He was good in the AHL. I just didn't like how he was treated because he wasn't francophone. The idiocy of Gauthier and Molson was the cause
Coaching is a serious problem.
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Habby4Life
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Was doomed the second it happened. Molson had the backbone of a jelly fish. He could have ended that nonsense right then.
Lafleurs Guy
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Folks,
This is not a politics forum. Please leave all political thoughts and discussions at the door.
This is not a politics forum. Please leave all political thoughts and discussions at the door.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Quiet after a much improved performance.
Issues last night were just related to communication on pinching or aggressive defenseman.
Issues last night were just related to communication on pinching or aggressive defenseman.
Last night was mostly just an effort improvement to retrieve puck and pressure puck carriers. The execution was still very sloppy, even on the offense without the D activating.
Still a lots of work for the coaches.
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I would like them to look at Carolina : in spite of personal changes (Hamilton, Pesce, Skeji... over the past years) they keep playing an aggressive forecheck game and pure zone defense in their Dzone which makes them one of the most consistent teams over the past years.
For me it s hard to argue that CAR defense squad is made of great Dmen but they buy in a very efficient system which yields convincing results.
For me it s hard to argue that CAR defense squad is made of great Dmen but they buy in a very efficient system which yields convincing results.
salbutera
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Anderson has been part of the solution in making the PK top-3 in the NHL so far. Evans/Anderson/Gallagher line has showed up and outperformed their competition in almost all of their games
Yeah we still have a team that has to out work it's opponents or bust.
That isn't going to change anytime soon.
salbutera
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How long has Brind’Amour been part of that coaching staff 13-yrs? 6-yrs as head coach? He was also responsible for roster player development as assistant coach when hired in 2011… it took Canes players years to cultivate that culture of understanding Rod the Bod’s system and then there’s the time it took to incorporate their drafted talent ..
He has been head coach since 18-19. Since then they have had great stats and have qualified for the playoffs. They have one top 5 pick (Svechnikov) in their lineup.
I disagree with the years it took for them to buy in esp. when you see how well player like Chatfield Ghost Burns have been included in the system. I think the Habs should take a page from Brind'Amour's book.
OldCraig71
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That's all most of us want. The wins and losses are not at the top of my list but I do want to see them competitive and learning how to play a solid NHL game.
Management raised expectations with the in the mix comments and it really isn't much of an expectation to see a group of NHLers playing like they belong in the league.
I agree the special teams improvement is appreciated but the falloff 5v5 was totally unacceptable.
We are not out of the woods by a long shot yet. I didn't think the Blues were particularly good.
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It's like they can't win with some fans. The past few weeks it was all about the D zone coverage, they do well in that regard and the improvement is dismissed as if it wasn't the system working as intended and then you change the goal posts and bring up something different.
dukeofjive
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Love when the team wins, but man when they lose, the hot takes and foaming at the mouth comments from the usual suspects brings me laughter in those moments.
salbutera
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I don’t disagree with the notion - but Ron Francis brought on Brind’Amour in 2011 to be an assistant coach responsible for player development of their NHL roster including implementing a system which both Kirk Muller & Bill Peters were responsible for using & growing the team but neither were able to fully have success with
It’s not only top-10 picks, Canes under Tulsky’s reign as AGM have had quite a bit of success hit w their 1st rounders Aho, Jarvis, Necas, Morrow & Nadeau are up & coming - Tulsky was working part time for Canes when he recommended Aho to Francis in 2015
Spring in Fialta
A malign star kept him
Yeah, they looked a lot better and I'm not going to cry because it wasn't exactly perfect, especially with the injuries we're dealing with.
I hope they succeed I really do. As a proud Habs fan I always want them to win! They showed up last night...let's see if they show up tonight. Veterans generally are pretty consistent.
ryan callahan
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Good game yesterday by the top 6 but they need to do it again against a Flyers team that is in good spirits after a great game by their 1st line yesterday. Could be an entertaining bout.
Hopefully hometown boy Primeau steps up, that will be key. One thing you can always count on is that Torterella will have his team ready. Good thing is that both teams played yesterday.
The Real Timo
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Agreed. Anderson has been a surprising (good surprising) revelation on PK
OldCraig71
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If I ever give anyone a laugh here it makes me feel good to know that I might have brightened an otherwise miserable day. Cheers.
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There is a lot of work to be done on defense
I think the Habs were at -5.xx on the last one, big improvement over a single game.
