Leafs had 61 shots last night and lost. Islanders won 4-3 in overtime. I'm lovin' it!
Ian
no caps, no :(
Schadenfreude
this thread used to be so much better:p :(
Ian
so did habs & caps. We need some new physios, stat!
Schadenfreude
markov might come back early.
man that would be so awesome, because we really really are missing his quarterback skills.
Sandman1130
How about the Devils pretty much beating every top team in the league so far and still get no Love. They continue to just keep winning. They are deep as well. Loosing 7 starters at one time and for everyone to come up and step up and keep winnign they way there is huge. Guys are coming back and its makign the Devils that much stronger and not to mention MARTY in net.
Schadenfreude
the devils are a for real team for sure, just don't start planning that parade in june near the hole they play in.:p
Ian
it's the year of the caps. With detroit not playing so good, if we can get past the arseholes from pittsburgh in the playoffs as we'll invariably meet them, we're in with a chance. It's a risky form of hockey and I know Jay you've said it won't be successful, but if I don't believe that I might as well just support the leafs
Schadenfreude
markov gets 2 goals and plays 20 minutes in his first game back. :D
Habs have sucked this year, (well other than the first line) but with Gionta coming back next game, Markov back and playing like he has not missed a beat, and Halak who is going to be used to trade and bolster the second line there is still hope for this season yet:D
The Lecavalier rumours are starting again. Rumour is Gomez, Halak, 1st + 2nd round pick for him. I don't believe it, because Lecavalier has been "traded" to Montreal since his rookie year, and the habs have always dreamed of their superstar francophone center.
I think if true, this would be a great trade. Both Gomez And Lecavalier suck this year and are making similar salaries. Why Tampa might be willing to take this on is because of the length of the contract.
Even if they have roughly the same cap hit, Gomez costs 30 million cheaper in the long run. I'll take Vinny over Gommer any day. I did not know what Gainey was thinking.
*crosses fingers*
The most realistic trade seems Halak to Philly for Scott Hartnell, or Claude Giroux which would still improve this team quite a bit.
I am also curious to see if the change of scenery for the high first round draft choice Benoit Pouilot is going to pay off for him. We traded Guillaume Latendresse for him, and it has worked a bit for Lats. Both players were pretty much similar, 2 guys who were supposed to be blue chipers and never quite reached that level yet.
If you don't want to watch the whole thing forward to 2 mins;) The guy has great hands, and played great winning Gold with Canada's World Junior team. He is said to be a bit lazy, which would suck...but this trade could actually have an impact on fully healthy Habs squad.
Mid season assessment: We spent the first part of the season nursing so many injuries, that we are lucky to still be in the race for the playoffs. It is really close in the East this year, and with a full squad and some reinforcements on the way I have a feeling we will finish 7 or 8th, with a shot of going deeper in the playoffs if Price continues to be dominant. His stats are misleading, his team rarely gives him a lead to work with due to never being able to start strong. They always seem to come back though and fight hard, so if we can get this straightened out there will be damage.
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(no seriously, its dead:p)
Spam
But Carey Price still sucks.
Schadenfreude
He has had a good year, with good numbers, so that is false. I'm sure that Brian Burke would take Price over what he has any day...Halak too;)
