Habs 3, Jets 0: Reverse

In an interview with Elliotte Friedman, Price was asked to describe the Habs season in one word. Without hesitation, he quickly wondered if he could use "roller coaster" as one word. I'd have asked to use "Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde"... You just never know what you'll get with this team. I mean, there are trends. They perform better against certain teams, and just don't show up at all against others. Even then, you still don't know what you'll get.

Ultimate tease. One thing though when they have a good game, it's a damn good game.

However they didn't start this game so great. In the back-to-back early starts after a disappointing shutout loss yesterday, they looked extremely sloppy. If not for Price holding the fort, calming them down, we'd be signing a different tune after 60 minutes. Basically, to me, the result of this game felt like a big FUCK YOU to the asswipes on the radio, both callers and mediots, who suggest to trade Price or that he's one of the problems this year. (Quote of the day was from Rookie, "Habs have 99 problems. Carey Price ain't one"). For instance, did you know the Habs are pretty much the only team in the League who didn't yank either of their goalies mid-game all season? A goalie who does his job is one who gives you that chance to win every night, and he's done that. The only puck that got by him was long after the ref blew the whistle 5 times because the Jets fucked up their change on a delayed penalty. (Though why it wasn't too many men, I'll never know).

On today's menu:
- A 23-save shutout with some spectacular moves by Price. His 15th career.
- Patches' 19th goal of the year.
- Palushaj's first assist!
- Emelin's second goal of the year, shorthanded off Pleky's patented Czech Sausage.
- Emelin's first interview after a real game.
- Pleky got booed when it was announced to be his goal instead of Gomez. WE REALLY JUST WANT GOMEZ TO SCORE A GOAL!!!
- PK had a hell of a game and scored an ippon on Wheeler who was upset his breakaway was foiled. Frankly he should have thanked PK who was ready to send him first class into the reds but let up.
- Emelin had 5 hits. Quintuple BOOM!
- Adorable kids line is born: Palushaj-Eller-Leblanc (who switch between playing center every now and then).
- Darche missed 5 wide open nets.
- Pleky hit the post twice on the empty netter (blind shot and then was tripped on the second try).
- No really, how many Habs does it take to hit an empty net?
- Someone surely could take Campoli for a draft pick...
- Habs shots on goal 11-11-1. Still ended up equal with the Jets overall (23).
- Claude Noel probably not answering to reporters any more enthusiastically than the last Jets game.

Only shame, with the empty netter available, Gomez didn't get on the ice. I know you want to keep your game plan set, and they were on the penalty kill, but c'mon...give the man a break! Of course, knowing Gomez, he'd probably give the puck to Price to get HIM a goal. That's just how he is.

How do you say "BOOM!" in Russian?