Mark Napier
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By the way, I don't find the comment under my nick in the least bit funny. I take that as an insult. I have no problem leaving this place and never logging in again if this is meant as some sort of insult. If the powers that be don't want me around anymore just say so but don'tstoop to such childish behaviour.
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Hey smon if you can't read something in plain english in the post previous to yours then a little friendly direction is in order. No?
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Guess what Mont Royale, I hope you can overcome your tendency to be a sarcastic, condescending psychotherapist so that you will be able to deal with real issues in real life.
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Kovalev is older so he had more seasons to score 30 goals. When he scored 44 he was on a team studded with stars and that was a different time when goals came easier. Zednik will outscore Kovalev this year.
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Yes I did say "I" but that doesn't mean that I excluded anybody else from having the same thoughts. I just said I was one of the few that felt like this. Get it?
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Are you blind? I quoted myself in the previous post. Did you miss that? Read the part in brackets. Perhaps you need glasses. Sheesh.
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In terms of goal scoring we have 3 guys that are in the 30 goal range. Kovalev is the better player and point producer but the best goal scorer is either Ryder or Zednik. You can't say Kovalev is really better at scoring goals than these guys.
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By the way smon, I didn't say I was the only one who said Hossa would suck or that the habs would drop in the standings. My exact words were " I was the only one ( or at least one of the few) with guts enough to say this team was in no way good enough to be in the position they were in". You should try reading more carefully, the stuff in brackets count to you know.
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Originally posted by smon
From what I've read of this, I'll say this..
Napier, you come off slightly pompous with your comments of how you alone seem to have predicted everything, knew that Hossa would suck, Habs would slump, etc, etc..way to toot your own horn. I'm glad to know that wasn't your intention, but it certainly seemed like it.
But what surprises me even more is that there are people who encourage that attitude. special super status, come on..? i'm sure other people could dredge old posts about certain predictions and such.
Now my take on the Habs..A solid fifth, sixth, seventh spot playoff team this season, no question. A serious first to third place team in the East? I doubt it. Too many question marks especially around secondary scoring.
If you bothered reading through this whole thread you would see that I was merely defending myself from previous attacks which suggested my "predictions" were total bullshit and I didn't know what I was talking about.
As to saying people suggested I have special status, I'm sure they were being sarcastic and that it was merely another dig at me. You can't see that? Try to read between the lines.
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Originally posted by Rooster
No prob. I've enjoyed your comments on this board. Just thought today was a bit defensive. No biggy.
I feel I have to be defensive considering what has happened. I actually stopped posting here for a couple of weeks because I was insulted by certain people who totally discounted what I was saying. I feel vindicated now. I had yet to comment on the teams drop in the standings and how I had said it would happen but comments directed at me earlier in this thread pushed me into saying this. I didn't want to come off with a "I told you so" type of attitude but I also felt I had to defend myself. I want this team to do as well as anyone but not at the price of going around with rose coloured glasses pretending that the Habs are better than they really are.
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Now maybe he'll get his head out of his ass and start playing better.
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Well rooster if you want to dredge up all my old posts, you will see that I was ridiculed by some because I said this team had been lucky and that we were in no way as good as the standings suggested. I was called negative and basically told I knew nothing about hockey. I don't have the patience to look this up but I invite you to do it. My comments are directed at those people.
To option, you say you don't know how good this team is but that is where we differ. This is a 5th to 7th place team in the east. If Kovalev is in the lineup and Theo is playing as well has he can, it's a team that could really upset a lot of other teams and make a good run at the cup. But for this to happen the stars have to align up just right and of course injuries have to be kept at a minimum. So at best this team is an outside contender at worst a first round exit. There is no mystery to me what this team is and I know exactly what to expect from it.
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<i>Originally posted by johnnyhasbeen</i>
If we were to jump into trades here is my dream situation
Theo and bonk to fla for Luongo and Jokinen
Only if the Florida GM was on crack. Theo isn't good enough to trade straight up for Luongo but to add insult to injury you throw in Jokinen for Bonk? You think Bonk is as good as or better than Jokinen? Wow..
And why is everyone so eager to trade Zednick? On a team that is so anemic on offence and everyone wants to trade possibly the best scorer on the team. Wow, you guys really make me wonder. We need to add offence not subtract it.
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It's funny that you guys are all giving me shit for saying I was right about Hossa AND the fact that the Habs have slipped way down the standings. You were probably the same guys who flamed me for saying that this team wasn't good enough to be considered anything better than a 6th place team in the east even when they were on top of the league. Seems I can't win no matter what I say.
Oh well, I'm comforted by the fact I was right and all you cheer leaders were dead wrong. I was the only one ( or at least one of the few) with guts enough to say this team was in no way good enough to be in the position they were in. They were lucky plain and simple and one injury, even to a key player, shouldn't turn a team from a top contender into loser. Before someone starts griping about all the other injuries and suspensions remember, this team was well on it's slide before any of that happened and Kovalev was the only one out. One goal games and overtime winners have a lot of luck involved in them and we got the breaks in those games. Regardless of what the majority here may say, this team was very lucky. But luck has a way of turning and so it has. Kovalev himself said they were very lucky to be in the position they were in the standings way back when but I guess some guys here know better than him. I guess the past month has been a real reality check for some of you while others like myself know this is basically the same team that was grasping at straws trying to make the playoffs before kovalev arrived.
If these things make me unpopular so be it. Guess I'm not a band wagon jumper. So sue me. Never been one for optimistic fantasies. Just logical reality and a carefull examination of the facts are what my opinions are based on. Cheerleading ain't my thing.........
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No just know when a team or a player is good or bad. Seems that knowledge is lacking around here.
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By the way, I also predicted this team would take a slide because they weren't really as good as thier record indicated. I said they were very lucky to have the record they did considering all their one goal wins. This slide started with the loss of one guy; Kovalev. A top team doesn't self destruct because one player gets injured. This seemed obvious to me but I got blasted for saying this but now guess who was right. You don't remember that either?
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No actually there were quite a few guys on here crying and moaning over the loss of Hossa. Wow you don't remember that...lay off the pipe then.
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Yeah that was a no brainer as far as I was concerned. I knew from the minute he got traded that we would never miss him. He may have a little talent but the guy has no heart. He'll never make any sort of impact in the NHL. I still think Hainsey may make a servicable defenseman but not a huge loss by any stretch. I wish that Hainsey had stayed with the team and they sent Streit to the dogs after preseason and I expressed that at the time. Hopefully Streit can still come around and make it a non-issue but my hope for Streit is really low. Hainsey should of been our 7th defenseman with a chance of moving up in the ranks to 5th or 6th after some NHL time which he has never had.
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Huet of course. That's why they got him. He's a proven NHL goalie. It's a no brainer....next!
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Mario is a habs?!?!?! OMG....
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Originally posted by Mont Royale
I agree with almost everything you've said about Bulis... but do you really think it's a matter of time before he scores? This is his 8th NHL season! Let's face it: in the NHL, he's not a scorer, and never will be a scorer.
That being said, he's a valuable player to have on the team. However, I wouldn't be surprised to see him part of a deal at some point, because we seem to have a lot of good defensive forwards, both current and prospective. Bulis is quality, and you have to give quality to get it.
I mean it's a matter of time before he scoressomething. He's never going to be a 30 or 40 goal scorer, though I think he has the tools. He's just had such bad luck and luck either bad or good doesn't last forever. He's a 15-20 goal guy and that's where he'll be before the end of the season. He could have better numbers but he just lacks that certain something that good goal scorers have. Otherwise he's a great player a welcome addition to any team.
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He creates chances and does good things with the puck. I think he will start getting some goals sooner or later. He's a third line guy that can move to the second or even first if need be. He does't look out of place on either of the top 2 lines other than the fact he doesn't score. I've got all the patience in the world for a guy like Bulis because he doesn't hurt the team by being out there. He's got the talent and works hard, he just needs time to get into the scoring groove. If he was a one dimensional player like Dags, then I'd be calling for his head but Bulis can help a lot more than by just scoring goals while a guy like Dags if he isn't scoring is actually detrimental to the team because of shitty defensive play and absolutely no physical play.
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If the rule is that a goal doesn't count if the net is knocked off before the puck goes in then the Bulis goal shouldn't of counted. The net was clearly off before the puck went in the net. I thought for sure the goal was not going to count when they took all that time reviewing it. Perhaps the refs were making up for the horrible call on Markov.
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Looks like I called it. OVERTIME.
Hossa back to old self
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Ok well I don't need this place and obviously the guy that put that under my nick doesn't want me here either so perhaps it's best for all if I just disappear.