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tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:What to watch tonight. Habs losing to the Rangers it Stranger Things?

My wife wants to start S2 of Stranger Things, but I wouldn't mind watching a more hardcore horror movie given that t'is the season.  Anyone seen any good horror flicks lately?  

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:What to watch tonight. Habs losing to the Rangers it Stranger Things?

My wife wants to start S2 of Stranger Things, but I wouldn't mind watching a more hardcore horror movie given that t'is the season.  Anyone seen any good horror flicks lately?  

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:What to watch tonight. Habs losing to the Rangers it Stranger Things?

My wife wants to start S2 of Stranger Things, but I wouldn't mind watching a more hardcore horror movie given that t'is the season.  Anyone seen any good horror flicks lately?  

My daughter - who is still 14 for another month - love horror. She saw Carrie (remake) at a sleepover birthday party when she must have been 11 or near there. That's how it started, now she and her best friend pretty much look for those movies.

Last night they were going to try either Jigsaw or Happy Death Day (her friend really wanted Jigsaw but she's short and would never pass for 18).

Anyhow, I won't see her until tomorrow (two night sleepover) so I can't say.

If you want to go old school, have you seen The Ring?

Even older, how about Stephen Carpenter's The Thing.  Great movie, not as scary perhaps but very good.

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:What to watch tonight. Habs losing to the Rangers it Stranger Things?

My wife wants to start S2 of Stranger Things, but I wouldn't mind watching a more hardcore horror movie given that t'is the season.  Anyone seen any good horror flicks lately?  

My daughter - who is still 14 for another month - love horror. She saw Carrie (remake) at a sleepover birthday party when she must have been 11 or near there. That's how it started, now she and her best friend pretty much look for those movies.

Last night they were going to try either Jigsaw or Happy Death Day (her friend really wanted Jigsaw but she's short and would never pass for 18).

Anyhow, I won't see her until tomorrow (two night sleepover) so I can't say.

If you want to go old school, have you seen The Ring?

Even older, how about Stephen Carpenter's The Thing.  Great movie, not as scary perhaps but very good.

Yeah, have seen The Ring, have seen The Thing, but haven't seen The Prowler.  Maybe I'll check that out.  My wife and I watched Gerald's Game (it's on Netflix I think) last night.  A pretty crazy movie, but some great dark comedy along with a pretty intense story.  Pretty weird, but quite good too.  It's based on a Stephen King novel, so there ya go.

wprager wrote:Brian Boyle in the lineup tonight (leukemia).

PTFlea wrote:

wprager wrote:Brian Boyle in the lineup tonight (leukemia).

Wow, that's amazing.  He's actually playing?

tim1_2 wrote:Leafs lose, Habs lose, Sens win.  All is right in the universe today.

tim1_2 wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Much like the Leafs beginning several years ago, the long road to the bottom for Montreal will be VERY enjoyable.  Resigning Price was a huge mistake, although I understand why they did it.

Not a mistake. They had to re-sign Price. It would be the same as Ottawa not re-signing Karlsson.

What really hurt them was re-signing Galchenyuk to his ludicrous contract and putting him on the 4th line. It's been a ticking time-bomb in Mtl since they traded Subban. They haven't addressed their #1 center issue for a few years now. Fact is they're not very good.

Carey Price is going to be 38 and still getting $10.5M per season.  There's no other goalie getting paid anywhere close to that.  Also, Price has had some concerning injury issues.  I know it would've taken a massive set of balls to trade Price at some point last season or this season, but I think it would've been the best way for the Canadiens to move forward.  Get a couple great assets for him (and/or use the $$ to resign Radulov or whoever) and remake the team a bit.  Man, they could've tried to get Fleury from Pittsburgh for nothing.  

The best case scenario with Price is that he plays great and continually makes them a playoff bubble team.

The Habs also have Charlie Lindgren (23 yrs old) in the AHL who is one of the best goalies on the planet not in the NHL.  

tim1_2 wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Much like the Leafs beginning several years ago, the long road to the bottom for Montreal will be VERY enjoyable.  Resigning Price was a huge mistake, although I understand why they did it.

Not a mistake. They had to re-sign Price. It would be the same as Ottawa not re-signing Karlsson.

What really hurt them was re-signing Galchenyuk to his ludicrous contract and putting him on the 4th line. It's been a ticking time-bomb in Mtl since they traded Subban. They haven't addressed their #1 center issue for a few years now. Fact is they're not very good.

Carey Price is going to be 38 and still getting $10.5M per season.  There's no other goalie getting paid anywhere close to that.  Also, Price has had some concerning injury issues.  I know it would've taken a massive set of balls to trade Price at some point last season or this season, but I think it would've been the best way for the Canadiens to move forward.  Get a couple great assets for him (and/or use the $$ to resign Radulov or whoever) and remake the team a bit.  Man, they could've tried to get Fleury from Pittsburgh for nothing.  

The best case scenario with Price is that he plays great and continually makes them a playoff bubble team.

The Habs also have Charlie Lindgren (23 yrs old) in the AHL who is one of the best goalies on the planet not in the NHL.  

For those keeping track (nobody), Lindgren played his first game of the season for the Habs the other night and posted a shutout.  He's starting for them again tonight against Vegas as Price is injured (as I mentioned in my old post above, injuries are a concern with Price).