It has been a difficult couple of weeks for the 3 Canadian teams in the North East Division. Much has been made of course of the soap opera that is the Toronto Maple Leafs (don't look now, but they have won 2 in a row), but things are not going all that much better in Montreal or Ottawa. I haven't much to add to the Maple Leaf circus, as a Habs fan it does my heart some good to see the Leaf Nation in turmoil.
It is hard to fathom what is wrong with the Senators, this was a team that was 16-3 to start the season, there were comparisons about two weeks ago to the 1976-77 Habs who only lost 8 games. Oh how things can change, the Sens are in the throws of a 6 game losing streak, some of the demons of years past seem to have sneaked back into their game, namely average goaltending, and the whole question of heart. I believe the Sens will soon straighten things out, they are an elite team in this league, but they are in no way the 1976-77 Habs.
As for Habs, I could go on and on, there are as many negatives as there are positives with their line up. Morale has dipped to a level similar to that of the disastrous December 2006. Carbo can try his best to shake things up (pairing Saku with pluggers like Smokes and Streit, was a bit over the top, me thinks), he can bench this guy or that, nothing seems to work at this point. Could a true shakeup be in order, say maybe a trade, or at the very least a call up from Hamilton? Things are not going to get any easier for the Habs, Detroit comes to town on Tuesday, and if Les Boys come out with the same sort of effort as they did against Nashville, they will be run out of the rink.
It is hard to fathom what is wrong with the Senators, this was a team that was 16-3 to start the season, there were comparisons about two weeks ago to the 1976-77 Habs who only lost 8 games. Oh how things can change, the Sens are in the throws of a 6 game losing streak, some of the demons of years past seem to have sneaked back into their game, namely average goaltending, and the whole question of heart. I believe the Sens will soon straighten things out, they are an elite team in this league, but they are in no way the 1976-77 Habs.
As for Habs, I could go on and on, there are as many negatives as there are positives with their line up. Morale has dipped to a level similar to that of the disastrous December 2006. Carbo can try his best to shake things up (pairing Saku with pluggers like Smokes and Streit, was a bit over the top, me thinks), he can bench this guy or that, nothing seems to work at this point. Could a true shakeup be in order, say maybe a trade, or at the very least a call up from Hamilton? Things are not going to get any easier for the Habs, Detroit comes to town on Tuesday, and if Les Boys come out with the same sort of effort as they did against Nashville, they will be run out of the rink.
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1) Well Ottawa was never the 76-77 Habs. They are merely coming back to Earth. At the other end of the spectrum, the Buffalo Sabres weren't nearly as bad as they were the first few weeks.
2) Toronto and Montreal will probably battle down to the wire for the last 1-2 playoff spots. With their apparent superior goaltending we'd give the Canadians the edge over the long haul
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