Was at the game last night. Other than playoff games, haven't heard the building rocking like that in a very long time. The last 10-12 minutes of the third period were crazy, the crowd wouldn't shut up. As Arpon Basu titled his article last night "Montreal fans give the Canadiens a glimpse of what they are playing to experience". Crazy to think only Gallagher has experienced a playoff game with a full building. Electric.
Post-Game Talk: To be the man you have to beat the man... Habs beat cup champs 3-1!
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I think cheap amd 3c didn't go together this deadline. Prices were high.
And the TDL was before the Dach injury. Dach at wing and Newhook at C may be better than anything we could have gotten cheap at the TDL.
Morpheus said it. And he was right.
Pittsburgh wouldn’t ask for Demidov. That’d be way too high a price for a guy who’s probably got five years left in the league.
2-3 firsts we could actually do. We’ve stockpiled picks and prospects. We have two this year and one next season. I’d deal those for Crosby. It kicks off the rebuild for Pittsburgh, they can tank for Mackenna next season and the first we give up next year would likely be a low pick. They could also start dealing off Malkin and Karlsson.
It makes a lot of sense for both clubs. And we could include a guy like Struble. High price to pay but we become immediate contenders next year. And we’d have a long window to win some cups. Crosby buys us time to develop Hage.
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I would be REALLY REALLY surprised that Crosby, at his age, when the pressure to put our team on another level. I might not be right there but at one point, in age, comes a time when you want to just finish your career remembering and being honored for what you did rather than what you have been unable to do......And that is disregarding him wanting to start and finish his career with the same team.
Ride the hot hand.........good on Monty, been waiting for him, to get some consistency in his game !
Do you think he’d want a chance to win another cup? How about doing it in the place he grew up cheering for as a kid?
You could be right. It might not be a possibility. That’s okay… go ask. Push as hard as you can.
You still need to use dobes. We can't risk running Monty into the ground like the last time the Habs were streaking.
Your endorsement has lead to a new variant of it.
I’ll stick with the new Monty locked in avatar. He’s been a beast and seems like such a likeable person.
Yeah, a reference to keep you company on those lonely nights at sea.
Who do you think told that to Morpheus? She had her arm up his *** ever since he came unplugged. Morpheus got hoodwinked by her drivel.
Anyway
One of the things that makes Crosby such a great player is that he is ultra-competitive and he applies that to the entire 200 ft game no matter where the puck is and who has it. He would be terrific on the Habs not just because they only have one top 6 centre, but because of what all the other players (whom are mostly very young) and not just the centres, would learn from him, especially in important games and important moments.
Being so competitive means there is no doubt Crosby would also love to compete for another cup. Whether it is Mahomes or LeBrun or Crosby those elite players play for the biggest games and thrive in them. However, there is a difference between someone like Ray Bourque wanting to win his first cup to cap off a great career versus hoping (there are no guarantees) to doing it for the 4th time. And there is something to be said for the loyalty of players who play their entire careers with one team that is loyal back to them. Crosby, Malkin and Kopitar have all won multiple cups with one team where they will all go down as legends on those teams. So I don’t expect any of those 3 to ever play for another team, and as much as would love to see Crosby as a Hab, having played an entire illustrious career with one team is also quite an accomplishment that I think outweighs his status than if he won one more cup. (One exception to that is if Crosby was chasing GOAT status and/or all-time records for championships like Tom Brady or LeBron James.)
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On HNIC last night, Kelly Hrudey, an ex-goalie of course, said that Bobrovsky is a savy veteran who easily dropped his stick as soon as Gallagher touched it, knowing that if the Habs were to score it would get called back even though that contact was so minimal.
Being surrounded by the world's best players seems to have had a positive affect on Samuel Montembeault. If he keeps playing like this down the stretch I think the Habs could make the playoffs.
I wish I could provide it. It's definitely in the game footage if someone wants to scour the crowd shots.
Put it this way anyone coming upon it will know at first sight and the cameraman was definitely looking her way.
Perhaps. However, it appeared one of the Habs threw a pick at a Panther at the blue line to help Newhook enter the O-zone. The refs contributed directly to 3 of the goals last night, including the goal called back of goalie interference. They allowed the Panther to interfere with Matheson on the Florida goal, and they allowed Gally's trip of the Panther defenceman which led to the turnover that led to the Habs' 3rd goal
On the ice for the last 3:33 to preserve the victory were Evans, Armia, Savard, and Matheson. All 4 were on the ice for the full 2 mins killing Dvorak's penalty. When his penalty was over, Dvo spent the last 1:33 on the ice. These are the 5 skaters many here on this board wanted traded by the TDL. Ironic?
st louis needs to ride a hot hand and not alternate until one goalie is clearly in need of a break. Montanbo's been hot last 2-3 games. Ride him, get in a clear and then give Dobes a game or 2. I mean, he's been doing pretty well catching pucks on the bench... didn't he save some reporter last night?
I'm not sure why you would even bring Monahan into your premise. Laine is playing a bottom 6 role everyone knows it. We don't have a second line we have a bottom 9 and his line is the most sheltered of that group. Fun fact in Laine's last 10 games we've lost every one of them where he/his line came out with a net negative. His PP play becomes extremely valuable when his line can hold serve. Our playoff aspirations rest on this as much as our top line continuing to win it's head to head matchups. There is a reason his 5v5 play gets constantly brought up not only by his coach but by himself as well. As far as I can see they get the easiest matchups whenever possible and they need to take advantage of it. Unfortunately we aren't getting much from Evans or Dvorak so it becomes even more magnified down the stretch. He needs to play like he did last night all the time if we are to have a chance. It is what it is next season is the true test for Laine as he wil be in a more traditional 2nd line role.
