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konkydonk
That’s a bad matchup for everyone. Genuinely could be one of the best defensive cores in the league.
crazytrooper
Okay
ukrainianhab
Maybe. Playoffs can be weird.
DasLasagna
Oh no, they have some guys that are taller than us!
zeMVK
Perhaps, but I wouldn’t bet against us. We have players with playoffs experience, a lot of their core doesn’t we’ve also shown you can’t ever count us out of game . They definitely have a strong heavy defense, no doubt it’s good.
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CarlSK777
Why? Good defense but I don’t think they’re better than Tampa or Carolina. Habs can beat them
snark_enterprises
Brutal, nobody wants to face that
shitwalkingsimp
Buffalo doesn’t have a lot of Playoffs experience.
HeronLeather3753
habs made the finals in 2021 with whatever the fuck roster that was lmfao and it wasn’t just carey price as good as he was
isles with whatever their team used to be were a game away from the finals in 2021
top 3 guys on that list have zero playoff games under their belt. Why are we assuming Rasmus Dahlin has playoff dawg in him lmfao? Half these guys might be playoff Morgan Riellys?
Yuzato
Bad matchup for everyone
ObverseNebula
I mean yeah but they’re also the Buffalo Sabres
matt236246
The Problem with that theory?
Owen Power is soft as butter
Parayko has been constantly called out for never playing physical, despite his size
Byram is just an offensive D, not a single soul in the league is afraid of him. Same goes for Dahlin, not even Marcand is afraid of him
For example, Yandle and Bouwmeester were not little guys. But they were not physical, at all
alldasmoke__
Bergevin wet dream
BlackCatHamSlice
Please let them matchup against Florida in the first round
-HockeyBagJerky-
I’m.actually very happy for the Sabres that city deserves a better hockey team
raducomeback
Power is ass
pushaper
building around a 5’9 defenceman is not ideal unless the other 5 can insulate the shit out of it with size/grit and two of them can move similarly in the event the 5’9 guy goes down
Konna_
It’s 2026 and people are still uncritically just jerking off player’s height like that alone is some metric of something
TheDuelIist
Nah Caufield can just squeeze between them because he smol
Borth321
You know what, good for them.
After 11 (?) years with no playoff I think their fans deserve a good run lol
Jimbo_Imperador
Size and grit are easily the most overrated aspect of the game by a country mile
fight me
VonDingwell
A lot of ppl in here being dismissive of 6’4+ because theyre not physical
Reach..angling… You can take away a lot more space and prevent ppl getting to the net.
dalici0us
The way they are going Bufao is going to be a bad match up for everyone. They’re a fucking wagon over there.
AngryAssyrian
The playoffs are a completely different beast than the regular season. Parayko is a solid addition but I don’t think he’s as good as everyone thinks he is, I would have had Schaefer over him at the Olympics.
Charb9
I was definitely on the Parayko train but I’m happy Hugues dindt pay the asking price
ThisGuyGaming
Are we back to the size matters side of the pendulum?
DivinePotatoe
Even without Parayko, I don’t like their chances of beating Buffalo 4 times. Not unless one of the goalies goes super sicko mode and steals it.
bcgrappler
Tank for a lifetime and you find some gems.
I hate that buffalo is in our division, but their fans deserve this.
xDarkseidx
That Dcore is terrifying. Thats like the Habs 2021 Dcore but with more speed and skill. Thats a dcore I want in the Playoffs
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That’s a bad matchup for everyone. Genuinely could be one of the best defensive cores in the league.
Okay
Maybe. Playoffs can be weird.
Oh no, they have some guys that are taller than us!
Perhaps, but I wouldn’t bet against us. We have players with playoffs experience, a lot of their core doesn’t we’ve also shown you can’t ever count us out of game . They definitely have a strong heavy defense, no doubt it’s good.


Why? Good defense but I don’t think they’re better than Tampa or Carolina. Habs can beat them
Brutal, nobody wants to face that
Buffalo doesn’t have a lot of Playoffs experience.
habs made the finals in 2021 with whatever the fuck roster that was lmfao and it wasn’t just carey price as good as he was
isles with whatever their team used to be were a game away from the finals in 2021
top 3 guys on that list have zero playoff games under their belt. Why are we assuming Rasmus Dahlin has playoff dawg in him lmfao? Half these guys might be playoff Morgan Riellys?
Bad matchup for everyone
I mean yeah but they’re also the Buffalo Sabres
The Problem with that theory?
Owen Power is soft as butter
Parayko has been constantly called out for never playing physical, despite his size
Byram is just an offensive D, not a single soul in the league is afraid of him. Same goes for Dahlin, not even Marcand is afraid of him
For example, Yandle and Bouwmeester were not little guys. But they were not physical, at all
Bergevin wet dream
Please let them matchup against Florida in the first round
I’m.actually very happy for the Sabres that city deserves a better hockey team
Power is ass
building around a 5’9 defenceman is not ideal unless the other 5 can insulate the shit out of it with size/grit and two of them can move similarly in the event the 5’9 guy goes down
It’s 2026 and people are still uncritically just jerking off player’s height like that alone is some metric of something
Nah Caufield can just squeeze between them because he smol
You know what, good for them.
After 11 (?) years with no playoff I think their fans deserve a good run lol
Size and grit are easily the most overrated aspect of the game by a country mile
fight me
A lot of ppl in here being dismissive of 6’4+ because theyre not physical
Reach..angling… You can take away a lot more space and prevent ppl getting to the net.
The way they are going Bufao is going to be a bad match up for everyone. They’re a fucking wagon over there.
The playoffs are a completely different beast than the regular season. Parayko is a solid addition but I don’t think he’s as good as everyone thinks he is, I would have had Schaefer over him at the Olympics.
I was definitely on the Parayko train but I’m happy Hugues dindt pay the asking price
Are we back to the size matters side of the pendulum?
Even without Parayko, I don’t like their chances of beating Buffalo 4 times. Not unless one of the goalies goes super sicko mode and steals it.
Tank for a lifetime and you find some gems.
I hate that buffalo is in our division, but their fans deserve this.
That Dcore is terrifying. Thats like the Habs 2021 Dcore but with more speed and skill. Thats a dcore I want in the Playoffs
Let’s get in the playoffs first alright ?
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