Hey Ando

davidb · Guru

Hey Ando

Ando · Guru

davidb wrote:

...other teams have improved while for us it was like the status quo.

And-o thinks DaveyB pretty much summed it up above!

...although And-o will go on record here and now as stating that these Habs are a titch better than last year...only because of the growth and development of the youth (and the depth in goal) though!

McHab · Newbie

Careful And-o that could be read as a positive post! What next..."And-o sees a big year from the little captan with a K"

I firmly believe the coming season is not predictable by anyone this early. Gainey tried for help, but he also wants to see what he/we have already. Let's see how camp goes at least before we guess the number of wins or points for this season. ( I say we come close to 100 pts).

GO HABS GO!

macneil · Guru

david b , i dont share your opinion that everyone else improven while we stood pat so to say . gone from last years roster is sunny , no loss, zeds , didnt play well last year and wasny happy here, bulis, had a carear year last year but wasnt happy with the role bob wanted him to play . so we put sammy in for zeds , should play well with kovy ,ribero is the question mark on that line . johnson replaces bulis , just as good defensivly , better offensively, and happy as the proverbial pig in shti to be here. theo was terible last year , huet or abby will be able to be solid for us so we upgraded there. everyone else is the same , but we wen't that bad last year so why go for wholesale changes like boston did if we only needed tinkering . i can see good seasons out of bonk.sourey,markov and rivet as they are all ufa's next year and dont want their stock to drop so they'll be motivated . as for the other teams , i think boston was the only team in our division that improved , toronto added a offensive d-man (kubina) and a player who had trouble in the new nhl (gill), a goalie who was worse than theo and belfore last year . ottawa lost chara , havlat, smolinski, and hasek, they picked up a few players but they are at best slightly worse than last year . buffalo lost dumont,grier,pyatt,mckee, good players for them and didnt replace them ,so the are worse than last year . so in closing i say we improved as much as toronto , and gained a little on buffalo and ottawa so it should be a good race this year .

Johab · Guru

Just curious And-o...what are your expectations ( if any ) from Captain K?

MC Girl · Guru

Johab wrote:

Just curious And-o...what are your expectations ( if any ) from Captain K?

Johab... Why are you drivin' a gasoline tanker truck into a building that is currently engulfed in a 5 alarm fire?

Tisk Tisk Tisk You Pot Stirrer You I'm thinkin' Mr. Johab is bored tonight... aren'tcha?

Ando · Guru

Johab wrote:

Just curious And-o...what are your expectations ( if any ) from Captain K?

Same old...same old!

...history repeats!

Johab · Guru

alright, i dont think that was the question i meant to ask. What ARE your expectations of Koivu. What would you LIKE him to see and what do you think his maximum potential is/could be. I want to know your honest opinion of Koivu. IF he were to put forward a solid 70+ game season, would you stop bashing, or wouold you consider it a fluke?

Ando · Guru

Johab wrote:

...What ARE your expectations of Koivu...IF he were to put forward a solid 70+ game season, would you stop bashing, or wouold you consider it a fluke?

And-o expects Saku to provide the Habs with $4.75 million dollars worth of top notch centreman...that means 75 games played...+30 goals (at least 10-15 even strength)...+50 assists...plus all the usual 'intangibles' like a decent faceoff percentage, PK support (once in a while)...very few 'lazy' penalties...basically, +20 minutes of solid icetime each game played.

And-o expects no more...or no less...from Saku!

...would And-o stop 'bashing' Saku then??? You bet!!! Will/can it happen??? HASN'T YET!!!

davidb · Guru

My expectations for the Captain are that he play a full season without being out for an extended period of time because of injuries. I know injuries are inevitable, but please come one lets get it together and show why you are the captain. Lead this team, I know you can and I think you will. Lets go get em Saku You have come back from a very serious illness and now a serious eye injury. I think I can speak for many members on this board whey I say God Bless you Saks you are a better man than I

barry33 · Guru

davidb wrote:

My expectations for the Captain are that he play a full season without being out for an extended period of time because of injuries. I know injuries are inevitable, but please come one lets get it together and show why you are the captain. Lead this team, I know you can and I think you will. Lets go get em Saku You have come back from a very serious illness and now a serious eye injury. I think I can speak for many members on this board whey I say God Bless you Saks you are a better man than I

I have total respect for Saku Koivu. He is the poster boy for perseverence. Having said that, I will not cut him any more slack than I would anyone else just because of his bad luck. I said at the time that there is no way that Gainey should have given him a 3 year deal with a no trade clause. I stand by that. THere is NO PLAYER in the league that deserves a no trade clause. How I would love to have my boss walk in my office today and say "ok Barry, your job is safe here for 3 years". The bottom line is that given the precarious situation we have up the middle, we need Saks to be around for 70 plus games. I strongly feel that this year with Higgins and Ryder with him again that line will be cooking. I really do.

Habtastic · Guru

I'm in on that too. I really like Saks and have endless respect for him, but he has got to put 70+ games together and get at least 20 goals and around 70pts along with his usual intangibles for him to be earning that contract. I have faith he can do it!

Habtastic