the canadian media is reporting that Kiovu's hospital visit was a precaution, and that what happened was an accident

4/27/2006 12:35:08 AM

still 4-2 Habs as predicted

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 12:35 AM. Reason : gg cam ward tonight]

4/27/2006 12:35:28 AM

if we win next; canes in 7
if we lose next; habs in 6

4/27/2006 12:38:08 AM

someone needs to make a sign that says:

"Huet Can Suck My CristoBALLS"

4/27/2006 12:48:23 AM

couldnt get that on tv

4/27/2006 12:49:24 AM

http://d.turboupload.com/d/551837/koivu.rar.html

you can play the clip w/ VLC player

notice how the williams is looking at the puck the entire time, his stick is comes up, yes, but hes clearly trying to slap the puck.

but this clip would get my blood boiling if i am a hab.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 9:10 AM. Reason : m0.]

4/27/2006 9:09:29 AM

That was a great game tonight... good to see the puck finally get through the defense on that last play!

4/27/2006 9:47:44 AM

This was the info from Saturday's game. How can it be over 100% full?

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 18,812 (100.4% full)

4/27/2006 11:36:25 AM

Standing room tickets

4/27/2006 11:39:27 AM

^^ i'm sure the KNOW that a certain percentage will never show, therefore they can oversell tickets to make more money $$$

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 11:39 AM. Reason : ]

4/27/2006 11:39:42 AM

No... There would be major problems if they sold the same seat to multiple people. Once the game is sold out, they begin offering standing room tickets for $95. They sold 82 of those for the Saturday game.

CKAC reports Koivu is likely out for at least 2 weeks.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 11:57 AM. Reason : Koivu]

4/27/2006 11:41:07 AM

^ ok, but i was right, it's all about the $$$

4/27/2006 12:43:22 PM

can you post a link for the Koivu injury report?

4/27/2006 1:03:09 PM

Here's the article on TSN: http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=163995&hubname=

4/27/2006 1:03:33 PM

sucks for him. While I'm not glad he's injured, I'm glad that he won't be playing.

now if only Kovalev misses the team flight, I'll be thrilled

4/27/2006 1:05:37 PM

I'm not necessarily sure that there was a penalty on that play, if you take the rule literally. High sticking is defined as a player being struck above the shoulders by a stick. When he was hunched over, it didn't seem like his face was above his shoulders when he was reaching for that puck, at least on the replays shown last night. A clearer look (and I can't watch that replay from work) would help a lot.

4/27/2006 1:13:12 PM

^when you get a chance to watch what i posted, youll see its clear that his stick strikes him at about where the top of the net is

sucks for koivu. williams probably will get checked on every play.

4/27/2006 5:08:56 PM

it was not intentional but it was a high stick and worse than stillman's but im not going to complain...id say as far as the refs are concerned we r even after the bullshit in game 2

4/27/2006 8:23:59 PM

most high sticks arent intentional

i wouldnt be suprised if williams gets a 1 game suspension.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 8:40 PM. Reason : j]

4/27/2006 8:28:32 PM

there is no way he will get a suspension...he will get roughed up in game 4 but there wont b a suspension in the playoffs for an accidental high stick

4/27/2006 8:51:08 PM

If he was gonna be suspended we'd have heard about it by now.

4/27/2006 8:55:55 PM

the habs are still lobbying for sure. esp. w/ the recent annoucement that he wont be in for game 4

4/27/2006 9:14:10 PM

there won't be a suspension

4/27/2006 9:18:53 PM

http://www.mininova.org/tor/293985
http://www.mininova.org/tor/294058

CBC, for one of these you need VLC player.

youll be hearing some first rate bitching for sure.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 10:45 PM. Reason : 3200k]

4/27/2006 10:43:57 PM

if ne1 on resnet downloads it and is willing to transfer it could u let me know

4/28/2006 12:48:25 AM

g4: 4-3 canes

win game 5, lose 6, win game 7

4/28/2006 4:45:17 AM

BTTT for the game tonight! Where's everyone watching?? HUGE game.

4/28/2006 10:25:12 AM

Koivu out for tonight's game

Quote :

"Canadiens' Koivu out with eye injury MONTREAL (AP) -- Montreal's Saku Koivu will miss at least one game because of an eye injury, and the Canadiens are preparing for the possibility that their captain could be out for longer. Four years after winning his battle with cancer, Koivu finds himself anxiously waiting to learn what damage was done to his left eye as the result of being accidentally hit with a stick during the second period of Montreal's 2-1 overtime loss to Carolina. "He was in good spirits when I spoke to him this morning," said Canadiens defenseman Craig Rivet, a close friend who was at Koivu's side during the Finnish center's bout with abdominal cancer throughout the 2001-02 season. "You could see that there was a little bit of panic when he was coming off the ice. He knew that it was a serious injury and hopefully things will work out." Montreal coach and general manager Bob Gainey said Thursday that Koivu would be out of the lineup indefinitely and that the full extent of the injury won't be known until more tests are completed in two or three days when the swelling subsides. The Canadiens didn't say who will take Koivu's spot in the lineup for Game 4 in Montreal on Friday. Montreal leads 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Carolina has never come back to win a playoff series after losing the first two games. ADVERTISEMENT "There's nothing we can do about it," Canadiens defenseman Sheldon Souray said. "It's a loss for sure and it's an important piece of the puzzle but it shouldn't be a distraction. He's getting the best care that he can right now and we have our fingers crossed that he's going to be all right." The Canadiens' top center, Koivu had two assists in Montreal's two series-opening wins in Carolina. "If he does come back, that's great, but we're going to go on with the playoffs thinking that he's not going to be there," Canadiens defenseman Mathieu Dandenault said. "We'll see how it goes, as long as he makes a full recovery." Koivu, who wears a visor, was bleeding from a cut in the area of his left eye as he skated off the ice Wednesday after he was clipped by Hurricanes right wing Justin Williams' stick while cutting past Carolina's net early in the second period. "I tried to cover Saku in front of the net, he came to the net and I obviously missed his stick and clipped him under the eye," said Williams, who said after Thursday's practice that he had left phone messages for Koivu but had not yet spoken to him. "There was no penalty on the play but I kept looking for him at the start of each period to see if he was back on the bench, but that wasn't so." Hurricanes right wing Mark Recchi, also a close friend of Koivu's from their days as teammates in Montreal, gave Williams the Koivu's phone number. "I think everybody knows it was an accident and there was no ill-intent on Justin's part," Recchi said. "It was an unfortunate situation and Justin does feel very bad. We all just pray that Saku's eye is going to be OK and that he comes through this with flying colors as he has with all his other health things." The Canadiens lost the game on Eric Staal's power-play goal in overtime after killing defenseman Mike Komisarek's high-sticking double minor during the last 4:34 of regulation. "I think in this situation it's pretty easy to blame the referees but we don't want to play that game," Souray said. "I mean, it's pretty obvious what happened to Sak -- we've all seen it over and over -- so it's unfortunate because we lose our best player and our captain, and we lost the game on a power play." Koivu, who has spent his entire 10-year NHL career with Montreal, signed a $14.25 million, three-year contract extension on Feb. 11. He led the Canadiens with 45 assists and finished second on the team with 62 points, three behind Alex Kovalev. Gainey said right wing Richard Zednik would see more power play time as a result of Koivu's absence. "It'll affect their team, obviously the captain's gone, but the performances they put on in Game 1 and Game 2 and even last night, that's not a one-man team," Hurricanes defenseman Aaron Ward said. "That's four lines that come and attack. Our biggest mistake as a team right here would be to discount anything. That team's built as a community and they're a unified group. (Koivu) may be an inspirational leader for the history he has with the Montreal Canadiens but I'm sure they'll go forward.""

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AouEjqnJSUCbDXxUGtuYtn17vLYF?slug=ap-canadiens-koivuout&prov=ap&type=lgns

4/28/2006 11:35:29 AM

Bah,

No different than when we lost Francis the first year against the Devils. Whine whine, series goes on.

4/28/2006 11:40:46 AM

Losing Erik Cole was not an accident, this was, boo fucking hoo Montreal

4/28/2006 11:51:29 AM

im actually glad they are reacting this way

it will give us an edge going into this game

4/28/2006 11:52:46 AM

at least they dont seem to pissed...maybe they won go after williams like i thought

4/28/2006 2:46:23 PM

ok im pretty damn excited about the game tonight. the fever is setting in and its hot.

4/28/2006 3:10:00 PM

So who will be at the airport in the middle of the night?

4/28/2006 3:59:53 PM

not me ill be passed out

4/28/2006 4:07:01 PM

I'm down for the airport

4/28/2006 4:08:38 PM

There's no Hill, Battaglia, or Cole, but I wouldn't mind reliving May 9th, 2002 again tonight. Granted, if they just went out and destroyed them that would be a little easier on my heart. But, just remember, if things start to go wrong tonight, it's not over till it's over.



5/9/02: Miracle at Molson
4/28/06: Beatdown at the Bell Centre?

4/28/2006 4:16:48 PM

i just want them to win, i dont care how they do it

we are too good of a team to get knocked out in the first round

4/28/2006 4:23:03 PM

Stolen from HFBoards:

Quote :

"Ok so the plane lands at the Millionares Hanger, which is past the UPS/FED-EX hangars on the right. If you guys know where the observation deck is, it is right near there, in fact almost directly across the street from it. Pending no OT the plane should be arriving around 12:30/1:00 am. Going into the airport from the back way, you take Lumley road and turn left at the light, follow the curve all the way through and the Fed Ex/UPS hangers are on the right, with the Private jet hangar right after. Best place to park would be around the observation deck. Plus, there should be a ton of Canes Flags out there."

4/28/2006 5:17:42 PM

why is the RBC Center all lit up inside with fresh ice like they are playing there tonight?

4/28/2006 5:23:36 PM

1 hour away!

4/28/2006 6:04:19 PM

the key will be exploiting the emotions of the habs, they are gonna come out strong and probably dirty. if the team plays clean and makes them pay on the pp, then this could an easy win.

4/28/2006 6:15:35 PM

how many people usually go out to meet the planes?

That could be fun

4/28/2006 6:16:58 PM

I doubt there will be a ton of people tonight, but back in 02 it grew really fast. When they came back from Toronto with the Prince of Wales there was a huge crowd of people there.

4/28/2006 6:20:34 PM

Gametime

4/28/2006 7:00:38 PM

my fucking god ray whitney is such a fruit

they are fucking going nuts up north.

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 7:11 PM. Reason : 0,.]

4/28/2006 7:09:34 PM

okay, this game isn't televised?

4/28/2006 7:12:28 PM

its on FSN, 50

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 7:17 PM. Reason : this is a good start]

4/28/2006 7:12:49 PM

Start has been MUCH better than the last four-plus games.

4/28/2006 7:21:16 PM

AHAHAHAHAHAH

WILLAIMS SCORES

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 7:27 PM. Reason : they are gonna kill him]

4/28/2006 7:26:56 PM