Game Thread | Canadiens vs. Boston | 03/09/06

Muller93 · Guru

RE: Game Thread | Canadiens vs. Boston | 03/09/06

Figaro · Guru

Good win! Look at the standings and the preassure building from 9th to 6th. 10 and under are "over and out".

AB Habman · Guru

With Begin on the ice, no way does he let Ribs fight. He knows that we need this guy playing and not hurt. That would of been as much of a miss-match as Saks and Boynton fighting! Begin too much of a leader to let that happen!

plouf · Guru

AB
To clarify:

-The spearing was pretty minimal. It was definitely a spear, and should have been a penalty for sure. But Ribeiro played it up plenty. He was agitating and showing grit, and good for him, up to a point. But I assure you that ONLY the Montreal announcers were indulgent with Ribeiro's post-spearing reaction. If you read my post, I'm glad Ribeiro is doing this. The point was that his grit was the kind of grit that opponents do not respect. Only fans of the Habs will be happy with it. It doesn't mean I had a problem with it. I'm a Habs fan.

-Jerkoff: ask any player in the league what they think of Ribeiro. He is a big talker, a diver, a dandy, a guy who gets his stick up, etc... But he gets under the opponents' skin. And this can be a good thing. I was happy with what Ribeiro did tonight. "Jerkoff" was meant partly to be a compliment, in the way that Barnaby, C.Lemieux, Linseman, (i.e. guys you hate unless they are on your team) are jerkoffs.

-Don't see how this relates to Koivu (except in the Freudian sense). But since you have generally counted things entirely in statistical terms when comparing these two players, let me point out to you that Ribeiro has 3 points since the break and Koivu has 6.

-- Edited by plouf at 22:10, 2006-03-09

plouf · Guru

AB Habman wrote:

With Begin on the ice, no way does he let Ribs fight. He knows that we need this guy playing and not hurt. That would of been as much of a miss-match as Saks and Boynton fighting! Begin too much of a leader to let that happen!

I agree. You don't want Boynton vs. Ribeiro even when Ribeiro's game. I think that's what Begin's gotta do in that instance. Stick up for your skill players and take the penalty if necessary.

AB Habman · Guru

plouf wrote:

AB To clarify: -The spearing was pretty minimal. It was definitely a spear, and should have been a penalty for sure. But Ribeiro played it up plenty. He was agitating and showing grit, and good for him, up to a point. But I assure you that ONLY the Montreal announcers were indulgent with Ribeiro's post-spearing reaction. If you read my post, I'm glad Ribeiro is doing this. The point was that his grit was the kind of grit that opponents do not respect. Only fans of the Habs will be happy with it. It doesn't mean I had a problem with it. I'm a Habs fan. -Jerkoff: ask any player in the league what they think of Ribeiro. He is a big talker, a diver, a dandy, a guy who gets his stick up, etc... But he gets under the opponents' skin. And this can be a good thing. I was happy with what Ribeiro did tonight. "Jerkoff" was meant partly to be a compliment, in the way that Barnaby, C.Lemieux, Linseman, (i.e. guys you hate unless they are on your team) are jerkoffs. -Don't see how this relates to Koivu (except in the Freudian sense). But since you have generally counted things entirely in statistical terms when comparing these two players, let me point out to you that Ribeiro has 3 points since the break and Koivu has 6. -- Edited by plouf at 22:10, 2006-03-09

Sorry Plouf, I over reacted! I get what your saying now! I thought you were upset with the way Ribs reacted!

plouf · Guru

No worries at all.
Anyway,
I agree that Ribeiro has been great lately. Since the break he's usually impressed me with his focus on the winning the game any way possible. He's no Begin, but he's moving in the right direction. And the way Begin got in there so quickly reflects well on what his teammates must think of him these days. I've seen Ribeiro joking around with Koivu, with Kovalev, etc.... His teammates are happy for him when he scores. Maybe the dressing room situation is changing? A lot of players are emerging: Bonk, Zednik, Huet, Higgins, Ribeiro....And only Theo was traded among a lot of guys who've had tough seasons. This has to be a happy bunch right now.

Caper_hab_fan · Veteran Member

I agree with ya, Ribs in improving and sticking up for himself, just in time with the playoffs up and coming. Great game by the boys all around, still to many penalties, but they can work on that over the next few games hopefully.

kshort23 · Member

im really impressed with the flashyness of higgins game now that he has some confidence

MrsHab · Veteran Member

AB Habman wrote:

By the way, if he's a jerkoff, what does that make Saks? Ribs has been playing better than him for at least the last ten games!

Just had to get that in there didn't you? Get a life pal

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Desi · Senior Member

I was surprised to see begin jump in, but it says a lot about the team -- and Begin -- that he did. Yes, Ribs got speared and yes, he embellished it a little as he is wont to do, but that little scuffle showed a team that's together in more ways than one.

Les Canadiens sont la

heet_150 · Guru

Et la troisieme etoile, da tird star:

http://www.nhl.com/features/threestars/three_stars.html

Cristobal
Huet
39 G

Saves
G Allowed
Save %

28
0
1.000

Huet made 28 saves for his second consecutive shutout over Boston and his fourth of the season, beating the Bruins 3-0.