Safe to say Montreal wants no part of playing Tampa anytime soon.
Ben Bishop has 2 assists tonight
Ben Bishop has 2 assists tonight
It's weird-the Habs have far more teams in our division that give them fits than they give the Bruins (Habs are really the only team we consistently play poorly against) but it seems like the Habs and Bruins always meet up.
Glad LA is getting their ***** kicked
watching the second period of Habs/Lightning was like watching grown men play keep away with kids. It got me thinking, The Lightning are to fast for the habs, the Habs are to fast for us, then why aren't the Lightning to fast for us?
watching the second period of Habs/Lightning was like watching grown men play keep away with kids. It got me thinking, The Lightning are to fast for the habs, the Habs are to fast for us, then why aren't the Lightning to fast for us?
When I watch Caron I start to think " Damn. I had a chance"
I don't think it's so much speed but how they play.
Habs tend to look for the long outlet past to the forward who sneaks behind the defense. Bruins often get burned not so much because they lack speed but because they fail to pay attention to the guy floating around waiting for that pass. The speed is the issue because we have few players who can catch up.
Watch a Bruins Habs game and look at how many odd man rushes we give up. Also, the Habs forecheck with 2 men and really target the D to D pass. Our D men and forwards get all flustered and turn the puck over repeatedly and often end up giving up a goal in the process.
Tampa plays us differently but they have the players to burn us if they do a little more Habs like play.
Also imo goaltending is a factor. We haven't really solved Price while the Habs currently have Tuukka's number.
I don't think it's so much speed but how they play.
Habs tend to look for the long outlet past to the forward who sneaks behind the defense. Bruins often get burned not so much because they lack speed but because they fail to pay attention to the guy floating around waiting for that pass. The speed is the issue because we have few players who can catch up.
Watch a Bruins Habs game and look at how many odd man rushes we give up. Also, the Habs forecheck with 2 men and really target the D to D pass. Our D men and forwards get all flustered and turn the puck over repeatedly and often end up giving up a goal in the process.
Tampa plays us differently but they have the players to burn us if they do a little more Habs like play.
Also imo goaltending is a factor. We haven't really solved Price while the Habs currently have Tuukka's number.
It's simple then Tampa needs to watch tapes of Habs playing Bruins, Bruins need to watch tapes of Tampa playing Habs, Habs need to .....................**** off is what they need to do.
I don't think it's so much speed but how they play.
Habs tend to look for the long outlet past to the forward who sneaks behind the defense. Bruins often get burned not so much because they lack speed but because they fail to pay attention to the guy floating around waiting for that pass. The speed is the issue because we have few players who can catch up.
Watch a Bruins Habs game and look at how many odd man rushes we give up. Also, the Habs forecheck with 2 men and really target the D to D pass. Our D men and forwards get all flustered and turn the puck over repeatedly and often end up giving up a goal in the process.
Tampa plays us differently but they have the players to burn us if they do a little more Habs like play.
Also imo goaltending is a factor. We haven't really solved Price while the Habs currently have Tuukka's number.
Glad LA is getting their ***** kicked
me too, not sure why, really have no dislike for the team in general, I "think" it`s because Sutter always looks so smug all the time?
Speed, IMO, is part of it but a larger aspect that gives not just the Habs, but most teams problems is when they play a team who moves the puck quickly, not necessarily because they are fast, but because they don`t hold onto the puck long, forces opponents to constantly change things up and the Bolts do this very well as do the Habs quite often
Where speed does become a factor for the B`s is when entering the offensive zone, not nearly enough speed on this team to play a dump and chase game when the majority of the time, they`ll be second to the puck
I`d much prefer a soft chip on the boards rather than the long dump in which gives the Habs D far too much time to react and defensively, STAND THEM UP AT THE BLUELINE, way too much backing in and allowing them to simply take the offensive zone
watching the second period of Habs/Lightning was like watching grown men play keep away with kids. It got me thinking, The Lightning are to fast for the habs, the Habs are to fast for us, then why aren't the Lightning to fast for us?
me too, not sure why, really have no dislike for the team in general, I "think" it`s because Sutter always looks so smug all the time?
I wouldn't mind LA if it weren't for Sutter and the smug look
I don't get the smug vibe when watching Sutter. He always looks constipated to me.