tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post6321238173747343512..comments2023-10-10T12:50:02.568-04:00Comments on Four Habs Fans: Sigh. Leafs 5, Habs 4.Young HF29http://www.blogger.com/profile/11940680843451727118noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-70221836064600102782011-02-26T08:20:24.354-05:002011-02-26T08:20:24.354-05:00Man scorewatcher was right. Ugh
thx for stopping ...Man scorewatcher was right. Ugh<br /><br />thx for stopping in not a fan! we appreciate your input. your horribly, horribly misguided input<br /><br />Mcphee I find your ideas intriguing and wish to subscribe to your newsletterYoung HF29https://www.blogger.com/profile/11940680843451727118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-79297478981789145002011-02-26T06:53:11.970-05:002011-02-26T06:53:11.970-05:00WOW! Sure is exciting here today.
HF10 losing his...WOW! Sure is exciting here today.<br /><br />HF10 losing his shit is great, love the emotion coming through.<br /><br />McPhee makes some valid points,not a fan said is just another agent provocateur(without Minogue in her underwear,hey how's that for some sexy pics? GOD I was so hoping losing to the Leafs would bring out WC's balls).<br /><br />Sure Washington has a coach that should/will be fired in the off season, we have injuries, TFS is great, CHocula could really use some pointers in the offensive zone from Jacques Lemaire, King of the System.<br /><br />Except for the PHucktards, Wings, Bolts and maybe 'nucks, we live the great dream of all professional sports, "parity" God bless you Buttman. <br /><br />All teams blow hot and cold, the season is too long and takes it's toll on the players emotionally and physically so we get a lot of suckage. <br /><br />Just need to make the playoffs and tailor our strategy to the opposition on a series x series basis.<br /><br />We will be fine.<br /><br />Now NEVER say anything positive about Tremblay's nuclear destruction of the Habs under his watch, he had emotion but a bigger ego and certainly neither enough knowledge, experience or smarts to be a head coach in the NHL, his best friend Reggie gave him the job, case closed.<br /><br />In conclusion my biggest worry is CHocula's inability to take a Senator's team so loaded with talent it should have won at least two cups, any further than he manged to do and his reluctance to tweak the system to benefit from particular skills of individuals.<br /><br />He's could take Stamkos and turn him into a 14 goal a year man and then trade him 'cause he's not producing offensively.<br /><br />P.S. thanks for Piano bar help. taking Mrs.n out to one tonight.<br /><br />CHEERS!Mr.naturalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-19307628952437820732011-02-26T02:03:57.347-05:002011-02-26T02:03:57.347-05:00Jesus christ commentors need to calm down a bit. B...Jesus christ commentors need to calm down a bit. Breathe people, breathe! And McPhee, I get your point but really you're coming off as someone who would defend whatever happens with the habs, ever. To deny this team's faults is to look away from reality itself. Does Gomez suck? Heck ! Was there a better alternative at the time? No. Is there one now? Definitely! Can 8 million get us anything better? Well 5 million got us Squid didn't it?Flying Toasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601238799616235709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-64406412527312807242011-02-26T00:45:08.730-05:002011-02-26T00:45:08.730-05:00JMart has no idea what momentum is. It was this te...JMart has no idea what momentum is. It was this team's biggest problem last year other than Perry Pearn blindly rolling the D which gave MAB a regular shift.<br /><br />Tonight I saw the BabyHabs kick the BabyFlyers around. Jimmy Bonneau gave some guy noogies. Most satisfying.Number31https://www.blogger.com/profile/04754429306690847476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-66741797348633570362011-02-25T23:00:39.740-05:002011-02-25T23:00:39.740-05:00This all has the sense of deja vu all over again. ...This all has the sense of deja vu all over again. How is this team different from the last team Carbo coached? Different people, but better? What I want to see is 20 guys who want to go like Desharnais went two games ago. Up the ice right to the net, fast. Chocula plays tired players. He allocates ice time so that his best guys on paper are his most tired guys on the ice. In the offensive zone he hasn't had a guy in the high slot ever. The puck goes there. The other team goes out of the zone with it. This system has given up more odd man breaks than I have ever seen on a team coached by a defensive "genius." Every swivel of puck control allows the other team to get three steps on our guys. Thus we rarely create situations where the other team has to take a penalty. Remember all those possibilities with Carbo's teams? The offensive game plan is blind the other teams goalie, or hurt our guy who is standing in front of him with a shot. No people moving across the slot. Lots of standing still. Zero creativity. Granted people are hurt. Granted those guys on TSN ( Toronto Snots Network) always say "You have to go to the net" but you know a little art and a little speed never hurt anybody. Washington collapsed last year because their steroids guy got busted. Haven't found a new one yet. The Pens, that was Halak. If the system was so great, we would have been in the final.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839177534603552023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-41831479621233887732011-02-25T22:31:36.256-05:002011-02-25T22:31:36.256-05:00McPhee, well said Mr Molson, but just because you ...McPhee, well said Mr Molson, but just because you own the team does not make you any smarter than than the average fan who drinks beer, does meth and loves the habs.<br /><br />Fact is we can document and its obvious where Chocula is sucking the life out of this team. As HabsFan10 said you give me a stone wall like Halak or TFS and I will look like brillant coach just because I have more notebooks than Donald Rumsfeild,.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-46141894922828709822011-02-25T21:41:56.196-05:002011-02-25T21:41:56.196-05:00Now, Gomez. He spends his shift entering the other...Now, Gomez. He spends his shift entering the other team's zone. Ok, he doesn't score, but he spends the entire shift behind the other team's D. Only when he leaves Montreal will people realize : "gee, I guess it IS pretty tough to skate in the offensive zone with the puck, heh? Gomez sucked, but at least he didn't have to dump it in every time".<br /><br />If we play an ultra-responsible 5-man system, which luckily we do because our third goal scorer is like Pouliot or something (hello? how is an avalanche of goals expected from you?), then obviously goals are going to go down for everyone, and if goals are going down for everyone, then obviously assists are going to go down for top assists guys like Gomez. He came to the Habs off a 9-goal season, what the fuck were all of you expecting? I, for one, love the fact that he spent the first two and a half playoffs games taking five for fighting. It hurt us, but man do I prefer having to manage my top salary's aggressiveness than his Forrestness.<br /><br />And don't give me that crap "we could do so much with eight million". Um, no, you couldn't. Guess what, it's a tough racket out there. Eight million in cap space does not, repeat, does not materialize into Patrick Kane. Tell me, how many goals would that eight milion have scored, you think? Where would we be if we hadn't gotten a SECOND center two summers ago? Tell me which free agent center we should have signed instead of Gomez? Would Gionta and Cammalleri have signed with us if we signed your phantom center? I don't know how you could ever defend that.<br /><br />Guess what? Gainey and Gauthier rock. They are constantly stalking the best deals out there and did a really solid job of taking our fresh-out-of-the-shitter team and (admittedly painfully steadily) turned it into a real contender (to those who say we aren't real contenders : fuck you. you can bet against this team if you absolutely want to bet on philly like every fucking Einstein out there, or on detroit just to play the odds, but if I'm any team except Philly I would take a best-of-seven series against this Habs team very, very seriously).<br /><br />So, yeah, sorry playing the entire game behind the other team's D and beating every good team out there isn't at the level of your connoisseur expections, you douchebags. I think you're all a bunch of spoiled brats and you should all be given the atomic wedgie that you deserve.<br /><br />This team is amongst the most exciting I've seen, sorry to say (?!!??). We come two, three goals from behind every week, it seems. The guys in the locker room have gelled. These guys go to war together and stand up for each other (all the guys with balls, which excludes only Ivanna Fuckalot and CHicken), block shots, take hits, go to the net, get their noses dirty, forecheck, backcheck and, most importantly, win hockey games while scoring almost only highlight-reel goals or truly-deserved goals. <br /><br />And how many prospects have blossomed lately? Care to give a little credit somewhere along the way or are you just going to continue to assume it's perfectly normal to keep adding D-men who score and play good defense and fast, strong wingers who already know how to play 5-man hockey because they learned it playing for our farm team?<br /><br />Anyways, Habs rule, and they will only rule more as the next few seasons unfold. And I hope by then some of you will stop pissing on the great show these guys are putting on. <br /><br />Damn.McPheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-59920164261491728552011-02-25T21:41:36.254-05:002011-02-25T21:41:36.254-05:00Hey, I gotta get something off my chest, sorry I&#...Hey, I gotta get something off my chest, sorry I'm a discording voice here. Chokula coached something like 8 years of Florida Panthers and never turned in a losing season (Martin is 12-1 winning/losing seasons with post-expansion Ottawa but mostly with FLORIDA).<br /><br />You guys cannot possibly tell me that looking at our mid-season roster anyone can say with a straight face that anyone but Guy Boucher could have turned this team into a "cool sixth place for all season" team.<br /><br />Also, Halak is not the only reason for our miracle run last year. Both series started exactly the same way : with our star-studded opponents skating like maniacs all around us. By the middle of game 1 of both series the "5-man system" had already started to make the opposition more hesistant to try an individual effort and by the end of the series, they had completely given up their original game plan and were playing a carbon-copy of our system (cycle the puck forever behind enemy lines and hope for an opening). Except it wasn't their system at all. Chokula basically completely outdid the Caps and the Pens back-to-back. When you start playing the opposition's game plan, that's when you're fucked.<br /><br />So, leave Martin the fuck alone! What is your problem? In what dream world are you living? You think the Habs can afford to play wide-open hockey? Who the hell is supposed to score all the goals? You think another coach could turn that soon-to-be-in-the-KHL fucking sideshow of a Big Tits into a regular scorer? You think Pouliot would start playing to his full potential with a better strategist? "Hey, Benny, look, I figured out something Jacques Martin didn't : you should, like, you know, try your best every night and every shift, so if you could fix that little glitch in your game I think you'd be awesome" and then CHicken would go "oh shit, right. thanks for the pointer, I'm totally gonna care now".<br /><br />Look, it's hard to score in this league, and it's harder to win games still. Credit Martin for getting all those W's, and obviously Price has a lot to do with that but excellent goalies are torn to shreds on some teams (washington,tampa bay) while other awful excuses for a fat guy with pads can look like fucking George Hainsworth out there if they're properly protected: c.f. philly, boston. <br /><br />The point is : no Price, Habs last this season. So yeah, we're not in last place because Price is playing great, but where does that leave us? In eleventh place because of all our injuries and poor coaching, or a comfortable sixth place for all season because of a good overall strategy? <br /><br />In my mind, with this kind of production with an insufficient offence, everyone-injured defence and lone goalie to fight with (not to mention a ridiculous schedule and criminal refereeing), JM should be in nomination for the Jack-Adams award this season. You guys understand all the pieces of the puzzle but you can't seem to put them together somehow.<br /><br />...McPheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-84684308741572243942011-02-25T21:13:06.063-05:002011-02-25T21:13:06.063-05:00looking shittylooking shittyscorewatchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-18732223211409351142011-02-25T20:22:27.740-05:002011-02-25T20:22:27.740-05:00@Not a fan...
Fuck off back to your leaf blog sit...@Not a fan...<br /><br />Fuck off back to your leaf blog sites.the Maritimernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-73052442840751118432011-02-25T19:37:25.332-05:002011-02-25T19:37:25.332-05:00@ Not a fan:
Thanks so much for stopping by. Sor...@ Not a fan:<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by. Sorry this free blog we do in our spare time from our jobs and families isn't living up to your high standards. By golly, I promise to work harder to please you, the jaded internet reader! <br /><br />Your humble servant in hockey analysis and hilarity, HF10.Habsfan10https://www.blogger.com/profile/01719241641999177844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-67937966498655113272011-02-25T19:29:28.165-05:002011-02-25T19:29:28.165-05:00Another thing that sucks about this site?
The tr...Another thing that sucks about this site? <br /><br />The trolls. <br /><br />They used to be amusing, now they're just sad.lawyergirl77https://www.blogger.com/profile/15982085224804216209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-90034189305747541242011-02-25T19:19:32.581-05:002011-02-25T19:19:32.581-05:00Oh yeah, and the pics of hot women in bikinis? You...Oh yeah, and the pics of hot women in bikinis? You know, I can find those on my own thanks.Not a fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-59539560230226933772011-02-25T19:17:04.600-05:002011-02-25T19:17:04.600-05:00You see, this is why your site blows.
You used t...You see, this is why your site blows. <br /><br />You used to be funny, but now you're just another loser who thinks he could coach pro sports.<br /><br />Team loses - you get angry, so you rant about the coach. There's tons like you in every town in the world thinking the same thing about every sport.<br /><br />It's not amusing - it's just sad. <br /><br />And the photoshops suck too.<br /><br />At least the Leaf blogs are amusing, whether they win or lose. <br /><br />You guys are slumping worse than Gomez.Not a fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-91988367658455353322011-02-25T18:55:15.445-05:002011-02-25T18:55:15.445-05:00@bill, I am with you, like Churchill said " D...@bill, I am with you, like Churchill said " Democracy sucks, but its the best system we have'<br /><br />Same goes for Chocula, just hope he does as well in the Philty blitz.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-32230250214408708292011-02-25T18:52:42.762-05:002011-02-25T18:52:42.762-05:00@Chester, as Bob Dylan said those who are not busy...@Chester, as Bob Dylan said those who are not busy being born are busy dieing, the important part is the timeline. I am I hope only half way through that journey. I see this Habs team at the start of the journey.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-86843233557989385032011-02-25T18:51:24.103-05:002011-02-25T18:51:24.103-05:00@10 - I happen to think you are brilliant and, in ...@10 - I happen to think you are brilliant and, in an alternate universe, I would like to buy you a drink for this post.<br /><br />But I've got 1/2 case of koolaid in the basement still, and I'm gonna keep rootin' for whatever we got till there's no more rootin' to be done.<br /><br />wv: losing to the leaf makes all of us anoidBill 101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-45442595919166192592011-02-25T18:24:01.420-05:002011-02-25T18:24:01.420-05:00We're all going to die.We're all going to die.Chesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-21985547053517827052011-02-25T17:19:22.218-05:002011-02-25T17:19:22.218-05:00@HF10, epic rant, I agree with every word. I'm...@HF10, epic rant, I agree with every word. I'm done with Martin. While he may not be as bad technically as Tremblay, he at least showed emotion. It's almost comical to look at Martin when a penalty is called against the Habs, he just mutters under his breath and sends out whoever.<br /><br />I almost wish for an epic collapse out of the playoffs just so he will not be brought back.<br /><br />Why is it that only in Montreal are coaches reluctant to play young players? I've never been able to figure that out in over 40 years. Can you imagine how Stamkos or Crosby would have been destroyed by the likes of Martin?the Maritimernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-43921917126834961872011-02-25T17:17:53.347-05:002011-02-25T17:17:53.347-05:00Seriously, wtf is up with JM? We (the people) can&...Seriously, wtf is up with JM? We (the people) can't possibly be seeing something that upper management isn't? This is clearly about the worst way to use the tools at his disposal, yet he persists. When is his contract up?<br /><br />Anyway, you really summed up what the bulk of Habs Nation seems to be thinking. Let's just hope PG reads these comments.<br /><br /><br />KairosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-88920576627259316772011-02-25T16:52:16.046-05:002011-02-25T16:52:16.046-05:00I agree 100%.I agree 100%.moemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714585748102791365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-67538541571019906292011-02-25T16:26:47.360-05:002011-02-25T16:26:47.360-05:00I want Goat to offer PFK & TFS a contract exte...I want Goat to offer PFK & TFS a contract extension today, one of those 10 year deals.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-24964341394614937052011-02-25T16:17:24.267-05:002011-02-25T16:17:24.267-05:00Another Awesome summary. But surely They should du...Another Awesome summary. But surely They should dump him now and get another coach a decent run up. I won't be able to watch them self destruct in the playoffs. And what is the issue with ddd? HE should be jogging 20 minutes a game - not the Mexican! Oh god - why do I sense that we are about to back into a playoff spot on the last night of the season again?UK3Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157890946481175154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-64493431872424273132011-02-25T16:14:10.100-05:002011-02-25T16:14:10.100-05:00Why so angry???Why so angry???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320624876513568183.post-57115316553588918342011-02-25T15:54:09.435-05:002011-02-25T15:54:09.435-05:00@lg - but we like your "argh! no! Dammit! Shi...@lg - but we like your "argh! no! Dammit! Shit! Fuck! Fucksticks!" eloquence. Beats the fuck out of watching the System self-destruct.<br /><br />I think I'm especially bitter today because I missed most of the second period helping No. 1 daughter with her math. A worthy cause, but it meant that I missed the only really hopeful part of the game. Yes, I have a PVR, but I didn't have the heart to rewind after the atrocity of the first few period. (Or maybe that faint gleam of hope would have just made it worse?)<br /><br />In theory I can understand why the PK went from impregnable to barefoot and knocked up in the kitchen, but holy FUCK I can't accept that nos boys would allow the leaf to score with impunity with 5 boys to our 4 men. We're the team that stoned the Capitals 89 times in a row last spring, for fuck's sake. Fucking Gomer should spend about a month in the press box, then a couple of weeks doing bag skates with the Dogs, then back to the same cycle as long as the CBA will allow. (Which unforunately is unlikely to be any fucking NEAR long enough.) At least when l'Artiste took a beautiful shot from a sharp angle, it had a good chance of kissing in off both posts, instead of depositing itself directly in the middle of the opposing goalie's chest protector.Le Douzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574957309865668100noreply@blogger.com