Trouble in Paradise.. Bruins force game 7.

There's trouble in paradise. The Habs just can't seem to get it done, leaving the B's with all the momentum going into Monday night's game 7 showdown. I'm not only pissed, but definitely a little worried too. After dropping the past 2 games in a disturbing fashion the team is really going to have to turn up the heat to have any hope of advancing to the second round. Will the Habs regroup and bring their best game Monday night? Or will the Bruins be laughing all the the way back to beantown.. It's anybody's guess at this point.

What you need to know:

It's not Price's fault. Through the first 4 games of this series Price was on fire and gave the team a chance to get the series over with early. We had it, then blew it. The problem right now is not between the pipes, it's the team playing in front of him. If things don't go our way on Monday, don't blame the goalie.

Our '#1' line of Kovy, Plekanec and Kostitsyn (A) has been invisible. This is an example of a line that simply isn't used to, or willing to make the physical sacrifice that's necessary in the playoffs. Credit the Bruins for making things very hard on this line and completely neutralizing them. Maybe Carbo should think about splitting them up for game 7 as they've really accomplished nothing in this series.

I'm sure you remember when the Canadiens as the #8 seed made a 3-1 series comeback to beat the then #1 seeded Bruins? Well unfortunately this series is looking eerily similar to that one, though this time around we're on the other end. Guess who was the Habs coach at that time.. it was none other than Claude Juilen the Bruins current head coach.

The Habs seem to have too many Euro-danglers and not enough North American grit. Maybe it will be different if the Habs make it to the second round, but the way Boston is playing us right now we simply don't look tough enough. The game plan needs to somehow be modified and maybe the Plekanec line should be broken up.

My apologies for all the negative thoughts in this post, but as big of a Habs optimist I am it's tough not to have a bad feeling going into this one. I believe the Habs can definitely win this game, but they're going to have to want it more than the Bruins do, which given the current situation is going to be very tough.

GO HABS GO!!