tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post3213316627516266172..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: Aftermath: MotivationJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-90605637036320856882011-04-08T06:11:29.385-11:002011-04-08T06:11:29.385-11:00Some perspective on the leaf game. Two seasons ago...Some perspective on the leaf game. Two seasons ago the Habs entered the playoffs on a four game losing streak. Last year they entered on a three game losing streak. This year maybe on a two game losing streak. Improving right? The game means nothing to the Canadiens and everything to the leafs. So let's chill (who was it who said that?).<br /><br />Of course it would be nice to see the Habs pound the leafs just to piss off Cherry and Burke.dustynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-55081618258007017562011-04-08T04:08:38.590-11:002011-04-08T04:08:38.590-11:00J.T., I more or less agree, but then I remember ho...J.T., I more or less agree, but then I remember how we stumbled into the playoffs last year. We had three games to earn two points, and it took the OT loss to the Leafs in the last game of the season to clinch. So we entered the playoffs on a 3-game skid, of which one game, the one against Carolina, was as dreadful as last week's game against them. No one thought the Habs looked playoff-ready, and there were concerns about goaltending. We all know what happened. So I'm not overly concerned about last night. It was a game that didn't matter, following an intense, emotional game that did. There was bound to be a letdown. I was happy it wasn't a greater one and that we got a point.JFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-45761245104412836342011-04-08T02:13:49.077-11:002011-04-08T02:13:49.077-11:00Let's not get too disturbed. The Sens have def...Let's not get too disturbed. The Sens have defeated the Caps, Flyers, Rangers and Lightning recently. The Leafs usually get sky for the Habs, so they might also be in tough Saturday night. These games mean little. Besides, going into the playoffs on a losing streak might be a good motivator.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-24138182999143159332011-04-08T02:05:52.911-11:002011-04-08T02:05:52.911-11:00Never ceases to amaze how the Canadiens seem to ef...Never ceases to amaze how the Canadiens seem to effortlessly lower their game when playing bottom feeders.<br /><br />How many times this season has a team coming off a long loosing streak, a player who hasn't scored in weeks or a goaltender who hasn't been able to stop a beachball will play lights-out against the Canadiens who seem to take pity on bad teams!<br /><br />Ken Dryden in his book the game, when referring to the Canadiens team of 1976-1977 which had an amazing winning record said that team played every game until the tank was empty and that the team never accepted they had lost a game only they ran out of time to win.<br /><br />It is possible to motivate NHL players to play every game "until the tank was empty" but it doesn't seem possible in the JM/PG system!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-63482666314876637372011-04-08T02:01:57.283-11:002011-04-08T02:01:57.283-11:00According to some sites, our boys' minds are o...According to some sites, our boys' minds are on golf too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com