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Originally Posted by Kriss E
You keep saying this team is underachieving, but really, where did you expect them to be??..they're tied with 3 other teams for the 6th spot. Granted we played more games, but still, as of today it's a tie.
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Well, see, that's the problem. It's NOT a tie. The "official" standings, which don't account for games in hand, a misleading way of making us feel better about the team, but in reality, in terms of points percentage, Montreal is 13th in the East, just that.
On the bright side,
we're currently on pace for a lottery draft position.
I imagine your expectations were higher than the draft lottery. If you think this is one of the five worst rosters in the NHL, please do let me know. Me, I expected them to be better than .500. I expected them to be eyeing a 95-point season. Granted the injuries hurt but notice how the team is still a .500 team despite Markov's return?
They're clearly underachieving, and rather badly, too.
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Originally Posted by Kriss E
Why can't you just see that we're simply not that good??..
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Why can't you just see the coaching is terrible?
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Originally Posted by Kriss E
Spacek that should have been our best defensive signal has had difficulty adjusting to play on the right side. Gill and Mara are slow.
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Spacek and Hamrlik kept this team's D afloat all year, and still are as Markov struggles with getting back in synch and working in a system that stifles his best skills. This is a much better group than what Martin's having them perform. They look bad because Martin's passive system forces them to be on the defensive more than they ought to be.
Let me restate that.
The Habs are currently a lottery team. I think expectations were slightly higher than that.