One step away. Habs Isles preview.

Hopefully we will won't talk like Sylvester Stallone when this is all done.

Well after a year of injuries, goaltending controversies, trades and GM changes, the Canadiens can actually lock up a playoff spot tonight with a win against the New York Islanders and a New York Rangers loss. Coincidence that we need two New York teams to be defeated. Where's King Kong when you need him? All bets point to Jaro Halak being in net for the Habs tonight and all bets point to the Isles being a lose dangerous team with nothing to lose. The Canadiens will need to stop relying on Halak's sheer brilliance of late and create scoring chances from their top two lines, as fun as it was to see Ryan O'Byrne actually score goal. I am very excited for what this next month will bring if the Canadiens can clinch a spot, so of course fat has it that I will be out of the Contient for the next two weeks. Let's just say this, the Novotel Warsaw hotel better have a friggin' business center.

Enjoy the game, let's lock it up tonight.

Peace True Believers,

E

Where the hell have I been?

Whattup.

Well the Canadiens sure have had an interesting streak of games since I last posted. If I had posted yesterday before the Flyers game, I might have been a little apocalyptic with my comments.

SEASON'S OVER! WE CAN'T BEAT THE 'CANES, WE SUCK HARDER THEN TIGER WOODS' MISTRESSES.

Maybe I wouldn't be that bad, but seriously guys, you couldn't score 2 goals. You let Carey Price out to dry, and to the fans who booed him, go lick the most inner fold of Ken Hitchcock's taint. Price puts in a decent effort game after game, and game after game he continues to be strung out like Liberace in Alabama.

But after last night, it's a little brighter in Montreal, and no, it's not because it is 25 and sunny outside.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves, a 1-0 win where a Flyer goal was disallowed and Jaro Halak needed to stand on his head was not my idea of a tone setting win. But those 2 points come in handy down this Playoff stretch.

Does this team have it in them to get to the post-season and do some damage? I don't know, only time will tell, but one thing's for sure if we have one weakness, and we have many, it sure as hell isn't Goaltending.

Peace True Believers,

E

Hell of a big one. Sens Habs

Don't have to tell you that this game is going to have a Playoff atmosphere around it. Two teams tied in points and games played. The Canadiens are on a 7 game streak where they have gotten points and the Senators have only once since the Olympic break. Needles to say, Ottawa's going to be as desperate as a World of Warcraft player the day before Prom. The Habs cannot give up the first goal and whoever is in nets must shut down the Sens' high flying forwards. The Canadiens will need about 88-90 points to clinch a playoff spot and that means 5 more wins.

Let's get #1 tonight.

Peace true believers,

E

Don't want to jinx this.

But the Canadiens are going for six in a row!

Wow, did not think I would say that this year. With all the injuries and inconsistency the Team has faced, it would be a miracle if we would still be in contention at this point of the year. It's almost unthinkable that they are the hottest team in the league post Olympic break. No granted many wins have been close, and downright ugly, but two points are two points whichever way you slice it.
The Habs take on the Rangers at MSG tonight, and according to NHL.com, they will have Tomas Plekanec in the lineup, even though Ben Maxwell was called up today from Hamilton. Jaro Halak will play yet again tonight as the Canadiens brass will try to get him into a Playoff groove, and no timetable has been announced for the return of Mike Cammalleri and Marc Andre Bergeron.

The Rangers are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff battle, and they will hungry for a win tonight. This should be a helluva game!

And if anyone at the game today is able to hit Sean Avery in the head with a plate of Nachos while he's in the box, I will buy them a steak.

Enjoy the game,

Peace True Believers,

E

2 points is 2 points.

But yikes, was that ugly.

I guess this cements the hypothesis that the Canadiens' play to their opponents level. Even when that opponent has the worst record in the National Hockey League.

POSITIVES: The Pou-Gomez-Gio line is still producing, and Tom Plekanec and Andrei Kostitsyn got back to their scoring ways. The bottom lines continue to create energy and surprisingly timely offence, and the Habs now have won 4 straight and can breath a little easier in 7th place.

NEGATIVES: Other than the fact that we almost lost to the Oilers, Jaro Halak did not play a very good game, but let's be fair, even though many of you are ready to jump off the Jaroslavwagon because of this shaky game, Halak has been stealing games at times when our team did not show up. No one's perfect, and hey, we got two points. I was actually happy to see Edmonton play well, because lord knows their fans have been waiting to see them play some competitive hockey. I just hope they do not start playing TOO well, to make sure that Toronto does not finish last in the league. Do we really want to face Boston next year having to worry about an Offensive dynamo like Taylor Hall?

Let's be happy, times are good, Spring is right around the corner, and Les Boys are making a run for the Playoffs.

Peace True Believers,

E

Zapping the Bolts.

Another brilliant pun by yours truly.

Well that 5-3 was sweet, especially since yours truly was right there in row DD to see it happen. This win couple with the Thrashers loss gives us just a bit of breathing room in this tight Eastern playoff race, but to solidify a spot they need to keep up their winning ways. This means we need Scott Gomez to play as well as he did last night, he has been a monster since the Olympic Break and lately has been earning every cent of his lucrative contract. His line of him, Gio and Benny Pou have been tearing it up, and when Mike Cammalleri returns to the line up, we should have two lethal lines. As for the D, it was also up to snub, unless you count Hal Gill's tape to tape passing, right to the stick of Steven Stamkos...

Matt Darche played a strong game, so did Glen Metropolit.

Great game all around, let's keep it up and make a strong push for the playoffs.

Peace,

E

Hollywood Double Header

The Canadiens embarked on a West Coast expedition this week and came away with 4 out of a possible six points. Now this doesn't give any of you idiots any reason to celebrate. A great showing by a scrappy team, and goaltending that keeps us in the game, even though Carey Price kind of shat the bed last night.

Now I'm not going to lie, I was switching back and forth between the game, which we were losing, and the Academy Awards.

Penelope Cruz....

Or 3-1 Ducks?

I switched back in time to see the Habs equalize the score, while people were dancing interpretively to some of the Best Picture nominees.

I then saw Tommy Pleks score the winner and the Canadiens take another step to clinching a playoff spot.

I still have hope for this team, they just need to come together at the right time.

Let's pray that Mike Cammalleri gets out of the 'Hurt Locker' quick.

Hee hee.

Topical funny.

Peace True Believers,

E

DO YOU HAVE ANYMORE GUM? HABS 5 ISLES 1

KOVALEV IS BETTAH! HE MAKES ALL THE NICE MOVES AND HAS NICE HAIR!

NOOOO TANGUAY IS BETTAH! HE IS A PLAYMAKER WITH A ROCKET FOR A SHOT

OH REALLY FOOL!

STOP LOOKING AT ME BRISEBOIS!!!!!

Just thought I would do that. Considering much like William Madison, the Canadiens have gone back to basics and have redeemed themselves and deserve to make the Playoffs instead of Eirc..I mean the Panthers.

Did you see those guys jersey's?

Yeah they were weird lookin'...

Now we're in a great position and gaining on the other teams in the East aaaand the Rangers lost today and we are officially in 7th.

WHO RULES?

O'BYRNE RULES!

O'BYRNE RULES!

O'BYRNE RULES!

Even though he hasn't played in a month...

I truly believe that if we keep this up we can get to 4th place.

Hey Eastern Conference:

NOW YOU'RE ALL IN BIG BIG TROUBLE.

Peace True Believers,

E

A Lesson Learnt. Habs Isles Preview

I hope you good people understand what I'm referring to.

The Canadiens are very much like this unfortunate looking little boy.  Dunce hat and all.  Except instead of writing "I Will be Good" they are writing "I will beat the teams that are lower than me in the standings", "I will beat the teams that are lower that me in the standings".

The Habbies take on the New York Islanders tonight, and for the 13th flippin' time, I will promise you this will be no walk in the Richard Park (Oh it's funny because he plays for the Islanders.... Shuttup it's clever.)

The Canadiens have this awful habit of playing to their Opponents level.

Sure it's great when we beat the Red Wings, Sharks and Blackhawks. But it's unacceptable to lose to the Islanders, Thrashers and Lightning.  Especially when we are in an absolute logjam for the last 5 playoff spots.

I will break it down to you like this.

The Devils still have a six point lead for the Atlantic Divison but have been absolutely dreadful of late.   Something tells me if they can't stop the bleeding before the regular season is over, they might not last long in the Playoffs.  We just have to pray to the almighty god that the Canadiens don't have to play them.  The Flyers are #4 in the standings but have plenty of Goaltending issues as Marty Biron was pulled against the Friggin' Maple Leafs, only a week after John Stevens stated that "Biron would be their starter for the Playoffs".  Might want to rethink that statement Johnny Boy.  The Penguins and Hurricanes are #5 and #6 respectively and have been absolutely red hot.  Look for them to do some damage in the post season.  The Rangers have been decent at #7 and our boys in Red White and Blue have turned it around and at #8.  The Panthers are still hanging around at #9 and the Sabres might be done with a crippling loss to the Thrashers yesterday that put them 5 points out of a playoffs spot with six games left.

There is only a 5 point margin from #4 to #9.  So if the Canadiens keep up their winning ways, they could easily finish with home ice advantage. NOT SAYING IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I am merely stating that it is a possibility.  Frankly, I do not care what place we finish in, as long as it is in a Playoff position and we are not playing the Devils.  If any team could lose to a club that has lost 6 straight, it would definitely be Les Boys.

So there you have it.

There is so much promise in these last six games and if we play well enough, we could finish strong and try to forget about the Bad Acid Trip that was this season.

So in the immortal words of Senile Raiders Owner Al Davis,

Just Win Baby

Peace True Believers,

E

CAREY PRICE WILL NOT PLAY TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE FLU. LOOK FOR JARO HALAK TO FILL IN.

DURING THE GAME WE WILL ATTEMPT TO HAVE AN OPEN THREAD WHERE EVERYONE LEAVES THEIR THOUGHTS THROUGHOUT THE MATCH IN THE COMMENTS SECTION.  THIS IS A CHANCE TO VOICE YOUR OPINION ON THE CANADIENS. I WILL BE THERE.

YOU CAN BE AS VULGAR AS YOU LIKE. I'M NOT HERE TO CENSOR.