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  1. On 6/22/2025 at 5:39 PM, Helmethead said:


    Better get used to the idea of Kirby manning that second line at least for one more year. 
     

    And I’m totally cool with that. 

     

    That would likely mean squeaking into the playoffs and being an easy out in the 1st round for one of the top 2 teams in the East again, and that would not be very satisfying.  If it's a one year situation where we get the perfect 2C next off-season, it would be worth the short term let-down I guess.  I have zero faith that Dach can pull off being a quality 2C at this point.

  2. 1 hour ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

    Commandant is a stellar contributor and I agree with him on most things, but I've never been entirely persuaded that clutch is a myth. Bennett is Exhibit A.

     

    I don't think there is all that much difference between saying "a guy is clutch" and "a guy plays the kind of game that thrives when the refs put away their whistles." Clutch is a wider concept, but it includes that.

     

    (Now, I've long bemoaned the fact that playoff hockey has little connection to regular season hockey because of the way it's officiated. But that's another argument).

     

     

     

    I think the all-time exhibit A for playoff clutch has to be Claude Lemieux:

    379 goals in 1215 regular season games

    80 goals in 234 playoff games

     

    Scored approximately 31% of his career goals in the playoffs, while only 16% of his total games were playoff games.  That's a hell of a difference.  If I had to make an argument for 'clutch', it'd be Claude.  As in Bennett's case, the ability to get away with more rule infractions around the prime scoring area in front of the net is surely a part of the equation here.  I'd like to think that with the opposing defenders also able to get away with more in the playoffs, there is a balancing out that doesn't make this as big a factor as some might believe.

  3. 44 minutes ago, Commandant said:

     

    I dont think its a big deal.  Datsyuk is still seen as playing his entire career with the Red Wings despite his final year on contract being as an Arizona Coyote.

     

    Agreed.  It's not like he would even step foot in the other team's facility...it's merely a few pieces of paper moving from one file to another at the league office at this point.

  4. If Hughes has a successful off-season, we shouldn't be making any 1st round selections...those picks should be pieces to get what we need most...a quality 2C and an upgrade for the blue line.  We don't need more prospects...the rebuild is over.  It's time to climb the contender ladder.

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  5. 9 minutes ago, Commandant said:

    I don't like the goals, but I also don't really want to blame a kid in his first NHL Playoff Start who came in cause Monty is hurt. 

     

    Exactly.  Discussing this with my brother earlier, we both figured the Habs would likely need 4 in this game to give Dobes the slack needed for a win.  This isn't on him; the team needed to put up more 'run support'.

  6. Just now, tomh009 said:

    I would bet that Thompson is out for the playoffs. Montembeault did not look nearly as bad skating off the ice so might not be so long.

     

    I pulled mine working out, just a mild strain, but I still had to baby it for 8 weeks before I could really test it.  Of course, my being 50 might have been a factor in the recovery time, and Monty will have a pro training staff and daily treatments to speed up his recovery.

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