Now you see what I see

Et voila!

Halak's shiny shutout was well deserved indeed, thanks to his hard work and patience. He's such a trooper... playing hard every game, never complaining..etc. I could go on and on!
Is it any wonder he's been my favorite player for nearly a year now? <3
Keep making me proud, Jaro!

Obviously I'm not the only one impressed by Halak's work. Carbs trusted him to start tomorrow against St. Louis. Go Carbs! I'm proud of you, too!

I still can't get over the Habs this year...it's just...wow. I won't say to much 'cause I'm sure I'll jynx it, but...wow.


London Knights are starting their playoff run on the 21st of march. They're playing the Guelph Storm. Ouuhh~ Should be good. I'm hoping I can catch a game or two. Really, it would be a huge frakin bummer if I'd miss out on the 1st series.
I'm still saving for a S. Kostitsyn Knights jersey, peeps. When the A&W opens in town, Van and I are gonna get a job there. That way, I'll make some mad-cash an I'll be able to buy myself some nice jerseys and and WOOO. JERSEYS BEWARE, THE GREAT-FAN COMETH.


Our very own Kap Flyers are starting their tryouts as early as April this year. Seriously, rad. Since the whole team and personel is getting an extreme-makeover, this season should be...interesting. The team will prolly train, like, all summer. Which is totally boss and seems so much more hard-core than the usual "august-tryouts-not-even-2-months-to-practice-together-regime".
I like it.
And I'm looking forward to seeing all the out-of-towners!

paradise island

About last night...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyeah. Not in the mood to go back to that sad time, but... I must be strong.
Being shutout by the sens is about as painful as watching Toronto sweep a back-to-back series against Philly. Maybe even more painful, actually. Over the past year, I've grown to become very bitchy toward Ottawa. The stress and competition between the two clubs lately might have to do with it...and to think I used to adore the Sens. Hmmph. They think they're so great... with they're little Spezza/Heatly/Alfredsson line. Psh. Whatever! They're just wannabes off..like..the... KOVIE/PLEKS/AK46 LINE.
Yeah they wish they were that pro.
...
Sigh.
Yes.
I'm bitter.

Seriously, though. They completely shut down the blue, blanc, rouge. Practically in every facet of the game. Every time Kovie touched the puck, 3275 sens were on him. They blocked a bunch of shots, too. Aaaand their goals were...not Carey's fault? Sir Stoic had no chance on the deflection nor the weird nearly-over-the-crossbar one. To be honest, I don't even remember the 3rd goal.

For the first time in a long time, Montreal succeeded in out-shooting their opponent. Kudos to them for that!

As long as the Habs make it to the playoffs, I'm happy. That's all that matters. Seriously, NOBODY expected Montreal to come out this strong this season. Effing Hockey News rated them a D+ and didn't place them in the post-season.
It's a delightful surprise.
IN YOUR FACE, NON-BELIEVERS.


Yessir!
Halak is starting tomorrow vs NYI. It feels like forever since I've watched him play (a week).
....
.......
Yeah yeah. I know. But a week..'tis too long in my books! But then again...I am a huge *coughcrazycough* fan of his. Of course I want to see him play more often!
I'm just glad he's back in Montreal (he is too and it's cute how he constantly says how happy he is in interviews).
Make me proud, Halàk! (randomly decided to put the accent in his name for the first time..ever?)

Halak-attack

Seee? Halak is amazing <3 With tonight's 5-2 win agaisnt LA, he boosted his own NHL record to 11-6-0, and helped the Habs achieve their 38th win (38-22-9)
35 saves...great ones, too. Way to show everyone how awesome you are, Jaro. Keep rocking!

Hmmm...Anaheim tomorrow...scary.

Friendly Competition

http://www.rds.ca/video/visionneuse.html?category=&video=
This little rivalry Carey and Jaro have going on is kinda cute, in my opinion. Now that their veteran is gone, they have to compete with each other to improve and fight for the #1 spot.
I like it.

When I watched that video off RDS.ca, I nearly fell off my chair opon seeing Halak lying on the ice, in pain. I was like OH HELL NO. Second day in Montreal and he's already injured?? What the--? Thankfully he shook it off and told the reporters it was just a little bruise. Pheeeeeew. Two goalie dramas in a row may seriously have been too much for me to handle.

Tidbit: Combined, Halak and Price's ages (22 and 20 respectively) are equivalent to Hasek's actual age. Bahahahah. Wow.

* I KNEW IT! Paddock got canned! Last night my dad and I were like "oh yeah sens got shutout again..bye bye paddy!" and then BAM. Today he was fired :D

Rawr

DID YOU SEE KOSTITSYN'S GOAL LAST NIGHT?!?!
I'm sorry. It was just gorgeous. He deked the whole team before backhanding it top-shelf. I nearly cried.

Anywho. It was fun to watch. Lehtonen was at the top of his game, but the Habs still managed to win in the shootouts. YES! You heard me correctly! In the shootouts! Montreal beat Kovalchuk and Hossa in the shootouts (actually, Kovalchuk didn't even get the chance to shoot, and Holik completely missed the net)! HUET MADE A RAD SAVE ON HOSSA! HE MOVED! I'M PROUD!
'Cause I was preeeetty mad when he let in one of those I-wasn't-even-in-the-net-cause-I-was-trying-to-play-the-puck-goals. Talk about redeeming yourself! Yay Huet<3!


edit:
Look at what I stumbled upon! >here<
When I saw it I was like "I gotta favorite this biatch!" I swear, Halak's the coolest goalie ever born, fosho. Who cares if I couldn't understand a word he said, I'm sure it was something...deep!
;D
...and >one more< for the road. Man, the begining brings back good memories of last season... I miss the days when he played. (Yeah, yeah. I'm having a mega-fan-moment. 'Scuuuuse me.) Too bad about the over played "I Like To Move It Song". Kinda ruins the moment. Really. Take it off.

My oh my!

Yeah, so I shouldn't have gotten too excited that Montreal was on a winning streak. I mean, I actually expected them to win against the struggling Rangers, but...you know. The Habs are a special team.
The game did have some positive points, though. Like the fact that Halak played the 3rd period (and didn't let any goals in), and the fact that Sergei Kostistyn (baby brother of Andrei) scored our only goal :) I had fun cheering really loud for those two guys.

I learned at the begining of the week that my mom had e-mailed the Bulldogs to ask if I could possibly meet Halak when we went down (cause I guess I'm some kind of huge fan) and and...they e-mail her back and said that they're always happy to make special requests for fans...and that is where the happy ends. Right after, he told my mom that Halak had been called up and therefore meeting him was not possible. He also added, "I'm sure your daughter will be very proud of him for being in Montreal!!"
...
... *twitch*
...
Of course I'm proud. I'm very, very happy!
BUT MEETING HIM WOULDA BEEN SPEC-FREAKING-TACULAR.

And this whole thing woulda been a surprise for me. Imagine the look on my face... Ohhh god. It would of been priceless. (I was friggin starstruck/speechless when I met friggin Alain Goulet! Frigg! Imagine me meeting Halak?? It would be like an instant cardiac arrest!)


YAY! I watched San Jose come from behind and beat the Maple Laffs last night. I had fun laughing at them (and Nabokov 'cause he's just the funniest/cutest goalie ever).
The strange thing is, at the end of the game, when I was done snickering and when I realized this was yet ANOTHER disapointing loss for the Leafs, I think I actually felt a grain of sadness for them (their having some...troubles. I mean, WHAT KIND OF TEAM turns down Scotty Bowman???). I know. I had to pinch myself to see if I was having some kind of twisted nightmare. ME?? SYMPATHY?? TORONTO???? NEVER AGAIN!!!!!


Talk about a funky hockey night.

Oh.

So.
Let me get this straight.

Chipchura & Price ----> Out
Locke & Halak ----> In

...
So.
Price is down so that he can "play more games" and Chips needs to...err to...think...or something like that.
Riiiight. Well. Welcome to the NHL then Locke! (And welcome back Halak ;P)
All I hope for is that Price's little trip to Steel Town doesn't last too long. A be-back-before-January-25th-so-that-Alexia-can-see-Halak-in Hamilton length trip would be perfect. :D
My concern for Jaro's being in Hamilton on the 25th doesn't stop me from being overjoyed to see him back in Montreal, though. Duhhh. When I saw that he was back, I jumped up, squeeled like a true fan-girl, and then, after a few seconds, clicked. Cue the flashbacks of all the people who laughed and teased me by saying, "Hey imagine if Halak was called up right before you went to Hamilton? Hahahah! Ouch! That would really suck!!"
Yes. It was a pretty huge moment ruiner.
Anyway, after hearing "the news", I ran into the kitchen to tell my parents. My dad tried to comfort me by saying "worst case scenario, you'll get to see Price play!!"...but.
...
But. Dad. Halak is my favorite player. I wanna watch him. Not Carey Price.


Jacques Demers better be right. Price better only play 4 games in Hamilton (then come back a new man!)
:(
I'm so torn. I want Halak to be in Montreal...but...I also really REALLY (x8326556) want him to be in Steel Town while we're there.
Sigh.


Before I get back to watching the good 'ol Habs/Blackhawks game (wow it's suddenly 3-2 for Chicago), I'd like to say a few words about...THE FACT THAT CAROLINA CLAIMED SERGEI SAMSONOV ON WAIVERS. The man is an enigma. HE HAD LESS POINTS THAN FREAKING TOMAS VOKOUN LAST TIME I CHECKED. Need I remind you that Tomas Vokoun is a goalie?
Yeah. Like I said, the man is an enigma.

Well, bonne chance, Hurricanes (not really). Bonne chance.

first of all

How dare the Habs cut Halak. How dare they. >:(


Sooooo, Montreal's FINALLY (I've been waiting for this day for wa-hayyyy too long now) kicking off their season tonight. They'll be facing my least hated team evar :| Psh.
They can win, fo sure. But will they?...
We'll have to wait and see.

Ya'll better give 463476459087% out there :) I'm watching you!

Speechless.

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Let's stop there, shall we?

(You can do it Halak<3 Rock on!)