JoeLassister

What the hell ?!?!

I keep seeing a lot of talks, mock trades, signing scenarios involving McDavid and rhe the Habs and it raises questions/concerns for me. Even before we know whether it would happen via a trade or on the free-agent market, as much as I’d love to get McDavid, there’s something about it that bothers me a little. Signing McDavid means completely changing the face of the team. You don’t go after the best player in the world just to slot him into the current roster. You make him the new face of the team, the cornerstone. The team effectively gets a new identity. The team’s marketing strategy is bound to change. I don’t see how a guy like Nick Suzuki can keep the captaincy if McDavid comes to town. I strongly believe that as an elite player, you have a duty to recognize and respect a player who is better than you and hand over your C. The power play structure, ice time distribution, and the entire game plan automatically change. Acquiring a player of McDavid’s caliber must be planned months, even years, in advance. Are the Habs actually as interested as we might think?

Holy cow, I didn't follow your path at all. Had two kids since this post and the annual number of movies I watch per year dropped drastically ever since.

Yeah. The last 10-15 years hurt, especially for 2 players : Price and Gallagher.

In your opinion, why were Carolina able to pin our team in their zone and forecheck that well without any answer ? We had nothing left in the tank after 2 hard fought battles ? Coaching unable to make adjustments on the fly to counter that strategy ? Inexperience ? Mix of everything ?

Cole Caufield is scoring tonight. Kirby Dach too.

Have not watched any Canes game in these Playoffs. Are they still using the strategy of shooting from everywhere all the time ?

yeah, I wrote that poorly. what I meant is that sometimes, injured players manage to play in such a way that it doesn't show too much. But it shows a lot for Dobson.

As long as we steal one of the first two in Carolina, everything is possible.

Dobson looks like he's playing injured. So do Slaf and Suzuki. CAR are well rested. This is not looking very good.

This game was hard to watch for the most part. the Habs should give up forever trying to protect a lead. They've failed all season long and keep failing in the Playoffs. They should try to win by scoring 5+ goals every game. This is how they look good and I bet it would not hurt their chances one bit. They don't have the size and grit to play a dump and chase and don't have the size in the backend to simply fall back and hold the fort.

Do you think the Sedins are paid 2 full salaries or they split a normal bag ?

what the #### was that ?!?

We get to see if their 2nd goaler #2 is better than their 1st goaler #2. 😬

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