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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 11, 2021 22:56:12 GMT -5
Montreal Canadiens 12 vs Pittsburgh Penguins 0
(Raw footage highlights courtesy: CBC-TV)
Feb 22, 1979, box score*
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Post by folatre on Dec 13, 2021 9:43:17 GMT -5
12-0? Man, seriously, those were the days.
Allen is starting to look and sound a little frustrated. He is top ten among NHL goalies in games/minutes played. There is no hope for this season. I would propose that the backup (Montembeault or whoever) begin to make at least a one game of every three contribution.
It would be nice if Caufield could get going, if nothing else at least on the power play. But this roster is so utterly devoid of offensive skill that, aside from Suzuki, there is literally no one to play with.
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Post by habsorbed on Dec 13, 2021 12:02:48 GMT -5
It's often said that before you can rehabilitate yourself from certain "ailments" you have to hit rock bottom. My hope, belief, is that we are now there. It took MB and Molson a long time of being in denial but rock bottom is usually what it takes to realize the need for significant change. We keep breaking franchise records for futility. And yes it hurts. But it is hopefully a worthwhile price to get better.
I would love to see the list for worst in franchise history under MB. And the records keep accumulating. Somehow seems an injustice that this terrible season will be recorded as under Gorts watch.
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 13, 2021 12:48:54 GMT -5
It's often said that before you can rehabilitate yourself from certain "ailments" you have to hit rock bottom. My hope, belief, is that we are now there. It took MB and Molson a long time of being in denial but rock bottom is usually what it takes to realize the need for significant change. We keep breaking franchise records for futility. And yes it hurts. But it is hopefully a worthwhile price to get better. I would love to see the list for worst in franchise history under MB. And the records keep accumulating. Somehow seems an injustice that this terrible season will be recorded as under Gorts watch. Will he be considered worse than Houle? I would think so, Houle lost Roy after we got 2 cups out of him, but MB waster 10 years of Carey because of fear & ego |
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 13, 2021 12:51:11 GMT -5
12-0? Man, seriously, those were the days. Allen is starting to look and sound a little frustrated. He is top ten among NHL goalies in games/minutes played. There is no hope for this season. I would propose that the backup (Montembeault or whoever) begin to make at least a one game of every three contribution. It would be nice if Caufield could get going, if nothing else at least on the power play. But this roster is so utterly devoid of offensive skill that, aside from Suzuki, there is literally no one to play with. I just hope it isn't 12-0 the other way  |
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Post by Cranky on Dec 13, 2021 14:15:24 GMT -5
We're going to win this! I can feel it in my bowels!*
(*Although it may be gas.)
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 13, 2021 14:20:22 GMT -5
We're going to win this! I can feel it in my bowels!* (*Although it may be gas.) I think a lot of Habs fans are suffering IBS(Irritable Bowel Syndrome) especially when listening to TSN, Sportsnet, CBC, City TV broadcasts |
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Post by Boston_Habs on Dec 13, 2021 14:31:12 GMT -5
Love those pics of big Pete Mahovlich, one of my favorites from those 70s Habs teams. That guy was a load at 6'5" and the sea would part when he got a head of steam going through center ice. His production started to tail off by the 1976-77 season and was traded to Pittsburgh (ouch) early the next year for Pierre Larouche.
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Post by seventeen on Dec 13, 2021 14:39:12 GMT -5
Will he be considered worse than Houle? I would think so, Houle lost Roy after we got 2 cups out of him, but MB waster 10 years of Carey because of fear & ego Reggie has the excuse of going from beer salesman to GM in a flash. Completely unprepared to be GM and Ronald Corey has to be considered one of the dumbest jackasses ever to be in a position of power. Houle, no GM or managing experience, Tremblay no coaching experience outside of his own inflated opinion. Just bring in the old guys because, you know, they were really good. Sure, let's hire that janitor to run that nuclear power plant because he used to clean it and knows it inside out. Anyway, the point is Houle was completely unprepared to be a GM. Bergevin at least had some experience in scouting, taking notes, and referring them to someone who would make decisions. Given Berg started several laps ahead of Reggie, the final results seem to end in a tie or worse for Berg. Reggie's last year his team finished one point above .500, and that was before the loser point era. It;s a toss-up, which in no way is complimentary to either one, though I sympathize with Houle for having to deal with Corey and Tremblay and Roy. |
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Post by Scotty D on Dec 13, 2021 15:45:11 GMT -5
Will he be considered worse than Houle? I would think so, Houle lost Roy after we got 2 cups out of him, but MB waster 10 years of Carey because of fear & ego Reggie has the excuse of going from beer salesman to GM in a flash. Completely unprepared to be GM and Ronald Corey has to be considered one of the dumbest jackasses ever to be in a position of power. Houle, no GM or managing experience, Tremblay no coaching experience outside of his own inflated opinion. Just bring in the old guys because, you know, they were really good. Sure, let's hire that janitor to run that nuclear power plant because he used to clean it and knows it inside out. Anyway, the point is Houle was completely unprepared to be a GM. Bergevin at least had some experience in scouting, taking notes, and referring them to someone who would make decisions. Given Berg started several laps ahead of Reggie, the final results seem to end in a tie or worse for Berg. Reggie's last year his team finished one point above .500, and that was before the loser point era. It;s a toss-up, which in no way is complimentary to either one, though I sympathize with Houle for having to deal with Corey and Tremblay and Roy. given the learning curves of the 2 ... i would say Berg showed little to no improvement despite the experience diefference ... the guy had 10 years to figure out we needed to support an all world goalie with some offense and did nothing about it. Almost his entire time as GM this club has been in the bottom half of the league offensively which is rediculous. you know carey will make the big saves when he has to but when the offense provided less than 2 GPG during his time in net ... the guy needs a shutout every night basically. |
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 13, 2021 17:06:22 GMT -5
It's been a long time since Art Ross was even in our lobby.
Top 10 finishes since Lafleur's 3 consecutive scoring titles - '76 to '78.
3rd. Lafleur. 1978-79.
3rd. Lafleur. 1979-80.
8th. Naslund. 1985-86.
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Post by seventeen on Dec 13, 2021 19:03:05 GMT -5
Could we have won the 86 Cup without Naslund's 19 points in 20 playoff games? Or Claude Lemieux's 16 points in 20 games? Despite having a goalie I consider better than Price?
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Post by habsorbed on Dec 14, 2021 1:37:55 GMT -5
It's been a long time since Art Ross was even in our lobby. Top 10 finishes since Lafleur's 3 consecutive scoring titles - '76 to '78. 3rd. Lafleur. 1978-79. 3rd. Lafleur. 1979-80. 8th. Naslund. 1985-86. I'm not sure it's much better when looking at top 20 finishes. And I don't believe in MB's last 5 years did he have a player finish in the top 30. So after 5 years at the helm he had not traded, drafted or signed a top 30 scorer for his next 5 years. Definitely worse than Houle! |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 14, 2021 6:45:22 GMT -5
Love those pics of big Pete Mahovlich, one of my favorites from those 70s Habs teams. That guy was a load at 6'5" and the sea would part when he got a head of steam going through center ice. His production started to tail off by the 1976-77 season and was traded to Pittsburgh (ouch) early the next year for Pierre Larouche. Ahhhhh the Pete Tree. The Habs trade Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee to acquire Pierre "Don't call me Peter" Larouche Then eventually trade Larouche for the draft pick that turns into Petr Svoboda |
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Post by mikeg on Dec 14, 2021 8:05:41 GMT -5
It's been a long time since Art Ross was even in our lobby. Top 10 finishes since Lafleur's 3 consecutive scoring titles - '76 to '78. 3rd. Lafleur. 1978-79. 3rd. Lafleur. 1979-80. 8th. Naslund. 1985-86. I'm not sure it's much better when looking at top 20 finishes. And I don't believe in MB's last 5 years did he have a player finish in the top 30. So after 5 years at the helm he had not traded, drafted or signed a top 30 scorer for his next 5 years. Definitely worse than Houle! Since Naslund was top 10 we have had a player in the top 20 4 times: 11th Kovalev 84 points in 07/08 15th Recchi 74 points in 97/98 15th Bobby Smith points in 93 87/88 17th Turgeon 96 points in 95/96 And Top 30s about 13 times, I might be missing a 29/30th place type player. 20th Damphouse 94 points in 95/96 21st Damphouse 91 points in 93/94 21st Damphouse 81 points in 96/97 22nd Naslund 80 points in 86/87 22nd Recchi 80 points in 96/97 22nd pacioretty 67 points in 14/15 23rd Richer 91 points in 89/90 24th Damphouse 97 points in 92/93 26th Koivu 71 points in 02/03 26th paciroetty 64/67 points in 15/16 + 16/17 28th Muller 94 points in 92/93 28th Plekanec 70 points in 09/10 |
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 14, 2021 8:22:36 GMT -5
Love those pics of big Pete Mahovlich, one of my favorites from those 70s Habs teams. That guy was a load at 6'5" and the sea would part when he got a head of steam going through center ice. His production started to tail off by the 1976-77 season and was traded to Pittsburgh (ouch) early the next year for Pierre Larouche. Ahhhhh the Pete Tree. The Habs trade Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee to acquire Pierre "Don't call me Peter" Larouche Then eventually trade Larouche for the draft pick that turns into Petr Svoboda That is cool but Pete tree is injured right now |
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 14, 2021 10:39:06 GMT -5
Ahhhhh the Pete Tree. The Habs trade Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee to acquire Pierre "Don't call me Peter" Larouche Then eventually trade Larouche for the draft pick that turns into Petr Svoboda That is cool but Pete tree is injured right now I thought the jokes had petered out...but that one competes for top prize and bears repeating! |
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Post by jkr on Dec 14, 2021 11:54:00 GMT -5
That is cool but Pete tree is injured right now I thought the jokes had petered out...but that one competes for top prize and bears repeating! Oh my, I didn't get the joke until right now.  |
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Post by franko on Dec 14, 2021 13:07:32 GMT -5
I thought the jokes had petered out...but that one competes for top prize and bears repeating! Oh my, I didn't get the joke until right now. ya, Willie's branching out to become a comedian (leaf it to him to climb that one). |
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 14, 2021 14:17:12 GMT -5
Oh my, I didn't get the joke until right now. ya, Willie's branching out to become a comedian ( leaf it to him to climb that one). Thems fightin words brother |
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Post by franko on Dec 14, 2021 17:06:23 GMT -5
ya, Willie's branching out to become a comedian ( leaf it to him to climb that one). Thems fightin words brother it's ok . . . bud. |
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Post by seventeen on Dec 14, 2021 18:22:53 GMT -5
I thought the jokes had petered out...but that one competes for top prize and bears repeating! Oh my, I didn't get the joke until right now. I typed out the same kind of reply but then read that CH had beaten me to it. Deleted mine cause I was too slow. Nice one, CH. |
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Post by seventeen on Dec 14, 2021 18:24:19 GMT -5
ya, Willie's branching out to become a comedian ( leaf it to him to climb that one). Thems fightin words brother Someone's bark is worse than their bite. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 14, 2021 19:11:25 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 14, 2021 19:13:30 GMT -5
Thems fightin words brother Someone's bark is worse than their bite. And dont be a sap |
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 14, 2021 19:24:06 GMT -5
Chiarot and savard are frightening, savard hangs chia out to dry... dumb as wood
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 14, 2021 19:27:43 GMT -5
Petry trying to do too much
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 14, 2021 19:31:31 GMT -5
2-16-1 when giving up the 1st goal
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Post by Andrew on Dec 14, 2021 19:33:55 GMT -5
After running around in our own end we get the puck for an odd man rush and Perreault falls down and dishes to Suzuki, who falls down after taking the pass. That's our season in a nutshell.
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Post by Willie Dog on Dec 14, 2021 19:34:06 GMT -5
3 posts in the 1st
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