GDT: Blue Jacket vs Capital 6pm (Clinch? + R1 adversary?)

[Whitesnake]

Anyway, not important....Tuesday, Michkov will save us.....

 

[The Great Weal]

Hope KH is a better GM than Suzuki. Don't let the players run the team. Team needs to be improved so some guys will have to leave for this to happen.

If a captain says "yes please trade these guys for picks/prospects and let's tank" then he's a shitty captain. Suzuki never handcuffed Hughes and said you're not allowed to give me any support.

I've removed by accident what I had wrote before the tweet....but it was written he did NOT say exactly that. True, that does NOT mean don,t give us help. But if the help has to come with having to trade teamates???

To me it's obvious he's talking about selling off players for picks/prospects rather than upgrading on them. He was very upset about the Monahan trade last year so it would be similar to that I would imagine.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

The last two tie-breakers for Playoff qualification are:

• Goal differential.
• Total goals.

These are rarely ever used, but it has happened in the past.

That has nothing to do with shots taken.

 

[Kennerback]

Anyway, not important....Tuesday, Michkov will save us.....

Michkov is saving no one. lol

 

[schwang26]

If we miss we deserve it, but I hope to hell Columbus eliminates Washington in the first round! It’ll look good on them.

 

[expy]

That has nothing to do with shots taken.

That's not what the poster said about qualifications.... "I thought wins & losses, or points, were all that counted for playoff qualifications..."

 

[themilosh]

It’s all on Nick tomorrow night. He’s the one that said he didn’t want help. It’s all on his back now.

He's learning firsthand that requests have consequences. Dude better put in a 3pt performance tmrw..

Basically Habs had a 3-0 series lead.. and they are now currently 3-2. Game 6 tmrw. They gotta learn how to take care of business.

 

[Miller Time]

The last two tie-breakers for Playoff qualification are:

• Goal differential.
• Total goals.

These are rarely ever used, but it has happened in the past.

Right... but shot differential remains irrelevant

 

[LaP]

Anyway, not important....Tuesday, Michkov will save us.....

So it was a good thing we did not draft him

 

[Natey]

Why should he? They were planning to be in the mix this year. They've been in the mix and even holding a playoff spot now. Even if they miss, this season is a success. I believe it's unreasonable to suggest MSL be canned.

If they miss this season is not a success because of how they missed.

 

[Hacketts]

Ahhh I know he said that, I thought he said something recently about wanting the team to clinch without help from another team.

 

[expy]

Right... but shot differential remains irrelevant

Sure, but the ones you listed weren't the only things that mattered.

 

[Justin11]

Thanks for nothing.

Washington you suck!

 

[Miller Time]

Sure, but the ones you listed weren't the only things that mattered.

Right

 

[the]

Michkov is saving no one. lol

You heard the man. Michkov is saving us.

 

[Adam Michaels]

If they miss this season is not a success because of how they missed.

Disagree 100%. It will suck if they miss. But if you look at the season holistically, it is a success.

Habs have been playing with house money for so long.

 

[Habs]

Disagree 100%. It will suck if they miss. But if you look at the season holistically, it is a success.

Habs have been playing with house money for so long.

MSL needs to answer if they miss the playoffs by only needing a win, with his questionable lineup decisions and OT choices.

 

[Team_Spirit]

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[Boss Man Hughes]

Disagree 100%. It will suck if they miss. But if you look at the season holistically, it is a success.

Habs have been playing with house money for so long.

No it would be a disaster to be within 2 pts of clinching for a week and not make it. If they weren't that close it wouldn't matter.

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

Damn, I didn't realize Fantili was at 28 goals.

Oh well, we'll just have to clinch ourselves tomorrow against Chicago. It's better that way anyway.

If we lose tomorrow night we don't deserve playoffs

 

[le_sean]

He didn't say he didn't want help, he said he doesn't want us to trade guys and sell. I doubt he went to Hughes begging not to get an upgrade on Pezz/Roy/Kapanen/Heineman.

It was “give us a chance” which basically means he has confidence in the guys currently in the room.

I’m just saying he put it on his back before the deadline, he’s been amazing and carried us this far. But tomorrow it’s time to finish the job, it’ll be on him to lead the team.

 

[Bring Bak Damphousse]

Disagree 100%. It will suck if they miss. But if you look at the season holistically, it is a success.

Habs have been playing with house money for so long.

Before the season started the goal was to be “in the mix” we’ve achieved that, however we had an 8 point lead with a handful of games left, if we shit the bed I’m not going to sit back and think “hey atleast we were in the mix”

 

[The Great Weal]

It was “give us a chance” which basically means he has confidence in the guys currently in the room.

I’m just saying he put it on his back before the deadline, he’s been amazing and carried us this far. But tomorrow it’s time to finish the job, it’ll be on him to lead the team.

Give us a chance to me means to not give up on the season and trade the UFAs for picks.

That being said, I do agree that he and Hutson need to win us one of these games.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Washington losing twice to Columbus should be enough to motivate the Habs.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Before the season started the goal was to be “in the mix” we’ve achieved that, however we had an 8 point lead with a handful of games left, if we shit the bed I’m not going to sit back and think “hey atleast we were in the mix”

I will. Because I'll still be able to look at the whole picture. I'll be disappointed if they miss but I won't lose sight of the year they had.