Player Grades (kind of): February 11th vs Edmonton
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Okay, whoever has the Habs Voodoo doll, quit screwin’ around! I don’t think I’ve seen a game where so many bounces went one teams’ way.
Okay, whoever has the Habs Voodoo doll, quit screwin’ around! I don’t think I’ve seen a game where so many bounces went one teams’ way.
I’ll be honest, this loss has left me rather unenthused to write anything. So, perhaps appropriately to the game I just witnessed, I’m totally half-assing this article. Apologies in advance.
The frustration of having Georges Laraque on the Injured Reserve through training camp and the start of the regular season was offset by the anticipation of his debut in the lineup.
The Battle of the Slumpers! One team was going to have their fortunes turned around, and it was the Canadiens that came out on top.
To say that this past week was one to forget would be too great of an understatement. The Habs were terrible, and the Bulldogs weren’t any better.
Let’s face it, there was nothing in the Habs’ recent play that had anyone thinking they could win this game.
The All-Star break couldn’t have come at a better time for the Habs, after a pair of losses on the road this week.
It’s time for “Cooking up a Loss in Atlanta!” First, add a bunch of defensive breakdowns; then sprinkle in a bit of bad luck; and add a large dose of elite goaltending by Kari Lehtonen. Throw it in the oven for 60 minutes, and voila, this game is done!
The Habs continued their winning ways for the most part this week, taking their last 2 of 3 games.
It was a game defined by missed opportunities and bad penalties by the Habs, with a general theme of ugly, ugly goals.