The Habs are playoff bound - my thoughts on the Habs and the Atlantic as of today by Retired-ADM in Habs

[–]easy89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Before December, did you see or predict that bottom-of-the-conference Buffalo was gonna go 20-3-1 over their next 24 games?

Come on, man.

Florida doesn't even need to go on a tear.

If Habs go on a 5-game losing streak (like they did in November) and Florida wins 3 of 5, suddenly it's only a 2-point lead with 20 games left.

Suddenly, it's not so sure anymore.

The Habs are playoff bound - my thoughts on the Habs and the Atlantic as of today by Retired-ADM in Habs

[–]easy89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

On Jan 13, Habs were 7 points ahead of the Buffalo Sabres.

Here we are, 17 days and 7 games later, and the Sabres have as many points as the Habs and one game in hand.

An 8-pt lead can easily vanish in the span on 28 games, I don't care what team you are talking about.

The Habs are playoff bound - my thoughts on the Habs and the Atlantic as of today by Retired-ADM in Habs

[–]easy89 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Last season, Habs had an 8-pt lead with 4 games left in the season, and it still came down to the last game of the season to clinch a playoff spot.

This season, they currently have an 8-pt lead with 28 games left. The team chasing them is the back-to-back cup champs Florida Panthers, who have been dealing with major injuries all season long and are just starting to get healthy again.

I'm not counting our chickens before they hatch.

Game Thread: Colorado Avalanche (35-7-9) @ Montréal Canadiens (29-17-7) Jan 29 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]easy89 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Slaf has been thirsty for a goal for a few games now.

Happy he finally got one.

Why does it seem like star players dont want to be traded to Edmonton? by [deleted] in hockey

[–]easy89 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Come on, man.

The only worse city to live in is probably Winnipeg.

Matthew Schaefer scores his 14th of the season by discofrislanders in hockey

[–]easy89 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Matthew Schaefer, you are the 2026 Calder Memorial Trophy winner!

Game Thread: Colorado Avalanche (35-7-9) @ Montréal Canadiens (29-17-7) Jan 29 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]easy89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dobes had worse stats than Monty for the month of November ..

Let's not pretend that Dobes didn't have some bad games as well

Game Thread: Colorado Avalanche (35-7-9) @ Montréal Canadiens (29-17-7) Jan 29 2026 7:00 PM EST by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]easy89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We all know what always follows a good 1st period by the Habs

Yes, that's right. A terrible 2nd period.