS Andrew, stop whining. You're beginning to sound like a girly-man.
  46. Erik Mielke from OSHAWA, Canada writes: Way to go HABS what a great TEAM GO HABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Canada is HABS LAND!!!!
  47. Sir Loin from Montreal, Canada writes: Note to Jack Layton, if you are in a bar perhaps you may actually want to tip the staff who serve you as a) they may very well be supporters and b) it's customary!

    On the other hand, it did give us patrons a few laughs.
  48. Matt O from The wrong kind of hockey town, Canada writes: Sir Loin, you can't drop a story like that and not fill in the details. Please share...
  49. Jude Hannaford from Canada writes: Pat Billings, thanks for that hits stat, I was wondering how much the Habs had out hit the Bruins last night.

    Mr Coco puffs, I assume you didn't watch the Flames game. Terribly inconsistent reffing. 1st period, they let them play, 2nd period was called by the book. My issue would be with the first period. Call the game the way it is meant to be called. It's beyond frustrating to watch.

    Habs looked good, Price got the gitters out quicker than I thought, Chara looks a shadow of his former self, maybe the fans are getting to him, maybe his shoulder is indeed @ about 50%. It looks like it could be a long spring of reminding the haters why the Habs are called Les Glorieux

    Vive Les Canadiens
  50. Andrew Bisson from Ottawa, Canada writes: Wow - a lot of keyboard tough guys on here calling me out! LOL. They're just like guys like Lapierre, Latendresse and the Kostitsyn brothers - never have to answer the bell!
    I guess I can just look forward to the Pens ending the Habs run, or whoever comes out of the West beating the Habs in five or less.
    Enjoy the hockey lads.
  51. Andrew Bisson from Ottawa, Canada writes: Neil no more - The short form for "you are" is "you're." Not "your." Also, not a Sens fan, as I clearly outlined in an earlier post (grew up a Leafs fan but boycotting them until the organization gets its stuff together). Let me know if you need some help next time putting together your post. Cheers.
  52. Neil no more last name from Mississauga, Canada writes: Andrew Bisson from Ottawa

    Thank you for correcting my spelling. I like grasping at straws too.
    If it was important, I would've cared to review.

    As a Leaf fan myself, you can understand that we've been privy to bias commentating for some time now. Do you complain then?

    I don't know what to tell you, Canadian NHL teams pay the bills for CBC - and this is how most media works. Grasp the concept, it's a reality of life. Your job as a consumer is to sift through the BS. Don't like it don't watch. Same thing I tell those who complain about Leaf coverage.

    Personally, prefer some bias over mechanical, sterile commentating. And hey, like you I'm annoyed with the Leafs.

    So there. How'd I do smooth speller?
  53. Neil no more last name from Mississauga, Canada writes: Still looking for your earlier post regarding being a Leaf fan. If It's from another thread don't expect me to remember.

    Let's try it again....

    "Andrew Bisson ... you are posts annoy me" - Nope that doesn't make any sense at all. Hey look at that my spelling was right after all.

    Don't know how you can complain about the Habs being a dirty team...If guys deserve reprecussions they will get theres (sp?)
  54. Swifty J from Mtl, Canada writes: "It's playoff hockey," Chara said. "It's a physical game, and it was physical out there."

    If Chara can suck it up, anybody can.
  55. Neil no more last name from Mississauga, Canada writes: Ohh okay I found it. You grew up a Leaf fan. My apologies for calling you a Sens fan
  56. R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Offshore reg from bridgetown, Barbados writes:

    "come October we all know whom we shall be forced to watch..."

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    You know it, baby !

    By the way, you're welcome !

    Go Habs !
  57. R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Sir Loin from Montreal, Canada:

    Layton is cheap ? lol

    Who knew ?
  58. DALLAS GREEN from Canada writes: Reading all these comments make my day go by faster. I don't know why everyone is saying price looked shaky, I have so much confidence in that kid. It was probably his brand new pads his whipped out for playoffs. ( I'm a goalie and notice these things)
  59. alex just a canadian from Canada writes: Love my team won, just one extra comment Gainey Carbo have done a great job, but I also appreciate the often over looked Muller Jarvis and Mellenson (sorry for the misspelling) they have been often over looked but I'm glad we have leadership of that quality behind the bench.
  60. sam themacman from Waterloo, Canada writes: Considering the east is pretty weak, Montreal will likely still get to the conference final. I just wish they were playing a team like the Ducks, Flames or Sharks, who would skate with them and pound them into the ice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let's do some math shall we... of the last four finals... the East has won three out of four! So much for the "big bad West"! The Sens choked against the Ducks or it would have been 4 out of 4! The way the Ducks played, they better watch out or the Stars will send them home packing! The Ducks are not as good as people make them to be. The Flames and Sharks, no matter who wins, will be worn out and exhausted, and won't be much of a match in the next round unfortunately. They will kill each other and the survivor will lose in the next round. So to say that who remains in the West will pound the Habs or any other team in the East borders on being dellusional, high on drugs, and just not making any sense. The Habs rumbled last night. They are healthy and they are hitting and out hitting the grinders and hitters. Be forwarned, the Habs, the Pens, and Caps, will be just as agressive in their hitting as any team in the West.
  61. sam themacman from Waterloo, Canada writes: Larfing Outloud from Virgin Islands (British) writes: This Leaf fan is cheering for the Habs and the Wings.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I thought I read, "Leaf fan cheering for Habs eating wings!"

    That sounds like a nice way to watch and enjoy the games! Hot Buffalo wings!
  62. R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Sam the macman from Waterloo, Canada:

    Have to agree with you -- There is no way to know how the East and West will match up until the Finals...

    We also need to remember that the most exciting impact forwards to play the game are all in the Eastern Conference ( Crosby, Malkin and Ovechkin ) ...

    Time will tell...
  63. Neil no more last name from Mississauga, Canada writes: DALLAS GREEN - I'm a goalie too, and i gotta think that first period was just a 20 year old with a bit of flutters, nothing to discuss.

    And he bounced back like a vet. Where do the pucks go after tehy hit him.
    He absorbs them like my dryer does socks.

    anyways
  64. J K GALBRAITH from Canada writes: There was no doubt that Montreal was the better team last night. Fast skating and good passing and Boston never generated any real offense. s for the comment that Price was shaky, I think it was difficult to determine anything about Price's play. Most of the Boston shots were from ouside the faceoff circle close to the blue line and just about everyone was shot at his body. Chara must still be suffering from an injury as he did not initiate any physical contact and looked very uncomfortable. Montreal should be able to wrap this up in five games. Still unsure whether Montreal or any team in the east can beat a West team but it will be exciting to continue to watch them try.
  65. Kevin Cochrane from Virden, Mb., Canada writes: I gotta pull another week of night shifts fer cryin out loud, I'm probably going to miss the whole first round! And here's the beauty of the CBC they don't even broadcast the lousy scores let alone a game and that's about the only radio station I can get up here. Oh well, that's life and making a living, keep it up Habs and I promise I will be watching you in the second round.
  66. Alberto Bayo from Canada writes: Ownership of the "B's" continues. GO HABS GO

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