mll Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Just now, Nuxfanabroad said: Well, there ya go. A few posters got their back up on page 1, but this prediction holds plenty of water. 2nd last in league, with 27 gp already?! Hmm... Vancouver also purposefully tanking? Remove Demko and they would probably give Montreal a run for 2nd to last. Losing Price and Weber created a huge hole. Jake Allen had to take time off a few times when in St Louis because he struggled with the pressure of being the starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, mll said: Vancouver also purposefully tanking? Remove Demko and they would probably give Montreal a run for 2nd to last. Losing Price and Weber created a huge hole. Jake Allen had to take time off a few times when in St Louis because he struggled with the pressure of being the starter. Whatever the details..matters not. In Oct I simply called a Habs, bottom-10 finish. Tell me I was WRONG :^) As for Van, on Oct 13th I put my season prediction in a separate thread. There's plenty of detail in it(on the 11th page of Canucks Talk currently, I believe?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Whatever the details..matters not. In Oct I simply called a Habs, bottom-10 finish. Tell me I was WRONG :^) As for Van, on Oct 13th I put my season prediction in a separate thread. There's plenty of detail in it(on the 11th page of Canucks Talk currently, I believe?) The details actually do matter. Montreal currently has over $54m worth of players out due to injury or covid. They haven’t iced a healthy lineup a single game this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Whatever the details..matters not. In Oct I simply called a Habs, bottom-10 finish. Tell me I was WRONG :^) As for Van, on Oct 13th I put my season prediction in a separate thread. There's plenty of detail in it(on the 11th page of Canucks Talk currently, I believe?) The Habs should send Caufield back to the minors. He’s got to learn to play without the puck, or he’s going to only continue to hurt his team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 57 minutes ago, Alflives said: The Habs should send Caufield back to the minors. He’s got to learn to play without the puck, or he’s going to only continue to hurt his team. is he going to be the next Galchenyuk? (tiny edition) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, JM_ said: is he going to be the next Galchenyuk? (tiny edition) Mini Chucky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 How do we sneak Petry away from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, BabychStache said: How do we sneak Petry away from them? Petry had been pretty bad this year. Not sure what the issue is. Regardless he’ll still garner a big price if they decide to move him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 On the Boobtube is Tony Marinaro's(epi: 103) "The Sick Podcast" with Norm Flynn, a seemingly competent hockey analyst/journo They are ALL-IN , hard selling the heavy tank. Reduced to cliches like "playing the right way". Marinaro even sporting garb that promotes the hard tank. It's a debacle out there in Quebec..with them Habs looking like our angle, way back,perhaps circa 2015?! Question now appears are the Habs angling to actually limbo BELOW the depths of the diseased, desert dogs?!! Stay tuned boppers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I’d say the Habs are purposely tanking. The evidence is clear. They are playing Caufield and Romanov! No team trying to win plays those two bustaroo bonsais craperollas! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) On 10/20/2021 at 8:51 PM, Devron44 said: How does a team collectively get together and try to lose. I don’t get that. Nor do I understand why an athlete could. A game here and there where a player is just not feeling it sure but to try and not win doesn’t compute. I don't think athletes do. But I think managers and owners can, by keeping guys out.................... So, I think it works like this...... Player A has a bad wrist that will never be completely healed until surgery and a lengthy rehab. The player is placed on LTIR and insurance pays for his salary......... Then the question is, can he do more damage by playing? well yes! But the manager says, well, we will keep him off until there is no chance of further injury............ The player then looks at it and he is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. I think it is done like that........so there for no pressure to return by the club Works really well, if the guy is getting close to retiring like Weber Edited January 1, 2022 by J.I.A.H.N 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, J.I.A.H.N said: I don't think athletes do. But I think managers and owners can, by keeping guys out.................... So, I think it works like this...... Player A has a bad wrist that will never be completely healed until surgery and a lengthy rehab. The player is placed on LTIR and insurance pays for his salary......... Then the question is, can he do more damage by playing? well yes! But the manager says, well, we will keep him off until there is no chance of further injury............ The player then looks at it and he is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. I think it is done like that........so there for no pressure to return by the club Works really well, if the guy is getting close to retiring like Weber I agree with you management can for sure tank. Arizona is a prime example as well. As is Seattle with their expansion picks. I think that’s where the confusion sets in as I think whatever players you ice are going to give it their best most nights. Players may have off nights but no one it out there to try and lose. That’s been irritating in past years when lottery nuts get mad about wins late in the season when playoffs are out of sight. Players still have pride and wins feel good at the end of the day for them anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 32 minutes ago, Devron44 said: I agree with you management can for sure tank. Arizona is a prime example as well. As is Seattle with their expansion picks. I think that’s where the confusion sets in as I think whatever players you ice are going to give it their best most nights. Players may have off nights but no one it out there to try and lose. That’s been irritating in past years when lottery nuts get mad about wins late in the season when playoffs are out of sight. Players still have pride and wins feel good at the end of the day for them anyway LOL I am one of those lottery nuts But! I never say the players would ever take a night off But! Who the GM provides the coach with , matters Example would be, a GM wanting his prospects to play or a player being given a maintenance day or 2 Again, I think it is easy enough for a GM to do LOL.......sorry if I have been irritating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 37 minutes ago, J.I.A.H.N said: LOL I am one of those lottery nuts But! I never say the players would ever take a night off But! Who the GM provides the coach with , matters Example would be, a GM wanting his prospects to play or a player being given a maintenance day or 2 Again, I think it is easy enough for a GM to do LOL.......sorry if I have been irritating It’s all good! I still like to see the morale of players up and see them hit personal goals. I remember back when Demko played his first game and got the W. Lots of people were upset cause we won. Near the end of the season of course. I couldn’t believe it. I was like what? The man just won his first NHL game. Now he’s one of the best goalies in the NHL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, J.I.A.H.N said: I don't think athletes do. But I think managers and owners can, by keeping guys out.................... So, I think it works like this...... Player A has a bad wrist that will never be completely healed until surgery and a lengthy rehab. The player is placed on LTIR and insurance pays for his salary......... Then the question is, can he do more damage by playing? well yes! But the manager says, well, we will keep him off until there is no chance of further injury............ The player then looks at it and he is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. I think it is done like that........so there for no pressure to return by the club Works really well, if the guy is getting close to retiring like Weber That's cool, JIHN..but had you uttered such sentiments like I did back in Oct? Well Hell hath no fury like these Hab-fans scorned! Made my predictions, then spent perhaps 2 pages of thread hosing water on flaming outbursts! :^) Anywho, they are damn-well right in ensuring this catastrophe is a bottom-10, dive-bomb. They sorely neeed to keep their lower 1st r pick. Send the high one to the desert. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 HOEEEE-LEEEE Jumpin' the HABS are in last place?! Whoa.. #32 OA after 35 gp This thread is aging like good scotch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Why are the Habs playing Caufield? He should be in the minors. He’s way too small, weak, and playing scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Alflives said: Why are the Habs playing Caufield? He should be in the minors. He’s way too small, weak, and playing scared. Nostalgic for Guy, they were hoping he'd shine & they could call him, Cau-le-Flower! :^) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 6:06 AM, Alflives said: Why are the Habs playing Caufield? He should be in the minors. He’s way too small, weak, and playing scared. That's simple. It's because... On 10/20/2021 at 6:47 PM, Nuxfanabroad said: Caufield looks like the real deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I mean, if you're gonna be in the bottom-10, then might as well be last. Especially with the draft in Montreal. They have so many injuries, it's ridiculous. But not a lot of organizational depth. A team than were trying to win would have made some trades to shore things up, but why bother? They're going to have a lot of picks at this draft. They already have 11, and will likely get a 1st for Ben Chiarot. They might end moving a guy with term as well, like Toffoli or Gallagher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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