Forgot to put something: Martin 2010, Carbonneau 09 so,
Martin>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carbonneau
First, MArtin brings a good system and he brings the prospect to their potential
Carbonneau, never been a fan of him because of his mentality 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4... and because of the system he had (static forwards when we were getting out of the defensive zone,...)
LW - Latendresse = Higgins C - Plekanec = Lang RW - A. Kostitsyn = A. Kostitsyn
LW - S. Kostitsyn C - Lapierre = Plekanec RW - Moen > Kostopoulos
LW - Stewart > Begin C - Chipchura > Metropolit RW - Laraque = Laraque
LD - Markov = Markov RD - Mara = Komisarek*
LD - Spacek > Schenider RD - Hamrlik = Hamrlik
LD - Gorges = Gorges
RD - Gill > Bouillon
Spare - O'Byrne > Brisebois
*not saying Mara is BETTER than Komisarek, I think he can play as well as Komisarek did last year though.
Kovalev>Gionta and i'm not a Kovalev fan
Metropolit is still in the NHL, Chips isn't.
Lapierre is a completely different player from Plecks and Lang, how can you put = on all 3?
Komi>Mara and i'm not a Komi fan.
Higgins>Lats
Kovalev>Gionta and i'm not a Kovalev fan
Metropolit is still in the NHL, Chips isn't.
Lapierre is a completely different player from Plecks and Lang, how can you put = on all 3?
Komi>Mara and i'm not a Komi fan. Higgins>Lats
I disagree, altho Higgins is better defensively I would take Latendresse over Higgins because he is not injury prone, and has better scoring ability
plus higgins can't deke for ****
Last year's team was very good on paper everyone thought, 3 scoring lines that had everyone excited and we all know what happened with the offence.
2009-10 defence should be better though. No more near AHLers playing with Hamrlik on the 2nd pairing. Much better depth, more puck moving ability and the Martin's system effect.
But as always, it will come down to the amount of injuries, goaltending and in our case with so many new faces, how quickly we gel.
I disagree, altho Higgins is better defensively I would take Latendresse over Higgins because he is not injury prone, and has better scoring ability
plus higgins can't deke for ****
Lats hasn't hit 20 goals in his 3 years of NHL play. Higgins has done it 3 out of 4. He is more injury prone but they have missed the same amount of games in their careers.
I disagree, altho Higgins is better defensively I would take Latendresse over Higgins because he is not injury prone, and has better scoring ability
plus higgins can't deke for ****
Latendresse = 69.6 --> 70 games
Higgins = 70 games
I think its about the same. The team went through some tough injuries starting right from the pre season though... just staying healthier would make a notable difference this season.
We have some very diverse opinions on who is better than whoever. I can see how some would say we are not as good but we are certainly better than last season. Overall the player comparisons may be a little skewed. If we compare each player by position and use say age or years in NHL than we could get a clearer picture. I don't think you could use best seasons comparisons because of era and changes to the game etc..
Komisarek vs. Mara all around I think Mara is preferable. Pure defensive D ok, Komisarek.
Gomez vs. Koivu You know the true mark of a great leader? Championships!! NO ONE will ever convince me Koivu was not a great Captain, in my opinion he was the face of the franchise for the last 10 years and he is a favorite of mine. Gomez is younger and cost more but he is as good as Koivu and is younger so the edge goes to Gomez for the upcoming season.
Kovalev vs. Cammy Lets say Cammy score 29 goals this upcoming season and Kovalev scores 40 for Ottawa. We still come out on top in this on, Cammy wants to win and plays like he wants to win every night. I'll take Cammy over Kovalev any day just because of effort and desire. Kovafloater will score at least 30 in Ottawa and god for him because in the 10-11 season he'll get 10 and get run out of town.
Pleks vs. Higgins You can't compare them they play diff. positions.
Plek08/09 vs. pleks 09/10 New pleks has to be better this year. Pressure to point every night when Kovafloat was not playing is gone and the 1st line will hold up it's end of the bargain and that will leave the second line more opportunity.
Leadership 08/09 vs Leadership 09/10 Clearly we are now looking at a different team and the culture will be better so the leadership of the defence corp still comes from Markov(OD) and now from Mara/Gill (DD) We also now have the ability to ice 3 balanced defense pairings one offensive and one defensive.
Coaching to easy Martin should be able to work this out.
Gainey 08/09 vs. Gainey 09/10 We learned somehting new this off season and that is Bob is not afraid of the media or fans and will do what he thinks is right for the team to be competitive both now and in the future, that said, Bobs off season has impressed me and now he is more dangerous than ever.
They are better simply because these new players will try their best every game whereas the previous players liked to take too many nights off. I know I will enjoy watching this team play much more. I can stand losing because they were not as good as the other team on the given night, I CANNOT stand losing because they did not try.
They are better simply because these new players will try their best every game whereas the previous players liked to take too many nights off. I know I will enjoy watching this team play much more. I can stand losing because they were not as good as the other team on the given night, I CANNOT stand losing because they did not try.
I think we've added more heart players that will show up to play every game, 100%. It's what we lacked last year which led to inconsistency, IMO. I think we won't see a lot of that this year, with the new roster.
Lats hasn't hit 20 goals in his 3 years of NHL play. Higgins has done it 3 out of 4. He is more injury prone but they have missed the same amount of games in their careers.
When did Lats become a deker?
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Originally Posted by Chris Cutter
Latendresse = 69.6 --> 70 games
Higgins = 70 games
1st of all Latendresse has better Hands then Higgins IMO
Latendresse was a healthy scratch while higgins was injured for the games he missed
and Latendresse is four years younger
LW - Cammalleri > Kovalev (Unless you break it down to when they both play 100%) C - Gomez > Koivu (I love Saku, but I think Gomez has the better stats) RW - Gionta > Tanguay (They put up similar offense, but gionta plays the better game)
LW - Latendresse = Higgins Depends on how Higgins plays C - Plekanec > Lang Lang is pretty much almost done, and Plek in badly underrated RW - A. Kostitsyn > A. Kostitsyn I'm going to hope he's an impromement
LW - S. Kostitsyn C - Lapierre < Plekanec Plek is better, but he's still on the team, so no biggie. RW - Moen > Kostopoulos Same guy, just better
LW - Stewart > Begin Stewart is a better force C - Chipchura < Metropolit Metro is better, but both are on the roster, so whoever is better will play RW - Laraque = Laraque I'm hoping for D'ago, or even Pacman here.
LD - Markov = Markov RD - Mara = Komisarek In terms of skill, Komisarek wins, but I think Mara will gell better.
LW - Cammalleri > Kovalev (Unless you break it down to when they both play 100%) C - Gomez > Koivu (I love Saku, but I think Gomez has the better stats) RW - Gionta > Tanguay (They put up similar offense, but gionta plays the better game)
LW - Latendresse = Higgins Depends on how Higgins plays C - Plekanec > Lang Lang is pretty much almost done, and Plek in badly underrated RW - A. Kostitsyn > A. Kostitsyn I'm going to hope he's an impromement
LW - S. Kostitsyn C - Lapierre < Plekanec Plek is better, but he's still on the team, so no biggie. RW - Moen > Kostopoulos Same guy, just better
LW - Stewart > Begin Stewart is a better force C - Chipchura < Metropolit Metro is better, but both are on the roster, so whoever is better will play RW - Laraque = Laraque I'm hoping for D'ago, or even Pacman here.
LD - Markov = Markov RD - Mara = Komisarek In terms of skill, Komisarek wins, but I think Mara will gell better.
I don't think this year's lineup, especially the offence, looks as good as last years. However last year's team grossly underachieved and this years team could easily do better even if they aren't as deep or talented.
1st of all Latendresse has better Hands then Higgins IMO
Latendresse was a healthy scratch while higgins was injured for the games he missed
and Latendresse is four years younger
Your entitled to your opinion, but how is the guy who has less goals per season and gets scratched while healthy on your line up instead of Higgins?
On paper it might not look like it...but we've added chemistry and players with heart + character, which is what we lacked.
Think about it...in recent years Koivu and Kovalev were never gelled with a single player. On paper they look like great players, but on the ice...they never gave good results, and I don't think it was always because of the players around them.
Yes we've added chemistry based off those quality interviews they've given. As of now, thats a ridiculous statement seeing as they haven't stepped on the ice yet.
I don't think this year's lineup, especially the offence, looks as good as last years. However last year's team grossly underachieved and this years team could easily do better even if they aren't as deep or talented.
? the offense will out produce last years offense, it probably is the best offense we've had since Damphousse was here. Koivu is not in his prime nor is Kovalev and Lang. The only player that is close to prime is Tanguay and he is soft. the new talent is better today than if we had kept those three. they are younger and faster and bring more game in game out effort. the only player we would miss is Koivu but Gomez is as good a center and playmaker as Koivu.
Your entitled to your opinion, but how is the guy who has less goals per season and gets scratched while healthy on your line up instead of Higgins?
I have latendresse in my line up and not higgins because lats is still with montreal, the reason why we didn't scratch Higgins is because we always thought that he was gonna get out of his slump but it never happend, I find ever since that injury against new jersey he never really found his touch. Latendresse on the other hand is younger and has more potential (personally I hate them both) but if I had to chose it would be Lats. Thats just my opinion
I'm hoping for D'ago, or even Pacman here.
