Habs 5, Sens 1: Trollolol

Erik Cole is such a troll.

OK seriously, I thought this game would end at midnight in regulation...
- Should be 6-1. The puck was over the line and behind the damn post already. You denied Ryan White a goal!
- Refs lost control of this game too early. Ended with 144 penalties minutes in total.
- After Cole scored his first I told my mom he's so going to get to 30 in the first period. Done in 5 minutes.
- Coach Walrus: "I'm glad we don't play them anymore. They certainly bring the worst out in us and tonight we weren't as prepared to play the game and we didn't play with enough discipline". Well that would be your fault for putting out the Douche Line with 30 seconds left in the first period. Also that's what happens when you let Konopka play.
- And Neil should be suspended for pushing the ref. Will he? I won't hold my breath. Even if it's an automatic.
- The "traffic" Price dealt with would be called "goalie interference" if it was Erik Cole on the other side. But he pretty much eats Ottawa for breakfast.
- Because of all the penalties, Campoli was your ice time leader. Pity us.
- Lars Eller really misses AK46 and Travis Moen. Bourque is like skating with a ball and chain... Great powerplay goal though. So good the ref didn't even realize it was a goal even though I saw from here it was in the net.
- There will come a time when Karlsson will get hit far worse than the hit Blunden gave him. Might want to be more than 180lbs.
- I would still rather have PK over him. Did you see him do his patented lap around the offensive zone? Held a clinic over how to keep the puck in the zone...


You owe us big time, Buffalo. Sens now two points ahead of them and the Caps. Wouldn't that be funny if the Sens stumble out of the playoffs...

We're real serious when we start giving out 4-minute roughing penalties.

Habs 3, Bruins 4 (SO): A point well earned

Despite some masochistic idea to pair Kraperle (sic) with Crampoli (sic) and thus making Benoit Pouliot look like fucking Mario Lemieux, to get a point in this game was a wonderful feat for this team. Down 3-1 and clawed back to a shootout. Yea, that's right. CHEER FOR THIS LOSER POINT YOU DROOGS. Why? Because holy crap... Tim Thomas would be a 3rd string back up behind this team.

Also Bruins have no idea how to hit anyone cleanly, take a hit, nor react to a hit without a scissor clamp on the hitter's legs or looking at the ref. Pretty sure Emelin exposed Thornton for the whiny bitch that he is. Also head snap? Didn't you call out the Canucks for doing that? All he was missing was the fainting hanky.

Enjoy your 10 game suspension, Marchand you clipping rat. (Assuming Jacobs hasn't paid off Shanaban fully, yet).

You know who's awesome? Ryan White. Welcome home. (Question: is it not automatic to get a misconduct if your jersey flies off during a fight? No clue why McQuaid didn't get one. Oh wait, he's a Bruin. Never mind).

I swear the two refs doing tonight's game had no clue how to handle the pressure.

So Patches scored. An angry Erik Cole scored. And Darche scored shorthanded while Habs were killing an accidental 4 minute high stick by Eller on a fanned shot. Apparently it was the first shorthanded goal they gave up this year. There's a lot to like about how the team played and hit and competed. Ending it in a shootout where no one could score, however, was a little aggravating. Pretty sure everyone will be salivating over Timmeh Thomas' BIG SAVE on PK's last shot of OT that was flubbled and going wide anyway.

Honestly I don't care about the fans cheering when Chara got hit in the face with the puck. It's not exactly without history... I mean can you really blame them? We're not exactly talking how the Bruins fans got up and cheered the clipping on Salo, or the hit on Miller... They still remember what happened, and how he got away with it, and how the fans of the Bruins acted and still act, and how the League basically ridiculed a kid nearly being paralyzed on the ice. Patches has moved on, and that's nice, he has to play and is a fantastic hockey player. However fans don't forget. And frankly a little more anger from Patches would do him a world of good on this team against them. But hey, a visor would have also prevented the puck from hitting Chara that high in the face... I call it Karma giving Chara a wink. Probably the best part of it all is Brad Marchand talking about classlessness. Cool story, bro.

Anyway, I liked the way Andrei and Gomez responded to the incidents at practice. Sure Andrei turned over the puck weakly. But he corrected himself, played hard, threw his body around well. And he nearly scored when his shot dribbled through Thomas only to get cleared by an alert defenceman. Not sure why Eller was benched for most of the game though. Match ups? Feeling? His penalty? He also threw a killer hit on Thornton.

Bonus: Don't have to see the fugly Bruins faces 'til next year. Small victories.

This rat is cute. Brad Marchand is not.

Habs 5, Leafs 0: Delicious

It's tough trying to get a replay when the Habs beat the Leafs on CBC. It's like they do everything possible to break the video.

Well the party I went to was rather meh and awkward but I had to say goodbye to a friend who's going jet setting around the world. I was pleased to learn from the lone other person I knew there that the boys were destroying the Leafs. Figured I'll catch the online replay to enjoy it later, only to find out the fucking play-by-play turned off for the whole game. Some would say that's a good thing, but when the ACC is a morgue, you need the ridiculous calls by Cole and Galley and yes even Healy if anything so as not to pass out. And to laugh at their stupidity.

Also that was a lame ceremony for Mats... Hey remember when the loving fanbase/media were angry at him because the team he was loyal to got annoyed he didn't want to waive his no trade clause in his final year with them? Yea no mention of that. It's all kumbaya here.

Habs are pros at spoiling parties.
- There are more Habs than Leafs who played with Mats Sundin.
- And it was Pierre Gauthier who drafted Mats Sundin for the Nordiques because he said the big Swede was the best available player. Hey for all his faults, he does have somewhat a good eye for players. Sometimes. He was also big on Lars Eller which is turning out lovely thanks.
- Before the game Ron MacLean told Don Cherry that Boyce and Phaneuf would score. Carey Price LOLed.
- Price's week: 4-0-0, 2 SO, 0.98 GAA, .967 save percentage.
- 20 goals for Colé!
- And Patches keeps rolling.
- No one misses Mike Cammalleri. And Bourque probably fits in better because he's not exactly vying for a letter on his jersey either.
- Highlight of the night: Lars Eller!

Suck it Phaneuf! WOO!

- You can stop bitching about Darche's ice time. If he were getting those minutes while sucking, then yes.  But considering he's playing a simple shutdown role with Pleky, it's just what the doctor ordered. Add in Bourque or Moen, and Pleky finally has some gritty linemates who'll make space for him and themselves.

- Also that was a nice goal.

- Sit down and shut the fuck up, Mike Brown. And shave that ridiculous moustache. If you think you're Sabretooth with those chops, think again.

- Also if you think PK was going to slew foot Kessel, you're fucking blind. He was going for a hit and turned because the puck had left and went into the corner. NO ONE SKATES WITH THEIR FEET GLUED TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. He wasn't even looking at the guy once the puck left.

- Also considering how uber sensitive the refs are when it comes to the Leafs, if the ref didn't call it then it's nothing.

- Emelin had NINE hits.

- Gotta love the guys playing hard to preserve Price's shutout. They were upset they messed it up for him in Long Island.

Price had more points than the Leafs tonight, assisting on Darche's goal.

No matter where you are in the standings, the Habs mantra should always be: JUST BEAT THE LEAFS!

Habs 2, Bruins 3: Show me something

Well, what. Looks like Cunney wants to see what his lines can actually do so he rolled them. Also I suspect he's managing their time to be more equal because there's a big travel back-to-back in the middle of the week. And the fourth line rewarded him with very strong shifts so there's no complaints. Who doesn't love seeing Blunden fly with reckless abandon? It's like he was finally realizing this coach isn't going to bench him for hitting someone. But, even though Pleky scored and made Chara look ridiculous, the usually suspects still aren't giving us that effort when it counts. And by that I mean Cammy's head-fake NO shot on the powerplay. Dude, what's wrong with you?! You make me sad.


I was hoping PK would throw up at center ice or lick all the Bruins water bottles before leaving but he only puked up the puck instead.

Unfortunately neither killing that 4 minute powerplay nor Carey Price standing on his head inspired anyone much until the last 5 minutes of the game.

One of these days, Carey Price will skewer a teammate on his goal stick. Though I'm wondering, if Habs put Hal Gill in nets, can Price legally cross the red line to try and score?