The bus that couldn't slow down
- ChonDerry

It's up there with Billy and the Clonosaurus

That's a great read.
- BashCH

I thought so too

I mean, you’ve all seen what Cole Caufield is doing, right?

He’s special, man. For real. He’s got that it factor. I’ve only seen it in a few guys in the league. He’s got it. And he’s also — no lie here — the funniest kid I’ve ever met. He’s always cracking jokes at practice and loves to laugh at himself. He’s just so excited to be in the NHL, you can see it. He still gets all wide-eyed when Carey or Webs talks to him, and I can see him get a little nervous when he’s talking to Corey Perry. I swear he’s going to say, “Yes, sir, Mr. Perry,” one day.



- Pat1993

Good stuff for sure

Good stuff for sure
- obie

for sure. and grabbing Toffoli was a great move, looks like he has the perfect mindset for MTL.

for sure. and grabbing Toffoli was a great move, looks like he has the perfect mindset for MTL.
- Pat1993

Is that mindset scoring goals?

Because yeah, that's a great mindset.

for sure. and grabbing Toffoli was a great move, looks like he has the perfect mindset for MTL.
- Pat1993

Gonna go Debbie downer for a second but every one of MB's moves in the offseason have worked out really well and yet this is the result. Can't imagine what it'd be like with Domi over Anderson, no Eddie, no Allen and no Toffoli. The team we enjoyed in the bubble last year would have been down closer to Ottawa with less long term hope

Is that mindset scoring goals?

Because yeah, that's a great mindset.
- Scabeh

yeah

it's only an article, but judging by his comments (which isn't just "the habs have such a great history, bla bla bla") he really wants to be here, which is always a plus

Gonna go Debbie downer for a second but every one of MB's moves in the offseason have worked out really well and yet this is the result. Can't imagine what it'd be like with Domi over Anderson, no Eddie, no Allen and no Toffoli. The team we enjoyed in the bubble last year would have been down closer to Ottawa with less long term hope
- Takemedrunkimhome

having your superstar goalie 100% healthy could've helped getting better results

Gonna go Debbie downer for a second but every one of MB's moves in the offseason have worked out really well and yet this is the result. Can't imagine what it'd be like with Domi over Anderson, no Eddie, no Allen and no Toffoli. The team we enjoyed in the bubble last year would have been down closer to Ottawa with less long term hope
- Takemedrunkimhome

We'd be looking at a possible Owen Power draft for Montreal.

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having your superstar goalie 100% healthy could've helped getting better results
- Pat1993

Well Price had a rough start to the season.

Was excellent in March.

Got injured afterwards.

So really an up and down season for him as well.

having your superstar goalie 100% healthy could've helped getting better results
- Pat1993

Debate about the current belief in his superstar status aside, I'd agree. That said every team deals with injuries and the Habs have to know by now Price seems to deal with one or two injuries each year, sometimes with term, so I don't really accept that excuse. It is what it is, my point is simply, to give MB some credit, they're in the playoffs because of his offseason moves and only because of that. The roster going into the season was all his but he made big changes that worked. But damn the team without those changes would have been awful

We'd be looking at a possible Owen Power draft for Montreal.

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- Scabeh

We really, really would. I legit think it's possible they'd have finished below the Sens

Debate about the current belief in his superstar status aside, I'd agree. That said every team deals with injuries and the Habs have to know by now Price seems to deal with one or two injuries each year, sometimes with term, so I don't really accept that excuse. It is what it is, my point is simply, to give MB some credit, they're in the playoffs because of his offseason moves and only because of that. The roster going into the season was all his but he made big changes that worked. But damn the team without those changes would have been awful
- Takemedrunkimhome

I don't even consider it as an excuse, my point wasn't to put the blame on Price instead of Bergevin, just saying if he could've stayed healthy for once and play as he did in the bubble playoffs they might have clinched a playoff spot way earlier. Weber's downhill play obviously didn't help either

We really, really would. I legit think it's possible they'd have finished below the Sens
- Takemedrunkimhome

100%.

I don't even consider it as an excuse, my point wasn't to put the blame on Price instead of Bergevin, just saying if he could've stayed healthy for once and play as he did in the bubble playoffs they might have clinched a playoff spot way earlier. Weber's downhill play obviously didn't help either
- Pat1993

I hear you. I guess my point is injuries happen to every team, it's a physical game. Eggs put in Price's and Weber's baskets can no longer be counted until they hatch sadly

Bonjour

I hear you. I guess my point is injuries happen to every team, it's a physical game. Eggs put in Price's and Weber's baskets can no longer be counted until they hatch sadly
- Takemedrunkimhome

it's not Price fault the team could rarely score more than 1 or 2 goals per game from february to May

I hear you. I guess my point is injuries happen to every team, it's a physical game. Eggs put in Price's and Weber's baskets can no longer be counted until they hatch sadly
- Takemedrunkimhome

and Price has been injured wayyy more often than the average goalie, I hope they're at the point where they realize they can't count on him to be a full-time #1 anymore... it would be hard to come to another conclusion lol

first playoffs game is Thursday at 7:30pm, 2nd game on Saturday at 7pm

it's not Price fault the team could rarely score more than 1 or 2 goals per game for his entire career
- Symba007

I agree and I'm not blaming Price at all. Just saying his superstar status currently is debatable at his age and he's shown theast several years he's likely to get hurt. Price has held up enough garbage teams the last decade, he gets no blame from me, but I'm not going to hide from reality either

https://media.nhl.com/public/news/14920

Playoff schedule
- AGalchenyuk27

Takemedrunk liiiiiiiiied, one more day we have to wait before Perry knee's Matthews

and Price has been injured wayyy more often than the average goalie, I hope they're at the point where they realize they can't count on him to be a full-time #1 anymore... it would be hard to come to another conclusion lol
- Pat1993

Hard to afford a solution to that problem and it brings us back to square one. None of that is Price's fault. MB's made the bed that is the current Habs roster, top to (frank)ing bottom

I agree and I'm not blaming Price at all. Just saying his superstar status currently is debatable at his age and he's shown theast several years he's likely to get hurt. Price has held up enough garbage teams the last decade, he gets no blame from me, but I'm not going to hide from reality either
- Takemedrunkimhome

he is more vulnerable to injuries, that's for sure. The part where I want to see Price top shape and performing at this highest level....the playoffs, let's see what he can do this year.

first playoffs game is Thursday at 7:30pm, 2nd game on Saturday at 7pm
- Symba007

and the games in MTL are back-to-backs on the 24th and 25th, because it's too (frank)ing hard to have a break day in between games