OldCraig71
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Bob Gainey, the new President of hockey ops for the Montreal Canadiens.
It's been amazing to me throughout this year how completely the divisional format of the league has broken people's brains. We're still talking about individual and team stats and awards like they mean something outside of the bubbles within which they were played. Individual awards are going to players who "earned" them playing against a handful of teams. Las Vegas is going into this series as a massive favourite based on limited and flawed data, filtered through a set of analysts who have consistently gotten things wrong.
Yes, Vegas deserve to be the favourites here. You won't find one rational person who would disagree with that. The degree to which they are the favourites and the Habs are expected to be crushed is absurd based on the limited information we have. I won't be surprised if they do crush the Habs, but I also won't be surprised if the Habs do very well--unlike the rest of the league, who seem to never learn from underestimating teams that don't have a particular sort of hype machine behind them.
Can we not be blown out game 1. Still have flashbacks of being excited for semis in 2010/2014 and proceed to see 6-0 and 7-2 losses.
Bob Gainey, the new President of hockey ops for the Montreal Canadiens.
I don’t look at Vegas’ roster and think “Wow, they’re stacked”. Their center line is ok and they have Stone and Pacioretty to score. I don’t see the mismatch.
They have Theodore and Pietrangelo in the backend that represent PMD we don’t have.
Then its Fleury.
Am I supposed to believe that this team is unbeatable?
Petry is a much better skater than either Theodore or Pietrangelo. If Petry can't go, that's a huge hole on our defence that will be hard to fill. An already overall slow defence loses its most dynamic skater.I don’t look at Vegas’ roster and think “Wow, they’re stacked”. Their center line is ok and they have Stone and Pacioretty to score. I don’t see the mismatch.
They have Theodore and Pietrangelo in the backend that represent PMD we don’t have.
Then its Fleury.
Am I supposed to believe that this team is unbeatable?
Petry is a much better skater than either Theodore or Pietrangelo. If Petry can't go, that's a huge hole on our defence that will be hard to fill. An already overall slow defence loses its most dynamic skater.
I'm sure many Habs players can say the same after he was named captain! Lol!
Bob Gainey, the new President of hockey ops for the Montreal Canadiens.
I think that's just DD messing with LV's game plan... I mean if he can't go next game, he won't be there all series... it's been a week, the swelling should have gone by now... it's just trying to play threw the pain.Petry is gone for game 1 apparently.
Petry is a much better skater than either Theodore or Pietrangelo. If Petry can't go, that's a huge hole on our defence that will be hard to fill. An already overall slow defence loses its most dynamic skater.
Serious question:
Do you consider this season a success regardless of the outcome of this series?
1. Beat the leafs in what will become an all time classic comeback
2. Swept the Jets to come out of the North.
3. Great showings from the youth (Caufield, Suzuki, KK)
4. Price showing he's best in the league come playoff time.
Frankly, #1 alone is enough for me. I'm excited and optimistic (voted habs in 7) but will be content with how the season ends if we don't get to the final.
I think that's just DD messing with LV's game plan... I mean if he can't go next game, he won't be there all series... it's been a week, the swelling should have gone by now... it's just trying to play threw the pain.
Serious question:
Do you consider this season a success regardless of the outcome of this series?
1. Beat the leafs in what will become an all time classic comeback
2. Swept the Jets to come out of the North.
3. Great showings from the youth (Caufield, Suzuki, KK)
4. Price showing he's best in the league come playoff time.
Frankly, #1 alone is enough for me. I'm excited and optimistic (voted habs in 7) but will be content with how the season ends if we don't get to the final.
Will be interesting to see who sits when they come back.
I assume Merrill will take Romanov's spot and then get scratched when Petry comes back (unless Gustafsson sits?).
For Evans, I have no idea as I don't see the 4th line changing and Byron has scored a big goal. Maybe Anderson?
OK, so now, Ben Brunet mentioned at noon that Price and Patioready don't like each other. Marc Denis had alluded to that too.
First time I hear of this. You guys?
I don’t look at Vegas’ roster and think “Wow, they’re stacked”. Their center line is ok and they have Stone and Pacioretty to score. I don’t see the mismatch.
They have Theodore and Pietrangelo in the backend that represent PMD we don’t have.
Then its Fleury.
Am I supposed to believe that this team is unbeatable?