Pre-Game Talk: Countdown thread to 24-25 Season (T - 2 days)

[The Real Timo]

Looking forward to seeing Suzuki in “gritty veteran” mode. Caufield finally healed. Slafkovsky as “arrived”. Dach back. Guhle a year better. Lane Studson.

Laine back.

God, I love hockey.

Go Habs Go

 

[Frankenheimer]

Sweet Jesus those pp lines are embarrassing

The first unit is not embarrassing, the second unit will struggle depending on Hutson's influence. I'm not sure we can conclude much from preseason in terms of pp efficiency. It wasn't good, obviously, but we will only know once a full squad is out there for several games.

 

[habsfan891]

The first unit is not embarrassing, the second unit will struggle depending on Hutson's influence. I'm not sure we can conclude much from preseason in terms of pp efficiency. It wasn't good, obviously, but we will only know once a full squad is out there for several games.

The first unit is embarrassing because MSL doesn't have the guts to tell Matheson he's a terrible ppqb and put Hutson there instead

 

[Frankenheimer]

The first unit is embarrassing because MSL doesn't have the guts to tell Matheson he's a terrible ppqb and put Hutson there instead

My bad, you're one of those posters, lol. Duly noted. Carry on.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843383837138846086

 

[Rapala]

Sweet Jesus those pp lines are embarrassing

I'll trade you a Matheson and a Caufield for a Hutson and a Newhook.
Those PP1 guys should really give that second wave a shot in the arm.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

They stop hemorraging goals on the special units! PK, PP and defending 6v5. Habs 5v5 differential was -4 last year, but their total differential was -53.

At EV, their differential was -9 (170 vs 179). A bit disingenuous leaving out 4v4 and 3v3.

They had -8 with their goalie pulled (4v12), which is a high risk situation for getting scored on. And 6v5 is not special teams as there are 12 players on the ice.

So, -17 with equal players on the ice.

Their true differential on special teams was -36, yet you make it sound like it's -49. This includes -4 for shorties (8v12).

They need to get better everywhere, which is normal for a rebuilding team. They can get better by fixing special teams, but a plus is a plus and a minus is a minus, no matter if it's even strenght or special teams, so if they get better at even strenght, it's still a plus vs their overall differential.

They can be anywhere around -35 in special teams again and get better at EV and be +15 and having less empty net goals, their differential will shrink from -53 to between -25 and -20.

They need to get better at even strenght too, not just special teams.

 

[BaseballCoach]

The first unit is embarrassing because MSL doesn't have the guts to tell Matheson he's a terrible ppqb and put Hutson there instead

We spent the first half a year without Slaf on the PP and lost Monahan after 49 games.

And still Matheson was one of the top PP point producers in the league last year.

 

[habsfan891]

We spent the first half a year without Slaf on the PP and lost Monahan after 49 games.

And still Matheson was one of the top PP point producers in the league last year.

I don't give a crap how many points he leeched all you have to do is watch him to see that he cant pass to his right side and fails basic line holds 4 or 5 times a game that's pretty f***ing terrible imo.

 

[BaseballCoach]

I don't give a crap how many points he leeched all you have to do is watch him to see that he cant pass to his right side and fails basic line holds 4 or 5 times a game that's pretty f***ing terrible imo.

So basically, are you saying "My mind is made up, don't confuse me with facts"?

 

[Adriatic]

I don't give a crap how many points he leeched all you have to do is watch him to see that he cant pass to his right side and fails basic line holds 4 or 5 times a game that's pretty f***ing terrible imo.

You really know your hockey.

 

[Hannibal]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843383837138846086

Pezz better get some rep too dammit.

 

[Mrb1p]

I don't give a crap how many points he leeched all you have to do is watch him to see that he cant pass to his right side and fails basic line holds 4 or 5 times a game that's pretty f***ing terrible imo.

I haven't seen the previous post but I know you're talking about Matheson.

f*** I hate that man on the PP.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843315787077226621

There is no way Gallagher is still on the PP.

Hutson is getting 30 seconds a game of PP? Wow I love it here.


Man I was so excited for this year and loon at that, they just sap everything out of us.

 

[overlords]

I haven't seen the previous post but I know you're talking about Matheson.

f*** I hate that man on the PP.

gotta juice his numbies for the trade value

 

[Mrb1p]

gotta juice his numbies for the trade value

They're juiced, get him the hell away from here.

 

[The Real Timo]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843383837138846086

Ah yes... things always get sorted organically. Just like the PP. I bet that's the plan for PP too... organic sorting.

Don't disagree that the 2 will get their opportunities though. They shouldn't be given a ton of ice time and bring them along gently. After all we have many great vets who can hold the fort in the meantime

 

[HuGort]

Confirmed ?

I still think ABB should have been a Canadien a long time ago. MB's management never communicated with him and preferred Alain. In any case, he improved his skating imo and outplayed Roy.

ABB was on waivers last year I mentioned claim him, nobody wanted to touch him.

 

[overlords]

They're juiced, get him the hell away from here.

We need to extract more juice from Matheson to make up for the lack of juice from the Andy trade that never happened because we tried to extract too much juice...

 

[Mrb1p]

We need to extract more juice from Matheson to make up for the lack of juice from the Andy trade that never happened because we tried to extract too much juice...

HES GOING TO REBOUND

 

[HomaridII]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843408022242242653

Lane Hutson still has a lot to prove in the NHL, but he has proven it every time he has jumped a level and was told the transition would be too hard on him at his size, only to dominate instead. This is his biggest jump yet, but as he has shown time and again, you should bet against Lane Hutson at your own peril.

 

[Habs]

Almost mid October and the stupid NHL still hasn’t had a regular season game and apparently played in Europe if anyone cares.

 

[Boris Le Tigre]

Wait until later this year when some of the teams have like 6 games in hand on the others.

The NHL is a banana republic run by Generalismo Bettman and the not Kent Hughes bald guy