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TennisMenace

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I've been a fan for a million years, and I can't recall ever feeling this pessimistic about the playoffs as this year.

When the season began my expectations were not high. After all, we are playing several kids who surely need time to develop and learn the NHL speed and nuances. Our defense was still small although on a plus side, we did get Markov back to help us mostly on the PP. (Didn't expect much from Diaz.)

Prust was a gritty addition, but at 192 pounds, surely you can't expect him to take on the opponents goons. But he had to because "Moan" wasn't going to share the burden and we had not other heavyweight on the roster. We added no other good forward during the offseason.

But then we started winning, so maybe I misjudged our talent and our coach's ability to inspire greatness.

And now......

Reality has set in. Our weaknesses caught up to us and we've been exposed. Even Carey Price and our two best players last year (Max and Cole) have regressed big time this year, which now leads us to this day.

We all know the playoffs is more about physicality, grit, winning the 5-5 battles (less penalties are called), close checking, and hot goaltending. Does any of this sound like the Habs?

Honestly, if the season were 82 games, I doubt we even make the playoffs. After all, the 8th place team is only 9 pts away from us, which can vanish in two weeks time very easily (especially the way we are playing and the way they (Rangers) are playing).

Conclusion: I guess I should be happy for the short season and for us making the playoffs (more than last year). I will be shocked if we win a playoff series or even two games for that matter. I hope guys like PK, Gallagher, Eller, and Gally (our future) don't get killed out there. Maybe next year they will have big brothers watching out for their welfare. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm probably not.
 
Do not blink. It won't be long with the team we have.

Mr.Molson will appreciate the revenues made over the two games at the Bell.
 
I can't not be excited but it's more in a "there's still a chance!" way than a "we got this" way.
 
This guy has started two threads, both of them panicking. What's your motive here?

Lock this thread up or merge it into his other stupid thread
 
Coldplay said:
Only in Montreal where the team is poised to take a run at the division title and #2 seed our fans are "not excited" about the playoffs.

Sickening. :shakehead
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I would be more excited if my team wasn't going in to the playoffs with a terrible stretch of games to end the season.

The worst part is people are brushing it off as a bad stretch, when there are glaring problems that need to be addressed with little time to actually make adjustments. I'm mainly talking about the porous defense and how shaky our goaltending has been, among other things.
 
Jack Bourdain said:
I would be more excited if my team wasn't going in to the playoffs with a terrible stretch of games to end the season.

The worst part is people are brushing it off as a bad stretch, when there are glaring problems that need to be addressed with little time to actually make adjustments. I'm mainly talking about the porous defense and how shaky our goaltending has been, among other things.
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They can't address anything right now... The have to run with what they got. But people seem to forget how much of a success this season has been overall.

Making it to the playoffs was a surprise, seeing the gallys step up was a surprise. everything else is gravy
 
Dirty Danglez said:
They can't address anything right now... The have to run with what they got. But people seem to forget how much of a success this season has been overall.

Making it to the playoffs was a surprise, seeing the gallys step up was a surprise. everything else is gravy
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Yes and no. Making it in to the playoffs was the objective, which was met. This is a good thing.

After making it in the playoffs, and being one of the best teams in the Eastern conference for 80% of the season, the goal of just making the playoffs isn't enough. With the way they were playing after the Toronto debacle (the first one, not the second shelling), they were legitimate Cup contenders. It seems we've hit a wall and that statement is now in doubt. I'd like to believe our amazing season won't end in the 1st round, and so I'm carefully optimistic. However, excited? Not after last night.

This team needs to change gears, and they need to do it fast.
 
Jack Bourdain said:
I would be more excited if my team wasn't going in to the playoffs with a terrible stretch of games to end the season.

The worst part is people are brushing it off as a bad stretch, when there are glaring problems that need to be addressed with little time to actually make adjustments. I'm mainly talking about the porous defense and how shaky our goaltending has been, among other things.
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Brushing it off is optimism, but I understand. We're all hoping this is just a bad stretch, really.

I still expect them to figure it out by the time Game 1 rolls around. This team has worked too hard and played so well not to get their act together.

No excuses.
 
So having a bad 8 days makes the fact that we are in 2nd in the East irrlevant? Or is it just the fact that we don't have any goons to "protect" (read: sit on the bench and do nothing) our good players?
 
Prairie Habs said:
So having a bad 8 days makes the fact that we are in 2nd in the East irrlevant? Or is it just the fact that we don't have any goons to "protect" (read: sit on the bench and do nothing) our good players?
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Being scored 25 goals over 5 games is what is shocking. For a team that played solid defense all year long, it seems all it took is one injury to change everything. Again it's a matter of adjusting to the loss of key players such as Emelin and Diaz (who is back now, hopefully that will help). This team is still good for the 2nd seed, which isn't a guarantee by the way, however they will not stand a chance in the playoffs if they can't tighten things up in time.
 
Everybody should be excited as playoffs are a different beast. We might "feel" like it's not headed in the right direction but frankly, we just don't know. Surprises can happen. And even if it doesn't winning it all this year, as it was not suppose to happen, just doing good and maybe reaching a 2nd round with a whole lot of promises and some reassuring play by Price WILL be good enough for this year. We then now have to build on that and improve. I mean, either way, you HAVE to be excited by the playoffs as it is the REAL season. You're not exciting by it? You don't love hockey. As there are also OTHER things than the Habs as well. For our team also you have to be excited as it might tell you a whole lot about where the team is at.
 
10 days ago we were riding high off clinching a playoff spot with a complete domination of the Sabres.

Now everyone's saying we won't win a game in the playoffs.

Who knows where this ridiculous fanbase will be 10 days from now when the playoffs actually start?
 
Jack Bourdain said:
Being scored 25 goals over 5 games is what is shocking. For a team that played solid defense all year long, it seems all it took is one injury to change everything. Again it's a matter of adjusting to the loss of key players such as Emelin and Diaz (who is back now, hopefully that will help). This team is still good for the 2nd seed, which isn't a guarantee by the way, however they will not stand a chance in the playoffs if they can't tighten things up in time.
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I would agree with this post, it is OP I have a problem with. The OP isn't saying anything along the lines of we are slumping or playing poorly and we will need to turn it around to make noise in the playoffs. He is saying we have always been crap and being a soft, tiny team has finally caught up with us and he only hopes our best players don't suffer lasting injuries due to our lack of enforcers protecting them.
 
We could be going in to the playoffs 10-0-0 and still lose in the first round. I'm not saying not being excited means it's a given that we won't have success in the playoffs. It's just hard to force a smile when your team puts up a performance like they have in the past few games.
 
sharks9 said:
10 days ago we were riding high off clinching a playoff spot with a complete domination of the Sabres.

Now everyone's saying we won't win a game in the playoffs.

Who knows where this ridiculous fanbase will be 10 days from now when the playoffs actually start?
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Thing is....that's the whole definition of a fanbase....Highs and lows. The day that anybody in that fanbase then happen to be in management...they'd SUDDENLY, for most of them, chill out and analyse things differently. Unless they are just Réjean Houle over again. And there a few, but it's not the majority.
 
Jack Bourdain said:
Being scored on 25 goals over 5 games is what is shocking. For a team that played solid defense all year long, it seems all it took is one injury to change everything. Again it's a matter of adjusting to the loss of key players such as Emelin and Diaz (who is back now, hopefully that will help). This team is still good for the 2nd seed, which isn't a guarantee by the way, however they will not stand a chance in the playoffs if they can't tighten things up in time.
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I had great faith.

It was tested.

It was broken.

The truth is that 8 teams (some of them great) will be done in after the 1st two weeks of the PO... the Habs will most likely be one of them.
 
icerocket said:
The Habs will be beaten so soundly by the Leafs it will be biblical.

I hope I'm so wrong though.
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As of today, I can't argue this. They have beaten us 4 of 5 with Emelin. Since everyone kills us without Emelin, you are probably right.
Unless Carey starts playing like Reimer.
 
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