Its about time !!

Rip a page out of RW's book... I've seen first hand the results of benchings!!

Carbo needs to get rid of that comfort level
- StanleyCupDreams

if he benches kovalev now, kovalev will never want to play for the habs again

I agree, and I don't even think I was neccesarily saying I wanted it to happen... moreso just disagreeing with Eric's implication that benching the other two was motivation. I'd have to imagine that even the other players on the team knew it was inevitable.
- BigNads

Its a message sent to them more than to the team. Mainly to Sergei.

Its a message sent to them more than to the team. Mainly to Sergei.
- 100/25= The Habs

the message is to let sergei know that he can and will be demoted if he does not earn his minutes with the big club. sergei obviously got too comfortable and figured he was already an nhl veteran

the message is to let sergei know that he can and will be demoted if he does not earn his minutes with the big club. sergei obviously got too comfortable and figured he was already an nhl veteran
- blarneylad

exactly

Practice Lines

Forwards:
A. Kostitsyn - Koivu - D'Agostini
Higgins - Lang - Kovalev
Tanguay - Plekanec - Kostopoulos
Begin - Lapierre - Laraque

Defence:
Markov - Gorges
Hamrlik - Dandenault
Bouillon - Brisebois

Goaltender:
Price
- ThePriceisRight

Wow, it didn't take Carbo long to take away the scoring winger from Koivu that Gainey went out and got for him. I realize D'Agostini played when Tanguay was hurt, but if he's healthy enough, he's a far more lethal option on the #1 line than D'Agostini is, imho.

Wow, it didn't take Carbo long to take away the scoring winger from Koivu that Gainey went out and got for him. I realize D'Agostini played when Tanguay was hurt, but if he's healthy enough, he's a far more lethal option on the #1 line than D'Agostini is, imho.
- mcmanmat

Give Tanguay a couple of games or even periods to get back into it and make sure he's ready for top minutes...don't need to over do it off the hop.