Quote (Rivals @ Aug 18 2013 07:10pm)

Not trying to argue, but here's some facts:
- It was a half season (roughly) where they were phenomenal the first 3/4 and started a major dive the remainder
- They finished dead last in the East the last full season
- allowed 20sh goals in 5 playoff games to the underdog team (yes Anderson was hot I guess, but was Price/Habs d Cold and/or Sens offense hot? I could see an argument for the first, but I don't think sens offense was that phenomenal - Pageau (who?) had a hattrick..)

Sure, the addition of Briere, Parros, a healthy Markov, and a few other additions might make the team better, but they also lost a goal scorer in Ryder.  Just based on those facts, I don't see them being that great of team, especially comparing them to an Oilers team with several great additions this offseason and an extremely talented group of picks that are going to hit their prime in the near future nor the Sens who have a Vezina quality tender with a strong def even without their Norris trophy winner, and what looks to be a much better group of forwards this coming season with a healthy Spezza & addition of Ryan.  I could see Habs being a better team this season than Canucks, Maple Leafs (albeit relatively close imo with those two), Jets, and Flames, but Sens and Oilers I'm not so sure.

Quote (Rivals @ Aug 18 2013 08:10pm)

Not trying to argue, but here's some facts:
- It was a half season (roughly) where they were phenomenal the first 3/4 and started a major dive the remainder
- They finished dead last in the East the last full season
- allowed 20sh goals in 5 playoff games to the underdog team (yes Anderson was hot I guess, but was Price/Habs d Cold and/or Sens offense hot? I could see an argument for the first, but I don't think sens offense was that phenomenal - Pageau (who?) had a hattrick..)

Sure, the addition of Briere, Parros, a healthy Markov, and a few other additions might make the team better, but they also lost a goal scorer in Ryder.  Just based on those facts, I don't see them being that great of team, especially comparing them to an Oilers team with several great additions this offseason and an extremely talented group of picks that are going to hit their prime in the near future nor the Sens who have a Vezina quality tender with a strong def even without their Norris trophy winner, and what looks to be a much better group of forwards this coming season with a healthy Spezza & addition of Ryan.  I could see Habs being a better team this season than Canucks, Maple Leafs (albeit relatively close imo with those two), Jets, and Flames, but Sens and Oilers I'm not so sure.

Quote (Twax @ Aug 18 2013 02:10pm)

Who cares about the regular season. Playoffs is where you see the good teams and Habs got raped in 5 games by the Sens last year with a 50% Karlsson and no Spezza.

Quote (BB_MelloYello @ 18 Aug 2013 15:57)

dumb thread for dummies

we will just have to wait and see

Quote (Meatstick @ 19 Aug 2013 00:26)

Yup. Can't wait for the Habs fans to see their team is shit

Quote (pcgamingred @ Aug 18 2013 12:58pm)

habs have best or second best goalie in canada. arguably the best D. and the most depth at forward position.

ok they dont have star forwards, yet. but they dont have all their eggs in one basket either.

and to those saying it was a fluke that they finished 2nd in the conf, give it a break.

3rd best GF/GA in he league. in an 82 game season theyll only climb higher.

Quote (dej @ Aug 18 2013 03:28pm)

you're basing everything on senators are pereniall while their goaltender had one hot year and karlsson is injured and was lacklustre in the playoffs, we don't know if he's the same one. senators also gave up silfverberg who was the next coming of god according to sens fans. ryan and a healthy spezza might help, but as soon as karlsson and spezza are back in, they'll go back to bottom in GAA, just like the year before this one.

florida took devils to game7 OT, then went to deadlast. previous season b4 that doesn't matter. habs have better young players too. galchenyuk will probably score 60, gallagher 45-50. they'll probably have another good d-man and DD can very well score 25 this year

oilers picked 1OA last year, even if they won the lottery and "only" ended at #29. can RNH and hall stay healthy a full season? who knows, tehy haven't as of yet. every team that took a step forward (pretty much every canadian team outside of flames and jets) did it in a shortened season

Quote (dej @ Aug 18 2013 01:51pm)

except that habs, historically and as of now, have a better team. they finished higher than any other team this year???