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Posted by
Elie on 10/15/2008 - 11:18 PM
Ok, where to start. Let\'s go with the opening ceremony, which quite frankly almost caused this Habs fan to break down. They honored the greats, and that ring of Honor is amazing. The entire ceremony lasted a half hour, significantly shorter to what I thought it would be based off last eyars ceremony with Ken Dryden which lasted some 1.5 hours.
Off to the start of the game. What happened? Well everyone thought it would; and it did. George Laraque went straight for Shawn Thornton, whom you would know if you listened to thee radio at all, presumably made a wise crick at our beloved head coach by referring him as \"Guy\" (not pronouncing it G.ee).
On to the goaltending, if you watched this you thought Montreal was going to run away with it. 3 goals in almost as many minutes. In a flurry in the first, you thought this one was going to be over before it began. Thomas ended up holding his ground, all the way to a shootout.
That\'s right, somehow, somewhere, off a terrible bounce in the third period the big B\'s tied it up. It had to go to a shootout. Before I get there; what a finish.
The first shooter was Phil Kessel. Price gave him absolutely nothing, moving side to side faster then a shark. Kessel had no choice to shoot wide, trying to find a hole as he was moving but Price was solid entirely.
Markov did a nice dandy swirl move, similar to that you\'d expect of Koivu, Thomas stood his ground nicely. Closing the five hole just enough to keep the puck out of danger.
Bergeron took his shot, and faster then anything Price had it and threw it to center ice, Price being simply just took quick.
Tanguay took the next shoot, about 20 feet out he shoot it top shelf and Thomas had no chance.
So it comes down to this; the best part of the game. Ryder versus Price for the game. Ryder does a double deek and Price keeps it out for the shootout win.
A more classic finish doesn\'t exist.
Goals for Montreal; Kovalev, Koivu and Lapierre.
Posted by Elie on 10/15/2008 - 11:18 PMOk, where to start. Let\'s go with the opening ceremony, which quite frankly almost caused this Habs fan to break down. They honored the greats, and that ring of Honor is amazing. The entire ceremony lasted a half hour, significantly shorter to what I thought it would be based off last eyars ceremony with Ken Dryden which lasted some 1.5 hours.