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Saundies - (Josh Saunders)

Member since December 4, 2011

Fredericton

Habs fan since: 1992
Favorite current player: Carey Price
All-time favorite player: Wasn't alive for the all time greats, so Kovalev

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  • Comment on About last night ...
    The same people calling for Price's head after every bad goal are probably people who wanted Roy traded after he got shlacked 9-0 against the Wings.. and then went "OH NOOOO" after he won two more cups with the Avs and set Montreal back for years to come. People in here have short memories about their player opinions once they start doing well (and they usually do). I read the comments in here a lot and most of them/close to all of them are pretty negative. When Subban has his "contract dispute" a lot of people in here wanted to trade him, called him overrated, said the fans hated him, etc... Now he's part of the Norris conversation this year. Really shows what people in here know about hockey sometimes.
  • Comment on RFA White signs; Galchenyuk headlines development camp
    Agreed with the Eventual Overpaid Bust. I could get at least 40 points a year playing with Johnny T and M Moulson.
  • Comment on RFA White signs; Galchenyuk headlines development camp
    ....and why not? it's not like we don't have money to spend for any of them.
  • Comment on RFA White signs; Galchenyuk headlines development camp
    Bourque, just from what I saw last year, is not consistent enough to be a second line player. He'd fill the third line hole with Eller and Louis. Bergevin should go and try to get Semin/Jagr for the second line. PS. Don't bring back Darche. We do know what he brings, and it's terrible.
  • Comment on RFA White signs; Galchenyuk headlines development camp
    I say he plays 1 year of junior this year and then he's with the Habs in 2013-2014 (Huberdeau route). He's that kind of player.
  • Comment on RFA White signs; Galchenyuk headlines development camp
    I never said DD was overrated, I said he's being overvalued right now amidst all of these "we have to trade one center soon!" discussions. I'm not trying to take credit away from Desharnais, I'm trying to establish some reality about him. He played with our two best players last year. He played top minutes a night (and I mean top, surprised RC didn't play them the whole game some nights), including #1 powerplay, line, etc. Both players he played with had career years; yes, part of that was because of DD but part of it also had to do with each other as well. Do you think Patches puts up the same numbers with another winger other than Cole on his line? I'd say no. Does he with, let's say, Eller or Pleks, playing in the middle of them? IN MY OPINION, I say it's possible he does. I just hate how everybody is always about "what have you done for me lately?" and with us Habs fans "lately" usually means "last year". Well last year we finished 15th in the GD conference. Players develop, players falter, etc. That's why it peeves me off when I see leaf fans claiming Jake Gardiner's "the next big thing" on their blueline when he's only had one good year (and it was his rookie year, no less. Sophomore slump, anyone?) Wait until next year. If DD "proves me wrong", then I will be MORE than happy to eat crow, sit back, and enjoy the show. Until then, Plekanec has been here longer and has done more collectively than Desharnais has, career year or not.
  • Comment on RFA White signs; Galchenyuk headlines development camp
    DD is a good player no doubt, but he's way overvalued from last year. The guys had one good year (playing on a stacked line, but i digress) and people are willing to dump Pleks like he never existed. Wait until next year before you do anything. If, when it's all said and done, DD has outperformed Pleks again and still looks better than Eller, only then would I consider trading Pleks. I personally don't see it, but I've been wrong before and stranger things have happened.