Koivu to team: *silence*
Carbonneau stands speechless fixing his tie and looking in the mirror to remind himself to pick up some Just for Men grey hair remover after the game.
Kovalev to team: mumbles something in Russian
Plekanec to Kovalev and Kostitsyn: I think it's time.
Kostitsyn and Kovalev casually nod
The Habs recognized poor hockey and were led by a line of studs just waiting to breakout. It was a thrill to watch and a tease of what is to come.
However, while the Canadiens eased their way to a 3rd period victory, so did the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring FIVE goals in the final frame to beat the league leading Rangers. Poor teams show up against the best.
Price didn't look comfortable. He made me feel uncomfortable. In the end he made some key stops and didn't lose his cool, unlike the Flyers series. I think he's maturing and as Brodeur gets the all-time wins and shutouts record this year Price begins his crawl to the top.
Koivu and Tanguay - they compliment each other. We are witnessing a renewed, confident captain, prepared to lift the Cup come June. SIX shots on net. SIX. Koivu is starting to shoot the puck and a big part of that is Tanguay relieving Koivu's burden as being the set up man. Now we have two guys who can put the puck in the net and two guys who can make the plays. Career seasons for Koivu and Tanguay. Enjoy!
Latendresse - for all those haters: he will be a thirty goal scorer in this league. He's 21. Few power forwards develop until their mid-20s give the kid a break. He's playing the best hockey of his career. He can skate, pass and hit. He will find the back of the net.
Higgins - he reminds me of Jason Blake, he'll shoot the puck 1000 times and score twice. He needs confidence and hopefully that goal gave it to him. I know it's only one goal but it had great importance and value.
Markov - Norris.
Gorges - Is anyone regretting losing Rivet for this kid? Gorges is a great defender and is awesome at calculating when to join a rush. He will put up points some day. He's that good.
Bleu, Blanc, Rouge
Go Habs Go
THREE STARS
1. Plekanec
2. Kovalev
3. Koivu
BONEHEAD of the game: Laraque
The Stephen Harper Turning Point: Plekanec's first goal of the game, in the first period he decided to show up this season.
Remember - Vote McCAIN
2 comments:
Price shakey?
Get a clue, the guy is 6-1-1
Obama 08
Power forwards develop late? Keith Tkachuk had over eighty points in his second full season ( he was 21), Rick Nash scored forty times at 20, Shanahan earned over seventy points at the age of twenty-one, Getzlaf broke out last year and he was not yet 23. Eric Lindros had just turned 20 in his magnificent rookie season and Horton had over sixty points at 21. Essentially, my point, no pun intended, is Latendresse does not get a pass this year, and for that matter until 2012. If all this promise isn't for naught, he must improve fast.
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