Can we still squeak in???

Well friends,first of all i would like to welcome you to my blog,which i have created because of popular demand and the fact that i finally decided to write some of my MONTREAL CANADIENS rants...

Today march 19th 2009,we are now in a two way tie for 7th with 11 games left.I refuse to come back on Guy Carbonneau's firing(mostly because every other media outlets are wasting our time explaining what he said.)Instead let's discuss what really matters today and in the days to come.

Well,well when i first saw the lines Bob Gainey has for tonight's game in ottawa i couldn't help but think that this is something i've seen before...

Plex with Kovi and Andrei
Koivu-Tanguay-Higgins
Lapierre-Tenderness-Kostopoulos
Stewart-D'agostini-Patch

First of all the third line was bound to be back together since i think it's fair to say all three guys had their best moments this season before tenderness's injury...In terms of the first line i also agree with putting them back together only because even in neutral,these three have not accomplished anything with anybody else on the team.One of my biggest disappointments this year as been Andrei,who by the way could still have 30 goals by the time it's all over.I truly believe that Carbo's,and now Gainey's stubbornness to play him with Kovalev has cost the kid .
Now let's discuss my favourite subject...yeah that's right goaltending...As of today i am in complete agreement with Bob Gainey's approach,we are going to live and die with JESUS PRICE.Now come on!There's a reason why there's a number one and a number two,even though Halak as helped us tremendously in certain periods this year Price still remains the number one goalie in Montreal.Enough with the flip-flopping(of lines and goalies)and let's see if this team can recreate some of the magic we saw last year.

Now,tonight's adversaries have won six of their last seven and are enjoying making life difficult for teams fighting for playoff spots.The Ottawa Senators still possess probably one of the top lines in the league(alfredsson-heatley-spezza)and come next year will,for the first time in five years,have a top shelf goaltender in Pascal leclaire.Don't be surprised if Ottawa tries a trade come draft time to try and land JOHN TAVARES in the nation's capital.(Remember all the rumors about Spezza around the trade deadline???)


Enjoy the game tonight,looks like a good young goalie duel between Elliot and Price,also let's see if our first line can create a spark for a team that needs an inferno!!

GO HABS GO!!!

CHECK ME OUT TOMORROW FOR POST GAME COMMENTARY AND SET UP FOR SATURDAY AND THE DIRTY LEAFS!!!

p.s:PATRICK ROY FOR HEAD COACH IN 09-10!!!

MARC OUT