Habs Fan in Edmonton
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3 hours ago, Commandant said:
Moving from an AHL contract to an NHL one.
You know there is not much to talk about when Alex Belzile gets his own thread.
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11 minutes ago, Habsfan89 said:
Can't believe the flames ownership won't pay its employees well the NHL is on hold. If I were the works no one should go back ounce the NHL starts up again to work for that owner.
I agree, I think the owners of sports franchises should note how Mark Cuban is handling this. Of course Mark has deeper pockets than most but he is doing the right thing.
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2 hours ago, DON said:
You think an agent (if NCAA guys can have one? or family advisor is it?) hints to Bergevin that if Caufield waits till end of 2nd year...he might as well wait 2 more and become free-agent then pick-choose where to go.
Caufield just doesn't seem like the kind of guy who wants to spend 4 years at university. He seems focused only on hockey. I think there is almost zero chance he spends 4 years at Wisconsin. Hopefully just 1 more.
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40 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:
He is a year older, so I don’t think you can just take that signing as reason to sign Caufield. He also 6’5 and 200lb
Agree, this should have no bearing on whether the Habs sign Caulfield. I don't think Don was implying they should because of it, just sharing the story. I think Caufield should spend another year at Wisconsin. I think the fact that he slowed down quite a bit after a hot start might indicate that he is not ready for the long grind of an NHL/AHL schedule. He still needs to mature.
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5 hours ago, Chris said:
It has been canceled, which is kind of good so i dont have to watch this garbage team
But will miss good playoff hockey
Chris, you never had to watch this garbage team even when they were playing.
However it may leave a void in your life so you will have to find something else to be negative about.
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2 hours ago, DON said:
Of course YOU would find some rathole to go down.
Most teams do love to punt their #1 scorer at the deadline, as they are a dime a dozen and so easy to replace in July.
Whether we should or should not have traded Tatar at the deadline is just pure speculation as we will never know what MB was offered. Tatar is a valuable member of the Habs, has 1 year left on his contract and seems to like it here. The return would have to be substantial, not just a late 1st round pick.
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4 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:
If we won the lottery and didn’t take the consensus -#1 pick who is a local French boy, there’d be a Richard like riot with the draft being in Montreal. This isn’t a Leblanc type situation where we took a guy who was an average skater.
Yeah, I am betting they would probably take Lafreniere with the #1 pick. There is little doubt about that.
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3 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:
I’m hoping we win the lottery and nab lafreniere. Isn’t it the the 50th anniversary of picking lafleur 1st overall - or actually I think that might be next year.
Maybe they will win the lottery and take someone else? A dark horse pick? Like Petr Svoboda.
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I can see the quote from Brendan Gallagher now " the turning point was coming back from a 4-0 deficit against Nashville, this team wouldn't quit" after the Habs win 13 in a row to sneak into the last playoff spot ahead of Toronto.
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13 minutes ago, Commandant said:
The team that didn't quit, has now quit.
I turned it off, so I'm not even seeing it. They aren't making the playoffs... How low they finish barely matters (1% higher chance at Lafreniere per spot fallen).
That said, i wouldn't judge much from the veterans down the stretch, its pre-season mode now.
Now 4-2, maybe you spoke to soon Commandant,
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22 minutes ago, Trizzak said:
Ya, I don't think I ever actively root for the Habs to lose, even when the season is lost. I'm just not that sad when it happens now.
Yup, that pretty much sums up how I feel right now. I won't be tossin and turnin all night tonight because they lost.
I definitely won't toss and turn if they lose to the Sabres on Thursday.
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1 hour ago, sbhatt said:
The Sabres upset the Caps in the shootout tonight...perfect result for the tank. Let's hope the Devils find a way to get 2 points against the Pens tomorrow night.
Agreed. And the Sabres have 2 games left with the Habs. Those are huge games!!
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15 minutes ago, Habsfan89 said:
Well I guess most people have accepted the fact that losing in Montreal is normal now, so why change anything in Montreal, no need to become a wining team.👌
I haven't accepted losing. I just try and focus on what they should do to be better going forward and I don't think that getting rid of Dr. Mulder is going to result in a big turnaround for the team. Call me crazy but that's my opinion.
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I think another year in college would be good for Caulfield. Maturity is also a big thing, maybe Cole will find some courses he likes and become a well rounded young man. KK was too young (barely 18) and should have spent another year in Finland. It's always easy to look back and say that but we sometimes forget that these are just kids, they need to become young men before they become true professionals.
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1 hour ago, hab29RETIRED said:
I think the best place for him to get stronger and develop physically is college, but I'd be okay to sign him as well - always have to worry about college players deciding to be a UFA after their two years. If wants to sign now and they don't, you take that risk.
But no way would i let him play in the NHL. I'd like to see the habs have their kids develop and learn to win in the AHL, like a lot of Tampa's players did. I think we need to have winning AHL team before we win in the NHL. Montreal used to have a winning team in the AHL in the 80's as well and had players winning the Calder Cup before the Stanley cup. I think the only recent hab from the current team that's won it is Price.
I agree. The Habs have rushed too many players, giving players time to ripen and mature in the AHL is a good thing. I think they become a free agent after 3 years in college but I could be wrong.
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On 3/4/2020 at 4:39 PM, Commandant said:
Hockey iq, vision
Skating
Puck skills
Shot
In that order for me.
I would put grit before shot. A guy can improve his shot with a lot of practice. Generally a guy either has grit (ie. compete level) or he doesn't. Skating ability would be #1 on my list. If you can't get there then a lot of the other stuff doesn't matter.
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14 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:
The Canadiens have had to many injuries. Maybe it is time to part ways with him ?
You are blaming the injuries the Habs have had on the doctor? Seriously? A slow news day?
I am hardly competent enough in the field of medicine to comment on the quality of the Habs medical staff and will leave it at that.
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So many fond memories of the Pocket Rocket. Certainly the cup winning goal against the Black Hawks stands out but one of my fondest memories was late in his career on a Saturday night. They were playing the Buffalo Sabres. The Pocket and Jim Schoenfeld were battling for position in front of the net. A slap shot from the point was deflected and hit the Pocket square in the forehead, blood was streaming down his forehead and he just skated calmly to the bench, never flinched, never went down. After the game they asked Jim Schoenfeld what he thought of Henri Richard, he just shook his head and said "what a competitor". He was tough as anybody out there.
R.I.P. Pocket Rocket We will remember you!!
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A huge game for Carolina, I expect a bounce back effort and win from the Habs.
On another note, sad to see Andrew Shaw done for the year with a concussion. I thought it was a great trade for the Habs to send him back to Chicago but he was a favourite of mine while he was here. Not sure how many more concussions he can take before he calls it a career. Unfortunately his style of play doesn't help in that regard.
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7 hours ago, DON said:
Don't encourage his obstreperousness.
My sentiments exactly.
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8 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Lucic easily.
Id still take Tavares to be honest.
Most definitely Lucic, if that happened MB would likely not be here now.
Tavares at 11 million/year?? I think it's too much but the guy can definitely play. It would have solved one problem buy likely created others. The Leafs had to give Carolina a 1st round pick to take Marleau because of the salary cap issues that started with the Tavares signing.
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7 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said:
What they should do is blow this shit show up - starting with management and start from scratch, just keeping the good prospects and a few veterans for guiding the young guys and being in a lot of new blood. We don’t need a reset, we need a take down the friggin Berlin Wall rebuild.
The approach you proposed is forward looking and is definitely one way of moving forward. Some may agree, some may disagree but at least it's forward looking. I have not drunk any MB kool aid, I just think the last couple years he has taken the right approach by collecting draft picks and trying to build with young guys. Prior to the last couple years I was not happy with MB.
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8 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Shocking how low the bar has become for some Habs fans. A quarter century of mediocrity will do that to a fanbaseI guess I could choose to spend a lot of my time analyzing the last 25 years or I could spend my time thinking about what they should do at this point in time to get us to be cup contenders. I prefer to look forward rather than whining about the past. I apologize if that doesn't sit well with some people.
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2 minutes ago, dlbalr said:
They traded Skjei because of the looming cap crunch which was only exacerbated by the Kreider extension. Their GM had said they weren't going to led the record dictate their activity (although they didn't move Jesper Fast). I really didn't like that deal for them - I think they could have done better at the draft.
Makes more sense to me now. Thanks
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