Ann 2Game 14 Review: Bruins Crush Jekyll & Hyde Canadiens 6-1 (Highlights Video Included)
November 15th 2008 23:37
Wow. Simply unbelievable. After playing their first full 60-minutes of the season where they convincingly defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-0, the Montreal Canadiens were back to their old ways, letting the hard-working Boston Bruins trample all over them without putting up much of a fight.
Just consider this. Boston were up 3-0 at the first period, and the Canadiens were skating in quicksand. It didn't get better throughout throughout the rest of the game as Boston outmuscled, outworked, outhit, and outskated the Canadiens to death. Milan Lucic was on fire that night as he hit everything that moved, including plastering Alex Kovalev into the boards, and convincingly winning a fistfight against Mike Komisarek.
The aftermath of that fight has left Habs fans wondering what is Georges Laraque doing on this team so far. Komirasek has either a broken hand or a sore soulder and will miss the Canadiens' next four games while Laraque hasn't done anything concrete since the season has started. He's being paid $1.5 million per year so that those type of situations don't come up. Twice now a defenseman had to step up for his teammate instead of Laraque who's idea of protection is walking up to an opposing and asking (ASKING!) him if he wants to go. Now answer me this - what dumb idiot is going to say 'yes'? Of course if the other player isn't willing, Laraque says he's afraid he'll have to serve an instigator penalty which doesn't really help his team. I'm sorry but at 6-1 does it really matter if they go on to score another? Furthermore, there's such a thing called checking which is what Lucic does so well. The season is fourteen games old and I haven't seen Laraque lay one bodycheck so far.
Of course, he isn't the only one responsible for the defeat. Carey Price wasn't especially brilliant on that night, no one was really. Kovalev, who's expected to pull the team out of tough situations was simply in a fog all night long as if he was skating just for the heck of it in Central Park instead of being in a hockey game. Carbonneau reacted by pairing the Kostitsyn brothers beside Plekanec. They had some sparks but by then it was too late. Sergei is slowly regaining his fire though, so let's hope Lucic's hit won't put him back at square one. The rest of the team was just awful. Koivu scored the lone goal but one shift later his line was responsible for the Bruins' fifth goal because they just couldn't get the puck out of their zone. Lang missed another open net – that's his fifth one now. The defensemen... well, they just weren't there really. You could have replaced them by a bunch of cones, and the score would have been the same.
The funny thing is Manny Fernandez wasn't all that great either. The few shots the Habs managed to get onto him were nervously rejected, and if the Canadiens had the second effort, the score could have been a lot tighter. But then again, the Bruins' fourth line scored two goals that night. That just shows you that no one in Montreal's side was interested. I find it funny when opposing teams chant the Habs' songs to mock them. It shows you how insignificant they felt last season. Come up with your own songs, will you. It'll make for more variety around the league.
So, tonight against Philadelphia, Halak is in nets, Komisarek is out, and Sergei Kostitsyn is a gametime decision. I was planning to go see the new James Bond instead, but the weather is terrible outside. Let's hope the Habs won't screw that one up.
Just consider this. Boston were up 3-0 at the first period, and the Canadiens were skating in quicksand. It didn't get better throughout throughout the rest of the game as Boston outmuscled, outworked, outhit, and outskated the Canadiens to death. Milan Lucic was on fire that night as he hit everything that moved, including plastering Alex Kovalev into the boards, and convincingly winning a fistfight against Mike Komisarek.
The aftermath of that fight has left Habs fans wondering what is Georges Laraque doing on this team so far. Komirasek has either a broken hand or a sore soulder and will miss the Canadiens' next four games while Laraque hasn't done anything concrete since the season has started. He's being paid $1.5 million per year so that those type of situations don't come up. Twice now a defenseman had to step up for his teammate instead of Laraque who's idea of protection is walking up to an opposing and asking (ASKING!) him if he wants to go. Now answer me this - what dumb idiot is going to say 'yes'? Of course if the other player isn't willing, Laraque says he's afraid he'll have to serve an instigator penalty which doesn't really help his team. I'm sorry but at 6-1 does it really matter if they go on to score another? Furthermore, there's such a thing called checking which is what Lucic does so well. The season is fourteen games old and I haven't seen Laraque lay one bodycheck so far.
Of course, he isn't the only one responsible for the defeat. Carey Price wasn't especially brilliant on that night, no one was really. Kovalev, who's expected to pull the team out of tough situations was simply in a fog all night long as if he was skating just for the heck of it in Central Park instead of being in a hockey game. Carbonneau reacted by pairing the Kostitsyn brothers beside Plekanec. They had some sparks but by then it was too late. Sergei is slowly regaining his fire though, so let's hope Lucic's hit won't put him back at square one. The rest of the team was just awful. Koivu scored the lone goal but one shift later his line was responsible for the Bruins' fifth goal because they just couldn't get the puck out of their zone. Lang missed another open net – that's his fifth one now. The defensemen... well, they just weren't there really. You could have replaced them by a bunch of cones, and the score would have been the same.
The funny thing is Manny Fernandez wasn't all that great either. The few shots the Habs managed to get onto him were nervously rejected, and if the Canadiens had the second effort, the score could have been a lot tighter. But then again, the Bruins' fourth line scored two goals that night. That just shows you that no one in Montreal's side was interested. I find it funny when opposing teams chant the Habs' songs to mock them. It shows you how insignificant they felt last season. Come up with your own songs, will you. It'll make for more variety around the league.
So, tonight against Philadelphia, Halak is in nets, Komisarek is out, and Sergei Kostitsyn is a gametime decision. I was planning to go see the new James Bond instead, but the weather is terrible outside. Let's hope the Habs won't screw that one up.
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