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Post by UberCranky on Oct 6, 2015 13:18:03 GMT -5
Time to pretend that we are super-intelligent and predict where the Hab's will land in the standings....and if you are really bold, how far they will make it into the playoffs.
To be honest, I have not watched or followed the Hab's closely for the last year or so, but like any addiction, it's hard stay away too long. So I will not offer any opinion.
Sooo..........Be brave! Be bold! Be naked and run through the poison ivy! What do you think? How many points? How far are we going to go?
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 6, 2015 13:44:27 GMT -5
I don't recall ever being right on these things so I say 95-99, Carey does not have the year he did last year and the warts start to show.
And if you wanna be brave run through Wild Parsnip naked.....
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Post by BadCompany on Oct 6, 2015 14:18:14 GMT -5
110 points.
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Post by Dschens on Oct 6, 2015 14:34:01 GMT -5
105 points, but who cares about points. We still have to win our division in the playoffs.
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Post by seventeen on Oct 6, 2015 15:27:03 GMT -5
I'm going for 94-95 points. Scramble to make the playoffs because I can't see Carey repeating. The rest of the team is better, but injuries take their toll.
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Post by HFTO on Oct 6, 2015 21:47:20 GMT -5
On the bubble 95-99 until they prove they can score improve their special teams hard to see them being better than last year. IT won't take too many injuries to poke holes in a lineup with so many if 's up front and unless they take all the burden off Carey with a modified playing style odds are he won't be able to hold them up again..... Then again MT has a regular season knack but the East has a lot of good young teams and the Hab O ranks at the bottom of the projected playoff teams... That's a lot of pressure.
HFTO
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Post by folatre on Oct 6, 2015 23:18:36 GMT -5
I have no sense yet on how the spring unfolds. But for the long months to get there I see the Habs being fairly slump proof with Price and the benefit of what has to be more cap space invested in the d-corps than any club in the league.
103
For more points would require a repeat incredible Price or improved offense.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 7, 2015 9:31:46 GMT -5
All depends on two things ... how much we rely on Carey Price this year and whether or not we can score more goals ... 109-ish points ...
Cheers.
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Post by Boston_Habs on Oct 7, 2015 10:03:41 GMT -5
So I was I was bang on last year at 50 wins and 110 points. Just sayin'.
And I guess I will double down on that. Anyone who considers themselves a contending team has to believe they can win 50 games and get somewhere around 110 points.
However, I think the formula will be slightly different from last year. I expect to see better goal production but I also expect to see some slippage in goals allowed. You can count on Price to be a top 5 goalie but I don't think you can count on him repeating his stats from last year.
Strengths: One of the deepest blue lines in the conference, best goalie in the league, all stars at key positions. Weaknesses: Offensive production is still unproven, too much reliance on Carey Price, question mark behind the bench.
I think this will be a fascinating year. Year 4 of the Berg/Therrien regime, 3 playoff wins in the past 2 years, a first place finish last year. This is the deepest team Berg has had since he got here. Barring injuries, the "we're not there yet" excuses are over. It may not be enough to hoist a Cup, but it's certainly enough to be one of the top teams in the conference (I still think Tampa and the Rangers may be slightly better) so expectations are justifiably high. Let's see if they can live up to them.
50 wins, 110 points.
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 8, 2015 17:18:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I waited an extra day and changed my mind. 94 pts. and likely not in.... 41-29-12 Just a gut feeling….EDIT: and more than happy to get a gut-check….
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Oct 9, 2015 11:46:46 GMT -5
101 with a healthy Carey.
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Post by Douper on Oct 9, 2015 19:18:56 GMT -5
120 pts. Another 60 win season. 48 by price. 12 by Condon.
Never right anyways.
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Post by HABSINFL on Oct 10, 2015 14:28:31 GMT -5
90 points unless Dunderhead gets fired.
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Post by duster on Oct 11, 2015 3:28:29 GMT -5
Too many games last year were won by a narrow margin thanks to Price's heroics, so I don't want to have too high expectations. It's always tough competition within the division and there's the new overtime format. I could see them slipping a bit this year in terms of points. I think they'll make the playoffs.
99 points.
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Post by Polarice on Oct 13, 2015 10:50:45 GMT -5
Around the same as last year.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 14, 2015 12:10:01 GMT -5
Yeah, I waited an extra day and changed my mind. 94 pts. and likely not in.... 41-29-12 Just a gut feeling.... Boston didn't make it with 96 points last year and that wasn't too bad a team ... I dare say they'll be hard-pressed to be a respectable club this season ... what a disaster in Beantown this year ... never saw that coming ... keep Don Sweeney there ... Cheers.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 14, 2015 12:31:38 GMT -5
90 points unless Dunderhead gets fired. Slim chance on that ... he's coming off a 110-point season and his team is winning using a different approach ... just that, alone, tells me that Therrien is willing to try new things ... good one him ... now if he can get that darn PP working ... Cheers.
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Post by franko on Oct 14, 2015 12:56:56 GMT -5
oops. 102.
though after the first three games I should move it up!
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Post by BadCompany on Oct 19, 2015 8:16:25 GMT -5
164!!!
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Post by HABSINFL on Oct 19, 2015 8:56:04 GMT -5
90 points unless Dunderhead gets fired. Slim chance on that ... he's coming off a 110-point season and his team is winning using a different approach ... just that, alone, tells me that Therrien is willing to try new things ... good one him ... now if he can get that darn PP working ... Cheers. I stand by my prediction. I have been optimistic since the beginning of his tenure, only to eat crow later. I hope they go all the way, but I remain pessimistic I have been disappointed to many times.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 19, 2015 9:10:43 GMT -5
Slim chance on that ... he's coming off a 110-point season and his team is winning using a different approach ... just that, alone, tells me that Therrien is willing to try new things ... good one him ... now if he can get that darn PP working ... Cheers. I stand by my prediction. I have been optimistic since the beginning of his tenure, only to eat crow later. I hope they go all the way, but I remain pessimistic I have been disappointed to many times. Don't blame you, dude ... I continue to have high expectations for this club, but I share your disappointment ... Bergevin just keeps adding pieces and the team keeps getting better ... still, I share your disappointment ... I won't be tres happy until we have the Cup back in Montreal ... I can't tell you when that will be, but I really believe we're on the right road to that ... Cheers.
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Post by stoat on Jan 15, 2016 1:44:15 GMT -5
I don't know about points but the only Atlantic division team that looks as though it'll finish ahead of the Habs is Florida. The demolition of the Bruins in the Winter Classic will have a lasting effect on them. Even the Bolts aren't sure of making the playoffs. Once Price and Weise are back I think the Habs will experience smooth sailing.
Have there been any pleasant surprises? I nominate Condon, Carr, and Byron. Disappointments? Markov, Subban, and (slightly) Plekanec, Pacioretty, and Galchenyuk. (I didn't name Tinordi because I've been down on him for some time.)
I wouldn't mind seeing a new coach.
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Post by seventeen on Jan 15, 2016 2:36:00 GMT -5
Well, we're on a 91 point pace. I don't think we'll be as bad as we are right now, for the rest of the year, especially if Carey comes back by Feb 1st. Our scoring % is an abysmal 4% over this losing streak and even a peewee team has to be better than that. Eventually some pucks will hit some butts and go in and our percentage will rise to 5, maybe even 6%. I don't know what it is about MT, but he sucks the offense out of a player. Parenteau, for example is a .254 goals per game player under everyone not named Therrien. With us, he was .143, almost half as much. When Bylsma took over from Therrien, the Pens started scoring .5 goals per game more and allowing .5 goals per game less. Therrien's a statistical nightmare. I don't know how he does it, (well actually, I've provided a lot of examples in the past, but that would take way too long to repeat) but he destroys confidence, leading to those awful stats. He just doesn't have natural leadership qualities. But back to the points situation. While we're not as bad as we're showing right now, I see very little that makes me think we'll get a lot better any time soon. With Price back, we'll be better, but Condon's providing decent goaltending and he can't win while the team is being limited to 1 goal in 9 of their last 14 games. Pleks with one goal in the last 27, etc. etc. These players are simply not that bad, but the system is. C'est la vie.
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Post by stoat on Jan 26, 2016 1:25:42 GMT -5
How many points this season? They may already have reached it.
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Post by jkr on Feb 24, 2016 8:50:22 GMT -5
Just saw an Eric Engel tweet - since December 1 the Habs have 22 of a possible 70 points. That's a 314 pace.
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Post by franko on Feb 24, 2016 11:24:58 GMT -5
Just saw an Eric Engel tweet - since December 1 the Habs have 22 of a possible 70 points. That's a 314 pace. my preseason prediciton may be a tad off.
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Post by Skilly on Feb 24, 2016 11:41:35 GMT -5
well someone got it right
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Post by CentreHice on Feb 24, 2016 12:06:00 GMT -5
well someone got it right The poll isn't locked. Did someone really select the last option at the start of the season?
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Post by Skilly on Feb 24, 2016 14:39:15 GMT -5
well someone got it right The poll isn't locked. Did someone really select the last option at the start of the season? I have no idea ... Maybe whoever it was will come forth
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Post by Skilly on Feb 27, 2016 14:31:01 GMT -5
Looking at the remaining schedule , I can see us going 5W-16L the rest of the way. That would give us 73 points. We probably have the toughest schedule left of any team ... if they manage to squeak into the playoffs, it won't only be John Scott getting a movie.
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