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InglewoodJack said:
With the team in front of him, is he to blame?
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Man i'm freakin sick of all the excuses people make to defend Price. Fact is he has been average this year with some good games and some horrible games. We have played bad defense for sure but still he couldn't make the big save to bail us out plus he took really weak goals.

Just look at Reimer 50 shots on him yet still he stop 49 of them and they win it. He stole it for them.

Numbers don't tell the hole truth but it's alarming to say the least because those numbers on a 2nd place team are bad.

They are no middle ground here if you say Price has sucked then you are a Price hater, if you say it's not Price's fault but the d you are a Price fanboy.

Let's face it he has been average this year, solid in some games but he never stole a game where we were completely outshot and outchanced, he couldn't close it up and had to give up the goal, just like against the flyers when we were up by one with 4 minutes left. He was good but he couldn't steal it for us and that's what i don't like about him.


A lot of you should go see the thread on the main board about Price, everybody recognizes his talent, but a majority also say his numbers are not elite, and his lacks consistency in his game.

Our d has been bad in the last few games but Price couldn't make a save to keep us in and allowed early goals that putted us in a hole. That's the truth.

If that makes me a Price hater so be it. The guy is good but not elite he still has some improvement to do before he is worth 6.5 mil.
 
JohnLennon said:
Sorry, I can never tell what posters' attitudes are like when online. I should hang out here more often!

But I definitely agree with you, this can't be just a simple coincidence. Like I said, too many factors have gone into this slump at the same time. The blowouts are definitely no confidence booster though, and I understand why some people are worried.

We just have to remind ourselves that it has only been 5 games. If this continues for our last couple games, it will be worrying, but it still isn't the playoffs.
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No worries. That post was a bit reactionary after this game anyway. Sometimes a good way to vent the frustration is with some hyperbole. :laugh:

Anywho, I think we have run out of gas to a certain extent. This was a team that had vastly overachieved and dealt with very little adversary until now. When everything goes right for so long, you tend be a bit shell-shocked that suddenly it isn't. Now they need to find a new gear, make some adjustments and stop lamenting these disastrous games. Just a theory, but everyone seems to be overthinking their plays, as though they anticipate a mistake. That said, Therrien needs to acknowledge the opposition focusing on our best players. They know Patches and DD aren't doing anything, thus ignore them, apply some physical pressure and we fold.

Both the lines and team mentality need a good kick to right this ship. Personally, I'd wash my hands of these games and go with a new look.

Bourque - Plekanec - Ryder
Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Gallagher
Prust - Eller - Gionta
Moen - Halpern - Desharnais

Shift Desharnais around a bit depending on his play. I'd also consider Eller moving up and DD taking his spot on the third.

Markov - Diaz
Weber - Subban
Gorges - Bouillon

I'd prefer to call up Tinodri or Beaulieu and have them play with Subban, while Bouillon sits out. Sadly, I doubt they get called up.
 
Bourne Endeavor said:
No worries. That post was a bit reactionary after this game anyway. Sometimes a good way to vent the frustration is with some hyperbole. :laugh:

Anywho, I think we have run out of gas to a certain extent. This was a team that had vastly overachieved and dealt with very little adversary until now. When everything goes right for so long, you tend be a bit shell-shocked that suddenly it isn't. Now they need to find a new gear, make some adjustments and stop lamenting these disastrous games. Just a theory, but everyone seems to be overthinking their plays, as though they anticipate a mistake. That said, Therrien needs to acknowledge the opposition focusing on our best players. They know Patches and DD aren't doing anything, thus ignore them, apply some physical pressure and we fold.

Both the lines and team mentality need a good kick to right this ship. Personally, I'd wash my hands of these games and go with a new look.

Bourque - Plekanec - Ryder
Pacioretty - Galchenyuk - Gallagher
Prust - Eller - Gionta
Moen - Halpern - Desharnais

Shift Desharnais around a bit depending on his play. I'd also consider Eller moving up and DD taking his spot on the third.

Markov - Diaz
Weber - Subban
Gorges - Bouillon

I'd prefer to call up Tinodri or Beaulieu and have them play with Subban, while Bouillon sits out. Sadly, I doubt they get called up.
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That fwd lineup is boss +1.

You're making the same mistake as whoever is running the D currently though. What a colossal **** up job that is right now, bye bye Norris.
 
Dharvey33 said:
Man i'm freakin sick of all the excuses people make to defend Price. Fact is he has been average this year with some good games and some horrible games. We have played bad defense for sure but still he couldn't make the big save to bail us out plus he took really weak goals.

Just look at Reimer 50 shots on him yet still he stop 49 of them and they win it. He stole it for them.

Numbers don't tell the hole truth but it's alarming to say the least because those numbers on a 2nd place team are bad.

They are no middle ground here if you say Price has sucked then you are a Price hater, if you say it's not Price's fault but the d you are a Price fanboy.

Let's face it he has been average this year, solid in some games but he never stole a game where we were completely outshot and outchanced, he couldn't close it up and had to give up the goal, just like against the flyers when we were up by one with 4 minutes left. He was good but he couldn't steal it for us and that's what i don't like about him.



A lot of you should go see the thread on the main board about Price, everybody recognizes his talent, but a majority also say his numbers are not elite, and his lacks consistency in his game.

Our d has been bad in the last few games but Price couldn't make a save to keep us in and allowed early goals that putted us in a hole. That's the truth.

If that makes me a Price hater so be it. The guy is good but not elite he still has some improvement to do before he is worth 6.5 mil.
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Funny... I could have sworn at least two or three post game threads along the lines of (sarcastically) " price doesn't steal games, or " price doesn't make the big saves" ....

Oh how fast we forget..... He has kept us in numerous games this season, and in multiple games, if it wasn't for him we would have lost... That's called stealing a game.... Doesn't mean he needs to get a shutout in a game where were outshot 50-15. Some of you are ridiculous... If you want to say he's played bad the past few games fine, but to say he hasn't "stolen" a game either makes me think you have amnesia or have an unrealistic definition of the word
 
The Habs have been celebrating since clinching and are playing the games either drunk or hungover.. Yeah that's what's going on.. :)
 
Mathradio said:
I can only really think of one team that actually pulled that off successfully: the 1993 Habs squad...
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well i'll just think positively and focus on the fact that at least the only team to do it before was the canadiens.. but ike i said if it work .. hey.. PURE GOLD BABY!
 
MTLSandman said:
Funny... I could have sworn at least two or three post game threads along the lines of (sarcastically) " price doesn't steal games, or " price doesn't make the big saves" ....

Oh how fast we forget..... He has kept us in numerous games this season, and in multiple games, if it wasn't for him we would have lost... That's called stealing a game.... Doesn't mean he needs to get a shutout in a game where were outshot 50-15. Some of you are ridiculous... If you want to say he's played bad the past few games fine, but to say he hasn't "stolen" a game either makes me think you have amnesia or have an unrealistic definition of the word
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He's a great goalie and he steals games for us all the time. That being said, he's been brutal over the last 5 or 6 games. His teammates haven't helped him out at all but your best players have to play their best when you go through bad times and Price has to step up for us.

I still have faith in him, still think he's great, still believe in him for the future... but he needs to turn this around and fast. If we lose in the first round that's one thing but to get blown out would absolutley suck.
 
I sent a Twitter message to all the X-Men actors who attended and apologised for tonight's game. I think they deserve that and a refund.
 
Lafleurs Guy said:
He's a great goalie and he steals games for us all the time. That being said, he's been brutal over the last 5 or 6 games. His teammates haven't helped him out at all but your best players have to play their best when you go through bad times and Price has to step up for us.

I still have faith in him, still think he's great, still believe in him for the future... but he needs to turn this around and fast. If we lose in the first round that's one thing but to get blown out would absolutley suck.
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Well I don't expect price to turn things around until the team turns it around. When we start playing better team defense, that's when price will return to form. Until then we're gonna continue free falling, the coaching staff is on the hot seat considering how bad they're playing right now and how well they were playing a couple of weeks ago, black and white.
 
Aceekay said:
Well I don't expect price to turn things around until the team turns it around. When we start playing better team defense, that's when price will return to form. Until then we're gonna continue free falling, the coaching staff is on the hot seat considering how bad they're playing right now and how well they were playing a couple of weeks ago, black and white.
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No doubt the D needs to play better. But Price has to play better too. Apart from the TO game the goals haven't been soft but he's got to be better...
 
Lafleurs Guy said:
No doubt the D needs to play better. But Price has to play better too. Apart from the TO game the goals haven't been soft but he's got to be better...
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Of course he's got to be better but like I said he won't be getting better since he has no confidence right now and the only way to build confidence for a goalie is to limit quality scoring chances , which we are failing miserably to do.
 
Can people stop defending Price??? Like i was always defending him but now it's obvious that the defense is not the only reason we are sucking right now. Where was the Carey from the early season when he was making clutch saves? Since the game against Pitts when it finished like 7-6, Carey has been really bad. Like i don't know if he's injured or mentally not there, but it's obvious something is wrong. I hope he gets his **** together because we gonna need him in the playoffs.
 
So many of you just can't see past the losses and, yes, the infuriating way in which they have been losing.

But here's the reality: consecutive blowouts AREN'T normal! Did you ever take the time to consider that these are not normal losses and thus it would be irrational to make SWEEPING conclusions about ONE GUY - Price - based on these ABNORMAL circumstances???

Has there been a team in last two decades to get blown out 10 games in a row? Because that's what many of you are acting like. I just hope the Habs players don't have the same mentality.

Many will look jealously to Reimer because all they want are wins. They FORGET that there is no way that he can do that consistently, and it would be EQUALLY as foolish to base his performance of his recent performances.

So the Habs perform well for 40 games or so, and now that it's apparently falling apart, NOW is the time that many people decide to put their foot down and make decisions concerning players' fates? Give me a break.
 
That last game of the season against the Leafs looks to be shaping up to be for home ice in round 1 between these teams. I would never have thought that 2 weeks ago..
 
Apart from the Pens and Chicago, we're still one of the better teams. We just need to stop the skid, adjust to Emelin's absence and we should be fine.
 
Shaby23 said:
Can people stop defending Price??? Like i was always defending him but now it's obvious that the defense is not the only reason we are sucking right now. Where was the Carey from the early season when he was making clutch saves? Since the game against Pitts when it finished like 7-6, Carey has been really bad. Like i don't know if he's injured or mentally not there, but it's obvious something is wrong. I hope he gets his **** together because we gonna need him in the playoffs.
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Price was fine after Pittsburgh game. Forget about the playoffs were going nowhere, call me pessimistic but its the truth.
 
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