Habs 3, Islanders 4 (SO): SOS Guy Boucher

Well, usually you don't win hockey games when you only manage 5 shots against the Islanders in the first period.

The game was rather flatlined until Biron gave up a weak one to Pleky and I had no idea they scored. Gio showed us that even though he's shorter than Luc Gelinas, 3 guys can't stop him from crashing the rebound on the PP. And Lapierre? That was Lapierre?!

But the Islanders struck fast in their own way. If it were Price, you'd be hearing calls about doing drugs and smoking dope and a weaksauce glove hand. But it's Jaro, so everyone is cool with it.

My hamster was more entertaining. I was cuddling him and he was trying to eat the buttons off my new shirt. Whenever he encounters something new he tries to eat it. I was eating garlic parmesan crackers with humus and must have transfered the food smell to his hut when I was fixing it. He immediately tried eating the hut, which is kind of hard to do considering it's porcelain. And nothing is cuter than watching him nibble cheese. He loooooves cheese! (Added some cod oil for vitamins since he wasn't interested in the crackers with cod oil).

And I've said this before but I'll say it again: I DO NOT ENJOY GOING TO A SHOOTOUT WITH THE ISLANDERS! Their young forwards are too crafty. Usually you just hope they miss. Not tonight. Jaro wasn't at his best. Also if you think the Whalercanes will happily roll over and die, then excuse me while I laugh. It depends on what mood they're in, and frankly they just destroyed the Lightning. Don't get me started about the last game of the year against the Leafs (MARKOV BETTER NOT PLAY).

It would also help if Hamr would stop being a PYLON.

The Habs could have clinched tonight. If they really wanted to, it really didn't show...

Live and Learn: Habs 2, Canuckleheads 4

So what have we learned from this recent game/road trip?

- That anyone who keeps blaming goalies really have no idea what they're talking about.
- That defense needs work and turnovers should be tasty pastries not terrible errors.
- That Breezer ain't half bad.
- That board battles and forechecking are down to the level of suck since Gui! got hurt.
- That AK46 should fire that rocket more please. Now has 20. Lang probably would have had more...sniff...
- That Higgins appears to be growing a beard until he scores.
- That Pacioretty is a keeper.
- That Kovy nearly pulled a Zednik. (Good god that was close).
- That Habs fans out West are great to see.
- That Western teams play 3 goalies at once, not including the guy with the pads.
- That Carbo is looking tired.
- That despite being a zombie, Pleky is important.
- That the Habs suck at faceoffs.
- That RoboDandy should probably be resigned next season.
- That the Habs look out of gas.
- That the refs appear to be out of their fucking minds and a powerplay could have maybe turned this one around a bit. (Hello uncalled tripping and holdings! I mean, Sundin putting Koivu in a headlock after the faceoff right in front of the zebra? DO SOMETHING!) I guess they only know how to call penalties when the other guy dives.
- That the Habs look like the Pens, minus Crosby and Malkin.
- That Benoit Brunet must diiiiiiiiiiiiiie.

And prior to this game I watched the London Tavares beat the Kitchiner Rangers. Well, actually I passed out while the Rangers scored, and woke up to find it in overtime and see Tavares score his second. Oddly enough, all on the powerplay...

And commenting on what was going on around the league, my brother is wondering if these new rules appear to be the cause of all these goalies having meltdowns... Lundqvist, Fleury, Miller, and Giguere just had another rotten weakend.