i attended tonight because i expected the overwhelming amount of Habs fans. they confirmed that there are no ice dancers in Montreal.

what a great shot by Matthias to prove my normally pessimistic self wrong. never did i think the “kid with great potential” would convert his first chance on a penalty shot, in the third period, on his “home” ice and needing the goal to tie the game. boy am i glad he was wrong.

it feels great to send the Habs fans home unhappy, but even better to be leaving the BAC on a regular basis feeling happy. points in 8 of the last 9 games, 4 wins in a row at home. 2-0 without Horton, 7 left til the break. keep it rolling boys!

Is it just me or would Weiss and Frolik be better served with a faster winger instead of Stillman? Maybe Rusty or D-vo? It just seemed that they lacked their usual pop.

has five goals this year, not three. In 26 games, not 25.

Matthias has 7 goals in exactly 46 NHL games. He’s twice scored two goals in a game. That’s a pace for 13 goals on the year and he’s 21 years old. Disappointing isn’t a label I’d use for him. Mishandled and incompetent might be the terms for the handling of Matthias by Panther management and Peter DeBoer. Tell me why they play Kreps, 5 goals in his last 120 games instead of Matthias?

Nice game by matthias in the little bit of ice time he had. Also, he and Repik as well as McArdle played very well, and deserve more ice time. 4th line minutes are not serving their purpose, but for the moment they are taking advantage of their time.

As for Stillman, I would agree he is slow, but also agree he’s positionally sound. However, until Horton comes back, there needs to be a faster winger on that line. Put Repik there, move Stimman to the second line where he and Rhino had some chemistry that apparently has been lost.

I think Repik would respond well