2 Biggest reasons for our current slump

[Boss Man Hughes]

Putting it all on them is stupid

I was pretty much joking but it is all about scoring depth. And Habs have none. With Heineman they have the makings of a 3rd line because Evans then becomes an offensive threat. Add Demidov, Reinbacher, Beck, Davidson to the lineup and they now have depth.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I was pretty much joking but it is all about scoring depth. And Habs have none. With Heineman they have the makings of a 3rd line because Evans then becomes an offensive threat. Add Demidov, Reinbacher, Beck, Davidson to the lineup and they now have depth.

It's lines 2-4 that have been bad

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

The explaination is in Greek Mythology. Habs are Icarus. They went to close to the sun and the wax melted and they falled. They should not fly too close to the sun as Deadalus warned him. It's good to escape from the labyrinth, it's good to fly high but beware of the falling.

 

[Ozmodiar]

5 of last 7 losses vs teams in the top 11 in overall standings.
3 of 4 wins vs teams 15th or worse.

All those reasons are interconnected. Quality opponents cause fatigue and secondary scoring issues (lack of ozone time), makes goalies look bad, etc

 

[HuGort]

Laine and Dach play hasn't helped. Both bad defensively with no intensity. Maybe sit both next game?

 

[Lshap]

Immediate Goal: Fixing this 5-game slump before it settles in for another five games. They can double-down on defensive drills and offensive zone entries, or give them a mental rest from their condensed schedule. Either response could work, depending on behind-the-scenes factors we aren't privy to. Yes, losing Guhle hurts, however these losses weren't due to lack of talent. It was lack of focus.

Bigger Goal for the remaining 30 games: Pretty obvious. Establishing the muscle-memory of the style of hockey they were playing from mid-November until about 10 days ago. Habs have proven they can play winning hockey; now they have to remember how to do it consistently, and how to recover from setbacks. Playoffs are a symptom, not the goal. The real goal is experience, stamina, and confidence.

Laine and Dach play hasn't helped. Both bad defensively with no intensity. Maybe sit both next game?

No way they sit Laine and Dach. I agree they were bad defensively, but I don't think punishment is the best response.

 

[vokiel]

They were playing "good" hockey against teams who were playing "bad" hockey. These are just normal sequences in a season. I bet they start playing "good" hockey too after most teams get a confirmed spot in the playoffs, even with Guhle's injury, and the incoming trades.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Laine and Dach play hasn't helped. Both bad defensively with no intensity. Maybe sit both next game?

Our entire team shot totals are low and we are allowing lots of high danger shots again. This is much deeper than Laine and Dach (although I believe they need to be better as well).

This team got some good confidence/momentum going when we added Carrier. We raised our game and went on a very impressive run for 2 months ish. Now, other teams have also raised their game and we have got back to unstable team D.

They were playing "good" hockey against teams who were playing "bad" hockey. These are just normal sequences in a season. I bet they start playing "good" hockey too after most teams get a confirmed spot in the playoffs, even with Guhle's injury, and the incoming trades.

Hockey gods are looking after us on the too gullible narrative.

Demidov and Hage slipping to us in the last draft and now, we will fade back to a pick around 10 and win one of the lottery spots.

 

[Habs Halifax]

It's lines 2-4 that have been bad

Allowing too many high danger shots again. This is more of a team D problem.

 

[Theodore450]

Teams are taking us serious.
We beat teams during the holiday who didn’t engage us.
Marty is still not a great coach.

Depth has taken a major hit which caused dvo line and Evans line to lose any chemistry they built up.
Never was adressed.


Poor defence that’s being exposed as Hutson continues to play many a lot of minutes and Matheson is not a top pairing D

Dobes amazing start makes our record looks better than it is.


++ weak lineup