tomh009
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I figure we'd be lucky to make the playoffs anyway so a Vezina-level goaltender isn't really critical this year. If needed, I think Niemi can do a credible job -- better than most of the backup goalies we have had in the recent past.
As long as Price is in form in time for next season ...
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20 hours ago, Machine of Loving Grace said:
Armia was Kotkaniemi's idol growing up so I think he's gonna try hard to get Armia on the scoresheet.
(Which is still not the weirdest "player grew up idolizing a non-superstar" in Habs history. That goes to Pacioretty, who idolized Jed Ortmeyer. Yup. Jed Ortmeyer.)
(First post this season after just lurking for a while ...)
It's actually not all that weird -- they both grew up in Pori, a small town (maybe 80K people) on the west coast of Finland, and both played in the Assat organization. Armia is seven years older, was a top young forward and got drafted. That's enough for a young player to look up to him.
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Boone noted Subban's last even strength goal was March 17th and Markov also with zero goals at even strength this season.
I guess Subban was listening to that!
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Marner with his 2nd ppg... just in 3rd period and now 5-5 in wacky game.
Two goals for Marner -- but also four minors. The Finns played well but undisciplined play really cost the Canadian team.
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And they'll get to do so again next year. Ticket prices are already out and I think they're more expensive than last time. Clearly Hockey Canada didn't learn their lesson...or didn't care.
The early TV ratings in Finland have been pretty good for the tournament.
Finland - Belarus: 1,389,000 unique viewers
Czechs - Russia: 666,000
Canada - USA: 613,000
That's not TSN numbers by any stretch but not half bad either.
For a population of 5.4M ... that's more 25% of the country tuned into the Belarus game.
They're starved for free hockey coverage, though, both NHL and the Finnish elite league are pay TV only.
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Well .. if we lose every game playing that well, I'm ok with it.
Kind of, I suppose. Far better than losing by stinking out the joint.
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That was a great snipe.... Something we are missing.
Weise did come close just a minute earlier, though.
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Only thing hurt on Stamkos is his broken confidence.
But that is badly broken ...
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That hurts ... I've taken slapshots on the mask, and DD's slapshot is well beyond the ones I have faced.
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We got this.
I hope so ... we deserve it.
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Nice move by Emelin taking the puck off Stamkos, turned into a two-on-one.
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Oooohhh ... I thought we were done right there!
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Both Plekanec and DD are not generating much opportunities for their wingers. Eller is by far the best centre. Therrien should give him better linemates; he deserves it.
Yes ... but you specifically said they were brutal on face-offs. The stats don't bear that out.
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Markhov was brutal tonight. DD and Plekanec were terrible on the face-offs. Eller by far the best centre and he was not on the ice at the end. Therrien!
Plekanec 47%, Desharnais 54% -- not brutal, I think. Eller was 86% so we overall we did well from the face-offs.
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Well, at least Pacioretty got another goal in the series ...
Shots 43-20 for the game ... but much of the Sens shots were pretty harmless.
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Huge shutout for Price and the team. First time Ottawa was shutout. Gotta give the Sens credit. A great season for them and they sure gave us a scare
Yeah, plenty enough scare for me!
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Five minutes ... only five Sens shots in the third so far.
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All swedish no finnish
We have an aversion to finnish players these days ...
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Damn ... that should have been 2-0 right there.
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I missed the first part of the game (what's with the early start) ... the shot totals in the 2nd are terrible, but I like how they are driving for the front of the net.
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Nice PP work by the Flames in the 3rd, with a tip into the net. Doesn't need huge size ... I sure hope MT is watching and getting some ideas.
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Not really...most of those were easy saves because Habs forwards are too small and/or lazy to drive the net hard and battle to establish and keep a screen in place. It's not like he was robbing guys on grade A scoring chances.
Not arguing on shot quality, but size is not what's losing us these games.
13th Annual Regular season Prediction Contest
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33-36-13, 79 points
6th in division, 24th overall
212 goals scored