Seriously, this looks dangerous.Waiting in line details - 730 PM start at the Phone Booth. Habs coming off a successful 3-1-2 road trip. But they have only won one game in the last 8 at "home." Bolts come in struggling, losers of 5 straight, and are league-worst 3-13-2 on the road. Something's gotta give.
Pay your cover charge to - Southeast Shootout or BoltsBlog. I have given up on finding new updated Florida hockey blogs.
Hot sexy Habs to watch - Huet between the stripper poles again. He's being ridden like a Number 1 now, and that's fine given he doesn't have a regulation loss since he got back from injury. The Danse à Dix Line had 8 points against the Rangers, and Big Tits is riding a 6-game point streak.
Hot sexy Bolts to watch - Vinny, Vinny, and more Vinny, your NHL points leader with 58. Marty St. Louis and Vaclav Prospal also piling up points.
Skanky Habs to watch - not too many after a successful road trip, so let's go straight to the Injury Report. Rhino (tm Robert at EOTP) is out with his broken thumb for a while, but Smolinski and Bégin are skating. Breezer has been cleared to play and says he's "stronger than ever." Oh God help us.
Skanky Bolts to watch - Anyone in nets. Marc Denis, who dominated the Habs the last time we met in Montreal, has been waived and then shipped to the AHL. Holmqvist has an .886 save % and a GAA above 3. Maybe Karri Ramo might be the next great Finnish goalie, but we've heard that before.
Post-game adult entertainment establishment - you're still tired from New Years. Get some rest for a change.
OK let's hear your dirty, dirty thoughts in the comments.
Pay your cover charge to - Southeast Shootout or BoltsBlog. I have given up on finding new updated Florida hockey blogs.
Hot sexy Habs to watch - Huet between the stripper poles again. He's being ridden like a Number 1 now, and that's fine given he doesn't have a regulation loss since he got back from injury. The Danse à Dix Line had 8 points against the Rangers, and Big Tits is riding a 6-game point streak.
Hot sexy Bolts to watch - Vinny, Vinny, and more Vinny, your NHL points leader with 58. Marty St. Louis and Vaclav Prospal also piling up points.
Skanky Habs to watch - not too many after a successful road trip, so let's go straight to the Injury Report. Rhino (tm Robert at EOTP) is out with his broken thumb for a while, but Smolinski and Bégin are skating. Breezer has been cleared to play and says he's "stronger than ever." Oh God help us.
Skanky Bolts to watch - Anyone in nets. Marc Denis, who dominated the Habs the last time we met in Montreal, has been waived and then shipped to the AHL. Holmqvist has an .886 save % and a GAA above 3. Maybe Karri Ramo might be the next great Finnish goalie, but we've heard that before.
Post-game adult entertainment establishment - you're still tired from New Years. Get some rest for a change.
OK let's hear your dirty, dirty thoughts in the comments.
After breaking the curse of the Christmas Road Trip From Hell, anything's possible, right?
ReplyDeleteI like that optimism fezworth!
ReplyDeleteOf course, in past years we've been decent at home and sucked on the road, so this year it is just balancing out. (im the pessimist!)
Unfortunately, they still suffer from the "Curse of Falling Apart When Desparately Clinging to a Lead Late In The Game".
ReplyDeleteI forgot about that one. Curses.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously folks, let's start up a trade rumour, just for shits & giggles.
ReplyDeleteVinnie for Saku, Ryder, Rhino and a 1st rounder after the game.
10, luckily, the Bolts are seeming to suffer from the "Curse of Not Being Able to Build, Maintain, Hold, Beg Borrow or Steal a Lead At Any Point In A Game On The Road".
ReplyDeleteSurely their curse is stronger than ours.
ooh hey that's good fezworth
ReplyDeletebut I heard another rumour, Ryder, Matt D'gostini and Halak for Brad Richards
29, I'd make your rumoured trade as fast as I could dial Jay Feaster.
ReplyDeleteFezworth, losing Saku in your deal gives me a moment's pause. Then I realize even Jay Feaster won't make that deal. Where's Phil Esposito when you need him?
Brad Richards? He's like, a -29, and we're not even at the All-Star break. Gimme a Souray in his place any day!
ReplyDeleteChuck that's why he'll be available - cheap!
ReplyDeleteIt's becoming clear we need some sort of totally bullshit trade rumours feature on FHF. Fezworth you'll get credit
HF29 - careful, some of the "media" may start quoting your trade rumours as fact... *coughTSNcough*
ReplyDeleteAm going to the game tonight, but I'm strangely conflicted about it. I've enjoyed watching the Habs win on my pwetty teevee... yet I left with 10 minutes left in the 3rd period last time. Yes, I know that's shameful, but I couldn't stand another minute of watching them get outplayed like a bunch of heartless pussies.
Who will it be tonight? Jekyll or Hyde????
LG I would have left that game too
ReplyDeleteI forget, is Jekyll or Hyde the bad one? Whichever one the bad one is.
10, I agree; losing Saku would hurt. He's my favourite player, bar none.
ReplyDeleteSwap him for Kovy. I can lose Kovy.
Here's a trade proposal: Pleks, Ryder, Huet and a young d (like Rhino) and a draft pick for Vinny. Bolts will not want a big contract back, so forget about Saks. Halak is pointless with Ramo their goalie of the future, while Huet gives them a starter now and cap space July 1.
ReplyDeleteOh, and shouldn't the game in T.Bay (and Miami) be considered a home game for the Habs?
ReplyDeleteI like it Panger. Massive gain in Vinny, and Pleks is really the only person who will be a loss, in the sense that he's currently producing, and has a bright future ahead.
ReplyDeleteRhino is still new enough that we're not sure, Ryder is... well, we all know what Ryder is, and Price can probably be at least serviceable until he really becomes TFS(tm). So we don't really need Huet.
And I get to keep Koivu! Ahem. I mean we. We get to keep Koivu.
Fezworth, I agree: I love Koivu, and the Habs would be crazy to deal him. He is worth more to this franchise than to any other team. Plus, look what has happened to the Oilers since Ryan Smyth was traded.
ReplyDelete@panger: agreed. Done and Done. I'll call Jay right away and tell him what we've decided.
ReplyDeleteOn another note: We're already approaching 20 comments. By my completely scientific hypothesis of "more comments == more likely to win", this means that we already stand a good chance of taking tonight's tilt. If we hit 40 before the start of the 2nd, I'm predicting a blowout.
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ReplyDeletenot that i believe in this fezworth, you understand
i like comments
ReplyDeletenot at all, 29. It's clearly ridiculous. In fact, I have to say. I would just as soon delete random comments. It feels somewhat ... sleazy.
ReplyDeletesleazy? on this site??? never!!!
ReplyDeleteI love LAMP!
ReplyDelete@Panger - You owe me a new keyboard...
ReplyDelete@Fezworth - I had a conversation with people at the office today (around the watercooler/coffee machine, natch) and I defended Koivu until I was blue in the face. One of the partners to whom I was speaking is a disciple of 110% - 'nuff said...
... then the head of the litigation department came in and totally agreed with me. Heh. You should have seen the backpedaling. I'm surprised they didn't spill their coffee!!
Off to the game... Wish me, uh, the Habs luck...
And 'cause I'm ridiculously superstitous...
ReplyDeleteRandom post. Bamp chicka bamp bamp!! (felt appropriate...)
Alright less talk, more rock!
ReplyDeleteMan, Pierre Houde is REALLY sweating in HD...
LG77 what did he say against Koivu???
ReplyDeleteSo I KNOW that it ame from Eklund, but how about Ovie instead of Vinny? If Wash thinks they can't re-sign him...
Panger everyone in Mtl is talking about Ovie coming here. It's not just Eklund, though now I believe it less because of that
ReplyDeleteI'd almost prefer Ovie. More years out of him, he doesn't have to be the Great French Hope, and he won't understand 90% of the people who will be undoubtedly calling for his head after 20 games.
ReplyDelete@LG:
Oops.
ReplyDelete@LG: I'm an accountant's husband, and the same sort of thing happens at her firm. The partners/managers always get final say on sports discussions. I'm glad yours sided with you!
THANK GOD we took advantage of an early chance. Kovy!
ReplyDeleteBut who noticed Ryder hesitate and not shoot? Snakebit baby
Good GOD look at Chips go. That's glorious
ReplyDeleteWe're having fun now!
ReplyDeleteend period RDS interview bad English du jour: "Tampa was really high at the beginning of the first period"
ReplyDeletehe's getting worse
I wish, just once in a while, that players would take the piss out of the interviewers. I would love Kovy to answer the question: "What's one thing you've changed about your game?"
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"Nothing about my game, but I've begun learning french, and I think that the peace and calmness of the language has made me into a player 10 times better than before."
Just to watch the interviewer's eyes bug out of his head.
Sure, just let Vinny get behind you. It's not like he's the league's leding scorer or anything
ReplyDeleteHey! An old-school Ryder goal!
ReplyDeletewell i WAS having fun...
ReplyDeletegrrrr
Damnit. I'm pretty sure my comments theory is trumped by LG's "Ryder scores, Habs lose" theory.
ReplyDeleteI hope that doesn't keep happening after he's traded.
Oh well. In keeping with ridiculous optimism, at least it wasn't a 3rd period meltdown.
ReplyDelete@fezworth - i look forward to the night when Ryder scores against the Leafs and a male stripper when there are 50 comments. then we'll know the truth
ReplyDeleteMan I love Tits
ReplyDeleteGosh... those fancy socks the Bolts have make them look so fast!
ReplyDeleteThat is most excellent. What great work!
ReplyDeleteWINGS!
ReplyDeleteChips, Pleks and Little Tits on the ice together?? Whatevah! I'll take it, they deserved it.
ReplyDeleteAll Higgins on that one. And Ryder sends his trade value through the roof!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I guess when Ryder scores once, we lose. When he scores twice, we win!
ReplyDeleteNow let's see if I can get this straight. When he gets a hat trick, we get knocked out of the playoffs two days before the end of the regular season. That must mean...
If Michael Ryder scores 4 goals in a game, we will win the cup.
Totally logical fezworth
ReplyDeleteThat game was alright.
LG77's game summary:
ReplyDeleteFirst period: WOOO! Have we forgotten we're playing at home?
Second period: Nope. Fuckers.
Third period: WOOO! CHICKEN WINGS!! WOOOOOOO!!!!
Jekyll and Hyde in the span of a single game. My nerves can't take it... And the cholesterol from the wings ain't helping!! (But I'll take it!!)