rubberdinghy Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Beauty save percentage by Huet last night. Instead of Hip Hip Huet' date=' I wish Emery or Gerber would be the starter in MTL. Nice rant by the Four Habs Fans. Beauty, eh?[/quote'] ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I was being sarcastic with my first sentence and serious for the rest of it Mr Crock Pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 But at least this picture can be deleted: Slip Forum Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 that's what I was hoping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Quote of the night:Kovalev after reporters asked him about his injured thumb: "I still have four other fingers"Wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 The boys are looking great right now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 On the eve of the 2007-08 NHL season, a reporter asked Bob Gainey if rookie centre Mikhail Grabovski, who earned an opening day roster spot with the Montreal Canadiens, could elevate the play of Alex Kovalev. "Maybe it's up to Kovalev to get Grabovski moving," the general manager replied. Fast forward three months later. While young Grabovski is developing his game in the minors, Kovalev has certainly been a motivator. The 14-year NHL veteran has got his other teammates 'moving' - all the way up to fourth place in the Eastern Conference. A lot can be credited to the Canadiens' regular season success thus far. Their young players are stepping up, their power play is as lethal as ever and they're playing much better in five on five situations. And there are few doubts in hockey-mad Montreal about who's spearheading these improvements. Not only has Kovalev rebounded to become the team's leading scorer, he's also taken the role of a teacher for their young core of players. And while he re-discovered his playing style after watching old tapes from his New York Rangers days over the summer, Kovalev - widely considered the most exciting right-winger on the team since Guy Lafleur - is also absorbing a lot from the team's next generation of stars. "Sports is always a learning process," he explained to reporters after Tuesday's 4-0 win over Washington. "And being a more experienced guy, you always learn something from the younger guys. You give them the experience you've had in the past and that's the way you create a good line and a good team." The 'good line' that Kovalev refers to is arguably one of the most explosive in the league - the one he shares with centre Tomas Plekanec and winger Andrei Kostitsyn. While head coach Guy Carbonneau spent a good part of the season shuffling his lines to get more scoring, Kovalev's unit has remained intact. The Russian veteran credits that back to the good communication he shares with his Plekanec and Kostitsyn. When he's not dazzling the crowd on the ice with his skating and puck-handling skills, he's often seen talking to them on the bench and giving out advice during the game. "You can't just keep quiet and just keep it to yourself when something goes wrong," he said. "You have to try to figure it out yourself and play as a team." Those words are a refreshing contrast to last season, when Kovalev scored only 18 goals and had the task of trying to get winger Sergei Samsonov in a groove. This year has been a much different story with Belerussian forwards Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn under his wing. "I try to help the Kostitsyns as much as possible," he said. "I remember when (Andrei) came here, he had so much talent. Actually, both of them had so much talent. They were scared to make mistakes and dumped the puck in which wasn't their kind of style and you could see it. (Andrei) started playing with us and we tried to give him that confidence - to let them control the puck as much as possible and not look after me all the time. And look at him now, he's confident and puts pressure on the other team." That confidence has paid dividends for Montreal's 13th sibling duo in team history. Andrei has 11 goals and 22 points in his last 23 games, while Sergei - who burned the Capitals with a shorthanded goal on Tuesday - has 11 points in 20 games. They have been so impressive, Carbonneau has even put them out together for a few shifts. "(Having) the brothers together is always a good thing," said Kovalev. "They know each other well, play together very well and understand each other well. In Russia, we had teams with two or three brothers and they knew where they were on the ice with their eyes closed. You can throw them into different situations and they can do something, so it's always a good thing." It's also a good thing for Kovalev, who's having a lot more fun with the younger players developing and the Canadiens on a roll. "Of course I'm having fun," he told reporters with a grin on Wednesday night. "Every game." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Someone put together a highlight package of the first part of the season. I'm mighty stoked about the Habs right now. This feeling of optimism is new to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Montreal's Cap Space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Quote of the day:Carbonneau: "I have as much faith in Halak as I do in Price." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 God, I'm bored at work today.Here's the video of Carbonneau's first win as coach of the Canadiens in a shootout victory over Toronto. Look how happy he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I have no idea how Komisarek's body is going to hold up this season. Holy fack does he ever throw it around. There was an early shift in the second (or late in the first) when he threw 3 massive hits and 1 decent one within a ten second span. The guy is unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 That was the tits. Point two seconds to go or something? Great goal by Les Brahs!3-2 Washington with the third period to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 La Ten Dresses the Caps with 30(ish?) seconds to go to tie it up at 4's. Unbelievable. The momentum changes in this game have been furious and the Habs have fought back from 2 goal deficits all night long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Ovechkin with the winner in hovertime. I cant complain because that was totally deserved based on his game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I unfortunately turned off my computer when it was 3-1 because the stream was shit and I was too tired to put up with it. The Habs got a hard earned point, but the Caps earned that win from what I saw. Five points from the Sens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Wow, I only saw the highlights of this game, but Ovechkin was amazing. Those were some beauty goals. He is a one man show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 The Montreal Gazette called him a one man gang.Five points in a game is ridiculous. The last change rule really hurt the Habs here. Ovie was playing against guys like Streit and Gorges who have no real business being on the ice against this prodigy.Two afternoon games this week-end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 If they keep playing this, the Habs deserve the Stanley Cup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tissue Man Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 If they keep playing this' date=' the Habs deserve the Stanley Cup...[/quote'] in between all his rants sometimes dinghy nails it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 A moment of blinding brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I refuse to have uncapped optimism right now. Let's make the playoffs and then we'll talk Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Dude.Context. Take the pickle out of your ass and laugh for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Ha.There. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I am loving Komisarek right now...he is friggin good. But like I told Booche...I still like the Flyers better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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