Go Habs Go!

[TheBlob]

Regardless of the kid’s shutout, I have to admit, Matheson is a real workhorse, after missing 2 games he comes back and play nearly 27 solid minutes! He may not be in the race for the Norris but, he is the Habs MVP day in day out.

When we got Matheson from Pittsburgh for Jeff Petry, who wanted to leave, i didn't even know him. I certainly didn't expect the guy to have such an important role 4 years later.

Local guy, workhorse, just signed below market to stay here, plus seems like a good teammate and mentor. Another good trade by Hugues.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Another good trade by Hugues

Seriously I don’t think Hugues was expecting that much of a package when he did the trade. For sure he knew how talented Matheson could be but, at that level? With his capacity to burn +25 minutes every single game? I don’t think Hugues ever dream of this, and now, at $6M a year, its the icing on the cake!

Matheson is showing everybody what a local player, who is willing to be playing at home, can bring to the table when the stars align! The guy must be one of NHL’s top firness freak!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Matheson was a 1st round draft pick back in 2012 and has been a solid player in the NHL for a long time (11 years). You expect defensemen to age well and get better and he has. I personally think 26:48 ice time last night- team high by a lot- is too much. You have to be careful not to wear his ass down.

 

[TheBlob]

Planter Boston 6 à 2 un 23 décembre? Oh que oui!

Joyeux Noel à tous!

 

[bodick7]

Planter Boston 6 à 2 un 23 décembre? Oh que oui!

Joyeux Noel à tous!

C’était un beau cadeau de noel d’entendre le « Olé! Olé! Olé! Olé! » dans le Garden.
Je me souviens l’année passée a la fin d’une dégelée. Quelques partisans des Bruins chantaient le refrain de façon sarcastique.
Quelle humiliation bien méritée.

 

[Womaniser]

Planter Boston 6 à 2 un 23 décembre? Oh que oui!

Joyeux Noel à tous!

Did you mean the Boston Goons ?
That's what they looked like. Same as in the 1970s. Except for Bobby Orr that I saw play in the old Forum.
If you let him cross his own blue line with the puck, you couldn't stop him.

 

[bodick7]

Did you mean the Boston Goons ?
That's what they looked like. Same as in the 1970s. Except for Bobby Orr that I saw play in the old Forum.
If you let him cross his own blue line with the puck, you couldn't stop him.

Esposito was a pretty good too!

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Esposito was a pretty good too!

Phil Esposito was an animal! Not the biggest player but strong as a horse. Extremely skilled for his time, in the 1970-71 season he scored 76 goals and added 76 assists in a 78 game season!

 

[EagerBeaver]

Hutson's brother OK after being struck in head with puck at World Junior Championships:

Team USA's Hutson struck by puck, out of hospital

Cole Hutson was briefly hospitalized after a puck appeared to strike him near the back of his helmet during Saturday's World Juniors game against Switzerland.

www.espn.com

I expect Lane's thoughts will be with his brother!

 

[bodick7]

Montemblow ce soir…
A chaque fois qu’un joueur s’approche et qu’il s’apprête à tirer, je fais la grimace les dents serrés et les yeux plissés.

 

[bodick7]

Montemblow ce soir…
A chaque fois qu’un joueur s’approche et qu’il s’apprête à tirer, je fais la grimace les dents serrés et les yeux plissés.

Cette fois, il a été très bon. Un peu fait la grimace après le deuxième mais bon…il y a eu plusieurs buts semblables dans la ligue cette année.
Une fin de match comme on a vu souvent cet automne.
Caufield encore avec ce maniment de bâton qui fait ouvrir les jambes des gardiens avant de scorer (c’est quasiment sexuel faut croire…)
Un Suzuki clutch comme on a été habitué.
Slaf a été un peu moins dominant mais aussi rapide mais je crois que les coachs des Panthers ont passé le mot pour que les joueurs le marque. Ce qui est normal.
All in all a pretty good game for the Habs.

 

[TheBlob]

Fin de match excitante en tout cas! Passer de 0-2 avec 4 minutes à jouer et gagner 3-2 en OT, ça donne un petit sourire.

 

[Womaniser]

Phil Esposito was an animal! Not the biggest player but strong as a horse. Extremely skilled for his time, in the 1970-71 season he scored 76 goals and added 76 assists in a 78 game season!

Esposito was strong but all the work was done by Orr, Cashman and Hodge. Esposito parked his big ass in front of the net and shot !

 

[Doc Holliday]

Esposito was strong but all the work was done by Orr, Cashman and Hodge. Esposito parked his big ass in front of the net and shot !

Phil the Slot.
Chris Kreider kind of reminds me of him. Most of his goals are scored the way Phil scored his. By parking himself in front of the net.
Phil wasn’t the quickest skater but he had great hands & had great leadership qualities as witnessed in the 72 Summit series. It’s no coincidence that the Rangers reached the finals in 79 right after they acquired the veteran.

 

[EagerBeaver]

If you look at Esposito's stats with the Rangers he was still a point a game player despite not having Orr and Hodge and Cashman surrounding him.

I read his book Thunder and Lightning and it was quite entertaining. In it he discusses tenure as Rangers GM and heavily criticizes former Rangers coach Michel Bergeron. He accuses Bergeron of heavily favoring French speaking players over Anglos. A few of whom he acquired at Bergeron's insistence and they proved to be shot. He also criticized Bergeron for stabbing him in the back in the media, which is ultimately why Espo fired Bergeron. These are very pointed and scathing criticisms and really over the top. He straight out hammers Bergeron in that book and makes him out to be a total asshole.

He also discusses rather proudly his role in founding the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has lived in Tampa Bay since founding the team and is still an TV announcer for the team.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

He straight out hammers Bergeron in that book and makes him out to be a total asshole.

I can say its nothing surprising to me. Bergeron always appears to me as the most hypocrite person in the NHL business, he always choses to point fingers than taking responsibilities for his failures, not a sign of true leadership.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Getting shutout by a goalie who is 57th in the NHL with a .874 save % is not what you want. But these crappy road performances happen to all teams.

 

[neverbored]

Bennington was a beast..was a good game. Not dissapointed. Losses happen.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Really good win for Montreal today at Dallas. Montembault was back in goal after his "conditioning assignment", was mediocre but got the win thanks to OT goal by Hutson and first Star won by Slafkovsky.

 

[neverbored]

Hard to quantify, but the chemistry is real. Confidence spreads shift to shift, and the whole team plays bigger because of it. Love seeing Danault find his place so quickly. Even other fans and coaches are pointing out how fun it is watching these kids grow together for a while, but you can really feel it. Can't even think of a player I dislike... GHG!

PS. Fuck the leafs.