tomh009
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1 hour ago, hab29RETIRED said:
Anderson, Gallagher, Dvorak. We have a complete overpaid 4th line.
At least Dvorak is tradeable, although it may take a sweetener to do it.
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1 hour ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
Any particular reason for that? You just don't like the Flyers?
I particularly don't like Ovechkin.
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2 hours ago, dlbalr said:
Two-way bottom-six type of player, looked decent offensively at the Spengler when I saw him a couple of times. He isn't too far away from being NHL-ready.
Bottom-six players that can score are not a bad thing. 🙂 The only thing is that our bottom six will be a bit congested (at least next year) with players that have top-six contracts but don't play up to those.
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49 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said:
Yes, a loss is better but this should be the easiest game the Habs have left. Philly is totally disintegrating and just got smacked in Columbus in an almost must win game. Maybe the Tortorella magic has completely worn off. I would be very surprised if the Habs don't win.
Personally I would be happy to see the Flyers finish ahead of the Capitals (but still out of the playoffs).
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2 hours ago, dlbalr said:
Guhle was boarded by Kucherov early in the TB game and didn't return. Xhekaj, I have no idea.
Kucherov, the "skill" player ... 😠
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12 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
True. An otherworldly goal.
And a superb play by Slafkovsky to get the pass to Suzuki.
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1 hour ago, GHT120 said:
It will be interesting to see if any other teams try to trade for him this summer ... if so, how low/demanding they think they can go with their offer ... and how these last couple of months impact what HuGo decide to do with him.
Most likely we will only know if there is an actual deal that is consummated.
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55 minutes ago, GHT120 said:
Bill Masterton Trophy: awarded to the player who "best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the game of hockey."
Joel Armia's reaction: This season I decided to give half-a-flying-%&^# for a change.
Not going to ask you to like Armia, but there is more to it than that. We say that goaltending is 50% mental and the rest is in your head; much of the same applies to many other pro athletes. Armia wanted to play well, but until he started working with the Habs' mental performance coach, Francois Menard, he could not make it work.
He's nominated because he didn't give up or sulk after being demoted, but worked with Menard to get to the point where he is able to consistently (at least for now) use his skills.
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1 minute ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
The bizarre truth is that Armia has had a hell of a half-season - ever since he was called up.
Mental performance coaching can be huge. More players should take advantage of it.
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2 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
4 goals for Suzuki
4 assists for Slafkovsky
4 assists for Caufield
I like this outcome
It's looking like no points tonight, but unfortunately we need to adjust your scoring plan!
2 goals for Armia
2 assists for Newhook
2 assists for Gallagher
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10 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
I hear you! Although to be fair, 72 points is a nice total, and Domi did have a stellar year that season. Slick Nick looks set to pass Saku, and as much as I love Saku, Suzuki is a better overall player than he was. What a gem.
Koivu might have been more impactful, too, but sadly we never did find out.
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Mesar 0g0a this time but the Rangers win 4-3 in OT to take a 2-1 series lead.
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3 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:
I think it’s more likely we package out the first and D prospects for help on the blue line.
Really? Do you think Hughes has already decided that between Guhle, Hutson, Reinbacher and Mailloux he can't come up with a first pairing?
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10 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:
that made my day
Thanks, buddy!
I didn't know you were a Mesar fan! 😂😂😂
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He would definitely be an upgrade from White ...
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Mesar 3a in 7-4 loss to Erie (second star of the game). The series now tied at 1-1.
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34 minutes ago, alfredoh2009 said:
I am just ticked off.... not a happy toasty potato at this moment
A team filled with NHL prospects is not the way to succeed in the AHL, though, that's a different type of team construction.
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25 minutes ago, Sir_Boagalott said:
Yes, they have a legit need for dmen that are a PP and PK specialists. We might just have to wait to Konyushkov to arrive - he could be Markov 2.0.
I think that most likely at least one of Hutson or Mailloux will be an excellent choice for PP1. Both are solid prospects and both have strong PP skills, we just need to wait and see whether (at least) one of them can transfer those skills to the NHL level. Konyushkov is still much further away, so realistically still a much lower probability of reaching this level.
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12 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
Right now, I don't see a contender in the offing. We'll need more.
The D looks very promising, with a strong pipeline, but it's only a promise so far; the proof of the pudding will be in the eating, and we are not there yet. The forwards need more work, but between trades (D pipeline will enable some of those), drafting and future UFA signings, it looks possible, if Hughes continues his good work.
So, absolutely agree that it's not all there yet, but, to me, it has the potential, and it is moving in the right direction. Maybe next year or two we can start to see what a contending version of the Habs will look like.
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3 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:
Montembault made some really quality saves in the third. Harris had that 30 seconds where he turned the puck over three times in front of his net. Habs fell apart a little bit after that.
Just before his penalty? One of those turnovers was Suzuki. They were basically panicking in their own zone at that point…
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43 minutes ago, dlbalr said:
I thought Kovacevic had a decent game for someone who hasn't been in much lately.
Yeah, I thought the Struble-Kovacevic pairing was quite good, as little time as they have spent playing together.
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16 minutes ago, Commandant said:
And he's not on a top team, either.
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2-1 final, 36/37 saves by Dobes. After a bit of a shaky start to the season, he's now up to .905 for the full season.
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50 minutes ago, GHT120 said:
Clean history and relatively mild "slash" likely mitigated the penalty ... but a STUPID move by Guhle ... might there have been an issue between them earlier in the game?
I suspect it was the run Konecny took at Slafkovsky less than a minute earlier.
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At the moment Anderson has a higher ceiling but his floor is also much lower than Gallagher's.