GDT: Game 5: HABS @ SABRES Oct 23, 2023 – 7:00PM ET. RDS, SN

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

At some point I would like to start keeping decent players. You gotta have some good veterans, not just veterans.

Yes, like Monahan, if he holds up.

 

[The Real Timo]

16 year rebuild will do that

Lol... is that what Habs will be in 13 years... I am not thrilled.

 

[morhilane]

Still, why is this team so penalized? At some point it works out to lack of discipline, no?

What Barron did wasn't a penalty for any none-Habs players.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Are we the most embarrassing team in the league 6 on 5?

They had a f***ing 1 minute powerplay before the powerplay

We couldn't make a good play on 2 5v3 and got scored twice on the same PP.

And we are dead last in the league with the most penalties. I wonder what the f*** the coaches are teaching them

 

[gusfring]

We desperately need a new 4th line. Evans is terrible. Ylonen isn't a 4th liner, and Pezzetta is not an nhl player

 

[HuGo Sham]

Still, why is this team so penalized? At some point it works out to lack of discipline, no?

For sure, when a team doesn’t have puck possession they’re running around taking penalties

 

[Rapala]

Monahan is our best Center AINEC.

 

[FrankMTL]

16 year rebuild will do that

I was gonna say, the Sabres picked in the Top 10 of the draft every year between 2013-2022

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

At some point I would like to start keeping decent players. You gotta have some good veterans, not just veterans.

Same but i wouldn't keep any of those 2

 

[Miller Time]

Probably not but based on what we're seeing, it's not that far outlandish as we'd be inclined to believe.

Yeah... It is.
Did you not watch any of the preseason...

The Roy of two weeks ago isn't all of a sudden at another level.

Suzuki, CC, Slaf, Newhook, Money... Heck even Ylonen, Pearson & RHP. Any of them in the AHL would be well over a ppg.

It's great that Roy is playing well at that level, and I'm a huge fan... But to suggest that he's, right now, as good let alone better than the top players on the Habs roster is laughable hyperbole. You can't seriously believe otherwise, can you

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Burrows should probably get some more credit considering he’s the first blind coach in the NHL

Poor guy probably thinks they’re doing great out there

Hughes mentions the right coach for the right time. Seeing that Habs are in tank mode, burrows is definitely the right coach for the job

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

Monahan has been good. Crazy that the Flames paid us to take him.

Equally crazy that the same moron who did that is now at the helm of the Leafs.

 

[Riddick412]

That period had last year feeling all over it

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Hughes mentions the right coach for the right time. Seeing that Habs are in tank mode, burrows is definitely the right coach for the job

Couldn’t agree more

 

[The Great Weal]

A broken down Monahan should not have this much more jump in his game than Suzuki

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Even the tankers can't be happy about this game

You NEED the guys to play better if you don't want this tank to last 10 years

You NEED them to show SOMETHING

I'm feeling like I could give better motivational speeches than Marty at this point

 

[morhilane]

Equally crazy that the same moron who did that is now at the helm of the Leafs.

And there was rumors he really wanted Anderson back in Calgary.

 

[StCaufield]

it was a message though. Xhekaj is just that kind of player. and now that we killed the penalty, I'd say it was worth it. Habs have a player who will **** you up for no reason sometimes... might make them think twice.

Okposo wasn’t doing anything though so the message for buffalo is “just stand 6 feet from the goalie and we will get a power play every time. Pretty amazing for buffalo

 

[McGees]

These Marner betting commercials are so cringe guys…

 

[Nicko999]

Monahan is our best Center AINEC.

Correction: Monahan is our best player AINEC.

 

[Redux91]

Monahan has been good. Crazy that the Flames paid us to take him.

LOL it gets better too:

They wanted to liberate Monahans 6.25 mill,
So they could give a guy who is 4 years older 7 Million for SIX years..

He currently has 1 point in 6 games.

We are paying Sean 2 mill for 5 pts in 5 games so far lol

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Even the tankers can't be happy about this game

You NEED the guys to play better if you don't want this tank to last 10 years

You NEED them to show SOMETHING

Tankers will never be happy with Lapointe and Bobrov as head scouts

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Yeah... It is.
Did you not watch any of the preseason...

The Roy of two weeks ago isn't all of a sudden at another level.

Suzuki, CC, Slaf, Newhook, Money... Heck even Ylonen, Pearson & RHP. Any of them in the AHL would be well over a ppg.

It's great that Roy is playing well at that level, and I'm a huge fan... But to suggest that he's, right now, as good let alone better than the top players on the Habs roster is laughable hyperbole. You can't seriously believe otherwise, can you

I don’t know… he might be.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

13 shots through 2 periods

Thanks, Marty!

Didn't realize Buffalo was such a stout defensive team, and that our game plan was to test Ass Comrie as little as possible

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

And there was rumors he really wanted Anderson back in Calgary.

He can overpay now, assuming that he sours on Reaves' 6-minute evening shifts.