HF Habs: 2023 Roster, Schedule & Standings Thread

[Tyson]

You have 2 of the 4 in Henri Richard and Yvan Cournoyer!

Naslund not on that list has me stumped

 

[Gustave]

Naslund not on that list has me stumped

Howie Morentz?

 

[Tyson]

Howie Morentz?

% he is one of the 4

 

[Gustave]

% he is one of the 4

The other one I can’t think of

 

[Runner77]

% he is one of the 4

Lorentz was 5’9. There are shorter guys.

First hint: one of them was a Habs captain.

 

[Gustave]

Lorentz was 5’9. There are shorter guys.

First hint: one of them was a Habs captain.

Do not say Gio

 

[Runner77]

Do not say Gio

You just did, that’s correct!



The 4th player is a current Hab.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Seattle up 2-0 on Chicago

 

[Adam Michaels]

And Chicago ties it. It's 2-2 after 1

 

[Gravity]

You just did, that’s correct!



The 4th player is a current Hab.

CC or Byron?

 

[Tyson]

Lorentz was 5’9. There are shorter guys.

First hint: one of them was a Habs captain.

Gionta

 

[Runner77]

CC or Byron?

CC is the last one.

 

[Tyson]

So-
Pocket Rocket
Road Runner
Gionta
CC

And Chicago ties it. It's 2-2 after 1

Hawks are brutal but they play hard for Luke

 

[Runner77]

So-
Pocket Rocket
Road Runner
Gionta
CC

Yessir! Is it any wonder Hab fans in general have an aversion to smallish players? I don’t think it’s a factor as much as it used to be, considering how hockey has been played since the removal of the red line.

However, it’s still true that you can’t succeed without a proper asset mix.

 

[Runner77]

Same pundit as above had a fascinating anecdote about the Battle of the Bulge involving Leafs’ owner Conn Smythe and goalie Turk Broda. I’ll continue it in the out of town thread if there is an interest.

 

[The Great Weal]

Kane already playing like he wants out. Part of me wants him to get traded to the Flames.

Huberdeau-Lindholm-Kane
Magniapagne-Kadri-Toffoli

Weager-Tanev
Hanifin-Andersson

Is a contending lineup

 

[Riggins]

This thread title is confusing. Can't we just call it the tank thread?

Where do I go to cheer on the other bad teams? Here? The out of town thread? Mumble to myself while my wife looks on confused?

 

[the]

When Googling NHL smallest player I’ve got someone named Roy Worters. He was a goalie who played 1 game for us in 1929 and the following year won the Vezina for New York.

 

[Runner77]

When Googling NHL smallest player I’ve got someone named Roy Worters. He was a goalie who played 1 game for us in 1929 and the following year won the Vezina for New York.

He is the NHL’s smallest player ever.

 

[Runner77]

I don’t know if this is the tank thread or not but, how do we explain this:



Is it really because of the absence of a PP QB or did someone without proper qualifications get fast-tracked into an assistant coaching job? I understand that Burrows wasn’t better last season either.

 

[Kennerback]

I don’t know if this is the tank thread or not but, how do we explain this:



Is it really because of the absence of a PP QB or did someone without proper qualifications get fast-tracked into an assistant head coaching job? I understand that Burrows wasn’t better last season either.

Before 2010, that PP QB and that big shot were crucial, but with the widespread adoption of the 1-3-1 there needs to be skill up and down the PP lineup.

There’s too many guys that are not PP players on it. And then there’s the PP coach that has never had any results.

Maybe that PP QB is what’s missing but the PP can also flow through the half wall. When Kucherov, has 4 options thar don’t even concern Hedman that’s powerful. He can shoot, hit the bumper or the net front that one-time or tip. Or hit Stamkos on the other side. And he’s so good at masking it’s hard to know where the puck will come from.

 

[Runner77]

Before 2010, that PP QB and that big shot were crucial, but with the widespread adoption of the 1-3-1 there needs to be skill up and down the PP lineup.

There’s too many guys that are not PP players on it. And then there’s the PP coach that has never had any results.

Maybe that PP QB is what’s missing but the PP can also flow through the half wall. When Kucherov, has 4 options thar don’t even concern Hedman that’s powerful. He can shoot, hit the bumper or the net front that one-time or tip. Or hit Stamkos on the other side. And he’s so good at masking it’s hard to know where the puck will come from.

How was Burrows with the Rocket?

 

[Riggins]

Chicago picks up a W against Seattle and improve to 3-2.

Philly and San Jose square off in a tank battle tonight.

Anaheim is in Detroit. We need the Ducks to get their act together, they're a definite bottom 5 contender.

 

[WeThreeKings]

How was Burrows with the Rocket?

Terrible.

 

[SOLR]

I don’t know if this is the tank thread or not but, how do we explain this:



Is it really because of the absence of a PP QB or did someone without proper qualifications get fast-tracked into an assistant coaching job? I understand that Burrows wasn’t better last season either.

Can we stop blaming the "assistant coach"? We don't have much talent.