Love the optimism, but to think montreal will score 6 goals... unless bulis pulls a rabbit out of his @$$ again, chances are we wont be scoring any more than 4 goals, i like the 4-2 final ( with THEO in net ) and a empty net goal...

 Oh Johab! Are they really going with Theo? I thought it would be Huet again! I guess I'm not surprised!

Around here they have the game at 1pm

http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=4757

Game Preview: Canadiens vs. Bruins

 

MONTREAL – After falling 3-1 in Boston on Thursday, the Canadiens will have their chance for revenge Saturday as they host the Bruins in the second game of their home-and-home series. The meeting gets underway at noon at the Bell Centre.

The Bruins will be looking to pick up yet another point Saturday for the 10th time in their last 11 games. Mike Sullivan’s troops have not lost on opposing ice since Dec. 28 in Florida, winning five straight on the road, including a 5-0 shutout over the Senators on Monday.

Following this afternoon’s fourth meeting of the season, the Canadiens and Bruins won’t meet again until Mar. 9 at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.

A welcome return: Sidelined for the last eight games with a shoulder injury, Andrei Markov will be back in the lineup this afternoon against the Bruins. With the 27-year-old out of the lineup in 2005-06, the Canadiens are 3-7-1; Markov missed three games earlier in the season due to a suspension. The Russian blueliner, who is among the top 10 in the league with an average of 0.75 points per game, will aim to get the Canadiens’ power-play back on track. Without the services of Markov in its last eight games, Montreal has gone 4-for-34 with the extra attacker.

There’s always tomorrow: Thursday’s loss was just the 27th time the Canadiens fell to the Bruins in the first matchup of a home-and-home series. Montreal, who hasn’t been swept in these series since 1956-57, has a good habit of bouncing back in the second meeting. The Canadiens are 13-8-5 in the back-end of a home-and-home after dropping the first half.

Plekanec piles ‘em up: He may have been out 14 games with a knee injury but Tomas Plekanec, who returned to the lineup on Jan. 23, hasn’t missed a beat. The 23-year-old Czech native scored his seventh goal of the season in the first period of Thursday’s contest, bringing his total to six points in six games since his return. In 37 games this season, Plekanec has registered 18 points, placing him among the top 30 rookies in the league.


MONTREAL – After falling 3-1 in Boston on Thursday, the Canadiens will have their chance for revenge Saturday as they host the Bruins in the second game of their home-and-home series. The meeting gets underway at noon at the Bell Centre.

 ok I know things aren't going well but if we win the next two, today and Super bowl Sunday we could possibly be in a playoff spot!  funny as it may seem, but Toronto lost to Washington last night, and the thrashers lost too Florida.  I hate being in a position where we have to hope for other teams to lose so we can get into the playoffs but that is what it is boiling down too.  Seems like its been like that for many years now!!!   So Montreal wake the f#@$ up and start playing hockey and win today.  You guys play for the greatest team of all time, and they're called the     MONTREAL CANADIENS   so sh%@ or get off the pot!!!!!  Enough is enough already,  my frustration is turning to anger, cause these guys stink!

Johab wrote:

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AB Habman wrote:  Oh Johab! Are they really going with Theo? I thought it would be Huet again! I guess I'm not surprised! TO what i heard on TSN. Gainey REALLY likes Theo, and Theo likes gainey. ( i would too if he signed my a check for 5 million/ year. Thing is Gainey wants the guy hes paying the money to, to be playing the games. And sitting theo on the bench isnt making him any better. ....isnt doing us any better playing him though... Honestly...id trather see Huet in net...who doesnt

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RDS reports Huet in net this afternoon

So far no improvement is there, since shots are 15-7 and we have three more penalties to boston's 1.

Notice how the Rangers have been easing Weekes back into confidence, playing him the occasional game, timing it right? I think it's clear we need to totally stick with Huet and give Theo only the odd start for a while. Instead of getting Theo to play through it (that approach clearly isn't working), we need to give him a month of low-pressure. .

2nd Intermission



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Shots on Goal: 27 15

I have posted previously that Bob Gainey is the one to blame for the condition on the team, citing his i) signing of Theo, ii) trading of Garon, iii) signing of Bonk, iv) failure to land a solid D man, v) waiting to fire Claude Julien, vi) failure to see that Ribs would fall flat.

After the last 10 games, I am adding three more "Gainey errors" to this list

vii) signing of Kovalev (sorry, this guy has been a total bust ... poor work ethic, inconsistent play, and all this for more than $4 million

viii) playing Komisarek, when the guy is basically useless ... can't score, can't pass either (ever notice that when he touches the puck he either ices it or clears the zone ... he can't move the puck or pass), takes very bad penalties ... he's -10 i think with lots of penalty minutes.  Why is he even in the lineup today? Cote at least can pass and doesn't take foolish penalties ... Gainey should have left Komi out of the lineup today

ix) revolving lines .... for christ sake Bob, switching the lines every damn game is not the answer!

 

I can't begin to explain how dissappointed I am with BG's performance.  The sad thing is ... what's Boivin and GG to do? Who would want to replace BG?

 

Et le but! Markov!!! PP goal. 10:00 to go.

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Listeneing to a game on the radio is fine, but it's like someone telling you what your Christmas presents are before you get to unwrap them.

Goal! Souray, empty net, short handed. After Huet makes the most spectacular save of the year. First Montreal shutout for Huet.

-- Edited by Figaro at 14:36, 2006-02-04

So the Habs have three goalies, and the only one without a shutout is the so-called star. 

I'm ecstatic for Huet.  Seems like he bailed them out.  Sorry I missed the game.