GHT120
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Positive Thought .... Galchenyuk isn't there to haunt the Habs ... Hope Zucker doesn't fill in for him
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2 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
That blown PS feels huge to me. I hope I’m wrong, but that was the “steal” right there.
That icing worries me (10:24)
EDIT: NO need to be
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At least he didn't give up a SHG by scoring on his own net
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Just now, sbhatt said:
How many times are we going to tempt fate tonight?
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Assuming they kill the penalty ... time to sit the 4ht line and bump Domi up with KK and Byron and roll three lines?
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5 minutes ago, IN THE HEARTS OF MEN said:
What a playoff debut indeed. Getting the call on the 5on3... his penalty killing has been superb
And at the time the rumour was MB settled for Suzuki ... really wanted Cody Glass but couldn't get him ...
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3 minutes ago, TurdBurglar said:
Can someone explain how Sheary got a penalty shot? The hook would be a weak call the best of times, but doesn’t the infraction have to take away the scoring chance to warrant a penalty shot? I saw absolutely nothing that took away a scoring chance other than Sheary just not shooting.
Key is consistency ... set a standard and call everything the same
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O/T Predictions
PENS: Hornqvist
HABS: Chiarot
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16 minutes ago, Commandant said:
id give hudon a shot. He was scoring goals in the AHL. He might bury one of domi's passes.
Think a concern is that "his man" would get many more scoring chances than he would ... but Evans would IMO bring much more to the table than Weise ... and be available for faceoffs too (51.8% in his short stint with habs this season)
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Just now, Commandant said:
KOTKANIEMI
Sometimes not being able to stay on your feet pays off ... it will look like a blistering slapshot or a beautiful deke in the boxscore
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1 hour ago, Commandant said:
Don't know why the Oilers started Smith. Koskinen was better all season.
Because Smith has a HUGE 24 games of playoff experience over his 14 seasons while Koskinen has none?
Veteran bias?
Stupidity?
Likely a combination of all three ... but whatever the reason it proved to be wrong ... very, very wrong
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As expected by most Matt Murray gets the start
The cheap shot to take is 2-time Stanley Cup Champion Murray versus 0-time Stanley Cup Champion Price ... but Carey has never had a Crosby or a Malkin to lead his team ... let alone both ... or a complete TEAM built as well as those two Pens teams.
I am conflicted as like others I long for an end to the 26+ year drought ... and I also do want veterans like Price, Weber and Petry to win a Cup ... ideally with Habs but I'm also OK if it has to be elsewhere ... but I don't see this edition of the Habs doing it ... I want the best draft pick possible (be it 1st or 9th) in a deep draft to have the best chance to add the best assets possible in another draft ... so ...
Pay well Habs ... fight hard Habs ... hope Suzuki and KK take the right lessons (good and bad) from it to build on ... but I don't want a series win
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Romanov helps Evans/Weal/Suzuki/Gallagher? prepare for some physical play from Pittsburgh...
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20 minutes ago, Fanpuck33 said:
That's a fair point that we're probably defining lines a bit differently. To me, the top two lines are responsible for the lion's share of the offense, the third line is your defense first line who can chip in offensively, and then the 4th line is a bit of a grab bag. In terms of ice time, the top 3 lines should ideally get similar minutes, with the 1st and 3rd edging the 2nd a bit ...
I believe the days of a third line regularly matching up against one of an opponent's top 2 lines to "shut them down" are long gone ... a third line may in some cases get some specific shutdown circumstances in a game but not often ...
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58 minutes ago, Commandant said:
I'd say he's above average in ES production... considering he is scoring similarly to O'Reilly, Pettersson, Barko and Aho, and better than Bergeron. People who are widely considered good first line centres.
In Points per 60 (measured at even strength) Danault is 14th amongst centres ... meaning he scores at a mid-level, 1C pace ... legit even strength 1C ... but average, not elite ... in simple Points/Game he is 44th amongst centres ... reflecting his lack of PP time ... IMO an ideal 1C is also your 1st unit PP centre, or at very least 2nd unit.
I hugely respect Danault ... but he is not an ideal 1C ... that is all I am saying.
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7 minutes ago, Commandant said:
... At Even Strength, Philip Danault produces like a first line centre.
I agree that at even strength he produces like a mid-level #1 centre ... I only suggested that I hope someone pushes him out of the way because they can do better ...
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41 minutes ago, sbhatt said:
Pens in 4 is the most likely outcome, but Pens in 3 won't surprise me at all.
Or vice-versa ... and then MB will be nestled all snug in his bed, while visions of Lafrenière dance in his head.
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4 minutes ago, Fanpuck33 said:
That's a fair point that we're probably defining lines a bit differently. To me, the top two lines are responsible for the lion's share of the offense, the third line is your defense first line who can chip in offensively, and then the 4th line is a bit of a grab bag. In terms of ice time, the top 3 lines should ideally get similar minutes, with the 1st and 3rd edging the 2nd a bit.
Playing on the 3rd line, no he probably wouldn't be a 50 point player. That's not the point, though. The point is that playing on the 1st line with the team's best offensive talent, he is a 50-60 point player. That's not good enough! That is capable offensive production from a player who is forced into a top line role ...
As it happens, Gallagher and Tartar mesh well with Danault defensively ... as Commandant said, if Danault is placed on a third line with (say) Lehkonen and Byron for the purpose of shutting down the opponents' top line then Gallagher and Tartar will lose ice-time
At some point (hopefully) Suzuki, KK or ?????? else will force Danault off that line because they can both provide much more offence than PD and drive more offence from TT and GB ... while either themselves be defensively responsible or driving so much time of possession as to offset and deficiencies.
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22 hours ago, Commandant said:
He's not there yet, and he needs to improve his shot, but Mete has potential to be a Brian Rafalski type.
His ability to skate, retrieve loose pucks, get the puck up the ice quickly, keep up with his man and force him to the outside, he's tough to beat one on one due to his skating... all of that leads to strong defensive game despite the fact he can get pushed around from time to time.That is definitely the "style/type" of player Mete should aspire to be.
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14 hours ago, Commandant said:
... As for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd line... how do you define it. I define it by ice-time. If Danault is going to play against the other team's top line (which given his skills, he should), his line is either going to be first or second on the team in ice time. So having Gallagher and Tatar also get big minutes is good for them...
Exactly ... this is reflected in the fact that all the Selke candidates in recent years have been top 6 players ... the days of Doug Jarvis and Guy Carbonneau matching up with the opponents 1C are long gone ...
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12 minutes ago, Commandant said:
Mete's defensive skills are much better than average (or worse).
Have to admit I am not an "advanced stats" guy ... just go with my opinion formed by watching him play ...
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33 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
... He may be a "tweener," who sometimes gusts up to being a #4, but I suspect that you are correct. Remember all the breathless excitement when he came up? 🙄
He became hugely popular because he was an unexpected, and pleasant, surprise in the midst of an absolute tire fire of a 17/18 season ... but I think he was overrated not by performance but by comparison to the journeymen (or journeymen to be) defencemen that filled out the habs Defence after Weber and Petry (i.e., Brandon Davidson, Mike Reilly, Jakub Jerabek, David Schlemko, Joe Morrow, Jordie Benn, Karl Alzner) ... it lead to unrealistic expectations ... he would IMO have greatly benefited from another season in London ... it might have given him the opportunity to develop the offensive skills he badly needs to offset his very average (or worse) defensive skills.
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3 hours ago, dlbalr said:
One of those names doesn't belong in there. Belzile, despite his age, is actually a prospect. He's a late-bloomer and certainly hasn't played enough to be thrown in the useless category yet.
I agree ... because of his age Belzile has a very short window as a NHL prospect ... likely bottom 6 at best but not yet only an AHLer
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13 hours ago, DON said:
... I think Mete is OKish 2nd pairing or good 3rd pairing ...
Respectfully disagree ... IMO Mete is not good enough defensively to play 2nd pairing minutes ... he is a 3rd pairing defenceman
Aug. 1, Game 1 - Habs vs Penguins, 8 PM
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Lafreniere is a more likely path to a Cup than getting past Pittsburgh