This is exaxactly why the Canadians will never win another Stanley Cup

[bigboydan]

I still can't believe how Ryan O’Byrne made the bone head play of the year last night.

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[onthewhat]

I think it's safe to say you are not doing a good job of getting on Nicky's good side BBD

[bigboydan]

This post has nothing to do with Mr.Nicky. Did you even watch that clip sir?

[cobra_king]

For all of us who were on the Islanders yesterday at the big number all i can say is Thank you!

[onthewhat]

This post has nothing to do with Mr.Nicky. Did you even watch that clip sir?

Yes I did. I wouldn't have made this post if I were you BBD. You better pray Nicky doesn't see this.

[bigboydan]

For all of us who were on the Islanders yesterday at the big number all i can say is Thank you!

Talk about an early Christmas present that winner was Cobra.

[bigboydan]

You better pray Nicky doesn't see this.

I guess he must have had Montreal yesterday then?

[MickChunky]

Irish can't play hockey

[element1286]

For all of us who were on the Islanders yesterday at the big number all i can say is Thank you!

Yes.

[Nicky Santoro]

canadiens totally outplayed the islanders last night.. i got very unlucky.. That goal cost me huge.. i laid -210 on it.. i just knew i'd get screwed. i felt it all game.. This whole game was one sided.. should have been a 5-2 final for mtl.

anways, my prediction still stands correct as i made from day 1.. the habs will be as good as last year.. last year, they ended up with 104 pts.. This year, they are 11-5 and on pace for 107 pts. This year's squad is much stronger than last year's great team..

This is what the habs will be holding up come next June..

[bigboydan]

Hey Betplom, Does this qualify for Mr.Nicky in regards to his Stanley Cup crying crap.

[element1286]

canadiens totally outplayed the islanders last night.. i got very unlucky.. That goal cost me huge.. i laid -210 on it.. i just knew i'd get screwed. i felt it all game.. This whole game was one sided.. should have been a 5-2 final for mtl.

anways, my prediction still stands correct as i made from day 1.. the habs will be as good as last year.. last year, they ended up with 104 pts.. This year, they are 11-5 and on pace for 107 pts. This year's squad is much stronger than last year's great team..

This is what the habs will be holding up come next June..

They are 11-5-4, which is actually 11-9. I don't think they are as good as last year. They don't have a player that can take over a game. They have a lot of good forwards, Higgins, Pleakanec, Koivu, Tanguay, Kosyn brothers, but none are great players. I do like their defense Markov and Komaserik are very good. But I just don't see them getting that many points, that division is deep, and Boston is playing great right now.

[Nicky Santoro]

and when i will be at the stanley cup parade on Ste Catherine's street next June, with my habs cap, i will make sure to film it all on youtube and put up for all of sbr to see.. you will see the stanley cup on camera, along with a drunk and rowdy nicky screaming at camera saying.. hey plommer and bigboydan.. guess where i am right now??

[bigboydan]

hey plommer and bigboydan.. guess where i am right now??

Toronto?

[Nicky Santoro]

Toronto?

Toronto??? i thought you knew hockey, bbd.. toronto is the worst team in the NHL this year.. they are bad, man..

It certainly won't be in toronto..,

[bigboydan]

toronto is the worst team in the NHL this year..

Just last week you said it was the Blues. Make up your mind Mr.Nicky.

[Nicky Santoro]

2 horrible teams.. never compare my habs to the leafs or blues, bbd. they don't belong in the same sentence..

[unit1884]

This could be worse than Patrik Stephan

[bigboydan]

2 horrible teams.. never compare my habs to the leafs or blues, bbd. they don't belong in the same sentence..

The Leafs or the Blues will win the Stanley Cup faster than the Canadians. Mark my words Mr.Nicky.

[tullamore]

Nicky what do you think of Boston? The young forwards are playing great and they got some talent to possible trade for Bouwmeester at the trade deadline. They going to give the Habs a run for the money in that division.

[betplom]

Toronto??? i thought you knew hockey, bbd.. Toronto is not the worst team in the NHL this year.. they are bad, but Toronto is a great city, a much greater sports town than Montreal could ever hope to be.

It certainly won't be in Toronto..,


Hey, isn't there going to be an NFL game in Toronto soon?
Montreal could only hope to have such a chance at an NFL game here.

The "terrible" Leafs were good enough to trounce the Habs once already this season.

The soft Habs may do well in the regular season but once the playoffs start the small, soft, Euro/Russian players they rely on will be more interested in returning going home to see their mothers rather than making the necessary sacrifices to be successful in the NHL playoffs.

Saku Koivu?, (all 5 foot 6 inches of him) very intimidating! LOL
Alexei (sometimes I show up) Kovalev? ROTFLMFAO!!

Nicky, keep some money in your Matchbook account, maybe we can make some wagers on the Habs and their opponents if they make the playoffs.

[element1286]

The "terrible" Leafs were good enough to trounce the Habs once already this season.

The soft Habs may do well in the regular season but once the playoffs start the small, soft, Euro/Russian players they rely on will be more interested in returning going home to see their mothers rather than making the necessary sacrifices to be successful in the NHL playoffs.

Saku Koivu?, (all 5 foot 6 inches of him) very intimidating! LOL
Alexei (sometimes I show up) Kovalev? ROTFLMFAO!!

Nicky, keep some money in your Matchbook account, maybe we can make some wagers on the Habs and their opponents if they make the playoffs.

Do you really believe that Plommer?

[betplom]

Do you really believe that Plommer?

Of course I believe it, thats why I said it.

Watch and see for yourself. Kovalev is an excellent example.

"Grit" type players (ie Canadian/American) are mandatory for a team to have success in the playoffs, Montreal has none. I am very pleased with this fact.

[Matt Rain]

I've done the same thing as O'Byrne once... on the Playstation.

Isles +215 is easily my luckiest win of the year so far.

[element1286]

Of course I believe it, thats why I said it.

Watch and see for yourself. Kovalev is an excellent example.

"Grit" type players (ie Canadian/American) are mandatory for a team to have success in the playoffs, Montreal has none. I am very pleased with this fact.

I agree that grit guys are necessary for the playoffs, and that most of those positions are filled with North Americans. But Europeans are very successful in the playoffs. The top scorers the last 7 years.

2000-2001
Joe Sakic, COL CAN
Patrik Elias, NJ CZE
Milan Hejduk, COL CZE
Petr Sykora, NJ CZE
Alex Tanguay, COL CAN
Rob Blake, LA/COL CAN

2001-2002
Peter Forsberg, COL SWE
Steve Yzerman, DET CAN
Joe Sakic, COL CAN
Brendan Shanahan, DET CAN
Gary Roberts, TOR CAN
Sergei Fedorov, DET RUS

2002-2003
J. Langenbrunner, NJ US
S. Niedermayer, NJ CAN
Marian Gaborik, MIN SLK
John Madden, NJ CAN
Marian Hossa, OTT SLK
Mike Modano, DAL US

2003-2004
Brad Richards, TB CAN
Martin St. Louis, TB CAN
Jarome Iginla, CGY CAN
Fredrik Modin, TB SWE
Craig Conroy, CGY US
Keith Primeau, PHI CAN

2005-2006
Eric Staal, CAR CAN
Cory Stillman, CAR CAN
Chris Pronger, EDM CAN
Daniel Briere, BUF CAN
Shawn Horcoff, EDM CAN

2006-2007
D. Alfredsson, OTT SWE
Dany Heatley, OTT CAN
Jason Spezza, OTT CAN
Nicklas Lidstrom, DET SWE
Ryan Getzlaf, ANH CAN
Pavel Datsyuk, DET RUS

2007-2008
H. Zetterberg, DET SWE
Sidney Crosby, PIT CAN
Marian Hossa, PIT/ATL SLK
Pavel Datsyuk, DET RUS
Evgeni Malkin, PIT RUS
Johan Franzen, DET SWE

22 Canadians
16 Europeans
3 US

Not bad considering there are more North Americans in the league than Europeans. Skilled Europeans players show up the playoffs just as much as skilled North American players. Hossa, Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Franzen, Malkin, and Alfredsson are all physical players.

There are also Canadians that don't show up in the playoffs, Joe Thornton being the prime example.