Quoting: TheLeafsSeason
First off, I'm not talking about Price's past. They did not have a qualified backup last season, but now they do with Allen. In terms of defense, there is no argument there, the Habs are better in this department. For the forwards, they don't have the same top two talent lines as the Leafs, but everyone other than Kerfoot are nothing more than 4th liners. The Habs have depth in all four lines.
If you want a strong representation of what the Habs are, they are the CBJ but with better goaltending. Like it or not, the Habs are more well suited for the playoffs than the Leafs.
but the habs let in more goals
also why won't andersen be better either? we haven't had a qualified backup for him until now
also, the leafs top 6 is so good that it doesn't matter what montreal rolls out on their bottom 2 lines lmao. The leafs top 6 scored more goals than gallagher, tatar, domi, armia, lehonen, suzuki, danault, cousins, weal, drouin, kotkaniemi, and thomspon combined. If hyman was on montreal last season he's probably their leading scorer lmao. the leafs have such absurd scoring (1 50-60 goal guy, a 40-50 goal guy, a 30-40 goal guy and a playmaker who will set them all up and prob hit 100 points)
thornton, vesey, simmonds, spezza, barabanov, and kerfoot will likely outplay the hell out of montreal's bottom 6 this year, they are all still good players