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They stopped in 1995 when they fired Savard and Demers, and eventually traded Roy.
So no big surprise here.
GDT: Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers 10/8/17 7:00pm EST SN1, RDS (HD), TSN 690
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They stopped in 1995 when they fired Savard and Demers, and eventually traded Roy.
So no big surprise here.
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Me too.
D-men will get used to play with each other pretty soon. I am confident Schlemko + Jerebek will add much needed speed. Price will be Price again. But the offence needs a huge electro shock.
If MB has still near 8M $ under cap space, it is because he gambled to re-sign or trade for some players over the Summer and he failed. Now he has to wait for opportunities that might happen not before the trade deadline. Will it be too late ?
I do still believe though that Emelin and Beaulieu have been adequately replaced by Alzner and Schlemko (and Jerebek).
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you got me there
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Have to bring this up again because some people are claiming our offense looks fine and the goals will come. It's not just these two regular season games and the preseason. It's a continuation of the trend down the stretch last year. Outshoot the opponent and generate a large number of low percentage scoring chances, score ~2 goals per game.
OldCraig71
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Wrong, the two are very connected like you cant have one without the other. There are many nights when the D needs to help give the forwards a lift in the form of offence , every good team has this because it makes the team harder to play against thus harder to beat. You need mobility on D and we even lacked some of it last year but this year, yikes it looks bad.
OldCraig71
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I agree that if one of Benn or Streit or both of them stink it up again tonight that they should be sitting in the press box. Streit should only be on the ice as an injury replacement, he's done anyway.
I was wondering if anyone else was as pleased as I was to see Benn and Petry playing inverted in our end of the rink. I've been complaining about this for over a year now. JJD it's time to admit 'It doesn't work' It didn't work last year either BTW...
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`Net presence`
At least two of the Rangers goals Andersen never saw, thanks to Kreider.
The Habs get tons of shots but without the net presence life is good for the opponent goaltender.
It`s probably why they tried to sign Lucic but what would be better if they drafted this type of player once in awhile, because they are seldom available as free agents or for trade..
Yes Streit is done.
Yet another guy, like Semin, Ott, King, whose last NHL paycheque before retiring or ending their career in Europe, is from the Habs.
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Exact same situation with me lol. I'd text my friend, "Benn actually looks good, wtf" and he would tell me "just wait." Boy was he right.
CristianoRonaldo
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Because they are making a lot of money even with a mediocre on ice product. They can even afford to save 8.5 on the capspace and fans are still paying to watch this mess.
OldCraig71
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I think there is plenty of truth in this, look at hockey mad Toronto and all of the years of garbage hockey that fan base has endured all while being the most valuable hockey franchise in the world. When fans say that we have become the Leafs they are bang on because that's just what we are. Selling nostalgia to fans who in most cases weren't even born when the habs were the model franchise to the entire hockey world.
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Hopefully Drouin will become that explosive offensive player that we so desperately need.
In the meantime, I don't think Plekanec should be in the top-6, and I don't want Gallagher as our 1st line RW:
| Max Pacioretty | Jonathan Drouin | Artturi Lehkonen |
| Charles Hudon | Alex Galchenyuk | Brendan Gallagher |
| Paul Byron | Tomas Plekanec | Phillip Danault |
| Ales Hemsky | Jacob De La Rose | Andrew Shaw |
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It's the crazy girlfriend you bring home to meet your parents just before she goes on an all-out, extended psycho rampage.
Benn's mediocrity has come home to roost.
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Because he is this year's chosen player that returns for his second stint with the Habs. It's a Canadiens tradition.
lol. Good point.
Sabres got hammered by Islanders after Isles were routed 5-0 by Columbus.
conclusion......so far same old sabres.
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I agree that things didnt look great last night, but consider a couple things. They got off to a bad start very quickly and couldnt recover. The 1st ovechkin goal was a blind shot while the puck was on end (there is an element of luck that it went top corner). Price looked like he was moving unusually slow that game. Lastly, half the defence are brand new to the team. Not to mention the new forwards. Lets give them time and see if they gel. I was pissed too, but give it some time. The Pens lost 10-1 the other night. It happens.
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I called the Hemsky out and Mitchell in in the post-game thread. I didn't anticipate a Davidson in for Streit move.
I can see Mitchell helping out. But Davidson doesn't exactly fill me with comfort. Here's hoping he proves me wrong.
It's a shame though. Because since there is less of a chance to predict who will score next, I like trying to predict how many minor penalties Hemsky can get in a game.
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