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10 things few would have predicted before the season


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#1 - Habs would lead the Northeast division by February

#2 - Habs would have the 2nd most goals scored in the entire NHL.

#3 - Kovalev would be 15th in the league in points, 3rd amongst all RWers.

#4 - Plekanec would have as many pts as Eric Staal, more than Jagr, Hossa, Richards, Briere, Nash, etc.

#5 - Markov would be 3rd in pts for defensemen, in front of Rafalski, Phaneuf, Chara, Campbell, Pronger, etc.

#6 - Streit would have as many pts as Koivu

#7 - Komisarek would be 2nd in hits and 1st in blocked shots in the entire NHL.

#8 - Lapierre would have passed Smolinski in the depth chart

#9 - Sergei Kostitsyn would have passed Ryder in the depth chart

#10 - Ryan O'Byrne would have a regular spot and be paired with Hamrlik.

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#13 Ryder wouldstruggle at the beginning but then start to play like he did before when the deadline came around.

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#16 - Latendresse getting scratched and playing on the bottom lines.

and obligatory

#17 - Ryan O'Byrne stealing a girl's purse in Florida...

LOL, good call

#18 - Brian Smolinski choking harder than George Bush on the 14 of January, 2002

(Hint: It involved a pretzel)

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#19 - Chipchura would be playing in Hamilton.. :(

#20 - That Hamrlik would prove THIS valuable. We all thought he'd help, but he's shown that he's crucial to our team's functioning.

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#9 - Sergei Kostitsyn would have passed Ryder in the depth chart

I don't know, but the arrival of Sergei seems to me like a key factor in the season. He was good (not great) but somehow his brother Andrei went on to play at a higher level and his line just went crazy from there. And Andrei becoming a threat, it gives Kovalev just enough space. And Kovalev has been able to keep his play up (and motivation) all year. (and what can we say about Plekanec's confidence this year.. very nice). But what I'm trying to point on is the domino effect of the arrival of Sergei. It also showed that there's no guarenteed spot. Even if you're a triple 30 goals scorer, if you don't give the effort, someone else is gonna take your spot.

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29 - TWO, and even possibily THREE wins against the Devils!

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#27- We would turn down Hossa and keep are original team at the deadline.

it really isn't that surprising, all things considered.

I would have been truly surprised at the beginning of the season if somebody told me the habs would be in the Hossa sweepstakes.

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#30- Josh Gorges would be a regular and would be one of the most trusted Habs on D

#31- This may not be a surprise but the Habs would be 6-0 against the Bruins this season so far. I forget hoe many in a row it has been since last season as well.

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