Dobes blanks Panthers, Dach emerges, Hook passes!
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He's Snorlax. It is what it is. Once you accept he can wake up once in a while and become a top 6 player for a few days and go back to sleep you learn to accept him for what he is.
He's been doing better since he got sent to Laval last season and this season since Laine came back.
For someone who was waived not too long ago he’s earned his salary in my book and he will get us a decent haul. He’s bringing some value to the organization and that’s all that matters. Good for him.
Unlike our other vets (Anderson, Dvorak, Gallagher) They all deserved to be sent to Laval last year but Yo-Elle was the easy target.
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Dobes inspired more confidence in me in this game than 95% of Primeau's NHL starts. He looks more calm and dailed in than Primeau and was positional very sound. Its early but he sounds promise and has the tools to be an regular NHL goalie.
Yeah I don't want to put Primeau down because it's not easy making the NHL, and no one ever wants to be exposed as not good enough on the biggest stage, but man there's such a clear difference in their confidence and strengths. Dobes really uses his body well and showed his glove hand tonight.
Also Jake Evans is a beauty. I'm sure he will be a sought after piece at the deadline. Wouldn't mind him staying but his value just keeps rising
No assists for him, unfortunately, but he had an impact on both of Dach's goals. Decent hustle from him here to disrupt the two Florida players, allowing Hutson to steal and pass the puck.
Also the situation you mentioned:
There was one rough moment where he gassed out during a very long shift and seemingly got away with a trip, they fought to survive that really bad stretch though (well, Xhekaj literally fought at the end of it).
And suddenly all of the "fire MSL" crew go silentBut how is that even possible… Habs have a “serious coaching problem” and their players have shown no progression?
I would try and trade Matheson + Mailloux + for a veteran first pair RD if possible
Yep. Czech and Slovak classic. You put a tartar sauce on it and have some french fries with it. It's beautiful.Fried cheese?
The season starts Dec 1But how is that even possible… Habs have a “serious coaching problem” and their players have shown no progression?
My position on MSL is simple: I respect he's also growing as a coach but the leash is shorter with him than with some players.And suddenly all of the "fire MSL" crew go silent
The Habs were not ready to start the season and that's on the coach. A lot of players stagnated (or worse) at the same time, which must be very frustrating for MSL for sure, but soon enough when the Habs are chasing results you just can't shrug it off and not make efforts to get out of the mess.
It would rock if the Habs and MSL have a long and frutiful relationship. He's helped change our organisational vibes and keep morale up amidst all the losing.
Thx
Nice story for sure....let's hope he can stabalize the net and give Monty some time off.
Every team needs a steady back up who can push the starter, and in some cases steal the net.
Fowler is the prize we all know this, but nice to hear about Dobes
Sounds like Mailloux has slipped a little in the AHL recently.....This team can really score. We just need a decent (doesn't have to be all-world) goalie (Dobes) + Demidov. I'd also like to see Matheson get traded at TDL and call up Mailloux now to get him more experience for next season.
How many people actually said FIRE MARTY ST LOUIS?And suddenly all of the "fire MSL" crew go silent
I want an exact number.
My position re MSL hasn’t changed. Habs need a different coach to take the next step.
They are teaching him how to play D in a sustainable way. I underestimated how green his defensive game was and the repercussions of his stunted development in junior.
But I believe in him still.
Until the next bad loss. Such is the fan base of this storied franchise.And suddenly all of the "fire MSL" crew go silent
Interesting. The more I watch Laval, the less I believe in his ability to thrive at the next level. The more I watch, the more I believe that Trudeau has passed Mailloux on the Canadiens’ depth chart. On skating alone, Trudeau is a superior prospect. As for offensive potential, Laval is now correctly playing Trudeau on the first power play unit ahead of both Mailloux and Engstrom. Defensively, Trudeau plays on the penalty killing unit, something no one with an ounce of hockey knowledge would allow Mailloux to do.
I’ve often said the most certain thing in hockey is the uncertainty in the development curve of young players. Sometimes, that uncertainty dashes one’s hopes for a player’s ultimate upside. Sometimes, that uncertainty works in your favour with an unheralded prospect stepping up. In Trudeau’s case, it’s clearly a case of the latter as he has assumed an ever increasing role(s) in all facets of Laval’s play.
For those still awaiting (expecting) Mailloux’s emergence as a top 2 NHL defenceman, I would strongly suggest you subscribe to FloHockey and actually watch this kid's play and then come back and tell us if you are still confident about this kid’s potential.
I’m not. But strongly hoping I’m wrong.
Y’all act like Armia wasn’t absolutely elite when he played with Perry on that finals run. 1 of the main reasons we had success
He should still be gone in the summer.
While I was never sold on Primeau as a long term solution for the Canadiens' goaltending needs ( I hate goalies who spend most of the game on their knees), I wouldn't jump on the Dobes band wagon yet. Remember that Primeau had two shutouts last season and in the game last night, the Panthers hit the goalpost three times and Canadiens' defencemen block a number of dangerous shots that appeared to be labeled. A quarter of inch either way and the conversation today would be much, much different.
Saying Dobes inspires more confidence in you than Primeau, is damning Dobes with the faintest of praise. More importantly, Dobes seems to have inspired more confidence in his teammates, who were beginning to view any game that Primeau was starting as a probable loss.
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Don't get me wrong, I loved the way Dobes played last night, I liked how comfortable he looked in the net and the way the pucks just seemed to stick to him. What I don't like is the way he presents his catching mitt at times, I dunno if it's just an aesthetic thing, but it looks awkward to me.
Just an observation I had.
Just an observation I had.
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*Everyone still basking in the high of the win and the Dobes shutsie until I read your post BARELY nitpicking Jakub*
*Everyone still basking in the high of the win and the Dobes shutsie until I read your post BARELY nitpicking Jakub*
LOL
Yeah it's probably just me, and it's probably not even a issue. I just remember noticing it a few times.
