Price has done it over an extended period of time not just 25 gams ...
- toneez

he's also poop the bed against ottawa, consistently, over an extended period of time.................should that count too?

Price has done it over an extended period of time not just 25 gams ...
- toneez

Price has been the best goalie in the world for the past 2 years. Hammond's numbers are close but over a very short sample period.
Montreal has a big advantage in net.

Listen, when we win and dominate during the games. You can hear me say 'I told you so' in the back of your head.
- riceroni

Well you can keep on thinking that there Nostradamus ....

Price has been the best goalie in the world for the past 2 years. Hammond's numbers are close but over a very short sample period.
Montreal has a big advantage in net.
- SensFan25

if there is any team that can't discount how important a hot goalie is, it's the habs.

they've ridden hot goalies to the conference finals (usually beating better teams) twice in the last few years.

i don't think anyone is suggesting that hammond is better than price..............just that he's playing white hot hockey at the right time, which can't be ignored.

Well the refs will give you one game and Price will steal you another. But "long series" will only be for those reasons. We will dominate every game.
- riceroni

Well you keep on saying that and don't stop !!! Hopefully it wont be just egg in your face but the whole omelet

So with Milan back, I would love to see him slide onto the 2nd line and move Bobby Ryan down.

I have a feeling he's hurt and he needs less ice time. They can still play him on the PP, but he's been more of a liability than anything at 5 on 5 lately.

Hoff and Zibby are fast players and Ryan has struggled to keep up in the last couple games. It would be good to add another player with speed on that line.

I know Milan and Hoff are both natural right wingers, so one would have to move to the left.

Why isn't it an excuse? Injuries happen to every team.

You finished 2nd in the East. If you can't beat the 7th team then who's responsible?

The fact is, is that you won't come close to us and the excuse train is already running for you.

Patches is injured, Price is tired, PK isn't getting the calls because of his 'diving' profile. Etc etc... this is pathetic... You guys are making every excuse you can to try and make it look like an even series so that when you lose it won't be as much pie on your face. But, I'm not buying it. You will get crushed and the city of Montreal will be in uproar.
- riceroni

Jumping to conclusions and not one game has been played yet , hope this tool is around after the playoffs , especially if we dispatch the Sens quickly, but I wont go making any stupid declarations because I am aware the game is played on the ice I do not want to jinx my team or even worse ... look like an idiot !!! ..

Maybe not having enough Habs fans in the CTC will be another excuse as to why you lost the series...
- riceroni

Keep them coming , you're looking more and more stupid as we go

I'm saying that experience doesn't necessarily give someone an edge. Last change gives a home team an edge, but by that logic than every home coach has an edge over every visiting coach.

Therrien was the more experienced coach in 2013 when MacLean bent him over a barrel. If experience was so important, then what happened then?
- the_terror

You mean like when Therrien bends Julien over a barrel as he's done for the past several years right ?

Jumping to conclusions and not one game has been played yet , hope this tool is around after the playoffs , especially if we dispatch the Sens quickly, but I wont go making any stupid declarations because I am aware the game is played on the ice I do not want to jinx my team or even worse ... look like an idiot !!! ..

- toneez

I won't look like an idiot. We will win.

Why can't you just accept that I'm confident because we're better? It's not my fault that you will fail.

I won't look like an idiot. We will win.

Why can't you just accept that I'm confident because we're better? It's not my fault that you will fail.
- riceroni

Yeah Right Franking Idiot

Sens are playing with house money. for all accounts, they shouldn't be in the playoffs.

I think Habs have all the pressure going into this one, even if most fans and analysts realize that Price raises the team, losing to the Sens won't sit well in MTL because we are an "irrelevant team" plus the lingering bitterness from 2013

If Sens lose, I think most Ottawa fans will still be proud of what the team has accomplished this year.

Honestly, Ottawa might get steamrolled if they have nothing left in the tank after this crazy run. Or they might be more playoff ready. Anything could happen. Really tough to tell until Game 1.

Sens are playing with house money. for all accounts, they shouldn't be in the playoffs.

I think Habs have all the pressure going into this one, even if most fans and analysts realize that Price raises the team, losing to the Sens won't sit well in MTL because we are an "irrelevant team" plus the lingering bitterness from 2013

If Sens lose, I think most Ottawa fans will still be proud of what the team has accomplished this year.

Honestly, Ottawa might get steamrolled if they have nothing left in the tank after this crazy run. Or they might be more playoff ready. Anything could happen. Really tough to tell until Game 1.
- BruteSquad

i can't speak for everyone, but i'd pissed if we got all this way just to lose to the (frank)ing habs in the 1st rd.

Yeah Right Franking Idiot
- toneez

Why are you even in our thread?

What do you expect us to say to you?

OK, Habs are AMAZING. Why is Ottawa even allowed into the league that the mighty Habs are in.

Sorry, you are going to lose and lose badly to the Sens. I am not cocky, I just see it that way. So if you're going to get angry just go back to your thread and have fun there....

The refs don't play favourites with Montreal. Absolutely true. They don't.

The referees will be a factor in this series, but it won't be because of the ones they call, it'll be the ones that they don't call. Subban will flop around like he does, but the difference is that ticky-tack little penalties don't get called in the playoffs like in the regular season. So Subban probably won't be called for diving, but the guy he's trying to get caught probably won't get called either. So the end result will likely be that Subban will spend a lot of voluntary time laying face first on the ice while complaining about why penalties aren't being called.

Ottawa has got a few frost giants on their blue line. Methot and Gryba and Boro are likely going to punish the Montreal forwards into submission and not get penalties for it. Montreal really needs to hope that Pacioretty can come back, because he's basically the only guy on the Montreal roster with consistent finish who can match up against those guys physically.
- the_terror

Don't you think you're speaking from bias against the Habs? Are you implying that Subban is the only one out there who flops or dives? Assuming you're a Bruins fan you don't have to look very far.

Why are you even in our thread?

What do you expect us to say to you?

OK, Habs are AMAZING. Why is Ottawa even allowed into the league that the mighty Habs are in.

Sorry, you are going to lose and lose badly to the Sens. I am not cocky, I just see it that way. So if you're going to get angry just go back to your thread and have fun there....
- riceroni

Blind homerism at its best. I hope you're not a betting man. This series will be a lot closer than you think.

Don't you think you're speaking from bias against the Habs? Are you implying that Subban is the only one out there who flops or dives? Assuming you're a Bruins fan you don't have to look very far.
- habfanforever

Habs fans: Please forgive some of my fellow Sens fans for their ridiculous comments.

The Sens were at the bottom until a couple months ago. They played their asses off and got into the post season. It's still a small sample size.

It's kind of pissing me off how arrogant some of these posters are sounding right now.

I said this in Eklunds blog, but I'll repeat here.

The Sens momentum is the main factor in this series (as it would be if the Sens played anyone but the Rangers). They haven't had more than a 2 day break since this run began. This break will be 3 days. Who knows if it will cool them off.

Also, they had their back against the wall through the entire run and every game was pretty close to a 'must win'. Now they will be able to lose 3 games and still win a series. Their mentality could easily change for the worse.

More than anything, Ottawa will decide who goes on in this series. If they come out playing like they have for the past two months, I don't think there is much Montreal (or any other Eastern playoff team outside the Rangers) can do to stop them. If the magic is gone and they come out with a different attitude, it could be a very short series in the Habs favour.

Don't you think you're speaking from bias against the Habs? Are you implying that Subban is the only one out there who flops or dives? Assuming you're a Bruins fan you don't have to look very far.
- habfanforever

i love this one.....i guess technically he did get clipped, but his reaction is hilarious

Don't you think you're speaking from bias against the Habs? Are you implying that Subban is the only one out there who flops or dives? Assuming you're a Bruins fan you don't have to look very far.
- habfanforever

and just to show that i'm an equal opportunity guy

i was just kidding man...trying to stir the pot/get the conversation going again

both are incredibly talented....but very different players.
- sensarmy_11

yes, one is good at D..the other...not so much

I understand bias, but stating that goaltending is even is kinda crazy.

The truth is, MTL is statistically better 5V5 than the Sens, and with less penalty calls in the playoffs, that will come into play. That being said, power plays are about the same productively, but Habs have a slightly better Penalty Kill.

As for scoring, the Sens scored 17 more goals than the Habs all season long, which not insignificant, is not really a more dominant performance. Where the Sens are more dynamic is their depth up front, with more players who can put pucks in the net, spreading the scoring around. Unless a few peeps pick it up in the playoffs for the Habs (Hello Lars Eller and DSP), that might be their downfall.

The Sens defence is underrated, after Karleson, but I do believe Subban / Markov duo is a better overall defensive pairing than Karleson and Methot. Petry has really starting playing well of late as well, giving us a strong top 4. I think Montreal's depth on defence is slightly better.

The Sens have momentum and a 'nothing to lose' attitude coming in to the playoffs, which quick frankly scares me if I am the Habs.

I honestly believe the Habs were build with the playoffs in mind, being able to play in tight games, strong defensively, and not afraid of playing without the lead. They have played that way all season, and I don't expect that to change.

Habs in 6.

Don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but how will things go down when Neil and Phillips aren't dressed for a game in the playoffs? Do we just assume they're professionals and understand the reasoning - or throw a big stink?

I'm going to lose my poop when that little bastard Gallagher takes a run at Hammond in the first game.

If that happens (or should I say 'when' because we all know it's going to), I'm dressing Neil and telling him to Kamikaze price promptly.

So a week ago, Sens fans were praying to get into the playoffs,
screaming "we need help".
Now they are confident enough to throw poop around?
Priceless.