disagree. MTL has been in the lower half of the league for scoring for the last 5 - 7 years. without price they are not a playoff team. they were 24th last year in scoring but lead the league in goals against. the math is simple.
edited: like shit, Columbus scored 20 more goals than they did last year. but let in 75 more.
without price montreal are fucked. and to think those pea soup eaters wanted to trade price and keep Huet a few years ago! LOL!
Disagree again.
You're basing your point on the last 5-7 years. Dude, that's not the same team and by far. 2-3 maybe 4 players are left from those years. Your point is not valid.
Without Price they are fucked. Ok. And?..
Then let's shit on the 80s-90s habs that won 2 cups with a team based on Roy.
Let's also shit on the Devils, who won cups in the 90s with their goalie Brodeur and some talented headhunter named Stevens.
The Bruins without Orr in the 70s would have been fucked too. Hell we could go on and on.
Yes last year they sucked at scoring. Agree on that. But they played a defensive type of game centred on their best assets : goaltending and defense (price-subban). They didn't have the depth thy now have. The habs have 3 potent lines plus a decent fourth line and they added some quality players to their top defensive 5 It wasn't the case last year.
This seasons's edition is definitely an improvement and while I'm not sure about a Stanley final like HG, they can go far with the roaster they have.