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[KillerMan91]

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Shame that that second period shit reffing left little bitter taste in my mouth. I mean czechs had far more shots and dominated the puck but still.

 

[Coldnoodle]

CZE vs CAN and RUS vs USA

 

[CreeperBlocks]

CZE vs CAN and RUS vs USA

Ooooo I like this matchup

 

[ZeroGravity]

They're not fucking around with this Melnyk situation. He's out of options and needs a donor now or he's not going to make it.

Yeah holy shit, sounds dire:

Ian Mendes ‏@ian_mendes
Cyril Leeder just said that if people wait for a week or two to see if they are a suitable donor, it will be too late for Melnyk.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Yeah holy shit, sounds dire:

Oh wow.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Yeah holy shit, sounds dire:

It's been a real shitty year for Ottawa. First your GM is revealed to have Cancer, a Assistant Coach Dies of Cancer and now the owner needs a major liver transplant.

What a crappy situation all around

 

[GSG Flash]

They're not fucking around with this Melnyk situation. He's out of options and needs a donor now or he's not going to make it.

Ummmm wtf

Seriously contemplating being a donor, this is more important than hockey.

 

[Socreges]

Jordan Subban just signed btw

Cool. I'm not too optimistic that he'll ever become a regular but with his upside you take a chance.

 

[GSG Flash]

I was overridden by family for the liver donation

I've never drank in my life and the only smoking I did was a few puffs of shisha years ago, so I think I would be a good candidate.

Melnyk has an AB blood type, so he can accept a donor of any blood type.

 

[RC]

Cool. I'm not too optimistic that he'll ever become a regular but with his upside you take a chance.

He's still got a few years left to grow right?

 

[zroid]

lolz

I was overridden by family for the liver donation

I've never drank in my life and the only smoking I did was a few puffs of shisha years ago, so I think I would be a good candidate.

Melnyk has an AB blood type, so he can accept a donor of any blood type.

You're a good guy, man. I'm glad he was able to get help.

 

[Red_Man]

Really surprised to hear Petry say that Montreal is his first choice. Really fucking happy too, make it happen Bergevin.

 

[KernelPanic]

Melnyk has an AB blood type, so he can accept a donor of any blood type.

I think that's only for blood transfusions.

They said his blood type has made finding a donor much more difficult.

 

[Silexx]

I think that's only for blood transfusions.

They said his blood type has made finding a donor much more difficult.

Yeah, he is AB, but he's AB- and that's what makes all the difference. Would be a different story if he was a +.

 

[Red_Man]

Sergio Momesso who commentates the Habs games for TSN 690 and is with the team all year said that we should expect Plekanec to be traded before next season. Bergevin is clearly listening to me.

 

[zroid]

Plex :*(

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Sergio Momesso who commentates the Habs games for TSN 690 and is with the team all year said that we should expect Plekanec to be traded before next season. Bergevin is clearly listening to me.

Pleks


What could we get for a player of that Caliber? Because Plekanec is a damn good Center.

 

[Zombie James]

Sergio Momesso who commentates the Habs games for TSN 690 and is with the team all year said that we should expect Plekanec to be traded before next season. Bergevin is clearly listening to me.

Do they sell turtlenecks in Florida?

 

[Red_Man]

Pleks


What could we get for a player of that Caliber? Because Plekanec is a damn good Center.

Vermette fetched a 1st round pick and prospect. Plekanec is better in every way, so I would use that as the expectation although that was at the deadline. Plekanec would be a fantastic pick up for a serious playoff team who already has an offensive #1 C.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

The way I see it, if Plekanec is traded for maximum value it will be at the deadline. You trade him now, you might get a prospect and a 2nd at best.

But to be dealt at the deadline means the Habs aren't in playoff contention and are looking to rebuild, which has like a zero chance of happening.

 

[Red_Man]

The way I see it, if Plekanec is traded for maximum value it will be at the deadline. You trade him now, you might get a prospect and a 2nd at best.

But to be dealt at the deadline means the Habs aren't in playoff contention and are looking to rebuild, and they would never do that.

Yea, this is my thinking as well, but they need to move a center to make room for AGally. Their hands are kind of tied right now, they really need to find some garbage contract to take back in exchange for DD.

 

[Curufinwe]

Yea, this is my thinking as well, but they need to move a center to make room for AGally. Their hands are kind of tied right now, they really need to find some garbage contract to take back in exchange for DD.

Vinny. He's a RW now.

 

[lamaroo]

Vinny. He's a RW now.

Sweet, do.... he still has 3 years left?

 

[Red_Man]

Vinny. He's a RW now.

Lol no thanks. Worst part about this is if we had a coach who wasn't retarded and didn't have a constant erection for Desharnais, we could just put him on the wing on the 3rd line and ride the contract out. As long as Therrien is coach, he can't be on this team.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Vinny. He's a RW now.

I want Giroux Though..



Or give us Simmonds so Subban,Smith-Pelly and Simmonds can start the Nation of Domination Of the NHL

 

[lamaroo]

Meanwhile the Canadiens allowed just 176 goals, the least in the league, leading most people to believe that they were a great defensive team.

The facts said otherwise though. In terms of scoring chances, the Canadiens allowed the 10th most in the entire league at even strength per minute played, the 11th most shots against, the 12th most unblocked shot attempts against, and the sixth most shot attempts against. Those aren't the marks of a great defensive team, they're in the bottom half of the league in every category.

Four more years!

 

[Razorskin]

I want Giroux Though..



Or give us Simmonds so Subban,Smith-Pelly and Simmonds can start the Nation of Domination Of the NHL

Simmonds = Farooq
Subban = The Rock
Smith-Pelly = D'Lo Brown

 

[zroid]

Four more years!

where's this from, EOTP?

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Simmonds = Farooq
Subban = The Rock
Smith-Pelly = D'Lo Brown

And Ward can be Mark Henry!

 

[lamaroo]

where's this from, EOTP?

Yeah, the article mostly just summarizes the various other articles he's written in the past about Montreal's system.

Maybe Bergevin knew about these defensive shortcomings and that's why he decided to go with DSP, Flynn and Mitchell as his deadline acquisitions, but it's not like bringing in a bunch of skilled guys could have made them much worse defensively.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Going with the theme of the Habs contending while Subban/Price/Pacioretty are all young and under $20 million, might not be a bad idea for them to go after Thornton and let Gally develop as the #2.

Jumbo as a Hab would be interesting. I'd like it a lot.

But I don't think Acid would approve.

 

[lamaroo]

Going with the theme of the Habs contending while Subban/Price/Pacioretty are all young and under $20 million, might not be a bad idea for them to go after Thornton and let Gally develop as the #2.

I'd love to have Thornton, and maybe Plekanec could be a fit there, but I have no idea what Joe's trade value is right now.

 

[zroid]

Yeah, the article mostly just summarizes the various other articles he's written in the past about Montreal's system.

Maybe Bergevin knew about these defensive shortcomings and that's why he decided to go with DSP, Flynn and Mitchell as his deadline acquisitions, but it's not like bringing in a bunch of skilled guys could have made them much worse defensively.

hmm

Teams adjusting to this strategy is, in my opinion anyway, one of the reasons the Canadiens were able to put up solid possession numbers in the playoffs. The Lightning in particular realized that they could crowd the middle of the ice, and Montreal was more than willing to try to shoot through a mess of bodies while outnumbered close to the net, and fail to get high quality scoring chances.

also known as the "Calgary Flames Voodoo Strategy"

it just happens that for them the pucks always seemed to go into the net :lol

 

[Coldnoodle]

I think we're getting Plekanec.

Brouwer+1st maybe.

 

[lamaroo]

hmm



also known as the "Calgary Flames Voodoo Strategy"

it just happens that for them the pucks always seemed to go into the net :lol

I think a good point he brought up is that the Habs actually managed to play Therrien's system really well, just that his system sucks.

When "experts" start apologising for coaches, they always bring up the fact that maybe the players didn't play the coach's system properly, or he didn't have the right personnel to work with.

Bergevin went out of his way to trade a more skilled player for a crash and bang style guy, and brought in two more "grit" players, to appease Therrien, and they did worse than the previous year.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Green should look good in a Wings jersey next year.

 

[zroid]

I think a good point he brought up is that the Habs actually managed to play Therrien's system really well, just that his system sucks.

When "experts" start apologising for coaches, they always bring up the fact that maybe the players didn't play the coach's system properly, or he didn't have the right personnel to work with.

Bergevin went out of his way to trade a more skilled player for a crash and bang style guy, and brought in two more "grit" players, to appease Therrien, and they did worse than the previous year.

I actually felt there was a similar effect with the Leafs early in the season. There was a bunch of good new blood on the roster and they were playing noticeably, and statistically better in October and November than 2013-14.

Then things started to go off the rails in December and January until Carlyle was fired. (things continued to go off the rails after Carlyle was fired too, but for different reasons :lol)

a theory I and some people had was the more Carlyle coached these players, the worse the results got. the immediate statistical improvement they showed when Carlyle was fired added some credence to this too, I think.

edit: same thing about bringing in "Therrien-type players". Therrien really is the French Carlyle.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Green should look good in a Wings jersey next year.

He's prone to lots of dumbassery.

Spoiler

I still love him though ;_;

 

[Red_Man]

Going with the theme of the Habs contending while Subban/Price/Pacioretty are all young and under $20 million, might not be a bad idea for them to go after Thornton and let Gally develop as the #2.

That would be perfect, so perfect it will never happen. Still need that winger as well.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

He's prone to lots of dumbassery.

Spoiler

I still love him though ;_;

I didn't watch the game but I heard, so he is pretty much a more talented Smith... So now we just need to get rid of Smith.

 

[GSG Flash]

lolz



You're a good guy, man. I'm glad he was able to get help.

Melnyk has done a lot for Ottawa, so if I can do my part to save his life by donating a part of me that will grow back anyways, it's a no brainer. Unfortunately I have to take my family's feelings into account

I think that's only for blood transfusions.

They said his blood type has made finding a donor much more difficult.

Yeah, he is AB, but he's AB- and that's what makes all the difference. Would be a different story if he was a +.

Don't think the Rh factor matters for organ transplants, only blood transfusions: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/414309

Edit: A liver donor has to pass every step on this list: http://www.transplantliving.org/living-donation/being-a-living-donor/tests/

That's the reason why it has been so difficult to find a matching donor.

 

[Coldnoodle]

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Caps

 

[Socreges]

Holy fuck

How many of those have happened in the last 10 years?

 

[Silver Arrows]

Young Jagr? Check. Drives a Mitsubishi 3000 GT? Check. Listens to Metallica while talking with Bill Clement? CHECK!

 

[ShaneB]

Yeah, I posted a similar graphic yesterday just after the game ended. Was from early in the day when it showed them both as 9.

History was made!

=(

 

[Pikma]

I wish we'd have enough playoffs appereances to be able to have some random shitty stat like that ;_;

 

[Coldnoodle]

Holy fuck

How many of those have happened in the last 10 years?

Four I think.

Up 2-0 on Pittsburgh in 2009, up 3-1 on Montreal in 2010, up 2-0 on New York in 2013 and up 3-1 on New York in 2015.

Help me.

 

[Socreges]

I wish we'd have enough playoffs appereances to be able to have some random shitty stat like that ;_;

Washington really doesn't have that many. They're just extremely efficient at losing tragically.

 

[Red_Man]

Four I think.

Up 2-0 on Pittsburgh in 2009, up 3-1 on Montreal in 2010, up 2-0 on New York in 2013 and up 3-1 on New York in 2015.

Help me.

Truly Sharks-East

Being a Caps fan through the Ovi era has to have been pretty painful. At least they look like they're going in the right direction for once after this years bounce.