Its sure was a better effort against the leafs probably the closet thing we have seen to date as far as playing for sixty minutes. There however is still the same problems that need to be addressed and the best time to do something is when you have a couple of your guys going. Lets hope AS does something now to improve the team rather than wait for them to falter again.Two good efforts in a row does not make a season. There is still alot of work to do in the special teams department another 2 goals against on the PK. HFTO
Post by JohnnyVerdun on Nov 3, 2002 1:32:37 GMT -5
I thought on the whole the penalty killing tonight was very good. I don't count a goal given up on a full two minute 5 on 3 as a failure. A team with Mogilny and Sundin should score in that situation. They gave up one other pp goal but they killed a number of them and I thought they looked good doing it.
As for Audette. Sitting for three games in a row is not about a wake-up call. It's a lot more than that. It'll be interesting to see what AS manages to get for him and whether he eats any of the salary. Remember it's 3 years in total (counting this one). The deal he signed with Dallas was a 4 year deal (you probably know that). Anyway, it's a chunk of change to pay for a guy with a history of falling out with coaches and who's as small as Audette is. It'll be interesting. Hope Kilger's not part of the deal. Whatever MT may think, something tells me that Kilger and Bulis are both part of the plan over the next two or three years.
The deal he signed with Dallas was a 4 year deal (you probably know that). Anyway, it's a chunk of change to pay for a guy with a history of falling out with coaches and who's as small as Audette is. It'll be interesting. Hope Kilger's not part of the deal. Whatever MT may think, something tells me that Kilger and Bulis are both part of the plan over the next two or three years.
That contract is the very reason I never liked getting Audette... Anyhow, given his injury last season, we'll never know for sure what his value really should be on the trade market.
A smurf team like ours can't afford 5'8 specialist players like Audette.... our specialists need to Kilger's and Blouin's....
Are we not the worst at clearing the puck out of our zone.Its tough on a 2 man pp but we had the puck just before the McCabe goal and couldn't clear. As far as Audette goes the Habs are going to half to eat some salary otherwise it will be tough to move this guy. Still can't see the value in dressing Blouin over Kilger,noway we are a better team with him in the lineup over Chad. HFTO