Trapper John wrote:

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At last!  Legs moving, shots being blocked, checks completed.... gee, I can finally see the type of game I've been waiting for.  Is it Gainey? Carbo? Something they put in the water?  Who cares! I've followed the posts with interest and respect, but the bottom line is (for now at least) we seem to have a changed team.  I don't care what Ribs does in his off-ice time - if he can show me two points a game with some consistency I'm a happy camper.  At this point, I wouldn't move anybody - unless a truly superior opportunity fell out of the sky and that just isn't going to happen until the Olympics end, if at all.  As I've said before, sometimes you have to go with the team you have and not the one you wished you had.  I am sick of watching the Habs reach out to other teams in the wild hope that the sheer honor of putting on the jersey will light their fire. Stay the course, I say.  It will take more than two games to see if the change is material or not.

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Actually Johnny it is called fear and job security ie..your 7 am wakeup call is here in the form of your boss. Regardless, whatever the reason, I am glad to see results and hope it continues. As for the "sheer honor of putting on the jersey", I am thankful we are not relying on that. We all saw how much that meant this year