Post-Game Talk: Canadiens 2 Bruins 1 (SO)

[CDJ]

If Emelin even backed up his actions once in awhile I would LOVE to have him on the Bruins.

Unfortunately, I just can't get behind him as a man. If you toe the line, be prepared to have to show some dignity.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Must defend Marchand at all costs.

This should probably get moved to the post-game thread? This hit was more harmless than Emelin's on Lucic. If this was anybody other than Marchand, nobody even comments on it.

Biggest difference between Marchand-Salo and the Emelin on Looch is that Marchand got up and was ready to defend himself. Emelin never is, whether it's on Lucic, Gryba, whomever.

 

[Pie O My]

If Emelin even backed up his actions once in awhile I would LOVE to have him on the Bruins.

Unfortunately, I just can't get behind him as a man. If you toe the line, be prepared to have to show some dignity.

I think you mean the exact opposite of this phrase.

 

[Shoebottom]

If Emelin even backed up his actions once in awhile I would LOVE to have him on the Bruins.

Unfortunately, I just can't get behind him as a man. If you toe the line, be prepared to have to show some dignity.

I think its obviously encouraged by the habs coach & front office to play the victim and turtle after starting crap. How else do you explain player after player doing it. But I think its affecting Subban (especially his game) more each game, and soon enough he'll erupt, confront Lucic and get beat down. How long can his pride take it? Saw it with Komisarek. Komi kept avoiding a confrontation as long as he could, and then bam! Hope Lucic celebrates the same way he did after Komi. You saw all that collected frustration just being released.

 

[member 96824]

I think its obviously encouraged by the habs coach & front office to play the victim and turtle after starting crap. How else do you explain player after player doing it. But I think its affecting Subban (especially his game) more each game, and soon enough he'll erupt, confront Lucic and get beat down. Saw it with Komisarek. Komi kept avoiding a confrontation as long as he could, and then bam! Hope Lucic celebrates the same way he did after Komi. You saw all that collected frustration just being released.

Can't disagree...I think they know it gets under the bruins skin, drives them crazy, and potentially goats them into stupid penalties.

 

[CDJ]

I think you mean the exact opposite of this phrase.

You are absolutely right, "straddle" would've been far more appropriate

 

[Artemis]

I don't think it was nearly as bad as a lot of people are saying. At it's worst it was questionable.

I'm not saying it was horrific, but to call it "harmless and benign" is absurd. Anyone who says that has never been on skates, let alone played any form of hockey.

 

[Oates2Neely]

I don't like "low hits" regardless. I didn't like Emelin's hit on Lucic, & I didn't like when Marchand did it.

It seems to me like players these days don't know the proper way to throw a hip check. YouTube "Ray Bourque hip checks". He made it look elegant. Ahh the lost art of the hip check.

Players these days are targeting the knee. Very dangerous. I can see why Lucic was livid. It's unfortunate this type hit is still deemed legal. I think that will change in coming years.

 

[MaCam]

I was just thinking of what would happen if Emelin was in a fight because of one of his actions, which resulted in one of the plates in his face getting broken. Now I wouldn't wish an injury upon any player, so I hope that never happens. But if that did happen, the phone service in Montreal would probably be shut down due to Habs fans dialing 911 and demanding the opposing player to be arrested, even if it was something Emelin did that provoked the fight. In the minds of many Habs fans, you can not touch Emelin no matter what he does because he has plates in his face, and if you do you are a classless goon.

 

[Shoebottom]

I was just thinking of what would happen if Emelin was in a fight because of one of his actions, which resulted in one of the plates in his face getting broken. Now I wouldn't wish an injury upon any player, so I hope that never happens. But if that did happen, the phone service in Montreal would probably be shut down due to Habs fans dialing 911 and demanding the opposing player to be arrested, even if it was something Emelin did that provoked the fight. In the minds of many Habs fans, you can not touch Emelin no matter what he does because he has plates in his face, and if you do you are a classless goon.

IF Emelin gets special treatment cause he has metal in his head, do the Bs get special treatment cause they have brass balls?

 

[jgatie]

This should probably get moved to the post-game thread? This hit was more harmless than Emelin's on Lucic. If this was anybody other than Marchand, nobody even comments on it.

Biggest difference between Marchand-Salo and the Emelin on Looch is that Marchand got up and was ready to defend himself. Emelin never is, whether it's on Lucic, Gryba, whomever.

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!!

 

[Le Tricolore]

Must defend Marchand at all costs.

The hits are similar. The only difference is that Emelin was turning around when he got hit so he fell awkwardly.

 

[Bone for your jar]

Thread has run its course IMO. There's a game tonight.

 

[Pie O My]

Thread has run its course IMO. There's a game tonight.

all righty then Mr. Nuff Said McGreevey.

If a B's fan wants to come into this thread and take another verbal whack at that sadsack franchise then who are we to tell them they cant?

 

[Bone for your jar]

all righty then Mr. Nuff Said McGreevey.

If a B's fan wants to come into this thread and take another verbal whack at that sadsack franchise then who are we to tell them they cant?

Hah I just feel like we have bigger (and fresher) fish to fry at this point.

But don't worry Pie, no one listens to me anyway.

 

[Perrah]

Chara damn near ends Pacioretty's career, leaves him plastered on the ice in need of a stretcher and severe medical help. What do the Habs players do? They just stand there... Well, i guess Scott Gomez frowned a mean face at Z, but that's it. They did nothing, absolutely nothing. Not even the next game, or hell, anytime after that. They just stand around and "hope the league takes care of it" or better yet "let the police take care of it" - If that were the Bruins i'd be absolutely disgusted.

Dennis Wideman's face at Cooke must have been way meaner. I guess Thornton had a ****** fight with him, but he did more damage to himself diving in the corner of the bell center than he did to Cooke in that fight.

 

[CDJ]

Yeah, Rask sure has looked terrible against them recently *eyeroll*

They are a far inferior team that beat us in a skills comp. We outshot them 22-6 5 on 5. They pose one of the bigger threats since Carey Price has shown he can get hot, but we would squish them over 7. Like, they physically wouldn't make it out of the series.

 

[CDJ]

Tuukka against Montreal this year.

1.95 GAA, .932


Yeah, I'm shaking in my boots

 

[Greek_physique]

Tuukka against Montreal this year.

1.95 GAA, .932


Yeah, I'm shaking in my boots

I think the more disturbing fact...we've only scored 7 goals in 4 games against them.

Too bad we can't borrow Nathan "Habs Killer" Horton when we play them again.

 

[Pie O My]

I think the more disturbing fact...we've only scored 7 goals in 4 games against them.

Too bad we can't borrow Nathan "Habs Killer" Horton when we play them again.

by game 3 in a 7 game series they'll wish they were never born.

 

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

Tuukka against Montreal this year.

1.95 GAA, .932


Yeah, I'm shaking in my boots

Compares very well with Price and Budaj (respectively) against Boston this year:

1.00 GAA, 0.970
1.95 GAA, 0.938

 

[CDJ]

Compares very well with Price and Budaj (respectively) against Boston this year:

1.00 GAA, 0.970
1.95 GAA, 0.938

Budaj gets us. We know price is good. He was trying to make the point That Rask is a reason to have worries. He isn't. Plain and simple.

 

[CDJ]

And when I said squish, I meant literally squish. I think weaver and emelin wouldn't make it out

 

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

Budaj gets us. We know price is good. He was trying to make the point That Rask is a reason to have worries. He isn't. Plain and simple.

God no. I'd even say he's your best player "overall".

 

[CDJ]

I'd say the same for your #1 netminder when he is healthy.

Or Budaj, but only against the B's