The more game they lose, the more likely we are to get them in the 1st round.
I doubt they drop down to 6-8th in the east. At worse 4.
The more game they lose, the more likely we are to get them in the 1st round.
Halak was the only reason the team made it anywhere in the playoffs, the only reason. They were outplayed, and outmatched in every series. Cammy was amazing, and the team had a wicked PP, but I'll give not an ounce of credit to Mr Potato Head.
This team is the real deal. That's all I can say. It's amazing what great management/coaching can do, literally. With the exception of 5 new players (Gally, Chucky, Ryder, Prust, and Bouillon), this team has the exact same core as last season, yet somehow, someway, they are a solid 1st place team, and have been for a while. Mind over matter. A good coach/management, can take almost any team or player, and make them into contenders. Eller has to be the biggest improvement too, for the first time in his career, he looks confident.
They even have our backup, Budaj, playing like a starter. This season, I can say, I'm proud to be a Habs fan, not because of our position in the conference, but because the team more importantly is playing with effort, and you can never fault effort, win or lose.
The thing with Jacques Martin is; He was given a team that didn't fit his style, and never adjusted his coaching approach afterwards. Good coaches find a way to adapt to their team. Martin forces a square peg into a round hole.
Seriously!?! FFS!
They're like a bad rash.
we are much improved but not for reel YET ..
our D is slightly better than average overall , Markov is a pp specialist and not a great 5/5 player .
we will get beat up in a 7 game series against Boston
we need more size on the top 6 , and at some point Gio, DD , will be phased out
2 studs in the making in the G kids and potential good d in the minors
we arent a first place team , and next year in an 82 game season we will crop to where we belong 5-6th in the conference
Dude..
Don't mention a "bad rash" when i mentioned "on our tail"
Bad word association
He is.
Just ****ing boring to watch his games.
Wich is very solid actually. People need to tame down a little their expectations IMO. Everything is bonus this year, and even if we lose in the first round, it's still a solid season to build on.
Can't be mad if we have an early exit in the playoffs, most people thought we would not even make it to the dance and that includes our own fanbase. But something tells me, fans are already expecting contender like results in the playoffs and that would not be fair, for the players and the coaching staff, who all stated that this year is a building one and no insane expectations. But hey it's Montreal after all and passion rules the thing.
Not sure Cammy was referring to JM coaching style or to the team attitude.
Anyway, further to his comments, he was traded.
I thought this comment was under RC.
Anyway JM was better than RC.
Putting an inexperienced coach at the head of team mid season was a way to tank. I read a study (behindthenet maybe) showing that putting an inexperience coach mid season was a recipe for disaster...
Al McNeil, Dan Bylsma say hi.