TB vs MON (Game 3)

Wow is all I can say. I knew if Tampa could hold off the Habs storm during the 1st period, they would come away with a win.

Talk about a Quebec killing with the Rimouski bash bros putting a dagger in Montreal to go ahead 3 games to 0. With that said I, great effort by Montreal. If they can come out with that same intensity, finishing them off might not be so easy. Should be a great game 4! See ya then.

The only bad thing about the game was everytime people would stand up the camera would be blocked.

Couldn't even see the Stillman goal.

The only bad thing about the game was everytime people would stand up the camera would be blocked.

Couldn't even see the Stillman goal.

Welcome to Canadiens hockey. This happens every game in Montreal. It's infuriating to say the least.

other than the first period that was a great game. Once the habs put their cheap shot tactics away and starting playing hockey it became a really good game.
GO BOLTS!!

other than the first period that was a great game. Once the habs put their cheap shot tactics away and starting playing hockey it became a really good game.
GO BOLTS!!

I kind of expected Montreal to come out flying. I'm just wondering (assuming we win the series) if we can handle the same style of play in the next round.

I kind of expected Montreal to come out flying. I'm just wondering (assuming we win the series) if we can handle the same style of play in the next round.


That's my biggest fear of playing Philly, because I'm positive that they will keep that kind of play up for an entire series.

yeah I agree Erack and Shappa, Philly is famous for that style of play. We were able to handle them for single games but for a series, well we will just have to wait and see. Our biggest advantage is our speed and i do not think the philly d-men can stay with us. I believe that was their biggest problem in the four games we took from them. however, we are a resilient team and we have shown we can take the punishment, so it should be interesting if that comes about. But we still have to win one more from the Habs.

The only bad thing about the game was everytime people would stand up the camera would be blocked.

Couldn't even see the Stillman goal.
That was horrible. Then they switched to an end camera and the camera person couldn't hold it steady.

yeah I agree Erack and Shappa, Philly is famous for that style of play. We were able to handle them for single games but for a series, well we will just have to wait and see. Our biggest advantage is our speed and i do not think the philly d-men can stay with us. I believe that was their biggest problem in the four games we took from them. however, we are a resilient team and we have shown we can take the punishment, so it should be interesting if that comes about. But we still have to win one more from the Habs.

Where is Igor Ulanov when you need him :D ?

Yeah, you'd think they'd move those cameras up higher, happens all the time.

I barely made it through that game, so nervewracking!!! Good job to finish it off Bolts, now don't play like that again, please.

Mike Komisarek is the most spineless piece of garbage I've ever had the misfortune to watch play the game of hockey. 6'4" 240 lbs, his choice of Dingman and Roy on the ice, and he jumps tiny (5'9" 176 lb) Eric Perrin? Mike Komisarek is a guttless puke. I was seething watching this clown work over little Eric. Wow, it takes a real man to jump someone who weighs 64 pounds less than you do. ::sarcasm dripping::

Coward.

:mad:

-Pete Choquette

Mike Komisarek is the most spineless piece of garbage I've ever had the misfortune to watch play the game of hockey. 6'4" 240 lbs, his choice of Dingman and Roy on the ice, and he jumps tiny (5'9" 176 lb) Eric Perrin? Mike Komisarek is a guttless puke. I was seething watching this clown work over little Eric. Wow, it takes a real man to jump someone who weighs 64 pounds less than you do. ::sarcasm dripping::

Coward.

:mad:

-Pete Choquette

He was just doing his job. Could have have picked on someone his own size sure? But Eric was the closest one too him. If Sarich picked on Koivu would you complain? Probably not. It's just how it is. I am proud of Perrin for taking the bigger Komisarek on.

He was just doing his job. Could have have picked on someone his own size sure? But Eric was the closest one too him. If Sarich picked on Koivu would you complain? Probably not. It's just how it is. I am proud of Perrin for taking the bigger Komisarek on.
I don't think Perrin "took him on". He didn't have much choice, he was pinned down! The linesmen let Komisarek rough him up, stepped right around the two of them, they were too worried about what Andre Roy might do.

yeah I agree Erack and Shappa, Philly is famous for that style of play. We were able to handle them for single games but for a series, well we will just have to wait and see. Our biggest advantage is our speed and i do not think the philly d-men can stay with us. I believe that was their biggest problem in the four games we took from them. however, we are a resilient team and we have shown we can take the punishment, so it should be interesting if that comes about. But we still have to win one more from the Habs.

Islanders and Canadiens (almost)... haven't proven SQUAT yet.

He was just doing his job. Could have have picked on someone his own size sure? But Eric was the closest one too him. If Sarich picked on Koivu would you complain? Probably not. It's just how it is. I am proud of Perrin for taking the bigger Komisarek on.


It's not like Mike went out on a mission to find the little guy and pick on him. Perrin did something which they didn't like, so the big guy took care of it.... It'd be alot different if Komisarick was chasing him down or something, but Perrin came into the lions den so to speak so i guess in the end he should expect something like that, (and hopefullly do it again)

He was just doing his job.

Bollocks. "Doing his job" would've been bear hugging Perrin, not sitting on him and wailing away for a full minute like the spineless coward he is. I hope Roy gets a chance to tune his worthless *** up in Game 4.

-Pete Choquette

The only bad thing about the game was everytime people would stand up the camera would be blocked.

Couldn't even see the Stillman goal.


That pissed me off too. They should know better then put a camera right behind people. :rant: :mad:

besides the camera angles that was a good game and I enjoyed from start to finish. :handclap:

Islanders and Canadiens (almost)... haven't proven SQUAT yet.
Foreshadowing of these boards in the coming weeks, eh?

Okay, I'll bite.

The Lightning proved their squat during the regular season, earned the number one seed in the East, and have earned facing the lowest seed in each round. The Isles and Habs aren't powerhouses, no, but they made the playoffs and have dangerous players that can turn series around. Neither has been able to do so. The Lightning have fought off roughhouse tactics, charging waves of offense, and traps, and are still winning games that they have been outplayed in (just a couple, though). That's how teams advance in these playoffs, so yes, they have done squat.

I think, Mountaineers, that you need to pay more attention to your own series. I suspect the Leafs are far from done. If your Flyers do face the Lightning in the conference finals, they will be one beat-up team. And do you really want to face a speedy, offense-driven forechecking system in front of a goalie who's seeing everything (thanks in large part to his underrated defense)?

I didn't think so.

By the way, were the Devils really so tough? Heart and soul Stevens out and Brodeur very ordinary. Then the Flyers face a mentally and physically spent Maple Leaf team. Your Flyers have proven less "squat" than the Bolts.

Bollocks. "Doing his job" would've been bear hugging Perrin, not sitting on him and wailing away for a full minute like the spineless coward he is. I hope Roy gets a chance to tune his worthless *** up in Game 4.

-Pete Choquette

You know, I actually wouldn't mind seeing Roy in the pressbox for game 4, he hasn't exactly been my favorite player for a long time, but it seems like he's just a crutial penalty waiting to happen out there. I guess since he got himself a goal in the first series that gives him some grace period but man, whenever I see him touch the ice I'm just hoping that we make it through his shift.

Then again, I'm not exactly sure who his replacement would be, It'd need to be a bigger, grittier kind of guy, which we don't exactly have an abuundance of.

Well, there's our bad game out of the way... and we come out with a stolen win.

I'll take being outplayed (Montreal was great last night - aside from a couple miscues) and winning vs. outplaying and losing any day of the playoff season.

Well, there's our bad game out of the way... and we come out with a stolen win.

I'll take being outplayed (Montreal was great last night - aside from a couple miscues) and winning vs. outplaying and losing any day of the playoff season.

it really reminds me a lot of the series we had last year with the Devils. We played tough, took them to overtime, stayed in every game, but still lost in 5.

what a difference a year makes. I expect the habs to be a very good team next year. They have a good chance to make some noise in the playoffs. They still may this year.

I expect the habs to be a very good team next year. They have a good chance to make some noise in the playoffs. They still may this year.

Absolutely.

After I picked my jaw up off the floor and pulled my head out of the clouds last night I started thinking there was almost no reason why Montreal can't be a 1975 Islanders and come back. Granted, two huge series comebacks in one playoff year are unlikely (the 75 Isles were down 3-0 the next series and forced a Game 7), but if I said I wasn't worried I'd be lying.

Was good to hear Tortorella saying how Game 4 will be the hardest yet and they are not going to take that game lightly.

You know, I actually wouldn't mind seeing Roy in the pressbox for game 4, he hasn't exactly been my favorite player for a long time, but it seems like he's just a crutial penalty waiting to happen out there. I guess since he got himself a goal in the first series that gives him some grace period but man, whenever I see him touch the ice I'm just hoping that we make it through his shift.

Then again, I'm not exactly sure who his replacement would be, It'd need to be a bigger, grittier kind of guy, which we don't exactly have an abuundance of.

What do you have against Roy. From what I heard by Michken, at the time of Perrin's mugging Dingman was on the ice too. Souray, who was the original in the Perrin mugging was fightning Roy, while Dingman was skating away while being escorted by a couple of refs.

congrats again, blots fans. I'm really enjoying watching your team play. I'm pulling for you all the way.

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:gman:
:habs

What do you have against Roy.

Never liked him even since his ottawa days. Too undisiplined, not the greatest fighter in the world, and he's got a big X on his back as far as officials are concerned. I've only seen the whole Perrin thing twice, but I'm not really too concerened about what he did there. At this time of the year I think he's doing more bad than good by being on the ice, we've got Dingman dressed, and he's got it together alot better than Roy.

Well, there's our bad game out of the way... and we come out with a stolen win.

I'll take being outplayed (Montreal was great last night - aside from a couple miscues) and winning vs. outplaying and losing any day of the playoff season.

I have a problem with people saying we stole a win. Not picking on you personally, just this particular statement since you brought it up but a lot of poeple are saying the same thing. I can understand why people say this but how can you steal a win? There is ebb and flow in every game; momentum shifts in every period. You make your own fortunes out on the ice. We took advantage of our opportunities, scored more goals then they did and I say we earned the win. We won by playing smarter hockey than Montreal. Stolen win my eye. :banghead:

At this time of the year I think he's doing more bad than good by being on the ice, we've got Dingman dressed, and he's got it together alot better than Roy.

I feel almost the opposite. I think at this time of year I'd much rather have Roy on the ice than Dingman. Because having an enforcer is rarely necessary in the playoffs (the ol' "team toughness" generally gets the job done) and having a guy who can skate an honest shift is everything. Roy might be a bit more of a liability defensively than Dingman, but not as much as you might think. And meanwhile in virtually EVERY other category, Roy is the vastly superior hockey player.

Besides, like you say, I'm not sure who his replacement would be. I'd like to see Cibak get a crack at playing in the post-season, but not necessarily at Roy's expense. And Clymer did nothing to impress me in his NYI appearance.

The only thing I'm really concerned about with Roy is that he has a bull's-eye on his chest as far as some refs are concerned. His reputation precedes him.

The only thing I'm really concerned about with Roy is that he has a bull's-eye on his chest as far as some refs are concerned. His reputation precedes him.

True.

I love the fact the Tampa carefully watched the Sharks games 2 & 3 and scored two goals which were exact duplicates of goals put up by the Sharks that you hardly ever see.

Vincent's Goal same as Chechoo's
Richards Goal same as Damphousse's

Nothing agianst anyone so no need for flaming or anything. I am just saying something that I noticed nothing more. I am not syaing once a person scores a goal he is the only one who co do it. I just find it funny with these two goals.

Nothing agianst anyone so no need for flaming or anything. I am just saying something that I noticed nothing more. I am not syaing once a person scores a goal he is the only one who co do it.

Kinda sad that tempers run so hot this time of year that you feel it's necessarily to present a disclaimer on an innocuous observation.

Anyway, I noticed the same thing. Too weird.

Mountaineer: The habs beat the Bruins- a pretty good team and they have played excellent hockey the last two games, except for the slashes. I think the Bolts prove more than squat every game. We are younger than the flyers and other teams and this is only the second time our guys have made it to the playoffs. The fact that we hae maintained our composure in montreal speaks volumes about out team. The flyers lost last night, so it will be very interesting to see how they respond in game 4 against the leafs. probably your biggest weakness is Esche, can he continue to handle the pressure of the playoffs? major question for the flyers.

What teams have TB had the toughest time with this year ? I'm curious as to how the styles mesh. I feared Ottawa more than anyone because they can skate and do everything Mtl. does, but better. Mtl. seems at their best when they play a bigger team that expects to push them around. They aren't really used to having to initiate physical play, they usually have to respond to it. Looking at matchups, TB is obviously a tough one, because of their speed and style. Who, or whose style gives TB fits ?

Statistically, TB had a hard time with Ottawa (0-4) and NYI (1-3).

Despite the 4-1 outcome, NYI did a fantastic job of eliminating TB's transition game and their mobile defense + puckplaying GT wreaked havoc on the forecheck. Also, Peca + Scatchard vs. Lecavalier and Richards (leaving Yashin vs. Taylor/Andreychuk) provided match-up problems.

But, as mentioned, TB did win that series in 5.

Ottawa gave TB no space to work whatsoever, and were skilled enough to capitalize on scoring chances.

Toronto gave TB a lot of problems, outside of the 7-2 win. (TB 2-1-1 vs. Toronto). Big, physical forwards were able to pin TB in deep a lot. Panthers weren't necessarily a problem, but Luongo was for 2 games. One a SO, the other a 50+ save performance.

We solved Toronto at the end of the year. You can cross them off the "gives us trouble " list IMO. Remember, were it not for Icing-Gate, we'd have two strong wins on them in the last couple of games.

-Pete Choquette

Statistically, TB had a hard time with Ottawa (0-4) and NYI (1-3).

Despite the 4-1 outcome, NYI did a fantastic job of eliminating TB's transition game and their mobile defense + puckplaying GT wreaked havoc on the forecheck. Also, Peca + Scatchard vs. Lecavalier and Richards (leaving Yashin vs. Taylor/Andreychuk) provided match-up problems.

But, as mentioned, TB did win that series in 5.

Ottawa gave TB no space to work whatsoever, and were skilled enough to capitalize on scoring chances.

Toronto gave TB a lot of problems, outside of the 7-2 win. (TB 2-1-1 vs. Toronto). Big, physical forwards were able to pin TB in deep a lot. Panthers weren't necessarily a problem, but Luongo was for 2 games. One a SO, the other a 50+ save performance. I guess that makes sense, strangely. The faster teams have trouble when they meet a team with similar, but better assets. That could be a good sign going into the next round. Be interesting against your next opponent because it'll be speed against a mugging. Going to be fun. Hope speed wins. It always used to.