Player Discussion Alexander Romanov

[Mrb1p]

Yes it was, and a clean hit. So why the counterattack?WTF it's hockey.

Its their star player, Id hope they send this message, the Habs are the only ones soft enough to let this go.

 

[BLONG7]

Yes it was, and a clean hit. So why the counterattack?WTF it's hockey.

Bugs me when everyone goes bonkers on a clean hit......no need, but it happens.

 

[angusyoung]

Its their star player, Id hope they send this message, the Habs are the only ones soft enough to let this go.

Body checks are part of the game,expect to get hit. Don't understand this soft p***y shit hockey players having to defend a legal clean hit nowadays.

 

[Mrb1p]

Body checks are part of the game,expect to get hit. Don't understand this soft p***y shit hockey players having to defend a legal clean hit nowadays.

Nowadays ? What happened back then when you went and hit Lafleur ? You'd get absolutely pummeled by Robinson.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

He got hit in the face with a puck at practice. Not a slap shot or anything though.

Thanks.

 

[angusyoung]

Nowadays ? What happened back then when you went and hit Lafleur ? You'd get absolutely pummeled by Robinson.

Back then games were not all televised,but I don't recall ever Lafleur getting nailed like that. Big hits were more common and less retribution as hockey was much more punishing in a sense back then.

 

[Treb]

Having a shot isn't only about goals, it's about creating chances too which Mete never does. Kulak can do that a lot better than Mete even though he's not good enough either.

Kulaks skating is most definitely above average, it's in fact pretty good.

Mete with his peewee shots scored 4 goals last year to Kulak's 0 while playing 5 less games (same amount of assists).

Kulak's career high in goals is only two more than Mete's.

 

[Mrb1p]

Back then games were not all televised,but I don't recall ever Lafleur getting nailed like that. Big hits were more common and less retribution as hockey was much more punishing in a sense back then.

Why do you think star players did not get hit ? Could it be because of retribution ?

 

[The Great Weal]

Mete with his peewee shots scored 4 goals last year to Kulak's 0 while playing 5 less games (same amount of assists).

Kulak's career high in goals is only two more than Mete's.

Mete also has 4 goals in his career. Kulak sucks too, but he has better shot than Mete without a doubt.

 

[Gally11]

He got hit in the face with a puck at practice. Not a slap shot or anything though.

Also... It was a shot from Drouin so..

 

[Treb]

Mete also has 4 goals in his career. Kulak sucks too, but he has better shot than Mete without a doubt.

Kulak has 8 goals in his 224 games career.

 

[jaffy27]

Yes it was, and a clean hit. So why the counterattack?WTF it's hockey.

Emelinish.....always hit guys clean.....it’s a Russian thing!!

 

[ZUKI]

He has weaknesses and strengths, Kulak has no strengths, only weakness.

come on guy, you whine when our answers are about you instead of about your post, but you always come with that kind of message that we can't answer without doing it.
"Kulak has no strengths, only weakness" ... my God...it's so ...

 

[dinodebino]

Bonecrushing honestly. Boom.

Did he give him a microfracture?

 

[Mrb1p]

Did he give him a microfracture?

Macrofracture probably

 

[The Great Weal]

Kulak has 8 goals in his 224 games career.

So double and therefore better

 

[26Mats]

Mete also has 4 goals in his career. Kulak sucks too, but he has better shot than Mete without a doubt.

Kulak has 8 goals in his 224 games career.

Mete also has a higher points per game average over his career.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Mete also has a higher points per game average over his career.

...and Kulak is the better defenseman, hence why he's playing and Mete is whining...

 

[26Mats]

...and Kulak is the better defenseman, hence why he's playing and Mete is whining...

Agreed.

 

[Schwang]

Well that's just simply untrue because Hughes kept getting a larger role while Mete was regressing and eventually got outplayed by an AHLer. No offense and poor defense. Hughes defensive game wasn't a concern because Tanev helped him out a lot last year, but this year, he's struggling immensely defensively.

From what I've seen this year, I wouldn't say Hughes is good in his own end. And Mete was a top guy on the Habs in his first couple seasons.

 

[The Great Weal]

From what I've seen this year, I wouldn't say Hughes is good in his own end. And Mete was a top guy on the Habs in his first couple seasons.

Like I said, he's struggling immensely this year. His defensive game was not this bad at all last year. Sophomore slump and/or no Tanev, but he can and will be a lot better. As for Mete, he's regressed every year. Either getting sent down to Laval for a couple games, or getting outplayed by an AHLer to the point were he is now a healthy scratch.

 

[angusyoung]

Why do you think star players did not get hit ? Could it be because of retribution ?

Could be but many players did get hit,but more hip-checks than dangerous type hits. Players then seemed more aware? Keep in mind that the speed of the game was slower,easier to evade hits,get out of the way. Lots more holding,slashing,hooking,that slowed things down some.

 

[Intangir]

From what I've seen this year, I wouldn't say Hughes is good in his own end. And Mete was a top guy on the Habs in his first couple seasons.

After we let Markov go, our left side of the defense was atrociously weak and Mete showed promise. Hence why he played a lot.

Unfortunately Mete didn't really improve at all over the years and is still basically the same player he was in 2018, with very minor imporovements here and there.

Romanov has played less than 15 games in the NHL and is already better. I swear, even if the kid doesn't improve at all, which would be surprising given how seriously he trains, his intelligence on the ice and his maturity, he'll still be a low-end top 4 defenseman and pretty awesome third-pairing guy, which is more than I can say about Mete.

Kulak is also sturdier defensively, can actually displace opposing forwards and plays off of Romanov better than Mete could, which is why he plays more.

 

[gillyguzzler]

Back then games were not all televised,but I don't recall ever Lafleur getting nailed like that. Big hits were more common and less retribution as hockey was much more punishing in a sense back then.

Lafleur has always been my favourite player. Yes, he didn't get nailed with big hits but he certainly took a lot of abuse back then. The game was nasty and Lafleur didn't shy away. He didn't have a policeman on his line (Lemaire and Shutt) but the team was tough. Saturday nights with René Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay! Pierre Houde and Marc Denis are great too...

 

[montreal]