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I think he really wants to stay in Toronto. Of course, if the Leafs don't make an offer, that will not be an option. I don't expect he would accept a one- or two-year deal, though.
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2025-26 projected lineup discussion
tomh009 replied to HabsFan4eternity's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
The team has made steady progress for three seasons now: from 55 in 2021-22 to 68, then 76 and now 80-plus. We'll be adding Demidov and likely upgrading our D (Reinbacher or Mailloux instead of Savard). And the team now knows how to play the St-Louis system. If you look at the season from December on--eliminating the first two months when the team was flailing about and trying to learn how to play the way St-Louis wanted them to--they have scored 62 points in 52 games. Tampa is 67, Toronto 66, Ottawa 65 and Florida 61. "In the mix" for a top-three position, so to say, if we look at the last 3/4 of the season (Carrier and Laine also arrived in December, which certainly made a difference as well). It's no guarantee, to be sure, but it does not seem to be an unreasonable goal to aim for 95+ points. Of course, the answer to our 2C question will matter, too. -
Race To The Playoffs: Habs Playoff Push - Final Wildcard
tomh009 replied to xXx..CK..xXx's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
4-0 Devils with two minutes remaining. I think we can stick a fork in this one. -
2025-26 projected lineup discussion
tomh009 replied to HabsFan4eternity's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
I think we are already on the fringe of playoffs this year 🙂 so I expect that next year’s goal will be a top-three finish in the Atlantic. -
2025-26 projected lineup discussion
tomh009 replied to HabsFan4eternity's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
As a rule, right-handers are more effective on the right side. Habs don’t have a lot of NHL-calibre righties, though: Savard, Carrier, Reinbacher and Mailloux. -
2025-26 projected lineup discussion
tomh009 replied to HabsFan4eternity's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Maybe two years, three on the outside? -
4-3 OT win for SKA so they stay alive. Demidov 1g+1a in 22:59 TOI, the highest of all SKA forwards.
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2025-26 projected lineup discussion
tomh009 replied to HabsFan4eternity's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
He has already played eight games in Laval in the past month, and looked good. I think we can assume he will be fine by September; if not (or if he doesn't look good at camp), then the Habs will need to do something else. -
2025-26 projected lineup discussion
tomh009 replied to HabsFan4eternity's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Pretty close to what I proposed—plus Granlund. @HabsFan4eternity Reinbacher would essentially replace Savard, not Matheson. -
2025-26 projected lineup discussion
tomh009 replied to HabsFan4eternity's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Welcome to the forum! On the roster: Demidov, Kapanen or Beck, Reinbacher. I expect to see Dobes as the backup next year, too. -
And Fowler in 2016-17? 🤪
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Indeed. Same for me, I couldn't care less about either one of them.
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Race To The Playoffs: Habs Playoff Push - Final Wildcard
tomh009 replied to xXx..CK..xXx's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
Columbus gets no love from the prediction models. -
Race To The Playoffs: Habs Playoff Push - Final Wildcard
tomh009 replied to xXx..CK..xXx's topic in Habs & Hockey Talk
I think our last game of the season is against Carolina. I hope St-Louis has something figured out by them so that the Habs won't get suffocated like they did last time.