GDT: Game 82: Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens 4/16/24 TSN2, RDS, TSN 690

[LaP]

Always great to remember how Bergevin refused to give Markov an extra year yet gave Alzner a long term contract.

Markov was individualisssss

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Hoping for a high scoring game with a regulation loss, so we get guaranteed 5th

 

[McGees]

That picture was looking decent til I got to Barron. We can replace him with this years 1st tho

 

[slybel]

No worries people... i'm back from my months in Hawaii! I will fall asleep before the game ends now..

oh... Let's loose in regulation.. lol

 

[V13]

My wishes for tonight :

- A loss in regulation following an entertaining game
- Slaf with 1g 1 a to reach 20 goals - 50pts
- Suzuki with a 4pts night to reach 80
- Caufield with a hat trick to reach 30 goals
- Good games from Mailloux and Hutson

1,2 and 5 are realistic. 3 and 4 are possible but more unlikely. If all of this happen i buy for 100$ of lotto max tickets

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Hutson with the hat trick.

Book it.

 

[Justin11]

Hope Slaf nets his 20th to end the season.

 

[red devil]

 

[Richard Bolton]

Yes! I was hoping to see some more of Pearson before the season ends.

 

[Habs13]

Pearson!? Why? What for? He won't even be with the team next year.

 

[red devil]

Pearson!? Why? What for? He won't even be with the team next year.

He may not even get an NHL contract next year so this could possibly be his last game in an NHL uniform

 

[Goldthorpe]

He may not even get an NHL contract next year so this could possibly be his last game in an NHL uniform

So just like Ylonen? :-P

 

[jrom]

Me too brother.

I didn’t knew he had already met Hutson

 

[Adam Michaels]

Matheson - Mailloux
Hutson - Savard
Struble - Barron

 

[jrom]

Hope Slaf nets his 20th to end the season.

It seems he has a $250k bonus if he hits 20

 

[Bobby Holik agent]

Harris out of the final game holycow.
LOGJAM IS ALIVE IT HAS BEGUN.

 

[HabSgt]

Matheson & Mailloux?

 

[Naslundforever]

Savard: “I got them…”

 

[eklund the clown]

Do the Habs really want to win, and by doing so fall 2 spots in the draft order (behind Arizona and Ottawa)?

I would think they are playing half the farm in the last game, to secure an even better draft pick. In situations like this, it’s probably better to think long term for the franchise.

I doubt it.They have never done it before and it has cost them

 

[overlords]

Matheson & Mailloux?

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[yianik]

Primeau may be the key. Seems to either have a .930 save % or a .850 save % game. Fifth place is in our hands. Easy enough to slip to 7th. I know our guys won't quit though.

Either way, as the Doors sang, This is the End my Friend.

 

[Redux91]

I was saying exactly this around this time last year

Well
Tinordi had other ideas for us sadly..

But we'll take the pick for sure, for the final year of the Great Tankage

He gets what $5,000,000.00 per appearance?

5,250,000.00 $

 

[26Mats]

Matheson - Mailloux
Hutson - Savard
Struble - Barron

Wow!

I would have predicted:

Matheson - Barron
Hutson - Savard
Harris - Mailloux,

Harris just edging out Struble because of he has more experience, so he plays with the rookie.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

I didn’t knew he had already met Hutson

This post just brought me so much joy.

 

[dcyhabs]

I guess, I was thinking more about a mindset that gives up too early whether it's by trade or waivers. There will always be regrettable losses though

Thing is the habs in the '80s and into the '90s had a ridiculously good defense corps. They could lose pretty good players for nothing and not care. The GMs didn't realize, traded a bunch for worse guys, and didn't realize they had to value their prospects. In any case they didn't value the right prospects. So many picks and so many trades trying to get big, mediocre D-men. They spent years going after Quintal, who was adequate but not a guy you would target. So many big, slow D-men drafted high and busted.

Hughes doesn't seem to want to let guys go for nothing, it's good. He'll have a challenge in the next few years when they have a glut of prospects.

I don't expect a win tonight, but it should be a fun game.