Neech
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Kulak playing strong top-3 minutes for Edmonton with Ekholm out. Happy to see him thrive, was always a pleasant surprise for us.
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Nice to see Doby make some big saves to keep us in it.
Win or lose, I'd love to see some fight. We came out strong but finished the period on the backheel. Might be blender time for the lines.
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Slaf winning pucks and driving the net, he's going to be a dominant playoff producer for us if he can bring this kind of effort consistently.
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Amazing how we tilted the ice each period, we never let up!
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Wilson better be ejected for his role in that.
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Terrible turnover by the Caps led to the Carrier goal.
Our lines look a lot more balanced without Laine.
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I would love for Arber to get into the lineup. If the bottom pair is only going to get 10-15 minutes, might as well have him in there for the intimidation factor.
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Gonna see him Monday night at Bell Centre boys!
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I guess management prioritized getting him into the fold immediately vs keeping him on his ELC for the extra year. It could work out favourably if he signs an extension before his major breakout.
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Holy crap! He'll have to hit the ground running but it'll be fun to watch. What a turn of events!
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Best hockey game in years!
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Saaros not covering himself in glory, as the Brits would say.
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These are the prime years of a golden generation of Finnish talent. Twenty years ago you'd have maybe 3-5 stars and a bunch of no names (that would of course manage to punch above their weight). Nowadays you have 2-3 lines of stars or at least complimentary first liners like Lekky. I wonder if this quantity of Finnish talent is here to stay or if they'll regress back to where they were.
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1 hour ago, dlbalr said:
Sometimes that's the case but it probably wouldn't be with the higher picks but rather the lower-round ones.
I don't think the Habs have a trade chip over the next few weeks that a team would part with an unprotected 1st for. (Some might say Matheson but I think the supposed openness toward moving him is vastly overstated.) If Montreal was a buying team, I wouldn't want them parting with one for the combo of Evans and Armia so I can't expect them to get that type of return for them.
Evans seems to me to be comparable to Lekky when he was traded, who netted us a 2nd plus a recent 1st round pick. Throw in Armia, another elite PKer, that's not worth a late 1st to a contender?
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Just now, tomh009 said:
The Finns are definitely not pushovers so far.
I'm not sure how their depleted D corps will hold up over three periods, but you can count on them to play a tight disciplined game.
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Bad goal from Hellebuyck, and then Saaros responds with a bad one of his own.
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I wonder if Armia and Evans could be paired for a good return. Not sure which contenders have that big of a need on the PK/bottom-6, but would be nice to get a prime asset rather than more mid round picks.
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Interesting to see Marchand benched late in favour of the Lightning 'grinders'. Sweden's D core might be the best in the tourney. We're gonna need tighter goaltending to stop the American snipers on Saturday.
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4 minutes ago, BCHabnut said:
Absolutely screw putin. Horrible human being. Heard he's not good at hockey anyway, so he prolly wouldn't make the team.
He scores like 15 goals everytime he plays, STUD!
Binnington redeemed himself in OT. Great game! Such a treat to watch these legends share the ice.
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The Habs appear to be sellers heading into the trade deadline. How much of a firesale will occur? Will we be able to fetch a 1st or is keeping the team intact better for longterm development?
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Slaf made some nice plays in the 2nd and took a tough shot block with zeroes on the clock.
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Celebrini is a stud. Wonder if he'll be on the Olympic team next year.
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Love how Doby rebounded after the bad goal. Slaf deserves some ice in OT!
Mailloux traded to STL for Zachary Bolduc
in Habs & Hockey Talk
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Mailloux probably has a higher ceiling than Bolduc, but Bolduc is already an established NHLer with room to improve. Mailloux's defensive deficiencies might prevent him from ever reaching that level. We moved him at the right time while his value is high and he wasn't too disgruntled with the lack of NHL opportunity. We're not the only team with a hole at centre and it doesn't seem like there are many on the market. We already filled a huge hole on RD.