johnnyhasbeen Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 It is that time of year again. There seems to be nothing worse for the habs, at least in the past few seasons, than a road trip in December. Here is to hoping this trip goes well and doesn't culminate in 2 losses in Fla. I am so much more optimistic this season. Lets shoot for 5-1-1. That would close out 2010 nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruthMonger Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 There seems to be nothing worse for the habs, at least in the past few seasons, than a road trip in December. They had some bad Christmas seasons in the past, but that does not apply to the last two years. They closed out last year on a 7-game road-trip, winning 6. The year before finished with 3 road wins (though they lost the 4th road game in January). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 If they're the good team we all think they are, then this trip should be no cause for great concern. Then again things have been only so-so lately. I predict a .500 trip, maybe slightly better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 .500 on the road is the barometer for good teams so that's where it should be here - 7 is normal, 6 points would be adequate, anything below disappointing. Looking at who the opposition is, 7 points isn't unrealistic either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Didn't they go 5-2 last year? If they can go 4-2-1 on this road trip, I'll be really happy! Let's hope it starts well in Colorado! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Didn't they go 5-2 last year? If they can go 4-2-1 on this road trip, I'll be really happy! Let's hope it starts well in Colorado! They have been a lot better than I expected so I am going to put them in the .600% on the road. My focus tonight will be how much ice time and+/_ for O'byrne against a team he was not good enough to play for. And of course any extra he may add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCPetit Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Everybody on the team sounds optimistic about this trip. It won't be easy. I would be very glad if we come back 10 points higher in the standings. Let's hope that it starts on a high note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 They have been a lot better than I expected so I am going to put them in the .600% on the road. My focus tonight will be how much ice time and+/_ for O'byrne against a team he was not good enough to play for. And of course any extra he may add. O'Byrne doesn't strike me as a Rise To The Occasion type of guy. I think it's more likely he's the result of multiple Montreal goals than he has some significant positive impact on the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsley01 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Canadiens fans who care about Ryan O'Byrne remind me of Leaf fans who used to complain that they didn't use Nathan Dempsey enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Canadiens fans who care about Ryan O'Byrne remind me of Leaf fans who used to complain that they didn't use Nathan Dempsey enough. I'm obviously not a Leaf fan but even I thought Dempsey was underutilized at times...mind you I was about 14 at the time and didn't follow things anywhere near as closely as I do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsley01 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I'm obviously not a Leaf fan but even I thought Dempsey was underutilized at times...mind you I was about 14 at the time and didn't follow things anywhere near as closely as I do now. The guy never played a significant role on a good team, even after he left Toronto he never maintained a starting role for a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 The guy never played a significant role on a good team, even after he left Toronto he never maintained a starting role for a season. Yeah, it's obvious now he wasn't that good of a player but he had some decent offensive numbers at the time which always had me thinking he could be a decent PP specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsley01 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Yeah, it's obvious now he wasn't that good of a player but he had some decent offensive numbers at the time which always had me thinking he could be a decent PP specialist. The english MAB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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