VICTORY! Habs win game 7 and advance to the second round.

Phew. The Canadiens finally put the wood to the Boston Bruins last night with a convincing 5-0 win at the Bell Centre, and Habs fever will live on for at least a couple more weeks. Every player in the lineup brought their A game, and Carey Price took care of the rest recording his second career playoff shutout in the win. Goal scorers for the Habs were Komisarek, Streit, A. Kostitsyn(x2), and Sergei Kostitysn.

In the end it was the Canadiens skill that shone through, much like it did all season long against these same Bruins. Some credit must be given to the B's and their coaches for the way they played this series because they really made it difficult for us, something not a lot of people saw coming. Going into last night's game I was convinced that some type of change in the game plan had to be made, and Guy Carbonneau came through putting Kovalev on a line with Koivu and Higgins while re-uniting the Kostitsyn brothers on the second line with Thomas Plekanec. Loved it.


Quick Hits

Price got it done. For a 20 year old rookie goaltender this guy is really something. When it mattered most he played his best and you cant ask for much more than that. Price was fantastic giving the Habs the chance to eventually take the lead and all the momentum. If the team is playing well, Price will be there to keep the puck out of the net.

Carbo shuffled the lines. Koivu and Kovalev on the same line?? Last night it proved to be just what the doctor ordered. Throw Chris Higgins in there and you have arguably our three best players on the same line which seems like a logical recipe for offensive production. The plan worked, and I thought it was a great move.

Captain Koivu knows where it's at. Did you see this guy out there the past two game? The man looks like he's on a mission and I couldn't be happier that he's back in the lineup. Koivu is a great competitor, and he knows how to get it done in the playoffs. If he didn't come back during this series, I'm not sure that we're heading in to the second round.

Welcome back Andrei. Andrei Kostitsyn had been invisible out there all series long, but he came to play in game 7. Maybe being on a line with his brother Sergei was the spark he needed to get going, but either way he finally had a great game.

Flyers or Rangers? The answer is simple, we want the Flyers. While the Flyers are a pretty tough team, the Rangers have the edge in experience and star power. You don't want to be facing guys like Jagr, Shanahan, Drury and Gomez right now.. LETS GO FLYERS.



GO HABS GO!!!