ForumGhost Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Who would we wanna face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I refuse to vote until the Habs clinch a playoff spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I want to play whoever is in 6th place. Buffalo is in reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Washington is my choice...the habs have played them well all year. I feel Pitts/NJ is the worst matchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 No easy choice. Buffalo seems to be the easiest overall roster, until you run into Ryan Miller. I think I'd go with Washington. Their D is probably the kind we'd match-up best against. That being said, on paper, we match up to any of those teams, and they all match-up to each other. We might not have one of those big gun like Ovie, Crosby, Kovalchuk or Malkin, but we possibly have the most balanced top 2 lines and scoring depth. Pouliot-Gomez-Gionta and Cammalleri-Plekanec-Kostitsyn can both be a handful. If the depth lines can keep causing trouble and abuse the opponent's 3rd D pair, I like our chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 With the Senators and Sabres both having problems, who says the Habs cant win the division? They're only 6 pts behind Buff and 3 behind Ott I think they would be the easiest opponent I'd say Jersey is the worst opponent, followed by Pitts. Washington have a scary attack power, but they need more defense before they can win a cup IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Is it possible the much maligned Moore deal actually solidified our bottom six enough that we've stopped being so pessimistic for now in order to look ahead? I was never happy with that deal, but let's be honest, Moore is the kind of tonic that is exactly what the doctor ordered, so to speak. The longer this goes, the more it reminds me of Gainey's pick-up of Begin on the waiver wire so many years ago. A legit bottom six guy who really legitimized our depth to a significant degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonJ Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 With the Senators and Sabres both having problems, who says the Habs cant win the division? They're only 6 pts behind Buff and 3 behind Ott I think they would be the easiest opponent I'd say Jersey is the worst opponent, followed by Pitts. Washington have a scary attack power, but they need more defense before they can win a cup IMO. I could be wrong, but haven't we done quite well against Jersey this year? I know we have only played pre-Kovalchuk Jersey, but he hasn't really added as much punch as they had hoped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) They're is one reason why I fear Jersey. Brodeur. As for our games against them this year.. Dec 16 L 2-1 Jan 9 OTL 2-1 Jan 22 W 3-1 1-1-1.. not so bad Edited March 15, 2010 by Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenadian Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) I just wanna PLAY in the 1st round................. Edited March 15, 2010 by kenadian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Yep, they haven't earned a playoff spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Yep, they haven't earned a playoff spot. I agree. My general sentiment is "whoever is the lowest seed", meaning they've finished as high as possible. But I can't be thinking about matching up against a specific team... too many games to play yet. That being said, I'm comfortable in the knowledge that to date, the Habs have earned their #7 position. Only Boston at #8 can overtake that position, and they haven't proven that they're more deserving of it to date. And of all the teams ranked 9th through 15th, the Habs have demonstrated overall that they are better than them. Only the Rangers have a better GAA than the Habs, and the Habs are a better scoring team than them. The rest of the teams are clearly worse defensively, and not gifted enough offensively to make up the difference. There's a case to made that the Habs are at least equal to Ottawa. Philly has been a bit unlucky to be behind Ottawa, at the very least. +18 goal differential for Philly and -11 for Ottawa (Montreal is -3, though much greater if you remove the OT/SO goals). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Since we're doing hypotheticals, I'd kinda like to see them play either Atlanta or Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Quick FYI: Montreal is 5 points out of 9th.....and 6 points out of the division title. Talk about close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) Is it possible the much maligned Moore deal actually solidified our bottom six enough that we've stopped being so pessimistic for now in order to look ahead? I was never happy with that deal, but let's be honest, Moore is the kind of tonic that is exactly what the doctor ordered, so to speak. The longer this goes, the more it reminds me of Gainey's pick-up of Begin on the waiver wire so many years ago. A legit bottom six guy who really legitimized our depth to a significant degree. A nice parallel, yeah. I absolutely lambasted the Moore deal, and I'm not quite prepared to eat all my words, because arguably we *did* give up too much; but there's no denying Moore has helped. Indeed, Moore is exactly the type of acquisition in which Gauthier has specialized in his years as an NHL GM: a low-profile minor move that clearly improves the team in small but significant ways. This seems to have been practically all he did in Anaheim. Obviously he hasn't lost his touch - such as it is. As for the poll, all those teams are trouble. It feels too much like bad karma to wish for one! Edited March 16, 2010 by The Chicoutimi Cucumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thib46 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 A nice parallel, yeah. I absolutely lambasted the Moore deal, and I'm not quite prepared to eat all my words, because arguably we *did* give up too much; but there's no denying Moore has helped. Indeed, Moore is exactly the type of acquisition in which Gauthier has specialized in his years as an NHL GM: a low-profile minor move that clearly improves the team in small but significant ways. This seems to have been practically all he did in Anaheim. Obviously he hasn't lost his touch - such as it is. As for the poll, all those teams are trouble. It feels too much like bad karma to wish for one! It is bad luck to think of which team a team will play in a playoff before you are in the playoff...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyhasbeen Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I don't know about the first round, but I would like to face the Ducks in the final!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) So either way you'll be happy? Habs get a cup, Saku finally gets a cup? Edited March 16, 2010 by bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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