Pre-Game Talk: Game 1 Preseason Habs vs. Philadelphia (Monday Sept. 23 – 7PM ET) RDS

[Gustave]

Hilarious the strong takes 1/2 game into preseason lol
Keep atter ladies n gents. Ya might even get a hot take right lol.

If we aren’t shooting the shit in a GDT, we have lost our way my friend.

 

[MarkJ]

our PP would look good even with Burrows running it this year.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

We’re so f***ing back this year.

 

[HabSgt]

Wait I just noticed NO DROP PASS

No Matheson = No Drop Pass

Seriously he accounts for 80% of it.

Power play looks decent but no goals

 

[EveryDay]

This should be our 3rd line in game 1

Roy-Kapanen-Armia

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

Newhook is a tier below Laine and Dach, yes, but he's not ass. I don't get people shitting on him, he looks decent. I like his speed

But the results doesn't come true, often close never the puck goes in.

 

[morhilane]

PP1 will be awesome during the season, we will all be complaining to replace Matheson by Hutson 10 seconds into the first PP thought.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Laine really looks like Kovalev out there just the big frame and all

 

[HuGo Sham]

Marty is going to give Laine, the 2023 Caufield treatment and drill in the need for him to keep moving his feet in the offensive zone; even if he thinks he has a shooting lane, there's always one better

 

[Guess]

Newhook's gonna be fine, he competes and has good hockey IQ. Anderson on the other hand always looks lost, only way to fix that is to put a chip in him and give Gretzky the controller.

Newhook won't complete Dach and Laine if he doesn't win puck battles for them using his speed. Still hoping he can break out but not impressed this game. Like someone else said maybe he needs to get heavier, I think he's already pretty heavy though?

Would be interesting to see Roy be tried there (I know, he's slower) and also Kapanen (really liking his game, he seems good at puck protection and battles as well).

 

[HabsCode]

HOTson

Hot sun

 

[The Great Weal]

I don't think Newhook deserves most of the blame for the line, Dach/Laine definitely don't look good enough either. In fact he just made the best play between the 3 players right there.

 

[overlords]

Hilarious the strong takes 1/2 game into preseason lol
Keep atter ladies n gents. Ya might even get a hot take right lol.

 

[Rapala]

I'm sorry Matheson but you've got nothing to put up against that.
You just don't.

 

[Kents polished head]

Roy is not looking good either in this game....

I'm not one to pump Roy's tires (as previously documented on this very forum), but the guy is playing a great game tonight. Totally bailing the two anchors he's playing with out, and I would be curious to see him tried with Laine and Dach.

He also looks focused, which suggests he actually slept last night for a change.

 

[Sagikev]

But the results doesn't come true, often close never the puck goes in.

He's a 50 point player, that was his pace last season. Those are results.

As I said, he's below Laine and Dach, but he's still a useful player. He plays hard, has good vision, good hands, great speed.

 

[CheldishGamibno]

I don't think Newhook deserves most of the blame for the line, Dach/Laine definitely don't look good enough either. In fact he just made the best play between the 3 players right there.

Laine and Dach are looking good, just missing some timing but that'll come soon enough

 

[KevSkillz4]

Hutson can put 50 pts this year, he is that good!!

 

[Justin11]

I ask hope for 2 things

-keep Anderson away from the PP
-keep Anderson away from the top 9

This way me and MSL will be friends

 

[Redux91]

Lol ohhhhh close one
Dach has to pass better
Great effort Hutson
Perfect sauce Newhook
And can you imagine if Laine put that in holy hell the place woulda JUMPED

I like it, good period
They have 0 goals
Preems looks great honestly

 

[G0bias]

Laine really looks like Kovalev out there just the big frame and all

He really does doesn't he. The stance, the stride, the way he does everything in a smooth controlled way.

 

[EveryDay]

Do a 4th line from: Anderson/Evans/Gallagher/Dvorak/Pezzetta/Heineman

 

[HuGo Sham]

But the results doesn't come true, often close never the puck goes in.

maybe it's not Newhook but that line needs someone with speed. Dach is a puck possession beast and Laine has the shot, but they need a forward that backs-up the D and can retrieve pucks on the forecheck

 

[behemolari]

I thought that was a goal for Laine in the end

 

[Sagikev]

I ask hope for 2 things

-keep Anderson away from the PP
-keep Anderson away from the top 9

This way me and MSL will be friends

I'd trade Dvo with a pick for future consideration and sit Anderson's ass in the stand for the reste of the year, buy his ass out this summer. Play some kids instead. Even Condotta would de better than both. They're a net negative on the ice