Game Day - Montreal @ Ottawa, 7:30PM, Friday, Movember 4, 2011

That makes sense, Sandy.

I just don't like the stench that surrounds this guy at the moment.

tim1_2 wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:You gotta wonder if Filatov is being crammed down MacStache's throat by Murray. It wouldn't be the first time this has happened in the NHL...don't know if it happens often.

Regardless, Filatov will control his own destiny, it just might take a while.

That was my guess from the time he got called up two games ago. Mac doesn't want him up here, it's pretty obvious. And top add to that, we have:

1.Daugavins
2.Z.Smith
3.Neil
4.Condra
5.Winchester
6.Konopka

as our bottom 6 - which is excellent IMO, almost picture perfect, so Filatov has zero place taking one of their spots.

Yeah, this is the other issue...those 6 are all earning their ice time...The easy out is Konopka, but you don't want him sitting for an extended period of time.

We need another top-6 winger to get injured for Filatov to get a real shot! C'mon Michalek! Blow out your knee!

BITE YOUR TONGUE!!

Peggy wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Peggy wrote:

NEELY wrote:Anyways, Filatov is still very much a project and he needs to re-learn a lot of things. Again, it all comes down to the mental side of things because the physical skills and aspects of his game are not lacking.

Sometimes it's as simple as a light going off, the hard part is finding that switch that controls it.

When I watch him it's also the physical skills. He seems to light and too fragile for the NHL. His skills do not translate to the NHL yet.

Being light or beng fragile isn't a skill.

They're physical characteristics. In the NHL he is small and plays small. It's not a problem for him in the A

That's mental.

We're all guessing at the issue with Mac not playing Filatov, it isn't the skill, he's shown good skills as far as I'm concerned. Maybe it's the physical play, maybe it's his off-9ice practice regime, who knows.

tim1_2 wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Peggy wrote:

NEELY wrote:Anyways, Filatov is still very much a project and he needs to re-learn a lot of things. Again, it all comes down to the mental side of things because the physical skills and aspects of his game are not lacking.

Sometimes it's as simple as a light going off, the hard part is finding that switch that controls it.

When I watch him it's also the physical skills. He seems to light and too fragile for the NHL. His skills do not translate to the NHL yet.

Being light or beng fragile isn't a skill.

What Peggy meant is, in NHL 12, his Durability, Aggressiveness, and Strength ratings would be 25. Or, as most people refer to them, "girly Russian territory".

Wanna say that to my face? Or A-Train's face?

Truth be told, he *does* look girly, but it has nothing to do with his being Russian. Karlsson looks girly, too. His wrists are about half the size of mine (I guess you don't need wrists with today's new-fangled, lighter-than-air composite sticks; plus he doesn't needs wrists for his slap-shots).

NEELY wrote:

Peggy wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Peggy wrote:

NEELY wrote:Anyways, Filatov is still very much a project and he needs to re-learn a lot of things. Again, it all comes down to the mental side of things because the physical skills and aspects of his game are not lacking.

Sometimes it's as simple as a light going off, the hard part is finding that switch that controls it.

When I watch him it's also the physical skills. He seems to light and too fragile for the NHL. His skills do not translate to the NHL yet.

Being light or beng fragile isn't a skill.

They're physical characteristics. In the NHL he is small and plays small. It's not a problem for him in the A

That's mental.

50% of it is half mental.

Peggy wrote:
Playing a smiled forward on the 4th line is equivalent to playing a RH d-man on the left side.

I have to ask -- is that a typo or a banned word filter translation?

SpezDispenser wrote:We're all guessing at the issue with Mac not playing Filatov, it isn't the skill, he's shown good skills as far as I'm concerned. Maybe it's the physical play, maybe it's his off-9ice practice regime, who knows.

Watching Filatov in the NHL, you see him skate around the ice and he seems to busy but it seems like he's not doing anything at all.

He had some (seemingly) great chemistry with Regin in the preseason, that's something they might revisit when Regin returns.

Yeah, a lot of questions need to be answered when Regin and Alfie return. Like...that's 2/3s of our 2nd line.

Interesting note - Habs have not played in 6 days... they've won 3 in a row going into tonight's tilt.

shabbs wrote:Interesting note - Habs have not played in 6 days... they've won 3 in a row going into tonight's tilt.

TONIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!

Interesting to see no Rundblad...guess they don't want Lee to get rusty. Its been a while. Lookin' forward to tonight's tilt.

shabbs wrote:Interesting note - Habs have not played in 6 days... they've won 3 in a row going into tonight's tilt.

They'll need Oil of Ole to help with the rust.

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:Interesting note - Habs have not played in 6 days... they've won 3 in a row going into tonight's tilt.

They'll need Oil of Ole to help with the rust.

Hey-O!

let's tear Montreal a new bunghole! I'm having 9 habs fans over for the game and I want to poop on the fun haha.