Getting some deja vu

Ok, first off before everyone seatbelts into Fleury's giant SUVwagon for Team Canada duty at the Olympics...I would like to say you're a little loopy if you think so... I can just see them a step away from winning gold when he plays the puck right to a Russian sniper for a backbreaking go ahead goal. (Unless the apparently All-Star Defense in front of him shuts down the Red Army, but I digress). I'd give him the #3 slot if there's no one else.

Well, Pens barely broke a sweat on this one. And unless the BabyHawks can pull a miracle out of their arse, it'll be...just like last year... Detroit vs Pittsburgh, only with Hossa on the other team, ready to be lined up and creamed by Orpik.



But seriously Crosby to Guerin... Look familiar?

Have fun, children...

Failure thy name be ELBOWS

Someone should inform Patrick Eaves that UFC moves are not proper NHL defense. Despite all his flying elbows, and the fact he only managed to connect with Staal for one after-whistle elbow to the face, he gets caught for a tripping penalty.

Here's to you Mr. Stupid NHL Ref That Doesn't Care To Stop Headshots and Elbowing. You're a Real Man of Genius.

I mean, really?

So I was able to catch two of the Hawks goals and saw Havlat get rocked by that fucker Kromagnonwall (you know he'll end someone's career one of these days) before I went off to see Terminator Salvation. Apparently nuclear fallout is a large Baysplosion and a mere hotlamp, but I digress. Then upon my return, I discovered Khabibulin was pulled and replaced by Huet and that the 3rd back-up was on the bench. Oh fiddlesticks... If Khabi is hurt, then may god have mercy on your souls, young BabyHawks...

Thankfully the BabyHawks won. Better 'cause it was in overtime. Suck it, Hockey Robots. Take your 3 hour board battle and shove it.

Havlat and Khabi better be OK...

Know your goat!

For the West, I nominate Brian Campbell for "Goat of the Game" in game 2! A man of his calibre and pricetag really shouldn't be waltzing around the net when his team could use a goal while his entire team is watching him and going "wtf shoot!", nor should he be shooting wide so much, nor should he screw up holding the blueline in overtime and cause a 3-on-1 and a game over as he was unable to get back to help. To Brian Campbell, I baaaaah you.

Now for the East, I nominate...the entire Whinercanes as "Goat of the Game" in their own game 2! In a losing cause, with a game well out of reach, you don't do the hit/crosscheck on an icing call and then get totally owned by Letang and Satan, and then take a bunch more penalties. I mean like how many times are you going to slash away at Fedotenko and Adams? I swear...I thought that game would never end..

Anyhoo...Pens and Hockey Robots are up 2-0 on their series. Looking for a rematch, yada yada yada...

Offseason Sucks: WTF trade rumour of the day...

I hate the offseason. Did I mention this before? I'm sure I did... As if last week's barfjob trade rumour du jour of Price for Luongo straight up moments after the Crapnucks got punched out of the playoffs wasn't bad enough, today's is even worse. Chew on this one: Briererer and some top prospect for Price and the rights to talk to Komo.

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrl...

Seriously, where do people come up with this crap?

When Brierererer decided to say no to Bob last time he went after him, it made Bob into a genius. Unless of course you're a Chez Nous type French Canadian... Briererer is way too expensive and not worth that price per production. Never mind the number 1 netfan complaint of the Habs already being a pack of midgets, do we need another one? We got cheaper younger ones in the pipeline. Plus we got a Briererer type: his name is Tanguay (assuming he comes back, and probably will). Only he's taller, but equally made of glass. Difference is Tango is younger by a few years and has some better jewelry.

Also since when is just chatting to Komo worth a Sbisa, or a Van Riemsdyk, or a Gauthier? And just why would would the Flyers give away any of those guys?

As for Price, unless Bob Gainey turns out to actually be Rejean Houle in a Bob Gainey suit, forget about it. And don't even bring up the crap about his dad being drafted by the Flyers. Never mind the fact WE WON'T HAVE A FUCKING GOALIE YOU IDIOTS! And if you think a Halak-Denis tandem will be ok you're smoking some sweet poutine.

Normally I avoid rumours, however the idiots on the radio think because there's nothing to do it would be cool to mention it...every...fucking...hour...

Give me October, please.

Adventures in Montreal: My First Home

If you've been wondering why I've been rather quiet here (other than a few nights of mad twitterchatter) it's because I'm now on my second hectic week of settling into my first home. Last January I plunked down 10k (with a few more Ks to follow) and bought a condo not all that far from my parents house. Walking distance, in fact. Spent 3 years to find this place. I scoured nearly the entire island, and even off island, for a place that was in my price range and met my tastes and needs. And when they ask you to pay 18k for a parking space downtown, you say "thanks but I can get that for free in the West Island".

The very first condo I saw in St-Laurent though was what I really wanted but it was too expensive at the time, and St-Laurent didn't demerge from Montreal, and you could wave at the pilots as they land their planes in Dorval (lovely). Too bad though because my heart is still set on that one. Another one in Lachine was absolutely gorgeous and right across from the water, but also too expensive for my budget. Now that newscaster on CTVnews has it (my dad's friends with his dad). One other that captured my heart was unfortunately in the heart of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve...with a truck depot for a neighbor (it was the Whippet cookie factory). Originally I saw the place I eventually bought when they had the first building, but I wasn't totally taken with it. Three years later and I get a steal on a pre-construction for their third building, after seeing pretty much EVERYTHING and realizing nothing was better. Also got to seriously expand my savings. (Thank god for ING, and Gameloft's stock options...yeah, I actually did manage to get something good out of those bastiches).

Spent my entire Christmas vacation painting until I couldn't move (I got lots of walls for a 1-bedroom apartment...big walls 'cause of the 9ft ceilings). Went hunting for deals for things I was missing (my kitchen chairs are from some office warehouse without a name that I happened to drive by on my way to get my TV from J Sonic). I swear I've raided Ikea, not that I didn't already have a bus load of Ikea stuff... And scored the most awesomest sofa (on sale) from Structube (sold to me by a guy who's friends with Max Talbot). Last night I survived spider hell to put a rubber snap-together-floor into my locker cage in the concrete bunker of a storage area. All that's left is boxes boxes boxes.

So far everything has been ok. I just hate my toilet... It's apparently made for giant asses and flushes weird. One day I'll change it.

Best part though? Building is still a bit empty (which is kind of creepy) but the people I've met are big Habs fans. Sounds like a party~!

Plan the parade!

Signed. Sealed. Giddy to deliver. If the NHL had an award for Best Smile on a Player, he'd be owning that category. Turns 20 years old today, and is now officially under contract for 3 years with his favourite team (and his dad's favourite team), our Montreal Canadiens. And let me tell you, NHL PK Subban is not the freewheeling super risk taking OHL PK Subban. He knows he doesn't have to over compensate for his teammates because he knows the guys around him can play their roles. However he's a bundle of energy, and has the tendency to be a polarizing clutchman, so if you're down 3-0 expect him to be the one to change the tides. Also, Weber and Subban lurking the blueline together is Habs powerplay 2010. I guarantee it.

Any kid who says he wakes up every morning and waves to his Habs flag on his wall SHOULD NOT be traded for Vinny Lecav, thank you.

Did I also mention he's a human quote machine?

Here come the Hawks

And tonight Chicago asploded as the Blackhawks reach the Conference Finals for the first time in like 15 years.

First victim of the Blackhawks were the Calgary Lames.

And now they drop kicked the Crapnucks. Canadian teams be damned, I hate the Crapnucks. Seven goals on Luongo, including a Pat Kane hat trick of awesome. Seven to five on Khabibulin. And it wasn't like the refs weren't trying to help, because they were. Only the Crapnucks failed both on the power play and the penalty kill, while the Hawks went 3-for-4. And what a goal by Burish. The other day, Byfuglien scored two. Tonight, when they really needed something, the fourth line came in to kick it in high gear. And Versteeg also scored a lovely. I wonder if Bruins fans wonder what could have been if they hadn't traded him for some guy who's with the Lightning now (I think).

And so, Crapnucks, enjoy your summer. Don't be too hard on Luongo.

Oh yea, fuck you Mats. Go Hawks!

Round 2: FIGHT!

And so the Stanley Cup pecking order continues with a rather animalistic theme. Well, sort of...

Whalercanes vs Bruins
Fear the Whale! ...or will it be Fail Whale. Either way, WhirlyWhale vs the Hated Bear Tribe of the East. Oh how I wish both teams could lose. Another thing I don't look forward to is hearing Don Cherry spew garbled words on why the hell the Leafs ditched Paul Maurice, since he's obviously awesome and brought the Whalercanes to the series all through his incredible coaching and not because Cam Ward finally woke up and realized "hey I done this shit before" or Staal and LaRose remembered the puck is supposed to go in the other net more than once or Jokinen thought it best to not wait for shootouts to do anything. Wow, that was quite the rant.

Eagles vs Penguins
I cry fowl. Capitals have the Weagle. Penguins are penguins. They've been fighting all year anyway, now it's time to take it to the next level. Caps, one word: Nedved.

Hawks vs Canucks
Two Native themed teams, though I personally only recognize the Stick'n'Rink C logo...

Either way this is what happened last time they met.

Ducks vs Dismembered Roadkill Wing stuck to a Tire
Flying Tires are fast, but Ducks got bite and kick (literally). And are a bunch of quacks. They're powered by George Parros' moustache and guided by Ryan Getzlaf's bald spot, and if allowed will eat Osgood alive.

Yes I wrote this after 2am. Oh Gremlins...

I'd like a martini, stirred not shaken

I give you all hugs because everyone else sucks.

Sigh...

Well the Blues are eliminated so now I can't scream OOOOOSHIIIIIIIE while imitating various Pokemon. The Habs are eliminated, which makes me feel empty and lonely inside. The Flyers are eliminated so now I have to watch the Pens continue. And now the Bulldogs have officially been eliminated, first round exit in Game 6 where the only Dog goal was scored by...Stewart?! Too bad, I was hoping they'd go further to get Patches some playoff action. (He was injured and didn't play, which sucked for Maxwell, but Maxwell did get some goals when they needed it to even push a Game 6).

I have some things I want to write that I've been mulling over, but it needs fixing. I also want to wait until the rest of the first rounds are done to write some more about NHL hockey. Waiting for the Hawks game to start. Will Calgary pull a Game 7 out of Kipper's arse or will they crumble under the might of Versteeg? Dun dun DUN!

Stay tuned.

PS. Super Pleky is still a zombie in the IIHF. C'mon Pleky!!!

The Final Chapter...

In an almost cruel trick of nature, the sun broke through the clouds and gave way to clear skies. Battered and broken, the young Lord Price gazed up at the blinding light. An eerie silence enveloped his camp. Around him, his fellow men hobbled around on whatever strength they had left. "It's just too much," thought the young Lord while looking at his downtrodden men.

After an ambitious campaign, they had finally hit a wall. Not enough able bodies capable to carry the load, and those left healthy could barely muster a shot. The Captain, spirited as always, attempted to hold the men optimistic. "We won't go down without a fight," he said to them before the final stretch. The two young keepers tried to keep their own spirits high, but even they both knew their efforts alone couldn't save them. And although they had eagerly awaited this rendez-vous with the hated Bear Tribe of the East, they knew it wouldn't end well. "We just need to survive," is what they told each other. "No matter what happens, we'll keep our heads high."

Four nights. It felt like four years. One beating after another, losing more to injuries, and in turn slowly losing spirit. They tried hard, but it wasn't enough. The giant Chara, captain of the Bears, could stop their attack with one blow. When he didn't, his defensive shield was so great around their old keeper that it almost felt as if an invisible barrier was placed around their stronghold. Kessel, the trickster, always seemed capable of getting in at the right place at the right time, and whenever he did, he had a quality shot at the young keeper. The brutish Lucic, a sworn enemy of Lord Price's defensive leader Komisarek, was constantly in their faces. And although one of the young defensive members, Weber of Switzerland, managed to knock the brute to his knees twice, he still managed to hurt them. They were running out of power, running out of steam, and though they still held their heads high they were running out of faith.

And so they returned home, unhappy and empty handed. The city was divided on their performance between a complete vile lack of gratitude and those that still loyaly believed in them. The few that continued believing made the warriors happy, even for just a bit. But the overwhelming bile directed at them and the young keeper seemed to have outweighed this. The King, however, put his foot down and delivered a stern warning.

"Shame on you," he said of the people who spat their disrespect at the men of the sacred red, white, and blue. "Shame on you all. One day, you'll run these men out of town and will be left with nothing." The young keeper took the criticism the hardest but his men rallied to his defence, and the King echoed those sentiments. In the end they all knew the reality.

"There will be other battles, other chances," said the brilliant captain to his young keeper. With a nod, and a sigh, the keeper agreed. "Until next year," said the young Lord, trying desperately to smile. "Les Glorieux will ride again."

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Well, that's all she wrote fellow Habs fans. No, not you idiots at the Bell Centre who booed the team all night. You guys can go fuck off a bridge and die for all I care. Not satisfied with having chased Roy out of town, you're on a mission to run everyone else out and then cry about what could have been while those players have great careers elsewhere.

It was a good season despite all the injuries and adversity that marred it. I mean, we could have been like Dallas, and just NOT have made the playoffs and only managed to nab the 8th pick in the lottery. We don't have a Malkin, or a Crosby, or an Ovechkin. We don't even have a Heatley. We had no powerplay all year, though it worked some times. Every player we got over the summer who made our team better fell to devastating injuries. The final nail in the coffin was Markov...

Hockey is the type of game that can change as quickly as Kovy pivots. Hopefully the idiots tonight didn't run the entire roster out of town. I still maintain that we need the Nordiques back just to take the heat off a little.

Tomorrow is Solidarity Day. All the REAL fans should wear their sweaters or t-shirts. All the REAL fans care to support their boys and not throw towels or waterbottles. Bunch of barnyard pigs.

And now we have 5 months of speculations via talking heads. Oh how I hate the off-season... Here's to the Draft, In Bob We Trust.

Game 4 - Desperation Time

Fuck the media and their made-up crap. Fuck the ignorant fans that gave up on you. Just play your hearts out, boys. Win, and you play another game. Lose, and you start planning your summer training programs. Either way, GO HABS GO!

Game 3: Another 4-2 loss in an empty netter

What I'm living off right now...

Nothing like a playoff home loss to bring out the douchebags. I'm guessing it's the whole mentality of "I paid a lot for these tickets you better win one for me" thing that causes a more generally knowledgeable fanbase to completely disregard the neutral zone trap the Bruins were throwing out in the 3rd which completely put a stranglehold on les boys from any thought of a comeback. (Don't forget, Julien did coach the Devils before they fired his ass a few days prior to the playoffs). Hey, they tried. Though like my brother said, "Bob, don't pull Price or it's Game 1 all over again". And thus Bob pulled Price for the extra man, and voila went the game. But for the fans to boo, throw their towels, and one fan even threw an errant puck back onto the rink so there were two pucks (and Weber nearly tripped on it)... My god, people, you're all morons. Go! Go and leave early! Who needs you anyway! I fart in your general direction.

I also got an extra towel. Score!

Cupcakes for Pricey! His team just totally makes his life miserable by just forgetting a player in prime real estate to score. Guys like Kessel and Ryder. Guys they shouldn't be forgetting about. There's only so many times the poor kid can slide back and forth making the saves and placing the rebounds out for you to start the attack, which is what Markov does... unfortunately he's the only one. Though Hammer and Gorges manage to do it sometimes.

Cupcakes for Kovy! Seeing that no one could connect a fucking pass, he took it on himself to take the puck and power through. Unfortunately when he needed help, his linemates were lagging behind. Andrei? Did that concussion return? Koivu? What happened to you? Tango's out for a bit and you vanish (and can't win a faceoff anymore).

Cupcakes for Stewart! Just for taking Bergeron out of the game for a hugging match while the refs grabbed Laraque and pulled him away from the crowd. Apparently refs are afraid Laraque will murder someone wearing a big B. By doing so, it gives Stewie time to play.

Cupcakes for Weber! The Swiss Mister finally got a goal! Perfect point shot, and it wasn't even one of his rockets, just a laser guided missile. Also, unlike our previous Swiss Mister, he's a better defenseman. He's definitely making the team next season.

Cupcakes for O'Byrne! I'm shocked, he actually didn't make any facepalm errors, threw his weight around, and cleaned up the crease. He gets extra for not screwing up and NOT taking a stupid penalty at the end. In fact I saw him nearly take one and he immedietly shifted his stick to avoid hooking a guy totally trying to draw a penalty.

Cupcakes for Gorges! Who, unfortunately never gets any help when he makes a great defensive play. Also Price was shooting pucks at him during warmup by the sideboards and he was practicing his "glove hand" and "stick side" moves. It was pretty funny.

Cupcakes for Metro! And not just for the handlebar stache. He actually won some faceoffs unlike the rest of these centermen...

The rest get to share a cupcake. Though Higgins and Hammer get a bigger portion of the one cupcake for scoring and actually playing defense. Gui gets the smallest piece because he's skating slower than BGL right now. What happened, Gui? Also needs to get away from Kostopoulos. His hands of stone disease appears to have spread.

Tim Thomas will drop that horseshoe one day. Not that it matters since his defensemen have a higher save percentage. But it's ok, they can live off their crazy luck this season. We'll see next year. We'll see how many perfect tips you can get or crazy perfect bounces that go right to you and seem to go right in. Bruins still suck.

If I hear one more fan chant for Carbo, I will punch them...

Game 3 - Home Sweet Home

If you're going to watch this game at home, sit on your favourite sofa, grab a towel and twirl that mother fucker, Habs are HOME and I'm going to the game!

Kovy never lets me down. Suck it, Julien. Go Habs!

Leggo my Leggo: A 5-1 loss, leaving your goalie man alone and a crosscheck to the kisser

You know, every time Pierre Houde says the refs tolerated something on the Bruins end and then calls a penalty on the Canadiens end right after, I die a little inside. The fact that Leggo was so absolutely nervous calling the penalty on Lucic after he tried decapitating Lapierre makes me wonder who's got his kids captive until the series is over. You'd think a guy with so much supposed experience could make the call properly and get the numbers right instead of fumbling like an 8 year old at his first public speaking attempt at school. And when a goal is waved off because a Bruins defenseman pushes Higgins into Thomas, while the goal is allowed when Bergeron clips Price as he's trying to maneuver, well... it just makes you wonder where were these refs when Huet was bowled over by a Flyer pushing a Dman into him and out of the net last year with the Capitals. Same with why does it take 5 minutes to blow the whistle when Price has it in his glove, while it's an automatic whistle on the other end.

But tonight, people, I'm shocked! Shocked!!! Benoit Brunet actual gave supportive argument instead of craptastic, mean and misguided criticism! He praised Kovy who was totally all alone most of the game. And when Halak was brought in to get Price out of that defensive mess he was hanging alone in, he actually supported the kid for all his effort and openly expressed wanting his return on Monday. Didn't fault him for anything, considering all the quality chances. (Jaro saw 5 shots). A few months ago, he'd have kicked the kid's dog and pissed on his favourite toy. Whether it's Price or Halak really doesn't matter now, if Markov isn't back Monday, and the defense is a continuous stream of suck like tonight...

It's a little sad only half the team showed up at various times. What happend to the penalty kill that was pretty good? It collapsed on it's feet and fanned on clearing pucks out, though did manage to neutralize Chara...but by doing so forgot about everyone else. Kovalev was playing. But like Price, was one man against a team. Twice he managed to make his own way to the net. A few times he managed to defend better than the defencemen. And again, he scored a goal only Kovy can score. Where would this team be without him? Well, it would be shutout... Where's the rest of the scorers? Pushed to the outside with no one ready to get anything in front of the net or bouncing pucks off legs or missing by a mile. Yes the Bruins are doing way better defensively than the Habs, but there are a few pairings that stink on D and just end up dodging bullets when Higgins can't hit the side of a barn.

There also appears to be some bizarre forcefield in front of the Bruins net when Thomas never sees a puck but just somehow it ends up in him. (Like in the opening frame, Sergei got a sure goal chance when the one timer somehow ended in Thomas' gear. Even Thomas was looking in his net for it). Then again, it pays to be as wide as your net. And people called Price fat?

Gotta say though, the Swiss Mister 2.0... I'm really starting to love the kid. He played both ways tonight, and went back on D permanently when Bouillon's brief return ended with an injury. (Probably shouldn't have come back, as that same type of injury sidelined Briere for the nearly the entire season). The kid had two hits and they were both on Lucic. Unfortunately his awesome shot seems to have lost it's awesome accuracy, but he'll get used to it eventually.

After all this, we'll see if Lucic gets suspended. If not, whatever. I'm tired of watching the Referee Parade. All I ask is a win Monday. Win one for me please? Hugs!

Game 2 - Basketball

This just in: Caps suck. Fucking Habs just had to make their own life difficult by going the Boston route eh? Whatever.

Mom and dad are getting a patio door installed. The reno company has two seats from the old Forum in their showroom signed by Lafleur. They're in the Whites.

On a serious note: Bruins defencemen Matt Hunwick was rushed to hospital this morning with probably spleen related pains. Scary stuff. Get well soon, Matt.

Celtics suck. Go you Fucking Habs, Go!

Tweetup Montreal - Game 1, 4-2 loss in an emty netter

Yes, that's Lucic in voodoo doll form, feeling the wrath of Habs fans after a loss.

Habs played a good game tonight. In fact, if they play well like this and still lose the series I won't complain. If they take it to seven hard earned games and still lose I'll be sad but won't complain. Same if they get sweeped in 4 but still play well enough to actually have won. People were thinking the Habs were going to get blown out. I never doubted the boys. All the games, save for one, were pretty close games that could have gone either way (no, not the one with the puck bouncing off that broken board--that was just crap luck). That's how the game was, except the Bruins have a better finish while the Habs face 5 goalies and pretty much no net to shoot at. I swear Tim Thomas sees maybe 30% of the play. But the shots and the faceoff wins were pretty equal. Maybe they can slowly whittle them down by bouncing pucks off their legs. Price played a good game but got shafted by the ref on his side holding his whistle for 5 minutes unlike on the other side. (That first goal was a fucking joke. Whacked it right out of his glove. Price doesn't get angry unless there's a reason). If the refs don't like being criticize for their deficiencies then they should change leagues. Gainey had the right to criticize them last time, since not only is he GM of the team, but they were a bunch of shakey morons. Whatever.

- Kovy's goal... Anyone clock that? I swear it broke the sound barrier. My brother afterwards: "It was on fire. I'm surprised it didn't go through the net".
- Higgins and Metro = love
- Kovy, Gorges, and Kostitsyn made my night by knocking Lucic on his ass.
- Breezer needs to go switch places with Weber. At least Weber could maybe hit the net. At least Weber would have an excuse for making rookie errors. Breezer played like a guy who didn't want the puck so he could avoid injury. I guess that's how he made it to 1000 games.
- Komisaurus didn't really make an major screw ups!
- Chara should really...not...use...a yellow mouth guard... Guh.
- Speaking of yellow. Yellow towels? Really, Boston?

In other news: I got my tickets for Monday! Wooo! Now... what should I write on my brick... Unfortunately "Go you Fucking Habs!" is not appropriate...

Game 1 - In the Lair of the Bear

Go you fucking Habs, Go!

Predictions, speculations, and other malarkey

Pardon me while I scrooge for a moment, but if there's one thing I hate about the playoffs it's the predictions and the media. Oh lordy I wished everyone would just shut up and enjoy the ride. I know the media is paid to do that kind of crap, but do they need to shove it down our throats every 24 hours? Does every snarky two-bit disc jockey out there have to chime in their two cents every waking moment? Do I need to wake up in the morning to arrogant comments about how the "Habs will whip the Bruins in 7" or how my company's video game simulator pegged the Bears to take the Cup in a final with the Sharks? (The very same simulator that had Kovalev signing with the Predators and had the Leafs as the number 1 team in the League). Does PJ Stock need to open his fucking mouth? Does Elliot Friedman have to talk with that annoying voice of his? Can Ted Bird STFU about goaltending? Can I get through this month without crosschecking Ric Peterson and Rick Moffat? Does it need to be like this?

Did you know every time Brian Wilde raises his eyebrows and stutters information jokingly while looking sideways towards his viewers, a kitten dies? Similarly when François Gagnon give his two cents about the Habs, puppies explode. Save the kittens and the puppies. Ban the TV. Burn the newspapers.

And no I don't have an alarm that isn't a radio. Well, I do, but the buzzer is heart attack city and I'd rather not wake up to that...

In a vain effort to preserve what enjoyment I can take from this most wonderful time of the season, I am attempting to glue my radio to the wall so I can pick up 99.9 the Buzz. This station is the rock alternative (and the only station I listen to except my shitty clock radio barely picks it up) and comes from Burlington, Vermont, so the only sports they ever talk about is baseball, football, or basketball, and even then it's only in passing on the "news".

It's either that, or I'm leaving the country.

Gluing the radio is cheaper though.

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In other news, we might not hear of the name "Tavares" until draft day. There is a god. Burke, however, unfortunately, wants to trade up so we might still hear the name that shall not be spoken. Lindros Trade anyone?

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And in more news, the Lightning fired a bunch of staff and so immediately the press idiots jumped back on the ZOMG VINNY'S GONNA BE TRADED van. I heard that causes global warming. They also fired their mascot. So long, top-heavy bug thing. Now who will torture unsuspecting beachgoers? Have you people no shame?!

Stanley Cup Clusterfuck

There can be only one, and the rest should be proud to have made it this far.

So they announced the match-ups finally, but didn't get around to posting the dates. They did get around to saying the Draft Lottery will take place Tuesday... The poor Islanders have a 25% chance, while Toronto's 4% and Dallas is 3%. Tampa Bay's at 18% and probably won't stop until their team is entirely made up of 1st overalls, but whatever. On to the Cup race.

To the East:

Series A - Boston vs Montreal
You better believe it. There will be blood. Or, to the regulars, just your average Spring... Nothing surprising here, folks. Next!

Series B - Washington vs New York
Or "How much of a fucktard can Sean Avery be before someone feeds him what's left of his spleen". Could be fun, either way. Goalie duel between who can choke first, Jose "5 Hole" Theodore or Henrik "On My Knees with my Oversized Glove and Illegal Shoulder Pads" Lundqvist. Hot!

Series C - New Jersey vs Carolina
Battle of the snorefest and the "my crowd is less than your crowd". Bring back the Whale! Either way, one of them is going down and whoever it is will be good for the rest of us.

Series D - Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia
See Series A in terms of blood and intensity.

To the West:

Series E - San Jose vs Anaheim
With the Battle of California, I'm guessing it'll be intense, but I wouldn't know 'cause I never gave a damn about those two teams. And I find teal a nasty colour. Bleh. But don't mess with the 'stache! I have a feeling the Ducks are going to be a pain in the ass.

Series F - Detroit vs Columbus
Or the OMGWEFINALLYMADEITIN team vs the YaWhatevsWeWonLastYear team. I'd like to see Columbus give them a good run for their money though. Depends on who can stand on his head better, Osgood or Mason.

Series G - Vancouver vs St. Louis
I'll take a serious side note here to congratulate the Blues for finally getting back into the playoffs after missing it for so long. Go Blues! They're an underdog team, but they're probably the one good hockey story of the season.

Series H - Chicago vs Calgary
Assuming there's anyone left to play for Calgary...

And for everyone else, there's a consolation prize of maybe playing for your country in the IIHF World Championship. Hey it takes place in Switzerland!

Constructive feedback: Habs 1, Pens 3

Well, it was a game neither team needed to win, but you still have to go out and do it or else you start forming bad habits. In the Habs case, they've always had those habits. But this morning Dandenault said they'll try things tonight and receive feedback from the coaches. If I were the coach, I'd be throwing a telephone book of material down from the press box on your heads right now.

Here's my abridged version:
- Price vs the Pens for 60 minutes is not a good game plan but he had the hardest side of the night (41 shots, 17 in the first two) compared to Fleury who just had to deal with simple shots of pucks heading towards his chest (30, with only 17 in the last period but neither had any mustard on them). The most difficult Fleury had were off his own screw ups...
- Bonus is your goalie is set. Holy Jesus Price, Carey. Too bad the rest of your team couldn't get their act together for you. Talk about wasted effort. The crowd rallied to his cause, but the team couldn't, which is sad.
- The headline on the Habs page is "Habs Can't Solve Penguins". It's easy, really. When they have the puck, choke them like they do to you. It creates turnovers and then you need to be going the other way. Clog the neutral zone, and don't let them walk right in on your goalie let alone the blue line. Being stationnary pylons is no way to play the Penguins.
- Defense, defense, defense... Komo, do not shoot the puck back to Hammer if he's in a bad situation while the other side is open and clear with a forward waiting for the puck. Gorges, you played well but that last goal was entirely on you. Instead of standing there looking at the Letang decide where he's going to throw it for an hour, HIT HIM! And when you guys roll the puck gently to the other side, you might want to get it before someone storms in and takes control... Also don't let guys like Malkin go unmolested in front of the net. And when you're on the powerplay, two guys at the blue line and STAY there. And when you send it in, look before you pop one off a body so close to you that it creates a 2-on-0 the other way. Finally Schneider, you're too old to be playing a quadruple shift. I know you're enthusiastic, but please, just don't do it when it's important.
- Penalty kill was good though, but you still give too much room. Be more aggressive please.
- Light fluffy shots won't do it. Even I could have stopped those. Though not much else you can do when the Pens play 4 goalies.
- Work on tip-ins. I can't listen to any more "tips it wide"
- Faceoffs back to suck. And I don't mean just winning them, I mean attacking the puck once you win it, or if you lose it, go after it. It's funny how everyone rags on Chipper's faceoff percentage, but if we're not winning them anyway, what's the big deal? At least he attacks the puck if he loses it.
- When you're ahead of Kovy going for the breakout and you're still in your zone, don't drop pass it to a surprised Kovy who just gave you the puck, KEEP GOING.
- More hitting please. Especially blue line hitting. When the rookie Weber is the only one doing this, I have to shake my head. And he's 5'11"! Stocky, yes, but he's smaller than you other guys!
- If TK has hands of clay, Laraque has hands of poo. Never mind the first attempt he had he was being bear hugged, but missing those other two chances are just...
- Move your feet. It does wonders.
- Komisarek, practice skating backwards. If I see you fall on your ass one more time... This is why PK Subban is so important a prospect, because NO ONE skates better or faster backwards than him.

- Refs have no part in your feedback, but I will say they were absolute shit tonight. There was rumblings that maybe it was revenge for Bob's criticism of how they handled the Boston game. Though it doesn't matter since the Pens powerplay has been a "yeoke" for a while now.

- I order you all to sit in the pool at the training center for an hour tomorrow.

Conclusion: Hunker down boys, you're playing Boston on Thursday. (Supposedly). While they may forecheck hard, they're a little slower on the back end. Kind of like how you guys are! However they do get over emotional... Bend over to pick up your stick you just dropped and they'll attack you. Sneeze on them, and they'll punch you. All in all, it's a love-hate relationship eh? It's a rite of spring to have a Bruins/Habs playoff series. I told you, JOINED AT THE HIP!

There's word Markov will be back in time for Game 1, though. If it's true, THANK FUCKING GOD. I don't know about Bouillon though. Groin/Abdominal tear? That's what sidelined Brierererere for almost the entire season...

Pens also play the Flyers. (Maybe). Another set of rivals joined at the hip...

There will be blood.

Lesson in Futility: The playoff tickets

8:30am
Had my alarm set to wake me up. The song on the radio was inspirational 70s rock.
9:00am
Ate breakfast and read the newspaper. Matzo with Nutella, a few strawberries, kosher cottage cheese.
9:15am
Got dressed and turned on the computer. Waited to hit the Habs' site for the link.
9:20am
Matzo does bad things to your "system"
9:30am
Link is up! Clicked the link and waited. Posted on twitter: "The bracelet system worked well for me when I got the Victory Pack tickets, let's see how this online method goes..."
10:00am
Tickets start selling. Still waiting... Posted on Twitter: "Waiting in a virtual waiting room isn't as fun as waiting in Windsor courtyard... There's no Youppi to high-five with." Began wondering with Tyler@NHLDigest what a team in Saskatchewan would be called. No clue if the room was working
10:30am
Lesson one - Online virtual waiting rooms: no idea where you stand or what's left.
10:45am
Posts on the Habs forum don't look promising. People getting techy. My feelings? Bored. Only sign of life in the VWR was the "Transferring data from..." thing.
10:50am
Got annoyed by dad who was standing in my doorway in his usual annoying way. Bugged me about my paintings and if I was going to take them to my new place. "Yes, but not now," I said. "Why not?" he snapped back. Grr!
11:00am
I was told people with packages (like me with the Victory Pack) got a special pin number to access the system but I got no such thing. This made me irate...
11:10am
It worked nicely for the Bulldogs game back in December... Feeling unhappy with the VWR.
11:30am
People start posting tickets for rediculous prices on Kijiji and Craigstlist. This makes me more irate. If you buy the tickets just to sell you are a douchebag (unless you suddenly realized you wouldn't be able to attend, but then you would probably offer it to friends or forum member fans first before heading there).
12:00am
Got hungry. Decided to eat lunch. Started heating up soup... Closed the page down. Bummed out...
12:30am
Kristin tells me to try the fan pack. SUCCESS! TICKETS GET!!! Thank you Kristin!!!
12:50am
Here's on happy Habs fan with two tickets to Game 3 (Home Game 1) in the Molson Ex Zone. And I get a brick (dad already bought one, but now I have one), and a CA sweater (which my brother just bought yesterday, but now I have one too). Going to be rocking the Section 313 Row A (seats 6 and 7). Brother owes me $192.70 now. Thanks again Kristin!
1:00am
Realized I forgot about my soup and found out I had boiled it into oblivion. No damage to the kitchen or stove. No one else is home so I have time to clean up the evidence, but...I GOT PLAYOFF TICKETS!

Kick it! Game 82 - Penguins

As always the Habs are Heart Attack City, squeaking in by the skin of their teeth into the playoffs. Though like how Canada lost the gold because of that stupid puck over the glass penalty, the Habs could have taken two points instead of hanging in until overtime, but whatever. Tomorrow they have the chance to get 7th place or sit pretty humming in 8th and waiting for the Boston tea party to start next week. Either way, it's the last game of the season, and it's at home, so you gotta try and win it! Better to go into preseason with a smile on your face, and to leave the home crowd happy.

Pens fans should understand our troubles. Losing Markov for one day is the same devastating equivalent of losing Gonchar for half a season. Bob is mum on when he'll be back, though I'd love to hear he's gone for a "second opinion" like Schneider...

I doubt we'll see the goon fest that lasted for 40 minutes like last night, but they gotta stop being spectators on D. People rag on Price for playing the puck, but if he doesn't then the other team gets it first. However if last night was any indication of character, then it shone bright. Gainey came to Boston to play hockey not badminton, and regardless of having BGL or Stewart in the lineup or not, you can't win if you're just fighting. Kovy and Dagger had their swagger, Kostitsyn was pulling some crazy skating around various pylons, Koivu was a little bullet.

By the way, I'm trying to get playoff tickets.

No one needs to win tonight, really, but you Habs should try for the win. Seventh place is right around the corner if you can! Smell it and take it. Go Habs Go!

Dayenu! Habs 4 Booins 5 (OT)

How thankful must we be to God, the All-Present, for all the good He did for us.

Had He brought us out from Boston and not executed judgment against the Bruins,
DAYENU!
Had He executed judgment against the Bruins and not done justice to the likes of Lucic,
DAYENU!
Had He done justice to Lucic, and not slain our power play with Schneider and Weber,
DAYENU!
Had He slain our power play with Schneider and Weber and not given us an awakened 2nd line,
DAYENU!
Had He given us an awakened 2nd line and not divided the defensemen for D'Agostini,
DAYENU!
Had He divided the defensemen for D'Agostini and not given him two goals,
DAYENU!
Had He given D'Agostini two goals and not drowned a fantastic Price behind a horrible defense,
DAYENU!
Had He drowned a fantastic Price behind a horrible defense and not helped through a fiesty 40 minutes of back and forth play,
DAYENU!
Had He helped through a fiesty 40 minutes and not fed Kovy the puck,
DAYENU!
Had He fed Kovy the puck and not have Dandy take a delay of game when ahead,
DAYENU!
Had He have Dandy take a delay of game when ahead and not brought us to overtime,
DAYENU!
Had He brought us to overtime, and not given us the point we needed,
DAYENU!
Had He given us the point and not brought us into the playoffs,
DAYENU!
Had He brought us into the playoffs and not have to face such adversity this whole season,
DAYENU!

How much more so do we have to be thankful for the manifold and unbounded blessings of the All-Present God:

That he brought us out of Boston,
And executed judgment against the Bruins,
And did justice to Lucic,
And did not slay our power play with Schneider and Weber,
And gave us an awakened 2nd line,
And divided the defense for D'Agostini,
And gave him two goals,
And drowned a fantastic Price behind a horrible defense (fix it Bob),
And helped us through 40 fiesty minutes of back and forth play,
And fed Kovy the puck,
And gave Dandy a delay of game,
And brought us into overtime,
And gave us the point we needed,
And brought us to the playoffs
where the accumulation of hard work in the face of adversity finally pays off.

DA DAYENU! DA DAYENU! DA DAYENU! DAYENU DAYENU!

It's Habs Passover, and we're skating to the first round baby!

Feel the love! Game 81 - Bruins

End of the line, boys. Apparently all you need is one point. ONE! If you can manage that without 79 and 24 it will be an accomplishment like no other. And when it's all said and done, we'll look back on this year and the list of injuries and go "unreal". And it is unreal... No other team has managed to survive like this while missing their entire core at various intervals and sometimes all at once. Dallas is exhibit A... The Blues are exhibit B, and are teetering more on the side of missing it completely. We've gone through the entire book of injuries from broken foot, exploding arm, shoulders, concussions, flu, groin, achilles tendon, back, leg, knee, whiplash, torn things, zombism... To get this far in this situation, well, it is something everyone should be proud of. But while forwards are easier to replace than defensemen, they say a little adversity makes for strong character. Haven't seen much of it yet, and the numbers with Markov out of the line up are not pretty when it happened once before...

However you guys have something in common with the Bruins right now... You both just lost to the Sens 3-2. More proof that the Habs and Bruins are pretty much joined at the hip.

If there is any positive right now it's how Price returned to form mid-second period/third period. Another, the PK has been unreal. What's more? Bruins never played the line of Koivu/Tanguay/Kovy. Actually I don't think they've faced either player TOGETHER on the team at the same time at all this season. They also don't know about the killer Ninja Line. And Metro was a Bruin last season. He knows them and the know him. And Thomas? Pfft, shoot high. No seriously. That green water bottle is your target.

Is it a sign that the Swiss flag is an inverted red-cross flag? Yannick Swiss Mister 2.0 Weber joined the team this morning as Doug Janik went back to Hamilton. We can hope the young lad can trade power bombs with Zdeno Chara and put some life into our power play.

Speaking of Chara...

No more playing like zombies. Chuck killed that shit. The only zombies in town will be the crowd at the Gahden, if they show up.

Only two game left! Go Habs Go!

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And now for something completely different!

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?

Doom and Gloom! Game 80 - Rangers

The New York Rangers do not have a mascot, and so they had to bring Sean Avery back. He'll make labels in under 30 seconds. The good kind that you can print off your computer and then sticker on your folders. Pretty sweet deal to pick off Dallas waivers.

The place: Monosodium Glutamate in the heart of New York. The time: a day after you fucking played a monday game at home and lost. Objective: to kick some Rags around. Personal objective: Stundqvist with 5 goals. Ray of hope: Schneider was apparently on the flight. No idea if that means he's ok, or if he's just going home, or if he's going to see a doctor there...

Last time Habs played the MSG, Kovy said it was like skating in a field of potatoes. That was also when Lang scored a hat trick... I miss Lang...

Yea, I dunno. The Rags are so bland, Chuck's got nothing to kick.

OK people. If yesterday wasn't enough proof of why trading Markov for Lecav IS A BAD FUCKING IDEA I don't know what else to say...
The end is nigh. Three games left. God I miss Schneider and Markov. Fuck you Maple Leafs. Go Habs Go.

We need Markov cloned: Habs 2 Sens 3

I put this loss on you, Maple Leafs. And when our guy accidentaly breaks your porcelain defenseman, we hear it and see it on every sports channel and page known to man and Kostopoulos is turned into something he is not and suspended a few games. But the little turd runs our star ironman with definite intent in a late moment of a game well out of hand and puts him out for three weeks, we hear nothing of it. Confuckingratulations.

Whatever.
- Gorges to Grabovski: I suggest you think about the KHL next season. Komisaurus is also waiting to plaster you into the wall.
- It's Monday and raining. Bad day for a game. But at least the crowd was by their side. Loud and proud, yo. I watched the Canucks game yesterday and it was dead silent... until they started booing as they slowly lost to the Avalanche.
- Breezer finally gets his silver stick and crystal thingy for his 1000th game. The stick was presented to him by the Pocket Rocket.
- Tanguay hitting the crossbar while standing in front of the net on a perfect Kovy-fake out...was vintage Robert Lang.
- Oh Higgy, a wide open net and you can't bank it in... It's that hesitation and sluggish reaction that will be the death of you.
- Kovy vs Ruutu all night. Ruutu didn't really work out though as Kovy got a goal that only Kovy can do.
- No Markov, No Schneider, No power play...
- Refs were absolute garbage. Don't get the high stick on Komisaurus but you sure get the one dealt by O'Byrne. Don't get the two head shots on Koivu or the tripping of Lapierre right in front of your eyes, but you sure love to pick on O'Byrne and a dive by Neil. And my idea of a cross check isn't a guy falling on another guy in a net scrum. It takes a lot to make Bob Gainey angry at you, so congratulations on managing that.
- Don't even get me started on that blown icing call that Gui! touched first a full 2 feet ahead...
- Speaking of Gui! it was fun watching players bounce off him.
- Anyone else on that team other than Heatley? No? Didn't think so.
- Tanguay, please stop with the drop passes unless you're sure someone on your team is there. And also please stop trying to Kovy your way into the zone. It really rarely works for you...
- Janik didn't do so bad actually. The sheer volume of the crowd could make him shit his shorts. He plays a bit like Hammer actually.
- Speaking of Hammer... Nice goal when they needed it but you really let guys walk in too much.
- If Jaro's legs were just a bit longer that second goal would have never happened. Maybe he could get flippers.
- Insert random swear words here.
- Can we maybe call over Yemelin or Korneev?

Conclusion: No more injuries. Please. For the love of all things great and small... At least the flu seems to have subsided. Still in seventh though. Yey.

Time to kick buttix! Game 79 - Senators

The officially and mathematically eliminated from the playoffs Ottawa Senators come to town, looking to cause trouble and hoping to piss on your plans. Excuse me while I enjoy myself on your behalf, dear Senators of the city so close it could be a suburb of Montreal but...LOL. For so long you kicked us when we were down, it kind of feels nice to not see you in the post-season for a change. I know that's mean, but that's life. And our history actually connects to a name and symbol, unlike a Senator and Legion soldier and a Spartan or Spartacat, whatever the fuck that is.

Look familiar?

Never realized it took 4 people to neutralize Greek Lightning.

We don't need a rediculous pep talk by a d00d in a cheap costume. We have Youppi. And Breezer.

And when our GM steps behind the bench, he knows what he's doing.

Habs don't care who they face in the post-season. Four games and counting. Go Habs Go.

Exterminate! Annihilate! Destroy! Habs 6 Leafs 2

Fail. It's what you do best.

Especially this time of year...
- The pregame ode to the Mounties with some cop sneaking down from the rafters was ...stupid.
- I gotta say to the idiot reporter yesterday who brought up the thing about the email to hold the safety report on the boat where Gainey lost his daughter, you sir are a douchebag. Double douchie for pressing the matter after Bob said he knew about it already. Anyone got a hockey question?
- Oh. My. Kovalev. My brother: "How the hell did he find a hole there?!" He just does. That is The Kovalev. 1-0
- If the second line can't get anything done, there's always Fruit Punch's line! No one saw Gui walk right in to the net. He's kind of hard to miss! 2-0
- May picks his moments to be a bad ass when frankly he's just a jerk. Could have used another Laraque smackdown. Schneider with a mysterious upper-body injury. Ooooh wonderful...
- Loved seeing Stewie jump the third man to help out BGL though. Excellent game by Laraque tonight. It seems he flourished under the Gainey Regime.
- Gui! is now 2-1 on penalty shots. Too bad.
- 11/13/27 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
- Yea, Tango's got his Cash. Nice tip in. 3-0
- Gerber is such a baby. Not only was Pleky pushed into him first, the second was accidental as he made his way into position. Higgy finally scores, while Gerber throws a hissy. Never mind how many bumps Jaro took on the other side and didn't cry once. Take your .739 save percentage and maybe pay attention. 4-0
- Lucky tip. (According to my brother). I didn't see it 'cause I was in the WC. 4-1
- Kovy never leaves the ice when it's a powerplay. And why not throw in Gui! and Fruit Punch. Max sneaks in backdoor 5-1
- Excuse me while I have a heart attack but GORGES SCORED FOUR GOALS THIS YEAR NOW! 6-1
- Tango lost his mind. And hands. I was asking for a short handed goal, but I wanted the Habs to score it. 6-2
- Fuck you, Grabs. Second time he gets tossed. And Markov is pissed off on his way to the room for "repairs". He better not be hurt...
- After Markov got hurt, the Habs kind of got wonky. Until Kovy got annoyed, took the puck, went the whole length of the ice, got a shot on net, took the puck back and continued playing until he was forced off the ice for a line change.
- Kovy's night: 1 goal, 3 assists.

Conclusion: No more fucking Leafs til next year. CBC is annoying. First the Habs were killing time and playing lead protection. Second, they were keeping the Leafs to the outside and making sure they stayed there when they were in their zone. And third, go find a new team to cheer for, homers. Also Al Strachan, don't read the gossip papers from Quebec please. Roy never said he wanted to coach the team, he said maybe but not right now. And to cap it all off, Bob should stay coach. He's just amazing to see behind the bench. Muller too.

Bulldogs report!
Dogs put the smack down on the bRed Wings in back to back games. Friday was a 6-3 ass kick with Desharnais getting a hat trick and Brrrrrrrock Trotter scored 9 seconds into the game. And today was a 4-2 win with Trotter scoring the first goal again, and Yanick Lehoux finally scoring and breaking a 15 game goaless streak (though he has scored on shootouts!) as he was behind the net, on his knees and just shot the puck towards the net only to have it bounce in off Jimmy Howard. LOL. Yannick Weber scored in both games. Yay! He's making a new record for a Bulldogs defenseman, and now has 16 goals this year. Ryan Russell scored short handed.

Still in 7th. Yey.
- Fucking Whale, 3-2 OT. Pens get a point though, but the Whale must be stopped!
- Bruins beat the Rags 1-0. Yawn. And Avery is back to his usual self. I wonder how Torts will sounds after having to deal with the guy for an entire season...
- ZOMG Dallas beat the Blues 5-4 in OT. Turco is injured by the way, so ECHL goalie Matt Climie got the tap ahead of Stephan. He takes number 33~!
- Sens beat the Flyers in a shootout. Niittymaki was pissed off.
- Buffalo sees the end is near. Devils win 3-2. Question: How did Kevin Weekes get injured if he's never playing?