Red Mosquito

Explain.

I threw up on Montreal once. It was great.

Simple Torture wrote:Because if it were actual gametime elapsed (which I doubt it is), then that would answer your question, since they have so many more PP goals than the Bruins.

Ok, let's do it another way. Power Play Opportunities per game:

Montreal: 100 Ops / 22 Games = 4.5/Game
Boston: 61 Ops / 19 Games = 3.2/Game

Either way it's still only about 1 penalty per game difference.

I was just coming up with theories to explain what chud noticed, I haven't watched enough Montreal games to see a difference.

And I agree with chud, the rivalry with Montreal is much hotter than anything with the Yankees has been since 2004.

I don't watch many Montreal games either. I've just seen them diving against us more than we have against them. And not to fall back on the opinions of sports reporters, but enough of the hockey minds that I trust and respect say the discrepancy is there that I assumed that what I see in the isolated sample size of Bruins/Canadiens games plays out as the average.

If Jack Edwards was calling that game last night, his head would have exploded.

Simple Torture wrote:If Jack Edwards was calling that game last night, his head would have exploded.

It's a travesty that Edwards didnt call that game.

numbers wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:If Jack Edwards was calling that game last night, his head would have exploded.

It's a travesty that Edwards didnt call that game.

It really is.

Speaking of Edwards, last week against Tampa Bay he was saying how you pronounce Panik's name Pahnic. Then he says, "not hydro-pahnic, though he is homegrown!"

cutuphalfdead wrote:I don't watch many Montreal games either. I've just seen them diving against us more than we have against them. And not to fall back on the opinions of sports reporters, but enough of the hockey minds that I trust and respect say the discrepancy is there that I assumed that what I see in the isolated sample size of Bruins/Canadiens games plays out as the average.

Not that I would call Mike Milbury a hockey mind you can trust, but he's typically anti-Habs. I thought this was interesting...

http://www.csnne.com/blog/bruins-talk/m ... bellishing

southp wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:I don't watch many Montreal games either. I've just seen them diving against us more than we have against them. And not to fall back on the opinions of sports reporters, but enough of the hockey minds that I trust and respect say the discrepancy is there that I assumed that what I see in the isolated sample size of Bruins/Canadiens games plays out as the average.

Not that I would call Mike Milbury a hockey mind you can trust, but he's typically anti-Habs. I thought this was interesting...

http://www.csnne.com/blog/bruins-talk/m ... bellishing

I tend to side with Felger when it comes to the Bruins.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

southp wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:I don't watch many Montreal games either. I've just seen them diving against us more than we have against them. And not to fall back on the opinions of sports reporters, but enough of the hockey minds that I trust and respect say the discrepancy is there that I assumed that what I see in the isolated sample size of Bruins/Canadiens games plays out as the average.

Not that I would call Mike Milbury a hockey mind you can trust, but he's typically anti-Habs. I thought this was interesting...

http://www.csnne.com/blog/bruins-talk/m ... bellishing

I tend to side with Felger when it comes to the Bruins.

he was on fire today on the radio, just classic Felger bluster

Maybe I'm just downplaying how much one extra powerplay per game really is. Maybe that makes how the Canadiens play even worse, like they're just nickel and diming for what seems like not much but over the course of the season can be the difference maker in points total.

Also, in terms of percentages 5 to 6 per game is a 20 percent jump. That's not exactly small.

MattA75 wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

southp wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:I don't watch many Montreal games either. I've just seen them diving against us more than we have against them. And not to fall back on the opinions of sports reporters, but enough of the hockey minds that I trust and respect say the discrepancy is there that I assumed that what I see in the isolated sample size of Bruins/Canadiens games plays out as the average.

Not that I would call Mike Milbury a hockey mind you can trust, but he's typically anti-Habs. I thought this was interesting...

http://www.csnne.com/blog/bruins-talk/m ... bellishing

I tend to side with Felger when it comes to the Bruins.

he was on fire today on the radio, just classic Felger bluster

Yeah today's show was good.

It's not even the powerplays, it's embarrassing for the sport and hinders the growth of the game in this country. The Canucks are another example of this, how is the league supposed to sell their product to a skeptical American public when they see players like Subban and Alex Burrows diving all over the ice like they just got shot when someone checks them. Subban should have gotten a diving penalty after that hit by Thornton, and I'm starting to think diving penalties are not enough. You start giving guys misconducts for diving and maybe they think twice. This isnt just a Bruins fan angry about a loss, Marchand dives all over the place as well and it isnt good for the sport. Montreal is just one of the more egregious violators.

numbers wrote:It's not even the powerplays, it's embarrassing for the sport and hinders the growth of the game in this country. The Canucks are another example of this, how is the league supposed to sell their product to a skeptical American public when they see players like Subban and Alex Burrows diving all over the ice like they just got shot when someone checks them. Subban should have gotten a diving penalty after that hit by Thornton, and I'm starting to think diving penalties are not enough. You start giving guys misconducts for diving and maybe they think twice. This isnt just a Bruins fan angry about a loss, Marchand dives all over the place as well and it isnt good for the sport. Montreal is just one of the more egregious violators.

Pretty much this. It makes the NHL look like the joke NBA.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

numbers wrote:It's not even the powerplays, it's embarrassing for the sport and hinders the growth of the game in this country. The Canucks are another example of this, how is the league supposed to sell their product to a skeptical American public when they see players like Subban and Alex Burrows diving all over the ice like they just got shot when someone checks them. Subban should have gotten a diving penalty after that hit by Thornton, and I'm starting to think diving penalties are not enough. You start giving guys misconducts for diving and maybe they think twice. This isnt just a Bruins fan angry about a loss, Marchand dives all over the place as well and it isnt good for the sport. Montreal is just one of the more egregious violators.

Pretty much this. It makes the NHL look like the joke NBA.

or soccer

there was nothing worse than this

http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocent ... hare-video

not a bad goal