Posts tagged Tom Kostopoulos

Tom Kostopoulos – Farewell

Jul 16th

Posted by Yves in UFAs

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First off, I gotta say that I really enjoyed watching you play in Montreal the last 2 years.

When you were first signed, I wasn’t familliar with you at all.

But, over the last 2 seasons in Montreal you showed the kind of player you were. We could always count on you to work hard and stick up for any of your team mates.

You were one of the players that I would have loved to keep in Montreal.

Best wishes to you with your new team.

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Looking for answers

Mar 6th

Posted by Yves in Montreal Canadiens

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After getting a short winning streak going, the Canadiens played their hearts out in a first period against Buffalo… the a quick goal at the end of the first… no big deal…

Another goal coming in the second… the wheels flew off.
Tonight, the Habs play in Atlanta.
Halak will most certainly be in goal.
I’m hoping the team can find a way to come together. They need to play so much tougher then they did vs Buffalo.
With big Georges Laraque out with more injuries to his back and his season all but done… the guys HAVE to play tough as a unit. Much like Carbo talked about, but we didn’t see last game.
Tom Kostopoulos, Maxim Lapierre, Gregory Stewart… these guys will and should paly tough… so should Komisarek, but I have to believe that he’s hurt.
Over the last few seasons, we’ve seen it over and over again…. guy hammers your captain… or another guy like Kovalev… no one responds…. guy comes through the crease and hammers Price… Halak…. no one responds….
Moves were made to adresse some of those problems. One of those moves was Georges Laraque. But Georges Laraque was practically not %100 all season… much of the season out due to injury and now seems as though he’s out.
So tonight… a big test. I believe Atlanta will be out to hit guys and jam the net. Carbo and crew NEED to play tough….. they need to jam Atlanta’s net… to get the emotions going…
From a fan’s point of view, if they don’t play tough the season may be over. Really.
I’m hoping to see Tanguay back in the lineup tonight. And please… I would put Dandenault in there on D… give him some time…. give Breezer a break.
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Habs over Wings – Thoughts

Nov 27th

Posted by Yves in Game comments

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Well, I was pleasantly surprised last night. Not that I didn’t think the habs could win or could match up to the wings…. but I was surprised that it went so well. In this string of games where it seems so much went wrong it was surprising to see so much go right against one of the league’s powerhouses..

Carey Price, in my opinion, has been very solid for quite a stretch. Even through the tough losses, while the team in front of him wasn’t playing the best, he’s given them a chance to get in those games.
Last night there was a nice pace to the game… Kovalev showed some jump and some desire to make some stuff happen…. at times, he is really “magical” with the puck.
The 4th line showed up… as they have in pretty much every game this year. Lapierre played very well.
I thought the stint that Tom Kostopoulos played with Koivu and Higgins went well… I just love the way Tom K plays hard and goes to the net…. man, if he had a scoring touch…. look out.
O’Byrne played a good game other then a mistake that resulted in a goal… but you know, it’s this guy’s first full season and his first stint playing major minutes… the guy is learning. And I liked last night’s effort.
There are a few minor injuries pilling up…. Tanguay was hit hard (clean hit) and suffered a bit of a neck injury… which I believe has him day to day… Latendress is still nursing a minor injury… George Laraque is also nursing a minor injury…. Komisarek is still out for a few weeks… Gorges may be day to day after seeming to hurt himself a couple of times last night….
I’m hoping the injury bug doesn’t hit much harder. If Gorges happens to miss some games… I’m wondering if that couldn’t bring a Shawn Belle or Yannick Weber up…. Belle has been playing some solid D in Hamilton. +15 when I checked last….
I guess we’ll see who is in and who is out for Friday’s game.
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