Eric Engels: Habs Can be a Powerhouse in the East

Good day to all!!!!!

I don't think the D and depth at forward is quite there yet.

Marty--Denver defence had been shutting down Seattle pretty good most of the day. in the NFL, the receiving team in OT has to score a TD to end the game. if they hit a field goal only, the other team gets a chance on offence. so they gambled that they could hold Seattle to a field goal or a punt/turnover.

Marty--Denver defence had been shutting down Seattle pretty good most of the day. in the NFL, the receiving team in OT has to score a TD to end the game. if they hit a field goal only, the other team gets a chance on offence. so they gambled that they could hold Seattle to a field goal or a punt/turnover.
- DoubleDown

Yeah but Denver just tied the game and the Seahawks defence looked rattled. Why not take that opportunity?

Anyway, it was weird and stupid to me.

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Yeah but Denver just tied the game and the Seahawks defence looked rattled. Why not take that opportunity?

Anyway, it was weird and stupid to me.
- Pecafan Fan

yeah i think it was kind of a gutless call. i'm just pointing out the logic of it. but they should have gone for the kill shot, clearly.

I don't think the D and depth at forward is quite there yet.
- Fredobface

They can get deeper on the wing, but they have much more depth up front in general than they had last year.

On D, they have a rock solid top six, and they're going to leave two NHL dmen out of the lineup on a nightly basis. That's a recipe for success.

This should be a breakout season for Lars Eller.

Sounds like a blog at the same time last year

The depth is there with talent; my only concern is how they hold up over the course of a year, through the ups and downs etc. The team is now younger than they were before and while a lot of that young talent is fairly well seasoned, its not the same as having people like Georges and, even though I was not ever a big fan, Gionta.

Boston is still the team to beat in the Atlantic, and TB could be good this year, too. I see either Montreal or TB taking over the role of Atlantic leader by next season and in Montreal's case, if they can up their game another gear (scoring from some of this young talent) they can be the team to beat in the East.

Sounds like a blog at the same time last year
- Symba.007

He gets it.

Eric Engels: Habs Can be a Powerhouse in the East
- EricEngels

Oh...

They can get deeper on the wing, but they have much more depth up front in general than they had last year.

On D, they have a rock solid top six, and they're going to leave two NHL dmen out of the lineup on a nightly basis. That's a recipe for success.
- EricEngels

What do you think the lines will look like to start the season?

Oh...
- SourceS.V.P.

Teams for tonight's scrimmage


- stinger67

powerhouse

Eric i have to take issue with the whole "4 top-2 centres" thing. first, Galchenyuk has never even played the position in the NHL, nor has he played top-6 minutes as a winger. it's a non-started. he cannot be considered a top-2 centre right now. as for Eller, again, guy just had 26-point season. we can make all the excuses we want for him, but his regular season was appalling outside of those first 10 games. and further to the Eller point, i find it ridiculous that he could be blocking AG's migration to centre. if Galchenyuk proves to be capable of playing centre, it's quite simple for Eller. he can move to the wing, or centre Dale Weise and Brandon Prust for 9 minutes per night.

Eric Engels: Habs Can be a Powerhouse in the East
- EricEngels

Excellent blog, from A to Z. Spot on.
Have to say though, the East is pretty weak, not really difficult to be a powerhouse.

Eric i have to take issue with the whole "4 top-2 centres" thing. first, Galchenyuk has never even played the position in the NHL, nor has he played top-6 minutes as a winger. it's a non-started. he cannot be considered a top-2 centre right now. as for Eller, again, guy just had 26-point season. we can make all the excuses we want for him, but his regular season was appalling outside of those first 10 games. and further to the Eller point, i find it ridiculous that he could be blocking AG's migration to centre. if Galchenyuk proves to be capable of playing centre, it's quite simple for Eller. he can move to the wing, or centre Dale Weise and Brandon Prust for 9 minutes per night.
- DoubleDown

wasn't Galchenyuk playing wing in the OHL his last year?

The depth is there with talent; my only concern is how they hold up over the course of a year, through the ups and downs etc. The team is now younger than they were before and while a lot of that young talent is fairly well seasoned, its not the same as having people like Georges and, even though I was not ever a big fan, Gionta.

Boston is still the team to beat in the Atlantic, and TB could be good this year, too. I see either Montreal or TB taking over the role of Atlantic leader by next season and in Montreal's case, if they can up their game another gear (scoring from some of this young talent) they can be the team to beat in the East.
- nords21

I think they'll hold up just fine. I have one x-factor bringing them down, and that's expectations. They're considerably high, and they should be. We'll see how they deal with that.

Eric i have to take issue with the whole "4 top-2 centres" thing. first, Galchenyuk has never even played the position in the NHL, nor has he played top-6 minutes as a winger. it's a non-started. he cannot be considered a top-2 centre right now. as for Eller, again, guy just had 26-point season. we can make all the excuses we want for him, but his regular season was appalling outside of those first 10 games. and further to the Eller point, i find it ridiculous that he could be blocking AG's migration to centre. if Galchenyuk proves to be capable of playing centre, it's quite simple for Eller. he can move to the wing, or centre Dale Weise and Brandon Prust for 9 minutes per night.
- DoubleDown

too wordy bro

wasn't Galchenyuk playing wing in the OHL his last year?
- Symba.007

Primarily.

They can get deeper on the wing, but they have much more depth up front in general than they had last year.

On D, they have a rock solid top six, and they're going to leave two NHL dmen out of the lineup on a nightly basis. That's a recipe for success.
- EricEngels

i think having Gorges, Murray, Bouillon out of the top 6/7, replacing them with Gilbert and hopefully Beaulieu, should boost the possession game. at least i hope.

Can't believe the patience some show towards Lars Eller.

too wordy bro
- dt99999

i know bro im sorry it's just that i know this hockey talk won't last past page 2 or 3 so trying to pack it all in

Can't believe the patience some show towards Lars Eller.
- Pecafan Fan

Imagine if his name was Louis Allaire