The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Again…that team had the 2nd best PP…obviously its even strength scoring was horrible but the PP was not the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, GHT120 said: Not re-litigating his use ... ideally, he should not have been, which was reflected in his never playing in the NHL again ... just stating the obvious that if he tied for PP goals lead there obviously weren't better choices available ... not "support" for Metro, rather a reminder of how bad that team was (5th fewest goals scored in the NHL that season). Yes they couldnt score at ES. They had the 2nd best PP in the entire league though, so clearly Metro being part of the PP wasnt problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 12 minutes ago, hab29RETIRED said: a team with Markov, as QB should have no issues scoring. The team had Pleks, the squid, Gionta, the two Kostitsyn brothers - and the count was on ragging Sergei from the first practice with the team. Maxpac wanted to stay in the minors rather than play in the plugging line when the count was the coach. Benoit chicken legs was also in the doghouse for the entire duration under the count. Basically, all of the young players we had were being held to a MUCH higher standard than the veteran - particularly the Gomez who was being paid $7m+ but couldn’t even put up 60 points. There were a LOT of better options then metro! Markov only played 45 games that season due to knee injuries. MA Bergeron played the other half the season. Both Markov and Bergeron finished with 34 points, but Bergeron had 13 goald to Markov's 6. I love Markov but he wasnt the sole reason that PP was good. He only played about half the games. As for Gomez, his 59 points were the second most on the team. Gomez was decent that year. It was before he completely fell off the cliff. Sergei Kostitsyn had just 18 points and Andrei just 33. They were big disappointments after coming up big in 2008 (andrei) and 2009 (sergei). Maxpac didnt want to stay in the minors. He played the full year in the NHL and struggled. The season you are thinking of was the next one, when he went to the minors was scoring a goal per game in the AHL. Came up and was our best goal scorer (though not gpg) and then Chara broke his neck. That was 2011. The Metro.season was 2010. So.i think you have your years a little mixed up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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