Round 2 | Montréal vs. Boston

[Habsy]

I believe in karma and you guys are asking for it in a hard way.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Irrelevant. The Bruins do not underestimate them.

If anything, the Bruins let the Habs take up way too much space in their collective consciousness.

 

[Sal_Butera]

You guys are seriously underestimating the team that finished first overall. They also have home ice.

As much as I'd love to make quick work of the Ruins, I just don't see it.

I don't underestimate the management, coaching, and the calibre of players - it's the inferiority complex the Bruins organization possesses which makes them lose. They should've swept the Habs in 4 in 2011, the Habs were not at all a good team - they needed game 7 OT on a fluky deflection off Halpern to win it. The Bruins played terrified that whole game, hence, inferiority complex.

Chara & Lucic's bravado is an outward show, when they play the Habs, they're petrified of getting burned by the "puny" speed demons.

 

[Habsy]

Bruins are a better team now than they were in 2011. The cards fell right for them then.

The Habs are also a better team than they were then. It will be a good series.

 

[Sal_Butera]

I believe in karma and you guys are asking for it in a hard way.

Lookit if the Habs fail to show up & play, yeah they'll get killed, or if they decide to try and match fist for fist in a royal rumble as they did vs Sens instead of concentrating on hockey yeah they'll lose.

Speed, skill, relentless driving to the net, no retaliation, and focus on the little details in D zone coverage. As slow as the Habs D is, the Bruins are much slower, need to exploit en masse, which was the untold story of the TBay series.

 

[Krustchev]

Bruins are a better team now than they were in 2011. The cards fell right for them then.

The Habs are also a better team than they were then. It will be a good series.

I expect an epic series. We need to avoid trying to "out-Bruin" the Bruins, which which we sometimes try and do when we play them (and the Leafs too). And Price must at least be Rask's equal.

 

[deandebean]

Wow, it's flashback day... who's this Dean guy?

Lurker more than a contributor these days.

 

[DonKay]

Lurker more than a contributor these days.

I knew it was ok to do that....why doesn't my hot neighbour get that?

People see a guy with binoculars in his car at 11PM and freak out...ut:

 

[Habspatrol]

Re: The Second Round Thread

There's one Canadian city where you don't hear many fans complaining about the coverage on HNIC: Toronto.

Think about it: what is the main complaint that fans have when it comes to the coverage? Not that Don Cherry has outlived his usefulness, that Ron Maclean is Gary Bettman's lackey or that PJ Stock is a fatuous idiot or anything vague and esoteric. It's one complaint and one complaint only:

Pro-Toronto bias.

Two teams on the ice but only one that ever seems to matter (whether that team is actually playing or not) When the playoffs begin and the first Saturday night telecast features Nazem Khadri as a special guest (so they can have a convenient excuse to spend the intermissions ignoring the games they're supposed to be covering in favour of a Leafs' hot stove discussion) you know where their priorities lie and also that the charges leveled against them are valid.

 

[xposbrad]

Geoff needs to bribe the refs with the best blow and hookers the city has to offer. I'm tired of reading stories about corruption in Quebec that don't benefit me directly.

100% agree

 

[Habs4Life]

Got my sig ready!

Lets get it on! If we can beat Bawstun on the way to a cup, would only be sweeter!

 

[Habs-25]

Théo's comment about Habs ,Carey and second round ;


"Je ne veux rien enlever à Carey Price, au niveau des statistiques, il est probablement dans les 4 ou 5 meilleurs de la ligue. Mais, selon moi, les trois gardiens devant Price le méritent plus que lui." "Si le Canadien espère battre les Bruins, il y a quelques matchs que Price va devoir voler! Ça va être pas mal plus difficile que contre Tampa Bay." "Price va avoir un bien plus grand rôle à jouer que face au Lightning. Il devra déclasser Tuukka Rask, ce qui sera bien difficile. »"

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Re: Now the real playoffs begin

Three and a half lol. We kicked their butts

Only CanadienFan would claim we didn't dominate a sweep.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Re: The Second Round Thread

So tired of playing Bruins.

 

[Isaac25]

Love playing the Bruins...nothing better.

 

[Habs-25]

BTW ..Habs in 7

 

[Habhead]

If Price matches Rask in every game the Habs will win the series. The Bruins play very good team defense, only LA was better in the regular season (by 3 goals) and Detroit scored 6 in the 5 game series... Price can't be letting even one weak goal a game as it's going to be tough to score on Boston in this coming series.

It'll come down to Price and the bottom pairing D.

 

[Sal_Butera]

Théo's comment about Habs ,Carey and second round ;


"Je ne veux rien enlever à Carey Price, au niveau des statistiques, il est probablement dans les 4 ou 5 meilleurs de la ligue. Mais, selon moi, les trois gardiens devant Price le méritent plus que lui." "Si le Canadien espère battre les Bruins, il y a quelques matchs que Price va devoir voler! Ça va être pas mal plus difficile que contre Tampa Bay." "Price va avoir un bien plus grand rôle à jouer que face au Lightning. Il devra déclasser Tuukka Rask, ce qui sera bien difficile. »"

Rask 3-13 lifetime vs Habs: 1-7 lifetime vs Price

Bruins have never beaten Habs in playoffs w Markov in the lineup (02, 04, 08) - did not play due to injury in 09 & 11....

 

[Habs-25]

Rask 3-13 lifetime vs Habs: 1-7 lifetime vs Price

Bruins have never beaten Habs in playoffs w Markov in the lineup (02, 04, 08) - did not play due to injury in 09 & 11....

i like you optimist about this serie . but i doubt it will be as easy as you think. i am not yet convinced about Price in PO and i am sure i will be crazy nervous when puck is dropped in Boston .

 

[habsforever]

Price has to be our best player, bottom line.