les_glorieux
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Anyone planning on going? I know that sprial tours have done them in the past. Anyone have any experience buying from other team's websites or taking a tour bus? I doubt I'm going to get tickets for the Montreal games, so I'm planning ahead
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The conflict is probably that Markov has been here a long time and Gionta hasn't.
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Shots 10-0 this period.
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Goal is coming soon...
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What were fans chanting there when they were delaying putting players on the ice?
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I don't agree. The guys were playing terrific hockey and can't even be faulted much for the two goals. The same things that put wind in our sails can also take the wind out of us, and this happened.
We've been playing very well. We're just going through a bad spot here; as someone said, we're skating in quicksand so no need to climb on to them.
Except we stopped playing when we let ONE GOAL in. That's not the mark of a winning team. That's the mark of a team that's used to losing.
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Goodnight guys! It's been fun. Yet another playoff failure from what's turned into a joke of a franchise.
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Skating in quicksand...
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Choke.
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Ugh, Hammer. If you're going to slide, don't slide into your own goalie.
It was Spacek.
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Comedy of errors with Hamrlik and Spacek.
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I haven't been this pumped for a game in a long time. Prediction: if the Habs win tonight, this series will go the distance. If we don't, Caps in 5 I reckon. COME ON!!!
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Just realized that the Bruins are in contention for Taylor or Tyler. Crap.
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How did Pouliot not learn better defensive skills while playing under Lemaire for ~3 seasons?
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Ugh writing "BERG" reminds me of Aki Berg...
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From TSN
It took 50 stitches to close the cut, but coach Jacques Martin said Moen was checked by an eye specialist and may be ready to return as early as Thursday. That's when Montreal plays host to the Florida Panthers.
"It cut through an eye but didn't do any damage," said Martin. "It looks like he'll be all right."
Umm, pardon me? How can you cut through an eye without damage?!
It probably just means around the eyebrow.
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Guess we'll see how Moen is before scratching one of the last two.
Apparently RDS was reporting that he didn't go to the hospital and was treated at the Bell Centre, so that's good. But I remember that early reports on Markov were good too!
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So who sits when Cammalleri and Bergeron get back? Pyatt? Lapierre? Darche? First two I'd say.
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I'll never forget that cross-check to the face by Suter:
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Five Teams Benefitting from the Bettman Point
An overtime or shootout situation inherently has a high degree of randomness. To be sure, the better team is still more likely to win and some players seem particularly suited to the situations found after regulation wins, but reducing things to a next goal wins contest helps to even the playing field.
Aside from that, there’s a lot of variation from one season to the next over which teams make it to the extra frame, and with simply playing in overtime being worth an extra point, it stands to reason that this can have a big effect on the NHL standings.
Take the Phoenix Coyotes as an example. Last season, they played only 11 overtime games, collecting just four wins and 15 points – both totals the lowest in the league. This year, they’ve played in 19 games, managing 33 points – or an 18 point increase based entirely on the back of points recorded after regulation. That’s the difference between 4th in the West and 12th in the West.
Shootout points are even less stable. The New York Rangers led the league in shootout wins last season, with 10. This year they have two, and they’ve gone from collecting 26 points (10-6 record) to taking home just seven points this year (2-3 record). Other teams have fluctuated wildly; for instance the 2007-08 Edmonton Oilers were the best team in league history in the shootout, with a 15-4 record, but the year prior they’d gone 3-3 and the year following they went 6-4. Or to express it in terms of total points, they went from nine to 34 and then back down to 16.
The point in all of this is that some teams are going to be blessed with Bettman points, while others are not. I’m not especially worried about changing the three point game, but it is important to know which teams have been benefitting from it – and consequently might be overrated heading into the post-season. What follows are the five teams gaining the most from the NHL points system this season.
1. Montreal Canadiens
OT/SO Record: 15-6-0
Points Over Average: 12
Standings Change: 7th to 14th
The Canadiens have had phenomenal luck this season, not only playing in a lot of three point games but also boasting an impressive 0.714 winning percentage in those contests. Last year they were just 0.500 in extra time, and if they had recorded the league average (24 points) so far this season they’d be sitting in 14th in the East rather than in one of the final two playoff spots.
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Ryder's available! We should totally get him!
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I found it on ebay (here), but I hope to find somewhere to buy it in Montreal where it won't be so expensive due to shipping from the States
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Where the heck can I find this? I've looked in the Canadiens catalogue and on ebay!
The reason is that I don't like the NHL logo, so I'd prefer just the string. Anyone know?a
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I'd be happy with mid-January. Don't want to rush him at all.
As to the captaincy, I don't think we'll have a captain all season. Maybe if we push into the 6-7 position in the east. That would mean that the team came together and a leader emerged. If we squeak in, just miss, or aren't even close I don't think one will be named. I guess that kind of reveals where I think this team will end up at the end of the season
Bars showing the game in 3D?
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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No better first time to watch 3D TV than Habs-Leafs