Hitting is back

[Team_Spirit]

Blues and Sharks have more GP so the Habs are top 10.

What happened? Who are these guys?

And finally, where's my montage on the "let the bodies hit the floor" tune??? Danke.

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[Kennerback]

Blues and Sharks have more GP so the Habs are top 10.

What happened? Who are these guys?

And finally, where's my montage on the "let the bodies hit the floor" tune??? Danke.

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I persist in comparing this team as the early blueprint of the Islanders of the early eighties: high skill with a physical edge.

 

[Hannibal]

Jesus, i don’t know what happenned, but we are suddenly a tough team. I f***ing love that and i hope they continue like that. We are winning since we play with a mentality of « tough to play against ».

Yesterday, i had a smile on my face all game.

 

[bopeep]

Jesus, i don’t know what happenned, but we are suddenly a tough team. I f***ing love that and i hope they continue like that. We are winning since we play with a mentality of « tough to play against ».

Yesterday, i had a smile on my face all game.

Last night I had to do a double take when I was checking out the stats during the third period; Habs were outhitting the Stars something like 30-8.

 

[Naslundforever]

Blues and Sharks have more GP so the Habs are top 10.

What happened? Who are these guys?

And finally, where's my montage on the "let the bodies hit the floor" tune??? Danke.

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It looks so much more like real hockey lately.

Jesus, i don’t know what happenned, but we are suddenly a tough team. I f***ing love that and i hope they continue like that. We are winning since we play with a mentality of « tough to play against ».

Yesterday, i had a smile on my face all game.

Suzuki standing where fools are going to try and skate and making waffles with them is so beautiful. Great example for others.

Slaf with Suzuki’s anticipation would be illegal.

 

[Naslundforever]

Last night I had to do a double take when I was checking out the stats during the third period; Habs were outhitting the Stars something like 30-8.

Make them pay for having the puck all the time lol

 

[sheed36]

Seeing a somewhat angry looking Laine just absolutely steamroll Oskar Bäck last night (I think that's who it was), who is 6'4" and 200+lbs, quite surprised me. MSL must be feeding these guys raw steak.

 

[Leto]

We've seen players drawing the team into the fight with a big hit. I think about Xhekaj on Hyman, Guhle on Lekkerimaki,etc. You could see players like Anderson, Struble following the lead with big hits. It's quite pleasant to witness.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Last night I had to do a double take when I was checking out the stats during the third period; Habs were outhitting the Stars something like 30-8.

Not all hits are created equal. A number of the hits delivered by the Canadiens (Anderson, Laine and Xhekaj) last night were registerable on the Richter Scale. Each one of those hits were worth at least three of the usual love taps that you see are passed off as 'hits' in hockey today.

Probably the most impressive part of the game last night was the level of physicality that the Canadiens showed against a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. A lot of those Dallas boys are peeing blood this morning.

That game sent a message to the bullies across the league: the Canadiens are here to play.

 

[Habs]

Jesus, i don’t know what happenned, but we are suddenly a tough team. I f***ing love that and i hope they continue like that. We are winning since we play with a mentality of « tough to play against ».

Yesterday, i had a smile on my face all game.

i mean we bitched about it so long it's like the little creampuff of a coach started listening to us?

 

[morhilane]

i mean we bitched about it so long it's like the little creampuff of a coach started listening to us?

More like the players finally listened to the coach telling them to increase the physicality since MSL has mentioned a few times that even if you ask them to do it, they won't necessarily do it (if it's not in their DNA).

Heineman, Xhekaj and Anderson are top 50 in the league in hits. Slaf is at 55th (and only 3 behind Anderson now)...then it's a big drop, the next Habs player has almost 30 less hits than Slaf.

 

[Habs]

More like the players finally listened to the coach telling them to increase the physicality since MSL has mentioned a few times that even if you ask them to do it, they won't necessarily do it (if it's not in their DNA).

Heineman, Xhekaj and Anderson are top 50 in the league in hits. Slaf is at 55th (and only 3 behind Anderson now)...then it's a big drop, the next Habs player has almost 30 less hits than Slaf.

Now they have to continue the trend and keep bringing along the size