Sorry To Disapoint You TSN-Habs 5, Jackets 3

Listening to Pierre Maguire and Gord Miller it was doom and gloom. The highly skilled Columbus Blue Jackets were schooling the Montreal Canadiens. There was nothing the Habs could do to stop them. It was like men versus boys. Who cares about injuries, no one could stop Rick Nash. 3 out of the top 7 d-men out, 2 of the top 4 forwards, no excuse, the Habs would have needed 10 guys on the ice to stop the Jackets on this night. And then the tide turned. The injury riddelled, resiliant, gutsy Montreal Canadiens pulled out a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Marc Andre Bergeron scored twice, while Mike Cammalleri, Glen Metropolit and Max Lapierre added singles. The Canadiens trailed 3-2 heading into the 3rd, but exploded for 3 goals and gave Carey Price some goal support. Price was great again making 33 saves, while former Hab Mathieu Garon stopped 24. The Jackets scored twice on 4 PP's and while the Habs went 0 for 3. The turning point may have come with the game tied in the 2nd. Rick Nash pasted Travis Moen from behind, yet because he's Rick Nash there was no penalty on the play. Moen then jumped up and "tried" to deliver a shot to Nash's head, only to completely miss....yet get a penatly leading to the Jackets 3rd goal. After that it was all Habs. Some other thoughts from a solid win:

>Sergei Kostitsyn...Lil Tits....played his first game and looked good picking up an assist. J.T. Wyman played his first NHL game, but only played 4:21. Chips looks to be on his last legs with the Habs, playing only 3:53.

>Spacek is on the shelf so Leach drew back in on defence. Bergeron played over 20 minutes and was good in all areas. Mara left late in the 3rd after getting hit with a puck in the face.

>Ryan White came close to getting his first NHL goal but missed the net (only to centre it to Bergeron for goal #4). Pacs had a couple of assists, as did Pleks who continues to roll.

I can hear in his voice how bad it hurts Maguire when the Habs win, and I take joy in it. A great effort by a severely undermanned team. Not too many passengers tonight. The Silver Wolf Whiskey Hab of the Game goes to a guy who stepped in beautifully after the injury to Spacek. Marc Andre Bergeron picked up 2 goals and was great in his own end. Smart passes, good work in the corners, he really did it all. Honorable mentions go to Price and Lapierre. Next up, tomorrow night on the road against the Pens. Should be another tough test.