Sens vs Habs
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hockeyfan1
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Liam McHugh @liam_mchugh
Game Senators. Series Walrus.
Game Senators. Series Walrus.
Sucker Punch
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Not fat, husky.
Manson
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Congrats to the Sens...they're a tricky team to play against with Anderson and Karlsson back. Arguably the best defenceman and goalie in the league right now.
Despite 2 blowouts, this series was closer than the 4-1 result, but it doesn't matter, the Habs were toast with all their injuries plus they just don't seem like a team built for the playoffs.
Ottawa is a confident group right now and are going to be nice and rested for whoever they get in round 2. Looks like they're this years sleeper.
Despite 2 blowouts, this series was closer than the 4-1 result, but it doesn't matter, the Habs were toast with all their injuries plus they just don't seem like a team built for the playoffs.
Ottawa is a confident group right now and are going to be nice and rested for whoever they get in round 2. Looks like they're this years sleeper.
Corn Flake
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My biggest foot stomping, pillow punching moment of the year is now officially that last reg. season game vs. the Habs.
Man oh man what might have been.
Man oh man what might have been.
Sucker Punch
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Rumours are that Spezza will be back for round 2, although the Sens are keeping expectations low.
There are a number of teams that I think are still on another level even when the Sens are at their best. But with Spezza, Karlsson and Anderson, we have 3 guys that can single handedly win games for them.
Hopefully the rest will help Karlsson. Despite having 6 points in 5 games, he's still a shadow of who he was pre-injury.
There are a number of teams that I think are still on another level even when the Sens are at their best. But with Spezza, Karlsson and Anderson, we have 3 guys that can single handedly win games for them.
Hopefully the rest will help Karlsson. Despite having 6 points in 5 games, he's still a shadow of who he was pre-injury.
Heroic Shrimp
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Sucker Punch said:
Dammit, I'd really like to cheer for them if they weren't, you know, Ottawa.
bustaheims
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Sucker Punch said:
It will help him a little, but I wouldn't expect him to be really close to where he was at pre-injury until his achilles has really been given a good chunk of time to heal and strengthen without being pushed.
Zee
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Sucker Punch said:
This is the thing I find amazing about the Sens easily ousting the Habs. The series wasn't even close, and you didn't have a healthy Karlsson OR Spezza. The Habs can whine all they want about Eller, but Lars Eller is nowhere near what Spezza is when he's healthy. Karlsson playing at 50% (or whatever his status) was still able to put up more points than Subban. I think the Habs team overachieved large this season and they'll get back to reality next season. They weren't a 2nd seed team by any stretch of the imagination.
This series wasn't even close??? Without Anderson or a better Price and Habs win this series in my opinion. Game 1 Habs outshoot Ott 50-31. Game 3 Habs have 2-0 lead until kicked in goal. Even last game Anderson holds team in game early and Habs can't get a save to save their lives.
Manson
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Zee said:
Did you actually watch the games? They outplayed Ottawa badly game 1 where they got 50 shots, Anderson stole the game. Same with game 4, they were winning 2-0 with 8 minutes to go. Series could have easily been 3-1 Habs at that point. The series was way closer than the result, just like the Leafs / Boston series.
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Bates said:
Sens outscored Habs 20-9. Goalies are part of the team. Habs fans weren't complaining when Halak stole 2 series for them a few years ago. Anderson is far better than Price, but I'm saying a healthy Sens vs. a healthy Habs and the Sens win this no problem. Like I mentioned, Karlsson not 100% and Spezza not even playing.
Zee
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Bates said:
Bounces, shmounches, they only won game 2 rallying behind the Gyba/Eller incident. I never felt the Sens were truly in danger of losing any of the other games even when down 2-0 in game 4. Goaltending and overall team defense wins series and winning in 5 games isn't close. Even the Leafs series isn't close if the Leafs don't win tonight.
Bates said:
The only close game the Habs lost was the OT game. so maybe the series would be 3-2 for the Sens if the Habs got some bounces there. But the two 6-1 losses there was no chance. And the 4-2 loss was last goal with 6 mins to go - no empty netter - Habs had lots of shots from the outside to win the shot total but the Sens played pretty well.
I thought the Sens were handily the better team.
Manson
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Zee said:
That wasn't the case here, but you said winning in 5 games isn't close and then further expanded to say the Leafs / Bruins series isn't close either should they lose in 5. I don't know you could say the Leafs series isn't at least close. They hit the post in OT, an inch from making the series 2-2, just as Montreal was 20 seconds away from making it 2-2.
Obviously a series can be close regardless of the amount of games.