Beendair Donedat
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Bordeleau is a UFA and can scrap with anyone. Also French and from Montreal... Seems line a natural fit for Bergevin and Therrien.
That's garbage.
It's a never ending myth that ''lack of size will kill us in the POs
You might want to argue this point with Nilan, Momesso and other NHL'ers who've expressed this concern.
Not sure if citing Nilan and Momesso as backing a position is an argument for or against...
That's garbage.
It's a never ending myth that ''lack of size will kill us in the POs''. Seriously, garbage.
Sure, having some bigger guys, especially on D, certainly would help. If we get pushed around every game to the point where we don't respond, stop battling for pucks, don't go into the corners anymore, keep shots from the perimeter, never crash the net and stop positioning ourselves in the slot, then only then can you say that size was the determining factor.
However, that has rarely ever been the case. Heck, even in Boston when they really laid down the beating on us, we still didn't give up and always battled back.
Yes, this was only one game, but you can also look back at our playoffs versus those same Bruins. They were always tight series, aside from the Darkest Day in Habs History year. We never give up.
I don't think it has anything to do with physicality. I think we've proven time and time again that we don't give up, we're not a pushover team on the scoreboard.
However, lack of size (not physicality) on the back end, might hurt us with those heavy battles in the corners and in front. That's our primary concern, with top end talent up front.
The point flew right over your head.
Let me repeat for clarity. We can beat the Bruins and Leafs on any given day because we have the talent to do so. We played the Bruins this season and won the season series. We also had LESS PHYSICAL teams to play against between the Bruins games.
Same for the Leafs. They kicked our ass 6-0 and we went on a tear and beat them. Last night, they outmuscled us early and often. We will have more games in between before we have to play the Leafs again.
In the playoffs, you are not afforded that luxury. If we get outmuscled by the Leafs on Saturday, we will have to play them again within two days and then the next two days and then the next two days. A tough task when we are not as physical.
And I am not talking about fighting although fighting will be in the mix and if we have to rely on Prust to fight McLaren, we lose.....badly......since Prust is not a goon and is more valuable on the ice than fighting the Leafs tough guy.
Anyone with any hockey knowledge has stated that Montreal is too small in both positions. Hopefully that will change next year when we get eliminated in round 1.
The point flew right over your head.
Let me repeat for clarity. We can beat the Bruins and Leafs on any given day because we have the talent to do so. We played the Bruins this season and won the season series. We also had LESS PHYSICAL teams to play against between the Bruins games.
Same for the Leafs. They kicked our ass 6-0 and we went on a tear and beat them. Last night, they outmuscled us early and often. We will have more games in between before we have to play the Leafs again.
In the playoffs, you are not afforded that luxury. If we get outmuscled by the Leafs on Saturday, we will have to play them again within two days and then the next two days and then the next two days. A tough task when we are not as physical.
And I am not talking about fighting although fighting will be in the mix and if we have to rely on Prust to fight McLaren, we lose.....badly......since Prust is not a goon and is more valuable on the ice than fighting the Leafs tough guy.
This isn't the first time we have to play versus bigger teams, and we've come out on top before.Yes, this was only one game, but you can also look back at our playoffs versus those same Bruins. They were always tight series, aside from the Darkest Day in Habs History year. We never give up.
Habs are built for Playoffs... In 2016-17.
Right now, this small team won't last more than one round.
The Habs weren't bigger and more physical when they nearly eliminated the Bruins in a 7-game series in their Stanley Cup year. Didn't they win this season series against the Bruins, coming back from a 2-1 loss and taking 3 in a row? If they lose in the upcoming playoffs it'll be because the other team is better. not because it's bigger.
You are sort of making my point.
Yes, we can beat the Bruins because we are a talented team during the regular season.
It is harder to beat the Bruins in a series because their physical play tends to neutralize our effectiveness from our smaller players in back to back to back to back games against the Bruins.
There's actually a negative correlation between hitting and winning. More hits = you don't have th puck = losing games.
The point flew right over your head.
Let me repeat for clarity. We can beat the Bruins and Leafs on any given day because we have the talent to do so. We played the Bruins this season and won the season series. We also had LESS PHYSICAL teams to play against between the Bruins games.
Same for the Leafs. They kicked our ass 6-0 and we went on a tear and beat them. Last night, they outmuscled us early and often. We will have more games in between before we have to play the Leafs again.
In the playoffs, you are not afforded that luxury. If we get outmuscled by the Leafs on Saturday, we will have to play them again within two days and then the next two days and then the next two days. A tough task when we are not as physical.
And I am not talking about fighting although fighting will be in the mix and if we have to rely on Prust to fight McLaren, we lose.....badly......since Prust is not a goon and is more valuable on the ice than fighting the Leafs tough guy.