[_13_]

I said something good about the habs today. Carl said the Habs were a big fat bunch of losers and I told him that no habs are fat.

[Rayzor123]

Originally Posted by _13_

I said something good about the habs today. Carl said the Habs were a big fat bunch of losers and I told him that no habs are fat.

We're not fat, nor are we losers. 3-2 victory.

Congrats to the Leafs as well. First shutout since...God knows. They didn't get one last year though.

[_13_]

yes rayzor we got a shut out last year.....d'uh

anyways its bedtime on the east coast...keep ur stick on the ice

[Rayzor123]

What game did you get a shutout last year !?

[_13_]

Originally Posted by Rayzor123

What game did you get a shutout last year !?

the one where our opponents score was 0

[Rayzor123]

Originally Posted by _13_

the one where our opponents score was 0

Which was 0 times last year!!

So you shutout yourselves from shutting out another team last year!

[TMLFIMHA]

Originally Posted by Rayzor123

What game did you get a shutout last year !?

It was one of the 82 we played.

[Spezza'sGirl]

I don't understand why everyone is saying that the Habs are going to be crap this year. I think they'll do just fine!

[Corbechev]

Hope you are proud of a win over a team who has played their third game in 3 days.

[Corbechev]

Originally Posted by _13_

the one where our opponents score was 0

Originally Posted by Rayzor123

Which was 0 times last year!!

So you shutout yourselves from shutting out another team last year!

I have a feeling they shut out the Sens one night..

[Matt the Aussie]

Originally Posted by _13_

yo matt matt, I'mma let you finish because you are making a lot of sense

lol, thanks 13

Originally Posted by Rayzor123

Yo Matt, I'mma let you finish, but I think you talking a lot of stupid stuff there!! Are you sure 13 hasn't brainwashed you? Or was it SG!

SG...

I'm not brainwashed. I'm basing it on this comment below vvv

Originally Posted by Alfie11

or Mrs MTA!!

I think the Habs and Leafs have a chance to surprise. The Habs could be better than last season if the new players connect. The Leafs addressed their biggest need last year: keeping the puck out of the net.

You never know in the NHL.

They also addressed their other big need, to get BIGGER and meaner so that other teams won't push them around so much.

Meanwhile the Habs got a hell of a lot smaller and still rely on Carey Price. Which could pay off for them big...or be a big disappointment.

[_13_]

Originally Posted by Matt the Aussie

lol, thanks 13



I'm not brainwashed. I'm basing it on this comment below vvv



They also addressed their other big need, to get BIGGER and meaner so that other teams won't push them around so much.

Meanwhile the Habs got a hell of a lot smaller and still rely on Carey Price. Which could pay off for them big...or be a big disappointment.

Matt, I don't think Montreal, Ottawa or Toronto addressed all their needs.
Montreal??? i don't know what they did.
Toronto still won't be able to score a lot of goals...but the truculence pugnacity and the goal tending situation should be ok and the d has been beefed up.
Ottawa didn't do anything about their D and we can't even be sure the goal tending situation is solved.
Only time will tell.

[Matt the Aussie]

Toronto didn't have any problems scoring goals last year - in fact, they had almost 3 goals per game.

I see their bigger need coming into this season being to stem the tide on D - and they signed a number of good defensive D and got the Monster.

Montreal - well I tend to agree, I'm not sure what they did or why.

Ottawa does not have such a big problem on D as everyone is making out. They finished right in the middle of the pack at 15th for goals against last season. Compare that to Montreal (21st) and also Toronto's dead LAST finish

[_13_]

What was the league average?

[Matt the Aussie]

League average of goals scored per team - 233.5

Goals for Toronto - 244
Montreal - 242
Ottawa - 213 ( <<< that's a sad stat right there)

Goals against Ottawa - 231
Montreal - 240
Toronto - 286

[_13_]

you know, we did lose enough games by 1 goal to put us in the playoffs...now that you mention it.
And ya, thats a horrible stat.

[Rayzor123]

• Goal:
Curtis Sanford, Jaroslav Halak

• Expected Defence Pairings:
Belle-Carle
Gill-Henry
Mara-Weber

• Expected Forward Lines:
Pacioretty-Plekanec-Gionta
Moen-Maxwell-Glumac
Russell-Metropolit-Neilson
Wyman-Pyatt-Conboy

F Georges Laraque is being kept out of action as a precautionary measure for a minor lower-body injury. It is said to be unrelated to Laraque's back woes of last season.

D Roman Hamrlik missed practice this morning with illness and also won't be in the lineup.

[Rayzor123]

• Goal: Price, Desjardins

• Defence: O'Byrne, Spacek, Belle, Benoit, Subban, Markov

• Forwards: Cammalleri, D'Agostini, Lapierre, A. Kostitsyn, White, Maxwell, Johansson, Pacioretty, Stewart, S. Kostitsyn, Neilson, Gomez.

Neilson again! S. Kostistyn gets his first shot of the pre-season. Subban! Markov! Cammi! Gomez!

GO HABS GO!

[Alfie11]

Subban blocked a shot at practice and is hurt.

[Matt the Aussie]

Originally Posted by Rayzor123

• Goal: Price, Desjardins

• Defence: O'Byrne, Spacek, Belle, Benoit, Subban, Markov

• Forwards: Cammalleri, D'Agostini, Lapierre, A. Kostitsyn, White, Maxwell, Johansson, Pacioretty, Stewart, S. Kostitsyn, Neilson, Gomez.

Neilson again! S. Kostistyn gets his first shot of the pre-season. Subban! Markov! Cammi! Gomez!

GO HABS GO!

And how did that work out for you again??? lol