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  1. Effort or not, that is one annoying way to lose a game. I went through stages during that game and reminded myself early on that the game was still far from over when we were playing amazing and wondered how it would feel if we somehow managed to squander the lead. Well this is how it feels. It feels like shit. :blink:

    As for the more recent posts though, I don't think it was realllly a lack of scoring touch. The season is still young, and we have many players who can potentially have breakout seasons. We should have put this game away, but it was a blend of style, luck and good goaltending that got the best of us tonight.

  2. I agree with the fact that a lot of you guys are overracting, although that doesn't mean I'm happy with the outcome either. Understandably, there's a lot of negative comments here simply because we lost to the leafs.

    As for Grabovski, I am praying he proves you guys wrong and plays well at least once we've played our first home game and Carbonneau is the one in charge of match ups. He's definitely been relatively invisible so far, but he can definitely be one of the better players on the team in any given game (and he was last season). When he utilizes his speed, he can really be effective. Keep in mind it's not that easy to adjust one's style, especially when playing with a player like Kovalev. I'm still optimistic about that line and so far have seen better things than I expected (from the team).

  3. 0 - 7 on the PP... that is why we lost, imo. They need to take advantage of their chances to win. When Boo boo got that penalty, I said to my wife.. watch.. Leafs will score from the point within 30 seconds... I hate being right :)

    That's not that hard of a call. I'm sure pretty much every fan here said the same thing when he got that penalty. No need to point out so many of the negatives as Kovalev could have easily put it away just the same on our power play. Yeah there are things to be worked on, but I find the team really isn't looking all that bad. Personally, I'm more worried about the defensive problems tonight than the offensive ones.

  4. Yeah, I definitely agree with Joe's posts. Not only that, it's only one game so there's not really any need to jump to anything as of yet. Give them a good 5-10 games together at least. Kovalev seems to actually be playing pretty well with the two kids in all honesty. Give it time and I'm fairly confident that line can workout well. Don't give it time and pull a samsonov.

  5. I found there were so many unecessary points made in this thread. While I'm not saying it would work this way every season, having the number 1 PP last season obviously did not help us make the playoffs. That being said, Souray's horrible +/- is not the only reason we didn't make the playoffs either. It's a team game, and while one player's specific strengths will help a team in a certain way, there are always downsides to their play as well. Personally I'd say Hamrlik is definitely more well rounded at the back... cant' really go wrong with that.

    I don't think there's anyone on these boards that prior to July 1st would have EVER made the trade (Souray for Hamrlik) but that's not to say signing Hamrlik instead of Souray has impeeded our progress. Players play different on different teams and only time will tell how Hamrlik will perform for the habs. I don't see him standing out as much as Souray did with his exciting goals, but he will definitely improve our defensive core.

    That being said, I'm sure a lot of people who have posted here haven't seen Hamrlik play enough to properly judge him.

    I will miss Souray though.

  6. You guys hate way too much. It's a business as well as a game, so if Souray decides to play somewhere else that's his perogative. If he signs a better contract elsewhere, then I can't see how you can reaaaaally blame him, and if he gets skrewed and doesn't, then there's nothing to complain about. I'd love to have seen him/see him on the team, but with all bias put aside, offensively he had an amazing season, so I would have been shocked had he NOT tested the free agent market and not the other way around. No need to always crucify players. It's so ridiculous.

  7. Staurt - who IMO is a much better defencemen then Hamrlik just signed for $3.5M.

    I understand that statisitcs don't mean everything when it comes to judging talent but let's put it this way...

    On the defensive side one looks at +/-

    (Last season)

    Stuart: -10

    Hamrlik: +22

    On the offensive side for a defenseman one looks at points

    (Last season)

    Stuart: 22

    Hamrlik: 38

    Now the fact that he got first line PP minutes probably helped him as far as points go but like Tony said, there's a reason he was a top 2 defenseman on the flames.

    Both Stuart and Hamrlik played on the same team last season, so I hardly see the comparison. Just because you like the way someone looks on the ice, does not necessarily mean he'd be a better pickup.

  8. I kind of don't like that aspect. If a team does well one season, and the stars who got them there become free agents the next summer, chances are you won't get them all back. It sucks for the fans. It's always been like that, but never like this.

    edit - this was to avsfan

  9. I think you guys need to stop worrying about what the team will look like on the ice next season until it's actually formulated. There are still UFA's out there that could help the habs make the playoffs and possibly be a "contender" if we improve our defense and get solid goaltending. With that being said, it's obvious in my mind that Bob will either sign a couple of the stronger players left or make trade(s) to improve our team. It's only a matter of time.

    As for Selanne, like others have said on here, optimistic or not, it just doesn't make sense. Especially from Teemu's perspective.

  10. I must admit that I wouldn't complain if we got both Drury and Gomez, but in all honesty just because they're 2 of the biggest names available in the UFA pool does not necessarily make those two specific players worth 7+ mil each. Obviously if you want to pick up one of those players you're going to have to spend the big bucks, but Bob usually waits it out (good or bad I don't really know). If we were still to pick up someone like Kariya or another top player who has not been hyped up, for cheaper then I don't think Sather or any other GM is any more "magical" than Bob. But we'll just have to wait and see. Only the first day, and it's not even over!

  11. I couldn't agree more. IF we already had a big top-6 centreman, I would be pleading with Bob to sign Briere. But a Koivu-Briere combo will be shredded in the playoffs - signing him to a long term deal would be the WORST thing Bob could do in terms of building a bona fide contender because it would lock us into two fairly untradeable contracts (Briere and Koivu) for the duration. Just say no, Bob!

    I'm not going to start a debate in the rumour thread but I don't completely agree with this. Keep in mind the Sabres have done well in the playoffs the past couple of seasons. While they haven't won the cup, this doesn't mean that Briere wouldn't be able to EVER lead a team there. In all honesty, while I'm not saying that Briere would indeed be the best player to build a team around in the league, I wouldn't be dissapointed if he was the go-to-guy on the habs. While I don't believe he'll have quite as good a season as last year's, we have to remember that he got 95 points in the regular season and then led his team in scoring IN the playoffs. When's the last time a player on the habs has reached 90+ points? I think I've just convinced myself even more that I'd like to see him here. Oh and also, I do not think that Koivu and Briere would get shredded in the playoffs.

  12. I was shopping at Metro in Westmount today (small town in Montreal for those of you who don't live here) and guess who I see entering right behind me. This guy on his cell phone in a green t-shirt and a baseball cap worn low in an attempt to cover his face. It was Bob Gainey!! haha. I didn't approach him at first, because as I said he was on his cell phone, probably with another GM but after about 5 minutes I just simply passed by him and made a coughing sound while saying "Briere", cough, "Kariya". So for those of you who want to see either of them on the team, if we get them you can thank me :D (just kidding). But he actually acknowledged what I said and laughed. I wonder what that means lol.

  13. I like the Handzus idea. He is awfully slow but he was deadly when he arrived in Chicago before it was game over with the injury. With our speed we can have him float around in the offensive zone. I'm sure we could compensate. The Zeus is hard to get rid of down low. He's not a dinosaur at 30 and he's 6' 5", 217 lbs. Center. Age: 30

    2006-07 GP8 3G 5A 8PTS +4 PIM6 SHOTS9 SH%33.3

    If we could get Zeus and BriEEEEEERe I'd be delighted.

    Yeah I agree with your last statement. If Handzus were to be the only major pickup on offense this off season I wouldn't be overly enthusiatic by any means. But add someone like Briere to the mix, along with Handzus and that would help our offense tremendously (even though for some reason I get the feeling that regardless of who he plays for, Briere won't put up the same numbers as last year.) As for the original question, I know Montreal is one of Zubrus' favorite places to play, so it's not impossible. Adding him is kind of like obtaining a stronger and quicker Ribeiro... I wouldn't mind picking him up for the right price, but not as a first option.

  14. You need to read better reports...Esposito was dropping like a stone in the rankings even before the draft. Same with Cherepanov due to some inconsistency in his game and the fact that no one was liking the uncertainty around getting Russian players to sign.

    In fact, the look on Esposito's face alone made me glad he wasn't drafted by the Habs...I thought he was going to cry after every name called that wasn't his own. I have no doubt that most players were nervous, anxious, etc...but he looked incredibly immature and there is no doubt in my mind that he would absolutely crumble in Montreal. He had to know that his ranking was falling, his agent had to tell him who did/didn't like him and he still looked like he was going to shrivel up, cry and hide under a pile of coats until it all went away.

    I didn't get to see the draft, so I'm not quite sure about the immature way he was acting. But to me, it doesn't matter if his "rankings were dropping like a stone" because the fact remains Esposito has the potential to eventually be one of the better players in the league. It would have been nice to see him play for the habs after all of the original attention he was getting. That being said, what's done is done and they decided to pick up a solid defenceman instead early on. Sorry to simply go on about one player, I just wanted to post my view on it.

    In my books, it wasn't an extraordinary draft by any means, and in fact I feel as though the possibilities were out there to really make it a great one this season. As someone said earlier on, I'd give it a B+.

  15. Originally posted by shortcat1
    Originally posted by VaughanHabfan

    Am I ever glad that game is finally over. That was too close.:o

    yes, I know... with about a second to go, a buffalo raised his hands to indicate a goal so a shot must have come awfully close to going in.

    That was actually because the rebound went flying up in the air and he tried catching the puck with his hand.

    Anyways it was a pretty good game. I like the close ones :D lol. (When we win =/.)

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