GDT: Game 9 - Montreal Canadiens Versus Philadelphia Flyers - October 27th 2024, 7:00pm EST - TSN2, RDS - Growing Pains

[Boss Man Hughes]

is there anyone on Philly we should care about or keep an eye on?????

No because Torts is an idiot and plays good players with trash like Poehling

 

[Montrealcowboys]

Could you imagine goon Xhekaj landing a big nasty hit on generational Michkov. Hfboard would implode. That's what I want

Shouldn't it be Reinbacher who lays that hit on him? I expect Reinbacher to have a big game tonight.

The Habs vs what could've been and the Flyers. MM will likely score at least 2 goals and social media will again be all over Habs management and scouts for passing on him. Gonna do my best to avoid all that drama if it does indeed happen.

It would be quite interesting if he lights them up.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Both team played yesterday, I feel like this never happens.

 

[yianik]

Abandon all hope ye who enters!

These kids, right? It sure isn't the start of the season our in-the-mix leaning management had hoped for. The vets, the pups, the coaches, and plenty of blame to share among them. So many culprits to chose from. Is it Peewee Marty being too chummy with the gang? Inexperienced youth? Paltry level of overall talent? Over-the-hill underperforming vets?

Well, ladies and gents, I have my own pet theory on the matter. My own blame to point and stiffly shake a big disapproving finger at. J'accuse the Prime Habs Rebuild documentary series! Oh yeah, you heard me right, but allow me to elaborate before you scoff. You see, this' a young team here. Youth gets distracted much more easily. Most of them haven't tasted fame or monetary success yet, so a documentary like this is bound to change their fortunes, outlook and motivations.

Want proof of this? Tangible, undeniable proof? To see how they all banked on their names since the documentary came out? Getting their names hitched to brands, all in the name of fame, money and sweet sweet glory? I'm telling you, Ed Bernays would be proud, starting with Nick, Lane, Cayden & Jayden all getting important sponsorships. Hutson & Struble were even given their own product lines. See how busy they've been:

Then you have some of the kids naturally seeking opportunities towards proclivities proper to their age, in video games and comics, with Cole getting a superhero made out of him, while Kirby and Kaiden joined their likeness to classic games:

Barron also chose to go the same route, but nothing ever seems to turn out right for Justin. You can see he didn't like the experience one bit:

There was so much fame to go around with that damn documentary, both Newhook and Evans got main roles in friggin theater adaptations of classic and popular movies and books:

At least some of the guys went a step further and banked on their names by becoming entrepreneurs and opening venues, which is a tad more noble. Newcomer Emil Heineman teamed up with Heineken to start a new brewery, while Arber, enlisting his bro Florian, chose to offer around the clock network protection with the added bonus of the brothers personally hunting down flagged hackers by going to their houses to knock their teeth off, Jay and Silent Bob-style.

Inspired by the constant analogies to diamond, gem and jewel cutting in relation to his development, Slaf decided to open his own jewelry franchise, where he also offers a wide variety of snazzy and chic sunglasses. Pezz on the other hand landed in the cut-throat world of Montreal pizzerias. We know Mike's tough, but still a bold move:

Have you noticed a theme here? It's all the young guys. The vets seemed to have been a lot more mature and circumspect in their choices. For starters, Christian simply accomplished his long-time dream of reuniting with his old band. He's never been this happy:

Concerning the vets, even with many of them not fitting the old adage of aging like fine wine, you'd have to expect a bunch of thirty-something with piles of cash at their disposal, to do exactly what you'd expect them to do, which is, to buy a friggin vineyard. So original. Let's hope for them that their creations age better than some of them did on the ice:

On the other hand, there are a minority of our players who did some good with their names. Take Sam, for example. As part of his bid to be Canada's goaltender, he bolstered his résumé by doing important work for the community:

Some players already had something going for them. Alex's path as a journeyman in the NHL thought him early to diversify his meager earnings, while Yoel, the eternal teddybear, has been putting his good name & heart to use, for years now:

And then there are the guys you can't fault at all. We all know about young Mailloux's past misdeed, but what is lesser known is that it inspired him to seek an education in the behavioral sciences, and has become passionate about helping others heal and find themselves. So motivated he was, he burned through his studies and training and got his license really fast. He sort of hit a snag though because no one wants to be psycho-analyzed by a kid. So he had the brilliant idea to go Old Man Logan and bought a grey wig and a fake grey beard, along with a pair of smart looking glasses that make you think "this guy must know what he's talking about". It worked, to some degree. He's getting patients, not many of them and oddly enough, they always seem taken aback when they first meet him as he introduces himself. "Quebecers are weird", Logan often ponders:

Another kid who can't really be blamed is Oliver Kapanen, who's simply still trying to figure out which Kapanen he is. In the meantime, he got a sweet deal for the NHL's next line of Nesting Dolls (yeah, we can't name them Russian Dolls anymore, for some reason):

Lastly, one guy who can't really be blamed and who also happens to already have the fame and fortune is Patrik Laine. He doesn't even need to try to get sponsorships and deals, they just sorta automatically gravitate towards him. Case in point is a Quebec weed growing company who wanted to expand their operations into fashion hemp wool clothing and Laine, with his penchant for unorthodox clothing styles, was the perfect candidate. Naturally, they offered him his own line based on his style. You can see him as a model in this outake of their upcoming 2025 catalogue:

Oh, I almost forgot management. They haven't been shy of the limelight either. Not a good example to give to the kids:

So I rest my case! No wonder it's pandemonium in Habsland.


Okay, admittedly, I wrote all of this way before last night and wanted to put my name up for Saturday's game, but did so too late, so joke's on me, but you never know, these are growing pains. One day they're good, one day they're bad. It's only one win and things could crash down again, but for the meantime, we have to go up against Philly and that Russian kid, whose non-selection by the Habs is bemoaned daily, strike that.. every passing minute, in these very pages. All cylinders are firing for young Matvei, but despite the early success, it's hard to imagine a Michorella relationship that won't produce any juicy drama. We all know it's just a matter of time and Danny's gonna have to keep those 'Cuties' at close hand for his coach as he'll deal with their own growing pains and the inevitable tamper tantrums of the Russian phenom:

Reading the main boards, Michkov is now so much more talented than Demidov. Some even pretend the latter's puck carrying skills are not gonna translate in the NHL. Good ol main board with its typical nine parts -**********s-, one part good posters.

Can we finally get rid of the back-to-back jinx? Here's hoping Hutson shuts down Michkov... and the main board.

Game on!

Lineups will be added at around 17~18pm. Sorry, I'm super busy today.

Bravo Bravo Maestro Bravo

 

[GrandmaCookie]

Shouldn't it be Reinbacher who lays that hit on him? I expect Reinbacher to have a big game tonight.


It would be quite interesting if he lights them up.

Yeah from the VIP lounge maybe

 

[The Real Timo]

Purely just for the rhyme really

And it snowballed from there lol
It's just so funny because it's so vulgar for someone so nonchalant and innocent

Also Asians aren't particularly known for... well , like I said it's for the rhyme lol

Hahaha!!!

 

[Rapala]

This team typically looks like ass in back to backs.

They are never easy for any team but the ones who fare better typically have an efficient gameplan to keep things very simple and positioned. A disciplined style.

I don't think this describes montreal at all. On the flipside, the Habs are not playing a world beater, but still, I don't think their green defense and overall mentality is built to be a good back to back team.

I think this will be a stinky loss.

Yeah 1-12 not to mention the complete shit kicking we gave them at the end of last season.
Teams don't forget and coaches don't let teams forget.
I think we have still yet to beat Florida after we killed them in the last game of the season a few years ago.

This won't be easy.

 

[JianYang]

A goon Xhekaj yes. The new and improved Xhekaj not so much. Would be sweet though. Flyers have been so dreadful in the past few years I can't even think of one player I'd absolutely want to see pasted against the glass. (it doesn't mean there aren't any)

Ooh, Poehling is playing for the Flyers... what if he scores?

Any word on Anderson?

Then flyers haven't been the flyers since their owner passed away.

 

[Kennerback]

The Habs vs what could've been and the Flyers. MM will likely score at least 2 goals and social media will again be all over Habs management and scouts for passing on him. Gonna do my best to avoid all that drama if it does indeed happen.

If MM scores 2 goals, you can consider it good news for Demidov as he looks better than MM did in the KHL.

 

[HabSgt]

Could you imagine goon Xhekaj landing a big nasty hit on generational Michkov. Hfboard would implode. That's what I want

Michkov scores immediately followed with getting knocked out by a massive hit from Xhekaj.

HFBoards crash, Xhekaj cements reputation as NHL Public Enemy #1. Fun for all! except Michkov

 

[Canadienna]

I'm predicting a bit of a verbal jousting match between the Michkovians and the David clans tonight in the GDT

I was a huge Michkov fan, wish we had drafted him and all the rest - but he's not a Hab. I hope he gets lit up by Xhekaj or someone else tonight.

 

[BLONG7]

I wanna see Michkov go -3 and Torts go crazy in the kids ear!! You just know, it has to happen soon, real soon....the kid doesn't know what to do on his side of center...........lol

 

[Tyson]

I wanna see Michkov go -3 and Torts go crazy in the kids ear!! You just know, it has to happen soon, real soon....the kid doesn't know what to do on his side of center...........lol

Well he is 19 and barely speaks english. I am convinced he will be as dominant as Bedard. Folks are mad that the Habs didn't draft him but several teams passed on him, not just the Habs.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Losing this game after beating STL would be sad as hell

 

[BLONG7]

Well he is 19 and barely speaks english. I am convinced he will be as dominant as Bedard. Folks are mad that the Habs didn't draft him but several teams passed on him, not just the Habs.

He might. no worries from me, I never worry wbout who we don't draft..........but he and Torts have to have that moment, soon.......

 

[morhilane]

I wanna see Michkov go -3 and Torts go crazy in the kids ear!! You just know, it has to happen soon, real soon....the kid doesn't know what to do on his side of center...........lol

I think Torts was instructed to let Michkov do whatever he wants.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Just looked at their goalies stats... horrifying.

 

[CanadienShark]

Holy heck, that's a GDT alright!

Let's get into a playoff spot tonight!

 

[The Real Timo]

Lineups yet?

 

[the]

Caufield if he scores tonight would be tied for the leading goal scorer in the league. He’s off to a hot start, I just hope he stays healthy since we can never have nice things.

 

[The Real Timo]

Who else doesn’t have a good feeling about this?

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/10/27/canadien-c-flyers

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Who else doesn’t have a good feeling about this?

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/10/27/canadien-c-flyers

When does one have a good feeling about the Habs?.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Who else doesn’t have a good feeling about this?

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/10/27/canadien-c-flyers

Reeks of desperation.

 

[the]

Oh gosh, Primeau playing tonight!?

 

[LV426]

The look on Hughes when Michkov scores a hat trick tonight.