The Montreal Canadiens had a new forward in their game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, but it wasn’t a new player.
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Is that the ideal situation for the Habs, or do you see a scenario where they might even wanna drop lower?
Is that the ideal situation for the Habs, or do you see a scenario where they might even wanna drop lower?
Yeah, I actually like them in third place.
Yeah, I actually like them in third place.
I mean, obviously they’d want to get into second.
I mean, obviously they’d want to get into second.
They’re, but they’re four points adrift of the Lightning.
They’re, but they’re four points adrift of the Lightning.
They play the Lightning twice down the stretch, so that’s pretty intriguing, but I think the Lightning are just too strong, and I do think they’re gonna pick up some tempo down the stretch.
They play the Lightning twice down the stretch, so that’s pretty intriguing, but I think the Lightning are just too strong, and I do think they’re gonna pick up some tempo down the stretch.
I still like them in third because I actually think the Lightning are gonna leapfrog the Sabres.
I still like them in third because I actually think the Lightning are gonna leapfrog the Sabres.
Ooh.
Ooh.
And I think the Lightning are gonna, gonna take the Atlantic, setting up a Habs-um, Sabres first round.
And I think the Lightning are gonna, gonna take the Atlantic, setting up a Habs-um, Sabres first round.
And I actually like them in that spot.
And I actually like them in that spot.
They’re two and two against the Sabres in the regular season.
They’re two and two against the Sabres in the regular season.
They beat the Sabres during the peak of Buffalo’s power in Feb. And I also think that the Sabres are p- you know, there’s the potential, a larger potential for the Sabres to have a first round slipup.
They beat the Sabres during the peak of Buffalo’s power in Feb. And I also think that the Sabres are p- you know, there’s the potential, a larger potential for the Sabres to have a first round slipup.
I don’t think that’s possible if the Habs play the Lightning, ’cause I just think the Lightning well outmatch them in experience, and they’re so well-seasoned, and I think that the Lightning will, will run roughshod over the, over the Habs, and I do think the Habs have a much better chance against the Sabres in the first round.
I don’t think that’s possible if the Habs play the Lightning, ’cause I just think the Lightning well outmatch them in experience, and they’re so well-seasoned, and I think that the Lightning will, will run roughshod over the, over the Habs, and I do think the Habs have a much better chance against the Sabres in the first round.
So Sabres, the hottest team in the NHL, but Gary still doesn’t believe in what Buffalo is selling.
So Sabres, the hottest team in the NHL, but Gary still doesn’t believe in what Buffalo is selling.
Y- you’re thinking they’re coming down to earth.
Y- you’re thinking they’re coming down to earth.
I still think there’s a slipup coming, and I think that I While the pressure’s off going into the playoffs, I don’t see it like that.
I still think there’s a slipup coming, and I think that I While the pressure’s off going into the playoffs, I don’t see it like that.
I see, like, you know, that they’re really amped up.
I see, like, you know, that they’re really amped up.
They were the best team in the league for four months.
They were the best team in the league for four months.
I think there’s still a bit of pressure on them.
I think there’s still a bit of pressure on them.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And I think that because they haven’t been to the playoffs for so long, that pressure might intensify if they lose a game or two early in the set- in the round.
And I think that because they haven’t been to the playoffs for so long, that pressure might intensify if they lose a game or two early in the set- in the round.
So I still think there’s that potential there, and I actually think the Habs match up well with the Sabres.
So I still think there’s that potential there, and I actually think the Habs match up well with the Sabres.
so that’s the reason I’m gonna say that the Sabres could potentially go out in the first round.
so that’s the reason I’m gonna say that the Sabres could potentially go out in the first round.