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Post by BadCompany on May 8, 2020 11:37:29 GMT -5
Boom.
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Post by UberCranky on May 8, 2020 11:59:57 GMT -5
Sorry, but without a head in it, it's a love tap. Not even a sprinkling of blood on the ice.....pfffft
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Post by BadCompany on May 8, 2020 12:12:05 GMT -5
I have watched this clip a half dozen times and I still can't figure out where the puck went.
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Post by UberCranky on May 8, 2020 12:19:09 GMT -5
Courtesy of a 43" monitor and frame by frame....underneath the hit player.
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Post by UberCranky on May 8, 2020 12:27:16 GMT -5
Weeeelllllll..I thought so....
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Post by BadCompany on May 8, 2020 12:29:18 GMT -5
Courtesy of a 43" monitor and frame by frame....underneath the hit player. I will take your word for it! Three different players, all looking in three different directions. Means absolutely nothing, but it's another one of those hits where Romanov doesn't fall down, and in fact is perfectly balanced to continue playing. And because it's Pandemic Friday I looked up the player he hit... he's a nobody - Ivan Zakharchuk - but he is 6-1, 207lbs. So CLEARLY based on this clip, and this clip alone, Alexander Romanov is a future Hall of Famer. Oh, and there is this tweet too, from the Managing Director of the Alliance of European Hockey Clubs:
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Post by UberCranky on May 8, 2020 13:28:24 GMT -5
So CLEARLY based on this clip, and this clip alone, Alexander Romanov is a future Hall of Famer. A little too excited are we? There is a slogan......"Remember the Alamo". New slogan...."Remember the Komisarek" So much hype and praise...until he started playing the game at the NHL level. Worse, Markov covered his huge deficiencies. Let's get Romanov over and if he is a solid 3rd liner by the first season.....that's great. (The puck never showed leaving the hit, frame by frame. It was all "white ice" on the right of Romanov. Unless it can space warp, it was under the body of the player. I get the confusion from the players reaction, it "appears" they are moving away to the right of Romonov, yet the puck never "shows" it left his area. Maybe Russian pucks are magical? )
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Post by BadCompany on May 8, 2020 13:39:40 GMT -5
A little too excited are we? There is a slogan......"Remember the Alamo". New slogan...."Remember the Komisarek" So much hype and praise...until he started playing the game at the NHL level. Worse, Markov covered his huge deficiencies. Let's get Romanov over and if he is a solid 3rd liner by the first season.....that's great. (The puck never showed leaving the hit, frame by frame. It was all "white ice" on the right of Romanov. Unless it can space warp, it was under the body of the player. I get the confusion from the players reaction, it "appears" they are moving away to the right of Romonov, yet the puck never "shows" it left his area. Maybe Russian pucks are magical? ) Hype?? HYPE?? DID YOU SAY HYPE?? Canadiens' Romanov comparable to Kings' Doughty, says Eastern Conference exec
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Post by BadCompany on May 8, 2020 13:46:23 GMT -5
In all seriousness though, I agree with you. If he's a regular on the third pairing by the end of the season, then great. The NHL is a hard league, and it's even harder for rookie defensemen. Granted, we've seen a couple in recent years come in an excel, but they are the exceptions that prove the rule.
But I'm still a very big fan. I think in 3-4 years he's going to be a 23 minute, 45 point guy. Ryan McDonagh, Jeff Petry, Ryan Suter... those are my current comparables. He's a little smaller than those guys, but the game is also a little less physical, and as we've seen he's freakishly strong.
If Shea Weber can teach him how to shoot we might have something very special on our hands.
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Post by UberCranky on May 8, 2020 13:48:33 GMT -5
Wish they were still in Hamilton, then I would do my "scouting" thingy.
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Post by Andrew on May 8, 2020 13:55:19 GMT -5
Makes you wonder if it's an NHL exec trolling Romanov and the Habs organization with such comments. How much fun would that be, as a rival team's exec, to drop comments like that to fuel the fan and media hype train and then later watch it go off the tracks in spectacular fashion when the player doesn't live up to inflated expectations.
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Post by UberCranky on May 8, 2020 13:59:07 GMT -5
In all seriousness though, I agree with you. If he's a regular on the third pairing by the end of the season, then great. The NHL is a hard league, and it's even harder for rookie defensemen. Granted, we've seen a couple in recent years come in an excel, but they are the exceptions that prove the rule. But I'm still a very big fan. I think in 3-4 years he's going to be a 23 minute, 45 point guy. Ryan McDonagh, Jeff Petry, Ryan Suter... those are my current comparables. He's a little smaller than those guys, but the game is also a little less physical, and as we've seen he's freakishly strong. If Shea Weber can teach him how to shoot we might have something very special on our hands. I get your excitement...it's Friday and the mail order bride needs her seksual'nyy muzhchina! Two seasons ago, too many got too excited over Kk. He played way too many protected minutes and the complete drop off twoards the end was a pretty big red flag. My advice to Romanov in one word........."play safe", "do no evil", "resist temptation". Claude is a stickler for defensman playing defense and forwards playing a 200 foot game, so it's not wise to do a Beuleau.
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Post by UberCranky on May 8, 2020 14:00:58 GMT -5
Makes you wonder if it's an NHL exec trolling Romanov and the Habs organization with such comments. How much fun would that be, as a rival team's exec, to drop comments like that to fuel the fan and media hype train and then later watch it go off the tracks in spectacular fashion when the player doesn't live up to inflated expectations. We at HabsRus are inflation proof. .........
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Post by Skilly on May 8, 2020 15:57:01 GMT -5
That’s quite the statement and the Director should watch some clips of Gonchar, Markov, and Zubov
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on May 8, 2020 17:31:00 GMT -5
That’s quite the statement and the Director should watch some clips of Gonchar, Markov, and Zubov We can add Dubois, McDavid and ovechkin. Until we subtract Bergevin I can’t get excited.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on May 8, 2020 21:19:59 GMT -5
Interesting comment from Daly. I am still surprised that the Habs would even play another 2019-20 game. We shall see.
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Post by GNick99 on May 9, 2020 6:57:17 GMT -5
Hope Romanov lives up to the hype. He certainly was getting enough praise yesterday on 690.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on May 9, 2020 7:22:58 GMT -5
The hype train is insane for sure. And with no real sports news to feed a starving and rabid fan base, not sure it is going away. Hope you like living under a microscope, Sasha.
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Post by folatre on May 9, 2020 9:47:07 GMT -5
It is exciting to bring Romanov over. Yes, all of these comparisons -- Chelios, Doughty, Fetisov -- are kind of crazy, though I think in fairness most of us are just searching for a reference point rather than suggesting Romanov is going to be that guy.
I honestly do not care if Romanov plays at all in the 2019-20 season because I believe the league should just focus on deciding the playoff format and forget the regular season. And to be honest, while it would be neat to see the Habs play against the Leafs or the Pens in some bizarre convoluted playoff. It would be fine with me if the league does not create playoff spots for teams that were not even on the bubble.
Having said that, I do not understand why Romanov would be ineligible for whatever remains of 2019-20. He was a Canadiens' draft pick and not a free agent.
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Post by Anardil1 on May 9, 2020 13:39:41 GMT -5
A little too excited are we? There is a slogan......"Remember the Alamo". New slogan...."Remember the Komisarek" So much hype and praise...until he started playing the game at the NHL level. Worse, Markov covered his huge deficiencies. Let's get Romanov over and if he is a solid 3rd liner by the first season.....that's great. (The puck never showed leaving the hit, frame by frame. It was all "white ice" on the right of Romanov. Unless it can space warp, it was under the body of the player. I get the confusion from the players reaction, it "appears" they are moving away to the right of Romonov, yet the puck never "shows" it left his area. Maybe Russian pucks are magical? ) Hype?? HYPE?? DID YOU SAY HYPE?? Canadiens' Romanov comparable to Kings' Doughty, says Eastern Conference execI also saw that quote in a YouTube video, and my reaction was WOAAAAAHHHHH, (and not in a good way). That is setting the bar way too high. Most fans will see that quote, and IMHO, will ultimately be disappointed. Romanov is like most Habs prospects, an interesting player. I don't see super star potential. In all honesty, if Romanov ends up being a better Emelin, most Habs fans will be happy.
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Post by seventeen on May 9, 2020 17:05:46 GMT -5
Orr's going to look like a slug after Romanov gets through with him. All this hype about Romanov isn't about Romanov. It's about us needing an elite player around which our hopes can build. And boy, do we need one. Timmins and Churlas have done ok work lately and I'm hopeful for KK (especially), Suzuki, Caufield and Romanov. I don't know if any will become a top player at their position, but I sure hope so. As an aside, from the picture I have of Romanov so far, I'd compare him to Ryan McDonagh. A definite top pair defenseman more noted for his shut down abilities than his offensive side. Having said that, I suspect Romanov has more upside offensively than McDonagh. He has a heavy shot and his side to side skating is excellent so I think he'll be able to generate openings.
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Post by folatre on May 9, 2020 19:22:46 GMT -5
For sure, McDonagh is a great defense first type d-man who is skilled enough and smart enough to make nice contributions offensively. That is a fair comparison. Romanov is not as big, though probably more mobile, but the comparison makes sense.
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Post by seventeen on May 10, 2020 1:20:23 GMT -5
That comparison also doesn't carry the pressure or expectations that others do. I think we'd all be pleased if Romanov equaled McDonagh's performance.
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Post by habsorbed on May 10, 2020 11:34:09 GMT -5
That comparison also doesn't carry the pressure or expectations that others do. I think we'd all be pleased if Romanov equaled McDonagh's performance. Does that mean in a couple of years we can hope to trade him for a Gomez? Sorry, had to go there.
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Post by franko on May 10, 2020 16:48:48 GMT -5
Does that mean in a couple of years we can hope to trade him for a Gomez? Sorry, had to go there. Funny thing, that. MB sits tight, gets flak for doing nothing. MB takes a risk, gives up potential for needed help, gets flak.
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Post by seventeen on May 10, 2020 16:59:58 GMT -5
I'm sure there's something he's done or hasn't done of which we're completely unaware for which he deserves flak. Consider it a balancing of the scales.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on May 10, 2020 17:21:24 GMT -5
Eight years into a five year plan with a team that repeatedly misses the playoffs. He deserves some skepticism and responsibility and flack!
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Post by franko on May 10, 2020 18:00:11 GMT -5
I'm sure there's something he's done or hasn't done of which we're completely unaware for which he deserves flak. Consider it a balancing of the scales. I'd rather find something which doesn't deserve flak. Difficult to find but probably not impossible if someone were to search hard enough. But I'd rather slag him for something he's done rather than for something he may do.
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Post by GNick99 on May 11, 2020 5:34:57 GMT -5
Eight years into a five year plan with a team that repeatedly misses the playoffs. He deserves some skepticism and responsibility and flack! He's made too many mistakes. Lack of a plan be main one. If he is going to build thru the draft then you do it. Free Agency isn't an option for tax riddled Montreal, teams aren't bending over backwards to trade top players. Only way to acquire stars is thru the draft. You got to have those stars! He's also too narrow minded. Stayed with guys like Therrein, Lefebvre, Timmins too long. Couldn't recognize his mistakes quick enough. Cost team many years of despair.
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Post by Willie Dog on May 11, 2020 7:37:42 GMT -5
The hype train is insane for sure. And with no real sports news to feed a starving and rabid fan base, not sure it is going away. Hope you like living under a microscope, Sasha. all of this must warm cockles of Geoffeys heart, knowing that the sheep are excited over a kid who hasn't played a game in the NHL and might be joining a team that hasn't made the playoffs in the past few years... Geoffey will bide his time and the sheep will come running back, money in hand, ready to accept mediocrity.... Also, let's see how CJ's tough love works if the kid makes some mistakes..
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