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Ian Cobb - Robert L here. If you are seeing this, it is because I have created a new account for you to use if you wish. It is very simple. I sent the details to you in your e-mail - give it a read and call me if you need to. I figured this was the photo you might choose as you mentioned how you liked it over the phone 2 weeks back.
Hey Robert L. Andree here,
Thanks for organizing Ian on this site. He likes to keep up with the likes of you on this hockey site, but he just does not have the computer background that you guys have. He is out on his school bus right now.
What a game that was last night, we managed to squeeze by after all the mistakes, whew!!
Robert, what a wonderful photo of Ian!
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Hi Chuck, Does Robert ever make me look good. I,m a little lost now that they have changed things around. I really don,t know where everybody is posting, i,ll catch up with you all soon i hope. I have not posted in a couple of days now, but i,ll keep looking for todays dates. They are using 24 hr clock now ,ihave to count using my fingers. Hope you see this, don,t know where it will show up?
Putting Price in nets makes sense for lots of reasons. Carbonneau will not have to rationalize the move once the game is done.
Here's what I think about:
wwwrealitycheckeyesontheprize.blogspot.com/2007/11/lots-on-line-for-price-and-habs-in.html
I have to agree with Jay in PA about Latendresse. We need to take it easy on the kid. This kid is a power forward and those take time to develop. Remember Cam Neely? I hated him when he played for Boston but he was a damn good player. He was drafted by Vancouver and didn't do much in his first few seasons and then they traded him to Boston and look what happened.
Brendan Shanahan was ok in his first few years in New Jersey but once he went to St.Louis and then Detroit, his stock really started to rise.
If you look at Todd Bertuzzi, he was very slow developing in New York and then the Islanders shipped him off to Vancouver and he became a great power-forward. (Granted it went down-hill after the Steve Moore incident which I do NOT condone.) My point is that some players take longer to develop. Defencemen and power-forward take even longer.
If Latendresse is lazy and isn't working hard, make him ride the pine or eat pop-corn in the stands. Carbonneau, Muller and the rest of the coaching staff won't hesitate to do that. Remember what kind of players they were.
Latendresse does have a lot to learn but let's give him a chance to learn. I mean how productive were you at 20 years old?
Unlike Ryder, Latendresse has to improve on his skill of receiving a pass. So many times the puck bounces off his stick. He has size and heart, but he still has a lot to learn.
Wasn't me who did that! I'm not expecting Lats to be a superstar, but I do think he'll be a legit star. And a damn big body who can make a difference when the going gets tough. I think we'll be glad to have him in a few years and I'm willing to suffer through the occasional lapse this year. I have no problem with him being demoted down to third or fourth line - I just really think he needs to be in the NHL where he can learn. We've given up too early on too many players, let's be patient and trust that the scouting and coaching staff aren't morons. Guy and Bob are seeing the same games we are - and he's still out there. I don't believe it is because he's French (because they could swap him for Lapierre and make up the difference) or that it is because Guy and Bob are idiots. I think it is because they legitimately think he needs to be here to develop and that his potential is worth it. I'm hoping they are right - because we need the big, physical star.
Whoever said Another good example would be Kessell
is spot on
Another good example would be Mike Richards another would be Jeff Carter another would be Nathan Horton. another would be Vanek. or Staal. or Stuart. or Parise. or meszaros. Or Patrice Bergeron. or Campoli. or Little. or Stafford. or Zajac. or Olesz. Or many many many other kids who were drafted since Gainey took over. Oh wait thats just the east. Another good example would be Getzlaf. Another good example would be.....
If we trade him, we'll get nothing for him. If we demote him, he may not develop as he should. The coaches obviously see something in him. I see flashes of what could be, too. He played some good shifts against the Sens.
Some players take longer then others - there are countless examples of players not maturing till their 3rd or 4th year. I see flashes from Lats that indicate he has potential - I think he's worth the time. Obviously, the powers that be agree with me.
On the other hand, I'd love to have Lapierre back up, too. It isn't a bad situation we're in - to have more players that deserve icetime then we have spots to put them.
The puzzle with Ryder is that he's working really hard. Demoting him or sitting him isn't going to change much. I think Boone, despite his obvious view of Ryder as one-dimensional, was onto something in today's PuckCast. Ryder's working like crazy, but he's not getting shots and therefore not getting goals. That suggests there's something wrong with his approach on the ice. If he and the coaching staff can figure out why he's not in position to shoot and/or not getting the opportunities, at least they'd know what to work on.
For now, I don't see sitting Ryder or demoting him to the third line as real solutions--he's not going to start scoring with less ice time and/or a role that's not focused on scoring. Trading him for an equally-struggling shooter? Maybe, but that feels like a last resort, and we might get another Samsonov. Trades are a chancy way to try to solve problems.
As for Lats, I'm inclined to go easy on him in general--Guy Lafleur was a disappointment in his first three years on the team, and he had a much more illustrious junior background than Lats. Let the kid develop at his own pace. That said, if Lats has known deficiencies in technique, work ethic, or adaptation to his role, by all means those should be worked on, and his ice time adjusted accordingly with his progress or lack thereof. We just have to remember that he's very young and needs to find his NHL game. I think he'll get there, but we'll need to be patient.
I think Lats has looked good on the third line - Kosty sure has taken that second line spot, but Lats hustled hard and did some good things on the third line when he's been there. I say keep him there - he's a player that if he turns into what he COULD is going to be a gamebreaker in a few years. Let's be patient - we're good this year but not a serious cup contender, so let's take the time to give some ice time to a young guy who might turn into something great. He's big, he has good hands and he can make some decent moves. Yeah, he skates like an oil tanker, but he's just as hard to stop as one, too - I've seen several times where the d-man has tried to stop him and he just skates on through him. That's the sort of unstoppable force he has potential to turn into - give him time to see if he will. If he goes down to the A, the log jam of players there will make it hard for him to come back up. We NEED the big, skilled forward, let's see if we can't grow our own.
I think you can guess what I have to say. Why oh why is Latendresse still playing. Send him down and bring up Lapierre. How can Grabowski sit while this plodding Junior B gets every fourth shift?
I'd hate to think that Begin playing Saturday could have won that game for the Habs. Glad he's back.
Dumping Ryder is not going to help the team. The couch should analyse his problem and help him out. He can shoot. How to set him up is the problem. As a start, he has to work harder.
Great to see Price in action! Always intersting...
How about that Murray call-up. Etrange... Sumthin's up.
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Trade Ryder! Hope makes a good breakfast, but a bad supper!
By the way, all this recent talk of Richards is crap. He has a NO-TRADE clause, and unless he's in his last year of existing contract, don't expect him to wave it.
Jim-out
No way Ryder gets out of funk. He's in doghouse big time. Any bets we see him on fourth line?? Either he continues to play like he's in midget 'A' or he breaks out big time. Carbo called him out Saturday night when he said that no player should leave Alfredsson alone in the slot. That "player" was Ryder. If that does not wake him up, nothing will. There must be a reason why we only give him one year contracts all the time. Gainey does everything for a reason.
Good luck tomorrow against the Laffs boys. Great to see Price in there, maybe to break the jinx.
Jim-out
I think the Murray recall is either to clear him out of the organization through recall waivers, or to include him as a throw-in in a trade. I'd lean towards the former right now, just because I can't see Gainey making a trade until he can afford the player he wants. That player is a bona fide, consistent goalscorer, and the Habs don't have the disposable currency to afford one yet.
Price against TO is a good move. I don't believe Huet is any weaker against the leafs than he is against any other team generally, since he tends to allow a weak goal once in a while anyway, especially on long shots. He may be more unlucky against the leafs, although that's tough to measure. But I think the *perception* that he plays badly or has bad luck against the leafs is certainly there, and it might help the team mentally to have a new goalie in there to "break the spell," as it were.
I hope Ryder picks tomorrow to get himself on the scoreboard again. He's out of time.
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First Post, Love the new site!
This is perfect strategy on the Carbonneau's part.Put Price in nets & the Laffs (thats a good one..lol)will not only have to deal w/our speed but also w/a goalie that they've never seen before,I have a funny feeling folks, I might be wrong but of all the games he's played this is a statement game and if he pulls it off..look out.If not well..damn Leafs..GOHABSGO.
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Love the new site
Love the fact price is in net tommorow night.
I live in NH and becasue the bruins stink on ice.. Becuase of me most if not all my co-workers are now laugh fans..
Just so they can shut me up...
We need a big victory with price..
Looking forward to it.. anyone in the merrimack NH area tommorow send me a line.. all welcome.. House will be packed..
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So you guys goin to the game
Good move by Carbo, Leafs seem to have the number of Huet.
We should play Carey more often. He is our future. Same for Josh. He improves the more he plays.
The game is on RDS as usual.
Ali B.
Avatars! Awesome!
This was a no brainer. They had to start Price vs Toronto. Huet seems to save his worst games for them.
What's the deal with this game NOT being shown on national english TV? No CBC. No TSN. It's on Sportsnet Ontario, regional coverage. This has got to be a historic first.