as ridiculous as it is that he didn't bother to put in this kind of effort in the regular season, gotta love the way he played tonight.
Hope he carries this on throughout the playoffs, both to give us a good shot at going deep AND to give PG more to work with in trying to move him in the offseason.
said it the day Gainey signed him, dont ever judge him for his regular season - people were expecting him to score 30-40 goals, score 100 points - but that was never his game.
He was and for the most of his career been a playoff assassin.
so throw out the entire regular season - it meant squat,
hockey season really started tonight - and guess who knocked at the door ! love this guy.
Gomez will deliver...he has heart and had a GREAT attitude towards fans booing him recently he said any player (ex: him) deserves the boos when they don't perform...
He's performing and perfect timing.
Pleks
Gomez
Eller
Desharnais
Leblanc
When's the last time we had so much depth at the center position?
I still thought he played fairly badly for 90% of his icetime, but if you end up with 2 assists in a 2-0 playoff win, one can only conclude you contributed positively to your team - at least.
I still thought he played fairly badly for 90% of his icetime, but if you end up with 2 assists in a 2-0 playoff win, one can only conclude you contributed positively to your team - at least.
Really?
I watched the entire game but there were bits of it I missed because of the people I was with at the bar (lots of talking and answering their questions during!).
But I thought Gomez played well...no? and no giveaways, 2 takeaways for him and a +2.
I'm hard sometimes on Pouliot in our zone + Eller (only in our zone sometimes)...at getting the puck out of our zone but they delivered last night (defensively).
Go Habs Go!!
Keep it up...one shift, one period at a time
Its only one game guys, lets see if he can keep it up.
Tsn showed a stat last night where Gomez has something like 16 points in his last 6 game 1s in the first round.
Its only one game guys, lets see if he can keep it up.
Tsn showed a stat last night where Gomez has something like 16 points in his last 6 game 1s in the first round.
And he has 61 points in his past 62 playoff games, or something along that, according to Arpon Basu.
said it the day Gainey signed him, dont ever judge him for his regular season - people were expecting him to score 30-40 goals, score 100 points - but that was never his game.
He was and for the most of his career been a playoff assassin.
so throw out the entire regular season - it meant squat,
hockey season really started tonight - and guess who knocked at the door ! love this guy.
What game were you watching?? Not the same I was atleast. Fact: Gomez played a really good game. In fact, all of our centers played really well.
And I agree with all of you..
Siesta Edition --> Vamos Edition please.
If you're one of those people who focus no exactly where the puck is, and have trouble also keeping track of what other players are doing away from the puck, you'll miss a lot of what Gomez continues to struggle with. Fact: if Gionta doesn't capitalize on those two chances (giving Gomez two assists) and WE somehow lose that game 2-0, we'd still have lots of coasting in circles 50 feet from the puck, poor defensive zone coverage, difficulty managing anything except 5 foot dump-off passes once gaining possession in the offensive half of the ice, and weak ass battles for the puck to talk about.
But hey, as long as it's all part of the formula that gets the Habs the W at the end of the night, it's all good. Gomez feels his performance last game vindicates him of his struggles in the regular season. If that helps him feel more relaxed and confident out there, that's at least another step in the right direction.
