And TAMPA Bay came to Montréal to show their muscles !
Montreal should have signed the huge France defenceman that shaked Tom Wilson like he was a kid !
Go Habs Go!
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And TAMPA Bay came to Montréal to show their muscles !
Montreal should have signed the huge France defenceman that shaked Tom Wilson like he was a kid !
Somehow I am getting the Tampa Bay broadcast and broadcasters via one of the ESPN channels. What a lame trio of studio analysts TB has! I was really surprised at what a dull group they are.
The TB color analyst is Brian Engblom. Any of you guys remember him?
The TB color analyst is Brian Engblom. Any of you guys remember him?
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30 goals and 70 points for Slafkovsky, Suzuki is now at 98 points with 3 games to play!
On the night that Caulfield scored his 50th goal, in the College Frozen 4 his former college team, the Wisconsin Badgers, upset the #2 ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks and will play the Denver Pioneers (which beat #1 Michigan 4-3 in 2OT) for the NCAA hockey championship Saturday night! I am sure Cole would love to be in Vegas to cheer his Badgers on, but he has a very important game in Montreal against CBJ Saturday night! Huge playoff ramifications for both teams!
Amazing that Caulfield hit 50 and Slakovsky hit 30 on the same night!
Now all eyes will turn to the Buffalo Sabres who lead the Atlantic by 2 points. Their last 2 games will be Monday at Chicago and Wednesday home against Dallas. Montreal finishes with 3 games in 4 days, after CBJ then it's down to New York and Pennsylvania for games Sunday at NYI and Tuesday at Philadlephia, which has been hot and is in the playoffs unless overtaken by NYI or CBJ. CBJ almost has to win Saturday night or they are cooked!
Amazing that Caulfield hit 50 and Slakovsky hit 30 on the same night!
Now all eyes will turn to the Buffalo Sabres who lead the Atlantic by 2 points. Their last 2 games will be Monday at Chicago and Wednesday home against Dallas. Montreal finishes with 3 games in 4 days, after CBJ then it's down to New York and Pennsylvania for games Sunday at NYI and Tuesday at Philadlephia, which has been hot and is in the playoffs unless overtaken by NYI or CBJ. CBJ almost has to win Saturday night or they are cooked!
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50 50 50!!! I said i would be more than happy if he scored 45, and 50 was beyond my wildest dreams. But he did it! What a year for Little Cole!
And another huge, huge win in regular time against Tampa, in a dramatic fashion! Well done Slaf, here's 30 for you!
Geez folks, i love this team.
And another huge, huge win in regular time against Tampa, in a dramatic fashion! Well done Slaf, here's 30 for you!
Geez folks, i love this team.
Look at this on the money pass by Suzuki on the PP to set up goal by Demidov:
The assist was #72 by Suzuki who now has 101 points, improving again on a career high points total from the prior season for the 5th straight year. How much longer can he keep doing this?
Here is the 29th goal by Suzuki, on an assist by Slafkovsky, whom he can join in the 30 goal club with a goal in the final game. This goal was challenged by the NYI due to goaltender interference, but the challenge was denied, as it was just really bad defense that caused the goal, both on Suzuki in front of the net and on Slafkovsky.
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The assist was #72 by Suzuki who now has 101 points, improving again on a career high points total from the prior season for the 5th straight year. How much longer can he keep doing this?
Here is the 29th goal by Suzuki, on an assist by Slafkovsky, whom he can join in the 30 goal club with a goal in the final game. This goal was challenged by the NYI due to goaltender interference, but the challenge was denied, as it was just really bad defense that caused the goal, both on Suzuki in front of the net and on Slafkovsky.
Nick Suzuki lights the lamp - ESPN Video
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C'est toute une saison pour nos jeunes vedettes. Et la plupart sont signés pour encore plusieurs années, sous les 8 millions. Well done, Kent Hugues.
Suzuki 100 points
Caufield 50 buts et près de 90 points
L'éclosion de Slaf avec 30 buts et près de 75 points
Très bonne saison recrue de Demidov et Hutson qui continue d'être Hutson
Et maintenant, comme c'est pratiquement certain qu'on affrontera Tampa en première ronde, on souhaite l'avantage de la glace.
Suzuki 100 points
Caufield 50 buts et près de 90 points
L'éclosion de Slaf avec 30 buts et près de 75 points
Très bonne saison recrue de Demidov et Hutson qui continue d'être Hutson
Et maintenant, comme c'est pratiquement certain qu'on affrontera Tampa en première ronde, on souhaite l'avantage de la glace.
I couldn't read the rest of your post because it is in French but on Hughes, we need to consider his predecessor, Marc Bergevin. Bergevin, who was famed for announcing his "5 Year Plan", was actually on the job from May 2012 until November 28, 2021, when he was fired. So he actually got 9.5 years to deliver on his 5 year plan. He never did and was fired when the team got off to an atrocious start in 2021-2022 season.
Hughes was hired in January 2022 and has been on the job for just over 4 years. He has delivered in 4 years what Bergevin never could deliver in 5 despite having been given 9.5 years to do so. His very first draft he selected Juraj Slavkofsky (win). He fired Dominique Ducharme and hired Martin St. Louis (win). Since then there has been a slow stockpiling of young talent. The team has a very young core and is a Stanley Cup contender NOW. Although I think fair questions exist as to how their young goalies will perform under playoff pressure.
The chances that this young core will either win the Stanley Cup or at least make a serious run at doing so in the next 5-7 years is very high. That's all you can ask for as a fan.
Congratulations to Tage Thompson and the Sabres, which won the Atlantic Division last night. The former UConn star scored his 40th goal has posted his 3rd 40 goal season.
The Sabres' win means that Montreal has a 1st round date with Tampa Bay. Normally you would not want that, but TB is a very banged up team, so we will see what happens.
The Sabres' win means that Montreal has a 1st round date with Tampa Bay. Normally you would not want that, but TB is a very banged up team, so we will see what happens.
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Hope it won’t be a blowout like the Leafs.
Caps almost blown out despite having solid rosters year after year. We got to remember there are 31 other teams contending.
True but the Leafs were a very top heavy team, which in their peak years just didn't have a very good defensive structure. Or at not at the championship level. And we will have to see how Montreal develops on this side of the puck as I already said. Suzuki is being touted as a Selke Trophy finalist, but others need to develop as 2 way players and the defense and goaltending has to show that they are championship calibre. This is where teams like Tampa Bay and Carolina have an edge, although TB is severely banged up and Montreal will be catching them at the right time.
So far, Caufield and Suzuki has shown that are strong 200’ players. But Demidov, Kapanen and Bolduc are not there yet. This year is still a learning one to acquire experience and knowledge. I don’t expect a miracle on ice buy a stronger opposition than last year against the Caps.
MSL did a great a job on that department with Caufield and Demidov. Too bad Hage didn’t step in the bandwagon…
With tons of blocked shots, Dobson will be missed for sure. As for Dobes, you can flip a coin and hope it will land on red hot side. If not, there is always Fowler would could turn series momentum on Habs side. Let see.
I remember him from his days with the habs & Caps. Good reliable defenceman. I wasn’t aware that he was still doing hockey broadcasts.
Hage may change his mind during the offseason. But the habs appear to be on board with whichever decision he makes & understand his reasoning. He wants to win a champion with the Wolverines but most importantly have possibly the only opportunity he’ll ever get of playing with his younger brother.
Dobson ended up having surgery on his fracture thumb. It will keep him out at least until round two if they get there, possibly longer. Let’s hope that Victor Hedman remains out for the series.
Not confirmed yet, but word on the street is we'll start the first round on sunday afternoon, likely 1 or 4pm. Not my favorite time slot, to stay polite.
Losing Dobson at game 80 is not good. Like, really not. He was healthy all season and our big signing/trade from last summer, so that's frustrating. But it is what it is.
Still, can't wait for it to start. Here we are again folks.....it's playoffs time!
Losing Dobson at game 80 is not good. Like, really not. He was healthy all season and our big signing/trade from last summer, so that's frustrating. But it is what it is.
Still, can't wait for it to start. Here we are again folks.....it's playoffs time!
