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revvvrob

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  1. That’s not it at all. it’s if Petry can’t or shouldn’t play, THEN now is the time. Certainly before Ouelette or before rushing Merrill back into play. Romanov should be the next to draw in.
  2. It’s important to close out the series for so many solid reasons - but I’d also like to see Romanov get the chance to either prove DD correct or false tonight once and for all.
  3. Thing is - they are exploiting their opponents 4th line. It’s not that these guys are suddenly back to being top line players - but matched up against a teams weakest, they shine. Cudos to MB for bringing them in, cudos to DD for proper deployment and cudos to Perry and Staal for embracing the role and excelling at it!
  4. When’s the last time the Habs won 5 in a row? 2016?? Loving this!!!
  5. No offensive pressure and we are losing the race to loose pucks I’m worried this will go to OT unless the Habs speed things up a bit.
  6. I really hope the coaching staff was telling Romanov to play a certain way all season and that if he didn’t improve, he would be benched in the playoffs. I don’t mind the staff icing what they feel is their strongest lineup - that’s their job - but if Romanov was told nothing (significant) about his play all season and then to never touch the ice in the post season …. I don’t know how he wouldn’t be ticked right now.
  7. I really hope the Habs can close it out before game 6. Game 6 would mean Scheifele is back and that the Jets either went 2-2 or 3-1 without him. No matter how you slice that, they will be energized to win when he returns. also, I don’t want the Habs players to even be TEMPTED to seek revenge … and any touch on Scheifele, hockey play or not, will be viewed as revenge.
  8. Evans - no hospitalization, he remains at the hotel. Concussion. Out indefinitely.
  9. Habs def won’t suffer a let down for Game 2 now - they have their renewed focus. prayers for Evans
  10. Terrible penalty call - KK’s hands weren’t elevated no one wants a series where that is the standard for what a penalty is!
  11. I need the NBC announcer (Alex Faust??) to pronounce Canadiens properly. How the heck do you become an NHL play by play guy and CONTINUE to offend a fan base by consistently screwing that up! to compare - we were pronouncing Romanov improperly - Romanov corrects us, so everyone makes the effort to pronounce his name properly Why not the same respect for Canadiens!?!?
  12. Glad period ended 3-1. Would have been wind-out-of-the-sails to give up a PP goal there. let’s play the 2nd as if it’s 0-0 again!
  13. This is not the same team from game 4 vs the Maples. wow have they gotten a shot of confidence! I’m loving it.
  14. Habs already have 3 Dman points. Only 1 in whole series vs Leafs.
  15. So we can safely say the worst case scenario for the Habs is <$900,000 spread over a few years (or maybe in 1 year for worst case). and that’s if this is his last season as a Hab. after this season, Habs are completely off the hook should he retire in early (which I expect he would do - eventually).
  16. I always like reading your posts - I don’t always agree, but I feel I do more than disagree … but you often bring up the length of Weber’s contract as if it impacts the Habs - someone correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t the Preds on the hook if Weber retires?
  17. Danault will be 4-5. Hoping under 5 for sure. fact is, it’s only 1 round. He will have to do that over 3-4 rounds for him to even be able to ask for Bergeron money with a straight face. His offense just isn’t there. pay him like his is the top 3rd line center in the NHL or as a top 10 Selke candidate.
  18. Off topic in terms of winning/losing this series, but I would have loved the visual of game 7 more if the Habs had been in their red and the Leafs in their blue. When teams have such contrasting colors, going with both teams in home jerseys from time to time would be sweet.
  19. Eric Staal. Want to say. He has been good all game. Best game I’ve seen him play as a Hab.
  20. You don’t need to worry about it. It’s my fault. I wore my white winter classic Habs jersey for game 1, 5, and 6. Seems clear what I need to wear tonight. So don’t worry boys … it’s on me … we got this!
  21. 2017 still may produce Primeau and Brook 2006 Ryan White wasn’t a zero but I didn’t spot any others that made NHL contributions. next is to compare that to others’ drafts and see if his numbers are good, mediocre or bad - and then filter in if the misses were his fault or the fault of the GM at the time.
  22. I didn’t mind the in-season pick ups at all, except that I thought they were ONLY to push Evans (which it did) and give defensive depth (which it did). I didn’t expect that acquiring Staal meant benching KK after Evans had re-found his game and that Romanov/Kulak would be in the stands while the depth formed the 3rd pairing. I’d need to know the internal workings, but I’m blaming DD for who the healthy scratches are - not MB.
  23. I don’t know. A coach that only trust 4 of his D men isn’t a well constructed team. the Habs have won 3 games either in spite of their GM or in spite of their coach … but not both.
  24. Romanov will have some defensive gaffes - I don’t believe any more than Gustafson. But who will give us the open ice hit like he will? Who will give the stretch pass from our own goal line like he will? Who will walk the blue line in the offensive zone like he will? To me, he does things that no one else does and can help the team be less predictable (ie more creative). I believe his upside is greater than his downside - and that’s without even factoring in giving the kid playoff experience which should make it a no-brainer.
  25. I remain a Timmins fan. Perhaps I’m naive but I feel the early round misses were GM induced. Only way to know for sure is if we could get our hands on Timmins’ pre-draft rankings - and my bet is that he has survived GM changes because he has been right when the GM was wrong. The Habs internal team know the truth.
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