28 minutes played in the game

On Dec 16, 9:05 pm, tarkk... DeleteThis @cc.helsinki.fi (Lauri Tarkkonen) wrote:

> Now we just wait for either Brisebois or Gorges to score for the
> Canadiens.
>
> - Lauri Tarkkonen

Unfortunately Brisebois' play was a reminder that he should not play
every game. He fought the puck all night, winning very few battles for
possession. Komisarek will be back soon.
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In mike writes:

>The Canadiens have played 16 of those 28 shorthanded with 3 5-3
>(admittedly 2 of them were short 5-3s but 5-3 nonetheless). Not sure but
>I don't think that's the way to win a game. On the bright side, at least
>we're not being given another poor display of pp. Silver lining in every
>cloud I guess.

>I think the boys are going to win tho, for some reason.

They could have used the Markov marginally high stick goal. The luck is
not on their side. Still they could win.

- Lauri Tarkkonen
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If they kill off the two penalties to start the 3rd I feel they could well
win this. If Carolina pops one I fear it will be all over. One of the most
disgraceful displays of officiating I have ever seen. Granted, I would say
about 8 or 9 of the Habs 11 penalties were bona fide "new" NHL penalties but
at least 2 were phantom calls, e.g. the last one on Lats. What is most hard
to believe is that the Canes have not done anything that qualifies as a
"new" NHL penalty. In this day and age you could call just about anything
and it would be no more borderline than many of the calls that are typical
in NHL games now. Of course, if the refs continue sending just Habs to the
box it will be all over.

get out of the
"mike" wrote in message

> The Canadiens have played 16 of those 28 shorthanded with 3 5-3
> (admittedly 2 of them were short 5-3s but 5-3 nonetheless). Not sure but
> I don't think that's the way to win a game. On the bright side, at least
> we're not being given another poor display of pp. Silver lining in every
> cloud I guess.
>
> I think the boys are going to win tho, for some reason.
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In no-one writes:

>On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:21:03 -0400, in
>alt.sports.hockey.nhl.mtl-canadiens mike wrote:

>>The Canadiens have played 16 of those 28 shorthanded with 3 5-3
>>(admittedly 2 of them were short 5-3s but 5-3 nonetheless). Not sure but
>>I don't think that's the way to win a game. On the bright side, at least
>>we're not being given another poor display of pp. Silver lining in every
>>cloud I guess.
>>
>>I think the boys are going to win tho, for some reason.

>Is it just me or the officials wearing cane jerseys, there were at
>least 5 the officials could have called on the canes but were ignored.

They got their quota of penalties full without the need of giving any to
the red team. Alexei gave them a bonus, with the (feeble) slash 19.59,
really no need to take any desperate action to defend the net.

It is hard to believe that the one game is full of criminals and the
other team full of saints. I guess that some of the penalties were given
to the Canadiens because of unacceptable ineffectiness in front of the
Hurricane's goal.

With 22 minutes of penalties trailing only 2 to 3 is not bad.

Now we just wait for either Brisebois or Gorges to score for the
Canadiens.

- Lauri Tarkkonen
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"George O'Reilly" wrote in message

> If they kill off the two penalties to start the 3rd I feel they could well
> win this. If Carolina pops one I fear it will be all over. One of the
> most disgraceful displays of officiating I have ever seen. Granted, I
> would say about 8 or 9 of the Habs 11 penalties were bona fide "new" NHL
> penalties but at least 2 were phantom calls, e.g. the last one on Lats.
> What is most hard to believe is that the Canes have not done anything that
> qualifies as a "new" NHL penalty. In this day and age you could call just
> about anything and it would be no more borderline than many of the calls
> that are typical in NHL games now. Of course, if the refs continue
> sending just Habs to the box it will be all over.
>
> get out of the
> "mike" wrote in message
>
>> The Canadiens have played 16 of those 28 shorthanded with 3 5-3
>> (admittedly 2 of them were short 5-3s but 5-3 nonetheless). Not sure but
>> I don't think that's the way to win a game. On the bright side, at least
>> we're not being given another poor display of pp. Silver lining in every
>> cloud I guess.
>>
>> I think the boys are going to win tho, for some reason.
>
>

The one Tanguay took for tripping, I thought the defenceman he tripped up
should have got one for either interference or roughing. He dropped the
puck, and the d-man puts his gloves into Tanguay's chest and down to the
ice.
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"no-one" wrote in message

> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:21:03 -0400, in
> alt.sports.hockey.nhl.mtl-canadiens mike wrote:
>
>>The Canadiens have played 16 of those 28 shorthanded with 3 5-3
>>(admittedly 2 of them were short 5-3s but 5-3 nonetheless). Not sure but
>>I don't think that's the way to win a game. On the bright side, at least
>>we're not being given another poor display of pp. Silver lining in every
>>cloud I guess.
>>
>>I think the boys are going to win tho, for some reason.
>
> Is it just me or the officials wearing cane jerseys, there were at
> least 5 the officials could have called on the canes but were ignored.

Agreed. I was watching the RDS feed and it was pretty obvious the lack of
calls against the Canes was front and centre with the French announcers.
Among several other non-calls there was one in particular the announcers
took exception to, it was later on in the game and there was a play at the
Canes net where the Habs came close and some Cane came crashing in at the
end of the play and gave a Hab 2, very clear, forearm shivers to the head.
Obviously late and with both went uncalled and I thought the league was
trying to clamp down on head shots??!!. Clearly this bothered the
announcers and they talked about it for a good 10 to 20 seconds.
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"Robert" wrote in message

> "George O'Reilly" wrote in message
>
>> If they kill off the two penalties to start the 3rd I feel they could
>> well win this. If Carolina pops one I fear it will be all over. One of
>> the most disgraceful displays of officiating I have ever seen. Granted,
>> I would say about 8 or 9 of the Habs 11 penalties were bona fide "new"
>> NHL penalties but at least 2 were phantom calls, e.g. the last one on
>> Lats. What is most hard to believe is that the Canes have not done
>> anything that qualifies as a "new" NHL penalty. In this day and age you
>> could call just about anything and it would be no more borderline than
>> many of the calls that are typical in NHL games now. Of course, if the
>> refs continue sending just Habs to the box it will be all over.
>>
>> get out of the
>> "mike" wrote in message
>>
>>> The Canadiens have played 16 of those 28 shorthanded with 3 5-3
>>> (admittedly 2 of them were short 5-3s but 5-3 nonetheless). Not sure but
>>> I don't think that's the way to win a game. On the bright side, at least
>>> we're not being given another poor display of pp. Silver lining in every
>>> cloud I guess.
>>>
>>> I think the boys are going to win tho, for some reason.
>>
>>
>
> The one Tanguay took for tripping, I thought the defenceman he tripped up
> should have got one for either interference or roughing. He dropped the
> puck, and the d-man puts his gloves into Tanguay's chest and down to the
> ice.
I remember that one and I agree. Actually, neither should have been called
IMO.
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On Dec 16, 8:58 pm, no-one wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:21:03 -0400, in
>
> alt.sports.hockey.nhl.mtl-canadiens mike wrote:
> >The Canadiens have played 16 of those 28 shorthanded with 3 5-3
> >(admittedly 2 of them were short 5-3s but 5-3 nonetheless). Not sure but
> >I don't think that's the way to win a game. On the bright side, at least
> >we're not being given another poor display of pp. Silver lining in every
> >cloud I guess.
>
> >I think the boys are going to win tho, for some reason.
>
> Is it just me or the officials wearing cane jerseys, there were at
> least 5 the officials could have called on the canes but were ignored.

good point
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On Dec 16, 9:02 pm, "George O'Reilly" wrote:

> Granted, I would say
> about 8 or 9 of the Habs 11 penalties were bona fide "new" NHL penalties but
> at least 2 were phantom calls, e.g. the last one on Lats.  What is most hard
> to believe is that the Canes have not done anything that qualifies as a
> "new" NHL penalty.  In this day and age you could call just about anything
> and it would be no more borderline than many of the calls that are typical
> in NHL games now.  Of course, if the refs continue sending just Habs to the
> box it will be all over.

The problem is that the Canes committed "old" NHL penalties, such as
suddenly hitting a guy in the face during an inncoent scrum, twice
actually....once with the stick.

They don't call those anymore.



Victor
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