tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post8349729981716760267..comments2024-03-05T19:21:13.252-05:00Comments on Eyes On The Prize: Are The Canadiens Preparing To Fool Us Again?Robert Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631806704699552307noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post-77078320332052601062008-01-05T04:49:00.000-05:002008-01-05T04:49:00.000-05:00Anonymous #2 - Yes,if they had won the Atlanta SO,...Anonymous #2 - Yes,if they had won the Atlanta SO, but they did not. The fact remains that the Habs blew a game they should have won.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous #3 - God I wish you fella's would file your comments under distinguishable names!<BR/><BR/>About your comment saying "I find you have little patience in these youngsters and want a cup tomorrow." <BR/><BR/>You are entitled to your point, but I counter that you might not have been a reader of this blog long enough to know that patience is what I preach most in regards to this team.<BR/><BR/>We're on the same page my friend - no offence meant.<BR/><BR/>I just did not like the coach making excuses that would lead to players settling for less than what I feel they should have been capable of achieving.<BR/><BR/>In short, good enough was not good enough for me. For this trip to be deemed a success in my eyes, a win over NY or Dallas was necessary.<BR/><BR/>When it gets down to it, it won't be the Tampa's and Capitals we will need to beat to win the Cup.Robert Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631806704699552307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post-80873886777738137882008-01-04T00:43:00.000-05:002008-01-04T00:43:00.000-05:00Shootouts mean nothing and shouldnt be in the NHL....Shootouts mean nothing and shouldnt be in the NHL. These games are ties to me and they still should be games where both teams could leave the arena with their heads held high.<BR/><BR/>I find you have little patience in these youngsters and want a cup tomorrow. This team will be awesome and elite as soon as next year and from the terrible Habs teams Ive rooted non stop for the past dozen years a true blessing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post-74719308464332111242008-01-03T15:29:00.000-05:002008-01-03T15:29:00.000-05:00Another point about the shootout.... We lost most ...Another point about the shootout.... We lost most of them, but what is the shootout really but a random determination of winner and loser. If we had won the shootout during the road trip, I am sure that the road trip would have been more of a success in your eyes. We are just unlucky (that huet sucks at it).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post-73014064259711366632008-01-02T23:26:00.000-05:002008-01-02T23:26:00.000-05:00Bogus is the word!Let me restate where you are say...Bogus is the word!<BR/><BR/>Let me restate where you are saying we disagree. In the shootout loss the team earning the win gets twice as many points, and although the losing team team is still credited with a point, it has lost one point to a team who gets to place that game under the W column.<BR/><BR/>Hence my stand that a loss is a loss - in that it is another team's gain any way you look at it.<BR/><BR/>The shootout definitely has to go. make a ten minute OT and then let the tie result stand. If we go to the 3-2-1 point system, it will be even worse.Robert Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631806704699552307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438400.post-84944203728658214502008-01-02T14:38:00.000-05:002008-01-02T14:38:00.000-05:00I can appreciate your cautious optimism, but I dis...I can appreciate your cautious optimism, but I disagree with you on the point about Shootout losses. Although in the standings a shootout loss is equal to an OT Loss, in reality it isn't. Similarly, in reality a shootout win is not equal to a OT win or a regulation win. <BR/>The point system needs to be changed or the shootout needs to be tossed. The standings should be a reflection of reality, ie. how good a team is at 5on5 hockey compared to the rest of the teams in the league. Shootout wins are seriously skewing the standings! It is laughable to think that a proffesional sports league would use such a terrible points system. Just think if edmonton squeeks into to the playoffs...they have 10 shooutout wins already. Their 5on5 play would not merit them being in the playoffs and they would likely be swept by Detroit.<BR/><BR/>This issue really drives me nuts! The standings and point system should reflect reality. The shootout is bogus!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com