Spezza's Goal

[Eazy_b97 1]

nontheless he shouldnt have waited for spezza to come at him, he should have gone after him and let the 2nd dman cover the middle. souray is the worst dman on the canadiens, and i wont ever take that back

Why would he have gone after him? He would've taken away his own time and space. Stopping was a mistake, going after him would've been worse. At least when he is stopped, he is giving the other 2 guys who are lazily backchecking that extra split second to come back because Spezza had to go that much farther to get around him.

for the record, I think Sourray is an overrated bum, but is a decent second pairing guy.

[Gongshow11 1]

with this wife beating, i bet he's gone real soon

[lawn_korn47 0]

i hit the replay button on the tivo remote like 30 times on that goal. sickest goal iv seen this season. I think the move on the goalie was better than the move on souray.

[Gongshow11 1]

when spezza cut to the middle, instead of stopping, he honestly should have ended his career, simple as that

[CardinalHcky19 0]

:o oh my god is all i have to say that is absolutley amazing

[Cavs019 708]

Probably top 5 young players in the game.

Young? If he keeps up the way he's playing, its arguable that he's top 5, period.

[Cavs019 708]

They've both been extremely impressive. How about AO? The guy is singlehandedly keeping Washington from being demoted to the AHL.

[Chadd 916]

Nice goal but no top four NHL defenseman should ever play a one on one that badly.

[DarkStar50 679]

Spezza had speed, momentum, and puck control, plus he had a plan. He executed it perfectly. No Dmen would have a chance when you add up Spezza's advantages on this play. This play was actually over once Spezza hit the blueline under full speed with the puck.

[cobrAA 0]

I'm sorry but is anybody did think about this: Theodore should have poke check the puck...??

yea sure souray miss that one(and he is not the guys he used to be 2 year ago...FINE!) but damn, IMO theo is the baddest guys on the HABS right now...

I mean it wasnt so hard to move a bit forward to cut space for spezza and poke check him...just a little move...

Anyways, by seeing the replay...i think spezza should have shoot when he was on his good side(he had about 6 inch if not more to ''quick release it'' beside going on the backhand

[Cavs019 708]

He was FLYING. Its easy to say the defense should have done this, this, or this when looking at a slow motion replay. If Theodore goes for the poke, you can drive a bus five hole as Spezza was comming across the crease.

[Gongshow11 1]

theo the worst? hes keeping them in games? did you see him stop neil? too hard on souray? im 20 yrs old and have loved the habs for 20 yrs, only guy in the show worse than souray on d is gill. its not only last night cavs, its every play. i bet a guy liek lidstrom would never have been dirtied

[beaucoup_fish 0]

I know someone said that Zednik turned it over and didn't back check, so I wonder if Zednik did in fact try to chase Spezza, he woulda caught him, b/c Zednik is fast (the man has horse legs) and while Spezza improved his speed over the lockout, he's never been the fastest guy on the ice...

And Eric Staal...jeezus, look at what happens when a former #2 pick comes along slowly in a place where nobody cares about hockey...I can't believe he's only 21...

I think the Sens are real glad Jacques Martin didn't rush Spezza up now...

I know someone mentioned AO, but let's not forget about Crosby over in the 'burgh...he's racking up those assists...pretty impressive, I must say, even if he is playing with guys like Mario, Palffy and Recchi...

The new guard for a new era is here folks...these kids will be the players we all watch for the next 10 - 15 years...lookin' forward to it.

[Adam91 0]

I'm sorry but is anybody did think about this: Theodore should have poke check the puck...??

yea sure souray miss that one(and he is not the guys he used to be 2 year ago...FINE!) but damn, IMO theo is the baddest guys on the HABS right now...

I mean it wasnt so hard to move a bit forward to cut space for spezza and poke check him...just a little move...

Anyways, by seeing the replay...i think spezza should have shoot when he was on his good side(he had about 6 inch if not more to ''quick release it'' beside going on the backhand

What the hell are you talking about?!! Theo is keeping them in games right now. Hes put together 3 solid games in a row and is really turning it around. The guy made 38 saves against the deepest offensive team in the league.

[Chadd 916]

theo the worst? hes keeping them in games? did you see him stop neil?  too hard on souray? im 20 yrs old and have loved the habs for 20 yrs, only guy in the show worse than souray on d is gill. its not only last night cavs, its every play. i bet a guy liek lidstrom would never have been dirtied

When you have to watch the pokecheck king, Tom Poti nightly...Other defensemen just don't look as bad.

I don't get why everyone is getting their panties in a notch though. It was a great move and he scored...Not the end of the world :) If the goalie did this or the defensemen did that, etc, etc. Doesn't matter because they didn't and Spezza made the most that he could have have. I guess its like the NYR/NYI rivalry.

And I'll tell you the truth..IMO it was an awesome move, but highlite of the year? I certainly hope not. I am not going to lie..After all the hype and when I first saw the clip, it wasn't as great as I thought it would be.

That move shouldn't work at the NHL level. In years past, Souray would have just grabbed him as he went by and because it was in OT, it wouldn't have been called.

[DarkStar50 679]

That move shouldn't work at the NHL level.

It did.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

That move shouldn't work at the NHL level.

It did.

And it was a good one.

[cobrAA 0]

I'm sorry but is anybody did think about this: Theodore should have poke check the puck...??

yea sure souray miss that one(and he is not the guys he used to be 2 year ago...FINE!) but damn, IMO theo is the baddest guys on the HABS right now...

I mean it wasnt so hard to move a bit forward to cut space for spezza and poke check him...just a little move...

Anyways, by seeing the replay...i think spezza should have shoot when he was on his good side(he had about 6 inch if not more to ''quick release it'' beside going on the backhand

What the hell are you talking about?!! Theo is keeping them in games right now. Hes put together 3 solid games in a row and is really turning it around. The guy made 38 saves against the deepest offensive team in the league.

maybe he wake up himselft...but freak...try to remember the last game agains OT...where he allowed 2 goal from the blue line(one from alfredsson i remember how ugly is what!)

Try to remember agains Toronto...where guys like domi and an other shit player scored 3 goal on him...all from little shot from the blue line or close to it..

Seriously...for 5 millions he really dont look like he worth 5 millions

What about DANIS!??

[McCabe24 0]

This is something I have thought for a while now but sooner or later Spezza is going to get laid out if he gets doing that same between the D's leg to the inside move. Whether it be a cheap hit by the guy he is going past or someone coming across the middle while he is trying to find the puck I just think his moves are a little too childish to work with such great results in the NHL. Like someone else mentioned that goal was a dissapointment when I saw the replay two days later, seems like he just cut hard and pulled it to the inside while Souray plain missed him. The finish was also pretty nice but nothing we don't see done every couple games.

[Eazy_b97 1]

That move shouldn't work at the NHL level. In years past, Souray would have just grabbed him as he went by and because it was in OT, it wouldn't have been called.

He does that and similar moves all the time, most of it is his balance and ability to roll off checks. Sourray catches him, he hits him enough, so that if he were a smaller, or "average" sized NHLer he would've lost control. He mistake was stopping, going after him would've made it worse and he would've looked worse. You are supposed to attack when he doesn't have full control of the puck, has his back to you, or you have support, Sourray didn't have any of those things. It was a bad play by Sourray, but it wasn't awful, I've seen Spezza do it to alot of guys. Guys like Marchment who usually love situations like those, but you can't seem to get'em. He will eventually get caught beause he does it so much, but he consistantly get away with it.

[Chadd 916]

That move shouldn't work at the NHL level. In years past, Souray would have just grabbed him as he went by and because it was in OT, it wouldn't have been called.

He does that and similar moves all the time, most of it is his balance and ability to roll off checks. Sourray catches him, he hits him enough, so that if he were a smaller, or "average" sized NHLer he would've lost control. He mistake was stopping, going after him would've made it worse and he would've looked worse. You are supposed to attack when he doesn't have full control of the puck, has his back to you, or you have support, Sourray didn't have any of those things. It was a bad play by Sourray, but it wasn't awful, I've seen Spezza do it to alot of guys. Guys like Marchment who usually love situations like those, but you can't seem to get'em. He will eventually get caught beause he does it so much, but he consistantly get away with it.

Spezza did a great job of taking advantage of him and it was a very athletic move, no doubt about it. My point is just that Souray never should have made the choice to leave the middle of the ice open by facing the end boards and looking for a hit. The attempt at a hip check was a good reaction to getting burned, but the problem was his spacing and footwork.

[All Torhs Team 0]

seems like if the goalie would have tried to jump out, poke check the puck, that woulda saved 'em. but I doubt a goalie would do that, to much to risk.

[Tanner23 0]

Some people on the Habs board were blaming Souray for that one...I'd say that move would've fooled MOST D-men in the league. And, if that had been any other Senator he would have been on his ass. Souray played it right, went for the body (I'm assuming he thoguht there would be a second defenceman there to backup)...but that move was SICK!

On sportsnet.ca they were blaming the goal on sourray because he had other things on his mind,Aparently hes getting divorced?

[Karly14 21]

That move shouldn't work at the NHL level. In years past, Souray would have just grabbed him as he went by and because it was in OT, it wouldn't have been called.

He does that and similar moves all the time, most of it is his balance and ability to roll off checks. Sourray catches him, he hits him enough, so that if he were a smaller, or "average" sized NHLer he would've lost control. He mistake was stopping, going after him would've made it worse and he would've looked worse. You are supposed to attack when he doesn't have full control of the puck, has his back to you, or you have support, Sourray didn't have any of those things. It was a bad play by Sourray, but it wasn't awful, I've seen Spezza do it to alot of guys. Guys like Marchment who usually love situations like those, but you can't seem to get'em. He will eventually get caught beause he does it so much, but he consistantly get away with it.

i watch every sens game, spezza tries to drag the puck through people at least once a period, most of the time it doesnt work and creates a turnover. That being said this was a good time to try it, once spezza starts picking his spots better he'll be one of the best players in the leagues. His long stick definitly helped him out here, he puts the puck so far to the right of him and souray totally goes to play the puck, you can see him looking at it as spezza pulls it through him

[cobrAA 0]

sorry to bring this back...about THEO...i just watched the first period and it was disgosting!!

Really what the heck 3-0 after one period...after the goal of jagr and rucinsky( didnt saw the first goal) your going to tell me that theo is doing good...sorry