tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post7751283721873572539..comments2023-11-03T09:15:38.743-04:00Comments on The Daily Hab-it: A Gorgeous performanceArpon Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-81215213728445368782008-11-01T01:01:00.000-04:002008-11-01T01:01:00.000-04:00Dumping scenario put aside the aspect which I cons...Dumping scenario put aside the aspect which I consider crucial in our differences with the Wings or within our own lines (3 versus 4th) as more to do with how the game is being played when the puck is out of one's own control or possession.<BR/>Our 4th line basic agenda in those situations seems to skate hard, to pursue and to confront the opponents no matter in which zone they might be in with the puck.... this agressive skating attitude creates turnover in ways that a more passive-positional approach will never created.... it help in drawing penalties too.... all of great benefits to a team long on offensive talents as we are..... thats the way I saw Caroline played the year they won the cup (the first team not to use a checking line) and thats the way Detroit played last season..... there is some prices to pay when playing such relentless two-way game... one is a slight reduction on the time spend on the ice per line per shifts.... there are others too but on the whole the dividends have proved being there for the taken.pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722439953017469433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-63921131329591084562008-10-31T19:57:00.000-04:002008-10-31T19:57:00.000-04:00I'm not sure if Chris Lee ruins every game he does...I'm not sure if Chris Lee ruins every game he does, but he definitely plays a big role whenever he officiates a Habs game. Pierre, you raise a good point that Carbo should be preparing his team to face this guy, because he reall appears to have it in for the Habs, or at least Carbo. What really makes me nuts whenever Lee officiates a Habs game is that he makes almost all the calls, the partner, in this case Gord Dwyer, practically never does anything. Doesn't he see what's going on?<BR/><BR/>Pierre, you raise a lot of good points in your post, as you often do, but I don't think your point about the speed game with the other lines really applies, because the reason Lapierre's line can play that kind of game is all they do is dump, chase and forecheck. The other lines are playing a puck possession game, which means they have to slow up at times and see what the defence is giving them. Lapierre can just throw it down there, put his head down and skate. It works for that line, but I don't think you want to see Kovalev dumping and chasing. The reason the Red Wings can do it is because, well, they're the Red WingsArpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-38931676790753617952008-10-31T15:48:00.000-04:002008-10-31T15:48:00.000-04:00Chris Lee is the ref you're referring to Pierre, a...Chris Lee is the ref you're referring to Pierre, and he's a moron. It seems to me that he personally ruins at least half the games he does. Last night was a case in point. It's pretty obvious that Pierre Houde agrees - he 'politely' rips into him every chance he gets. What I can't understand is why he is still an NHL ref.<BR/><BR/>BTW, anyone notice that the inimitable Mick McGeough is no longer an NHL referee? (http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp) 'Bout time... Now Darcy Tucker can sleep at night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-77936573190417784762008-10-31T14:58:00.000-04:002008-10-31T14:58:00.000-04:00As gorgeous as was Gorges the game itself was anyt...As gorgeous as was Gorges the game itself was anything but gorgeous.... no ebb, no flow = no show..... the refferees simply shredded it to pieces.... those extremists should be giving the attending people their money back.<BR/><BR/>This particular zebra has a solid reputation for stealing the show, I whish that our coach would have prepared our team to play according to that fact.... maybe he did... maybe he didn't.... unless the journalists ask him or the players about it how can we know.<BR/><BR/>As bad a spectacle as it was it shure was a good practice for our PK.... elite performances here.... specially when considering that the Minesota's PP units were rated top 3 prior to the game.<BR/><BR/>Brisebois being right-handed is a miss-matched with our other appointed leftees during PP time and the one-timer is no longer an option when he is paired with them.... the use of Tanguay and S.K. are Carbo's prefered choices on most nights and thats the better way..... so you ask... whats the point of dressing Bris instead of Obyrne if only used when 5-on-5 ? my guess is that Carbo think that Bris is somewhat better at this point in time and that he will use Obyrne against the lesser team for a while.<BR/><BR/>I agree that Lapierre is getting to be quite a player out there.... the only problem I have with our 4th line is that they are consistently good..... while the rest of our team is not. <BR/><BR/>I see a dichotomy that shouldn't exist to the extent that it does between our 4th line agenda and the rest of our team.... as a whole I wish that all of our lines would be shorter shifted and play the speed game better in order to maximise pressure on the opponents and create turnovers as a consequence of it.... this is the core principle at work behind our 4th line successes..... it is also the core principle upon witch Babcock was driving the Red Wings machine last season.... all the lines played the hight-tempo puck pursuit game... their ''take away'' stats was outstanding and their ''keep away'' stats was just as stellar.... they covered it all... I think we could too.pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722439953017469433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-42698719319043526922008-10-31T10:44:00.000-04:002008-10-31T10:44:00.000-04:00I don't know why we continue to dress Brisebois. I...I don't know why we continue to dress Brisebois. It makes no sense to me. And what have I said about Gorges in the past? The guy is a stud in the making, a very solid number three defenceman. He's the real deal and Carbo can see it. Let's give him the nickname now: Gorgeous Gorges.Arjunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051966548813673687noreply@blogger.com