GDT: Game 28: Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens 12/12/22 7:00pm EST SN, RDS (HD), TSN 690

[SwiftyHab]

Habs are about to hit a hard skid.
Savard is missed on the back end and Marty thinks Allen is a #1.
Also, in all of my years watching hockey I have never seen so many useless vets all on one team, it's uncanny

We don’t call them useless vets around here. They are Tank Hero’s. Bless these men!

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

Who are you people?! Easy win Habs 10-0

 

[Tyson]

Marty is polishing turds. Allen, Hoffman, Edmun, Armiaww, etc, I think he's polishing their value + he wants to tank. Or his boss told him to do to tank.
But on another hand I'm not sure who is better between Monty and Allen. There is players injured so he don't have choice make them play. Only Richards deserves a call-up. We'll see.

edit, I should have wrote "I'm not sure" who is better between Monty and Allen.

One slight disagreement in that Ylonen also deserves a call up. Richard after all of these years in minors has started to produce.
Ylonen has a bigger NHL upside than Anthony Richard.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

i think Calgary wins this one

 

[The Real Timo]

Harris left out...He's still a question mark for me. But he is still young and in his rookie season. We'll see what he'll become.

Well... i can live without Harris... I mean if he is there, fine... but he is nothing to write home about

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

One slight disagreement in that Ylonen also deserves a call up. Richard after all of these years in minors has started to produce.
Ylonen has a bigger NHL upside than Anthony Richard.

I wont say you're wrong on this. I just look at stats and what I remember from Richards in pre season games.
Sometimes the player who is expected to have a great career doesn't step up. And sometimes the Costco employee hockey player makes the big step to the NHL, ya know. Remember Galchenyuk 3rd OA and Gallagher 5th round pick. Who had the best career?

So let's agree both Richards and Ylonen deserve a call up.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Optional skate this morning, but over half the team opted to practice.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[rik schau]

Who are you people?! Easy win Habs 10-0

If Montreal wins 10-0 I'll actually go to the Bell center and buy everyone a round.

 

[Tyson]

I wont say you're wrong on this. I just look at stats and what I remember from Richards in pre season games.
Sometimes the player who is expected to have a great career doesn't step up. And sometimes the Costco employee hockey player makes the big step to the NHL, ya know. Remember Galchenyuk 3rd OA and Gallagher 5th round pick. Who had the best career?

So let's agree both Richards and Ylonen deserve a call up.

They for sure deserve a look. I would expect both to be on the roster after the trade deadline.

 

[ArtPeur]

I wont say you're wrong on this. I just look at stats and what I remember from Richards in pre season games.
Sometimes the player who is expected to have a great career doesn't step up. And sometimes the Costco employee hockey player makes the big step to the NHL, ya know. Remember Galchenyuk 3rd OA and Gallagher 5th round pick. Who had the best career?

So let's agree both Richards and Ylonen deserve a call up.

The draft comparison isn't the best to be honest. The main reason Gallagher was drafted so low was probably his size. I mean he scored 41 goals tied for 7th in the WHL in his draft year. Possibly why some high skilled players like Point and Kucherov also get drafted low. Galchenyuk was drafted on potential alone as he had missed almost a whole year

That said. Richard's game may have improved simply by playing in front of a home crowd.

I also believe that Ylonen could replace Lehkonen a bit

 

[Redux91]

So that means Dach at RW instead of C?

 

[rik schau]

Gotta go with what works right?lol.

 

[Team_Spirit]

I'm here for the special tree;

Allen giving up a goal early
Dadonov on the PP
Armia existing

Merry Christmas

 

[The Real Timo]

Pitlick at center... yep... it's full tank baby!

 

[Habs]

Habs are about to hit a hard skid.
Savard is missed on the back end and Marty thinks Allen is a #1.
Also, in all of my years watching hockey I have never seen so many useless vets all on one team, it's uncanny

the fact Marty will overplay the team garbage is most shocking, instead of letting the kids just get at it.

 

[The Real Timo]

So according to this, sounds like Slaf is definitely not going to WJC?

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/12/11/les-yeux-vers-le-mondial-junior

 

[WeThreeKings]

So according to this, sounds like Slaf is definitely not going to WJC?

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/12/11/les-yeux-vers-le-mondial-junior

There was like a 5% chance he was ever going to go.

 

[The Real Timo]

Man... I'm just happy it's a game day.

 

[rik schau]

Pitlick at center... yep... it's full tank baby!

So which crap center gets which crap wingers?

 

[The Real Timo]

There was like a 5% chance he was ever going to go.

Well... especially now with everyone being injured. I am fine with him staying as long as they help him to learn one thing - keep his head up. If this is ALL he takes out of this season I will consider it a success.

 

[Tyson]

So which crap center gets which crap wingers?

I am amazed this team has a .500 record.

 

[habsfan891]

So which crap center gets which crap wingers?

I think it's Dadonov-Dvorak-Hoffman
Slaf-Evans-Anderson

 

[Tyson]

Man... I'm just happy it's a game day.

I am expecting a better effort but I expect Calgary to come out victorious

 

[habsfan891]

I am amazed this team has a .500 record.

Curses and hockey god hatred are an amazing thing