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NHL November 2016 |OT| #MakeOilersGreatAgain.
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ElephantShell
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Apparently Leivo's loan is 6 days or 3 AHL games.
Yeah, probably, I'm really stupid.
That doesn't prevent me from getting a kick out of you doing the same hyping yourself up shit every year tho, then when things go down the shitter like they always do with your team you'll just deny you ever did such a thing and probably blame it on two or three players injured
bonesmccoy
Banned
There was a time when Leivo and Brown were THE prospects. A time not so long ago.
Even though you bother me I have to give you props on this. I remember you were one of the only guys not shitting on Weber the day the trade was made. You're looking like a fucking prophet now.
To be fair Red has seemed pretty modest this time around likely due to how badly he got burned last season
People were shitting on Weber in here? lmao
Canadians need to win the cup now as Price isn't going to be dominant forever. There's no way a cup would ever come to Mtl with Subban. That fucker needed to go.
Donald?
Meanwhile, zroid is praying at his altar of statistics, imploring the Stats Lord to explain what the fuck is going on
Last week I was Nonis, now I'm Donald?
I've been told he's not even a top 45 dman
Analytics people are a funny breed
lol come on
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I'll miss Subban definitely, but I feel there was a problem along with Price's injury that accelerated him being traded. Whatever happened we will never find out.
NOTHING pisses me off more than the violation of the sanctity of a long-term injury conditioning loan!
Yo god damn
Freddy the Goat as well
Post of the month
Alright I laughed at this
To be fair, that might still be true, at least when it comes to possession and transitions. It's funny, Weber's play reflected Subban's reputation and Subban's play reflected Weber's reputation. One was offensively minded and one was more defensively responsible, it's just the opposite of what everyone thought. Or maybe I'm wrong. I can't remember where I read it.
MultiJhonny
Banned
it feels right.
Unhandled Exception
Member
So how bout them Stars tho
Hey I'm having such a good time, don't bring that kind of shit up
Lone_Prodigy
Member
When the Subban-Weber trade happened, it was overwhelmingly pro-Subban, Bergevin should be fired, etc. Even the more rational responses (Weber will be the inferior defenceman in the long run) were muted. And when Weber was a lock for the World Cup while Subban was left off, there were some who questioned the decision-making of Hockey Canada.
Now, Montreal is at the top of the league and Nashville has 2 wins so the narrative has shifted.
Now, Montreal is at the top of the league and Nashville has 2 wins so the narrative has shifted.
Unhandled Exception
Member
or a real coach
hey, I don't wanna bother you, you just picked the wrong team that's all
Which is just as stupid. Nashville has 2 wins because Filip Forsberg inexplicably has 0 goals and Pekka Rinne seems to be in serious decline.
I dunno...Habs have made the ECF under Martin and Therrien. Clearly at some point talent overcomes da system.
Gunstar Ikari
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The thing is that pretty much none of Nashville's shitty October is Subban's fault. It's a combination of Rinne's continued spiral into mediocrity and a complete inability to sustain offense.
[edit] beaten lol
Well Martin is actually a good coach, just boring as hell. In my opinion the talent level on the team has been underrated for a few years due to Therrien's system, and when the best players show up it doesn't really matter how much they dump the puck into the corners.
They have a lot of speed, so the transition game has been really good.
The same hyping up shit every year? You do realized that what I said can be true even though they collapsed right? You do understand that Montreal has been a severely average to poor team for the last 20 years right? You do realize that they haven't had a legitimate #1 center in 20 years? Saying this is the best team they've iced in 20 years isn't exactly high praise, and they're icing the most depth and talent they've had in my life time, and I've never hyped them up as more than a ECF contender, you spend an hour searching my posts if you'd like. You wouldn't know any of that though because you're just looking for a cheap troll.
The only way I'll accept the trade is Montreal wins with Weber. It's still so early, I expect Subban to pull away from Weber in the second half of the season, but that being said Weber has been excellent for us so far. The key is winning while he can still play as well as he has, and I don't mean a PPG 30 goal pace, but as steady defensively as he has been, and by continuing to score PP goals which is something Subban couldn't do under Therrien, and it really hurt our PP.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Moral of the story: It's never PK's fault
Silver Arrows
Banned
Montreal won't win a damn thing until the crushing expectations put on by the old guard of Francophone fans who believe they can win like they did in the 50's and 60's via the Habs name alone are lifted, reminding them that the NHL as it currently stands is different.
Unhandled Exception
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"Montreal doesn't deserve to win a damn thing." -- PK Subban
Lol you know you basically posted the exact same thing last year right? I could go look up for the exact cloned post but I'm way too busy
I wouldn't quite say that although it's sort of the right idea. Subban is still definitely more of an offensive than defensive player. Weber's best asset is clearly his PP scoring. He might be the best PP scorer from the blue line in the league (definite top 3).
I never thought of this a few months ago, but it's possible Weber's play style might be the ideal fit in Montréal because of how much they rely on Price. Weber historically gets caved in by shots from the low and medium danger areas, but he's very good at suppressing high danger chances. Against most goalies (eg: Rinne), this hurts more than helps, but Price is by far the best goalie in the league at stopping low and medium danger chances. He's virtually untouchable unless you get a high quality chance. If that continues then it sure makes the trade look very good (at least in the short term).
Unhandled Exception
Member
That depends on how many games we play with Iginla anywhere but the 3rd or 4th line. I need that advanced stat stat.
So you're not reading any of what I said, good talk.
This is definitely a part of it, and Weber is particularly good at boxing guys out, Price doesn't like people getting in his lanes, if he sees the puck he's going to stop it the majority of the time. Not to mention Weber is essentially the perfect defenseman for Therrien's system, and his PP prowess is huge for a team that's be 20th in the league for the past few seasons and has always scored.
We had some good years under him, but he got the Plekanec treatment were he was treated as a #1 center when he really was a #2, he never scored more than 22 goals in a season, and our best years under him relied on having the top PP unit in the league. We haven't had an actual #1 center like Galchenyuk since Damphousse, and we actually have a legitimate top 6 right now.
MultiJhonny
Banned
The Leafs are bad.
User 479360
Banned
Tonight's game is going to be a lot of fun, even if the Leafs suck defensively.