Canajun
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there was no need for P.K. to go for a monster hit in 4-on-4 overtime... just a dumb decision.
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I like our team this year... quite a lot. Good balance, good skill, good speed.. from top to bottom. The last tweak I'd like to see is on the 4th line : Armstrong brings nothing - no toughness, little skill, pas de fierte, manque de chien, rien. I'd like to see Gabriel Dumont in that spot. Dumont would bring more tenacity and offensive upside... someone for Eller to make plays to. Then our lineup would be cemented.
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I tend to agree with you CC, I also am becoming disillusioned and sickened by all the senseless violence and injuries.
It's hockey - not @%$#@^* ROLLER DERBY.
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I think keeping Moore would have been at the cost of one of the younger players, the habs already look to have a logjam at 3rd and 4th lines, and soon they'll start losing some of these players if they don't get NHL time. We already saw Trotter head to snowy Russia to avoid more AHL. I think the team had a choice between Laps and Moore, then they went with Laps.
you got a point Bar
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Good move for the Bolts...I think with the addition of Eller Moore became redundant.
Regardless of Eller, still wish we would've kept Moore - he was damn good and really solidified the team. I would have found room for him somewhere on the 3rd line - maybe move Eller over to wing.
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Let's be honest europeans or russians cannot be expected to share the same passion for winning the stanley cup as the north americans do. Other than Detriot I can't think of another team that will seriously challenge for the stanley cup. Everybody can argue as much as they want but in my imaginary roster I would have over 95% north americans. Besudes the KHL is offering money so I hope that they fly to the east so we can watch real canadian hockey like it used to be.
I dunno Niko... did you see that commercial of all the speechless reactions of Stanley Cup winning players over the years? Seemed to me like Teemu Selanne was showing some emotion and passion there....
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Despite the goal by Bergeron, I'd like to see him in the press box. SO, SO many turnovers and bonehead plays tonight. Please get him out of there. I have no idea what JM has against poor O'Byrne, only playing him 2 minutes tonight - so he made a mistake with the clearing shot over the glass, big deal... why does Bergeron get so many free passes.
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I am hoping for Boston personally. The Flyers are just way too goonish for my liking. I wouldnt put it past the Flyers to purposey attempt tp injure Halak, and if Halak gets injured Price has absolutely no chance at beating the Flyers. If Bos tries the same trick, Price could beat them. Plus I think Bos will highly underestimate the Habs. These Habs arent Komisereks pushy Habs anymore.
No matter which team the Habs face the Habs cant underestimate either of them. The standings this year are highly misleading. The 6th, 7th and 8th placed seeds arent really the 6th, 7th and 8th placed seeds at all. Its highly important not to foget that both the Booins and Flyers both had lot of their top players injured too.
In reality if you factor in all the teams injuries I bet the Sens would be more like the 8th place seed. Bos and Philly are definitely better teams then they finished in the standings.
I agree, I'd rather face the Bruins...the Flyers are way too dirty and goony. Plus looking at their rosters, it seems the Bruins have a few more exploitable holes in their lineup. Yet, they have an excellent goalie in Rask. Still, I'd prefer the Bruins.
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bahahahahahahahahahaha
I'm sorry but did you actually say Gill's game is built around his speed?!?!?!?!?!?
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Just heard this on the Team 990. According to Brent Wallace of TSN, Both Hal Gill and Andrei Markov are on the ice practicing with the rest of the team! :ghg:
Speed is such a big part of Gill's game... how do you think this injury
will affect him if he plays tonight?
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Go Habs Go!
Best 2 of 3, we can absolutely beat these guys. They have an unbalanced team - 3 excellent centres, virtually no wingers (Kunitz is decent).
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Is anyone else considering kicking the tires on Colby Armstrong? He is gritty and would look pretty good in our top six.
I can't stand that little puke. Please no.
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...and "Zed" doesn't play for anybody now.
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I was just going to say exactly what you said Chris. I thought Trotter looked very dangerous against Pittsburgh - the kid has talent. Then his line doesn't get a sniff against the Bruins and he gets sent back down. I don't understand what Martin and management are thinking sending him down and bringing up Pyatt. Makes me scratch my head.
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I don't care how many goals Latendresse is currently scoring now, anyone with eyeballs can see that Pouliot is the all-around better and more talented player by quite a margin. In the long run, we win this deal.
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ROFL.
I've been saying the exact same for over a year now. Price has some Theodore in him.
Yep, I think so too. A bit of an elitist attitude.
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Someone mentioned something about Price's behaviour, and they may just be on to something. A couple of times tonight after Washington goals, Price sort of threw up his hands and shrugged as if to say "what the f***?? Not my fault!!", after his teammates partially screened or accidentally tipped some shots. They may not be the most skilled bunch of defencemen in the world, but they're trying and they aren't doing those things on purpose to make Price's job harder. They can't be too thrilled with Price constantly demeaning them like that (...he always does these gestures - at least one per game, I've seen).
It's possible the reason that not many goals are scored while Price is in nets could simply be that Price's teammates don't really like him that much and don't play with much enthusiasm in front of him. I've never seen Halak making such gestures to his defence corps.
Just an observation... I could be way off.
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Gorges is great offensively. Him, like MOST of the habs D, have been playing roles they are not meant to do, with all the injuries.
Gorges is great offensively??
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Well, assuming we do make a trade (Halak, etc) to get this other top-6 forward... where do we put him? Who gets bumped off the top 2 lines? I frankly don't see any room for another top-6 guy... I want Pouliot to stay on the 2nd line - I'm liking what I'm seeing so far.
I would think we need one more quality defenseman - a top 4 guy. That means someone the likes of Mara/Gorges/Gill/O'Byrne would have to go. Not sure if O'Byrne can be sent back to Hamilton without being subject to waivers, but that would be my first choice. Gill is very good on the PK, we might want to hang on to him as a "specialist" (like we've done with MAB). Mara hasn't impressed me, but dare we unload a free agent that we just signed? Does that send a positive message to future free agents we want to sign? (same applies with Gill). That leaves Gorges - I like the guy and he plays his heart out, but he's just a little short on talent and size. Maybe he's the expendable one...
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I was thinking about creating just such a thread Gman, you read my mind. Lately I've been thinking about what the forward lines would be once everybody is healthy... I'd like to see:
Cammalleri - Pleks - AKost
Gionta - Gomez - Pouliot
Pacioretty - Metro - Moen
SKost - Lapierre - D'Agostini
That's 4 solid lines with the 3rd and 4th also being able to chip in fairly well offensively. I like that lineup a lot. Pyatt and White can be sent back down, as can Chipchura (or traded, in his case). Laraque can be the healthy scratch and inserted whenever we play a goony team. An interesting option would be to slide Bergeron in somewhere on the 3rd or 4th line at times, if there's no room for him when all our D become healthy. We need to keep that big power play shot in the lineup somewhere - despite his defensive shortcomings.
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A possibility could be dressing 7 defencemen when Markov returns... using Gill (penalty kill) and Bergeron (power play) as special teams d-men with some extra additional minutes.
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Thanks! I run Minnesota in HWL, plus I dug it up when Gainey took over as coach last season, seeing as it was the last place he had coached before Montreal. And seeing as he eventually won the cup as GM of Dallas, I guess it was some sort of good luck charm. And I haven't gotten around to changing it since. Oh Well.
After the Habs, they were always my next-favourite team (back in the old days).
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Love that old Minnesota North Stars logo Seb. Nice one.
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Getting Metropolit back in the lineup was quite important. He is a much better player than I thought he was... quite a good stickhandler. Hopefully he stays on the 3rd line to provide some playmaking... Lapierre is not really a playmaker.
Habs claim Jeff Halpern off waivers
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where the heck do we fit Jagr in now??