If the Habs were a television drama, people would quickly be tuning out. The Habs of the last five to ten years have become so formulaic that they have become mundane. The typical fast start, which leaves the experts shaking their heads, hopping on the Habs bandwagon (which has worn out shocks by now), then oh ya, the holiday season approaches, and whammo, the Habs look like a shell of the team that they were at the 10 to 15 game mark. You can almost set your watch to them.
Why does this happen? Is it a conditioning thing? Are they unable to maintain their legs past game 15? Is it a question of talent? Is this team simply not deep enough to compete for extended periods? Is it coaching, are the Habs simply that easy to figure out?
I could rant, and rant. It looks right now that Koivu is both tired and disinterested. The Habs have to be the worst passing team in the league. They are too small up front, and too dependent on 3 guys on the back end. This team is too easily manhandled. They are not tough enough mentally or physically, and egad how hard is it to shout the God damned puck and drive the net for a rebound, forecheck, and chip the puck off the boards in the defensive end? Hockey basics is sourly lacking on this club.
What can be done? A couple of weeks ago, their arch enemies a few hours up the 401 looked like they were on the verge of blowing everything up. Is this the only option in Montreal? Is it time to erase the play book, rework the whole game plan? Do Gainey and Carbo have a game plan? I am not going to hold my breath, patience at the executive level is about as predictable in Montreal as the inevitable December meltdown. YAWN.
Why does this happen? Is it a conditioning thing? Are they unable to maintain their legs past game 15? Is it a question of talent? Is this team simply not deep enough to compete for extended periods? Is it coaching, are the Habs simply that easy to figure out?
I could rant, and rant. It looks right now that Koivu is both tired and disinterested. The Habs have to be the worst passing team in the league. They are too small up front, and too dependent on 3 guys on the back end. This team is too easily manhandled. They are not tough enough mentally or physically, and egad how hard is it to shout the God damned puck and drive the net for a rebound, forecheck, and chip the puck off the boards in the defensive end? Hockey basics is sourly lacking on this club.
What can be done? A couple of weeks ago, their arch enemies a few hours up the 401 looked like they were on the verge of blowing everything up. Is this the only option in Montreal? Is it time to erase the play book, rework the whole game plan? Do Gainey and Carbo have a game plan? I am not going to hold my breath, patience at the executive level is about as predictable in Montreal as the inevitable December meltdown. YAWN.
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6 comments:
1) Guess only time will tell if this season will be a repeat of last year. Every team goes through good and bad spurts. The better teams limit the bad ones.
2) Recall if not for the injury to Huet the Habs would probably have made the playoffs last season. they appear deeper in goal now, or can trade Huet and or Ryder(2 pretty decent trade chips) for help down the stretch
The rumour mongers have everyone from Saku to Komisarek going to either San Jose or Tampa Bay, all of it is bollocks, because BG never leaks what he is thinking to anyone, and he also is infinitely patient.
All that said, this team does not have enough guns to make it to the playoffs....BG will have to do something, but the question is will he?
1) Koivu and Komisarek are going no where! Ryder and a goalie may. The question is only when will BG pull the trigger.
2)We'd wait on trading a goalie until close to the deadline as insurance and when another teams' needs may be greater(see Bryzgolov)
I agree, I think however, that Huet and Ryder are goners...and I am willing to bet that they are packaged together, for maximum return.
1) HAHAHAHAHA Carolina Samsonov!!
Great work.
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