Hey guys,hope you had a good summer,i sure did....
I am so excited about the start of this season...Let's start out by saying that i believe the HABS actually got better over the summer.I have to give kudos to BOB GAINEY for the most interesting and exciting off season i've ever seen in montreal and i've been a fan for about thirty years.Let's get down to business...
First of all i believe that the best moves pulled off by GAINEY were the signing of MIKE CAMALLERI and TRAVIS MOEN,sure GOMEZ and GIONTA are decent pick ups but the first two are going to be the ones impressing the most on the ice.CAMALLERI will bring you speed,determination and a great touch around the net,in MOEN's case here's a guy who won a cup in ANAHEIM on possibly one of the best third lines i've ever seen(moen,nedermier,pahlsson),plus he is big,tough and great on the forecheck.I see MOEN on a good third line with TENDERNESS and LAPPY.
For tonight's game the first line will look like this:GOMEZ,CAMALLERI,AK 46...
Of course this is still pre season and it is the FLORIDA PANTHERS.
The second line is the only sore spot for me on that team,especially at centre.Don't get me wrong,if PLEX comes out and scores 30 for us we're in business,but and this is a big but,if he has another dismal year where is his scared and plays like a little girl (in his own words)we could be expecting a trade before the march deadline.
Another thing about that second line is who the hell will be on the wings...PLEX at centre with either GIONTA or CAMALLERI but who's on the other wing????TENDERNESS?PATCH?D'AGOSTINI?please don't tell me it might be SERGEI!!!
The third line is something i'm excited about...the best we've seen in years,TENDERNESS,LAPPY and MOEN.Three guys that have size,toughness and grit.Seriously i have no worries if JACQUES MARTIN puts that line on the ice.
On defense i like the size factor although we have given up some speed we are going to be tough on the boards.With some great youngsters pushing up we also have decent depth with guys like SUBBAN,WEBBER ,CARLE.
Anybody who knows me will know that obviously i don't have any issues with goaltending,i think PRICE breaks out and puts up top 5 stats all year,and brings us to the playoffs.MARTIN is not the kind of coach that will let the young guys throw away a whole season like we saw last year.
Enjoy the game tonight,i will try to blog as often as possible,you can also follow me on TWITTER@HABMANIAC
GO HABS GO!!!!
PS:MIKE KOMISAREK IS A LOSER and good luck to ALEX KOVALEV
PEACE
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Great insight. Now, who do you think will get the honnor of the C on his jersey? We already know Markov refused. But is he bluffing? Maybe Tenderness or Lapierre would be good candidates.
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