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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 25, 2014 21:07:21 GMT -5
Didn't know if they had enough gas in the tank but they pulled it off.
Keep moving forward!
Cheers.
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Post by CentreHice on Mar 25, 2014 21:08:22 GMT -5
9 pts. up on the Leafs.
I want as much distance as possible.
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Post by Bigstar on Mar 25, 2014 21:08:28 GMT -5
I love Carey Price!
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 25, 2014 21:10:41 GMT -5
Nice to see you checking in Bigstar ... welcome back and don't be a stranger ... Price had to work at that one near the end, but he got it done. Cheers.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 25, 2014 21:11:47 GMT -5
9 pts. up on the Leafs. I want as much distance as possible. 9th place, man ... that's the ticket ... They can send Jake Gardiner our way any time they want. He's their best defenceman, I think anyway. Cheers.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 25, 2014 21:16:14 GMT -5
Watching that's hockey tonight and Kouleas seems to be loving ripping the Leafs
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Post by Bigstar on Mar 25, 2014 21:16:54 GMT -5
Nice to see you checking in Bigstar ... welcome back and don't be a stranger ... Price had to work at that one near the end, but he got it done. Cheers. Thanks brother, 2yr old has kept me busy for the last... 2 years! lol. Loving that the Habs are moving up and the Leafs on the way down.... and it was great to see it live this past Sat night; one of very few nights I've gotten away. Go Habs Go!!
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Post by blny on Mar 25, 2014 21:16:56 GMT -5
Wasn't pretty. This game scared me, and for good reason.
PP needs a total overhaul. The last one showed some signs of life, with new ideas and the back door play to Markov. Subban can't even get a half hearted slapper to the net.
DD's line was likely the best line all night.
Bournival was strong. Boy can skate and he engages his check all the time.
Nice to see Tinordi back in. He played efficiently as well.
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Post by blny on Mar 25, 2014 21:18:10 GMT -5
Watching that's hockey tonight and Kouleas seems to be loving ripping the Leafs He can be a bit of a dink, but he doesn't pull any punches. Ever. He rips players and teams when he feels it's warranted. Doesn't matter who. You always know where you stand with him and what he thinks. No sugar coating at all.
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Post by CentreHice on Mar 25, 2014 21:19:54 GMT -5
Leafs now in 10th...and those above them have games in hand. Columbus and Detroit with 2....and Washington with 1.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 25, 2014 21:21:05 GMT -5
Watching that's hockey tonight and Kouleas seems to be loving ripping the Leafs He can be a bit of a dink, but he doesn't pull any punches. Ever. He rips players and teams when he feels it's warranted. Doesn't matter who. You always know where you stand with him and what he thinks. No sugar coating at all. I expected everyone in the gta to drink or dispense the leafs koolaid... I was surprised.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 25, 2014 21:21:48 GMT -5
Leafs now in 10th...and those above them have games in hand. Columbus and Detroit with 2....and Washington with 1. I want the bruins to play cbj in the first round.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 25, 2014 21:39:08 GMT -5
Watching that's hockey tonight and Kouleas seems to be loving ripping the Leafs He can be a bit of a dink, but he doesn't pull any punches. Ever. He rips players and teams when he feels it's warranted. Doesn't matter who. You always know where you stand with him and what he thinks. No sugar coating at all. This reminds me of Jim Rome and his radio show, "The Jungle". I used to listen to him when I had time to. He'll ask the question regardless what it is. I used to like Kouleas but I haven't watched him in quite a while. If he's ripping the Leafs, and his studio is in Toronto, I suspect the remainder of the media is doing the same (I honestly don't know because I don't read too many TO news sites). The heat in TO can be just as smothering and relentless, as it can in Montreal. Keep that away from Montreal. That drama hasn't had time to take root, as our team has had a pretty good season. We're going in the right direction, anyway. Toronto, on the other hand ... Thought Desharnais had a good game, overall. Kept hearing his name all night. It was also good seeing Briere score at this time of year. He has impressive playoff credentials and we'll need some of that experience pretty soon. It would be a huge factor if he were to have a good playoff. Weaver was a great deadline pickup. Talk about a steady presence on the blue line. Cheers.
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Post by habsorbed on Mar 25, 2014 22:32:25 GMT -5
Good thing we won last night against the Bruins or this game would have been brutal to watch. Should have buried the Sabres and early. But score was 0-0 with Sabres getting a PP with 10 minutes to go.
Our PP needs a serious rethink. This (attempted) entry with PK dropping the puck at centre ice as he rushes doesn't work. Stop doing it in. Second PP did well just shooting it in.
Max was awful. Here i thought he was running scared last night against the Bruins. I'm realizing he's in one of his funks. Sure he got the winning goal but even on that he missed the wide open net. He's the main reason the PP wasn't working tonight. But don't expect MT do any in game adjustments.
Tinordi is great. I love watching the opponents coming one on one. They can't beat him. Reach is too long and get close and he'll hammer you. We need him when we play Boston, and every other team. Murray is good on the pk but that is it. He is slow and has fumbleitis.
And why didn't MT play the 4th line more? They played 10 minutes and played well. Meanwhile the others were tired from last night. I guess that would require an in game adjustment by MT.
Having said all that, we punched our ticket tonight. Have a nine point lead on all 4 of the 7 through 10 placed teams. If we win 2 of our remaining 8 (.250 hockey), 3 of the 4 teams would have to play .700 or better hockey. Not going to happen!
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Post by blny on Mar 25, 2014 22:40:02 GMT -5
Leafs now in 10th...and those above them have games in hand. Columbus and Detroit with 2....and Washington with 1. This one's for the Leafs fans out there: ... has there ever been a lamer looking band? lol
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Post by habsorbed on Mar 26, 2014 0:22:33 GMT -5
I, like most, have been ragging on Bourque and justifiably so. But let's give him some credit tonight, and a bit for last night. He played with his speed, was engaged physically, created some good chances, and got an assist on the PP.
Is Buff that bad?
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Post by Skilly on Mar 26, 2014 5:25:48 GMT -5
Wasn't pretty. This game scared me, and for good reason. PP needs a total overhaul. The last one showed some signs of life, with new ideas and the back door play to Markov. Subban can't even get a half hearted slapper to the net. DD's line was likely the best line all night. Bournival was strong. Boy can skate and he engages his check all the time. Nice to see Tinordi back in. He played efficiently as well. The best PP chances they had last night was when Weaver and Emelin were on the point together. I'm not reading anything in to that, but it seems to me that when PK is on, everyone is completely focused on getting him the puck. It's easily defendable and not one guy will take that down low opportunity.
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Post by franko on Mar 26, 2014 6:15:22 GMT -5
I'm not reading anything in to that, but it seems to me that when PK is on, everyone is completely focused on getting him the puck. It's easily defendable and not one guy will take that down low opportunity. that's where good coaching comes in: identify and adjust. I'm still waiting . . .
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Post by jkr on Mar 26, 2014 6:39:50 GMT -5
Is that avatar & signature for the Habs or the Red Devils? Sorry about yesterday's game. Not a huge Man United fan but there's something about Man City I can't stand.
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Post by BadCompany on Mar 26, 2014 7:14:15 GMT -5
Definitely a yawner of a game. But after the emotionally and physically draining whopper in Boston that was to be expected against a last place team playing out the string. The good thing is they got the two points, and nobody else got hurt.
Which brings me to Marc Bergevin... can we give the guy a little credit now for providing the team with a little depth? For the first time in god knows how long we've been able to ride a series of injuries without really missing too much of a beat. We had FOUR regulars out last night, Gorges, Prust, Moen and Weise, and Therrien was able to plug in four legitimate and worthy NHL players to replace them. For all the belly-aching that was done over guys like Briere, Weise, Moen, Desharnais and just about every other signing Bergevin made those guys have all been needed at certain points this year. How many Hab seasons went off the rails in the past because of injuries? I'm not saying Bergevin signed super-stars, and for sure it would be better not to have injuries, but I'm much more comfortable putting a guy like Weise into the lineup, then say Mike Blunden.
Right now we have depth on defense, and depth in goal. Obviously if Price is lost for the year we're done, but for a short time we can survive with Budaj, Tokarski and Dubnyk. On defense we have more than enough NHL bodies even without Gorges, and there is still Beaulieu, Drewiski and even Paetryn sitting in the minors. Up front we are missing our entire fourth line, and not once has there been any mention of playing a defenseman up there because we have nobody else. Remember those days? Hell, I can remember days when we had TWO defensemen playing up front. Now, we can slot three more players in and still have a very solid fourth line, if not one of the best fourth lines in the NHL. We also had four players under the age of 22 in the lineup last night (Galchenyuk, Bournival, Gallagher and Tinordi), so the "the kids are blocked" theory goes out the window too.
Sure, there have been questionable decisions, and sometimes there is a logjam, but I prefer that over the spectacle of Mike Blunden and Chris Campoli both in the lineup at the same time. Kudos to Bergevin for giving Therrien too many options, as opposed to not enough.
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Post by CentreHice on Mar 26, 2014 7:48:53 GMT -5
Yes, BC...depth in NHL-level players is definitely a difference over recent years. Good point.
Another thing I'm glad to see of late (and hope it continues) is the Briere ice scoop after a goal. Last night's goal was great snipe at a much-needed time. Now, perhaps he won't have that kind of time/room in the playoffs....but that's his specialty. A sneaky nose for the puck....and a quick release.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 26, 2014 8:58:56 GMT -5
I, like most, have been ragging on Bourque and justifiably so. But let's give him some credit tonight, and a bit for last night. He played with his speed, was engaged physically, created some good chances, and got an assist on the PP. Is Buff that bad? At 3.3 cap (4M salary) this season, I'm not cutting him any slack. We didn't cut DD any slack when he was playing crappy at the beginning of the season, why should Bourque get any. In every game he plays, I run out of fingers and toes counting how many times a rush dies on his stick because he has a negative hockey IQ. And even if he did play OK in one game, he will get progressively worse (is that possible?) as he plays more consecutive games. It's like he has a finite amount of hockey IQ and every consecutive game he plays the reserve gets less and less. He, like BooBoo, should be played once every 5 game... keeps them fresh and hungry. I want him traded at the draft, his cap is 3.33 but the salary is 2.5 for 2 more years. A cap floor team will want him.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 26, 2014 9:39:21 GMT -5
I'm just happy the team had enough gas to get it done. A loss wouldn't have surprised me at all, but they dug deep.
As far as acquisitions are concerned, I think Bergevin was the biggest winner at the trade deadline. I expected a bit more from Vanek, but he looks good on the top line with Pacioretty and Desharnais. Weaver might be our No.3/4 d-man right now, but he's also one of those guys you put on to protect a lead late in the game.
Landing Dale Weise was a bit of a coup, I think anyway. He's tough to knock off the puck, he goes to the net and he uses his size effectively. We've been missing guys like him forever, it seems.
Still don't like Therrien, but he's got the guys going in the right direction. Can't argue with that. At one point I honestly thought the team had given up on him, but they're playing tough right now. You don't win that many one-goal games without listening to the coach.
We're not in the playoffs yet, but I feel good about it. We're in Boston's heads; the team's head, the media heads and the fans' heads. That helps.
BC, you're right. A loss to the Habs is totally personal to Bruins fans. It's the worst event of the year. Would like to see their reaction if Chara were to go down ... on a legal check ... from Subban ... doesn't have to be PK, but if Chara were to go down, the Bruins chances at going all the way would get a lot worse.
Cheers.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 26, 2014 9:42:55 GMT -5
I'm just happy the team had enough gas to get it done. A loss wouldn't have surprised me at all, but they dug deep. As far as acquisitions are concerned, I think Bergevin was the biggest winner at the trade deadline. I expected a bit more from Vanek, but he looks good on the top line with Pacioretty and Desharnais. Weaver might be our No.3/4 d-man right now, but he's also one of those guys you put on to protect a lead late in the game. Landing Dale Weise was a bit of a coup, I think anyway. He's tough to knock off the puck, he goes to the net and he uses his size effectively. We've been missing guys like him forever, it seems. Still don't like Therrien, but he's got the guys going in the right direction. Can't argue with that. At one point I honestly thought the team had given up on him, but they're playing tough right now. You don't win that many one-goal games without listening to the coach. We're not in the playoffs yet, but I feel good about it. We're in Boston's heads; the team's head, the media heads and the fans' heads. That helps. BC, you're right. A loss to the Habs is totally personal to Bruins fans. It's the worst event of the year. Would like to see their reaction if Chara were to go down ... on a legal check ... from Subban ... doesn't have to be PK, but if Chara were to go down, the Bruins chances at going all the way would get a lot worse. Cheers. Even better if PK takes out Chara and Emelin takes out Lucic. They would have to call a Wahmbulance in beantown.
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Post by seventeen on Mar 26, 2014 10:22:57 GMT -5
I, like most, have been ragging on Bourque and justifiably so. But let's give him some credit tonight, and a bit for last night. He played with his speed, was engaged physically, created some good chances, and got an assist on the PP. Is Buff that bad? And, as an avowed Dourque detester, let me point out that on Briere's goal, Bourque carried it in, tried to beat a guy, failed miserably, and lost the puck. Briere, having some hockey IQ, was smart enough to hang around, pick up the loose puck and score. I didn't see the game or I'd have a slew of other examples to give you. Useless, simply useless. The biggest waste of Cap space in the league.
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Post by CentreHice on Mar 26, 2014 10:31:25 GMT -5
I, like most, have been ragging on Bourque and justifiably so. But let's give him some credit tonight, and a bit for last night. He played with his speed, was engaged physically, created some good chances, and got an assist on the PP. Is Buff that bad? And, as an avowed Dourque detester, let me point out that on Briere's goal, Bourque carried it in, tried to beat a guy, failed miserably, and lost the puck. Briere, having some hockey IQ, was smart enough to hang around, pick up the loose puck and score. I didn't see the game or I'd have a slew of other examples to give you. Useless, simply useless. The biggest waste of Cap space in the league. The combo of Phaneuf-Clarkson may rival that.
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Post by habsorbed on Mar 26, 2014 11:42:13 GMT -5
And, as an avowed Dourque detester, let me point out that on Briere's goal, Bourque carried it in, tried to beat a guy, failed miserably, and lost the puck. Briere, having some hockey IQ, was smart enough to hang around, pick up the loose puck and score. I didn't see the game or I'd have a slew of other examples to give you. Useless, simply useless. The biggest waste of Cap space in the league. The combo of Phaneuf-Clarkson may rival that. So the answer is Buff is that bad! They actually made Bourque look OK - for a game anyway.
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Post by habsorbed on Mar 26, 2014 11:52:49 GMT -5
I'm just happy the team had enough gas to get it done. A loss wouldn't have surprised me at all, but they dug deep. As far as acquisitions are concerned, I think Bergevin was the biggest winner at the trade deadline. I expected a bit more from Vanek, but he looks good on the top line with Pacioretty and Desharnais. Weaver might be our No.3/4 d-man right now, but he's also one of those guys you put on to protect a lead late in the game. Landing Dale Weise was a bit of a coup, I think anyway. He's tough to knock off the puck, he goes to the net and he uses his size effectively. We've been missing guys like him forever, it seems. Still don't like Therrien, but he's got the guys going in the right direction. Can't argue with that. At one point I honestly thought the team had given up on him, but they're playing tough right now. You don't win that many one-goal games without listening to the coach. We're not in the playoffs yet, but I feel good about it. We're in Boston's heads; the team's head, the media heads and the fans' heads. That helps. BC, you're right. A loss to the Habs is totally personal to Bruins fans. It's the worst event of the year. Would like to see their reaction if Chara were to go down ... on a legal check ... from Subban ... doesn't have to be PK, but if Chara were to go down, the Bruins chances at going all the way would get a lot worse. Cheers. Even better if PK takes out Chara and Emelin takes out Lucic. They would have to call a Wahmbulance in beantown. Why would it need to be a "legal check"? 1) Boston doesn't injure our players on legal checks; 2) The bruins response of mauling, punching, sticking the Hab will be the same whether the check is legal or not; and 3) the bruin fans would be even more irate if the check was illegal although they will consider any check where a Bruin goes down as illegal (see Emelin hip check on Lucic). I'm not 'an eye for an eye' guy but knowing hockey culture i'm amazed that no one has taken Chara out - either check from behind, stick, or take out his knees. If you come straight at him you're going to eat some lumber or his elbow - and he says it's because he's so much taller. Seems to me if one were to take out his knee it's because the player is so much smaller. Any way, not promoting dirty play, just finding it hard to understand how Chara has survived so long. Ironically, if he played on another team, a Bruin would have taken him out a long time ago.
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Post by Skilly on Mar 26, 2014 12:13:54 GMT -5
Definitely a yawner of a game. But after the emotionally and physically draining whopper in Boston that was to be expected against a last place team playing out the string. The good thing is they got the two points, and nobody else got hurt. Which brings me to Marc Bergevin... can we give the guy a little credit now for providing the team with a little depth? For the first time in god knows how long we've been able to ride a series of injuries without really missing too much of a beat. We had FOUR regulars out last night, Gorges, Prust, Moen and Weise, and Therrien was able to plug in four legitimate and worthy NHL players to replace them. For all the belly-aching that was done over guys like Briere, Weise, Moen, Desharnais and just about every other signing Bergevin made those guys have all been needed at certain points this year. How many Hab seasons went off the rails in the past because of injuries? I'm not saying Bergevin signed super-stars, and for sure it would be better not to have injuries, but I'm much more comfortable putting a guy like Weise into the lineup, then say Mike Blunden. Right now we have depth on defense, and depth in goal. Obviously if Price is lost for the year we're done, but for a short time we can survive with Budaj, Tokarski and Dubnyk. On defense we have more than enough NHL bodies even without Gorges, and there is still Beaulieu, Drewiski and even Paetryn sitting in the minors. Up front we are missing our entire fourth line, and not once has there been any mention of playing a defenseman up there because we have nobody else. Remember those days? Hell, I can remember days when we had TWO defensemen playing up front. Now, we can slot three more players in and still have a very solid fourth line, if not one of the best fourth lines in the NHL. We also had four players under the age of 22 in the lineup last night (Galchenyuk, Bournival, Gallagher and Tinordi), so the "the kids are blocked" theory goes out the window too. Sure, there have been questionable decisions, and sometimes there is a logjam, but I prefer that over the spectacle of Mike Blunden and Chris Campoli both in the lineup at the same time. Kudos to Bergevin for giving Therrien too many options, as opposed to not enough. Good post BC. But I think it is the Vanek acquisition that makes all the other signings look better. Vanek hasnt put up the points, yet, but he is that threat on offense that we needed to be able to live with our defensive mistakes and play more comfortable. If we didn't sign Vanek at the deadline, I'm not sure what direction the team may have went ... just glad I didn't have to see it. Marc Bergevin showed his mettle on trade deadline day, ..., but I wonder how deep in the playoffs we have to go to make the majority of fans content with his job?
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 26, 2014 12:36:32 GMT -5
Even better if PK takes out Chara and Emelin takes out Lucic. They would have to call a Wahmbulance in beantown. Why would it need to be a "legal check"? 1) Boston doesn't injure our players on legal checks; 2) The bruins response of mauling, punching, sticking the Hab will be the same whether the check is legal or not; and 3) the bruin fans would be even more irate if the check was illegal although they will consider any check where a Bruin goes down as illegal (see Emelin hip check on Lucic). I'm not 'an eye for an eye' guy but knowing hockey culture i'm amazed that no one has taken Chara out - either check from behind, stick, or take out his knees. If you come straight at him you're going to eat some lumber or his elbow - and he says it's because he's so much taller. Seems to me if one were to take out his knee it's because the player is so much smaller. Any way, not promoting dirty play, just finding it hard to understand how Chara has survived so long. Ironically, if he played on another team, a Bruin would have taken him out a long time ago. It would be, as you said, if a small guy, let's say Gallagher, takes Chara's knee out... accidentally. The dynamic of their organisation would change, Lucic and the 4th line would not be as courageous without Lurch in the line-up Gregory Campbell's daddy and Jacobs are the reason the bruins won the cup, the reason why they hand out cheap shots with impunity. I am glad to see that Iginla has brought some class to that organisation full of hatred, contempt and jealousy. Whether it is Cam Neely, Chiarelli, Julien or the assortment of baboons in the lineup (Marchand, Lucic, Chara, the 4th line) they feel it is their right to do whatever they want whenever they want. I recall a team in the 70's that wore orange that thought the same way. Things were changed for them and they went away. I believe within the next year or 2 the same thing will happen to the Bruins.
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