The injury riddled Montreal Canadiens limped into the Olympic break on the wrong end of a 6-2 game against the Philadelphia Flyers. It was one of those nights where all the loose pucks seemed to bounce right to the Flyers who took advantage of their opportunities. The Flyers again jumped out to a quick lead, taking a 3-0 cushion into the 1st intermission. After the Canadiens scored to make it 3-1, the Flyers took advantage of a Roman Hamrlik miscue to score shorthanded, before adding another on the power play with just seconds to go in the 2nd period. Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez scored for the Canadiens. Jaroslav Halak got the start, but was pulled after allowing 5 goals on 17 shots. Carey Price allowed a goal on 9 shots in relief. Michael Leighton continued his strong play making 26 saves for the win. The Canadiens power play went 2 for 6 on the night, while the penalty kill struggled allowing 2 goals on 3 Flyers chances. Now for my CBC rant. Why is Craig Simpson such a moron? Not one time throughout the entire game did he bring up the fact the Habs are missing Cammalleri and Pouliot. He did mention in passing they were missing Markov and Kostitsyn, but really didn't dwell on it. If this was a Leafs game and they had so many injuries, that's all we would hear about. Any team in the league missing their #1 defenceman and 3 of your top 4 goal scorers would struggle to be consistent. Grab a clue Simpson, just because you won "battle of the blades" (which after seeing your skating, I have no idea how you did...oh wait...you work for CBC) doesn't mean your not an idiot. Sorry...had to get that out. Please let Kevin Weekes to the rest of the games...please. Some other thoughts:>PK Subban continued to electrify the crowd, picking up another assist and drawing 2 penalties. The guy has world class talent and single handedly saves the Canadiens from getting booed from the 1st period on.
>Martin continued to juggle lines, but with little success. D'Agstoni again was used sparingly. It appears his days may be numbered.
>Hamrlik and Spacek had another off night. It looks as though they are wearing down, so the Olympic break should do them good.
Dropping both of these games to the Flyers is a bitter pill to swallow, especially after the win over the Caps. The bottom line is that it is tough to compete with so many key players out of the lineup. Hopefully the team will get some help in the form of healthy bodies after the break. The Silver Wolf Whiskey Hab of the Game goes to Brian Gionta tonight. Had a goal and played a very good game. Honorable mentions go to PK Subban and Tom Pyatt. Now on to watching Canada going for gold!
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