Pre-Game Talk: Habs Vs. Pens Game 1 Sometimes Summer of 2020 Thread

[the]

if we still had Kovalchuk... maybe we could have won.

What a huge waste time.

 

[Runner77]

What’s the word on Mad Max ? Can his immune system handle it ?

Begs the question -- who else on both teams, has an immune deficiency?

And with that, how many of those immune deficient players will be kept out of the lineup whether it be as a result of their personal decision or a doctor's recommendation?

This could have an impact on the performance of several teams, all depending on how valuable those players are who may be taken out of the lineup.

 

[Habitant le colon]

if we still had Kovalchuk... maybe we could have won.

What a huge waste time.

I'm begging for a trade week to refresh the 30 limit player under cap rules.

 

[Runner77]

They said that teams can't sign their reserve list players to join them now. For some reason, the NHL said that this year, teams can't do that. They can only sign them for 2020-21. I don't know why and don't understand why not since teams can do it every other year.

Habs with Romanov, Florida with Denisenko, St. Louis with Perunovich, and Chicago with Mitchell all have ''agreed to terms'' but no contract is officially signed. And the NHL (again, going by Bill Daly) said they are not eligible to play this year.

Unless they change their mind on that.

Speculating, I'd say it's goes they've lost a ton of money and they're trying to claw back wherever they can by getting those players to remain under team control longer and thus keeping their salary low for an extra year. I wonder how the PA let that happen.

 

[The Great Weal]

Our defense is much better than the pens:

Dumoulin - Letang
Pettersson - Marino
Johnson - Schultz
Ruhwedel

Uhh no it really isn't. This series depends on which version of Price we get.

 

[Habitant le colon]

Wait. It's been so long. What does our D looks like?

Chiarot - Weber
ROMANOV - Petry
Mete - JUULSEN
KULAK - Folin




I can't expect us to do anything with that lineup

Corrected

 

[Runner77]

It's a horrible disease, I feel your pain. My little sister did not die directly from it (she got it at 7 years old), she got a brain tumor but the diabetes made it harder to fight the cancer. She was not a good patient when she was young, drank, smoked and ate candy at times. She had to amputee her toes one one foot, she got retina problems in the eye, got almost blind on that eye. She died when she was 42. RIP.

Holy smokes, Per. So, so sorry to read this.

I'll steal a thought often expressed by Jake Tapper and so appropriate in this instance: May her memory be a blessing. RIP.

 

[Habitant le colon]

Could be fun to make a poll to rank our 30 players rooster for this tournament, shall we??

Ain't no expert any more with forum fuzz but i guess this can be done by someone here !

 

[Habitant le colon]

Any chance we see Romanov? Pens do like being eliminated by rookie defenseman like Subban and potentially Romanov.

he will be confirmed as soon as the league pursue in the calendar update. So we might have some great news to come by next week

 

[malcb33]

Our defense is much better than the pens:

Dumoulin - Letang
Pettersson - Marino
Johnson - Schultz
Ruhwedel

The defence is close, but I'd give the edge to the Pens. Our biggest issue is their talent up front, not their D

 

[Habitant le colon]

So nobody in ongoing for begging the league to have a full week of trade CBO and free agency before they start playing? If they at least do not mean to do the draft before they should at least do a recap situation, don't they?

 

[Habitant le colon]

The defence is close, but I'd give the edge to the Pens. Our biggest issue is their talent up front, not their D

what about our depth with the 30 limits our kid are goods on their side few of them are still down and won't be returning soon ... 3 for 5 could be a sweep if it's all about speed.

 

[HabsDood]

he will be confirmed as soon as the league pursue in the calendar update. So we might have some great news to come by next week

I think he will but seems like the rules are different this season, we'll see.

 

[Habitant le colon]

OH man bring me freaking Pleky back for a stride against old Crosby !! AHAHAHA .... am I optimistic for first ... mmm weird feeling tho.

 

[HabsDood]

Went back to check. Here were the lines for their last game on March 10th vs. Nashville (4-1 loss).

Byron - Danault - Armia
Hudon - Domi - Gallagher
Lehkonen - Suzuki - Weal
Vejdemo - Evans - Weise

Chiarot - Weber
Kulak - Petry
Ouellet - Folin
Alzner

Price
Lindgren

Scratch Domi? We must call back Kotkaniemi

 

[frapp10]

We’d have a much better chance if we still had Kovalchuk, Thompson, Scandella, and Cousins

 

[jaffy27]

It took a covid19-induced rule change to make the playoffs

MB's not content on being dumb, he needs to borrow from Sly's book

Took Subban a shortened season to win the Norris.....lord works in mysterious ways sometimes lol

 

[jaffy27]

People still care about hockey?

Ya, frankly getting sick of watching CNN and their doctors and republican bashing, it’s nauseating

 

[Habaneros]

in the last 11 games vs Pens...Habs won 3 times....

in last 14 games vs Pens ..Habs won 4 times..


oh yes, miracles can happen/.lol

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

in the last 11 games vs Pens...Habs won 3 times....

in last 14 games vs Pens ..Habs won 4 times..


oh yes, miracles can happen/.lol

Those stats become meaningless in the playoffs. We had a great record against the rangers in the reg season, but still lost to them in the playoffs.

 

[jaffy27]

It's a horrible disease, I feel your pain. My little sister did not die directly from it (she got it at 7 years old), she got a brain tumor but the diabetes made it harder to fight the cancer. She was not a good patient when she was young, drank, smoked and ate candy at times. She had to amputee her toes one one foot, she got retina problems in the eye, got almost blind on that eye. She died when she was 42. RIP.

That had to be horrible.....so sorry bro, honestly, I’m hurting reading this......

 

[Kimota]

I don't know why but if this comes into play, us facing the Pens, I feel an upset coming in

p.s. you don't deserve anything, MB

Fingers crossed on Romanov.

 

[Kimota]

People with diabetes face a higher risk of complications if they get the Covid-19, due to the fact their elevated glucose levels leave them with lowered immunity. This also means they have less protection against getting the virus.


"One third of all hospital deaths from coronavirus in England have been among diabetics, new research shows, amid warnings that the condition more than doubles mortality risk."

Domi is young and otherwise healthy and an athlete.

Wow I had no idea. I am diabetic as well. Good thing I've been pretty thorough in my lockdown. It's a minor diabetes though, not on the level of Max. But still, that is good to know, thanks for the infos.

 

[Runner77]

That had to be horrible.....so sorry bro, honestly, I’m hurting reading this......

Hey jaffy, miss reading you man. Why don't you join us in the Covid thread, not the same without you.

 

[peate]

if we still had Kovalchuk... maybe we could have won.

What a huge waste time.

Where did he go? Oh right, Caps. I forgot. Been too long without hockey.