Get your misconducts on the cheap! Habs 6, Leafs 2

This is Patches' number now!

I don't think I've seen a penalty list this long since Habs games of the mid-80s. Well, what better way to salut the Original Six "rivalry" between the two clubs? Or maybe it's just Burke leaving his stamp. Brad "elbows" May? He's like an old-man Chris Neil. Team toughness? I guess a pileup on every guy who happens to bump someone. By the end of the first, I think the guys just went to the room with a WTF laugh. But the Habs responded. They continued with their hits. They did their fighting. I know Kostopoulos can't fight but he managed to make Carbo laugh. And then there's the petulant child Grabovski, still looking to be punched by Sergei (thwarted again by the refs). Even Bouillon wants to see them throw down.

That second period was about 60 minutes long.

But in the end, disregarding the fact the Canadiens played little under 24 hours ago in a New York potato field and had no morning practice and whatnot, it was absolute ownage.

My brother: Why do the Leafs have the Habs locked into their zone yet seem incapable of scoring?

My reply: Defense works.

Breezer had 3 assists in the first period. Sergei opened the scoring. Toskala went for a walk after Kostopoulos to allow Gui! to score. Lapierre scored. Kovalev on a delayed penalty ninja scored. AK46 scored by actually deflecting a puck. And Pacioretty scored on Cujo.

But probably the biggest shock was 2 more powerplay goals.

And Weber didn't look out of place as a forward. Some poor Leaf actually blocked one of his bullets. Brave man...

I guess the only problem now will be when Koivu returns. Where do we put him? That Patches-Pleky-Kovy line is great. The Lang-Kostitsyns line is great. The Lapierre line is untouchable. I'm guessing the Bulldogs line? Dagger-Koivu-Chipper and put Weber on D?

Habs vs Sens: SHUTOUT!

So are you done panicking yet? Man the forums have been annoying these days...

Who would have thunk it that Chris Higgins, the man of many posts, would get the first hat trick this year. Actually Sergei almost came first, which was also pretty cool. But Master Higgins is back my friends! Double-whammy goes to Carey Price, shutting the door on the Sens for the 2nd straight game he faced them. The last one was 3-0 last season, this time it's 4-0. One more and there would have been free wings. Ah Dandy...if only that glove had not flicked so quickly eh? And after everyone blames him for everything, Gui! shoots a quicky from a won faceoff by Lang for the other goal. Gorges is still the love of my life, Rhino needs to stop throwing pucks over the glass. I know he means well, though! Triple whammy was Laraque patrolling, while mini-Cube fights Ruutu for elbowing Fruit Punch. I love these guys.

Besides the elbowing and backflip over Price, Jarkko Ruutu is still my favourite idiot. He even waved goodbye as he was thrown out.

Memo to Hartsburg: What's up with Sputza? Only time I noticed him was when he hooked Kovy right in front of the ref. I swear he's see-through... Perhaps he needs to yell again.

League-wide faceplants:
- As various members of the press continue vilifying Kostopoulos like he's some mad dog, the master of actual cheapshots from behind Ryan Hollweg thinks he should have gotten 10 games. Pot, meet kettle! Douche. Remember, Sergei has a good memory...
- Wilson is also full of hot air. Keep on jabbering. Any of the journalists dared to ask him about Mr. Hollweg? So by his suggestion the Leafs should be down to what 13 and 2? And how long will he hide his Hollweg for fear of what the children might think when he purposedly pounds an unsuspecting rooking into the glass from behind, as he does time and time again...
- Hey look, someone who's actually not sipping Leaf Juice in Leafs Nation! Oh surprise, the comments are full of bile.
- Penguins beat Red Wings 7-6 in OT. Um...last time I looked that was 5-2 Wings. Collapse much?
- Calgary beat those silly Toronto comeback kids 4-3 even with the flu and Phaneuf nearly lost an eye last game.
- Still waiting to see if the Stars can beat the Kings. It's tied at 2 now. You can do it, Marty!