Trizzak

I dunno man, Bergevin adding depth to the 4th line seems like a long shot for him...

Thing is that when they made those trades they actually had a shot at 1st in the division, it was pretty tight. It just very quickly became, uh, loose.

No, you're right, it would be nice.

Got a bit of help from Tampa tonight as they beat Carolina.

Just got in, so it's time to turn on the game and see how much I absolutely nailed this analysis. Let me just take a big sip of water first...

You mean Laval won't make the playoffs this year?

I find Folin's zone exits to be underwhelming, as he's more the bang it off the glass kind of guy. I do like his physicality, but he's a #7 guy and should be treated as such.

I'm really starting to hate these lines. Julien has his favourites, and playing his favourites hasn't been generating a ton of goals lately. Folin shouldn't be an everyday player, and Reilly should be getting more games than he has been. Byron deserves better than Thompson and Weal. And "doing the little things right" shouldn't make Lehkonen a 2nd liner. Doing the big things right should make you a 2nd liner.

Just put him on a line in Laval with Alzner next season and tell him to fly.

I've been worried that we haven't seen a full blast shot from Weber for awhile. And I'm still worried. Because that shot was nowhere near the speed it could have been. But it went in, so that's good.

The only way that shift could have been more of a Gallagher shift would be if that goal needed to be checked for goaltender interference. Hustle created that goal.

Anyone know the other blown call Eric is talking about?

Looking forward to 11 straight GDT'S with spinning logos, dlbalr.

I just hate finishing 9th in the conference and getting the absolute worst pick possible without seeing a playoff game. I have a very hard time seeing the silver lining to the season in that scenario.

The worst part about Bergevin getting Julien the 4th line that he wanted is that Julien is now overusing those players. Kotkaniemi got 2 shifts in the 3rd period while Weal got double shifted and has been on the "power play" the past few games. Thompson hasn't missed a game since he was acquired, and he's done less offensively in his best games than Peca did in his worst. Why is Deadstick Lehkonen with 1 goal in 34 games getting promoted to the 2nd line? Why is Folin an everyday player right now? They needed two goals in the 3rd. Are those players going to score them for you? The Habs saw better results this season with anti-Julien players. This feels like the Ott-King-Martinsen effect all over again.