tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post5316838827131316355..comments2023-11-03T09:15:38.743-04:00Comments on The Daily Hab-it: This place can get nastyArpon Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-57469738315834750182008-11-25T18:37:00.000-05:002008-11-25T18:37:00.000-05:00One more thing, O'Byrne clearly said after the gam...One more thing, O'Byrne clearly said after the game that he was trying to pass the puck to "Pricey", but that "Pricey wasn't there."Arpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-49930590265971692132008-11-25T18:35:00.000-05:002008-11-25T18:35:00.000-05:00The goal will not count against Carey Price, it wa...The goal will not count against Carey Price, it was counted as an empty net goal, probably because the net was empty when it went in.Arpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-16713623094482428732008-11-25T16:36:00.000-05:002008-11-25T16:36:00.000-05:00He Arjun having a sharp and productive PP is not e...He Arjun having a sharp and productive PP is not enough to even guaranty playoff qualification as it was proved by our very team 2 years ago despite having been the highest PP % team of the league that season.<BR/><BR/>In the end the crucial difference between our last two seasons was not the difference in quality of our 5 on 5 game which was average on both occasions but it was in our hability to draw penalties against us while 5 on 5 which made the whole difference between the seasons..... we had twice the amount of PP opportunities last year over what we had the previous year..... our offensive style of last season over our defensive style of the previous one didn't make our goal differencial any better at evenstrenth but it was a better fit in that it brought more penalties to be taken against our team.... we went from being a dysfonctional team to a fonctional one..... we went from a team using wastefull tactics to more appropriate ones.... we went from a coach having 0 year experience to one having one year experience and enjoyed the differences it made to our regular season.<BR/><BR/>The challenge for Gainey this summer was to take his team to the next level.... and one way to do it for him was to increase our chances of improving our 5-on-5 goals/differential ration over what we were able to mustered in the last two seasons... while keeping our PP superiority at what it was during that time...... by doing so a legetimate Cup Contending team will be born.<BR/><BR/>The potential to improved on our 5on5 average status was increased by replacing Ryder by Tanguay and Garbowski by Lang all the while while getting Laraque for good measure but lets face it the potential of some LOST to our PP superiority was increased with the substitution of Streit to our main unit as an integral pair he made( and Sourey before him) with Markov on the back end.<BR/><BR/>Our new balance of power suggest so far that our team might be in the end no worst or better than it was last season but that it will be different..... an improved 5on5 game on one hand.... a lesser productive PP game on the other.... in the end our strugling PP might well improve over the season but I like the fact that for now it is pushing everyone coaches included to focus on their 5on5 game which hasn't been the case in the early going of our season where everyone I thought has been guilty of being underprepared to do so.pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722439953017469433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-6576757693660577912008-11-25T15:44:00.000-05:002008-11-25T15:44:00.000-05:00I dunno. It looked to me that he was trying to pu...I dunno. It looked to me that he was trying to put it over to his d-partner off the boards behind the net and just missed. <BR/><BR/>Any way you slice it these things do happen every once in a while, and this kid deserves a break.Sliver24https://www.blogger.com/profile/02625997571544935023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-89446845776381942532008-11-25T15:32:00.000-05:002008-11-25T15:32:00.000-05:00I felt really bad for O'Byrne. I have trouble unde...I felt really bad for O'Byrne. I have trouble understanding how he failed to notice that Price wasn't there but I do understand that what I see on TV isn't the same thing that the players see on the ice... It was a mistake. It happens...Eternal Pessimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121586401142752670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-54911948006988905832008-11-25T14:02:00.000-05:002008-11-25T14:02:00.000-05:00Does that count against Price's GAA? SRSDoes that count against Price's GAA? <BR/>SRSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-34149095479437143162008-11-25T11:11:00.000-05:002008-11-25T11:11:00.000-05:00Wow. What more can I say.I was squirming in my se...Wow. What more can I say.<BR/><BR/>I was squirming in my seat last night with about ten minutes left in the third. I was watching shift after shift of Habs domination while the Isles only response was to ice the puck every chance they got (thanks to the new rules that saved us a few commercial timeouts too).<BR/><BR/>Why was I squirming, you ask, when the Habs were controlling the play? Because they couldn't find the back of the net, that's why. <BR/><BR/>I don't know how many times I've seen it in the NHL. One team dominating the play in a close game, riding a seemingly unending wave of momentum, but missing their opportunities to score. <BR/><BR/>Invariably the other team will eventually chip the puck out, have it bounce off a stanchion or the linesman's head and land in the slot on the stick of a guy that hasn't scored a goal in seven seasons. That player will find his inner Ovechkin just long enough to bury the puck just inside the top corner.<BR/><BR/>The Habs did it often enough during the dark years between '95 and '04.<BR/><BR/>This time they were the victims of it.<BR/><BR/>But even in my most fearful moments I never suspected how ugly it could get. And wow, was it ever ugly.<BR/><BR/>But hopefully this will be the turning point in O'Byrne's rough start to the season. Let's face it folks he can't sink any lower. i hope that Carbo, Gainey or one of his teammates will help him see the underlying humour in the situation. <BR/><BR/>As bad as it may seem, the fact of the matter is that O'Byrne's bungle only cost his team a single point. While that point could conceivably affect the standings at the end of the season it's not like it will cost the team a playoff spot. If it does come to that it means there will have been a whole lot more ugly moments between now and April 11th.<BR/><BR/>As for O'Byrne, I'm betting that, during his first shift on Saturday night when the Habs play host to Buffalo, he'll receive a loud cheer of support from the more knowledgeable fans. I only wish they didn't have two road games between now and then, because if he and the team continue to struggle in those two games, the home crown may not be feeling as supportive about the whole situation.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime someone should email the following link to O'Byrne, and he can watch it over and over until he realizes how insignificant his gaffe truly was.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snGQQw7bfqASliver24https://www.blogger.com/profile/02625997571544935023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-55633706038508186422008-11-25T10:28:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:28:00.000-05:00Now I've seen everything. Why doesn't anyone say t...Now I've seen everything. Why doesn't anyone say that if the PP was working and our PK was half as good as last year's we'd be winning all of these games? Carbo said it: our problem is the power play. I just wonder why he's been so patient with it. Last year, all these shootout games would have been regular time wins because we would have had at least one PP goal, maybe more. What's the math on the PP? And the PP/PK differential from last year? Oh, and Kovy. He's skating like he watched his video a bit too much last year.Arjunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051966548813673687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-86072403703857012262008-11-25T07:36:00.000-05:002008-11-25T07:36:00.000-05:00I really felt for O'Byrne last night. A costly mis...I really felt for O'Byrne last night. A costly mistake... but, a mistake. It happens.<BR/><BR/>I think O'Byrne does have potential and I personally don't think the habs fans who boo their own team are doing themselves or "their" team any favours.<BR/><BR/>I think 2 guys have been put in a position of playing too many minutes.... Brisebois and O'Byrne being the 2.... I kind of thought about Weber too when Brisebois went to the bench "injured".... but there is another guy who comes to mind.<BR/><BR/>Shawn Belle. I'd give him a shot. He's not a super offensive D-man.. but at +15 right now with Hamilton he could bring some solid D. He's 6-1 and a rugged 235... <BR/><BR/>That's my 2 cents..<BR/><BR/>Great blog as always Arpon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-14724470744934721792008-11-25T02:49:00.000-05:002008-11-25T02:49:00.000-05:00Good blog Arpon... comme d'habitude.Poor O'Byrne h...Good blog Arpon... comme d'habitude.<BR/><BR/>Poor O'Byrne he never saw the reffs lifting his arm and also missed on the fact that the goal had been left vacant while he was busy defending.... his soft pass to Price to be redirected by him was correct.... even perfect..... but seen from above as it happened where everyone wathing it had take for granted that every players on the ice were aware that Price had left the ice, well for them and for me O'Byrne's play almost seemed as unexplainable as it was unexcusable.... hopefully people will have a chance to hear his explaination about it because I feel it make a significant difference and alleviate some of the the disapointement that the situation has created. <BR/><BR/>I think the Habs have been playing the game the way it should be played in their last two games which is not something I would have said about their first 18 games or so..... I dont know which of the coaches or the players were most to be blamed for our misstart this season but I believe it to be over despite the fact that we lost part of our last two home game..... I think things will eventually fall into its proper places now that our 5-on-5 game as regained the credibility it need to have and that our puck possession time is on the increase and so is the use of our speed.pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722439953017469433noreply@blogger.com