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Why Mete is part of the solution By mrchibbs on Feb 27, 2021, 12:43am EST 11 Mete is likely the most maligned and underappreciated player by the Habs fanbase. Once so promising he's now seen to be essentially worthless at the ripe old age of 22. I believe, once again, that most people have no clue what constitutes a good hockey player in 2021. Mete was a great partner for Shea Weber over two seasons between 2017 and 2019. Together, they controlled 55.64% of the goals and 55.29% of the expected goals at 5v5. In other words, fantastic results and underlying numbers. It bears remindi...

Ty Smith remembers his dad's sales pitch like it was yesterday. It was 2007 or 2008 and his minor hockey team was short on defensemen in the middle of a tournament. None of Smith's teammates were eager to drop back and help out, so, as the coach's son, he became the default choice. "It's fine, don't worry - you can still go end to end," Smith recalls his father telling him during a largely one-way conversation. Smith, all of 7 years old, was soon blown away. In that first game of spot duty, he learned playing defenseman provided a quarterback's perspective. "I loved it," the New Jersey Devils...

Article content The same high-flying offence from the Montreal Canadiens that wowed fans at the start of the season has hit a bit of a snag. Montreal has been held to two goals in each of their last three games after a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night. The Canadiens were also held to a pair of goals in back-to-back games against the Ottawa Senators, a team that many (myself included) thought might be left in the dust due to Montreal’s league-best offence. The Canadiens still lead the league in goals for per game, but it was once above four goals a game. It’s since fallen to ...

Sorry, '90s kids: The version from "The Mighty Ducks" would not realistically work. But with some tweaks, it can be improved.

How the Flying V can be improved for the new Mighty Ducks in 'Game Changers' Walt Disney Pictures/Everett Collection During Disney's Investor Day presentation in December, it was revealed, among many other content announcements, that a series based on the "Mighty Ducks" franchise will be coming to Disney+ ("The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers"). The beloved hockey movie trilogy from the 1990s, often placed on the Mount Rushmore of hockey films by fans, features an underdog ragtag Minnesota team that overcame the odds and won championships, led by their coach, Gordon Bombay (played by Emilio Estev...