flames4eva Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 It's fair the way it is. Plekanec is the better center now and Lapierre will have to prove he can surpass 3rd line duties. He'll have his chance if there's an injury but Jacques Martin must play the best team he can. Right now, there is no better 2nd line center than plek on that team. You are entitled to your opinion... At this point I cannot truly say which of the two are or would be the best second line center and which line combo would be best for the team. What makes you so sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babinator77 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 just saw him on st. catherine.. lookin healthy.... just thought id let yall know thanks for the off-season update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habcup Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 You are entitled to your opinion... At this point I cannot truly say which of the two are or would be the best second line center and which line combo would be best for the team. What makes you so sure? I have to show you my crystal ball. It is great!!! You will believe me after you see it. It's always right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames4eva Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I have to show you my crystal ball. It is great!!! You will believe me after you see it. It's always right. Your crystal ball diagrees with mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357908_1475251331 Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 With both Metro and Chipchura available this year why would you think that? I personally believe that Plekanec could prove to be the more efficient defensive center. And If he (Plekanec) was playing with some muscle on the wing (Moen for example) could be very useful. I wonder how many peeps on here are considering the penalty killing role that has to be taken care of... Plekanec has proved very good at that in the past. Whereas I'm not sure just how good Lapierre would be in that role. I wouldn't at all be unhappy seeing Lats-Laps-A.Kos as the second line and Moen-Plekanec-S.Kos as the third. it all makes a lot of sense except for one thing- and it might not even be right- the pressure here builds from lack of experience, and not the other way round. i mean the lines to me appear to be "ok" like you have them, but if i used them i'd have to rotate back and forth with a guess as to how pleks would do against any opposing team and a given day. is ak good with having sk play a line numbered higher than him? these are two different guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames4eva Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 it all makes a lot of sense except for one thing- and it might not even be right- the pressure here builds from lack of experience, and not the other way round. i mean the lines to me appear to be "ok" like you have them, but if i used them i'd have to rotate back and forth with a guess as to how pleks would do against any opposing team and a given day. is ak good with having sk play a line numbered higher than him? these are two different guys. I think you must have had a mental lapse or blurred vision ... the second line suggested was Lats-Lapierre-A.Kos and the THIRD, Moen-Plekanec-S.Kos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 MONTREAL - Last year, Maxim Lapierre enjoyed a breakout season of cocoon-to-butterfly proportions. This season, the Saint-Leonard native is preparing to really take flight. While a few of his teammates struggled through injuries or unexpected scoring droughts in 2008-09, Lapierre’s season was more of a coming out party. The speedy center not only cemented his spot with the big club last year, playing 79 games in Montreal without any stints on the farm in Hamilton, he also carried his share of the offensive load with a career-high 28 points. The feisty forward also discovered his scoring touch last year, posting more goals than assists during his third NHL campaign. The 6-foot-2, 207-pounder even notched his first career hat trick on December 29, carrying the Habs to a 5-2 win over the Panthers while adding a shorthanded marker to his trio of goals during the outing in the Sunshine State. When it came to scoring big goals, though, the clutch forward was as much about quality as he was about quantity. With the game on his stick, Lapierre was always on call to decide the outcome in a shootout. Last year’s Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy winner as the team’s unsung hero, Lapierre had his chance to lift the Habs to a shootout win on three occasions, including two perfect outings on the road. Finding the back of the net on 66% of his chances, including a highlight-reel change of speed backhander against the Sens on January 17, the 24-year-old led the Canadiens in shootout efficiency in 2008-09. More than a one-trick pony, as good as Lapierre was on the offensive side of the puck last year, he was even better in the D zone. Capping off his impressive campaign with a plus-9 differential, the gritty center had the third best plus-minus differential on the team and was second among forwards in that category just behind Alex Tanguay. With the stress and experience of his first full NHL season now successfully behind him, the sky is the limit when it comes to just how high Lapierre can carry the team in 2009-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babinator77 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 MONTREAL - Last year, Maxim Lapierre enjoyed a breakout season of cocoon-to-butterfly proportions. This season, the Saint-Leonard native is preparing to really take flight. While a few of his teammates struggled through injuries or unexpected scoring droughts in 2008-09, Lapierre's season was more of a coming out party. The speedy center not only cemented his spot with the big club last year, playing 79 games in Montreal without any stints on the farm in Hamilton, he also carried his share of the offensive load with a career-high 28 points. The feisty forward also discovered his scoring touch last year, posting more goals than assists during his third NHL campaign. The 6-foot-2, 207-pounder even notched his first career hat trick on December 29, carrying the Habs to a 5-2 win over the Panthers while adding a shorthanded marker to his trio of goals during the outing in the Sunshine State. When it came to scoring big goals, though, the clutch forward was as much about quality as he was about quantity. With the game on his stick, Lapierre was always on call to decide the outcome in a shootout. Last year's Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy winner as the team's unsung hero, Lapierre had his chance to lift the Habs to a shootout win on three occasions, including two perfect outings on the road. Finding the back of the net on 66% of his chances, including a highlight-reel change of speed backhander against the Sens on January 17, the 24-year-old led the Canadiens in shootout efficiency in 2008-09. More than a one-trick pony, as good as Lapierre was on the offensive side of the puck last year, he was even better in the D zone. Capping off his impressive campaign with a plus-9 differential, the gritty center had the third best plus-minus differential on the team and was second among forwards in that category just behind Alex Tanguay. With the stress and experience of his first full NHL season now successfully behind him, the sky is the limit when it comes to just how high Lapierre can carry the team in 2009-10. i'd forgotten about those shootout goals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koreysecord1992 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 I really like what Lapierre brings to the team, and I hope he brings a lot more of it this year. Maybe it won't be so much of a visible impact (if our top two lines are performing up to par), but it will be important no less. If I don't here a lot of Max next year, it'll most likely be because he's doing his job. But of course, I think he's a little too feisty to fly under the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 i'd forgotten about those shootout goals! How could you It's the first thing I remember of Max's last season. The hat trick in FL was pretty nice too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babinator77 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 How could you It's the first thing I remember of Max's last season. The hat trick in FL was pretty nice too i definitely remember the hat trick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbGamer Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 What a joke eh Mini max with a hat trick LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebchenier Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I'm also on the Lapierre bandwagon. Our team would be so different without him. I can't wait to see what he's gonna bring to the table again this season. Him, Moen and Stewart would be one hell of an energy line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babinator77 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I'm also on the Lapierre bandwagon. Our team would be so different without him. I can't wait to see what he's gonna bring to the table again this season. Him, Moen and Stewart would be one hell of an energy line. yes they would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1IscottieI1I Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Very nice Lapierre is the coverboy for The Hockey News french yearbook http://thehockeynews.com/articles/27731-TH...-cover-boy.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watsatheo Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Lapierre compilation: To be honest, I think he'd be a better winger than centre. He's not a playmaker type, like Chipchura. If Chipchura finally develops into the 3rd/4th line centre he was drafted to be, he, Moen and Lappy would make a deadly shutdown 3rd line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animerules1x3 Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Lapierre compilation: To be honest, I think he'd be a better winger than centre. He's not a playmaker type, like Chipchura. If Chipchura finally develops into the 3rd/4th line centre he was drafted to be, he, Moen and Lappy would make a deadly shutdown 3rd line. Lapierre is no less of a centre than Chipchura. He can win faceoffs with regularity. You don't need all your centres to be playmakers, especially not on a 3rd line. Lappy is a scrapper and that is everything we need at that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HABFANDOG Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 now don't kill me on this but do ya think laps is a 3rd line center or a better 4th line energy centerman. it just seems that maybe he's playing 3rd line because of our lack of depth in that position. and for the record i'm a big fan of Laps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtl1010 Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 now don't kill me on this but do ya think laps is a 3rd line center or a better 4th line energy centerman. it just seems that maybe he's playing 3rd line because of our lack of depth in that position. and for the record i'm a big fan of Laps it really depends on how you look each line and whot roles you wanna give them IMO, Lapierre should be a 3rd liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HABFANDOG Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 it really depends on how you look each line and whot roles you wanna give them IMO, Lapierre should be a 3rd liner totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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