kinot-2 Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Ya know, I was excited about the Habs/laffs series, then we swept the Jets, now we're in a position to take the knights in 6. How do you feel now? Personally, I am cautionally optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyWaterMoose Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 I agree. Cautiously optimistic. I will say that there is no reason to believe they can't pull it off. This has been an exciting run so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26NCounting Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 You just jinxed up with this post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Nothing to see here, we haven't achieved anything yet aside from silencing the so-called experts. 1 win to go, hopefully we can pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee-X Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 I will say that we've been the better team in every period since the start of overtime in game 3. Early on I was comparing this run to our 2010 performance with Halak - and it pretty much was that at times vs Toronto - but against Winnipeg and now Vegas we're seeing a much better performance from the team. Good as he has been, this isn't the Carey Price show. Montreal is playing well, it's as simple as that. That's not to say that it's a given that we advance - far from it - or even that we keep playing like we have been. But I'm certainly hopeful, and also a lot more generally confident than I was going into this series. Before we played Vegas I was hopeful and optimistic, but in a "there's always a chance that we can grind it out" sort of way. But we're not winning because of bounces or goaltending or luck, we're winning because we're smothering them when they get the puck and because we're straight up playing better hockey. Whatever happens, this has been a really fun run - but it's cool that they really could conceivably keep this going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claremont Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 And screw up our chances to get the 29th overall pick and instead pick 31st? There goes the future of this team (ok just saying the PP Monsieur Obvious statement so that it’s out there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, 26NCounting said: You just jinxed up with this post! He just loves to get blamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 7 hours ago, kinot-2 said: Ya know, I was excited about the Habs/laffs series, then we swept the Jets, now we're in a position to take the knights in 6. How do you feel now? Not counting chickens until they hatch . Game 6 is not a foregone conclusion because we honestly haven't watched Vegas play with desperation. Now they have no choice but battle every breath. They will be motivated in Game 6 not only to survive but also give themseves a redemptive opportunity to salvage the series in a Game 7 at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Whoa just whoa let’s stay in the moment and concentrate on the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 48 minutes ago, H_T_L said: He just loves to get blamed. Well we could always change the name of the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, HabsRuleForever said: Whoa just whoa let’s stay in the moment and concentrate on the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 I'm not superstitious but even I think this thread was a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, jennifer_rocket said: I'm not superstitious but even I think this thread was a bad idea. I feel bad for Maas. He promised not to blame kinot for 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 I thought this thread was worthy of a poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 BTW,,,, there is no wrong choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 59 minutes ago, H_T_L said: I feel bad for Maas. He promised not to blame kinot for 24 hours. Haha. It was a well constructed thread. Nicely built, thoughtful and..... errr.... NO BLAME i promise. All kidding aside, i think to a man the team is not thinking about the SCF yet. They have 1 more game to win & they know its going to be the toughest one yet. Vegas is not Toronto or Winnipeg. This is a team that wins. 4 years in the league. 1 SCF, 2 Semi Finals & 1 first round (7games) They are not going to be a pushover. But i do believe we are in their heads. They were supposed to be a "clear favourite" and while they all said the nice things to start the series, Im sure most of them thought it was going to be easy. Beat Price, win the series. But we've played a very solid team game for most of the first 5 - thats very tough because they are having trouble matching our forwards and defensmen and when they finally do break through, then they have to deal with Price. I would say of the 15 periods we've played, we've probably been the better team for 12 of them. I am cautiously optimistic about game 6. I think we are in their heads and an early lead will definitely help to push the team in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archey Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 So we're not not favored to win the cup. Another way to put it is that the odds are now like exactly 60-60 or 50-50 whatever to my mind anyhow. At least we know the goal song is NOT Eric Clapton. Not saying it's me but it ain't him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth505 Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Underdogs the entire way but they are playing like a team that can win the cup. Solid defense, outstanding goaltending, young guys producing & old guys producing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, H_T_L said: I feel bad for Maas. He promised not to blame kinot for 24 hours. 2 hours ago, H_T_L said: BTW,,,, there is no wrong choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Kinot should be penalized 20,000 posts for starting this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Chris Lee ref tomorrow 🤦♂️😳🤮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 17 minutes ago, Regis22 said: Chris Lee ref tomorrow 🤦♂️😳🤮 Yup too soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 19 minutes ago, Regis22 said: Chris Lee ref tomorrow 🤦♂️😳🤮 1 minute ago, HabsRuleForever said: Yup too soon The kinot curse? If he's for sure working tomorrow, our odds of winning just dropped significantly. Can we overcome this bozzo once again?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Actually they are saying Gord Dwyer and Chris Lee will ref tonight, so that means we *shouldn't* see Lee tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Pierre Lebrun suggesting that Kelly Sutherland and Eric Furlatt (the refs from last night) may have travelled back to Canada too & may well be the refs tomorrow night. That would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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