A great geography professor once told my class, “geography is ubiquitous”. Tonight something new was learnt. Habs fans are ubiquitious. As Pierre McGuire noted this evening, “there are probably 8000 Canadiens fans here”. Feel proud Habs fans, you are fortunate to be part of something great.
The red, white and blue were awesome tonight. Hat tip to our coach, who battled a titan and outcoached a multiple Stanley Cup winner. Is it safe to say the boys are back? Sure we scored a couple of dirty goals, but that is because of the impervious presence we had on the ice. There was no doubt from the opening faceoff that this game was ours. The first period was a neutral zone game, both teams sitting on their heels waiting to capitalize on their opponent’s mistakes, but mistakes there were none.
The second period the Habs put on a show, one that will hopefully be stuck on repeat for the remainder of the season.
The third period we lost a bit of an edge, but we hung in there. I wish Carey took a shot at the empty net. O’Byrne blew Price’s shutout, but overall he played a solid bounce back game. Remember he’s only 51 games into his young career, he’ll be making many more mistakes, but as time passes he’ll mature and be a great number four defenseman.
Tonight the Canadiens brought something to the table which we haven’t seen in a long long time, HEART. We played with passion and an honest desire to win. We protected our goalie, sacrificed our bodies, played smart and with the vision of a W.
Great effort tonight.
Trois etoiles/Three stars
1. Carey Price
2. Tom Kostopoulos
3. Guy Carbonneau
BONEHEAD of the game: Ryan O’Byrne
The STEPHEN HARPER turning point: Lapierre opening the scoring in the 2nd.
Band-aids: Tanguay, Latendresse, Laraque, Komisarek
GO HABS GO
Cheers,
The Optimist
Side note: The Pessimist is currently in Montreal from Los Angeles to attend the Habs game this Saturday. What a champion.
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