Interesting Article

A good read on the Habs' current situation by Elliotte Friedman.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/2009/04/canadiens_season_far_from_a_lo.html

Who Will It Be?

Washington? Boston? We'll know soon enough. If the Canadiens top the Penguins this evening, and Philadelphia beat the Rangers tomorrow, Montreal plays Washington. Which I presume they'd prefer. Otherwise, it's Boston, version 32.0.

And why Washington? Well, I have three words for you: Jose The Odour. Even better? Not only is he bad, our goaltending coach taught him how to play. The book's out on Jose.

And for those wondering: Tim Thomas has never won an NHL playoff series.

I smell an upset...

This is now going well

Another day, another loss. Still no new news on Schneider or Markov. Price looked good for most of the Rangers game, but he still seemed shaky. At least Dandenault and Metropolit seem to be performing.

A win and they're in. Boston tomorrow. 

Habs Rock the Island

5-1, and looking good. Komisarek is, once again, a beast. The AKA line is on fire. Kovalev is the man. And Halak does a good Price impression.

Habs-Leafs. Saturday. 7. 

Blackhawks Downed

I know, corny title. But great game by the Habs, as they hold the NHL's 3rd highest scoring team to one goal. Carey Price looked brilliant, and the Canadiens played as a team, putting forth their best effort, arguably, of 2009. Unbelievably, that was the Habs first win against a playoff contender since February.

Montreal must now hit the road to face the Islanders and Toronto. However, they're in better shape than they were a week ago, with one point separating them and Florida, a game in hand, and a game in hand on the one point ahead Rangers. 

Oh, and Bob Gainey did it: he got the team to .500 since he took over. Way to go, Bob. Now keep it going. And win the Cup. 

Bring on the Bruins? 

Gameday - Lightning v. Habs

This could be a tough one. Vinny and St. Louis always do well in Montreal, and have won two of three against the Habs thus far this year. 

Can the Habs maintain momentum?

Can they score six again?

Can Georges Laraque be any more useless?

Habs-Rangers Preview

Tonight's game is the biggest of the year, at least so far and maybe overall. Gainey's had us doing basic drills, and a victory would be a huge confidence booster and give us some breathing room. Price needs a big game as well. Kovalev is back, Tanguay is a game time decision. Should Tanguay be too ill, Latendresse is in.

Go get 'em boys.

These Habs need work

What an embarrassment Saturday. Outshot 48-23. Outplayed, like men against boys. And what happens? The team gets Sunday off. And Monday morning. Practice this afternoon.

Now, I'm not one to question Bob Gainey, but this team needs work. They need conditioning. Now. Clearly, something is wrong. It looks like Tomas Plekanec, Tom Kostopolous, Glen Metropolit and a goalie vs. the league. That's awful. Come on guys, let's get this going.

One can only hope that Alex Kovalev comes back Tuesday and things start flying again. The post-Guy era is quickly souring for many. But there is still time.

Question of the day: What happened to Mike Komisarek? How has he gone from dominant #1 to invisible #4? 

(cue Carmen Sandiego music)

Where in the world is Michael Komisarek?