Go Habs Go!

[EagerBeaver]

Stolarz and his studly .928 save % has relegated Woll to seldom used backup status. Playing in just 3 of Toronto's 15 games so far, Woll has a .892 save % in this very small sample size to show for his efforts. However, this duo is a veritable "Dream Team" when you consider the recent goalie history of this team includes "legends" like Andrew Raycroft, Vesa Toskala, Jonas Gustavsson, Jonathan Bernier and James Reimer, among others, LOL.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Stolarz and his studly .928 save % has relegated Woll to seldom used backup status. Playing in just 3 of Toronto's 15 games so far, Woll has a .892 save % in this very small sample size to show for his efforts. However, this duo is a veritable "Dream Team" when you consider the recent goalie history of this team includes "legends" like Andrew Raycroft, Vesa Toskala, Jonas Gustavsson, Jonathan Bernier and James Reimer, among others, LOL.

Not really. Joseph Woll was out with an injury since the beginning of the season and just returned two weeks ago. He barely played during the preseason so that’s why Berube is playing it safe with him since he has been prone to injuries & there’s no hurry to rush him in since Stolarz has done a masterful job since the start of the season. Since Woll’s return he’s been rotated with Stolarz, which was the plan all along since Stolarz hasn’t played more than thirty+ games in an entire NHL season so far, which is why the team is also being careful with his playing time. However he was brilliant once again tonight & playing Vezina-type hockey so far early into the season. But he’s on an expiring contract & Woll was signed to a multi-year deal during the offseason so if Woll can manage to remain healthy he’ll likely be counted on as the team’s #1 goalie as the season goes on although Stolarz will likely play half of the games if things go according to plan. Stolarz will likely get the start against Ottawa next week.

 

[Doc Holliday]

The Habs are expected to go with the same lineup in tonight’s game in Toronto. In other news Patrick Laine was seen on the ice skating today at their practice facility in Brossard. If his rehab goes according to plan i expect him to be back in January. But this team needs considerably more help than just Laine if it wants to calm the waters & start playing consistent competitive hockey starting with the coaching staff implementing a new game plan which the players can understand & play to accordingly. For the 2 1/2 years MSL’s game plan has been a total failure so far. It’s not only up to the players to change their approach to the game. It’s also up to the coaching staff to re-adjust instead of stubbornly sticking to their original plan which is not working & must ne frustrating as hell for the players, especially the veterans.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Craig Berube has announced that the Leafs will be going with the same lineup as last night against the Habs. The only change will be that as expected Joseph Woll will be between the pipes for the Leafs as Toronto never plays the same goaltender in back to back games. As for the Habs with an extra day’s rest Sam Montenbault gets the start. He shutout the Leafs 1-0 in their home opener in which was by far his best game this season. Toronto badly outshot the Habs in that game but Monty was literally a brick wall.

Expect Arber Xehkaj to get into a fight with Ryan Reaves who will be looking forward to avenge his close loss to the Mtl player in last year’s opener. I expect they’ll wait for a goal or two to be scored before going toe to toe in order to use a needed change of momentum as an excuse for their fight.

Xehkaj will also be playing in front of friends & family so he likely ended up having a hard time sleeping last night. The last thing he wants is to embarrass himself in front of his loved ones & at the same time wants to prove to coach MSL that he can be a reliable defenceman when he’s inserted into the lineup.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Expect Arber Xehkaj to get into a fight with Ryan Reaves who will be looking forward to avenge his close loss to the Mtl player in last year’s opener.

 

[Doc Holliday]

One thing about their one & only fight which happened a year ago: Ryan Reaves was at the end of a shift when he accepted Xehkaj’s challenge. Right away i thought “No! Wait until you’re rested, Reavo! Never get in a scrap when you’re at the end of a shift!” And then during the scrap Reaves was pushed into the back of the net & was tripped by the net. This time Wifi likely won’t have the same luck. I expect them to discuss the upcoming fight prior to the start of the game during the warm-up & plan the right moment for it to happen. Should be fun!

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

I don’t mind the fight following a dirty play or such but, personally, the agreed fights prior to a face off are so useless for the game and only brings a touch of ridiculousness. Maybe they should just fight in the corridor leading to the changing rooms, so the game could go on! Lmao

 

[EagerBeaver]

The fight I want to see is Arber vs. Matt Rempe. I am hoping Rempe will be back and we will see this fight when I go to MSG to see Habs-Rangers November 30.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

The fight I want to see is Arber vs. Matt Rempe. I am hoping Rempe will be back and we will see this fight when I go to MSG to see Habs-Rangers November 30.

Damn! You really don’t like Rempe!!! Lmao

 

[Doc Holliday]

The fight I want to see is Arber vs. Matt Rempe. I am hoping Rempe will be back and we will see this fight when I go to MSG to see Habs-Rangers November 30.

Since Arber got pummeled by the likes of Tanner Jeannot & Nicholas Deslauriers last year i’ll be surprised if Rempe wouldn’t throw him around like a rag doll! I doubt Arber would fight him.

 

[Doc Holliday]

I don’t mind the fight following a dirty play or such but, personally, the agreed fights prior to a face off are so useless for the game and only brings a touch of ridiculousness. Maybe they should just fight in the corridor leading to the changing rooms, so the game could go on! Lmao

Most of the fights today are predetermined but i share your opinion. Predetermined fights are a joke & the league is an even bigger joke for tolerating them since they penalize players for playing without a helmet or penalize hits to the head in order to avoid head injuries.

 

[gaby]

....et c'est 3-0....just like that...lol.....

 

[EagerBeaver]

The season is going south on the Habs very quickly. Action needs to be taken to stop the bleeding.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

The season is going south on the Habs very quickly. Action needs to be taken to stop the bleeding.

Yeah so far it’s getting uglier than last year!

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

I doubt Arber would fight him.

I don’t think Xhekaj would back off from any players in the league. Losing a fight doesn’t mean you will lose the next one, except for Rempe.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Winnipeg setting a new league record for best start of the season ever 14-1!

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Ouin ben y a pas d’quoi écrire à sa mère! Lol

 

[Doc Holliday]

Easy 4-1 win for the Leafs but the Habs played much better in the third period which was pretty much garbage time since the final outcome was already a done deal. Lots of ice time for the third & fourth lines for the Leafs tonight. That’s the most ice time i’ve seen Ryan Reaves get in a game this season & he played really well! No fight with Arber however had he fought him & the Habs would have gained momentum from the fight then Reaves likely would have been benched for the next three games! In other words there was no opportunity for a fight nor were they ever close to fighting. Lots of critiiscm for Suzuki throughout the game. Caufield looked like a passenger again. So was the extremely disappointing Kirby Dach. I really liked Lane Hutson’s game & Brendan Gallagher whom in my opinion has been the top habs player all season long scored the Mtl goal on the powerplay.

In other news the Sens beat the Bruins in OT on a beautiful goal by leader extraordinare Brady Tkachuk! The Bruins went almost two periods without a shot until that one dangerous shot in overtime. Great save by Ullmark considering he hadn’t faced a shot in over one hour! Speaking of the struggling Bruins…after watching them get shutout by the Leafs the other night & being dominated by the Sens tonight…THEY LOOK LIKE A SOFT TEAM!

 

[EagerBeaver]

I usually think you have to wait until the 30 game mark in a hockey season before making wholesale changes, like firing the coach or GM. But as Yogi Berra once said, "it's getting late, early." Usually line changes and defensive pairing changes are attempted first and then when that doesn't work, people start being let go. The next 15 games will determine what happens next.

 

[gaby]

Easy 4-1 win for the Leafs but the Habs played much better in the third period which was pretty much garbage time since the final outcome was already a done deal. Lots of ice time for the third & fourth lines for the Leafs tonight. That’s the most ice time i’ve seen Ryan Reaves get in a game this season & he played really well! No fight with Arber however had he fought him & the Habs would have gained momentum from the fight then Reaves likely would have been benched for the next three games! In other words there was no opportunity for a fight nor were they ever close to fighting. Lots of critiiscm for Suzuki throughout the game. Caufield looked like a passenger again. So was the extremely disappointing Kirby Dach. I really liked Lane Hutson’s game & Brendan Gallagher whom in my opinion has been the top habs player all season long scored the Mtl goal on the powerplay.

In other news the Sens beat the Bruins in OT on a beautiful goal by leader extraordinare Brady Tkachuk! The Bruins went almost two periods without a shot until that one dangerous shot in overtime. Great save by Ullmark considering he hadn’t faced a shot in over one hour! Speaking of the struggling Bruins…after watching them get shutout by the Leafs the other night & being dominated by the Sens tonight…THEY LOOK LIKE A SOFT TEAM!

Quand on compare le capitaine Brady Tkachuk à SUZUKI.....on comprend beaucoup de choses...lol.