tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post5781688312298412311..comments2023-11-03T09:15:38.743-04:00Comments on The Daily Hab-it: No looking backArpon Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-9472765373099591882010-03-17T13:58:20.298-04:002010-03-17T13:58:20.298-04:00Gionta's not a bad pick at all, another lead b...Gionta's not a bad pick at all, another lead by example guy. But I think you have Markov all wrong. He has the utmost respect of everyone in that dressing room, and has become more of a vocal leader this year. As he goes, the team goes. To me that's a captain. If you're going to count the two games missed against Philly against him, then you have to give him credit for coming back two months early from a devastating injury as well. If you think he was faking an injury on that slash, that's your prerogative. But I think the team saw him shake off a brutal slash that should have penalized to score the tying goal. Which is what a captain would do.Arpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-33455799258552741062010-03-17T13:28:55.269-04:002010-03-17T13:28:55.269-04:00Thanks for all the great blogs Arpon. I read you a...Thanks for all the great blogs Arpon. I read you as often as I can. First time commenting. Please forgive my English as is it not my first language...<br /><br />IMO, Markov is a fantastic talent. Hands down top 10 D in the NHL. Maybe top 5. Easily the most valuable player on the Habs. However, he is not captain material. <br /><br />A captain is your leader. He is the player everybody respects in the room. And Markov, too often recently, has behaved in ways that had me (and possibly his teammates) questioning his integrity. <br /><br />There was that mysterious injury that caused him to miss the last 2 games against the Flyers before the Olympics. <br /><br />Also, there was the last game in Anaheim, the one the Habs tied in the last seconds on a Markov goal. On that play, Markov scored, but he also faked an injury when slashed by Perry (it obviously couldn't hurt that much if he was able to pick the top corner seconds later) and then he taunted Perry. <br /><br />Leaders don't behave like this. Lidstrom doesn't. Alfredsson doesn't. Lecavalier doesn't. Ovechkin doesn't. Crosby might fake a little, but he is everybody's #1 target, and he's only 21...<br /><br />For the Habs, my vote would go to Gionta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-50039737926384525492010-03-17T12:29:09.725-04:002010-03-17T12:29:09.725-04:00Correction, Habs are in fact 14-20-3 without Marko...Correction, Habs are in fact 14-20-3 without Markov, and 22-9-3 with him.Arpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-40745821853641873282010-03-17T11:03:08.959-04:002010-03-17T11:03:08.959-04:00Hey PL,
Habs are 11-4-0 without Cammalleri, 25-25-...Hey PL,<br />Habs are 11-4-0 without Cammalleri, 25-25-6 with Cammalleri. 10-8-3 without Gionta, 26-21-3 with Gionta. 14-18-3 without Markov, 22-11-3 with Markov. I'm not quite sure why he isn't captain.<br /><br />I don't think it says anything about Cammalleri's or Gionta's impact, but it definitely says a ton about Markov's impact.Arpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-65964584042579586302010-03-17T10:41:11.722-04:002010-03-17T10:41:11.722-04:00Arpon,
Your comment:
"The Habs have gone an...Arpon,<br /><br />Your comment:<br /><br />"The Habs have gone an incredible 11-4 since Cammalleri was lost"<br /><br />Reminds me of those W-L w/ Markov vs. W-L w/o Markov stats you occasionally mention. When you include the Markov stats I see it as proof that Markov is a big part of the Canadiens' success.<br /><br />I wonder what the similar stat looks like for Cammalleri? Does it mean something about Cammalleri's impact? It is probably less meaningful since losing a top-line winger is a little different than losing your top (all-star) defenceman.<br /><br />PLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-2940974441813421042010-03-17T01:09:55.558-04:002010-03-17T01:09:55.558-04:00Nice to be facing these kinds of questions for a c...Nice to be facing these kinds of questions for a change, eh? (Almost as nice as listening to the sweet silence of the "we're too small", "the system doesn't work", "bob blew up the team" naysayers :)<br /><br />Bergeron or Lapierre? What playoff position will we finish in? Will Cam's return knock our offense to the elite level? <br /><br />But I too am feeling cautious, and patient. Let's just wait and see if we continue to play with the same two way intensity down the stretch. Who knows what the next 11 games will bring? We may well see another Halak-Price flip flop, for example.<br /><br />I'll allow myself one optimistic prediction: AK re-rediscovers himself upon Cam's return and the Pleks line goes supersonic!patience is a virtuenoreply@blogger.com