tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851094497806223332013-06-19T11:16:54.146-04:00Lions in Winter: A Montreal Canadiens Blog for Serious Habs FansThe ongoing story of the Montreal Canadiens their fans, and their loveable mediaTophamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14157334079663330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger146913tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885109449780622333.post-4996320050782553012013-06-19T11:16:00.003-04:002013-06-19T11:16:54.170-04:002013-06-19T11:16:54.170-04:00Old Thoughts For New DraftComing up to an important draft for the Habs, I have been looking back through what's been written in the past for inspiration. In this case, I found not just inspiration but something I thought should see the light of day again in its entirety. This is something I wrote before the organization's illustrious 2009 draft. The old advice still applies, I think.
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Canadiens Possession Boxscore
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What you see is a team that couldn't have done much better at even strength
That is if you believe all shots from a given location are equal and that all goaltenders given the same shots will perform in the same way
Both those inconvenient facts haunt the...<br/>
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