And Now To Complete The Trilogy.....

Sometimes, you go to the well too often...sometimes it is better to tell a story in 2 parts instead of 3....cliches, cliches, cliches, I know, but like my Habbies, I have had a running theme all week, and like my Habbies, it would probably be better to quit when ahead...whoops nah, that cliche doesn't work so well in this case (the habs were up 1-0, in the first, and well quit, that didn't turn out so well). Know what..I think thats all I will say about the game lastnight, it was ugly from say the 10 minute mark in the 1st to say well the 10 minute mark of the 3rd. The Habs only showed up for half a game...ding ding ding....hence the lose.

Lets skip to some fun stuff. There is alot of rumour chatter out there right now, teams have had time to evaluate their rosters, and well except for the hinderance that is the cap, alot of GMs are itchy to tweak their lineups. So when I need a rumor fix (sorry no offence faux), I visit Spector's site, today's Sunday Rumor Round Up, has Habbies sprinkled all through it.....take a look.........
http://spectorshockey.tripod.com/default.html. Okay, time for my 2 cents....the names bandied about are Abby, and Souray...the returns are Seabrook, a fresh body from Pheonix or the King's, and Dupius from the Wild. If I was Gainey I would move Seabrook for Souray in a minute, that said, Chicago is looking for a center to play with Havlat, and Montreal is also in dire need of a centerl...this deal helps the Habs in terms of their glut of UFA defencemen, but I can't see how it would help Chicago in the long term. Abby is another matter, the market for a back up goalie has been heating up. The Yotes, the Kings, and now the Predators are all jonesing for help between the pipes. The stellar goaltending of Huet, coupled with the average netminding of Abby, makes it alot easier for Gainey to ship Abby out of town, agian it will depend on the return, the cap hit, etc, etc, but I would not be shocked if Abby gets moved. It is good to see some names being thrown around, I expect that nothing will get done before the trade deadline, but its always fun to pontificate.

Okay time for my weekly 3 Stars, and Joe's doghouse lists..lets get down to it. My 1st star of the week is Huet, he was stellar in all 3 of the Hab's modest 3 game winning streak, he has been great, good to see. My 2nd star, Markov, he has solidified himself as the Habs top defenceman, he and Komi have being excellent for the last month or so. 3rd star, Bonk, Bonkers has been fantastic all year, a game winning goal, and the continued amazing work by he and his linemates in shutting down the best line of opposing teams could have merited him and heck his linemates, Johnson, and Perez, all 3 stars this week. Who let the dogs out, who, who, who...ah yes the Doghouse, lets see, Mike Ryder, listen buddy, I gave you a vote of confidence last week, I went out on a limb and projected that you would be a star this week...pffft, and this is how you repay me, for shame. Sammy, Sammy, Sammy, you are digging a hole my friend. Finally I am going to have to take Carbo to task...sure the Habs are 5th in the East, sure the Habs special team work has been stellar..but, damn Carbo, quit bitching and whining at the refs, you are setting a bad example, and well the Habs now have a target on their chests....and what is with the second period let downs....figure this stuff out, the dog days are approaching, this product aint gonna sell much longer.