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GDT: Game 2: Habs vs Flyers


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Gomer should get a bit of a pass because he is primarily a playmaker, and has been doing a superb job in that role until the Philly series. In effect, he's not a goal scorer, and *demanding* goals from him is a bit much. Plekanec is another matter; while he drew checking duties against Crosby, this fails to explain his uselessness against Philly. He REALLY needs to step it up - and fast. Pleks is part of the core of THIS group, whatever the future may bring.

AK46, what can you say. Of course we need real production out of him.

I still say the collapse of Pouliot is a major factor behind the loss of secondary scoring. Without him, we are one top-6 forward short, just as we were in October. Add to that A. Kostityn's spaceman act, and really, we have ONE solid offensive line + a good C (Pleks). (In fact, Pleks's vanishing may be directly linked to the incompetence of his line-mates). This series is really helping to bring out weaknesses that have been present all season in terms of second-line talent, but which were partially disguised by Pouliot's play for much of the season.

The short term fix is to throw Moen into the top-6 as a net-crasher and banger (JM used Pyatt in this role, but I really think the stronger and more experienced Moen is a better choice). And then hope that Pouliot (or maybe Sergei Kostitysn) can recover some kind of mojo on in the bottom-6, at which point we can move them up.

Generally your biggest weaknesses are exposed at the most inopportune times, the fact that they have been able to

hide their lack of secondary scoring for this long is amazing. Same goes for the lack of puck moving defenseman, without

Markov Subban has bridged the gap, but he is showing signs of regression (understandable due to the fact he is 21!).

This team is still very flawed and the fans have become complacent and EXPECTED the Canadiens would defeat the Flyers

because they knocked off the Pens and Caps. All the talk of 86 and 93 has always been silly, those teams were filled

with veterans and elite rookies who had previous success.

A series hasn't been lost until you lose at home, so I will not go doom and gloom just yet.

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Gomer should get a bit of a pass because he is primarily a playmaker, and has been doing a superb job in that role until the Philly series. In effect, he's not a goal scorer, and *demanding* goals from him is a bit much. Plekanec is another matter; while he drew checking duties against Crosby, this fails to explain his uselessness against Philly. He REALLY needs to step it up - and fast. Pleks is part of the core of THIS group, whatever the future may bring.

AK46, what can you say. Of course we need real production out of him.

I still say the collapse of Pouliot is a major factor behind the loss of secondary scoring. Without him, we are one top-6 forward short, just as we were in October. Add to that A. Kostityn's spaceman act, and really, we have ONE solid offensive line + a good C (Pleks). (In fact, Pleks's vanishing may be directly linked to the incompetence of his line-mates). This series is really helping to bring out weaknesses that have been present all season in terms of second-line talent, but which were partially disguised by Pouliot's play for much of the season.

The short term fix is to throw Moen into the top-6 as a net-crasher and banger (JM used Pyatt in this role, but I really think the stronger and more experienced Moen is a better choice). And then hope that Pouliot (or maybe Sergei Kostitysn) can recover some kind of mojo on in the bottom-6, at which point we can move them up.

If JM doesn't want to put SK into the top 6 then maybe we can move laps back to C and have Moore move onto the Gio/Gomez line. This would leave us with a pretty good grind line of Moen-laps-Darche.

Also don't fear. As soon as you think the herpes habs are gone they just flair up again.

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If JM doesn't want to put SK into the top 6 then maybe we can move laps back to C and have Moore move onto the Gio/Gomez line. This would leave us with a pretty good grind line of Moen-laps-Darche.

Also don't fear. As soon as you think the herpes habs are gone they just flair up again.

Herpes Habs! HAHAHAHHA!

Flare up Boys! I hope the gang at home can help em out and get them going.

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