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I feel like one of the few excited for this series. Did I mention in the thread title that it is HABS VS LEAFS IN THE PLAYOFFS?! It's almost as if everyone forgets that all bets are off the table when these two face each other. Why the doom and gloom? If you can't get up for this series then what can you get up for? Reasons to be optimistic (adjective; hopeful and confident about the future.) I added that for some here that don't know what that means: Carey Price - First off, he is back from an injury plagued season. When he is on top of his game he is the best in th

Drouin won't get a point there, but he drew the penalty and made the play along the boards to start the goal (a 3rd assist type pass). He also has an assist tonight. Clearly has taken his game to another level this season.

New series, new challenge. Keep it rollin' baby !! Go Habs Go, fifteen in a row !!!

I just want to point out one huge factor nobody is taking in consideration for this series. Vegas doesn't have Yvonne.

Toughest matchup of the playoffs… they are fast, heavy, and have some great forwards and Defense. Habs in 5.

Broadcaster: "What's going through your mind right now?" Toffoli: "I just can't wait to be back in the locker room with the boys. You guys are killing the buzz here."

Let's keep it rollin' baby ! In front of a (small) crowd, attaboy !!!! (Now discuss lineups, previews and feelings, Yvonne ain't got time for that shit.)

I was really impressed with Evans last night. To jump back in after missing four games without missing a beat was nice to see. To do so playing higher in the lineup than he ever had in his NHL career, setting a new career high in ice time, while playing a position I'm not sure he ever has played in his career, is quite something.

Regardless, Habs are in:

Lehkonen needs to be protected as well but the Habs have to comply with the 2 forwards under contract that meet the 27/54 rule. As things stand, those two forwards are likely Byron and Evans by default (once they get there). Lehkonen can't be in that category because he's an RFA. Unless he's signed, they can't protect Evans and unprotect Lehkonen. It's not that RFAs don't need to be protected - they do - but in order for the Habs to protect Evans over Lehkonen, they'd have to extend Lehkonen first. Guaranteed Protectees Anderson Gallagher (NMC) Drouin

This is not the venue for these sort of personal attacks. Bad form bud. Argue the content. Avoid name calling.

I think that’s two different issues. We lost the sergachev trade. Fine. It’s done. Sucks - but it’s done. but 5.5 for a 50+ pt 2nd line forward? That’s the going rate. As soon as a player gets 50 pts a season that instantly means there are at least 30 games where they got 0 points. We aren’t even talking the odd time the player has a 2 or 3 point night. And those nights Drouin doesn’t score - he looks terrible (tho the beginning of last season, before the injury, he wasn’t floating) Drouin is what he is. A top 6 forward. At 5.5 per, that’s not outrageous.

Screw it. Ideal scenario is that we beat them in 4 and Scheifele knows he cost his team by being an idiot.

He was pushing the envelope all game long. You can clearly see that he’s stops skating hard when he notices he has no chance to get to the puck with his stick. That’s when he decides to absolutely annihilate Evans. Disgusting and vile.

Keep it rollin' AGAIN Yvonne !!! YAAAA The magic number is 67 ! Let's keep it that way ! Now discuss lines and stuff.

3:35 the time here and daughter waking up in 2 hours for school. Buuut its worth it!

Get this, Kotkaniemi scored at 15:15 into OT. It was the 15th shot in overtime, in Kotkaniemi’s 15th playoff game. He played exactly 15 minutes, and he wears #15

Well... don't know if it's my fault or not, but it worked for game 1, the only game thread I posted this in... so... Feel free to add any lineups or actual relevant infos in here

I don't have the lineups or anything else for you. What I do have is the facts. We need a point. Period. Get your butts out there and get'er done boys. Can't wait on Calgary losing to the 'nucks. 1st GDT of the season, hope it is not my last! Go Habs Go!!!

I’ll just put my cards on the table and say that it is a good thing to have some women’s voices in hockey and on the signature national broadcasts. Cassie Campbell and Jennifer B. were both pioneers of the women’s sport who played it at a high level for years. Neither is what I’d call a Grade-A analyst, but they are both better than many of the clowns and gasbags that have wasted those seats over the years, e.g., Glenn Healy. The entire culture of the NHL as a giant club for white hetero male “Good Canadian Boys” is tired, boring, and long past its best-by date anyhow as far as I’m concerned.

I don't care how many goals Primeau lets in or how many bad rebounds he gives up (which is why some of us have been saying he's not ready to be a full-time backup next season), he has to stay in. If Price isn't 100% for the playoffs and Allen is the starter, he can't go in tired. He's clearly tired right now so this has to be Primeau's game no matter what. By picking him to start, they're playing the long game. One truly awful period shouldn't change that.

I'm still available. I'm very defensive, like to hit people and most of my friends and family find me very offensive. And as you may have suspected I'm cheap.

Tangential side-note: I got Chris Nilan to make a “Memmo” video as a present for my father’s 79th birthday. He did a great job, talking about how tough things are under Covid, expressing rueful sympathy about the challenges of getting older - his sincerity and charisma really came through. 👍 Knuckles is da man!

I'm scaring myself a little at this point...

My first GDT: let's start a new winning streak Hoglander - Horvat - Boeser Vesey - Miller - Virtanen Motte - Sutter - Hawryluk Roussel - Gaudette - MacEwen Edler - Schmidt Hughes - Hamonic Benn - Myers Holtby / (Demko) Drouin - Suzuki - Anderson Tatar - Danault - Gallagher Lehkonen- Kotkaniemi - Armia Byron - Evans - Pe

They are nowhere near the team they were in the 80’s. While they admittedly had dynasty holdovers in Robinson and Gainey, they drafted and developed a multiple conn smythe and Vezina winner in Roy, a multiple Norris winner in Chelios, 100 point man Naslund, 50 goal scorer im the enigmatic Richer, multiple selke winner in Carbonneau, traded for 90 point men in Damphousse, Bellows and Muller. Always had a steady stream of good top 4 Dmen until the Houle years Oh, and we won two cups and went to another finals.

Referees for the 'Dollar Bill’s Discount Money Lenders North Division' as CC so eloquently put it: Kendrick Nicholson Brad Meier Eric Furlatt Kevin Pollock Marc Joannette Graham Skilliter Chris Schlenker Mitch Dunning* Michael Markovic* Corey Syvret* *-AHL referees There's also a list of linesmen that will be restricted to North Division duty but I wanted to mention the referees at least so everyone could rejoice in not seeing Chris Lee's name on there.

He may be busy in Washington DC today.

I assume Commandant is in court for beating a man to death after the poor soul insisted clutch was a real thing.

Suzuki is going to be a key pivot on this team for years to come.

Well, my daddy left home when I was three And he didn't leave much to ma and me Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze Now I don't blame him 'cause he run and hid But the meanest thing that he ever did Was before he left he went and named me Sue (...) And he said, "Son, this world is rough And if a man's gonna make it he's gotta be tough And I know I wouldn't be there to help you along So I gave that name and I said goodbye I knew you'd have to get tough or die And it's that name what helped to make you strong"

Keep it rollin' baby !!! Go Habs Go, fifteen in a row !!!

Alright, round 2, here we go. Go Habs Go, fifteen in a row !

They have put Nylander - Matthews - Marner together. We have to contain that line. Without JT, there is nothing scary in the rest of the forwards after those three. Some decent players, but that first line is really stacked.

HOLY SHIT WHAT AN UNDESERVED WIN SUCK IT LEAFS

I support Caufield over Tatar ☝️

I am starting to like this new core better than the old one

He is on pace for 43/44 goal season in a 82 game season ... thus far this season is an outlier ... doesn't mean he can't do it again, just that he never has ... hopefully he has finally landed in the right situation and can be a consistent 35-40 goal scorer (or better) ... if so his contract is a ridiculous bargain ...

Boy, I'm shocked with that...

Oh hey, there is a game soon. Go Habs! Lines to come...

I'll start the next GDT ready, glad that we are on a winning streak

Not happy with Toffoli's choice to throw the puck back in the defensive zone when he had a chance to clear. Seconds later, it was 2-0 Winnipeg. You have the puck on your stick and the third pairing on the ice, make the smart play and get it out of there.

Danault : Yeah I just scored my first of the season, knew it was coming. Petry : That's cute. I juste scored my 10th. Danault : Yeah, but I have all the big defensive missions. Petry : You mean, like a defenseman ?

First of all, thanks God Bergevin acquired Anderson and Toffoli, since they, along with Price, were the only Habs to show up for the first 40 minutes. It’s the old story: your best players have to be your best players. Price and Gallagher really brought it - the latter being THE difference-maker in the third. Danault also looked like he shook off his daze in the second half. Mete certainly had one that one great shift and looked competent otherwise. I thought Romanov looked good too. Weber was a painful sight for the first 40...I don’t know how many times I saw him wit

At this pace Cage aux Sports going bankrupt.

I think we have room for one big contract this offseason, not two. If I'm looking for a big contract, I'm after a game breaker at wing, not a defenceman. I think Kulak, Chiarot, Romanov, and Mete.... is a good 1-4 on the Left, and you have Weber, Petry, Juulsen and Fleury on the right.

For the first time in the Glorious 110 year history of the Montreal Canadiens, they have won a game in August.

That was fun to watch. Price was solid The kids were great Drouin is a bum Habs win in August