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look who he has to play with...the habs have like 2 nhl dmen. him and shea. lolHmm..No, not really. If Petry gets top pairing usage he starts to look a lot worse.
look who he has to play with...the habs have like 2 nhl dmen. him and shea. lolHmm..No, not really. If Petry gets top pairing usage he starts to look a lot worse.
A prototypical #1 doesn't need a partner to help. Weber looks good no matter who's by his side. Same was true of Pk. Same was true of Markov back in the days too.look who he has to play with...the habs have like 2 nhl dmen. him and shea. lol
i said first pairing, i didn't say #1. there's a clear difference.A prototypical #1 doesn't need a partner to help. Weber looks good no matter who's by his side. Same was true of Pk. Same was true of Markov back in the days too.
If Petry needs a good D by his side to make him look better, then he ain't a #1.
A prototypical #1 doesn't need a partner to help. Weber looks good no matter who's by his side. Same was true of Pk. Same was true of Markov back in the days too.
If Petry needs a good D by his side to make him look better, then he ain't a #1.
By first pairing I assumed you meant the guy the lead that pair..seeing how #4Dmen often find themselves playing next to a #1.i said first pairing, i didn't say #1. there's a clear difference.
By first pairing I assumed you meant the guy the lead that pair..seeing how #4Dmen often find themselves playing next to a #1.
that's up-and-down Petry for ya.Petry scored the winning goal.
Talk about redemption from last night. Good for him.
To me Hammer was a #2, and Markov later in his career. Those guys couldn't take on full loads over an entire season but they can handle their own.IMO:
#1 dman = norris calibre minute eating all purpose dmen that are generally good at everything. This is subban.
top pairing dman (a #2) = play a lot of minutes, highly proficient in one area (offense or defense) and mediocre to decent in another (offense or defense). This is petry. Strong on the offensive side, decent on the defensive side of things.
middle pair dman (#3-#4) = middling minutes. average to good on both sides of the ice or strong at one area and poor in another.
to me, petry checks off the box for a top pairing dman this season.
They were calling him Joel prior to him coming back from injury hence my lighthearted question.He comes from the same country than Yesperi Kotkaniemi. Also the same continent than Yaromir Yagr.
Some people just don't want a contender.We won and this thread has only 2 pages
They looked like a team on the second of a back-to-back in the 3rd period, but a win is a win is a win.
Nice game from Niemi again.
I would sit Drouin for a game or two.Great game by Niemi, looked alot better technically tonight!! Julien needs to wake up, separate Domi and Drouin and find a solution for the PP!!! Ugly win, but we’ll take the 2pts!!
What are you talking about? An anchor is steady.He can’t separate drouin from Domi because he was bad with everyone else. Drouin is an anchor.
You say that because as a top defencemen on the Habs he has had to play with #7 & #8 partners. With most teams he would be playing with #2s or maybe at worst #3s.Hmm..No, not really. If Petry gets top pairing usage he starts to look a lot worse.
No, he wasn't. He was talking to his invisible friends. You know, the ones that helped him make those saves.he was talking to himself out there
Petry is a 2nd pairing guy. That's where he is best ustilized.You say that because as a top defencemen on the Habs he has had to play with #7 & #8 partners. With most teams he would be playing with #2s or maybe at worst #3s.
Drouin should sit out a couple games, he is totally useless and invisible out there.
No, he wasn't. He was talking to his invisible friends. You know, the ones that helped him make those saves.
That's one way we can go. Another is:
If you were the Habs' goalie you would be talking to yourself too. The only reason Price doesn't is because he doesn't bother with store bought drugs. He has the good stuff from down Mexico way.
If we are truly serious about the types of players that we want on our roster going forward I can't see a scenario where he is someone we intend to keep. He will continue to show a flash here and there(only when he feels like it) and that's not near enough.He appears to be a like a roller coaster.. up and down etc.....
He should have been disciplined earlier in the season but it didn't happen. It won't happen now.
Petry is a 2nd pairing guy. That's where he is best ustilized.
I'm divided on this. Drouin frustrates the hell out of me, so part of me wants to send him to his room without supper. Plus, the perception -- rightly or wrongly -- that he's pampered in this city adds to the desire to trade his ass outta here.If we are truly serious about the types of players that we want on our roster going forward I can't see a scenario where he is someone we intend to keep. He will continue to show a flash here and there(only when he feels like it) and that's not near enough.
I'm not overly disappointed with Drouin, he is what I expected. Problem is if he's who you count on to lead your team, you'll never win.I'm divided on this. Drouin frustrates the hell out of me, so part of me wants to send him to his room without supper. Plus, the perception -- rightly or wrongly -- that he's pampered in this city adds to the desire to trade his ass outta here.
But on the other hand, he's got the single most coveted quality: Talent. We poke fun at Bergevin for choosing character over talent; well, Drouin's the poster boy for talent over character. He might be the perfect test case for how a player can be mentored into becoming a star.