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Feb. 21, Canadiens vs Rangers, 7 PM


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Just now, habs rule said:

:rastapop: no no I don't like that one. Price gets hurt we are dead, maybe byron could take the high hard one while Carey is still in the dressing room. Low fives are ok but the guy who started that seems to be missing from the roster.

did you see the Price interview just now?  Price was asked about it...he said he was happy Byron made up for it...he's a good natured guy

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10 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

 

That's fair.  I'm not a big Beaulieu fan.  Basically, I don't like low IQ players and I would put Beaulieu in that category.  He has the skill to be a quality top four player but his head is holding him back (and I don't think it's going to change either).  There are bad plays and there are stupid plays.  Both Beaulieu and Petry have struggled as of late but I'd put a lot of Petry's mistakes in the first category (he's prone to a panicked decision in particular) and quite a few of Beaulieu's in the second one.

 

Short-term, I think Markov has to be tried there even though that's far from ideal on a long-term basis.  He's not quick by any stretch but he's smart and that should take some of the pressure off of Weber.  The question then becomes how to manage his special teams minutes to avoid him playing 22+ minutes a game.

Ya, true for sure.

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Just now, THE Bobby Orr said:

did you see the Price interview just now?  Price was asked about it...he said he was happy Byron made up for it...he's a good natured guy

He can be as good natured as he wants as long as he is NOT INJURED.

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2 minutes ago, THE Bobby Orr said:

did you see the Price interview just now?  Price was asked about it...he said he was happy Byron made up for it...he's a good natured guy

Ahh..good. 

3 minutes ago, Chris said:

Shaw and Lehkonen were really good, 

 

I thought Price was going to have to shoot to get a win

 

 

How does Lehkonen look so far? What can we hope for this year?

 

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2 minutes ago, Commandant said:

Price seems to be back

 

The whole team played a much better game than they've played in weeks though. 

That's the way it seemed to me for sure. Was it Todd the other day who recommended we all take a deep breath and just relax a wee bit. We're going to be fine. I kinda believe it. 

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20 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

 

That's fair.  I'm not a big Beaulieu fan.  Basically, I don't like low IQ players and I would put Beaulieu in that category.  He has the skill to be a quality top four player but his head is holding him back (and I don't think it's going to change either).  There are bad plays and there are stupid plays.  Both Beaulieu and Petry have struggled as of late but I'd put a lot of Petry's mistakes in the first category (he's prone to a panicked decision in particular) and quite a few of Beaulieu's in the second one.

 

Short-term, I think Markov has to be tried there even though that's far from ideal on a long-term basis.  He's not quick by any stretch but he's smart and that should take some of the pressure off of Weber.  The question then becomes how to manage his special teams minutes to avoid him playing 22+ minutes a game.

This pairing is inevitable i think...paring Markov and Weber is also coming up more and more in social media and radio talk shows (for what its worth) ...the only concern is where do you play emelin?  I believe this has been the issue even under MT.  Its not about who do you pair with Weber, but rather who do you pair with emelin...I think this is why Julien hasn't made a change yet.  

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3 minutes ago, THE Bobby Orr said:

The parting is inevitable i think...paring Markov and Weber is coming up more and more in social media and radio talk shows (for what its worth) ...the only concern is where do you play emelin?  I believe this has been the issue even under MT.  Its not about who do you pair with Weber, but rather who do you pair with emelin...I think this is why Julian hasn't made a change yet.  

Good point. Who DO you pair with Emelin... 

 

Naive I suppose, but I really thought we'd be scarey in a nice way on D by now. 

 

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11 minutes ago, Toronthab said:

Ahh..good. 

How does Lehkonen look so far? What can we hope for this year?

 

I think he can reach 15-16 goals! Not bad for a rookie!

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3 minutes ago, Habsfan said:

I think he can reach 15-16 goals! Not bad for a rookie!

Ya.. that would be ok. He seems pretty talented out there.. and versatile. 

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6 minutes ago, Toronthab said:

Ya.. that would be ok. He seems pretty talented out there.. and versatile. 

i think its safe to say, Arturi is the real deal..i would like to see him move up to the 2nd line once in a while..decent size, quick feet, great shot and he's got good hockey sense; doesn't get into trouble. doesn;t take dumb penalties...way ahead of where i thought he would be at the start of the season...and he's consistent to boot

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4 minutes ago, THE Bobby Orr said:

i think its safe to say, Arturi is the real deal..i would like to see him move up to the 2nd line once in a while..decent size, quick feet, great shot and he's got good hockey sense; doesn't get into trouble. doesn;t take dumb penalties...way ahead of where i thought he would be at the start of the season...and he's consistent to boot

A good find alright. 

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Emelin was bad. I think he is getting exposed now, starting to crack from heavy usage. Petry remains useful but inconsustent. Markov was brilliant in OT. Weber was superb all game. Hopefully he can sustain that going forward into the playoffs.

 

An absolute humdinger of a game. I haven't seen that kind of quick transition from the Habs in some time...that's more like it.

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2 hours ago, Stogey24 said:

This team is junk, honestly. They wouldn't even be a playoff team without that dominant start.

The start where same players kicked ass, won a lot of games and earned lots of points?:wacko:

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1 hour ago, THE Bobby Orr said:

^that...but in order to fill the gaps we need to move players like Chuck and N8...its unfortunate but its a reality we have to face up to...  

'Chuck'? You don't mean #27 do you?

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