FeedHalak and Mates Punch The Clock And Put In A Good Shift
January 7, 2009 in Boston Bruins, Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals Tags: Alex Tanguay, Boston Bruins, Carey Price, Chris Higgins, Georges Laraque, Guillaume Latendresse, Habs, Jaroslav Halak, Madison Square Gardens, Mathieu Dandenault, Maxim Lapierre, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pierre McGuire, Robert Lang, Saku Koivu, Steve Begin, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals
They reported for work at Madison Square Gardens, punched the clock, settled in, worked hard, and took it to the hometown Rangers 6-3. And in the process, the Canadiens leapfrog both the Rangers and Flyers in the standings, and now sit behind only Washington and Boston for top spot in the east.
The storyline easily could be Robert Lang, who potted three big goals. Or the storyline could be two big power play goals, something the Habs have missed for most of the first half of the season. Or the story could have been a disciplined game with only a handful of penalties taken, or also the work again of Maxim Lapierre, Steve Begin, Guillaume Latendresse and the other blue collar boys.
But for me, the biggest storyline was the great play of Jaroslav Halak in goal. Carey Price is still out and looks like it might be a while, and Halak has looked shaky at best in most previous starts. But not tonight. He was solid from start to finish, made the big saves, and looked confident and in control.
This was a nice win tonight. Especially considering the team is without Koivu, Higgins, Tanguay, Price, Dandenault, and Georges Laraque. Although truthfully, Laraque has contributed very little so far this year.
Now it’s back home to meet the Leafs tomorrow night. The team has to keep it going. And Halak has to look as good as he did tonight.
If the team continues to play like this, the future looks bright.
Game Note:
Pierre McGuire talks too much. If he’s such a brilliant hockey mind, why hasn’t a team hired him and paid him several million dollars to lead them to the promised land?
January 7th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
True that Pierre McGuire talks a lot, often just repeating the same thing over and over again, however he mostly says good things about the Habs therefore I tolerate him. Not like this tofu-for-brains Mike Milbury…
January 7th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Better team win eh? I was satisfied with this effort
And Kovy scored from Patches as I nearly spun into the snowbank. Wee snowstorms~!
I also think Lundqvist really hates playing us…
January 8th, 2009 at 8:40 am
McGuire is a pathetic sycophant who needs to STFU. I swear to FSM, any player who talks to him for 5 minutes gets McGuire’s undying gratitude. Otherwise, you’re SOL.
This is a guy who has defended Ulf Samuelson and Bertouzzi (sp) to the ends of the earth. In Bert’s case, to paraphrase McGuire: “everyone makes mistakes. We should forget about it.” Strangely enough, none of my mistakes have resulted in hitting a guy from behind, pile-driving him to the ice and then shedding crocodile tears in some sham press conference. But then again, I’ve never let McGuire blow me either.
January 8th, 2009 at 10:57 am
And friends wonder why i got Lang in my pool.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Good choice Moe. Lang’s been the best of bunch picked up last summer. And my wife thinks he’s handsome.
January 8th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Good comment Dennis,he was ok in his first year but then he got the monster madness thing happening and now he is one