Habsfan84
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I guess it time for the picks again.
Tor - Mathews
Mon - Petry
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2 minutes ago, brobin said:
Habs playing for OT now… leafs playing to win..
Might as well get the point!
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3 minutes ago, GHT120 said:
Gustaffson/Kulak with 4:26/4:34 and never together ... dynamic third "pairing"
Kulak deserves more trust. If you're only going to play Gustaffson that much (2 games in a row) then Romanov should be in. At least a pairing of Kulak and Romanov you can trust out there together. Over burdening the top 4 for no reason.
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Pretty good period by the Habs there. Would of been really nice to of gotten one of those early opportunities. Hope we can keep this up for the rest of the game but need to capitalize on our chances
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Great play by Caufield to read that play and take advantage. Very happy they didn't overthink that 2-0. Guess we survive and get to see some fans in Montreal!
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Very disappointed to still be playing but let's make some picks.
Tor - Hyman
Mon - Gallagher
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6 hours ago, Peter Puck said:
We have a winner: Habsfan84
Habsfan84 predicted 27-22-3-4 for 61 points which was a pretty accurate. Like everyone else his prediction overestimated the Habs final points.
The team finished 24-21-8-3 for 59 points.
Habsfand84 predicted 4th in the division and 15th in the league.
The Canadiens did finish 4th in the division but only 18th in the league.
Habsfan84 has predicted a 2nd round loss so we may get by the Leafs.
Nice! I guess being the most pessimistic about the Habs paid off. Was hoping I'd be wrong but I'll take the win!
3 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said:Congratulations @Habsfan84 , I hope you are right about the series, I really want the Habs to bump the Leafs
Hoping I'm right as well. Don't think it would be fun having to live in Ontario and deal with all those Leafs fans if they end up taking the series.
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Don't really like that our first two home games are back-back. Kinda takes the home ice advantage away slightly since anything can happen in those. I guess home ice advantage isn't as big of thing this year at least.
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Too bad LA isn't in our Division. Toffoli seems to do well against his former teams
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1 minute ago, alfredoh2009 said:
Bad change and we lose
Ya not sure why Byron decided to change there
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Go Team Bell! Let's win it in OT!
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27-22-3-4 (61 points)
4th in the divison
15th overall
168 goals for
160 goals against
Habs lose in the second round
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One Year at $735,000
Pretty cheap deal for him. Good signing. Does he have a spot in the lineup however?
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2 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
I have to say that I have trouble with the whole "Hall will create too many cap complications" argument. I mean, of course the deal has to make some sort of basic sense when it comes to dollar and term. But there seems to me something a bit perverse about arguing that we dare not add him because it will disrupt the cap structure of our FW complement. Let's not forget that our FW complement is middling at best. Not adding a legitimate top-line W in order to avoid disturbing a mediocre equilibrium seems like way overthinking it to me.
Like 'how will we be able to resign Tatar?' First of all, it is not clear that we should resign Tatar. He is a very fine player, I love his hockey IQ, but much will depend on his contract demands as a 30-year-old. And let's remember that he was complete fishwaste in the playoffs. Second, a lot of other things will happen between now and next off-season. Allen may be off the books, there will be bodies lost to expansion, who knows what all will go down. Not signing an upgrade because, y'know, he may cause cap trouble eventually just seems dreary to me. Sign the huge roster upgrade, sort out any further ramifications down the line when necessary.
It's not only next season. We dont have the cap space to take him on this season.
No doubt I would also love to have him but dont feel there is a fit.
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Since we are not likely able to afford one of the big fish, would Galchenyuk make sense on a one year prove it deal? He has not been great since leaving the Habs and at this point knows he's a winger. He seemed to have most of his success with us so the Habs may be of some interest to revive his career (though Julien being here may deter him). He's someone you could easily slide up your lineup if injuries arise or other players struggle.
I know Bergevin would probably never do it but I think it makes some sense.
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Less term and money than I was expecting. Good deal! You could tell through some of the videos the team did that his family was quite happy in Montreal. This deal proves it since he could of gotten more on the open market. Seems like they are pretty close with Price's family as well.
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3 minutes ago, IN THE HEARTS OF MEN said:
i wouldnt want Ryan either... we need a top offensive threat... to me only Dadanov and Hall fit that on the UFa market otherwise its trade front
Hoffman fits the bill as well
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13 minutes ago, dlbalr said:
Could they have signed one for cheaper? Probably. Could they have signed one for one year though? Guys like Khudobin, Greiss, etc (Halak re-signed already) are going to be able to command multi-year deals, especially with the Seattle expansion draft looming. Bergevin's end-of-season presser indicated that he's concerned about spending big beyond the upcoming season with players like Petry, Gallagher, Danault, Tatar, and Armia all pending UFAs that will likely be seeking some sort of raise. The single year left on Allen's deal may be viewed as a positive here which is something that they wouldn't have been able to get with the top backups in free agency. This doesn't solve Montreal's exposure requirement for the Kraken but it solves a big need for next year's team.
My mistake on Halak although looking into it he signed for only one year. So it does seem possible to still do. Just seems like there will be lots of goalies available this year. To be fair though Allen is at or near the top of that class. In a likely condensed season the backup goaltender will be very important.
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8 minutes ago, GHT120 said:
It isn't a BAD contract ... amongst goalies with at least 15 games Allen (24 games) was 4th in Sv% and 2nd in GAA ... Blues needed to free up cap space and Binnington is set as their starter ... this isn't a Steve Mason situation ... he was toast ... even after being nought out nobody signed him ... Allen could backup on almost any team in the league and possibly start on a few.
Don't disagree that he is a good goalie but it was a bad contract from the Blues perspective. They are tight against the cap and need to still need to sign Pietrangelo amongst others. In a flat cap this off-season I can't imagine there were too many teams willing to take on that kind of money for a backup.
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Was thinking we were going to get the third when I first read it. Would of made more sense as were taking on a bad contract. Good backup but feel the cost to be a bit too high.
Could we not have signed a really good backup (Khudobin, Halak, etc) at less than 4.35 million? Would of been free.
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7 hours ago, hab29RETIRED said:
What’s sad about this is that we would get potentially an inferior dman than what we gave up for Domi AND have to throw in a draft choice.
Really you think Galchenyuk was a good D-man?
At this point I believe Drouin holds more value than Domi but I get the premise of your post. Sucks to go after these D-man and give up extra assets when you had the perfect one waiting in the wings.
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Come on Habs one more to push it to OT! 5 mins to go
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Really they know how to call a cross check? Looks like we'll be in the box quite a bit tonight.
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Suzuki! Huge goal. Definitely needed that
Game 6 - Leafs vs Habs 7:30PM ET
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Agreed! Habs need to get playing again. All game leading in shots but now the Leafs are up 35-29