GDT: February 2nd 2014 Game of Canadiens vs Jets @ 1 PM on CBC,RDS

[couris]

What a move Schiefele on Subban

 

[PricePkPatch*]

Murray and Bourque are playing better than they were earlier this season, so that's a good sign.

Big guys take time to build momentum?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

That was the first scoring chance Jets have had in the last 5 minutes. All of the sudden, it's the Habs who've been dominating the play.

The PP got them going.

 

[Jabba11]

Am I the only who misses Galchenyuk? Kid brings another dimension to the overall team style... SKILLS!

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

The size obsession right now is baffling me. The Jets are a big team, but not a very physical one. We've killed them in most of our recent meetups...and now they suddenly have a better coach. Does that tell you the problem is in average height, or something else perhaps?

Why would it be baffling to you? We don't have any size. Stands to reason that most posters would want us to have it.

I said the same thing to Mathman last week. You guys talk puck possession as if this exists in a vacuum. Well, size is going to help you get the puck. Just like speed will help you get the puck. Size (like speed) has intrinsic value. Will just being big make you a good player? No, of course not. Same thing for being a great skater. But that doesn't mean that size doesn't have any value.

Chara has been arguably the best blueliner in the game for a long time. Why is that? Is it his great skating ability?

 

[Maffew]

I love when the linesman and refs get knocked around. The league needs to see that there's just too many people on the ice now. Get rid of the 2nd ref and have officials ready by the home team's locker entrance to jump on the ice if needed in scrums, otherwise there's just too many times when one official hemmed on the boards int the offensive zone will disrupt the play. Drives me crazy.

 

[Habs_Apostle]

That was the first scoring chance Jets have had in the last 5 minutes. All of the sudden, it's the Habs who've been dominating the play.

The PP got them going.

No, it's Therrien's adjustments!

 

[Gustave]

Eller was about to cry lol

True. He's just hit rock bottom.

 

[gusfring]

Am I the only who misses Galchenyuk? Kid brings another dimension to the overall team style... SKILLS!

Problem is that he hardly plays...

Gotta play DD.

 

[Theosis]

Gallagher must be the player that takes the most hits on this team

 

[CH25]

Gallagher gets pushed around so much lol I wish he was bigger

 

[JohnLennon]

Am I the only who misses Galchenyuk? Kid brings another dimension to the overall team style... SKILLS!

Why would you possibly be the only one who misses one of our best players?

 

[Habs_Apostle]

Gallagher must be the player that takes the most hits on this team

Yeah, he's great, but that's gotta wear on him.

 

[TheRooster]

Lol at DD trying to kick the puck as the horn went off.


Habs outshot a team? Whoa...

 

[Whitesnake]

So....that wasn't slashing on DD at the end of the period? Did the stick not go far enough?

 

[Et le But]

I don't know if MB does see what we see. Seems there's something like "blind faith" guiding our Habs helmsmen. Because big > small in a physical matchup is just science, the laws of physics. You have to choose to ignore that to put FIVE smurf forwards on the ice, like tonight -- that's mad.

(゜-゜)

It's a bit more complicated than that. Small players have a lower center of gravity and are usually more agile - for instance even on this team, guys like Pacioretty and Eller might be better skaters than Desharnais, but still need more room to manuver.

Look at how Desharnais and Plekanec regularly make Chara look bad.

Of course having a top 6 filled with small players isn't at all ideal, it's no coincidence that the best puck possessors on this team are big bodies or at least very strong - Subban, Pacioretty, and Eller. But saying big>small leads to mistakes like assuming Murray can play hockey.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Two different games in that period. 1st half: Habs looked dead, got no scoring chances while all the play was in our end. 2nd Half: Habs controlled play, got a number of scoring and Jets were rarely in our end.

Story of the Habs season really.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Mostly crappy first period. Here's hoping we start the 2nd better than we started the 1st.

 

[PricePkPatch*]

Problem is that he hardly plays...

Gotta play DD.

DD brings the dough. No matter how much your criticise him, he is an offensive threat.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Boy is Gally taking some abuse today.

 

[Whitesnake]

R.I.P.

 

[Monctonscout]

Nice period by the Habs...could easily be 2-0 without Montoya.

 

[Tyson]

Gallagher has the heart and determination of a Captain.

 

[CH25]

Am I the only who misses Galchenyuk? Kid brings another dimension to the overall team style... SKILLS!

How is he doing anyway ? Havent read any news on him.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

It's a bit more complicated than that. Small players have a lower center of gravity and are usually more agile - for instance even on this team, guys like Pacioretty and Eller might be better skaters than Desharnais, but still need more room to manuver.

Look at how Desharnais and Plekanec regularly make Chara look bad.

Of course having a top 6 filled with small players isn't at all ideal, it's no coincidence that the best puck possessors on this team are big bodies or at least very strong - Subban, Pacioretty, and Eller. But saying big>small leads to mistakes like assuming Murray can play hockey.

Big is better than small. Just like fast is better than slow.

That doesn't mean that there aren't big players who are useless or that being fast will make you an awesome hockey player. You need smarts, skills and other characteristics to go along with it.

If size wasn't important, the size of the average player would be a lot shorter than it is.