Thursday, December 30, 2010

Habs Nearing End of Dismal Trip: Lightning Game Preview and Open Thread


Okay, everyone is on holidays and I'm guessing very few of you give a rat's ass about the ass-whupping the Habs are taking every night on this trip.  So let's just get this over with, shall we?

The game is at 7:30 in Tampa at the St. Pete Times Forum.  On RDS, Habs TSN.  Canadiens are playing brutal, 1-4 on the seven game trip so far.  Price in net as usual, since Gauthier left us with Alex Fucking Auld as the backup.  Price will be dead by March, btw.

Other stuff you need to know:  Calgary cast off (never forget that ... Calgary has been run terribly for way longer than you think) Marty St. Louis and Steve Stamkos are both top five in scoring.  Hey, remember when we all wanted Vinny and the Lightning wouldn't give him?  Probably could have has St. Louis for peanuts.  Stamkos is probably going to score 5 goals tonight, just so you know. 

Everyone on the Habs looks awful, and I they've clearly quit on that fucktard Chocula.  He's fucking terrible.  Oh, and the guy who should be coach is behind the other fucking bench.  Honestly, I'd rather send PK down to Hamilton so Randy Cunneyworth can rebuild him until Chocula gets stuffed in Panger's trunk.  This team isn't as good as they looked earlier in the year, but they aren't this bad either.  The loss of Markov and Chocula's garbage coaching are twin towers of crapitude. 

Oh, and the Wiz makes his debut tonight.  Wanna bet PK ends up sitting?   Chocula is thinking about it right now.  (I think he hates black people.  Pass it on.  Surely that could get him fired, right?)

Nominations for coach?  I think Bob Berry deserves another shot, whaddya say?

81 comments:

Howard said...

My first choice for coaCH would be Saint Patrick. If he can't light a fire under their arses then nobody can. The sad thing is that we let Boucher go and anyone could have foreseen this coming. Why not the goat? If it weren't for Halak standing on his head we would have been dispatched promptly by Washington. This had nothing to do with Chocula. He was bad to begin with and he had every excuse now he has none. Down with Chocula!

bea.habs.fan said...

well some of us actuially pretend to get work done during the holidays.
i will watch to nite if only to see how the new addition is doing.
It was my understanding that Picard is sitting - course i could be wrong; what do i know I come here for the optimism ....

All that and a bag of pucks said...

Chocula would be great in Panger's trunk, it would make it even harder for Picard to get out.

Thankfully Picard has risen to the level of his incompetence. The press box is way up.

avi said...

awesome pic... totally a chick from tampa

Young HF29 said...

is the game over yet?

moeman said...

Desjardins starts.

moeman said...

Its Pete MahovliCH!

iRiRi said...

I'm wearing my "lucky" Squid shirt tonight so at the very least, we'll get to see one goal. Baby steps!

Seriously, would a blowout be too much to ask for?

GYFHG!

bea.habs.fan said...

I remember a time not so long ago when we couldn't wait for the game to start, now we impatiently wait for it to end before it even starts dreading what awaits us.

SIGH

Young HF29 said...

is the game over yet?

moeman said...

PatCHes!

Young HF29 said...

CHeez whiz on the ice!

PatCHes!!!!

iRiRi said...

PatCHEs!

Orangeman said...

Ok, let's get this over with.

PatCHes!!!!

bea.habs.fan said...

WOW ! did I just see that or is the alcohol already consumed making me see goals?

Young HF29 said...

CHeez Whiz already the best D on the team

moeman said...

Beverage of CHoice, Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale.

beahabsfan said...

so far i like Wiz's play
seems to already make a difference defense wise

bhf said...

are we know looking forward to PPs?

iRiRi said...

You beat me to the punCH, 29. I was gonna say he's already a gazillion times better than Picard

Young HF29 said...

Whiz! ping!

bhf said...

DAMN
bloody post

Young HF29 said...

nice CHoice moe! Bushills on the rocks pour moi ce soir. erin go bragh, and so forth

Young HF29 said...

*BushMills, obvs. bushels of it

moeman said...

Stupidest penalty in the game.

Steve said...

Nominations for coach are you on drugs, there is no stinking process, no evaluation, ST Patrick is the only choice

Young HF29 said...

CHicken you are not long for this team

bea.hf said...

the penalty box parade seems to have started already
SIGH

iRiRi said...

Chocula better take note of that on his pad...

beahf said...

love the description "attacked by Kostitsin"

Young HF29 said...

i can live with that period. for a change.

Orangeman said...

Pretty good period. Now for Chocula to berate them for daring to enter the opponent's zone. Please lord, don't give us 40 mins of hang on for dear life hockey.

Young HF29 said...

ANOTHER STUPID PENALTY. ARRRGGHHH

iRiRi said...

HOW FUCKING CARELESS CAN YOU BE?!

beahf said...

too many men?
what the fuck - there's seems to be way too many of these dumbass penaties

iRiRi said...

We just found out.

bea.hf said...

another one
FUCK thid team

Young HF29 said...

a double two many men on the ice. 35 years watching hockey, ive never seen that

CRAP

Orangeman said...

Now let's give the game away. Really? From that angle? Sigh.

Orangeman said...

It's like they have to find ways to lose. Pathetic.

bea.hf said...

and now momemtum totally with TB
SIGh

Orangeman said...

Tits just fell twice in the neutral zone twice then stood and did nothing in the defensive zone except a very weak meaningless clearing attempt.

This is not the same team from the first. What happened? What's going on? Who can we blame? I'm so confused and sad.

b said...

fuchKing pylons
fuCHking CHocula

Watching the francophone team fly by the pylons.

Young HF29 said...

oh tCRAP

Orangeman said...

I fucking hate this team.

Young HF29 said...

this road trip's gonna finish 1-6

Steve said...

and there is always SF night before
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/30/salma-hayek-daughter-vale_1_n_802859.html

iRiRi said...

They can't do ANYTHING right...

Orangeman said...

So they had a pretty good PP in the 1st. Who wants to bet that this one is embarrassingly ineffectua.

Orangeman said...

Awesome, zero shots for, one against. Did the team decide to quit playing after the 1st or did the coach make an `adjustment`

iRiRi said...

WTF, PK?

God, I hate them.

bea.hf said...

great perimeter shot - course 101: how not to score on the PP

iRiRi said...

4 fucking shots?! There's a fucking AHL goaltender in the other net and that's all they can manage?

Orangeman said...

Remember a few months back there was a woman at an Obama town hall meeting that told him she`s sick of defending him. Well, that`s how I feel about this team. What kind of professional sports club take two (TWO!) too many men penalties.

This team is broken. Maybe it`s the schedule, maybe it`s the coach, maybe it`s too many lazy slackers, but something needs to change here. This is has exceded a slump into not even being NHL caliber.

iRiRi said...

As much as I agree that something needs to change, I just can't see JM getting fired this season. He's tight with Gauthier and, although I don't think he had much to do with it, he got them to the ECF. If they don't make the playoffs (gasp) on the other hand...

Orangeman said...

btw, I realize my last statement sounds hyperbolic, but I am still in shock over two too many men penalties in a row! I`m completely baffled.

iRiRi said...

With every period they played on thus road trip, they've gotten worse...

Orangeman said...

I`m pretty confused about why that was a penalty shot.

boob gainey said...

THAT WAS A FUCKING ILLEGAL PENALTY SHOT.

FUCKING REFS.

boob gainey said...

You're right it shouldn't have been a penalty shot in the first place, but you can't skate away from the goal on a penalty shot.

Orangeman said...

Boob: I was thinking the same thing. The spin move on the penalty shot in the NHL is like travelling in the NBA. It`s all over the place but the officials look the other way cause it looks cool.

bea.habs.fan said...

I was somewhat looking forward to tonight's game
vaguely hoping that they gave themselves a collective kick in the butt.
If I were behind the bench, the back-of-the-head slaps would be raining down

I'm with O'man 2 FUCKING too many men one on top of another - it's too embarassing.
I bet Wiz is now regretting getting moved - this is not a Cup contender team if they continue their lackadaisical play

iRiRi said...

Tout s'ecroule.

Orangeman said...

But, I mean, I don`t even care. I didn`t think the Habs had it in them to overcome a one goal deficit, I certainly don`t think they have any plans to overcome this.

And another. They`ve completely left the game. What a pathetic shell of a team. I`m embarrassed to be a Habs fan.

Orangeman said...

YOU HAVE AN AHL GOALIE THERE HIT THE FUCKING NET ONCE. JUST ONCE.

Orangeman said...

Fuck this, I`m watching Star Trek TNG.

J.T. said...

I am going to rant for a moment. This is a heads up, for people who do not appreciate yelling.

JACQUES GODDAMN MARTIN HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH GETTING THE HABS TO THE ECF LAST YEAR. KIRK MULLER WAS THE ONE WHO MADE THE GAME PLAN AND THE PLAYERS PERSONAL SACRIFICES MADE IT HAPPEN. MARTIN COULDN'T FUCKING COACH HIS WAY OUT OF A WET PAPER BAG IF HE HAD A REAL NHL D-CORPS AT HIS DISPOSAL TO TEAR THE PAPER FOR HIM. HE'S A CONSERVATIVE SACK OF SHIT AND THE HABS THEMSELVES HAVE EITHER TUNED HIM OUT OR THEY'RE TOO STUPID TO LIVE. THERE'S NO POINT IN WATCHING THE REST OF THIS MESS. IT'S A DISASTER. MAX LAPIERRE SHOULD BE SENT TO A HOME FOR THE CRIMINALLY MORONIC. SUBBAN NEEDS A CONFIDENCE TRANSPLANT, GOMEZ NEEDS SOME BALLS AND A SACK TO CARRY THEM IN AND PRICE NEEDS TO GET HIS HEAD OUT OF HIS ASS AND START WATCHING THE PUCK.

There's more, but you get the gist. Thanks for your time.

iRiRi said...

Why the fuck is Auld not in nets right now? Never mind the fact that he should have been there after TB scored their second goal...

iRiRi said...

Well put, J.T.

moeman said...

Whoever is doing the game review tomorrow just copy and paste J.T.'s rant and make it bold.

Young HF29 said...

is the game over yet?

Orangeman said...

SHOOT THE FUCKING PUCK SHOOT THE FUCKING PUCK SHOOT THE FUCKING PUCK SHOOT THE FUCKING PUCK

bea.disappointed.habs.fan said...

switched to Pic vs Roman mayhem.
gratuitious violence - yeah somewhere for my anger to go other than this fucking team.

iRiRi said...

Why am I still watching?

moeman said...

We are masoCHists.

boob gainey said...

I'm not a fan of Martin either but I don't know how you can say Muller was responsible for the playoffs but Martin is responsible for this mess.

He isn't doing very well, but no one is on the team.

Except the Wiz. The Wiz is alright.

Now we know why Boucher chose tonight for Desjardin's first game: a weak opponent.

Orangeman said...

Anyone going to the game on Sunday? Should we set up a fund for the waffles?

If TB doesn`t score another goal (a BIG if, I know) Habs will be outscored 11-2 against three teams with the worst GF in the East. There is an AHL goalie in the opposing net tonight and they`ve mustered a fluke bank shot goal in the first minute.

iRiRi said...

I'm convinced Hamr keeps taking penalties just to get a breather.

Orangeman said...

How do you go to work and produce this day after day and feel good about yourself? I work shit jobs and I still have enough pride to do them well. Then I imagine doing something I love for millions. And then I see this. And it angers me that there are single mothers and fathers struggling to pay bills. There are children that went without this Christmas. And we have this team.

ti-cul said...

is panger's trunk small enough for shitcula to suffocate in it. I hope so, cuz drabcula suckshitassfuck

Howard said...

wv I hope this will hasten Chocula's deparstr!