tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post2802565889658510966..comments2023-11-03T09:15:38.743-04:00Comments on The Daily Hab-it: Lesson learned?Arpon Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-89933406891547345662008-12-03T20:14:00.000-05:002008-12-03T20:14:00.000-05:00I'm also liking Dandenault on defence, especially ...I'm also liking Dandenault on defence, especially his being reunited with Bouillon. Those two had some good chemistry before, and I think it could be re-kindled. When Komisarek gets back, I think this could perhaps allow Gorges to play with Hamrlik and have Dandenault rotate with Briser and O'B. But before last night's game, when I found out O'B wasn;t playing again, I began to wonder if he's ever going to get to play. Carbo doesn't appear willing to live with his early-season mistakes, yet he is willing to live with Briser's. I find that somewhat odd, seeing as O'B has way more upside, even within this season itself. If he was allowed to learn from those mistakes now, he might stop making them by March. Briser, on the other hand, will always make those mistakes. It's his M.O. I have no idea how this is going to play out, but theaddition of Dandenault on defence makes a sticky situation even stickier.<BR/>As for Lang on the point, I don't believe it's a long-term solution there. It's true his point shot led to a goal, but a normal NHL goalie doesn't give up a rebound like that on a soft wrister. Between Lang and Tanguay up there, I would choose Tanguay. But I was disappointed the Andrei experiment was tried again.Arpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-45932732230602095762008-12-03T16:43:00.000-05:002008-12-03T16:43:00.000-05:00I agree with Dandy being a better piece out there ...I agree with Dandy being a better piece out there but I wouldn't single-out Carbo for our team's woes as I think that not offering a contract extension to Streit was a mistake which we are still trying to recover from as a team who just lost the PP supremacy it had and the lethal core element around which our last season's 5on5 game was well adapted to work for and served it well.<BR/><BR/>I thought last summer that our next step as a team was to elevated our 5on5 game above the average value that it had on its own in the previous season and that by so doing our balance of power would have been more extented across and thus less vulnerable to the PP prowess of which most of our successes had been based upon.<BR/><BR/>Now I cant say that I saw clear evidences in our early going this season that a plan had been layed out by Carbo to alter significancly on the basics of our 5on5 game from what it was on our previous season...... it made me nervous but I wasn't all that surprised since I didn't expect Carbo to be ahead of the game so to speak.... I saw him going from old sckool and rigid on his first year to adaptable and modern on his second season but I didn't expect him to be a visionary and a fine strategist on the eve of his third season...... which is I think what our team needed in order to start the season better focused then they were about the necessity of being a 5on5 well oiled machine if last year's season was to be bettered.<BR/><BR/>I didn't see any signs that this team had been differently prepared by Carbo to take the next step..... the only sign I saw that made us different was the lost of our PP edge we had previously and the consequent step down effect it had on the team..... and I think that the players are still a bit shaked by it.... the path ahead seems more uncertain and less rosy then it once was.pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722439953017469433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-12159893526471988592008-12-03T14:57:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:57:00.000-05:00lol. sliver, you beat me to it : )lol. sliver, you beat me to it : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-73094235730694110512008-12-03T14:56:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:56:00.000-05:00hard to tell who's who...srs, i'm not saying lang ...hard to tell who's who...<BR/><BR/>srs, i'm not saying lang has a bullet but his shot gets through traffic and reaches the net (because he finds a shooting lane) which is more than i can say for anyone else on the point who's one-timing it onto any shinpads/ankles they can aim at. if the guys can bury the rebound, as markov did last night, than i'd keep him there (or at least rotate him with andreik).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-2192740796351882452008-12-03T14:52:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:52:00.000-05:00You Anonymous guys should user a name. It's more ...You Anonymous guys should user a name. It's more fun to discuss things when there's a little continuity. Plus it's possible to address you directly. You don't even need to sign up - just use the Name/URL option and use the same name every time (the URL is not req'd). That way I'll know who I'm disagreeing with ;)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's hard to disagree with the comments about Breezer, but I was more concerned with Hamrlik's play last night. He absolutely stunk the joint out. He made several mistakes in one-on-one battles in his own end and made horrible decisions with the puck all night long. I can remember multiple horrible pass attempts in all three zones.<BR/><BR/>Breezer's role is that of PP specialist (?!?) and stop-gap on D. He's making a pittance. Hamrlik, on the other hand, is the #3 d-man and making more than anyone except for Markov. <BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong. I like the guy and he usually does his job well. But last night he was horrible. Hopefully it was a one-game thing.<BR/><BR/>As for Lang's shot all I can say is this: It may not have been the hardest shot but it got through to the net and directly resulted in a goal. That's all that matters. There's no point having a Howitzer if you're just shooting it off the winger's shin pads, as our friend Komisarek is wont to do.Sliver24https://www.blogger.com/profile/02625997571544935023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-44560999990796810022008-12-03T14:38:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:38:00.000-05:00Anonymous... Lang's shot is as menacing as a vanil...Anonymous... Lang's shot is as menacing as a vanilla wafer, as ferocious as Kate Moss' appetite. It's heavier than a helium balloon I tell ya! I swear the one shot he took from the point on the PP last night bounced three times on the way to the net without being deflected. It was like a thin rock skipping over calm water. Gravity won out. That Titanic shot sunk before reaching her destination. <BR/>Fail with regards to Lang playing the point. <BR/>SRSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-35092192520980557762008-12-03T14:21:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:21:00.000-05:00Anonymous, you brought up Breezer. It reminded me ...Anonymous, you brought up Breezer. It reminded me of how piss poor a game he had last night. He can't keep shit in at the line when it counts (pp) and he's now coughing it up like OB has been doing when active. I was there last night. There was a stretch where the crowd was starting to give him some familiar serenading. Fortunately this is the first game in a while where I've noticed him playing sub-par. Let's hope it's just a one game incident because with Big Mike replacing Jarvis and Dandy replacing OB we can ill afford another nervous ninny on the back end. <BR/><BR/>Be real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-55725906538000091532008-12-03T11:50:00.000-05:002008-12-03T11:50:00.000-05:00personally, i'd keep dandy on d and let o'byrne an...personally, i'd keep dandy on d and let o'byrne and breezer rotate. lang does the point job well on the pp, imho. at least he's moving his feet.<BR/><BR/>as for carbo, well, i think he's done his fair share of ripping into his team and players lately so glossing over a one minute collapse that i partially blame him for (men on the ice is his job and i doubt laraque got the tap and just didn't go) is about right. funny that he can take credit for andrei playing like he should but doesn't shoulder any of the blame for a line juggling act that has the players and fans more than a little confused. <BR/><BR/>i'm not calling for carbo's head but i think he's as much to blame for the team's woes as the players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-87532322286298648432008-12-03T11:29:00.000-05:002008-12-03T11:29:00.000-05:00How's everyone feeling about Dandenault at D? I ha...How's everyone feeling about Dandenault at D? I haven't been nearly as nervous for the last two games. +2 last night, moved the puck pretty well, kept it simple. Is this a real solution though? Don't we need O'Byrne to get his icetime so that he can one day be another Komi?<BR/>I'm torn.<BR/>SRSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-42893724152656339992008-12-03T09:48:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:48:00.000-05:00There's no doubt, what happened in the middle of t...There's no doubt, what happened in the middle of the third period of last night’s game was ugly, but I do think that there were positives to be drawn from the situation. You and Carbo addressed most of those positives above, but there's one positive aspect that wasn't touched on that I think may be most important of all.<BR/><BR/>When it got ugly, when panic started rearing its ugly head after the Thrashers tied the game at three, the Habs managed to keep their composure, get the lead back and win the game.<BR/><BR/>Sure, they were playing the worst team in the league, but momentum is a huge part of any hockey game and the Thrashers had ALL of it at that point. But instead of panicking the Habs managed to regroup and get a go-ahead goal, in the end salvaging a regulation win.<BR/><BR/>That's exactly the type of thing the pundits mean when they talk about a team learning to win. This is an experience the players, especially the young ones, can bank and then draw upon the next time they're in a similar situation.<BR/><BR/>As for Carbo sugar-coating the game story, you couldn't be more right, Arp. Last year he would have ripped into the players. Softening his stance, though, is exactly what he needed to do to shield the fragile psyche of his team from too much criticism. <BR/><BR/>That shows me that Carbo is continuing to grow as a coach. He's always been a black-and-white type of guy but he's learned that you don't ALWAYS havs to say exactly what you feel. Sometimes coaching is all about the shades of grey.Sliver24https://www.blogger.com/profile/02625997571544935023noreply@blogger.com