Election night here in Ontario. Red team will win on the ice, blue team off the ice.
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Can't wait for this, I can't concentrate at work cause I am too busy focusing on this game. Still might have an in for tickets to cheer the boys on, would be fantastic! I hope Campoli is good to go as he has been a nice surprise so far, go Habs!!
I just read the projected d-men in Lapresse, based on today's practice:
Gill-Subban
Georges - Campoli
Spacek - Diaz
I like the Habs, but that D is VERY scary. Making the playoffs with that D is not a given. Habs will have to battle hard. They not only need Markov back in good shape, I really think they also need Emelin to develop very fast, + another d-man in a trade.
I just read the projected d-men in Lapresse, based on today's practice:
Gill-Subban
Georges - Campoli
Spacek - Diaz
I like the Habs, but that D is VERY scary. Making the playoffs with that D is not a given. Habs will have to battle hard. They not only need Markov back in good shape, I really think they also need Emelin to develop very fast, + another d-man in a trade.
Many here won't agree, but it's my opinion.
I agree, but let's not forget that we can expect Markov to be back within a few games and we've got Yemelin that can step in. (I'd pick him over Diaz personally, but w/e)
I just read the projected d-men in Lapresse, based on today's practice:
Gill-Subban
Georges - Campoli
Spacek - Diaz
I like the Habs, but that D is VERY scary. Making the playoffs with that D is not a given. Habs will have to battle hard. They not only need Markov back in good shape, I really think they also need Emelin to develop very fast, + another d-man in a trade.
Many here won't agree, but it's my opinion.
Look on the bright side. While not a dominant D lineup, it's there is a mobile and fast-passer on every pairing. Plus, our centers can be expected to add pressure in order to catch the opposition in our transition play, all the more helped with either bona-fide or at least acceptable PMD.
The whole is much better than the sum of the parts, specially for our lineup that has chesmistry burgeoning.
I agree, but let's not forget that we can expect Markov to be back within a few games and we've got Yemelin that can step in. (I'd pick him over Diaz personally, but w/e)
I hope so.
But personally, I wasn't impressed by Emelin. Maybe it is just a matter of adapting (ice, NHL, team system, language) -- it is very probable. But I didn't find him very good in his own territory, which probably why Martin prefer Diaz for now. In the D-zone, he's very passive, doesn't block shots, not physical beside the occasional big hits. He's above average at moving the puck, but again, nothing to write home about since he doesn't have the killer shot or the killer pass to go with it.
Anyway, let's hope he adapts, because if not, that would mean PG will have to sacrifice something in a trade, which will be sad because the Habs have many young d-men coming up in the up-coming years.
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Originally Posted by PricePkPatch
Look on the bright side. While not a dominant D lineup, it's there is a mobile and fast-passer on every pairing. Plus, our centers can be expected to add pressure in order to catch the opposition in our transition play, all the more helped with either bona-fide or at least acceptable PMD.
The whole is much better than the sum of the parts, specially for our lineup that has chesmistry burgeoning.
You may be right, but I'm not as optimist as you are.
I really hope you're right because honnestly, that's the worse 6 d-men I saw with the Habs since the Houle area.
I just read the projected d-men in Lapresse, based on today's practice:
Gill-Subban
Georges - Campoli
Spacek - Diaz
I like the Habs, but that D is VERY scary. Making the playoffs with that D is not a given. Habs will have to battle hard. They not only need Markov back in good shape, I really think they also need Emelin to develop very fast, + another d-man in a trade.
Many here won't agree, but it's my opinion.
I don't remember us getting jammed in our zone very much in the 2 pre season games against tampa.
Yemelin is at least as good as Spacek at passing/shooting, plus he's more mobile and hits harder. I think he's also way better at playing the left side than the right side, it's too bad the majority of the time he played on the right.
crush the laughs boys! 
