fourtrax Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 #75 Hal Gill BioStatsVideoDraft ClassQUOTE LIBRARY"Every shift you have something to prove, especially in the playoffs playing against your old team. It'll be fun. It's a huge challenge for our team. We have a lot to prove." The Hockey News, April 29 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Bah Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 #75 Hal Gill BioStatsVideoDraft Class QUOTE LIBRARY "Every shift you have something to prove, especially in the playoffs playing against your old team. It'll be fun. It's a huge challenge for our team. We have a lot to prove." The Hockey News, April 29 2010 Hal plays a smart game and utilizes his strengths to the utmost, without Gill we wouldn't have been positioned to make the playoffs. He is a great teammate from what they have to say about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 without Gill we wouldn't have been positioned to make the playoffs. Yep..alot of people road his bandwagon. .....but he was indeed a huge part of playoff run for sure. I think some here have a new out look on him so to speak...compared to when we signed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Yep..alot of people road his bandwagon. .....but he was indeed a huge part of playoff run for sure. I think some here have a new out look on him so to speak...compared to when we signed him. I would trade him if an opportunity arose. The good post-season run isn't going to hide the fact that he was one of our worst players for the duration of 82 regular season games. His value should be reasonably high, for Hal, and maybe there's an option out there to deal him. If not now, perhaps at the deadline depending on how Montreal is performing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I would trade him if an opportunity arose. The good post-season run isn't going to hide the fact that he was one of our worst players for the duration of 82 regular season games. His value should be reasonably high, for Hal, and maybe there's an option out there to deal him. If not now, perhaps at the deadline depending on how Montreal is performing. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Yes he was huge in the playoffs - no pun intended - but over 82 games again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Yes he was huge in the playoffs could have played net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan512 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 could have played net. wellll...... never mind lol jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 could have played net. He did on occasion. I quite enjoyed one time Ovie was racing up the ice thinking I'm gonna score this time, when Gill just stuck out is stick to say nyet. Of course it was a little lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 could have played net. PULEASE!!! not you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Gill will never be as effective in the regular season, compared to his game in the post season. And I have to agree with weeps, we need to keep Gill, Hammer and Spacek fresh for the post season (that is if we make it). The reason why Gill is so effective in the post season is due to the different style. Everything is on the line and as a rule, refs tend to let things slide. Gill comes from the old school, where clutching and grabbing was allowed. To be honest, he was all over cindy. He got away with things he never would've gotten away with in the reg season. This guy is a post season beast, no sense in burning him out in the reg season, when he's so strong in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs1952 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 could have played net. Geez.....I can't believe the Battle Between The Pipes has just spread to the Hal Gill thread. Unbelievable!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 could have played net. You could say the same of Michalek if you were Pens fans now... unless the Pens wreck his "goaltending". Just as the Habs made some D-men better at shot blocking, like Gill, Michalek was almost as much a goaltender as he was a D-man with his last team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Bah Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 You could say the same of Michalek if you were Pens fans now... unless the Pens wreck his "goaltending". Just as the Habs made some D-men better at shot blocking, like Gill, Michalek was almost as much a goaltender as he was a D-man with his last team. He was a shutdown defenceman like I haven't seen the likes of since Rod Langway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 What's with all the goaltending talk in the Hal Gill thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean-Counting-Hab Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Rightly or wrongly, JM assessed our best chance at beating an offensive power house like Washington was to play a tight colapsing system in our own end. This system plays to Hal's strenghts - Big, long reach, smart positional play. I think it's a significant factor why he was so much more effective in the playoffs, especially vs Washington when we were colapsing in front of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Is he as good on the penalty kill as Subban? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habcore Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Well I loved Gill's play in the Playoffs and I hope he keeps it up in the regular season this year cause I really don't like yelling at the tv when he's on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357908_1475251331 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 the thing about hal is that he's got that "goofy" independent warm-up procedure that is worthless in the regular season. i hate "goofy" warm up procedures during the regular season. LOL but to relate the regular season to hamr isn't going to fly. hamr is just about half done and somewhat risky. its a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Well I loved Gill's play in the Playoffs and I hope he keeps it up in the regular season. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Well I loved Gill's play in the Playoffs and I hope he keeps it up in the regular season this year cause I really don't like yelling at the tv when he's on the ice. Well,,,,if he plays the regular season like he did the playoffs,, then he will likely be spending a ton of time in the penalty box. Different rules apply in the regular season as we all saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catt-_mtlc Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Well,,,,if he plays the regular season like he did the playoffs,, then he will likely be spending a ton of time in the penalty box. Different rules apply in the regular season as we all saw. Certain set of rules apply other teams as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win-the-cup Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Mr. Gill...enjoy your summer....because this Fall you'll be navigating in rough seas. The fans who adored you last Spring will be calling for your head because you'll play your "regular season-type" play. Don't be to upset....because come trade-time next March you'll be going to a team who can use your play-off play to try to go all the way......maybe the Pens really understood what they lost & will be seeking your services again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus26 Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Well,,,,if he plays the regular season like he did the playoffs,, then he will likely be spending a ton of time in the penalty box. Different rules apply in the regular season as we all saw. And there lies the dilemma. Perhaps JM should consider not putting Gill / Gorges out when we've got a scoring forward shift out, as Gill gets roasted when isolated by counter-attacks. Give him minutes with the 4th and 3rd forward lines, or if we're sitting on a lead and playing conservatively by all means. Then we can let the Playoff Bear back out of his cage once we get there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathradio Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Then again, he was the player who said "If a homeless guy knows his hockey, you know you're in Montreal" Is he happy as a Hab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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