GDT: Game #2 - Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins - Oct 10th 2024, 7:00 PM EST - TSN2, RDS - The Offseason Review Edition

[CanadienShark]

Get out of here bruins fan lol

Where? Get em!

 

[HabSgt]

Habs undefeated in 24-25!

As always I am hoping for the best but expecting the worst.

Still no Struble? Feel Pez should be dispensed tonight.

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

Slaf has started the aerial show. If only Gally had learned to do this when Weber was unloading howitzers, he’d still have hands today.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844373468302967276

Playing with PS

 

[The Real Timo]

Yeah this one makes little sense.

along with many other MSL decisions. Sigh...

 

[jaffy27]

Because ABB and Kapanen are better players.

Is ABB a more effective hockey player though??

I mean Pezzetta is younger and has scored more goals and has twice the points than meatball….I get Kapanen but Boulet brings ok skill….

You gotta dress up for the occasion and ABB instead of Pezz in a slug fest seems meh

Anyways, MSL knows more his team better then I do so let’s see what happens!!

 

[Skip Bayless]

Playing with PS

We need him mounting Anderson the power donkey.

 

[CaptnNemo]

Playing with PS

Slytherin Slaf on his broom looking for the golden snitch!

 

[waitin425]

Game 2!!!! Let's go boys!

 

[Garbageyuk]

We need him mounting Anderson the power donkey.

He’s been downgraded further to Power Mule.

 

[Fatbiggie]

Kudos to @Grate n Colorful Oz for this GDT, the references to Asterix is killing me

 

[HuGo Sham]

He’s been downgraded further to Power Mule.

power pony

 

[SwiftyHab]

Just updated it

Nice I like that 4th line

Playing with PS

Legit. You guys are really talented with your photoshop skills. I’m in awe

 

[bsl]

Man that Bruins forward core is horrible but their defense and goaltending will keep them as a good but not great team.

Uh pasta and lindholm are not exactly horrible.

 

[yianik]

OFF-SEASON REVIEW

It was quite an eventful offseason in Habsland, dear fellow fans. Well, not necessarily in terms of quantity, but certainly in terms of quality. Just before the season ended, we were offered a glimpse of young phenom Lane Hutson's flashy dipsy doodle skills and veteran-like poise as he got his first strides in the league in a double-header versus the (still) playoff hungry Red Wings. It felt, at least to me, like a good omen of things to come.

Sweaty palms all across the province, we all watched nervously when the lottery came around. Luckily we kept our rank for the 3rd year in a row. As per our annual tradition when we have a high pick, but naturally, not high enough, the following two months saw the usual bickering among us on who should we draft. One thing was clear though, very few thought we'd get a chance at drafting Ivan Demidov.

Draft day comes, Sennecke is drafted 3rd, Demidov is still there after the 4th pick, and we're all like "are they gonna pull another Reinbacher?". Can't pass on Demidov! Can they?

Then this lady of destiny we all know, gingerly walks-up to the stage to announce the pick and you just know this was somehow all written in advance. Céline announcing that pick, a player we all wanted to fall to us, was just too epic. It's like all the stars aligned. That never happens in Habsland, wtf? Hockey gods hath not forsaken us, afterall?

So we got Demidov. Probably the most Kovalev-like player we've had since, well, Kovalev. Speaking of which, it didn't take long for people to notice parallels between the two. Even an odd resemblance. Similar nose, cheekbones, blue eyes, blonde hair:

People wondered. How busy was Kovalev during the 2005 lockout? I mean, he did play in the RSL that year, for Ak Bars. He can't be his father, right? Some of us have already seen photos of Kovy with his wife and kid anyway and it's clearly not Ivan:

So mystery persists, but whether he's Kovy's son or not, he sure seems to have the skill level. And that's all we could ask for. Is it, though? All we could ask for? How about this other beauty we drafted afterward, much more than we could ask for:

That devilish Lex Luthor of hockey, Kent Hughes, wheeled and dealed his way to the 21st pick, and again with some help from the hockey gods, the one player he got the pick for, fell right where we needed him. It was truly a draft for the ages. For Habs fans anyway.

Kent wasn't done though, and pulled another rabbit several weeks later. Trading for Laine might've been a gamble, and no matter if we got him for a bag of pucks, it's the kind of move that could set-up the team very nicely.

So I ask, was it a summer of destiny? Did our bad luck finally turn around?

Moving on..

Waiting for the dogdays of summer to end and hockey to come back once again into our lives, a controversy arose in early August:

Marc Dumont sparked a debate on the size of Lane Hutson's thighs. Real or not? You decide.

The big thigh debate aside, we finally got to the annual golf tournament that kicks off training camp, and all we kept hearing from management is how we'll be "in the mix". I swear I heard 'in the mix' so many times I thought I was watching an Asterix movie:

Preseason games started and then this happened:

Everything fell apart after that. Literally everything. Panic ensued. Critics multiplied. Many thought we'd spend the season in Marty's 50 shades of disapproval:

Thankfuly, the season started last night and despite a not-so perfect game, Habs were solid in many aspects that were a grave concern just a week ago.

Onwards to tonight as we battle our arch nemesis at the TD Garden:

The Bruins also didn't shy away from controversy. Au contraire, the hockey world's headlines were captured by this man and his knightly battle for his goaltender brethren:

Jeremy spoken. Or was it his agent, Lewis Gross, manipulating his client into a revenge battle over Krug's own bitter contract negos, whom Gross represented??

The spiteful confrontation reached its zenith when Neely overstepped on his GM and spoke directly to Jeremy through the media:

Only for Gross to reply publicly, calling Neely out as a boldfaced liar:

At this point, many Bruins fans thought Neely would lose it and dig deep to unearth his inner Sea Bass, so he could confront Jeremy and wring his neck:

Alas, the situation was resolved shortly after, signing Swayman to an 8 year contract and finally putting that dreary episode behind them:

Bruinsland rejoiced and the bruins players gathered together to dance in peace, joy and harmony:

If you by any chance cross path with any of them, please don't mention this whole kerfuffle. They are super sensitive on the subject:

GAME ON!

Love it Bro

 

[Shred]

Anderson… will be annoying

Completely agree

 

[Tyson]

These are the types of games a player like Josh Anderson should excel in but I digress.

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Late to the party, but that GDT is f***ing great !

 

[Habs]

These are the types of games a player like Josh Anderson should excel in but I digress.

He's going to have a good year , I'm certain of it

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Late to the party, but that GDT is f***ing great !

Thanks for the praise

You should take a gander at the SKA vs Dinamo GDT!

 

[Intangir]

He’s been downgraded further to Power Mule.

Power Dead Horse more like.

And you know what they say about those.

Aside from that, I hope our team beats the Bruins tonight and begins a grand reversal of what has been an ugly trend of the Canadiens losing to them the last couple seasons.

 

[EveryDay]

We have many reasons to look forward to this game.

- The NHL debut of Kapanen
- The rivalry with the Bruins
- The Lane Hutson show
- Arber Xhekaj

And many more but to me the most important one is finally getting Pierre Houde back at the description of the game, he's the best in the business!

 

[BLONG7]

Late to the party, but that GDT is f***ing great !

Our posters who do the GDT's are legendary!!! Great job!!

 

[Runner77]

Yeah this one makes little sense.

There you are — thought you had bailed on this team yesterday!

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Habs +250 screw it

 

[Runner77]

Playing with PS

I like your version better.