7-3-2 and 4 points out of a playoff spot... tough decisions ahead for Gauthier.
IMO if the Habs are only 4 points out after the next 12 games it won't be a tough decision for PG at all.. He will be going for it instead of selling..
ppl think we need 92 pts but the teams ahead of us are all playing bad as well. And i did not verify the numbers but i think up to now there is less 3 pts games then last year. hell, 2 years ago we were 8th with 88 pts. I don't know why but i think they'll climb back into playoff contention soon.
against common sense, something tells me this group is going to get hot right now, and i think if we get on a bit of a roll, we could see the reappearance of a Hart/Vezina level of play from Price. Hence why I'm going with 8-2-2.
if I was to go with what I'd be "happy" with, I think I'd actually prefer a slide in the other direction, as I'm not sold on this group making a deep playoff push, and given everything, the best thing for us -long-term, would be to make the most of the vet assets we have as bait to stockpile some young assets/picks, and then head into the offseason ready to make either a serious move at the draft to land the superstar caliber player upfront that we have lacked WITHOUT gutting our current quality depth (either by drafting in the top-5, or by pulling off the right trade/signing Parise).
in that sense, I'd be 'happy' with an 2-8-2 slide (even while being miserable with each loss... the insanity of fandom i suppose)
Yes, very troubling being a Habs fan this season.
I think they won't do bad, but I don't see them doing great.
6-4-2.
Quite frankly, the only thing I hope for this season is that management doesn't trade for an aging veteran to try to salvage the season.