Let's say we start TANKING, do you...

[Lafleurs Guy]

If you've ever played hockey you know it's not. I don't think there's a sport on earth where the mental side of the game is as important as hockey. When you fell like your goalie is impenetrable, it builds confidence and you start taking time to go for effective plays instead of mass shooting. It's partially why our Corsi was so low and our PDO was so high in 2014-2015.

Price being in nets explains our Corsi being low in 2015? That doesn't make any sense.

 

[groovejuice]

I need 600$ us for a chefs knife. Hook me up.

At that price, I hope it's a handmade Japanese treasure. I got one a couple of years ago. It's magic.

 

[Mrb1p]

At that price, I hope it's a handmade Japanese treasure. I got one a couple of years ago. It's magic.

U.s. handmade treasure. Nothing quite like it around, piece of art.

 

[groovejuice]

U.s. handmade treasure. Nothing quite like it around, piece of art.

I'm curious to see it. I love my Japanese knife. They're produced hand made like Samurai swords. I think mine was around $350. They're harder to sharpen because of the angle of the original grinding. A lot of those knives are left or right handed.

 

[Mrb1p]

I'm curious to see it. I love my Japanese knife. They're produced hand made like Samurai swords. I think mine was around $350. They're harder to sharpen because of the angle of the original grinding. A lot of those knives are left or right handed.

Yes, I own two Japanese gyuoto, one Shun and another authentic japanese gyuto which the brand slips my mind.

Aura chef is the make of the US made ones. Beautiful knives.

 

[Rapala]

Yes, I own two Japanese gyuoto, one Shun and another authentic japanese gyuto which the brand slips my mind.

Aura chef is the make of the US made ones. Beautiful knives.

I have some butter knives...
I usually only have these ones out in open view when the Habs are playing.

 

[Sorinth]

a) Price won't be at his best when he comes back due to rust.
b) Obvious flaws with the team such as the lack of offense and the left side being weak on defense. Team can't score at all and trading away picks for a short fix while Price isn't at his best is pointless. Might as well throw away this season and prepare for next year instead. As I've pointed out in this thread after the OP, maybe a retool is the proper term here rather than tank. Our window is now until 2018. This doesn't change a whole much considering that getting a Vrbata won't turn us into a legit threat for the Cup.

It doesn't take that long to shake off the rust, a couple weeks at most. Price will be back and will have shaken off the rust well before the playoffs start. The question is whether we will still be in the playoff race by the time he comes back.

 

[Sorinth]

I don't see how a team goes into a season thinking they are a contender ends up tanking and the coach keeps his job. Injuries or not it's just unacceptable, and honestly we've lost 1 guy, we should be able to handle one star player being injured without becoming completely inept.

 

[HabsRenegade]

(mod) At least we can count on a team that will surely face the adversity and rebound despite the ***** fan base.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Carr cannot fill a top 6 forward position now. Maybe in a few years but not now.
Markov should get traded to a contender for a 1st and +

We seriously don't have the team to win the cup.

Care to elaborate?

 

[groovejuice]

Yes, I own two Japanese gyuoto, one Shun and another authentic japanese gyuto which the brand slips my mind.

Aura chef is the make of the US made ones. Beautiful knives.

I'll check them out. I'm a 30 year food professional. But almost all front end. I'm a talented kitchen amateur.

 

[get25]

At this point we are 13th in the league.
Seems we can wait to be 20th before tanking.
BTW Anaheim is now 20th, they still have a good chance to make the PO.

 

[Mathletic]

The argument that goal scoring is down due to Price's injury is complete garbage.

hm no it's not complete garbage. Teams with the lead have lower shooting rates but end up with higher scoring rates. Doesn't explain everything but it's a part of it.

(per game basis)
with Price
shot attempts for: 48.36364
shot attempts against: 53.09091

without Price
for: 56.75
against: 46.15625

 

[mariolemieux66]

I think it should be obvious to everyone that we should tank. This team is not good enough to win the cup.

We lack scoring
we lack size
we lack leadership
we lack grit
our PP is brutal
we have a coach the doesn't have a game plan but to grind " Avec le village des schtroupfms"
Our D isn't good enough

All of this as been in front of our eyes for the last 2 months.

 

[bbob]

Yup!! Should tank and get rid of the vets!!! This team needed a change 1- 2 years ago when could've got 1st +A prospect for Markov and pleks. Now lucky fet a 2nd
MB not noticing that top 6 and LD were major problems is so fing dumb!! So he drafts another RD when that position is full and locked for 8 years instead of making a trade. Had a good LD in tinordi but we know what happened.

Top of the league with great players available to trade for from a position if strength just to hold out cost the club. Johansen would have change this team enormously even if it ment trading Beaulieu. Cause then top 6 would be fixed for the most part and just worry about LD has the only problem.

 

[BLONG7]

It doesn't matter what we do, if we keep da coach in place........this buffoon thinks DD is a good NHL centreman......nuff said.