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

[MasterD]

Hate that Slaf never gets a chance in OT.

Prefers to give minutes to Evans, Newhook.

Damn it.

Slaf really isn't great with the puck on his stick for too long.

Same with Laine.

 

[zx81]

And the game Evans had, which wasn't good.

Seeing guys like Dvo or Evans out in OT grates me to no end.. I get it's for faceoffs mostly but still. Gross.

Demidov can't get here soon enough.

I think Dvo won 3 face offs in OT so it can be justified.

 

[SlafySZN]

Slaf really isn't great with the puck on his stick for too long.

Same with Laine.

I'd take Slaf over Evans, Newhook, Laine anytime.

 

[The Real Timo]

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!!

Every regime we have a coach that has sick fascination with the most useless player on the team. And just keeps and keeps and keeps costing the team games.

 

[HabsCode]

Delete

 

[JianYang]

Also there is no world where Evans should be getting 3v3 icetime over Slafkovsky. Especially after the game Slaf had.

Evans is one of the best open ice players on the team, and he won't hurt you defensively either.

I have never liked the dvorak idea though.

 

[MasterD]

I'd take Slaf over Evans, Newhook, Laine anytime.

Meh, they're all not good 3 on 3 players. We don't have that many forwards that can actually control the puck.

Agree Slaf > Laine for 3 on 3, not sure that's true regarding Evans or Newhook.

 

[le_sean]

Slaf really isn't great with the puck on his stick for too long.

Same with Laine.

Slaf at least has really good vision and makes crisp passes. Laine is hit and miss with that.

 

[The Real Timo]

I believe our boys need a vacation BADLY.

Oh sure...

 

[OldCraig71]

This is one terrible night. Every team we needed to lose won and we only got 1 point.

I could not watch the full game and only joined it after Carrier's goal . We basically never left our zone after that goal. The team battled but we are clearly not "there" yet.

Matheson and Laine in OT...ouch

I no longer think we are going to make the PO . I still want them to try though.

I agree. We were getting goal scoring from some guys who have cooled off and losing Heineman has upset the apple cart. Pezz never sees the ice in the third period which means more shifts for the rest of the forwards. The break can't come soon enough.

 

[Habs10Habs]

Every regime we have a coach that has sick fascination with the most useless player on the team. And just keeps and keeps and keeps costing the team games.

Breath TRT lol Breath! We didn't lose this game because of one or two players. We were outplayed pretty badly, yet still walked away with a point.

 

[le_sean]

Evans is one of the best open ice players on the team, and he won't hurt you defensively either.

I have never liked the dvorak idea though.

He’s good if he has a lane to the net. But he’s not good if he has the puck on his stick for an extended time and is asked to be a playmaker. 3v3 demands creativity. You shouldn’t put guys out there that "don’t hurt you defensively". It’s shinny, you’re not there to shutdown opponents.

 

[HabsCode]

Oh sure...

Strangely enough fatigue doesn’t apply to other teams.

O wait I forgot they travel more. All that time sleeping in planes must be draining I’m telling you

 

[zzoo]

At least we got a point that I think we don't deserve.
It's 3 bad games in a row, although we won against Tampa Bay (they played better).

My love for Laine has slowly and steadily faded away. I agree with someone here saying that Laine is just a deluxe Hoffman.

 

[Gally11]

Slaf really isn't great with the puck on his stick for too long.

Same with Laine.

3 on 3 isn’t a horrible way to give him more confidence though, even just a shift here and there when he’s on

 

[Rapala]

I really like Guhle 3v3 his speed makes him more dangerous on the rush than Hutson and he makes better decisions than Matheson IMO.

 

[Theodore450]

Suzuki played more Defence than Matheson.

Praying he gets deported this summer

 

[MasterD]

Slaf at least has really good vision and makes crisp passes. Laine is hit and miss with that.

True.
But Laine can shoot, and Slaf can't. Two flawed players with different skills.

 

[Trabdy2]

We really need more quality out of Matheson's minutes. The decision making is just brutal at times. We don't have any other options though. Nobody's ready to step up/in to that role yet.

 

[OldCraig71]

They stepped it up big time in the third we were fortunate to come out with a point.

They won't go down without a fight. We will have more weapons and become a much better team when we add Demidov and another forward(hopefully a Dvo replacement).

 

[MasterD]

I agree with someone here saying that Laine is just a deluxe Hoffman.

Not wrong, but I think there's a big difference in attitude. Hoffman was an asshole, I think Laine is appreciated in the room.

 

[JianYang]

He’s good if he has a lane to the net. But he’s not good if he has the puck on his stick for an extended time and is asked to be a playmaker. 3v3 demands creativity. You shouldn’t put guys out there that "don’t hurt you defensively". It’s shinny, you’re not there to shutdown opponents.

He's good with lanes (and even created his own lanenin ot) but he's also excellent in transition. Most of his offense comes in that fashion.

His awareness away from the puck is valuable in 3 on 3 as well. He can create turnovers with his reads and active stick.

 

[SlafySZN]

Meh, they're all not good 3 on 3 players. We don't have that many forwards that can actually control the puck.

Agree Slaf > Laine for 3 on 3, not sure that's true regarding Evans or Newhook.

Evans and Newhook have no vision.

Both controlling the puck amount to nothing most of the time. Plus we don't know if Slaf could actually be a good 3v3 player, he never has his chance.

 

[Trabdy2]

Dobes and the 1st line kept us in it.

Can't wait for an upgrade on Dvorak.

I'm still not sold on Laine. The even strength play is a concern for big dollars.

 

[Kimota]

Strangely enough fatigue doesn’t apply to other teams.

O wait I forgot they travel more. All that time sleeping in planes must be draining I’m telling you

Just saying, they look far less energetic than a few weeks ago.