tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post5178471012539741975..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: MVP?J.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-21926000719001695972010-04-06T04:25:05.620-11:002010-04-06T04:25:05.620-11:00The Habs don't win consistently without Markov...The Habs don't win consistently without Markov, and no one, absolutely no one can replace him with efficiency.<br /><br />I'd say Markov, even if he was sidelined for most of the season.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919182571603932194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-90239274428147238972010-04-05T13:56:07.050-11:002010-04-05T13:56:07.050-11:00I never liked the fact that goalies can be conside...I never liked the fact that goalies can be considered for MVP, but given the rules as they exist, I also have to vote for Halak because he is the most important player to this team given how many shots they have allowed per game and how many goals they score per game. They are 26th overall in shots allowed per game and 24th in goals scored per game. That combination should have them out of the playoffs if it were not for great goaltending.MCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-87518956671591786932010-04-05T12:35:57.942-11:002010-04-05T12:35:57.942-11:00Halak -- all the way.Halak -- all the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-60306885901795260692010-04-05T11:50:59.713-11:002010-04-05T11:50:59.713-11:00Halak gets the Hart without question.
You know y...Halak gets the Hart without question. <br /><br />You know you have a chance to win every time he takes the ice. Without the “one more save” attitude he brings to the ice we would be having a totally different discussion.<br /><br />My only hope for the Habs this year is that Halak gets the respect he deserves from the media, fans and the coaching staff. Especially the coaching staff because I truly believe that he can carry this team on his back through a round or two of play-off hockey.<br /><br /><br />HHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-52531408718505078812010-04-05T10:52:03.255-11:002010-04-05T10:52:03.255-11:00I agree with your thoughts on Ryder. I spent a day...I agree with your thoughts on Ryder. I spent a day in Bonavista two years ago (he was with the Habs) and I get the feeling the money was too much for him, or to put it another way, why bother?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333171189336667087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-69041430061522129802010-04-05T10:33:36.258-11:002010-04-05T10:33:36.258-11:00@anon (the last one): What about Ryder? He's...@anon (the last one): What about Ryder? He's a guy with the uncanny ability to unload a deadly wrister with great accuracy, IF he has the inclination to get himself into scoring position. I think the more money he makes reduces that inclination proportionately.J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-63033285437113881232010-04-05T10:33:36.259-11:002010-04-05T10:33:36.259-11:00Thanks for the great read,I feel the same as you d...Thanks for the great read,I feel the same as you do about our team and I do think we can do allright in the playoffs.N.B. Habs Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-49456443051533814502010-04-05T10:30:18.311-11:002010-04-05T10:30:18.311-11:00As a fellow Newfoundlander, please give me your th...As a fellow Newfoundlander, please give me your thoughts on Michael RyderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-83498335857664197972010-04-05T10:30:18.312-11:002010-04-05T10:30:18.312-11:00I thoroughly enjoy your insightful and candid comm...I thoroughly enjoy your insightful and candid comments, a far cry from the media "experts". <br />On the Hart choice, it has to be Halak.<br />Thanks again for your blog. <br /><br />I'm "HabsFansince49" on HIOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-33187531052453278102010-04-05T10:00:20.229-11:002010-04-05T10:00:20.229-11:00Without Halak, the Habs would have participated i...Without Halak, the Habs would have participated in the Taylor Hall/Tyler Seguin derby.Paul B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-43591001820985205032010-04-05T09:33:09.128-11:002010-04-05T09:33:09.128-11:00I think my choice would have to be Gorges.....he r...I think my choice would have to be Gorges.....he really is the Timex d man ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-85201135203497147102010-04-05T08:31:28.254-11:002010-04-05T08:31:28.254-11:00I forgot to touch on Gorges. In my mind, he has no...I forgot to touch on Gorges. In my mind, he has not quite been as good as you do this season. I fully acknowledge his guts, his heart and the respect his mates have for him. I've enjoyed watching him play with guys like Hal Gill, having to make up for his slow foot speed time and time again. He has a limited amount of talent, but he makes it work, and I would hate to lose him when his contract comes up for renewal. While he's somewhere down on my list of MVPs, I have gone on record as saying that he's right near the top of my list of guys who should be in the running to wear the C. To me, Gionta, Cammalleri and Markov are the 3 obvious choices. But Gorges could bump either Markov or Cammalleri for me, and I would not bat an eyelash.Kyle Rousselhttp://www.cowhideandrubber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-62893047282244508362010-04-05T08:26:52.875-11:002010-04-05T08:26:52.875-11:00Up until this weekend, I would have flipped a coin...Up until this weekend, I would have flipped a coin between Halak and Plekanec and been happy with the result. But after a weekend in which Halak showed that 1 goal in support *is* in fact enough goal support, he has pulled ahead in that race for me, probably for the rest of the year.<br /><br />Friday's game vs the Flyers encapsulates this whole situation. Plekanec, the runner up in my mind now, scores the one and only goal. You could argue that it was the biggest goal scored by a Habs this season. 2 nights before that game, Price had turned in a stellar performance, but lost. Many people stood and said that Price would have had to be perfect in order to save his team, who could not score to save their lives. And they'd be right. Back in Philly, and they threw Halak under the bus in an even worse manner than they did against Carolina. Except Halak, with the help of lady luck turns in one of, if not his best performance as a Hab. He slams the door. He makes that one goal stand up. This is not a knock on Price. He's been very good this year. Halak has been magical. Yes, he's benefitted from goal support far ahead of what Price has enjoyed, but there have also been 5 instances in which Halak only needed 1 goal to deliver the win.<br /><br />After the Flyers game, I asked this same question on twitter. The man who scored the winner vs the man who kept the Flyers off the board at the most important of junctures. The response was fairly evenly split, with probably a slight edge to Plekanec.<br /><br />Either way, I don't really mind. Plekanec has been Mr. Everything for the Canadiens this year. But as you correctly point out JT, Halak has stolen a ton of points this year. Without those stolen points the Canadiens would be mingling with the Leafs in the basement, and that is as close to a fact as it gets.<br /><br />Besides, I'd rather my team MVP be a restricted free agent vs an unregisrticted free agent!Kyle Rousselhttp://www.cowhideandrubber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-5074354453351652112010-04-05T08:22:21.472-11:002010-04-05T08:22:21.472-11:00Well, since you're asking, I would go with Ple...Well, since you're asking, I would go with Plekanec. I just think his absence would leave the biggest hole. <br /><br />If Halak went out, you would not lose too much going to Price (I know, cue the Price/Halak arguments) because he is still good, just not quite outer-worldly good as Halak has been.<br /><br />Gorges is solid in an understated kind of way and sometimes I think we elevate these folks to higher status because of their unsung heroism (bit of an irony there when you think about it). Besides, Markov is our most valuable defenseman. Without him and with Georges we are barely above being a .500 team.<br /><br />Plekanec put the team on his back in the first half of the season. Without his fantastic play over the first 35 games, this team would have beeen another 5-6 games under .500 when Markov got back. Might have been too much to overcome. And although his play has dropped off a little, he still makes the second line go and when it's humming it's our first line. He does not complain, seems to be widely respected on the team and does everything asked of him and more.<br /><br />While we are it, I would nominate SK as our most improved player. I think he is on track to be something pretty special... if he breaks out like we hope, he could be a fabulous number 7 forward. And he started the season about half way off the team.Vnoreply@blogger.com