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03-21-2009, 10:32 PM #51Hockey Manager
I'm not going to lie: I really wish that Mike Komisarek watched the game from the pressbox tonight. He has not been good in months. I used to think of him as a poor man's Dion Phaneuf--same bad attitude & physical play minus the offensive upside. Now, he's more like a poor man's Janne Niinimaa: can't hit, can't fight, can't shoot, can't defend. There was a prime opportunity for him to just plaster someone into the boards tonight with a patended Komisarek explosion. The old Komi would have drilled him into next week. The post-Lucic Komi didn't even slow the guy down.
I really like Mike. He's a great competitor and an emerging locker room leader. But if he goes to July 1 looking for $5M-$6M per year, see ya.
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03-21-2009, 10:39 PM #52
Well said,he's definately not the same!
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03-21-2009, 10:54 PM #53
I'm a Leafs fan, so watching the game tonight made me happy and sad at the same time. I like seeing Toronto beat Montreal, obviously, but I don't want Toronto climbing any further up the standings. That being said, the game was really telling as to why Montreal has been on such a downward spiral. Toronto is basically eliminated from the playoffs, and Montreal is on the cusp of missing the playoffs and for some reason tonight, Toronto was the more desperate team. If you're a Habs fan, that makes you worried. How many odd man rushes did Toronto get, not only because the Montreal defense were pinching in, but because the forwards made no attempt at getting back in the play. Also, some of the goals were a bit weak. Halak had an off night, but these are saves he needs to make and games Montreal needs to win. Towards the end of the second, they were playing all over Toronto, but as soon as it was 5-2... back to the way it was in the 1st period. Montreal needs to wake up. Before they know it they'll be on the outside looking in, and if that happens, it won't be a pretty scene in Montreal.
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03-21-2009, 11:01 PM #54
My Prediction - Buffalo and Montreal both miss the playoffs. Don't want to see it happen for the Sabres (my home team) and for the Habs. I'm not a Habs fan but missing the playoffs in your 100th season? Not good.
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03-22-2009, 03:45 AM #55
I'm not insulting everyone, you just have an argument built on thin air. I don't need to know everything to recognize when someone has no idea what they're talking about. Case in point, you said Halak is 100% better than Price, if you watched the game tonight you would've seen that I was correct to tell you were wrong. 3/5 were soft goals and should have been stopped, this was his chance to steal the spotlight from Price and he failed, the team failed as well.
If we do make the playoffs, we don't even deserve it.
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03-22-2009, 07:22 AM #56
Um you are insulting everyone who responds to your posts or who posts something negative about the Habs. Pretty much you've said everyone here have no hockey knowledge and haven't watched a Habs game all year which just silly since any real hockey fan living in Canada has seen several Habs games this season. My post wasn't based on fact or stats but my personal opinion however the stats CBC showed back me up. Since the All-Star break Montreal's win % is 27th in the league. Also Price's save % is below .900% since the All-Star break while Halak's is above .930% (before today's game).
Your last point it correct though. If Montreal makes the playoffs they don't deserve it.
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03-22-2009, 08:25 AM #57
Naturally SK47 is defending something his loves. The Habs. For some its normal to act like that. And you dont have to watch a Habs game to tell they are falling apart. Price is going to get the blame REGUARDLESS. Hes a goalie, and hes the one letting up the goals. Obiously there is more to it then just him. But thats how most people see it.
The Habs arent going to make the playoffs. There play as a team looks awful. And they kinda look like the Islanders. But hey I only saw a couple of games.
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03-22-2009, 10:10 AM #58Hockey Manager
Not so much the Islanders as the 07-08 Senators. Benoit Brunet described the team last night with the phrase "talent sans travail" - talent without effort - and it's very difficult to disagree with that statement. Whereas the Islanders have a good work ethic, the talent level just isn't there. I watched a fair amount of Sens games last year because of the regional Sportsnet feed, and watching my Habs lately reminds me an awful lot of those games. A team that has a lot of talent, potential, and upside is simply mailing it in and checking out, and the result may well be the same: they may make the playoffs, but if the season is a week longer than it actually is, they may fall out; even if they do make the playoffs, however, it will likely be an early exit.
Taking off the Habs fan cap and putting on the staffer cap: as is often the case with Habs-related threads, we're getting pretty close to crossing the line when it comes to the personal statements that are being made. Let's keep the sticks on the ice and the elbows down.
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03-22-2009, 10:51 AM #59
I believe I made the post the Halak was playing better before last nights game. Check the stats, they don't lie. Listen to any NHL anaylist they'll tell you the same thing. The whole team is playing bad, including Carey Price. When you have a SV% under .900 since the all-star break, thats bad. And when Halak's was around .930, he's playing better. The numbers don't lie.
Carey Price is playing bad, along with their entire team, with the acception of a few players.
Same thing goes for the Sabres. They are my team, the team I support and you don't see me running from the truth. I'll be the first one to tell you how pathetic they are playing.
Just because I live in America doesn't mean I don't see Habs games. So lets not insult each other here, I don't want to see anyone getting in trouble on the site for a silly argument.
But finally I will agree with you on something - The Habs don't deserve to make the playoffs. Neither do my Buffalo Sabres.
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03-22-2009, 10:09 PM #60
Contrary to what you believe, I haven't insulted everyone. In fact, I have a great deal of respect for some of the people who've posted in this thread. Seriously, I don't have a problem when someone makes a logical argument based on stats or some sort of proof, yet I count at least two or three members here doing just the opposite. In which case, I will step in and say something 99.9% of the time, if you don't like me because I'm opinionated, well I could care less, this is a MESSAGE board where people state their OPINIONS and comment on others. If people are going to cry every time I pick holes in their logic, well get off the forums or simply grow thicker skin. The reason I said that some people probably don't watch the games is because they're making comments contradictory to the play on the ice, I've personally watched every single Habs game this season, I haven't missed one, so forgive me if I sound like I actually know what I'm talking about. To add to the stats that you mentioned, not only is Montreal 27th in the league but they are DEAD LAST in the east.
(Btw it's funny to note the comment about "Anyone who lives in Canada has seen Habs games etc.." when 2 of the people I apparently insulted are in fact American)
Thank You! Finally someone who understands what's going on. You've just said what I've been trying to say all along, you can't simply point the finger at Price because it's not all his fault, just as Halak's numbers are a little inflated because the team plays better in front of him.
I wouldn't say we look like the Islanders though, the Islanders are playing some really good hockey, they are by far the better team at the moment.
I don't need to check the stats because I already know what they are, but you need to understand that stats are misleading, when pointing fingers you simply can't look at the stats and say so and so is responsible for the teams woes. You didn't just state your opinion, you added things like "Price is absolutely horrible" - "Price sucks" - "Halak is 100% better" when clearly this is not the case and can be seen as slanderous.
Where have I "ran from the truth"? You're just pulling things out of thin air now. Like I said before, Price has been playing below his potential but he hasn't been as bad as you make it sound, just as Halak isn't as good as his stats make him out to be. While he was solid over the stretch of 4 or 5 games before he caught the flu, he still let in weak goals just as Price did, the defense was arguably better in front of him than they were in front of Price (Not by much, but I digress). These are things you could never know unless you actually watched the games night in and night out.
You're putting words in my mouth, I never said anything about America etc. People usually do this when they have no valid rebuttal.
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