Walk the line: Habs 1, Rags 3

Eh. What can you expect from a team that got to town at 2am after playing the night before? Barely time to sleep, no morning skate, Price back after a vicious flu and little time to get back into shape, and still no Markov or Schneider though they'd probably be tired today too if they were out there.

Riding this 7th place...
- They were REALLY tired out there. Despite that, not a bad first period. But you know you're in trouble when Dandy is the only one to score. Sign number 1 of a tired team: your 4th line designation "shut down" is the only one to score.
- I don't get it. Avery purposedly crosschecks Lapierre after a whistle by the bench and it's not called but that one on TK the other night was? Headlocks Kovy after a whistle and gets nothing? Nearly blinds D'Agostini with his stick and nope, nothing? But some weaksauce hooking penalties by Komo and Janik or Hammer clearing the crease, ooooh gotta call those!
- Not that it mattered, power play only managed something late in the game but most of the shots got blocked. Not that the Rags could score on their power plays either, mind. Habs play better when short handed, really. They had better chances then and more control.
- Sign number 2 of a tired team: PING! Lundqvist's posts had a higher save percentage tonight. Dunno why he got the second star though...
- Shakey start, but what do you expect from the kid? He hadn't played since last Tuesday, was ravaged by the flu and couldn't practice, and comes back in time to backstop a horde of zombies on skates minus two studs in the cog. And without Gorges sleeping while the puck bounced off his skate to the open net, it would only be 2-1. (And what exactly were they doing anyway? Take your time to get there guys... by the time help arrived, Price was swarmed by Rangers). He was unreal in the third period though. Save of the year candidates twice, with assistance by Komisaurus on the second. Makes me eager for Thursday.
- The old guys were tired, and this was where the young guys really needed to work it...
- Shots per period were 10, 15, 19 for the Rags and 11, 4, 10 for the Habs.
- SWAAAAAAAAARM it was the Pleky line with Andrei and Dagger and the Rags were sweating. Just our luck none of them could hit a net. And what a slapper by Dagger after nearly getting blinded. He got Kovy-angry there.
- See Komisaurus? THAT'S what we want you to do more of. Open ice hit on Avery as he came to the net with the puck. Perfectly legal hit, no call on the guy who cross-checked Komo after, and led to a good play for the Habs.
- Sign number 3 of a tired team: beautiful steals in the o-zone, but no one can finish. Wait...they do that normally. Nevermind.
- Benoit Brunet must be stopped.
- Markov, please, just put a knee brace on or something... Breezer plays with a giant knee brace... If Antrofuckingpov can play shaking off a knee injury, c'mon Markie. They neeeeed you!
- Never thought I'd say Gomez has class but he does. Shot down the stupid questions totally egging on Price's obvious rust and the team's obvious tiredness with pure class and respect.
- L'Antichambre thinks Kostitsyn is going to pull a Perezhogin. Fuck off and go coach the Nordiques you twat. OH RIGHT, they're gone now. I wish they were back so these douchnozzles could find something else to stomp on.

Conclusion: Go get some sleep, some practice, and come flying out Thursday. It's the Bruins baby, and you're still in seventh.

End of the road...
- Devils continue on their mysterious play of absolute suck, and lost 4-1 to the Leafs. Who's missing? I don't get it? Fucking Grabovski scored. Though I'll give a congratulations to Chris Hanson for his first NHL goal. Want suck? Brodeur only faced 18 shots, which is surprising since the Leafs have this uncanny ability to launch over 40 any given night.
- Eric Staal continues to take advantage of weak teams and pad his stats. It's what he's notorious for. Another hat trick, yawn... Islanders have officially waved the white flag with a 9-0 loss. Shots were 57-12 and you can guess who had the 12... Danis was pulled after 3 goals and Joey Mac suffered the rest. Easiest night of Cam Ward's life.
- Weird game for Pittsburgh... Blew a 4-0 lead in the 3rd and won 6-4 in 20 minutes. We call that scramble.
- Ottawa beat Boston. The number 1 team by a mile doesn't give a damn right now though.
- Flyers actually helped for a change and put the strain on the Panthers playoff hopes. Um thanks I guess. Now you can smack around the Rags for two games right? Riiiight.
- My poor Dallas is dead dead dead. Maybe they should start drafting some players this year?