GDT: Game no. 6: Stars @ Habs | Coming off a high | Sat. Oct. 22nd, 2022, 7 PM ET -- CITY, SNE, TVAS, NHLN, TSN690, 98.5 FM
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The Real Timo
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FFS, already? Sigh.
Agreed. There won't be as many smiles tonight as on Thursday. All I can hope is that team stands its ground and gives as good as it takes. Allen will see a lot more rubber tonight. He better stretch well.
Really don't expect a win,would be surprising.Of course I would not complain about a win,winning better than losing in my books.
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Hoffman with a hatty to get the phone ringing.
Good test for the young Habs.
Cautiously optimistic.
Blacked out where I live so I expect you all to be my eyes and ears
Cautiously optimistic.
Blacked out where I live so I expect you all to be my eyes and ears
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Great GTD. Word.
So Slaf ain't playing? Sad.
Hoping for a Caufield hat trick so he takes the Rocket lead.
So Slaf ain't playing? Sad.
Hoping for a Caufield hat trick so he takes the Rocket lead.
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Amazing GDT!!!! Runner your the best!
Thanks for the laughs
Thanks for the laughs
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I hope both you and I are wrong.
But you are correct in one aspect: let the team make a statement. It's alright to lose to a superior team, but don't ever get beat. I hope they go as hard as they can regardless of the score while flashing their growing talent and skill level. Have fun. It's all about development and entertainment. We're going nowhere this year, but its time to firmly re-establish the team's winning culture and expectation of excellence. Its vital for us to establish that other teams shouldn't be coming to Montreal for smoke meat and an easy win. Coming to Montreal shouldn't be a vacation. Let opposing teams have to worry about an up tempo offence led by young stars, a mobile defence and the looming menace of Xhekaj. Re-establish that winning culture one game at a time and the wins will eventually take care of themselves.
I have been a fan since the early 1950s. I've seen and lived the great times for this fabled team and had to endure the ensuing decades of mismanagement and mediocrity. Maybe I'm getting old and wishful. But I truly believe we are on the cusp of winning again. Make it so.
Going to the game tonight. Haven’t had much luck in terms of wins the last few times I’ve attended.
Hope the hot dogs are good…
Hope the hot dogs are good…
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Will have taken decades to undo Ronald Corey's demolition job.
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Gainey gets a hard time in Qc but habs had good offensive teams that went to the playoffs with a lot of their own prospects back then.
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I want what you’re havin... funny and factual! Kudos and send me the recipe! #AWESOMEThe Dallas Stars are coming off a 3-2 overtime road loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 20th. They've won the other three games they've played, for a record of 3-0-1. They're expected to bounce back strong after the narrow loss they suffered.
Habs instead, enjoyed quite the night having defeated the lowly Coyotes at home, 6-2.
However, they're the underdogs in their Stars tilt.
It may just have been the Coyotes, but several Habs stood out. Take the game's first star:
No less impressive was the "guy who kills people" as per Slaf.
Wifi had his regular season coming out party in a big way by engaging in fisticuffs with one of the league's toughest hombres, a veteran of 39 NHL fights. Safe to say, Arber was not intimidated.
You could tell from the early going that Arber's signal was coming out loud and clear.
In fact, one could even say that the connection was firmly established.
Additional tests showed that reception was optimal.
We even retained the services of Larry the Cable Guy, for further validation.
As for Kassian, he still doesn't know what hit him.
One can hardly imagine that not so long ago, Arber's products could have been sampled for free at his local Costco!
Not to be overshadowed in all of the excitement that was the Arizona game, there is the constant threat and welcome addition that has been Sean Monahan. The biggest surprise was how he has come back healthy (knock on wood) and how he's not lost his uncanny ability to always be at the right place at the right time.
Monahan had a goal against the Coyotes and in his 5 games this season, he has posted 2 goals and 1 assist for 3 points. A good start for a guy who's missed a lot of time to injuries and surgeries over the past few years.
No doubt about it, he's money.
However, with so much of Monahan's career having been spent with the Flames, what do we really know about him?
He apparently had 6 surgeries in the 4 years that preceded his trade to the Habs. Which prompted a fan to quip: "Can we still even call him Sean Monahan at this point? Dude's been entirely replaced."
The story goes that Monahan is more machine than man, no small thanks to the massive amounts of titanium alloy having been infused into his body.
Confidential records obtained from "a well-placed NHL executive" who usually feeds nuggets to Marco D'Amico, have revealed that this is how it played out for Monahan, behind closed doors:
"Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first Titanium Man. Sean Moneyhands will be that man."
The said well-placed NHL executive, who also moonlights as a "senior western conference scout" in Jimmy ("Charlie") Murphy's articles for Montreal Hockey Now, has provided us with exclusive evidence:
LINEUPS TBA
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I have nothing against Gainey's reign except near the end when he signed the smurfs and locked the team on a losing core for the next 5 years while leaving.
The original 5-year plan years were hopeful and entertaining.
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I’m checking out the most goals per year, it’s all 70’s-80’s hockey at the top, even the 60’s before those 4-5 years mid-2000’s
hoping this crop turns out, the rookies are making me hopeful and are fun to watch!
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You are on to something.
As per Dr. Google:
A dislocated jaw is occasionally caused by an injury but is typically caused by opening the mouth excessively wide(such as during yawning, biting into a large sandwich, vomiting, or during a dental procedure).
While we all thought that Slaf was giving Dustin Brown payback with his ginormous, mouth open-wide facial contortions, turns out that the only reason he did them for so long was that his jaw was unintentionally locked into the position.
*The foregoing is subject to peer review by Dr. Recchi
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On the plus side this does let him get a look at the game from the press box which is not the WORST thing. And the next game being Tuesday let’s him get those extra few days for recovery
3rd line for Dallas looks pretty good, they've created some turnovers and have had decent shot attempts . The 4th line cashing in....they look really good for a 4th line. Playing like they have something to prove. first line has issues.
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@Stive Morgan is going to be pleasantly surprised by the poll results thus far.
Turns out people really love their pizza and wings — as much or more than their home team winning.
Turns out people really love their pizza and wings — as much or more than their home team winning.
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As far as I can recall, slaf never left the game against Arizona. Maybe he couldn't detect the injury at the time due to the adrenaline, but I wonder if that high hit before his goal ultimately caused him discomfort.
On paper, many teams should beat the Habs consistently and that includes the stars, but then again, I had the leafs and Pens in that category too.
Just hoping for another inspired effort and then see what unfolds. As I said before, as much as I would like the high pick, once the puck drops, it's impossible for me not to root for a win.
On paper, many teams should beat the Habs consistently and that includes the stars, but then again, I had the leafs and Pens in that category too.
Just hoping for another inspired effort and then see what unfolds. As I said before, as much as I would like the high pick, once the puck drops, it's impossible for me not to root for a win.
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I got the same feeling. Seems like all the stars are lining up.
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