I think my man Doc Holiday is gonna be right on that one in twenty minutes :amen:...I did say in 5..Oh well as long Tampa KILL canachi** i am alll good lolll
Yesss i imagine lolllll
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I think my man Doc Holiday is gonna be right on that one in twenty minutes :amen:...I did say in 5..Oh well as long Tampa KILL canachi** i am alll good lolll
Yesss i imagine lolllll
It wouldn't bug me at all. As I said, I hope he leaves after being this disrespectful. Babcock's a good coach but the Wings would have been as successful without him and will continue to be successful without him. He's now worn out his welcome and Blashill needs to be brought up to start the next dynasty.
Meanwhile, as I have also said before, Toronto could be coached by a TRIUMVIRATE of Babcock, Scotty Bowman, and the ghost of Toe Blake, and they would STILL rot. Toronto is the definition of failure and the Leafs are the absolute worst franchise not just in hockey but in any sport in North America.
Until Panthere made his post about my prediction for round 2 of the playoffs, i wasn't aware that i'll have a perfect record if the Rangers beat Washington tonight. Nice!!!
By the way, huge thanks to Tampa for eliminating the habs in 6. This means that i won a cool $700 last night & will win another $500 if the Rangers beat the Caps tonight. I love the playoffs!!
p.s. I also have another $200 on Karlsson beating out PK for the Norris.
By the way, huge thanks to Tampa for eliminating the habs in 6. This means that i won a cool $700 last night & will win another $500 if the Rangers beat the Caps tonight. I love the playoffs!!
p.s. I also have another $200 on Karlsson beating out PK for the Norris.
Until Panthere made his post about my prediction for round 2 of the playoffs, i wasn't aware that i'll have a perfect record if the Rangers beat Washington tonight. Nice!!!
By the way, huge thanks to Tampa for eliminating the habs in 6. This means that i won a cool $700 last night & will win another $500 if the Rangers beat the Caps tonight. I love the playoffs!!
p.s. I also have another $200 on Karlsson beating out PK for the Norris.
Damn awesome for you buddy :thumb:...i want a beer next time lollll..
Yeah, 'cause he was there for all 24 consecutive seasons, right?
Duh, NO - Wrong, as usual. The Wings have done far more for Babcock than Babcock ever did for them. Best owner, best GM, best scouts, and a slew of great and committed players - THOSE are the factors that have contributed to 24 straight seasons in the playoffs and more Cups than any other team in the past 2 decades. Babcock (unlike Horachek and many other Leaf "coaches" and "GMs" - "Thank you Mr. Burke", "Thank you Mr. Nonis") didn't hurt...but the astounding success of the Wings would have happened with MANY other competent coaches also. The freakin' Leafs, meanwhile, would have had THEIR odious record of a mere ONE playoff appearance in over a decade no matter who coached them. The 48 year PUTRESCENCE of the Leafs will likely continue until long after we are ALL dead and gone, so deeply is ROT encrusted in the very fabric of the joke that is Toronto.
Guys,
Too bad. I miss seeing a bunch of guys walking the streets in those jerseys singing Ole, Ole, Ole. It gives real character to the city and brings out a big smile (laughter included free of charge). :lol:
[video=youtube;ZtYiri7sGLQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtYiri7sGLQ[/video]
Wait until NEXT year.
Cheers,
Merlot
Too bad. I miss seeing a bunch of guys walking the streets in those jerseys singing Ole, Ole, Ole. It gives real character to the city and brings out a big smile (laughter included free of charge).
:lol: [video=youtube;ZtYiri7sGLQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtYiri7sGLQ[/video]
Wait until NEXT year.
Cheers,
Merlot
Derek just scored ! NY wins it !
One day Ovi also will win the cup !
Congrats to the Blue Shirts !
One day Ovi also will win the cup !
Congrats to the Blue Shirts !
Why the Habs lost against the lightning! The lack of goals !
This team is great at grinding , low score game they've won 20 games by one goal thanks to the great defense and Price !
Therrien couldn't prepare a good offense or power play with two number two or three center ! He's a good defensive coach but not the kind that wins a Cup ! So bye bye !
Some player bring you to the playoffs others bring you the cup ! Plecky is the kind to give you a great season as being a great defensive player but at the end of it just give in the check , he's no playoff player !
Eller great big guy who gives it all in the playoffs but an expensive player for the season !
Markov is on the decline but with Petry Beaulieu Tinordi we have a great base on defenses
Galagher (always next to the goalie trying to put the puck in ) Pacioretti , galchenyuk ( who is 20 years old berry green player) Deharnais ( on the demise) P.A ( who CAN score goals) Weise(won a few games by itself ) Prust ( big brother $ is the core of this team !
The Habs did not evolve since the last season offensively! Thanks to Price for not being a mediocre team !
PK is PK Greatness he is ! better than Alfredson because a more complete defenseman!
Is up to bergevin to trade some key players to get at least a big no1 center or two , even trade Tokarski for it !
Yes Babcock should be an option to replace Therrien!
Yes I wouldn't mind Kessel with the Habs shirt because he Can score goals !
To score goals is a way of winning that Therrien doesn't understand! So bye bye!
So good luck to the NY blue shirts ! But again the Hawks will fly the Stanley Cup
This team is great at grinding , low score game they've won 20 games by one goal thanks to the great defense and Price !
Therrien couldn't prepare a good offense or power play with two number two or three center ! He's a good defensive coach but not the kind that wins a Cup ! So bye bye !
Some player bring you to the playoffs others bring you the cup ! Plecky is the kind to give you a great season as being a great defensive player but at the end of it just give in the check , he's no playoff player !
Eller great big guy who gives it all in the playoffs but an expensive player for the season !
Markov is on the decline but with Petry Beaulieu Tinordi we have a great base on defenses
Galagher (always next to the goalie trying to put the puck in ) Pacioretti , galchenyuk ( who is 20 years old berry green player) Deharnais ( on the demise) P.A ( who CAN score goals) Weise(won a few games by itself ) Prust ( big brother $ is the core of this team !
The Habs did not evolve since the last season offensively! Thanks to Price for not being a mediocre team !
PK is PK Greatness he is ! better than Alfredson because a more complete defenseman!
Is up to bergevin to trade some key players to get at least a big no1 center or two , even trade Tokarski for it !
Yes Babcock should be an option to replace Therrien!
Yes I wouldn't mind Kessel with the Habs shirt because he Can score goals !
To score goals is a way of winning that Therrien doesn't understand! So bye bye!
So good luck to the NY blue shirts ! But again the Hawks will fly the Stanley Cup
You've just summed up the entire Canadiens roster. There is NO ONE on that team that brings you the cup, no one! Not PK, not Pac, not Eller, Deharnais, Gallagher, Plek, etc.
Or maybe it's Carey Price who took an ordinary team & an ordinary coach to a 110 points season.
The habs overachieved, no doubt about that. Even most of the experts who've followed the habs all season long agree with this.
It's also doubtful that Carey Price will be able to repeat the same type of season he just did. He was marvelous for most of the season, but somewhat faltered over the past two months. Maybe it was fatigue, who knows. Or maybe it was because he played against better teams over the past month. He made the saves he was supposed to make on many nights, but didn't really steal any games.
The habs will need to address their longstanding issues. Mainly at the center position, and on defence. They'll have to figure out what to do with some veterans, mainly Plekanec and Markov, who is at the tail-end of his career with two big contract years left to go. And in order to address the issue at the center position, they'll have to trade young talent in order to get a team to bite and trade them that center they so desperately need. Many believe the likes of Nathan Beaulieu and Zack Fucale will be gone by next season. Beaulieu is also RFA. Fucale's stock may not be as high as many think since he's not even the bonafide #1 currently with his own junior team (Quebec Ramparts).
Jared Tinordi. His stock has really sunk within the organization. Greg Pateryn has surpassed him on the depth chart. Many believe that the habs have already given up on Tinordi and that it's doubtful he'll ever play another game with the habs. Alex Galchenyuk has not progressed as much as the team expected. He'll be in his fourth year next season. Insiders say that he refuses to change his style to suit Michel Therrien's system. Many would like to see him playing center, but habs management isn't so sure of that. For one, he's not really a playmaker. He's not a hard worker and according to many hasn't yet shown he'd be ready for the job. If you want my guess, he'll be traded during the offseason and it wouldn't surprise me if it's not to Edmonton. He's also RFA and the habs aren't really ready to open the vault for him until he's proven himself.
Several insiders have also told me it wouldn't entirely surprise them if Max Pacioretty was moved with the next two seasons. For one, he's prone to concussions after having already suffered two extremely serious head injuries in his young careers. And two, he'll likely want to get a big raise in three seasons at around the same time Carey Price will also expect to be among the league's top 3 goaltenders financially. With PK Subban already locked up for another 7 seasons at $9 million per, it doesn't leave much cap room for the team to work with.
The team would also like to have defenceman Jeff Petry back. However, this will likely be Petry's one and only chance in his career to hit the jackpot since the defence crop among unrestricted free agents is a poor one this season & Petry will be a much sought-after player. He's expected to get offers in the $5.5-6 million range....or more. With several habs players needing to be signed during the offseason, there likely won't have any money left to re-sign Petry.
Sergei Gonchar, Manny Malhotra, Bryan Flynn & Mike Weaver will not return with the club, that's certain. But who will be the others not returning? Torry Mitchell? Lars Eller? Tom Gilbert? Brandon Prust? Plekanec? Markov? Emelin? Galchenyuk? Only time will tell.
p.s. I predict that Michel Therrien will once again return as Habs coach next season, much to the dismay of many current habs fans.
I read yesterday that Babcock will announce in a few days which team he'll be signing (or re-signing) with. Those teams are Buffalo, Toronto and Detroit. Toronto & Buffalo are the only teams who have applied to hire Babcock & have agreed to compensating the Red Wings if they hire him prior to June 30th. Word is that the Babcock camp has announced a decision would likely be made by Wednesday.
My guess is that Babcock has a fairly good idea which city he wants to move his family to and is fully aware that he's keeping other coaches in limbo. Everyone is waiting for him to make up his mind in order to sign & at which price. It's expected Babcock will become the league's highest paid coach and it will cause other coaches' salaries to increase. Expect Todd McLellan to sign as soon as Babcock makes his announcement. Many expect McLellan to sign with Edmonton. It's been rumoured that Terry Pegula (Buffalo Sabres) has made Babcock an incredible offer. Babcock has met with the Sabres & the Leafs. The Leafs offer is also expected to be considerable, but i'm expecting Buffalo to outbid anyone else.
If the Leafs don't land Babcock, they'd like McLellan. But i'm hearing that Guy Boucher (formerly of TB) will be named as the Leafs' coach should both of the coaches mentionned sign somewhere else. Current TB assistant GM Julien Brisebois's name has been rumoured as having been seriously considered for the Leafs' GM job, among other candidates. The Leafs will also interview current Sault Greyhounds coach Sheldon Keefe for a coaching position within their organization.
p.s. No word on Boston. My guess is that they're waiting to hire a GM in order to see if he'll want to retain Claude Julien as his coach or fire him. And i can confirm that Marc Bergevin will NOT fire Michel Therrien even if they can land Mike Babcock.
Now we know what is wrong with the habs, where babcock might go but I cant get an answer to my question
Sure, Therrien took the habs to a 110 pts season. But many observers believe Therrien would have missed the playoffs had he not had Carey Price as his goalie. What those observers see is a marginal coach with a great goalie whose team had nearly no offense all season long & whose season's success was put solely on the star goalie's shoulders. What those observers believe is that Beatle Bailey could have coached the habs and had nearly as much success as Therrien.
Those observers see a savior in Mike Babcock & would love to see Therrien get fired. Personally, i believe they'd be disappointed. I can't see anyone improving on a 110 pts season. Montreal's style might be slightly different under Babcock, but Babcock's style isn't that different from Therrien's in my opinion.
Let's just say that had Babcock been the habs coach this season instead of Therrien, things likely might not have been that different. The coach has to work with the players he's given by his general manager and does his best to succeed with what he has. Considering Therrien got them 110 pts, i'd say that he did a heck of a job. What more could he do considering what he had to work with?
p.s. Had Babcock been the habs coach, many fans would be complaining that he doesn't speak french & has no business coaching the habs for that reason alone.
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