Foreign Jackass
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There are retard fans everywhere. Even Dem said somewhere that Schremp would be a key element of his team this year. He didn't even make the club. :lolManics said:
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GSG Flash said:
The only "Leaf fans" you'll find who are loud-mouthed idiots are the younger crowd who haven't had the years and years of futility beaten into them like us older guys have. The older Leaf fan is very cynical about the team, and although we support them to the end, we're under no illusions that they're any good right now. Hab fans all seem to fall under the younger idiot crowd who seem to think they have a dynasty in the making.
I think Schremp's cut was more about the Oilers' offensive depth and less about Schremp's abilities. He's not gonna be a phenom like Crosby or anything, but the potential to be a great player (e.g. Spezza, which is VERY optimistic of course) is still there.
Manics said:
Yeah that's true, I have a lot of Leafs fan but they only talk trash on gamedays and when they actually have something to talk trash about (like if they beat us in a game or the countless times they've knocked us out of the playoffs ;( ), whereas the Habs fans I know (who are exactly like the Habs fans on this board and like almost every Habs fan I've ever talked to) talk trash all the time but have nothing to back it up with except their last cup win over a decade ago.
Foreign Jackass
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I'm optimistic about the Habs this year. Optimistic doesn't mean I think we'll win the cup. But I think we'll make the playoffs without too much trouble. We got rid of dead wood like Bulis and Zednik, got Mike Johnson and Samsonov, and the youngsters are getting better (Higgins had a terrific second half last year, Latendresse might be surprising, Ryder, Plekanec, etc..). After that, who knows.
Zombie James
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So the Leafs only manage to score 21 goals in 8 pre-season games (2.6 per game)... oh joy, this is going to be a fun season with Maurice, good thing Ferguson picked him instead of Crawford. Real smart. Might as well change the name of the team to Toronto Wild or Jersey North.
Foreign Jackass said:
Out of their roster, who would you keep in?
I went to their training camp, and saw this talent first hand. Other Canadian teams would kill for 4th liners like Stortini or Brodziak. Heck, they'd kill for Schremp.
I'm surprised that you didn't bring up the fact that Dem was praising Conklin at the beginning of last season. If the regular season wasn't enough to make his comments look dumb, the post-season certainly did.
I feel so sorry for that guy.
dem
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Fight for Freeform said:I'm surprised that you didn't bring up the fact that Dem was praising Conklin at the beginning of last season. If the regular season wasn't enough to make his comments look dumb, the post-season certainly did.
I feel so sorry for that guy.
I was NOT PRAISING CONKLIN. *shakes fist*
I know i said CONKLIN FOR VEZINA once.. but that was a joke.
Foreign Jackass
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I don't see what's wrong with them. Mike Johnson is a great 3rd line player (that's where he's gonna be in our team), and Samsonov is a good risk to take. The guy had a great start to his career, it went downhill afterwards, but he's certainly better than either Bulis or Zednik. So, well, our team is better than last year. And last year we fell to the Stanley Cup champs on opening round. So what's your point again?Manics said:
ForzaItalia
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Kabuki Waq said:
Shoulder to chin.....slow them all down and pause them
ForzaItalia
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Pochacco said:
Stevens was way better than Coffey.
Foreign Jackass said:
Mike Johnson is a Leaf castoff and Samsonov is a 3rd liner at best. Basically Bulis + Zednik = Johnson + Samsonov.
You lost in the first round period. The fact that the Hurricanes then went on to win the Cup doesn't mean the Habs were suddendly the 2nd best team in the conference.
ForzaItalia
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Actually Manics I have to disagree with you. Johnson and Samsonov are great fits because they both cover the two main prerequisites of being a Habs forward. One is a marshmallow and the other a hobbit....
Foreign Jackass
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I didn't imply this. And for exactly which team did Samsonov play on a 3rd line? I know Johnson is a castoff, but with the way the Leafs look this year, I bet they'd be better off if they'd kept him.Manics said:
Edit : Yeah, Samsonov finished with 53 points last year, and 23 goals. Let's see the Leafs.. which forwards would have this point total last year... mmmm...Sundin, Tucker, and Allison, and only Sundin and Tucker had more than 23 goals. Allison is gone.
So where would Samsonov play on this team? The third line?
ForzaItalia
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Lou Lamoriello has other NHL GMs pissed off :lol :
http://www.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/columnists/bob_mckenzie/?ID=179719
http://www.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/columnists/bob_mckenzie/?ID=179719
TemplaerDude
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Who is Mike Johnson anyways.
Crazymoogle
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ForzaItalia said:
Not surprised. It's a hell of a swindle he pulled:
-Finally got Doctors convinced that Mogilny is never playing again. That's +3.5m
-Managed to convince the Sharks that taking Malakhov's salary was worth the 1st round pick, and in the process took two "ghost players" off their hands. It's basically the most roundabout "cap space for future considerations" deal I've ever seen, and it's totally legit.
I love how GSG and Manics are trying so hard to label the Hab fans here the "new leaf fans", when not a single Hab fan on this board has homered out and declared dominance and a Stanley Cup to Montreal this year. YEAH, were really idiotic and delusional with are humble expectations of a better season then last! Such arrogance!, who the hell do we think we are! :lol
Manics buddy stick to talking about the Leafs...
Manics said:
Manics buddy stick to talking about the Leafs...
ForzaItalia said:
Boohoo, I'm a dinosaur GM that doesn't want to adapt. Why can't I just buy all the talent like the old days?!?
The Devils move wasn't laudable but it was the correct one. Ever wonder why the Pacific has some damn good teams? Cap management. The Ducks purposely leave a decent gap in payroll just to avoid shit like this / have room to go after talent during the season.
Mike Works
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Can we make as many posts as possible so I won't have to scroll past that ****ing gay Shremp picture anymore.
MrToughPants
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I don't think he's that bad compared to Healey.
He's no Brunet though that's for sure! :lol
Did healy just say Staal was the youngest player ever to get 100 pts? Is he drunk? What a tool. :lol
In addition to the normal preseason predictions (which I'll make later, after someone else posts their in a handy-to-quote format) I'm going to post my "which Cinderella story goalie will lose his starter's job first this season?" pool odds.
Cam Ward [6 to 1]-- trendy pick of some hockey writers, and it's easy to see why. He was good but not exactly Patrick Roy in the playoffs last year, only got the starts he did because Gerber got sick, won a Cup and got the Conn Smyth (robbing Pronger, who any idiot could see deserved it) to boot. I wholly agree what some website said earlier this week: Cam Ward is in line for the mother of all sophomore jinxes. Still, he'll muddle through an average year on a good team.
Rollie the Goalie [3 to 1] -- 35 year old career "1B" goalie gets traded and goes on a miracle run in the playoffs, then goes down with a bad injury in the Finals? Yeah, he's fading fast this year. Keep in mind in the regular season with Edmonton last year he had an amazing 8-7-4 record to finish the year 14-24-5. Can't believe how many ppl seem to be forgetting that. :lol With that defense his GAA will hover around 4 I'm betting.
Cristobal Huet [2 to 5] -- runaway favourite to be the first goalie to lose his #1 starter job. Came out of nowhere, had several horseshoes shoved up his ass on a statistically unlikely shutout run, couldn't close out the 'Canes in the first round and has looked just plain awful in the preseason. I'd put money down that Aebischer is the starter by November 10th. This time next year HC Lugano fans are pumped about Huet's return.
In addition to the normal preseason predictions (which I'll make later, after someone else posts their in a handy-to-quote format) I'm going to post my "which Cinderella story goalie will lose his starter's job first this season?" pool odds.
Cam Ward [6 to 1]-- trendy pick of some hockey writers, and it's easy to see why. He was good but not exactly Patrick Roy in the playoffs last year, only got the starts he did because Gerber got sick, won a Cup and got the Conn Smyth (robbing Pronger, who any idiot could see deserved it) to boot. I wholly agree what some website said earlier this week: Cam Ward is in line for the mother of all sophomore jinxes. Still, he'll muddle through an average year on a good team.
Rollie the Goalie [3 to 1] -- 35 year old career "1B" goalie gets traded and goes on a miracle run in the playoffs, then goes down with a bad injury in the Finals? Yeah, he's fading fast this year. Keep in mind in the regular season with Edmonton last year he had an amazing 8-7-4 record to finish the year 14-24-5. Can't believe how many ppl seem to be forgetting that. :lol With that defense his GAA will hover around 4 I'm betting.
Cristobal Huet [2 to 5] -- runaway favourite to be the first goalie to lose his #1 starter job. Came out of nowhere, had several horseshoes shoved up his ass on a statistically unlikely shutout run, couldn't close out the 'Canes in the first round and has looked just plain awful in the preseason. I'd put money down that Aebischer is the starter by November 10th. This time next year HC Lugano fans are pumped about Huet's return.
MrToughPants
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Ales Hemsky looks like Sloth from the Goonies
Foreign Jackass
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TSN doesn't even mention that Latendresse will play for the habs. They mention him as one of the last candidates remaining. You heard it here first, he'll score 15-20 goals, minimum.dem said:
MaverickX9
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ForzaItalia
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Enough about this Latendresse stiff...
Thanks.
Thanks.
Malakhov
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061003.whouston03/TPStory/Sports/columnists
Cherry cheering for the Habs
Cold-Steel
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Monica: Next-gen...I mean, pre-season doesn't end until I say so!
TemplaerDude
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I don't want to know. Seriously.
Cold-Steel
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May16 said:Oh, excellent. Sabres vs. Habs Friday. My girl being a Montreal fan and me being a Buffalo fan, we have developed some incredibly sexy games to play when the Habs and Sabres collide. For me, there are no losers when these two teams play.
Did you pull a Scott Stevens on her?
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