If so then not cool Doc considering he's you only Leaf ally and highly inappropriate on a
FUCK BOARD board where everything should be serious and where proper language is requisite.
Spelling errors get on my nerves.
A fan who's expectations have been actually surpassed this year considering they played the whole year without Markov and more than have the year without Gionta. Last year without Markov the Habs played for .350 and this year they are .450. With his return on Saturday and Gionta's possibly next week the Habs will make a serious run at first place in the division thanks to Boston's and Ottawa's injuries.
I'm tired of hearing that "Markov has been out all season" excuse constantly being used for the Habs sorry state. He's a good player, yes. Bobby Orr, he's not. There are many better defencemen in the league. Bergeron has replaced him offensively. Probably better than Markov would have been. Defensively, Bergeron sucks & Markov is better. But the problem with the Habs is not defense. It's scoring goals. They wouldn't have scored any more goals with Markov in the lineup. Maybe even less. So i can't see how Markov's presence in the lineup will make any difference on that sad-sack team who's an embarrassment to its history. Gionta's absence has hurt the team much more than Markov's injury. You can't win games by constantly being outshot ever night & scoring less than 3 goals a game. I've heard people say that Carey Price is letting in soft goals. Well, when you're constantly facing 40 shots a game, its no wonder that the poor guy is getting worn out! [/QUOTE]
As for your poor Leafs, obviously they can't play any better than they have recently and yet they are still out of the playoffs closing in on mid-season.
Then of course should they lose Kessel or Kaberle to injuries during the Olympics, Taylor Hall will be apartment shopping in the Boston area sometime around St-Patrick's Day.
Your lack of hockey knowledge is obvious. There's no way that the Leafs will finish last. Taylor Hall will likely go to Carolina. If i'm you, i'm hoping that the Habs continue to suck, so they have a chance at Taylor Hall. That's the only way that the franchise will recover since Gainey has capped the team out by signing the smurfs & doing the Rangers a favor by getting Gomez off their hands (and mortgaging a part of the team's future in the process). The Habs won't even have enough money to re-sign Carey Price after the season is over. If they do find a way to re-sign him, it's likely bye-bye Andrei Markov after the 2011 season ends. Why? Because the team is committed to 3 high-priced smurfettes for the next 3-4 years. I doubt they 'll be able to re-sign Plekanec because of this reason. No more money! As for the Leafs losing Kaberle, it won't matter. He's not even their best defencemen and the Leafs are deep at that position, which the Habs are not. It's a team's fault that they have no depth. The Habs are to blame for their sorry state if it's caused by the Markov & Gionta injuries. By the way, if Gionta has such an impact on the offense, he'd be the first 2nd line player to have such an impact on a team. Yes, 2nd line player. That shrimp has never been a first-liner, nor will he ever be a legitimate first-liner.
Want to know the real reason why the Habs can't score any goals?? Jacques Martin hockey. I've told you guys from day 1 that Jacques Martin's brand of hockey would put all of you guys to sleep by now, and i was right. Luckily for you guys (and him), you can blame it on the injuries.
