None of the Habs prospects outside Demidov worry me. Lots of support players.
Staios knocked it out of the park. Our 3 biggest roster needs were goaltending - check, fixing our D corps - check, veteran support players - check. Our bottom 6 is much better, our cap is mostly fixed and the coaching staff is NHL calibre.
I think a lot of fans are missing what Staios is looking to accomplish. He wants a team that can win 2-1 not a team that needs 5 goals to win.
Amadio is a far better hockey player than Mathieu Joseph.
Best thing that ever happened to Eichel is having Cassidy as a coach.
Tampa has the easiest remaining schedule of any team according to both Tankathon and Power Ranking Guru. I could easily see them winning the division.Lol Bruins two points up on Tampa with 5 (yes FIVE) more games played.
Tampa could easily win the division once they catch up in GP.
Caulfield and Laine are redundant but whatever, they along with Suzuki are not prospects so that’s a strange flex.Suzuki and Caufield are support players? Slafkovsky? Laine? What about Hutson and Guhle? Plus their pool is actually ranked around #2, similar to what our pool was... It starts to sound like just homer takes non-sense
Just more major homer takes. I understand the NEED to feel good after 7 super crappy years but knocked it out of the park? We paid 12th OA pick + 2nd + 2nd to get 34 y/o #4 D-man Jensen who is having a bounce back season (Thank Alfie), it is NOT a win in any way, shape or form. We knocked it out of the park for veteran support players? lol what is this?
The reasons whey we're finally not eliminated by Christmas is because :
- Tim Stutzle, Thomas Chabot, Josh Norris and Drake Batherson are finally back to 100% (or close enough)
- We might finally have NHL coaching
- We have stability in goal when Ullmark is healthy
It is certainly not because we signed Mike Amadio, Noah Gregor and Nick Cousins
Weren't you among those who were giving me a run for my money regarding Chris freaking Tierney? lmao I know hockey when I see it. Joseph is younger and has more career points in less games and has nearly 500 more PK minutes too. Just the eye test make this pretty evident too. Have you not watched Joseph last year vs Amadio this year?
You ok?Nah, there's plenty of smart people here who are not afraid to discuss things without bias.
Just you inserting some french like if it was some kind of insult shows how WEAK you are. Just continue to do your own thing and let others have their freedom of speech, ok?
GO HABS GO! They just took the lead 3-2 (for all the dummies out there)
Hutson literally leads the Habs in even strength time. Guhle would probably be our 3rd best defender and only plays on the third pair here because Chabot and Sandy are ahead of themCaulfield and Laine are redundant but whatever, they along with Suzuki are not prospects so that’s a strange flex.
Slaf is middling, Guhle would be on our 3rd pair (and he’s past prospect status).
I know you love Hutson but he’s a PP specialist until proven otherwise. Liability defensively.
Tierney was my personal whipping boy after his first 5 shifts as a Sen so that’s wasn’t me.
Gregor, Amadio and Cousins bring an absolute ton of professionalism to our team and that is obvious to me at least.
Joseph vs Amadio is like a hot girl who hates sex vs a true goer, I’ll take the reliable one in that scenario every time.
Joseph has been a healthy scratch this year and for good reason, Amadio has simply been the better player. It's too bad Pinto was struggling so much to start the year, I think Amadio would have a lot more points if his center hadn't been struggling so hard. Their underlying numbers were pretty good.lmao I know hockey when I see it. Joseph is younger and has more career points in less games and has nearly 500 more PK minutes too. Just the eye test make this pretty evident too. Have you not watched Joseph last year vs Amadio this year?
also in head fakes per 60.Hutson literally leads the Habs in even strength time.
That was probably one of the dumbest things I've seen our captain do. You're taunting a player who owned us all game while we're losing.also in head fakes per 60.
Loved Brady mocking his head fakes.
Caulfield and Laine are redundant but whatever, they along with Suzuki are not prospects so that’s a strange flex.
Slaf is middling, Guhle would be on our 3rd pair (and he’s past prospect status).
I know you love Hutson but he’s a PP specialist until proven otherwise. Liability defensively.
Tierney was my personal whipping boy after his first 5 shifts as a Sen so that’s wasn’t me.
Gregor, Amadio and Cousins bring an absolute ton of professionalism to our team and that is obvious to me at least.
Joseph vs Amadio is like a hot girl who hates sex vs a true goer, I’ll take the reliable one in that scenario every time.
Lmao, it was the best,That was probably one of the dumbest things I've seen our captain do. You're taunting a player who owned us all game while we're losing.
Guhle is behind Sanderson Chabot and Jensen imo. I think he's going to be a good defensive Dman (already is pretty good) but if I'm trying to win today (not thinking long term) there's no way he's ahead of Jensen.Hutson literally leads the Habs in even strength time. Guhle would probably be our 3rd best defender and only plays on the third pair here because Chabot and Sandy are ahead of them
Mate I hate the Habs and hope they continue to suck, but there's quite a bit of homerism there.
You ok?
It would be Norris + Yakemchuk which doesn't work for me just to have the luxury to pay EP 3 M$ per season than Stutzle.
Good point,Lol Bruins two points up on Tampa with 5 (yes FIVE) more games played.
Tampa could easily win the division once they catch up in GP.
Agree Guhlie is behind JensenGuhle is behind Sanderson Chabot and Jensen imo. I think he's going to be a good defensive Dman (already is pretty good) but if I'm trying to win today (not thinking long term) there's no way he's ahead of Jensen.
Ya he is currently a liability in his own zone, and the stats like you mentioned agree, but I guess he’s still young, but not sure how good he can be in the future defensively, as a Smurf.Hutson may lead them in 5v5 time, but he's also leading among reg D in xGA/60 and not in a good way, he's got a lot of work to do on the defensive side of the puck.
I think within another season Guhle will be better than Jensen, but Jensen has nearly a decade of experience that's developed his excellent IQ. Jensen chemistry with Chabot is next level, but if Guhle was an RD, he's not playing on the 3rd pairing on our roster (and not just because of Zub's injury).Guhle is behind Sanderson Chabot and Jensen imo. I think he's going to be a good defensive Dman (already is pretty good) but if I'm trying to win today (not thinking long term) there's no way he's ahead of Jensen.
Hutson may lead them in 5v5 time, but he's also leading among reg D in xGA/60 and not in a good way, he's got a lot of work to do on the defensive side of the puck.
Guhle would be our 3rd or 4th D but we have Sanderson and Chabot as you said. Hutson is living the life of an offensive D to hasn’t yet been asked to defend. I don’t think Hutson can pull it off on a competent team.Hutson literally leads the Habs in even strength time. Guhle would probably be our 3rd best defender and only plays on the third pair here because Chabot and Sandy are ahead of them
Mate I hate the Habs and hope they continue to suck, but there's quite a bit of homerism there.
Hopefully Detroit, MTL, Buffalo, NYI and NYR don't hit 40 points until like FebruaryMeanwhile the Western Conference still has 3 teams that haven’t hit 30 points.
It would be nice if we had a few duds in our conference.
As much as I don't want to wish ill on a player, I sincerely hope Hutson is just a flash in the pan this year. Would love for the Habs rebuild to take forever.Guhle would be our 3rd or 4th D but we have Sanderson and Chabot as you said. Hutson is living the life of an offensive D to hasn’t yet been asked to defend. I don’t think Hutson can pull it off on a competent team.
Hutson is still really young, I agree. He's got work to do but can definitely become a very good player down the road if he can shore up his defensive play. You don't need to be big to play sound positionally, have a good active stick, and make good decisions, and with the right partner he doesn't need to be physical.Agree Guhlie is behind Jensen
Ya he is currently a liability in his own zone, and the stats like you mentioned agree, but I guess he’s still young, but not sure how good he can be in the future defensively, as a Smurf.
Good offensively minded though.