It's Getting Ugly

It is one thing to play ugly and win, say when the opponents are the dreadful Flyers, but a team can't play ugly against the surging Ottawa Senators. This afternoon the Habs played ugly, the result, an embarrassing 8-3 walloping, on national television no less....ugh.


I turned this one off after the first period, the Habs were down 4-0, and you had the feeling that things were not going to get any better in the periods to come. Les Boys were a no show, the were being forechecked to death, they were being beat to every loose puck, they were outclassed all over the ice. So was this just one of those games, a temporary blip, or have the real Habs emerged, you know the team that was supposed to finish, say 10th in the Eastern Conference. Again I think the Habs are good enough to make the playoffs, I do not however envision them finishing in the 4th spot....this is a team that is going to have to look over their shoulder for the rest of the season, and I suspect they are going to have to fight tooth and nail until the last couple of weeks in the season to secure a playoff spot.


Finally, congrats to Huet and Souray for making the Eastern Conference all star team. Huet deserves the honor, and well one can't argue with Souray's numbers. To bad that Saku didn't receive any all star love, he has been stellar this year...and personally I would much rather see Markov represent the Habs defence, he is the true cog at the blue line. Oh ya can anybody explain to me how Justin "I will poke your eye out" Williams gets an all star nod, geez Brind Amour is the guy in Carolina, not that putz. Rant over....go Habs go, sigh.