lordstanley Posted April 7 Author Posted April 7 Habs ahead in their game though. But at the moment: Quote
buddha Posted April 7 Posted April 7 canadiens lead in nashville 2-1. nashville is a cautionary tale for all of you who want to spend money on free agents who are in their mid 30s. counter-tale: washington. Quote
lordstanley Posted April 7 Author Posted April 7 Is this true? Could be, I’ll take his word for it. Quote
lordstanley Posted April 7 Author Posted April 7 55 minutes ago, buddha said: canadiens lead in nashville 2-1. Patrick Laine is again a 20-goal scorer, this time in only 47 games. Still grossly overpaid though. Quote
lordstanley Posted April 7 Author Posted April 7 (edited) Habs win their 5th straight. Wings, Rangers and Jackets have no one to blame but themselves. The last spot was there for anyone’s taking and looks like the Habs have stepped up and grabbed it. Habs had lost 5 straight before their winning streak. Edited April 7 by lordstanley Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Tomorrow may be a game where you do whatever necessary for a regulation win. The path to the playoffs where you surrender a point to Montreal is relying on a ton of help. If Thursday night, you're sitting at 83 points and the Habs are sitting at 85, with a game in hand you have a shot, however slim. If you're at 82 (or less) and they're at 86 (or more), the fat lady will be singing, if she's not already. To be abundantly clear, the path to the playoffs right now isn't pretty at all, and they have no one but themselves to blame for it. SO many games this year they should have won and shot themselves in the foot, or gave up a goal with 60 seconds or less remaining in a period. It feels like even if they stumbled into the playoffs, they would be lucky to steal one against the Caps, which is not how I felt last year with the Rangers. Such a frustrating team. 1 Quote
buddha Posted April 7 Posted April 7 23 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said: Marco Kasper is good imo mo seider's play has been very up and down. and he's going through one of his "less physical" phases now. is having chairot on his side weighing him down? i did see him working some time with edvinsson. is he tired because he never misses a game? Quote
gehringer_2 Posted April 7 Posted April 7 9 minutes ago, buddha said: mo seider's play has been very up and down. and he's going through one of his "less physical" phases now. is having chairot on his side weighing him down? i did see him working some time with edvinsson. is he tired because he never misses a game? I wouldn't be surprised. Seider is at his best when he is skating hard all over the ice. I always thought Lalonde played him too many minutes to keep him fresh. I'm not sure but from the boxes I've looked at since McClellan took over I think he has cut Mo's TOI some, but he is still always the highest on the team. The thing with Seider is that you sort of have to make up your mind what you want him to do. Since he's big and strong you can have him be that physical presence but if he plays that game hard it's going to take a lot out of him being able to the play the skill side puck possession game he is also capable of. OR TL/DR, the wings need to be a tougher, stronger team across the board so Mo doesn't have to be the only guy on that end of things. Quote
slothfacekilla Posted April 7 Posted April 7 I think Seider is hurt a bit right now but I also think he's trying to do too much at times, running himself out of position in his own zone. He's still young I'm not worried but his play has slipped a bit this season it looks like to me. At least every now and then you see him doing some great/creative things he was doing his rookie season that Lalonde seemed to drill out of him. Quote
1984Echoes Posted April 7 Posted April 7 28 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: I wouldn't be surprised. Seider is at his best when he is skating hard all over the ice. I always thought Lalonde played him too many minutes to keep him fresh. I'm not sure but from the boxes I've looked at since McClellan took over I think he has cut Mo's TOI some, but he is still always the highest on the team. The thing with Seider is that you sort of have to make up your mind what you want him to do. Since he's big and strong you can have him be that physical presence but if he plays that game hard it's going to take a lot out of him being able to the play the skill side puck possession game he is also capable of. OR TL/DR, the wings need to be a tougher, stronger team across the board so Mo doesn't have to be the only guy on that end of things. Not to keep harping on it... But I think Mo needs some "young, fresh legs" help and not some "tired old vet's legs" help. Experience is great, but... I want to see kids on the blueline next year, Wallinder, Tuomisto and Buium, even if they have growing pains. If they can at least do the "defense first" part of defending, I think that takes a lot of stress off Mo and Simon. IMO. Quote
buddha Posted April 7 Posted April 7 41 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: Not to keep harping on it... But I think Mo needs some "young, fresh legs" help and not some "tired old vet's legs" help. Experience is great, but... I want to see kids on the blueline next year, Wallinder, Tuomisto and Buium, even if they have growing pains. If they can at least do the "defense first" part of defending, I think that takes a lot of stress off Mo and Simon. IMO. next year they have seider chairot, edvinsson, gustafsson, and holl all under contract. and you also want them to sign an rfa? there's not a lot of room for all those guys. i've heard some positive noise about buium. havent heard much about wallinder or tuomisto. i suspect if one gets brought up its buium. i would be shocked if all three are on the team next year. Quote
lordstanley Posted Tuesday at 01:38 AM Author Posted Tuesday at 01:38 AM Rangers lost in regulation tonight so the Wings are now in 9th place and there is nothing between the Wings and the Habs. Well, except for 6 points. Quote
buddha Posted Tuesday at 01:38 AM Posted Tuesday at 01:38 AM rangers lose. remain 6 points behind the habs. wings still in must win mode the rest of the way. beat the habs tomorrow and youre 4 points out with a game in hand plus the tiebreaker. Quote
buddha Posted Tuesday at 01:41 AM Posted Tuesday at 01:41 AM montreal has detroit, at ottawa, at toronto, chicago, and carolina. ottawa and toronto will go all out to beat montreal. but those last two games are with a team trying to lose and a team trying to rest for the playoffs. if the wings should get lucky and keep winning, its not likely montreal drops all their remaining games. the most liky outcome is montreal wins tomorrow and the season is over. Quote
lordstanley Posted Tuesday at 02:14 AM Author Posted Tuesday at 02:14 AM 28 minutes ago, buddha said: montreal has detroit, at ottawa, at toronto, chicago, and carolina. ottawa and toronto will go all out to beat montreal. but those last two games are with a team trying to lose and a team trying to rest for the playoffs. if the wings should get lucky and keep winning, its not likely montreal drops all their remaining games. the most liky outcome is montreal wins tomorrow and the season is over. The Habs haven't lost in regulation at home since February 9. Home record of 8-0-1 since then. I'd ask my daughter who is a freshman there at McGill to head over tomorrow night and cheer on the Wings for me but a) Montreal has playoff fever so tickets are expensive; b) she's preparing for finals; and c) she's a traitor who roots against her dad's teams any chance she can, just to bug me. 1 Quote
buddha Posted Tuesday at 05:13 AM Posted Tuesday at 05:13 AM 2 hours ago, lordstanley said: The Habs haven't lost in regulation at home since February 9. Home record of 8-0-1 since then. I'd ask my daughter who is a freshman there at McGill to head over tomorrow night and cheer on the Wings for me but a) Montreal has playoff fever so tickets are expensive; b) she's preparing for finals; and c) she's a traitor who roots against her dad's teams any chance she can, just to bug me. theyre due to lose! Quote
slothfacekilla Posted Tuesday at 11:27 PM Posted Tuesday at 11:27 PM What a pass to Larkin to make it 1-0, shots 15-2 Red Wings half way through the first Quote
slothfacekilla Posted Tuesday at 11:47 PM Posted Tuesday at 11:47 PM Shots are 24-5 after 1 period in favor of the Wings, up 1-0. Quiet around here... Quote
lordstanley Posted Tuesday at 11:49 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 11:49 PM Not sure whether to be thrilled by the 1st period or disappointed it's only 1-0. Wings came to play. Quote
buddha Posted Tuesday at 11:49 PM Posted Tuesday at 11:49 PM they dominated that period. worried that theyre only up 1-0. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM 2 minutes ago, lordstanley said: Yeah, well, the Wings need a win tonight too. And then a few more. Miserable March losses.... Quote
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