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  1. 1. Will Montreal make the playoffs?

    • Yes
      9
    • No
      17
  2. 2. Will Dach play more than 70 games?

    • Yes
      20
    • No
      6
  3. 3. Will Caufield score more than 35?

    • Yes
      21
    • No
      5


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Just now, tomh009 said:

Yes ... at least if the game counts for something.

 

Its not the game counting.  Its a bad position to put your teammates in playing 55 minutes with 4d.

 

Exhaustion can lead to more injuries.

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10 minutes ago, Commandant said:

Its not the game counting.  Its a bad position to put your teammates in playing 55 minutes with 4d.

 

Exhaustion can lead to more injuries.

And what's happening to Savard? He has barely played after the long PK. Hurt or just exhausted?

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13 minutes ago, Commandant said:

Its not the game counting.  Its a bad position to put your teammates in playing 55 minutes with 4d.

 

Exhaustion can lead to more injuries.

 

Bingo.  David Savard doesn't need to play 28 minutes tonight but he's probably going to have to (unless Montreal has a lot of power plays).  That's not good.

 

I understand Xhekaj feeling he needed to stand up for Laine.  But after two or three shots and Pare just laying there, move along.  If you feel he warrants more, do it later on.  Xhekaj just completely lost his cool and it's the other four defenders who have to pay for it.

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3 minutes ago, tomh009 said:

And what's happening to Savard? He has barely played after the long PK. Hurt or just exhausted?

 

Habs had 4 PPs there so that actually helps give Savard some rest.

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4 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

No shocker there on either front although that Reinbacher one was just weird. 

It's preseason, with most injuries an over abundance of caution will be taken. 

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5 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

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Xhekaj's gloves staying on may be the saving grace on a potential suspension.  Unwilling participant in Pare, but the Department of Player Safety might not consider that a fight since the gloves stayed on.  A technicality to get them out of having to do anything.  That being said, the call on the ice was fighting.

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D'oh, I missed the 1st 10 mins so I didn't see how it all went down.  I saw some replays but I'd like to see longer clips and other angles.  I saw a clip of Arber punching the guy but they didnt show how it started. 

 

I get the impression Arber jumped him though and from behind.  I have no problem with Arber fighting him but he should do it smarter to not trigger the Instigator penalty. 

 

Last year, Mittelstadt hit a Habs (Slaf I believe) and Arber knocked the him around like crazy and he didn't get a penalty for doing it.  He should have done the same to Pare and their entire team and especially their top players.  

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2 minutes ago, Sir_Boagalott said:

Last year, Mittelstadt hit a Habs (Slaf I believe) and Arber knocked the him around like crazy and he didn't get a penalty for doing it.  He should have done the same to Pare and their entire team and especially their top players.  

Preseason.  They call more than they do in the season to "set the tone."  Last preseason they called anything the remotely looked like a cross-check in wake of the rule change.  Then relaxed the standards for the season. 

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Just now, TurdBurglar said:

Preseason.  They call more than they do in the season to "set the tone."  Last preseason they called anything the remotely looked like a cross-check in wake of the rule change.  Then relaxed the standards for the season. 

 

Umm, body checks are completely legal, even in preseason.  The 1 hit he made along the boards was a penalty - but 2 mins is much preferable than 17 mins and game.  

 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, Sir_Boagalott said:

 

Umm, body checks are completely legal, even in preseason.  The 1 hit he made along the boards was a penalty - but 2 mins is much preferable than 17 mins and game.  

 

 

 

 

I misunderstood, my mistake.

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1 minute ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Slafkovsky has some unorthodox fighting techniques 

 

 

Yep, but that's only because the Habs haven't given a contract to BGL to be their fighting Coach.  

Just wait until Slaf misses time from breaking his thumb or something in a fight - that could have been completely avoided if only he had a bit training on how to do it properly.  

 

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2 minutes ago, Sir_Boagalott said:

 

Yep, but that's only because the Habs haven't given a contract to BGL to be their fighting Coach.  

Just wait until Slaf misses time from breaking his thumb or something in a fight - that could have been completely avoided if only he had a bit training on how to do it properly.  

 

 

Laraque is a ####ing moron.  I don't want him anywhere near the team. 

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9 minutes ago, Commandant said:

 

Laraque is a ####ing moron.  I don't want him anywhere near the team. 

Nilan would be a FAR better choice ... I-M-O

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21 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

Good for Condotta to take a couple of shifts on defence that period.  Hopefully he takes a few in the third just to take a bit of pressure off the other four.

 

In previous season I've always liked Condotta and think he'd be an upgrade on Pezz.  However, they will both likely be obsolete soon.

 

I've liked what I've seen from Davidson so far and want to see more of him.  He seems to have a level of Claude Lemieux in him.  i.e. he seems to be an agitator.  In 1 the previous games I saw him do 4 things that made me chuckle.  1 was the play was going towards the Habs end and he was nowhere near the puck but 2 players on the other team were slightly behind him and out of nowhere he threw his shoulder into 1 of them right into their sternum.  It surprised the hell out of the guy he hit.  

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Yup, just awful, a couple injuries and losing at home to the Marlies on a Saturday night. WTF  I know it's just a pre season game and the Habs are so good that they can just turn it on when the season begins but still. I am a little sarcastic and cranky right now but I am self aware. 

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