Playoffs Positivity Thread

[Boss Man Hughes]

They should have traded all ufa's and got something for 2nd line centre .Doing nothing was just plain stupid.Do one or the other or both

So they get rid of 2 forwards and a d and add a 2c. Who fills the other 3 or 4 spots since they likely have to give a roster player or 2 to get a 2c.

 

[eklund the clown]

So they get rid of 2 forwards and a d and add a 2c. Who fills the other 3 or 4 spots since they likely have to give a roster player or 2 to get a 2c.

any 2 C is better that what we have .Didn't have to be a superstar.They have no chance with no second line .Any scrub can fill 4th line and we have D to fill 6th spot.Savard or Armia could have got something better than Beck.He is just not ready.

 

[eklund the clown]

any 2 C is better that what we have .Didn't have to be a superstar.They have no chance with no second line .Any scrub can fill 4th line and we have D to fill 6th spot.Savard or Armia could have got something better than Beck.He is just not ready.They could have got something in return to actually try and help instead of letting them go for nothing.

 

[bleuetbio]

At this point, we need Newhook used as the 2C. We know its not his duty, but we need somedy to step at this position ASAP. Also Newhook isnt bad to enter the offensive zone, skill needed with Laine.

Try something MSL

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

any 2 C is better that what we have .Didn't have to be a superstar.They have no chance with no second line .Any scrub can fill 4th line and we have D to fill 6th spot.Savard or Armia could have got something better than Beck.He is just not ready.

They would be traded for draft picks. No contender is giving up anything close to Beck. You would get a Reaves/Rempe level player. You would get far better value with picks.

 

[River Meadow]

Repeat after me:

Habs will make the playoffs. Habs will make the playoffs. Habs will make the playoffs.

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You'll have to do better than that...

 

[Habs13]

Panarin tips a Lafremiere shot and we are tied at 1 after 1!

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Whether they make the playoffs or not is inconsequential. What really matters is they keep fighting for it.

I wanted high picks. I didn't mind if the team was still bad for 4 to 5 years running (being the 4th year), because it's quite simply the minimum expected norm, not just for rebuilds, but just based on the logic of the time it takes for drafted players to come in AND also develop. And finally flourish.

Despite all that, one has to be impressed with the constant progression the team has had. It's often repeated that progression is not linear, but shit, if they play ,500 till the end of the season, they'll finish with 85 pts. That would actually be a pretty linear, constant progression.

55 ->+13= 68 -->+8= 76 --->+9=85

Making up 30pts in 3 years is incredibly impressive for a team that finished dead last 35 months ago. And that's without getting the luck of drafting first in a strong draft year and getting an instant superstar (Kane, Matthews, Celebrini, Mack) or even luckier, a generational player (Crosby, McJesus).

That ~85pts team will still add important pieces from our drafts, like Demidov and Reinbacher, on top of having plenty of cap space to pounce on opportunities. I just don't get the Nancies. Everything has to meet their expectations, nevermind the actual results. If anyone thought they'd be a 90-100 pts team already, they had irrealistic expectations.

This is when Hughes' toughest tasks are ahead, but give him some friggin time to do it ffs. Same with MSL. The results should speak loudly enough, but people constantly nitpick at things without recognizing the broader picture. They've been impressive relative to appropriate expectations and should be given leeway, for now.

And please people, stop using Buffalo as an example of whatever narrative you're trying to peddle. We're already ahead of Buffalo and they've been rebuilding for 15 years. We've managed to stick around with Detroit and Ottawa and they've both been rebuilding for far longer.

 

[Habs13]

So, I think there's five teams fighting for two spots now.

Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Buffalo are too far back and Boston and Islanders should fall off now that they've sold at the deadline.

That leaves Ottawa at 69 points after 62 games, Columbus (62 games) and New York (63 games) at 68 points (currently 3-3), Detroit and the Habs at 66 points after 63 games each.

Tight!

 

[LaP]

So, I think there's five teams fighting for two spots now.

Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Buffalo are too far back and Boston and Islanders should fall off now that they've sold at the deadline.

That leaves Ottawa at 69 points after 62 games, Columbus (62 games) and New York (63 games) at 68 points (currently 3-3), Detroit and the Habs at 66 points after 63 games each.

Tight!

If McAvoy and Lindholm comes back soon Boston's lineup is pretty much as good as ours.

 

[habamillions]

That

Panarin tips a Lafremiere shot and we are tied at 1 after 1!

Game is odd. 3-1 cbus, then rags 2 b2b sh goals. Then cbus scored 2 in a minute to end the 2nd

 

[The Great Weal]

Man the Rangers suck. Hard to see them making the playoffs.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

disagree about Caufield, he hasn't "regained his form", he's taken it to a whole new level altogether. team MVP as far as I'm concerned.

also 40 would be better than "nice" imo. only 17 players scored 40 last year, that'd be damn impressive

My bar for him is higher. I see him as a potential 50 goal guy. But that’s been disrupted by his injury.

My expectations may be too high. Maybe he’ll never be that good. But that’s where I’ve been hoping he gets too.

As it is though he’s been our most consistent player this season. I think I saw a stat that he has the 2nd highest percentage of goals scored for his team. We rely on him heavily.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

If McAvoy and Lindholm comes back soon Boston's lineup is pretty much as good as ours.

Habs have 4 good forwards. Bruins haver 1. Their defense is better though.

 

[ReHabs]

disagree about Caufield, he hasn't "regained his form", he's taken it to a whole new level altogether. team MVP as far as I'm concerned.

also 40 would be better than "nice" imo. only 17 players scored 40 last year, that'd be damn impressive

Yeah this feels like Caufield's breakout season even if on a PPG basis it isn't a big change.

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

1 out of 4 out west really put a damper on my hopes. Funny enough Laine doesn’t play and we get shutout.

Keeping hope since I was on the trade the UFAs bandwagon. I like the idea of memorial cup run for the boys in the AHL, so that’s a positive.

Keeping hope and scoreboard watching…

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

My bar for him is higher. I see him as a potential 50 goal guy. But that’s been disrupted by his injury.

My expectations may be too high. Maybe he’ll never be that good. But that’s where I’ve been hoping he gets too.

your bar for the 5'8, 15OA pick is 50G? something only four players could do last year?

why? that's just strange

btw none of these players scored 50 last year: McDavid, Pastrnak, Kucherov, Crosby, Draisaitl, Nylander, Ovechkin

 

[JianYang]

Whether they make the playoffs or not is inconsequential. What really matters is they keep fighting for it.

I wanted high picks. I didn't mind if the team was still bad for 4 to 5 years running (being the 4th year), because it's quite simply the minimum expected norm, not just for rebuilds, but just based on the logic of the time it takes for drafted players to come in AND also develop. And finally flourish.

Despite all that, one has to be impressed with the constant progression the team has had. It's often repeated that progression is not linear, but shit, if they play ,500 till the end of the season, they'll finish with 85 pts. That would actually be a pretty linear, constant progression.

55 ->+13= 68 -->+8= 76 --->+9=85

Making up 30pts in 3 years is incredibly impressive for a team that finished dead last 35 months ago. And that's without getting the luck of drafting first in a strong draft year and getting an instant superstar (Kane, Matthews, Celebrini, Mack) or even luckier, a generational player (Crosby, McJesus).

That ~85pts team will still add important pieces from our drafts, like Demidov and Reinbacher, on top of having plenty of cap space to pounce on opportunities. I just don't get the Nancies. Everything has to meet their expectations, nevermind the actual results. If anyone thought they'd be a 90-100 pts team already, they had irrealistic expectations.

This is when Hughes' toughest tasks are ahead, but give him some friggin time to do it ffs. Same with MSL. The results should speak loudly enough, but people constantly nitpick at things without recognizing the broader picture. They've been impressive relative to appropriate expectations and should be given leeway, for now.

And please people, stop using Buffalo as an example of whatever narrative you're trying to peddle. We're already ahead of Buffalo and they've been rebuilding for 15 years. We've managed to stick around with Detroit and Ottawa and they've both been rebuilding for far longer.

I had white knuckles in the Calgary game, but at the same time, I was also happy as I thought to myself that we are playing meaningful games in March.

This is fun and refreshing and I hope the games remain meaningful for the stretch drive.

Next stop is a a desperate canucks team but they will likely be missing Hughes as well. I miss feeling like this, as it was just numbness since the final run.

 

[JianYang]

1 out of 4 out west really put a damper on my hopes. Funny enough Laine doesn’t play and we get shutout.

Keeping hope since I was on the trade the UFAs bandwagon. I like the idea of memorial cup run for the boys in the AHL, so that’s a positive.

Keeping hope and scoreboard watching…

I was thinking 1-1-1 on the Canadian swing coming up to this trip. So a win in Vancouver gets them there.

Seems like both games have been tight, but they need to find a way to get on the other end. A win in Vancouver and Seattle would still end up being a good trip.

It would take another regulation loss on this trip for me to call it a failure.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

your bar for the 5'8, 15OA pick is 50G? something only four players could do last year?

What does his size or where he was picked have to do with anything?

Are your expectations lower for Hutson because of his size or where he was picked?

why? that's just strange

Nothing strange about it. He’s paced for 40+ goals when healthy under MSL. He broke records on the minors.

Yeah, I think he can get there. I don’t think there’s anything strange about it.

As I said, my expectations may be too high. We’ll see.

btw none of these players scored 50 last year: McDavid, Pastrnak, Kucherov, Crosby, Draisaitl, Nylander, Ovechkin

Good for them. That’s completely irrelevant to what Caufiled can or can’t do.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Islanders currently getting eviscerated by the Ducks, so they're not jumping over Montreal tonight.

Canucks losing to Dallas. They'll definitely be in desperation mode Tuesday.

Montreal 3 pts back of WC2, and Ottawa with a game in hand. They play that tomorrow when they host Detroit.