Montreal played a good game and came very close to scoring in the first period -- really nothing to fault except not taking advantage of the 4 minute powerplay from the late 2nd to early 3rd period courtesy of former Hab Benoit Pouliot.Timmy Thomas played an excellent game and was the game's first star.
Mo' saves makes for a great Movember! Timmy Thomas' moustache bests that of Price as the Bruins beat the Habs 1-0 in Montreal tonight.
Carey Price couldn't be blamed on the only goal of game by Andrew "it was an equipment malfunction" Ference.
And d-man Alexei Emelin played the kind of rough and tumble game that we've all be waiting for, making smart plays and using his body against the boards which was great to see. The inexperienced Montreal blue line is still holding up for now. Hal Gill should be ready for Wednesday night in Carolina.
Price was named the league's first star of the week for the 2nd time this year after his two shutouts in a row. Unfortunately he needed a 3rd shutout in a row to get the job done tonight.
The Habs are playing well so this is the kind of game that, even with the loss, still needs to be used as a positive to push them forward and start building a winning streak of their own.
Meanwhile the Bruins have yet to lose in November and have won 9 in a row. No likee.
Tough week ahead as the Habs head out on the road for their game against the Hurricane on Wednesday to then play an awkward afternoon game in Philly against the Flyers on Friday due to Thanksgiving holiday in the States. I already don't like the sound of that.
Then we host the Crosby show on Saturday. This could be a rough week.
MEANWHILE, in Pittsburgh, Sidney "someone please get that Steckel" Crosby made his triumphant return -- in style as all the elite players seem to do -- scoring on his first shot on goal and ended the night with 2 goals and 2 assists. Nice one Sid the Kid. Can't wait until Pittsburgh plays the Leafs again -- I really hope someone takes that Steckel out. Wishing him all the best, except when he plays the Habs.
On a tour of Florida, the Pope took a couple of days off to visit the
ReplyDeleteCoast for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the beach in the Pope
mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off shore. A helpless
man, wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey, was struggling frantically to
free himself from the jaws of a 25-foot shark.
As the Pope watched, horrified, a speedboat came racing up with three
men wearing Montreal Canadian jerseys aboard. One quickly fired a
harpoon into the shark's side. The other two reached out and pulled the
bleeding, semiconscious Leaf fan from the water. Then using baseball
bats, the three heroes in red beat the shark to death and hauled it into
the boat also.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach. "I give you
my blessing for your brave actions," he told them. "I heard that there
was some bitter hatred between Leaf and Habs fans, but now I have seen
with my own eyes that this is not the truth."
As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his buddies "Who was that?"
"It was the Pope, "one replied. "He is in direct contact with God and
has access to all of God's wisdom."
"Well," the harpooner said, "he may have access to God's wisdom, but he doesn't know much about shark fishing.........how's the bait holding up?
GO HABS GO !