tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post8606685101011950501..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: Hold Your Horses, PardnerJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-50512068978313239472009-09-06T08:09:48.794-11:002009-09-06T08:09:48.794-11:00I hope Martin has a big hat cause he sure has a lo...I hope Martin has a big hat cause he sure has a lot of rabbits besides Gomez/Gionta to pull out of it. He's got to:<br /><br />- improve clearing the defensive zone.<br />- get the forwards to forecheck and go to the net effectively.<br />- reduce shots on goal.<br />- integrate the new players with the old ones.<br />- improve penalty killing<br />- restore confidence of Price and Pleks.<br />- restart stalled development of young players.<br />- get consistent performance from AK46, Lats, Hamrlik, etc<br />- reintroduce Laraque to the joys of beating opponents silly.<br />- deal effectively with the media and all of us idiot fans.<br />- have a good power play.<br />- establish the right level of discipline (don't know how much truth there was to all those stories of excess partying, but a little discipline can't hurt)<br />- make sure that the players who don't play know why and what they have to do to be put in the line-up.<br /><br />And finally - win the cupDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774116563390591423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-15505501176740646902009-09-05T03:42:21.928-11:002009-09-05T03:42:21.928-11:00It's like Gwynne Dyer says of war: all the gam...It's like Gwynne Dyer says of war: all the gaming and planning and placing of set-pieces aside; once the battle is engaged, there is no way to predict the outcome. But I expect Latendresse has the best chance of anyone for a break-out year, assuming the stars align for him. In any event, I can't wait to see how this team pans out this season.Scott in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702697033209213403noreply@blogger.com