GDT: Devils @ Canadiens Feb 8th 1pm ET (RDS/TSN2)

[yianik]

Hope you all are keeping an eye on Nemec, no.17, want peoples thoughts of him.

 

[Metallo]

Which team is the real team? The one from the hot streak or the current one?

 

[sampollock]

Boys are just playing not to get hurt so then going are two week vacation

 

[Nedved]

The Patrik Laine experiment should be over already. There's a reason why Winnipeg and Columbus dumped him.

he's even worse now. Now he cannot move his legs. I don't get.

 

[OldCraig71]

Why the f*** am I watching millionaires float around the ice not giving a shit ? Do I enjoy pain this much ?

They gave up on the season because of one injury and if that is the case we might as well get used to many more rebuilding years because our core isn't our core.

 

[habamillions]

Need to draft a top C in this draft. Michael Misa or Desnoyers.

Misa is who im hoping for at this point. But would have to be top 5 which is unlikely. Top 3 will be nsh,chi and sj and they will take shaefer,martone and hagens. I think misa goes 4th

 

[Gravity]

Thinking Suzuki is not a top C but Desnoyers is one is crazy talk

I don't follow the draft enough but he's been talked about as having legit 1C potential. If he doesn't , then I'm mistaken. We've gone back and forth enough on Suzuki to know that we're not going to agree on that front.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

He is probably not movable unless we retain or add assets to move him.

...there's this old coaching trick to make a statement to a player weho isn't giving any effort...it's called THE PRESS BOX!!...

 

[Andy]

Everytime I watch the habs, I just get frustrated by how many penalties the refs miss against the opposition. It’s f***ing insane

 

[Nedved]

Thinking Suzuki is not a top C but Desnoyers is one is crazy talk

Yeah, Suzuki is a clear # 1 center, the issue is after him we have a bunch of 4th line centers.

 

[Andy]

Beck has looked great

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Almost zero second battle, brutal board work, zero urgency

Team dynamic must change

 

[26Mats]

One positive about this win streak is Nexk.

He makes good decisions with the puck and I think he'll have some offense at the NHL. Similar to Danault, his speed and smarts will bring the puck into scoring chances, even if he doesn't have the hands for fancy dangles.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Which team is the real team? The one from the hot streak or the current one?

Somewhere in the middle, but closer to the bad team.

They were extremely hot for a while but are not a good team yet. They also probably shouldn't be as bad as their record has been the last few weeks either.

 

[BergevinBurner]

We're about to be on a 18 period streak where Slaf-Suzuki-Caufield have a total of 1 goal between all 3 of them at 5 on 5.

It's beyond me why Marty's so terrified of breaking up that line, they've been a complete non factor for 2 weeks now.

 

[Gravity]

Yeah, Suzuki is a clear # 1 center, the issue is after him we have a bunch of 4th line centers.

I don't care about the points alone, Suzuki has been pretty dismal to me this season. Not engaged to the extent he was last season. He was driving play last year.

 

[HabsCode]

...there's this old coaching trick to make a statement to a player weho isn't giving any effort...it's called THE PRESS BOX!!...

I don’t think tough love would work with Laine but you never know. They will keep giving him chance in hope he become useful for next season push.

 

[sampollock]

Suzuki gives it terrible backhand pass across the ice slows down the attack
That has to be 92's fault

 

[Hostile Offer]

The team that was absolute garbage to start the season is back. This isn’t fun to watch. I’d rather be at the dentist

Honestly we are playing well enough to be leading the game. Instead here we are because we can't seem to buy a goal and are getting punished for some really dumb mistakes. It happens for a young team. The issues that plagued us early in the season (especially those loooong stretches we ended up having to defend deep in the defensive zone) are still there but they are not as prevalent at least in this game. So, progress I guess?

 

[Riddick412]

I don't think Habs have played that bad. Missed opportunities and was all over the devil's for a good 12 minutes or so. One chance the other way and it's a goal. I've seen this story before.

 

[The Great Weal]

I don't follow the draft enough but he's been talked about as having legit 1C potential. If he doesn't , then I'm mistaken. We've gone back and forth enough on Suzuki to know that we're not going to agree on that front.

He most definitely does not have 1C potential. Not saying he 100% won't become one because you never know, but it's an extreme reach to claim that he's a top C.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

...there's this old coaching trick to make a statement to a player weho isn't giving any effort...it's called THE PRESS BOX!!...

We have a coach who doesnt know what a timeout is

Marty steps, Marty Steps

 

[HabsCode]

Hate to say it, but at this point I’m team tank.

 

[26Mats]

The Patrik Laine experiment should be over already. There's a reason why Winnipeg and Columbus dumped him.

Yes he almost created the only goal for us with his one timer that the goalie couldn't handle, except Slaf couldn't put the rebound in the empty net.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

They gave up on the season because of one injury and if that is the case we might as well get used to many more rebuilding years because our core isn't our core.

We have half a core