marc@ucla-cs.UUCP (04/27/85)
<<< Hockey night in Canada >>> After the Montreal Canadiens beat the Nordiques in six games they will need every help they can have to go through Philadelphia but I still think that they can do it. The Canadiens played very well for the big games this year (for example they beat the Oilers at Edmonton), and the playoffs are always something special in Montreal. The spirit of the glorious past years is still in the Forum and that's what makes them win sometime even if they are suppose to lose. But then comes Mister Gretzky, who woke up last night, for the rest of the playoffs, and his crew, the Edmonton Oilers. I predict that to stop Gretzky and to provide a devastating offense, Guy Lafleur, (nickname Guy La Farine!), will make a spectacular comeback in the Stanley cup finals. It has been said that Montreal is hidding a secret weapon for the finals. Moreover Guy Lafleur was seen in a sport shop (Arlington Sports) looking for skates. If you use logic you should make the connection. Till then, enjoy the games, A Canadiens fan, Marc Tremblay (Mario's cousin)
rick@ucla-cs.UUCP (04/30/85)
In his article ucla-cs!marc Marc Tremblay <marc> writes: >After the Montreal Canadiens beat the Nordiques in six games they will >need every help they can have to go through Philadelphia but I still >think that they can do it. Better make that 7 games, if at all Marc. Which leads to my next question: is it just me, or has the home ice advantage become a home ice DISadvantage this year? Consider: first round: 31 games, home team won 19 and lost 12 (61%). second round (so far): 19 games, home team has won 9 and lost 10 (47%). overall (so far): 50 games, home team has won 28 (56%). I don't have old statistics but this looks like a low number of home ice wins. I would expect the percentage to be more like 75% (as a rough guess). What is happening in the league? And why should a team bust their guts during the regular season to finish high for the home ice advantage if there is NO advantage? >the playoffs are always something special in Montreal. The spirit of >the glorious past years is still in the Forum and that's what makes them >win sometime even if they are suppose to lose. Or to lose win they should win? Why did the Canadiens get swept aside prematurely for 3 years in a row, before over-achieving last year? >I predict that to stop Gretzky and to provide a devastating offense, >Guy Lafleur, (nickname Guy La Farine!), will make a spectacular >comeback in the Stanley cup finals. It has been said that Montreal >is hidding a secret weapon for the finals. Moreover Guy Lafleur >was seen in a sport shop (Arlington Sports) looking for skates. Har har. Pretty good Marc. And maybe Jacques Lemaire will become a playing coach to center Lafleur and Shutt (whom the Canadiens will recover from LA for a first round draft pick). >If you use logic you should make the connection. Till then, >enjoy the games, That will be tough with the Islanders gone (sob). -- Rick Gillespie rick@ucla-cs ...!{cepu|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|ucbvax}!ucla-cs!rick "She turned me into a newt! . . . I got better."