eviohh26
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Go back to last season. Go back to last playoff run. Overrated as hell for his defense. He is prob the best offensive Dman in the league but he is avg at best at playing defense.
Habs are the worst defensive team in the league
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Peasy
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MSL is a shit NHL coach. They gotta can him if they want to start to see some improvements. Don't want a losing and playing no defence culture to really settle into a group cause then you're gunna end up like a Buffalo.
dirtydanglez
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Habs fans shouldn’t be surprised. Their team is still in a rebuild and this is good. Another lottery pick or two would be good for this group. They do not want to rush the rebuild like the rangers did. They’ll be much better in the end if they accept it and focus on player development over winning.
Hostile Offer
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The team is young and not expected to be anywhere the top of the league but they were expected to improve and being the worst defensive team in the league by pretty much all metrics is not that. Not ideal for the development either to be hemmed in their own zone all the time. The fans and media have the right to be concerned.
Dion TheFluff
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Playing a midget, rookie defenceman, who can't defend 30 minutes a night will do that.From the broadcast
The defense is bad, but looking at the personnel it's not surprising.
Unfortunately likely to be another long season. Rebuilds are not a fun fan experience, but another lottery pick is probably needed.
Unfortunately likely to be another long season. Rebuilds are not a fun fan experience, but another lottery pick is probably needed.
TheBeastCoast
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The Gr8 Dane
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We stink but Hutson looks good. Habs fans were talking all this smack too about being in the mix lmao why they think our rebuild would be faster than everybody elses confuses me
The Gr8 Dane
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For some reason all the fans want to rush the rebuild when this is our only chance in like the past 30 years to actually do it properly.
When that guy is your second best dman already and he hasen't even played 10 nhl games there's a problem
MXD
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The problem lies at the top. Guhle is probably a #2 or #3 (lesser player of top pair or best player of second pair) on his "good" side, but :
- He's very clearly that team's no1 so far
- He's playing on his wrong side.
Everything else snowballs down from there, and there are structure improvements needed.
- He's very clearly that team's no1 so far
- He's playing on his wrong side.
Everything else snowballs down from there, and there are structure improvements needed.
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Hutson should be the last guy to blame for their bad possession stats. He actually has the best xGA/60 of any Gabs defenseman:
Suzuki, on the other hand...
These advanced stats are pretty meaningless in small sample sizes.
You should work for the media since you're so good at taking things out of context and spreading misinformation
You should work for the media since you're so good at taking things out of context and spreading misinformation
The Toronto media .....yes. Get to interview Mitch "I'm like a God" Marner.
KevinRedkey
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Hutson needs to be sheltered, but that's part of the process for players like him.
The problem is their 3rd pair is probably the worst in the NHL, and they don't have a #1 that can eat minutes without bleeding goals. They simply can't shelter those who need to be.
Chalk it up to growing pains. They'll be good eventually.
The problem is their 3rd pair is probably the worst in the NHL, and they don't have a #1 that can eat minutes without bleeding goals. They simply can't shelter those who need to be.
Chalk it up to growing pains. They'll be good eventually.
Armourboy
Hey! You suck!
I mean it could be worse, at least Montreal has a couple of wins. You have two cap teams in Nashville and Colorado that are actually trying to do something in the playoffs who still don't have a single point through 4 games.
Nashville has been so bad we've had a lead for a total of around 5 minutes for the entire season.
Nashville has been so bad we've had a lead for a total of around 5 minutes for the entire season.
mitchmagic
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Fire Sweeney
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Marty Saint Lous is arguably the worst NHL coach ever. I don't get how he keeps his job, especially with so many youngsters in need of proper coaching and preparation.
HockeyVirus
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I think some fans see other teams go into deep rebuilds and struggle to find winning culture and see how long it can take to become competative again. See Sabres, Red Wings, Oilers of the 2010's, etc.
IMO completely reasonable to not want to be on the rebuild treadmill.
frederixx
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That only means they'll get another top 10 pick and probably a top 15 (from Calgary).
They should also add a few good pieces next year (Demidov, Hage, Laine, Mailloux).
No one expected to contend this year (maybe Habs fans?), but i think they are well managed and should be a force in 2-3 years
They should also add a few good pieces next year (Demidov, Hage, Laine, Mailloux).
No one expected to contend this year (maybe Habs fans?), but i think they are well managed and should be a force in 2-3 years
Archijerej
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Yeah, and if they continue to be one quarter into the season, we're going to have something to talk about.
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