The blues are awful this season. Beating them isn’t some accomplishment. Literally everyon’s doing it.
They dropped a game to Cup Favourite Winnipeg - and another in OT
They dropped two overtime games to Chicago
They dropped to Anaheim who are an easy playoff team
They lost to the Habs
They lost to Columbus
They lose to Minnesota
Outside of Chicago and maybe Montreal, those are all playoff teams, but alright.
Scherbak is 23 in December. The fact that he’s just barely keeping up to a struggling 20 year old should tell you everything you need to know about your argument.
Indeed. Our terrible AHL coach (who has since been fired) definitely hurt the kids development; but I don't think the constant injuries helped. Luckily, he went from a 0.5ppg player, to a 0.62ppg player to a 1.1ppg player last season! Improvement suggests he isn't struggling, just slow to develop which is often the case with undersized players who struggle with injuries! Numbers are hard though, clearly he's regressing and can't find his groove!!
Poor kid can’t even get into the lineup.
Doesn't make sense to mess up the team synergy; likely he gets a look after he comes up from his conditioning stint --- he's too good to pass through Waivers but just a little off being ready to play with the big boy club permanently; doesn't mean the kid is really doing badly. He also was a super late first round pick.
Poolparty on the other hand, is 6'4, a former 4th overall pick, and once again is a healthy scratch, after being sent down to the minors last year --- He could, in theory still turn it around --- but he has done as bad if not worse than Mango
Mete has never outscored Nurse at any level despite playing on stacked teams,
When Nurse put up 50 in 64 with SSM, he was 6th in team scoring (0.78)
When Nurse put up 41 in 68 with SSM, he was 10th in team scoring (0.60)
(0.68.8 average)
When Mete put up 38 in 68 with London he was 8th in team scoring (0.56)
When Mete put up 44 in 50 with London he was 6th in team scoring (0.88)
(0.69.4 average)
Nurse scored 1 points in 19 games in the world junior u20 tournaments, winning Gold twice and Bronze once.
Mete scored 4 points in 10 games in the world junior u20 tournaments, winning Gold twice.
In 69 games, Nurse scored 10 points in his rookie season (0.14)
In 49 games, Mete scored 7 points in Montreal last season (0.14)
so that’s a poor argument too.
Sure, Nurse may be better right now, but Mete is 3 years younger and on his ELC --- has produced equal to or better than Nurse at ALL levels and is only getting better ... bad argument though.
You know... it doesn’t help you appear impartial if you can’t even read the standings or schedule correctly.
Google "Impartial" --- misreading something and forgetting a team doesn't change whether or not I am impartial, but alright.
Pretty sure we played Washington and beat them 4-1... no credit given by TWO habs fans now in this thread on this topic.
A simple oversight; doesn't change anything though, Montreal still has had the tougher schedule at face value by a game --- again, it is so close that it almost doesn't matter, but to say Edmonton has had the HARDEST schedule is just flat out wrong.
Interesting that St Louis remains a “cup favorite” in your eyes yet meanwhile they are 2nd last in the conference.
They are 4-5-3 --- 3 games out of a playoff spot.... that is despite starting their season 2-4-3. They have some of the best personnel in the league, and have gotten abysmal goaltending; they'll be fine.