PGT: Habs lose the shootout to Columbus 4-3

[NHLcrazy]

Halak in SO reminds me of Huet....Price is much much better with 1 on 1's

[Beakermania*]

Originally Posted by akratique

Halak better get going pretty soon, because he will certainly be replaced by Marc Denis. This loss is his.

Holy Overreaction Batman.

I have no confidence in Marc Denis no matter what his AHL stats say... Have you seen him the last two years in the NHL.

He's not an NHL backup.

[Carey Chant]

Man oh man, I was forced to watch this game on the Columbus station cause my dish is down and geez, the biggest HOMER commentators I've ever heard. How many "OH BABY, BABY THIS" do I have to hear. Like to drunk old men watching the game...really had to put it on mute cause they were making me sick.

Game was really slow pace, what can you expect being off for such a long time. Happy with the point, I would have considered putting in Price for the shootout, Halak is just too small for shootouts...

Nice to see little **** get one...

[NewHabsEra]

Markov's worst game of the season and by far..

Koivu didnt look very energic tonight..

Halak was shaky all the night long..

The first 3 lines didnt click..

A game to forget.. Leafs next..

[Stradale]

I would have put Sergei in the shootout, Carbo did that several times by putting a guy in a slump to boost his confidence, espescially when youre slumping player scored the equalizer. Just saying..

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by le_sean

I guess Huet snuck into Halak's equipment. Weak 3rd period goal plus bad shootout. Thought we got rid of that monster.

Halak, for sure, wasn't great tonight.. but he made a few nice saves at key times (2 on 1 late in the 3rd, slot shot in OT)..

He still hasn't lost in regulation.. so I see no reason to really bash him yet. When you're backup is 2-0-1 to start the season.. you should be pretty happy.

[Rushin Joo]

Im sorry, but we don't lose this game with Price in net.

[TheCH*]

Weak game by Halak. Looks like he has no confidence and is playing way to deep especially for his size.

[LesHabsRock]

Originally Posted by Kachino

Well, not a great game but got at least a point... Hope for the 2 points tomorrow at home.

You mean on the road.

[68]

Koivu should ALWAYS be the first shooter in the SO followed by Kovalev and Tanguay.

[Beakermania*]

Originally Posted by Vincecarder

Game was really slow pace, what can you expect being off for such a long time. Happy with the point, I would have considered putting in Price for the shootout, Halak is just too small for shootouts...

Putting in a cold goalie for the shootout has been done 4 times in the NHL.

The cold goalie has made 0 saves in those 4 shootouts....

[Ross MacLochness]

For the first game in like 6 days, we could have played a lot worse.

One thing though, Halak has already been crowned a starting goalie by so many people, he's gotta a bit of a ways to go.

Let's just kick some arse tomorrow.

[superstar436]

3 pp goals if I am not mistaken. , EV = 0
Halak was not convincing,
Kovy always shooting 3rd, why why why
Habs took too many penalties

[Bill McNeal]

Not to overreact to a loss, but this team needs to wake up.

They have an awesome record and the talent is there but they sleep walk through large portions of the game and always play down to their opponent.

They had better come out guns a-blazin' tomorrow against the Leafs.

[Nashy]

I vote for the schedule makers to get a shot in the head.....a week off, twice in 3 weeks? Bloody ridiculous.

[Rayne*]

Wow, so many people complaining about Halak. Can most of you be any more *****y? I don't think so.

[24 And Counting*]

I'd like to know what's André Constantin record in shootout.

He skates fast and then shoots on the blade of the goalie stick... nice pattern.

[Westcoasthabsfan]

Originally Posted by Kachino

Well, not a great game but got at least a point... Hope for the 2 points tomorrow at home.

since when do the habs play in the air canada centre?

[HarryHabs]

Originally Posted by superstar436

3 pp goals if I am not mistaken. , EV = 0
Halak was not convincing,
Kovy always shooting 3rd, why why why
Habs took too many penalties

You are mistaken, the last goal was not PP.

[Dogbert*]

Originally Posted by Angrychair

Im sorry, but we don't lose this game with Price in net.

We didn't lose the game. We lost the stupid gimmick. The game ends after 65 minutes: after that, they might as well flip a coin.

[Beaker]

Can he play any deeper on Brassards move?

[Ape Clutch]

Originally Posted by Beakermania

Putting in a cold goalie for the shootout has been done 4 times in the NHL.

The cold goalie has made 0 saves in those 4 shootouts....

yeah but were talking about Price here... not some mere human

[johnnyboo]

Mason looks very very good...

[redmachine54]

All-in-all, I thought Columbus played a pretty good game and contained the offense fairly well. I'd attribute the loss moreso to Columbus playing well than Montreal playing badly.

Though the second goal was pretty weak...

[DrMailloux]

Man, i really tried to like Halak from the first time he played, i know he was a star in the AHL but... i just don't like him at all in the NHL, he's giving way too much easy goal and he's not improving at all... That was an easy win if we had Price... Nvm, i just hope the Halak experiment is over, lets send him down to Hamilton for him to rebuild his confidence and work on his weakness and bring back Denis ASAP !

I think right now he's not helping us and we are not helping him by using him in the NHL, he's not ready.