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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?<\/p>\n
Is that the ideal situation for the Habs, or do you see a scenario where they might even wanna drop lower?<\/p>\n
Yeah, I actually like them in third place.<\/p>\n
Yeah, I actually like them in third place.<\/p>\n
I mean, obviously they’d want to get into second.<\/p>\n
I mean, obviously they’d want to get into second.<\/p>\n
They’re, but they’re four points adrift of the Lightning.<\/p>\n
They’re, but they’re four points adrift of the Lightning.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
I still like them in third because I actually think the Lightning are gonna leapfrog the Sabres.<\/p>\n
I still like them in third because I actually think the Lightning are gonna leapfrog the Sabres.<\/p>\n
Ooh.<\/p>\n
Ooh.<\/p>\n
And I think the Lightning are gonna, gonna take the Atlantic, setting up a Habs-um, Sabres first round.<\/p>\n
And I think the Lightning are gonna, gonna take the Atlantic, setting up a Habs-um, Sabres first round.<\/p>\n
And I actually like them in that spot.<\/p>\n
And I actually like them in that spot.<\/p>\n
They’re two and two against the Sabres in the regular season.<\/p>\n
They’re two and two against the Sabres in the regular season.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
So Sabres, the hottest team in the NHL, but Gary still doesn’t believe in what Buffalo is selling.<\/p>\n
So Sabres, the hottest team in the NHL, but Gary still doesn’t believe in what Buffalo is selling.<\/p>\n
Y- you’re thinking they’re coming down to earth.<\/p>\n
Y- you’re thinking they’re coming down to earth.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
I see, like, you know, that they’re really amped up.<\/p>\n
I see, like, you know, that they’re really amped up.<\/p>\n
They were the best team in the league for four months.<\/p>\n
They were the best team in the league for four months.<\/p>\n
I think there’s still a bit of pressure on them.<\/p>\n
I think there’s still a bit of pressure on them.<\/p>\n
Yeah.<\/p>\n
Yeah.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
So I still think there’s that potential there, and I actually think the Habs match up well with the Sabres.<\/p>\n
So I still think there’s that potential there, and I actually think the Habs match up well with the Sabres.<\/p>\n
so that’s the reason I’m gonna say that the Sabres could potentially go out in the first round.<\/p>\n
so that’s the reason I’m gonna say that the Sabres could potentially go out in the first round.<\/p>\n