googlymoogly
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We waited too long now I doubt we could even get a bag of old cracked pucks for himHe's finished. Finished.
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We waited too long now I doubt we could even get a bag of old cracked pucks for himHe's finished. Finished.
I don't think there's a team in the league willing to take his contract.
I'm guessing that the consensus #1 d-man on HF is Subban.
However, for those that argue for Markov (which includes me), they can point towards one aspect where Markov is clearly better (at this stage of their respective careers anyways), which is anticipation. Markov's instincts allow the puck to seemingly follow him. On the PP, he always seems one move ahead, and instead of worrying so much about where the puck is, he is already heading towards where the puck is going next. I think subban will get better at this with experience, but Markov has mastered it.
I don't know if that explanation makes any sense but I tried, lol
This really shouldn't turn into a Subban bash-fest. If anyone could use Subban right now it's Markov, so he doesn't have to play 30 minutes a game.
And for all the talk of Subban's high risk mistakes, Markov plays a high risk game himself at times. While he's smart enough to get away with it usually, today he exposed a few times, but luckily nothing came of it. Great defensemen take risks, because their skill is needed more than the ability to stand in front of the net.
I'm guessing that the consensus #1 d-man on HF is Subban.
However, for those that argue for Markov (which includes me), they can point towards one aspect where Markov is clearly better (at this stage of their respective careers anyways), which is anticipation. Markov's instincts allow the puck to seemingly follow him. On the PP, he always seems one move ahead, and instead of worrying so much about where the puck is, he is already heading towards where the puck is going next. I think subban will get better at this with experience, but Markov has mastered it.
I don't know if that explanation makes any sense but I tried, lol
I'm guessing that the consensus #1 d-man on HF is Subban.
However, for those that argue for Markov (which includes me), they can point towards one aspect where Markov is clearly better (at this stage of their respective careers anyways), which is anticipation. Markov's instincts allow the puck to seemingly follow him. On the PP, he always seems one move ahead, and instead of worrying so much about where the puck is, he is already heading towards where the puck is going next. I think subban will get better at this with experience, but Markov has mastered it.
I don't know if that explanation makes any sense but I tried, lol
Subban has a lot to prove in a relatively short time but I have no doubt he'll come through (probably to the disappointment of the tankards, who would prefer a cellar finish to a prolongation of the season well into the spring.
@ArponBasu
Just for fun, since the start of 09-10 the #Habs are 41-23-13 with Andrei Markov in the lineup and 84-86-21 without him (playoffs included)
Wowww !
dude you cant teach that, its called instincts/anticipation, some people have it some people dont and it goes way beyond that with Markov, you cant teach what Markov does, I dont care how much video a defenceman, Subban or whoever watched, it cant be taught.
dropping bombs on the pp..like a boss....if markov stays healthy..do you guys see him being like lidstrom...staying very good even through his late 30's and right up to 40...or is he retiring way before then?
Don't agree with this at all.Markov is superior to Subban in every aspect of the game that matters except skating. No other player has made this team better over the last decade than a healthy Markov. It's a shame that his injuries have erased the collective memories of lots of fans. They also coincided with the arrival of Subban, which further contributed to this "amnesia". If people didn't forget and still think he's not elite, then they simply don't know hockey.
Every time he's touched the puck on the PP we've scored. He had something like a .500 shooting percentage or something crazy like that coming into tonight.Let's all collectively pray to the hockey gods that he remains fit for the remainder of the season. He's been awesome out there so far.
dude you cant teach that, its called instincts/anticipation, some people have it some people dont and it goes way beyond that with Markov, you cant teach what Markov does, I dont care how much video a defenceman, Subban or whoever watched, it cant be taught.
The way he is playing right now, it makes me sad thinking about how we lost 2 years of him due to injuries, I wish he was 2 years younger so we can have more of him