oh I'm not saying Price is better or even "as good", but they're definitely not worlds apart, and I don't see how that is reductive, it is what it is.
- Pat1993

I do think they are world's apart, right now (before today's news).

And that is not a knock on Price.

It is more of a reflection on Vasilevski.

Dude...the money...and dem gams.
- AdamFrench

well i mean it's not like he'd just write me a check for $2 million

The Lightning are a good team.

They also lost some good players this off season (their whole 3rd line, I believe).

Still probably the best team in the league, certainly top 3.

But I do not think the Lightning are good enough to carry Price (pun intended) - this year or last year - into the playoffs, just so he can maybe decide to play good hockey.

I think you highly undervalue the contribution Vasilevski makes for the Lightning and overvalue (fully healthy) Price's ability to replace him with minimal impact.
- Mashadar

I find you might be undervaluing what the impact of having such a roster in front of you can have, but it's not entirely impossible that you are right either.

Well if this place ever needed the #Optobus to be in full form, it's now! Here I go!

Allen will hold the fort (he did it quite well last year) until Price comes back. And when he does, he'll be better than ever after getting some help....

.... just like his buddy Jonathan Drouin who will be our offensive dynamo to begin the year as a ppg player in the first 20 games;

Caufield will be the obvious calder choice by december, on his way to the first 30 goal season of his career;

Habs have a deeper top 9 than they ever had since 1993;

Evans will be almost as good as Danault for a fraction of the price;

Despite a so-so camp, young guys like Poehling and Romanov WILL be better once the season begins.

It's happening!

#OptobusEndOfTrainingCamp

well i mean it's not like he'd just write me a check for $2 million
- DoubleDown

I think you undervalue yourself and what you bring to the HB theater. I think you Carey this thread and Sid knows that.

Hacks is pretty good but yeah
- DoubleDown

Is it? Haven't got there yet but gf requested we add it to the list

Well if this place ever needed the #Optobus to be in full form, it's now! Here I go!

Allen will hold the fort (he did it quite well last year) until Price comes back. And when he does, he'll be better than ever after getting some help....

.... just like his buddy Jonathan Drouin who will be our offensive dynamo to begin the year as a ppg player in the first 20 games;

Caufield will be the obvious calder choice by december, on his way to the first 30 goal season of his career;

Habs have a deeper top 9 than they ever had since 1993;

Evans will be almost as good as Danault for a fraction of the price;

Despite a so-so camp, young guys like Poehling and Romanov WILL be better once the season begins.

It's happening!

#OptobusEndOfTrainingCamp
- Scabeh

thank you for this well-needed ray of sunshine

thank you for this well-needed ray of sunshine
- Pat1993

you pooped on my ray of sunshine

pooped on it!

you pooped on my ray of sunshine
- kicksave856

oh? when did I do that..?

you pooped on my ray of sunshine
- kicksave856

Which is weird because, in case you never noticed, I poop rays of sunshine





*plays Black Hole Sun

pooped on it!
- kicksave856

Which is weird because, in case you never noticed, I poop rays of sunshine





*plays Black Hole Sun
- Takemedrunkimhome

reminds me of a great song I know titled "je chie des arc-en-ciels" (I poop rainbows)

oh? when did I do that..?
- Pat1993

when i played kumbaya earlier you said to let them fight. and then you said it was time to pay the piper and beat me up.

Well if this place ever needed the #Optobus to be in full form, it's now! Here I go!

Allen will hold the fort (he did it quite well last year) until Price comes back. And when he does, he'll be better than ever after getting some help....

.... just like his buddy Jonathan Drouin who will be our offensive dynamo to begin the year as a ppg player in the first 20 games;

Caufield will be the obvious calder choice by december, on his way to the first 30 goal season of his career;

Habs have a deeper top 9 than they ever had since 1993;

Evans will be almost as good as Danault for a fraction of the price;

Despite a so-so camp, young guys like Poehling and Romanov WILL be better once the season begins.

It's happening!

#OptobusEndOfTrainingCamp
- Scabeh

in 95-96 Montreal's top 3 centers were Turgueon, Damphousse and Koivu. wingers included Recchi, Rucinsky, Kovalenko, Bure, Savage.

Which is weird because, in case you never noticed, I poop rays of sunshine





*plays Black Hole Sun
- Takemedrunkimhome

*rocks out*

when i played kumbaya earlier you said to let them fight. and then you said it was time to pay the piper and beat me up.
- kicksave856

ummm.... I think you might want to do a little backreading while the song "Man in the mirror" plays in the background.

in 95-96 Montreal's top 3 centers were Turgueon, Damphousse and Koivu. wingers included Recchi, Rucinsky, Kovalenko, Bure, Savage.
- DoubleDown

I may have overlooked that one.

Then again, while the centres are considerably better in 95-96, I'd take our 21-22 wingers over that list.

ummm.... I think you might want to do a little backreading while the song "Man in the mirror" plays in the background.
- Pat1993

no no

at the border, remember? i still have the black eye to prove it.

Well if this place ever needed the #Optobus to be in full form, it's now! Here I go!

Allen will hold the fort (he did it quite well last year) until Price comes back. And when he does, he'll be better than ever after getting some help....

.... just like his buddy Jonathan Drouin who will be our offensive dynamo to begin the year as a ppg player in the first 20 games;

Caufield will be the obvious calder choice by december, on his way to the first 30 goal season of his career;

Habs have a deeper top 9 than they ever had since 1993;

Evans will be almost as good as Danault for a fraction of the price;

Despite a so-so camp, young guys like Poehling and Romanov WILL be better once the season begins.

It's happening!

#OptobusEndOfTrainingCamp
- Scabeh

Add Shane Wright to the bus.

ummm.... I think you might want to do a little backreading while the song "Man in the mirror" plays in the background.
- Pat1993

Dirty Diana is the better track

So...this Shane Wright kid any good ?
- BashCH

The Price is Wright?

Dirty Diana is the better track
- Takemedrunkimhome

gotta admit I'm not familiar enough with Michael's discography lol

Dirty Diana is the better track
- Takemedrunkimhome

Steve Stevens FTW.