Post-Game Talk: Dobby's first loss. Montreal loses to Devils, falls in PO race.

[eurodin]

Not a big Newhook fan.....but he does much more right now than let say Josh Anderson who quieted down lately. But he has no idea how to score. He's not a point producer. On a great team in a 3rd line? Maybe.

yeah, good top 9 nonetheless. We can't afford to lose him. Still better than a dvorak...

 

[HuGo Sham]

can't complain; we were dead and buried this game.
Character comeback, shot-blocking, Dobes clutch ...
habs stumbled into this playoff race lol...
that being said, holy f*** Matheson. He has two brilliant rushes a year but never has any idea what to do with the puck. What is he doing?? Does he take his eyes off the play? He looks so incredibly awkward and foolish out there.
Whether it's 3 on 3 in open ice or getting forechecked, it looks like he's handling dynamite.
I will add that Laine is not a fit for 3 one 3 unless he's waiting to shoot and that's it

 

[No More Subban]

No it wasn't.

He didn't expect Matheson to keep moving forward when he was the last man.

Laine gave up a chance earlier cause he realized if he took the shot and missed, no one would be back.

Matheson kept floating in. Why? You're the last man. Stop f***ing moving forward.

Laine gave him a pass, he should have been stopping and receive it and then throw it right back to Laine.

Exactly. Laine set Matheson up for a one-timer.

 

[Bring Bak Damphousse]

The problem is Matheson and Laine together. Really, what could go wrong. One’s in slow-mo mode and the other is full speed ahead with no one behind the wheel.

Evans stopped skating on what should have been a 2 on 1 didnt help either.

 

[74 others]

Laine is such a liability on the ice 90% of the time

He never wins puck battles, never, kind of bizarre actually because his size should give him an edge

 

[the valiant effort]

Not a big Newhook fan.....but he does much more right now than let say Josh Anderson who quieted down lately. But he has no idea how to score. He's not a point producer. On a great team in a 3rd line? Maybe.

I’ve been saying for a while now that Newhook would have cleaned up on the 2010 Capitals

 

[MarkJ]

Gimme Engstrom instead of #8. At least if he does some mistakes you can blame youth.

 

[JianYang]

Well, that's a big point considering how the game started.

Also, it's clear that this team LOVES playing for Doby!

Dobes was a heart attack tonight. He was out of control.

 

[ahmedou]

Demidov has 0 pt...

Habs lost...

A saturday night to forget...

 

[SlafySZN]

I hate that Slaf never sees the ice in OT

He was having an amazing game and then stays on the bench in OT.

I could understand that he had minimal time in OT last season because MSL probably didn’t want to give him too much at once but right now and when he plays like tonight? He needs a chance out there.

 

[Habit11]

I’m upset that I’m upset.

 

[Rapala]

Damn I thought Suzuki had it there in OT.

 

[dinodebino]

They clawed their way to a point. They are exhausted, younger kids are. Normal.

So you either let them ride it, or you provide relief with a trade to jumpstart them. I see a losing skid coming because of fatigue setting in. Normal for a very young crew.

 

[Habs10Habs]

From the 2nd on, Dobes was spectacular. Damn that kid is making me a believer.

 

[Habano]

Terrible coaching. Matheson struggled at the beginning of OT so Napoleon throws him out there again. How do you put Laine out in OT when it's all about skating and puck possession, the guy can't skate Marty!!

 

[Forum93]

I realize Laine won it for us last OT, but I chalk that up to being fortunate. He's just not quick enough for 3 on 3.

 

[The Real Timo]

I don't want to see f***ing matheson in the Habs uniform ever again.

I think it's time to start focusing on St Louis again - team yet again is not prepared to start the game. I hate the f***ing "tired" bullshit. They work 60-80 minutes per week... WEEK... while getting millions. In comparison normal people work 40 hours a week or more just to make ends meet, and cannot afford to just not show up. f*** that fatigue excuse. Every shift should be like their last. Instead, it takes one period to just wake up, then play decent one period and then presumably tired in the third.

You all go and toot their horn how they clawed back and got a point - yee haa!!! The team did not play for 60 minutes. Period. The only person who showed up was Dobes and he deserved a lot better that matheson bullshit in OT. I hate matheson... we such burning passion.

 

[la25ecoupe]

Is the staff so dumb that everyone on this board can see Matheson is bad yet the staff still think he's good?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I don't want to see f***ing matheson in the Habs uniform ever again.

I think it's time to start focusing on St Louis again - team yet again is not prepared to start the game. I hate the f***ing "tired" bullshit. They work 60-80 minutes per week... WEEK... while getting millions. In comparison normal people work 40 hours a week or more just to make ends meet, and cannot afford to just not show up. f*** that fatigue excuse. Every shift should be like their last. Instead, it takes one period to just wake up, then play decent one period and then presumably tired in the third.

You all go and toot their horn how they clawed back and got a point - yee haa!!! The team did not play for 60 minutes. Period. The only person who showed up was Dobes and he deserved a lot better that matheson bullshit in OT. I hate matheson... we such burning passion.

Real

 

[Pomee]

I say it again. There is no chance to win anything with Matheson on the team.
This braindead moron simply cant play under pressure.

 

[Natey]

Lol that was a 3 on 2, Hughes stayed way behind. He was very high in the zone when he was open and Laine made a shitty pass.

That's honestly just a bad faith way to blame Matheson.

Funny, cause it seems more like a white knight way to protect Matheson.

And what? A 3 on 2 is even more of a reason to not go too deep.

 

[SpeedyPotato]

Laine’s pass was bad, but Matheson has to recognize he’s under pressure and won’t be able to keep the puck in the zone and simply has to cut his losses and send it back to Dobes, it’s the only play there…

 

[Zalos]

Eh. 3 on 3, it's back and forth. We lost this one.

Still only 2 points away from the playoffs and still have two games in hand over Boston.

 

[Rapala]

We're not seeing his best version. Just like Dach, it's tough coming back from a leg injury. We'll have to give him time, but he's not hurting us 5v5, just not contributing much. His shot on the PP is irreplaceable though, he's a huge contributor this way.

His body isn't able to do what his brain is telling it. He sees the ice but his reaction times are still off.
He is a really smart player for the most part.

 

[JackZap]

We gotta stop going down 2-0 for real though