TheAussiePosse
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You nail it on the head.
Berg is a terrible defenseman. He fights, and loses. He puts himself out of position by making a hit 3x more than Kasparitis (which is not a good thing).
Belak is similar, but a bit better defensively.
Dykhuis is head and shoulders above Berg, as bad as they both are. Berg has never had a good season, and probably won't have one.
But Jackman, Now you're talking
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Welcome to the board, Gingy.
Gratton will be out for a few weeks with his knee injury.
Expect him to start the season in Hamilton, and depending on injuries move up the team, or get traded.
Goo player, but suffering from our bottleneck of veterans.
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http://www.canadiens.com/english/ (Main Story)
Notice the A? Is that just for the preseason?
Maybe Brisebois has been stripped of the 'A'...
C - Koivu
A - Rivet, Zednik, Quintal...
???
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[Edited on 2003/9/19 by TheAussiePosse]
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Now, time to over-analyse the game.
Was Hainsey any good tonight? Audette? Ferland? Plekanec?
How about our shutting down of the opposition? 24 shots to 19 in our favour.
Will the lines be similar next time?
*shakes head*
Well, at least most of my picks were right.
Habs sound like they were solid. Even with half of our team, we went well enough. However, I'm hoping that we have more heart. Last year, we were second in the league in OTL, which one could attribute to a loss of heart at the end of the game.
And while the entire first line of Boston's was resting (Samsonov-Thornton-Murray), our first line was too (Bulis-Koivu-Audette).
Tomorrow, Ottawa. Lots of skating, but it'll make guys like Brisebois, Traverse and Perreault have to prove their mettle.
[Edited on 2003/9/19 by TheAussiePosse]
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oh...
ok...
well, i'll talk to myself in HW chat.
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all people on the Habsworld site go to chat.
talk about the game...
chat...
er...
:/)
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Welcome to the board, Habfan1084
Just out of curiosity, which habs is your brother?
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Uppercase - Home
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WASHINGTON - Pittsburgh
ATLANTA - Tampa Bay
MONTREAL - Boston
VANCOUVER - Minnesota
CALGARY - Edmonton
COLORADO - Dallas
LOS ANGELES - Anaheim
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Picks: PIT, ATL, KNW (Knock on Wood), VAN, EDM, COL, LAK
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Tough matchup against one of the oldest rivalries in the sport.
Stats matchup:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teammatch?te...a=bos&teamb=mon
Roster:
http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/co...dex.cfm?id=1856
Misc:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp...916_182608_4172 (Sportsnet airing 16 habs's games)
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Feel free to add more links (Pre-game, more stat matchups, etc)
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Do we know which one is playing Boston?
I'm guessing 'A' because (a.) It's up first, and (b.) Because we have Ward (for Morrisson) and Dwyer and Carpentier in the lineup.
Also, it's the stronger defensive team , and the goalies... we'll see on the day, although I'm not all smiles with Jose's less-than-stellar play.
Will the game be on radio? I'd like to listen. Got Surfer Network ready, just need CJAD coverage.
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[Edited on 2003/9/18 by TheAussiePosse]
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BTW, here's the link.
I downloaded the Demo, and it's quite fun. ANA vs. NJ. Everything's different.
http://www.easports.com/nhl2004/home.jsp
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Good to see the thread revived.
NHL 2004 is very different to NHL 2003 (which, IMO, sucked. Badly).
A new system focuses way more on plays, and less on dekes.
Also, a General Manager System that rivals Madden.
Create an expansion team, join the league, hire scouts, organize training, salary cap, etc.
A whole lot more interactive. I always preferred making trades too. Now it's better than ever.
I'm definitely spending the money to get it and try it out.
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Does this give Higgins or Gratton a chance now?
4th line centre/LW...
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Anyone notice how the latest hurricane (beginning with an 'I') is targeting south east USA, particularily North Carolina.
Hurricane Isabella phooey.
More like hurricane Irbe.
Wreaking revenge on the team that used and abused him.
Go Geddem Arturs!
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Also note that both Cechmanek and Hnlinka are Czech...
Maybe some companionship for Cechmanek and Modry (and Rosa and Zizka on the farm).
Maybe that's what he was missing in Philadelphia... a Czech mate
:lol: Sorry, just needed to say that
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New Idea for HabsWorld:
"Captions!"
What do you think Brisebois is saying?
I'll give it a go:
"Hey Bob, that's my contract you're blowing your nose one. Bob?"
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2 days running... how long can he keep it up?
When does camp end? When does preseason start? When do people start getting cut and assigned to teams? When does BG trade some bums? A bum?
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Have fun tomorrow
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[Edited on 2003/9/15 by TheAussiePosse]
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Hyuk hyuk. Aw shucks, ah did it mahself... couja tell?
Avatar thing's all good. It looked a little too fake bigger, but i wasn't computer literate enough to smaller it. er, make it smaller.
I wonder (from reading a few other scattered reports) if Komisarek and Ward have a little rivalry going on.
Reportedly they're getting a little more physical than one would normally expect at a training camp.
*Insert Mission Imposible voice here*
Puck - Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is...
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:clap: Great Job Puck :clap:
A few questions/ideas
- Why isn't Dagenais playing with Ribeiro? It's a good sign for Ribs when he plays with the top 2 wings on the team (Perreault should get Higgins and Ward on the wings), but with all the heralded "Ribs-and-Mayonaisse" that was going on, it doesn't seem to be happening.
- If I was BG, I'd try some inter squad trading (What a great idea). Move Dagenais (Red) for Sundstrom (White)? Or Balej?
- I think the Blue team (3rd team) looks like this:
Hossa-Koivu-Audette
Plekanec-Gratton-Ryder
Dwyer-Urquhart-Thinel
Markov-Bouillion
Rivet-Archer
Flood-Cote
Theodore
Bergevin-Robinson
- Remember, there are 30 forwards at camp. Which equals 10 lines. And seeing as each team seems to have 3 lines (9 skaters), then there are either 4 lines on the blue team, or each team has an extra forward (which would mean subbing in on the 4th line).
Great job overall Puck. Keep up the good work
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Originally posted by montreal
And lastly one battle to keep an eye out for will be between, Dwyer, Blouin, and Carpentier, to see who can make the roster for the tough guy role. Unless Blouin learned how to play hockey much better over the last three months, Dwyer should get it, but Carpentier is a solid fighter, and may turn a few heads, literally!
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:lol: That was good
Now here's a challenge: Place all the players in order from best to worst (by opinion)
Forwards
Saku Koivu
Richard Zednik
Jan Bulis
Yanic Perreault
Donald Audette
Niklas Sundstrom
Mike Ribeiro
Joe Juneau
Chad Kilger
Jason Ward
Marcel Hossa
Andreas Dackell
Gordie Dwyer
Pierre Dagenais
Chris Higgins
Alex Perezhogin
Michael Ryder
Josef Balej
Tomas Plekanec
Benoit Gratton
Duncan Milroy
Maxim Lapierre
Cory Urquhart
Jonathan Ferland
Slyain Blouin
Ben Carpentier
Michael Lambert
Christain Larrivee
Marc-Andre Thinel
Jerome Marois
Defense
Andrei Markov
Craig Rivet
Patrice Brisebois
Stephane Quintal
Sheldon Souray
Mike Komisarek
Karl Dykhuis
Ron Hainsey
Francois Beauchemin
Francis Bouillon
Andrew Archer
Patrick Traverse
Matt Shasby
Mark Flood
Jean-Phillippe Cote
Brent MacLellan
Phillippe Plante
Steeve Villeneuve
Goalies
Jose Theodore
Matthieu Garon
Eric Fichaud
J-Francois Damphousse
Oliver Michaud
Michael Bergevin-Robinson
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I know, we have too many defencemen as it is.
But looking at Spector's Quality Trade Rumors, I found this:
WEBB TO RETURN TO THE ISLES?
NEWSDAY: Alan Hahn reports UFA winger Steve Webb remains unsigned and while he's not seeking a large contract, doesn't know when he'll get an offer. NY Islanders GM Mike Milbury is allowing Webb to work out with his former Islanders teammates, and hinted of making a contract offer but made no guarantees. Webb's agent rejected an offer from a Western Conference club as it "wasn't a good fit" for his client, and the NY Rangers are thought to be interested.
Spector's Note: This one surprises me. Webb is a hard-nosed, popular, affordable UFA who's in his late-twenties. Surely there's a team out there who could afford to sign him? Being a Canadiens fan, I'd be thrilled if Webb were signed by them.
I wouldn't mind having Webb teach Komisarek a thing or two. Quintal and Rivet and Souray all help, but none of them are as good as Webb in the hitting department.
However, I'm more interested in Spector being a Canadiens fan.
Is there a possibility that this could prove beneficial?
On another tangent, he does write 'Prince of Pucks' articles for Fox. Do you think he'd be kind enough to pass on Habs rumors before posting them himself?
Oh well, training camp today. :ghg:
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Man, I musta jinxed it with the "Giguere=Nabokov" post.
Damn damn damn damn damn.
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Last year, after a great season, Evgeni Nabokov opted to hold out until receiving a higher salary. The following year, he was less than stellar, and SJ suffered, eventually resulting in a youth movement.
This year, after a solid year and an inspirational playoff run, Giguere can't reach an agreement with Anaheim.
What are the chances of Anaheim doing something similar to SJ?
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Kolzig is a good goalie, and as long as the defencemen clar the crease before he does it with a chainsaw, he'll fit right in. Unfortunately, Washington only had Klee and tWit, so he was allowed to be pushed around.
This would be a very interesting trade, although I wonder who else would be involved.
STL? DET?
- Washington isn't trying to get more salary, so Cujo is not a possible destination. Maybe Osgood would go to Washington, Kolzig to Colorado, and Tanguay to STL? ANd then in a seperate trade Doug Weight for Cujo. Tanguay is a converted centre, so Doug Weight could be gone...
Nah, I'll stick with the basics
Koivu injures knee
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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If Koivu is gone for the season, I will be mightily upset.
But remember, this season's supposed to be a write off anyway. We've told people "oh just you wait", but they haven't believed us.
This can be a test season. The vets will get injured, the kids will play. I'm OK with that.
In fact, although I'd love things to go well, but I'm prepared to watch the season go down the drain, as long as:
(a.) We play kids as much as possible
(b.) The soft veterans play well so they can be traded, or else play bad enough to be demoted and let go in the off-season
(c.) We learn which goalie is really number 1. Theo or Garon. I'm not ready to give Theo the keys to a car that might run a little better with Garon.
If there is no CBA, and the WHA does something wonderful and magical, and signs Audette, Juneau, et al, I can look forward to a wonder and magical season.
Of course, we could be over reacting just a tad, but I won't say anything just yet.
OH MY GOD, THE SHIP IS SINKING, WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!
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