Hey ! The Habs are tied for last place in the East after last night's 3-2 loss to the Maple Laffs. Just lose 50 or more games and we're a shoe in for the number one draft pick in 2011.
Is it true that MLSE is approaching the city of Toronto today about their Stanley Cup parade route in June? Predictions that Kessel will win the league scoring title and Giguere and the Monster for the Vezina are now validated for sure.
Okay, I'm being sarcastic folks! It's directed at all the "Chicken Little , The Sky Is Falling," Habs fans and media and who today will be wringing their hands in despair over this tragic loss by the bleu, blanc et rouge.
It's one game and it's not the end of the world, although I must admit that the loss did tick me off. After all its the Leafs and you never want the Habs to lose against them no matter what.
Did anyone remind the guys that this was a real game and not another pre-season one. There was too much puck chasing in their own end and a non- existent power play. Price should have had the last goal but he didn't get any help with the first two that put the Habs in the hole. It wasn't all bad but there sure are lots of areas that need work.
For me the real difference maker in this game was J.S. (Jiggy) Giguere. He made some great stops in the last minutes that kept the Habs off the score sheet. Jiggy is the only member of the Toronto squad that I just can't come to hate. It made me ill last year when the Leafs acquired him from Anaheim. He has always been a favourite of mine, primarily because he played on the AHL Saint John Flames for a time ( my home town team ). It was great to see him go to the Stanley Cup finals twice; losing to the Devils the first time where even in the team's losing effort Jiggy would win the MVP award. In later years the Ducks would win the cherished prize and Jiggy would get a Stanley Cup ring. In the past few years he has struggled with his game but despite now being a member of the hated Leafs he remains as always a class act. And wouldn't you know it, he'd have to have his A game last night against the Habs. Way to go Jiggy! I can't cheer for him but I can't hate the guy.
There is some solace, although very little,for those of us recovering from last night's result, in the fact that the Habs weren't alone in their first loss of the season. The Pittsburgh Penguins who played their first regular season game in their new arena lost 3-2 to their hated rivals the Philadelphia Flyers. Maybe Mario should have poured something stronger than water on the ice at the opening ceremony.
The Stanley Cup Champs Chicago Black Hawks also lost in OT 4-3 to the Colorado Avalanche. So as ticked off as we Habs fans maybe at losing to Toronto, the Habs are in good company at the bottom. Here's hoping for a better result on Saturday night against the Penguins, at least Cammalleri will be back in the line up and that can only be a good thing!
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