10spro wrote:
Got pretty sloppy for my boys in the beginning and with a heavy physical team like yours, I thought we were going to get run out of the building with all the regulars sidelined due to injuries. But under coach Desjardins, they've been a resilient group all season long and answered back from the physical aspect of the game. They didn't turtle, despite the sucker punch from Reaves on Kassian.
A top team doesn't allow three goals in the last period to tie the game up especially after back to backs and with the current duct tape made defense, that's exactly what happened to VAN.
A couple of side deals, lateral moves in the league today that doesn't really solve our blueline concerns, but with the team in a retool mode, it was clear from GM J. Benning that he was not ready to deal with future picks or prospects.
Sooner or later the extra minutes is going to catch up with the young guys until the current infirmary gets better and should they get to the playoffs I am realistic, I don't think they would past the first round.
I like the new addition for the Blues, Ducks, Caps and Habs in trade deadline.
Rangers will have a good QB in Yandle, CBJ gets a break in dealing away Wisniewski with a 5.5 cap and should have more room with their continuous rebuild.
I'm not sure about the Blues moves.. time will tell I guess. I get we need big boys on D, but I'm going to miss Cole.
Habs got a steal from Oilers in solid D man in Jeff Petry for two crap picks. That deal further reinforced the Oilers' front office as the worst in the NHL by some margin.
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pk500 wrote:Habs got a steal from Oilers in solid D man in Jeff Petry for two crap picks. That deal further reinforced the Oilers' front office as the worst in the NHL by some margin.
I Hope you are right but he is not off to a good start with the boys. Not at all.
EDIT:
Again... Habs ...Left coast does NOT mean going to bed early.
LETS GO HABS!
GO HABS GO!
I on the other hand am going to bed.
EDIT: Glad I went to bed again.
One goal in six periods so far in california and that came in garbage time last night.
and at the kings tonight? Let the good times roll.
When you lose to BUF (last week) and the second worst team in the west in ARI, you don't deserve to make it to the playoffs. Down playing your opponent is a nasty bad habit for this VAN team for years, and why would you continue to do it when you don't even have a full healthy roster now?
They were constantly giving away the puck last night as if it was radioactive. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers' song 'Give it away, give it away" just must have stuck in their brains during OT.
Leafs suck. Not only they can't convert with the man advantage when the zebras clearly want them to snap out of their current 'Suckness" by granting them 11 PP's when basically nothing gets called anymore these days to VAN's 4 PP. They start the game at 4PM PST to accommodate Leafs' nation back east as usual, when the game is actually played in VAN. They only kick out Z. Kassian out of the game in the scuffle with Phaneuf, after the whistle extra curricular activity when clearly #3 was the one doing the cheap shots.
Anything that could help the Leafs steal one out of the arena was done, yet they still lost 4-1.
Canucks are getting slightly better too with some key guys coming back, and finally not looking like a morgue that has plagued them pretty much the entire season.
Tokarski was easily the best player for the Habs, XXXIV. Big saves against the Panthers.
In memory of the late Pat Quinn, the city name a street with his name near the arena as Canucks celebrated St Patty's day remembering the big Irishman who coached both PHI and of course the big run with VAN in '94. They continue their quest to make it into the playoffs with an important 4-1 win over the Flyers. Tight game overall until the top line broke the game open with a couple of quick goals as Eddie Lack continues to shine in R. Miller's absence.
Hey whatever it takes.
when basically nothing gets called anymore these days to VAN's 4 PP. They start the game at 4PM PST to accommodate Leafs' nation back east as usual, when the game is actually played in VAN. They only kick out Z. Kassian out of the game in the scuffle with Phaneuf, after the whistle extra curricular activity when clearly #3 was the one doing the cheap shots.
assist to finish off the win for the Hawks by Toews for his 500th career point.