oh I get what he's trying to say.. but you still had to win 16 grueling games against good teams to hoist the cup... we beat 3 very good teams to lose to a powerhouse in Tampa. nothing fake about that. covid season or not.
exactly.
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exactly.
You don’t need to relitigate the playoff run. We all remember it. No one’s taking away your memories. They’re yours safe and sound.
I was in Switzerland watching the finals at an ungodly hour and the beat down after two games was so bad I decided to give up watching my dear Habs play in the Stanley Cup Finals. Price sucked and we collapsed against Tampa. I never watched games 3-5. It was a mismatch. Our team earned its way through three rounds but was fraudulent at the same time somehow.
I don’t think they earned their spot in the playoffs.
Anyway, the point today is to acknowledge the trend: We were a bad team before that season, we were a bad team that season, we were a bad team after that season. We were not a competitive side that has disintegrated. We were never really competitive.
When Demidov arrive next year it won't be any better if he gets a headshot late in game with no answers like slaffy tonight. Only Arber protects his teammates or Josh against Wilson but it was the first time i see him protect someone.This is really a big problem, any teams that rebuilds must protect their young players.We don't do it, we don't have the players or the coachs to do it.
The fourth line is Heineman/Dvorak/Kapanen great energy line... I wouldn't be afraid to face them and hit their best players
The fourth line is Heineman/Dvorak/Kapanen great energy line... I wouldn't be afraid to face them and hit their best players
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Maybe Slaffy Taffy needs to realize he's 6ft3 220lbs and start being the bruiser instead of the bruisee.
That includes showing some more awareness out there. It's a tough league, it's not a finesse league.
He's 20 and missed half a year, Yeah it's a tough league who doesn't protect their best players
but we are probably the softest team on the 3rd and 4th line and I won't talk about our defense
lol well thank you for the reassurance on my memories, i am glad they are still safely mine.
but again, this all started with a poster saying we're in year 27 of a rebuild, he was corrected that it's 3.5 years in, he then turned and used the old fall back of "we haven't been in the real playoffs for blah blah blah"... as if anything before hugo got here and officially declared a rebuild counts to make his point valid.. so, as some one who is tired of hearing that nonsense ...I pointed out that's not true.. we have been... and they were every bit as real as any other play offs... no matter how much it hurts ones argument. we have been and that's all.. no need to for people to get upset cause it ruins their negativity party lol
So, Id say the real point today, is to acknowledge the true length of the rebuild. which is 3.5 year at most. regardless of how many real playoff were were in in the bergevin era.
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Habs are the one who decided he has to play in the NHL at all costs.
Remember when we were worried basically every game cause he kept getting hit in the head?
I'm not blaming this on him. I'm just saying.
And yeah, we're soft, and our GM decided to trade 1st and early 2nd for Mr. Newhook, a nice replacement for Drou-Drou.
lol well thank you for the reassurance on my memories, i am glad they are still safely mine.
but again, this all started with a poster saying we're in year 27 of a rebuild, he was corrected that it's 3.5 years in, he then turned and used the old fall back of "we haven't been in the real playoffs for blah blah blah"... ad if anything before hugo got here and officially declared a rebuild coubts to make his point valid.. so, as some one who is tured of hearing that nonsense ...I pointed out that's not true.. we have been... and they were every bit as real as any other play offs... no matter how much it hurts ones argument. we have been and that's all.. no need to for people to get upset cause it ruins their negativity party lol
So, Id say the real point today, is to acknowledge the true length of the rebuild. which is 3.5 year at most. regardless of how many real playoff were were in in the bergevin era.
Your memories are safe....... for now............
Say what you want about Bergevin, but he built quite a robust Defense for us..
Maybe we were too harsh on poor ol' Marc.......
Maybe we should hire a goon or something...
Xhekaj had had surgeries on both his shoulders already, not great.
Just bring Phil Kessel, atleast the team would be a bit more entertaining with him around.
If Marty had started game with Dach on Suzuki line Habs gained two points tonight. In third period Montreal way better team. Those two games last weekend when Dach played with Suzuki, were our best games this year. Way better team. That line was on fire.
You can tell Dach can't drive the line. Can't win a faceoff. I don't know why Marty so determined to play him at center. It's killing the team
You can tell Dach can't drive the line. Can't win a faceoff. I don't know why Marty so determined to play him at center. It's killing the team
This loss is on Marty.
You had a first line 13-14-20 where all the players were PPG and we were scoring goals but he had to break it up after 1 bad game..
And the reasoning was to make the "second line better".. Well now we got Anderson playing on the first line for half of the game and the second half of the game we have Dach and Gallgher on the first line.. Resulting in a 2nd line with Anderson - Newhook - Slaf ??????
Meanwhile Suzuki is playing one shift with Anderson then its Gallagher then its Dach..
You had a first line 13-14-20 where all the players were PPG and we were scoring goals but he had to break it up after 1 bad game..
And the reasoning was to make the "second line better".. Well now we got Anderson playing on the first line for half of the game and the second half of the game we have Dach and Gallgher on the first line.. Resulting in a 2nd line with Anderson - Newhook - Slaf ??????
Meanwhile Suzuki is playing one shift with Anderson then its Gallagher then its Dach..
i just go back to training camp and this staff didnt know how to handle what happened. They hid players, worried about injuries, etc
Players gained zero chemistry. No set defence pairings, forward lines were and still are a gong show
We all saw they werent ready to start the year
Players gained zero chemistry. No set defence pairings, forward lines were and still are a gong show
We all saw they werent ready to start the year
Still way too much garbage from Bozo left... Armia, Dvorak, Anderson, Gallagher.
A rebuild takes 5+ years, not sure why people expected we would be in the mix after 2 and a half years. Us overachieving the past 2 years skewed the perception of a lot of people. The progression is never linear, you take 2 steps forward, 1 step backwards.
A rebuild takes 5+ years, not sure why people expected we would be in the mix after 2 and a half years. Us overachieving the past 2 years skewed the perception of a lot of people. The progression is never linear, you take 2 steps forward, 1 step backwards.
Until Arpon Basu does reporting and journalism, his punditry is beyond worthless.
Another regulation time loss in the bag. We have to keep up with the Sharks. 
James Hagens, we will draft you!
James Hagens, we will draft you!
Where is the passion and effort from this team? No one seems to care other than a few players.
Losing Monahan was the big blow to this team, we saw it after the TDL last season and they have looked the same to start this year. The young players clearly looked to him as a leader in the room.
Slaf continues to put himself in dangerous positions on the ice, not a fast learner that kid which will limit him from taking the next step.
With the exception being Caufield, ask yourself who else on the roster has taken big steps since MSL took over as coach?
I watched the Laval highlights and it is a stark contrast to what we are seeing from this group. No one is expecting a miracle but it's concerning to see our guys mailing it in on game 12.
Slaf continues to put himself in dangerous positions on the ice, not a fast learner that kid which will limit him from taking the next step.
With the exception being Caufield, ask yourself who else on the roster has taken big steps since MSL took over as coach?
I watched the Laval highlights and it is a stark contrast to what we are seeing from this group. No one is expecting a miracle but it's concerning to see our guys mailing it in on game 12.
Without a doubt Monahan was the biggest loss during this rebuild. When you look at any success we had the last two years, it was when he was relatively healthy and playing. They needed to try and find somebody to fill that void and they didn’t. Not that I blame them for getting walking away from the crazy money Monahan wanted and eventually got. Even if Laine is healthy, he won’t play the same leadership role somebody like Money played.
We already have that player. He's in the NCAA right now, giving Caufield-type vibes in his rookie season.
