Post-Game Talk: Habs beat Hawks 5-2

[pth2]

Even the hawks crew were expecting that to be a good goal.

Did the NHL have another angle that shows a clear offside because if they overturned the call based on this footage, that it so badly fumbled that the crazy conspiracies gain traction.

I expected it to be a goal.... while already knowing the final score (watching a recorded game). So I wasn't exactly being biased...

 

[Heffyhoof]

WOW is right. The angle they showed us on RDS was very deceiving but even then it didn't look conclusive enough to overturn. This photo doesn't look anything like what we saw to the extent I could be convinced this has been shopped. Please tell me they can't be this inept...

That was the angle I originally saw in the feed I was watching (Chicago feed). They showed the camera that is straight on the blue-line afterwards and Anderson was clearly offside.

It's an illusion based on our camera angle. It makes it seem like the puck that is in the air is actually over the blue line but when you see the proper angle both of Anderson's feet are over the blueline first.

 

[HuGort]

Hey nice win!! Makes 2 games over .500 at Christmas break. Who would of thought that? Especially after we lost Dach? This is decent team.

Slaf making another good forward to go with Suzuki and Caufield. Habs should have a bunch of caproom next summer to acquire another goal scorer to go with them.

 

[Whalers Fan]

SlafBEAST with the winner!
What a game by Slaf.

Save of the year candidate by Struble.



#FireBurrows as always.

Only problem is -- now the Habs have a four goalie rotation!

 

[HuGort]

Slaf maturing been big shot in arm to Habs. Made good first line

 

[Runner77]

Guy does it all.

 

[admiralcadillac]

La victoire signe Yoel Armia! The dude was everything and everywhere.

Great game by Slaf again. 2 points.

Barron was horrible.

Stuble is a stud!

Lessgo!!! Da playoffs are within a reach!

Absolutely right, Armia was great especially later on in the game.

I doubt it’s a direct influence but when Armia is on his game, I see what Slafkovsky has been doing lately. Similar stick movement on the boards, similar smothering.

 

[Habssince89]

We should acknowledge to Stephens btw. He's a pro and he got us on the board tonight

 

[WeThreeKings]

Slaf deniers be like uhhhh the umm uhh umm

 

[ReHabs]

It’s very cool to see young players burst out unexpected. They get the opportunity and run with it. Lovely to see.

Jayden Struble, long may you reign.

 

[Kimota]

Tuch, Beck.

I mean Tuch being a third/fourth line guy wasn't exactly the plan, esp. when he went to the Sabres.

 

[OldCraig71]

Whatever it is that MSL and the coaching staff is doing with these players is working and it's not because of a few wins and production from Slaf or the emergence of Struble. I say it because the team always finds a way to come back when down, it's getting to the point where I expect them to be down 1-0,2-0, and just keep playing and come back to tie it.

Hate to use it but this bunch of guys is full of karakter and it will bode well for them once we get to the playoffs. The only blemish right now is Caufield, it's not just his shooting percentage but his decision-making, something is off with him. MSL used Ylonen on that line and we scored a goal and he didn't look out of place so Cole needs to figure things out here.

 

[BLNY]

Barron sure can look like Brisebois sometimes. A nice win to go into break on. Slaf with 5 in 4. Andy up to 5 goals. Hercules Struble showing he belongs. Primeau with a ridiculous save on the 2-on-0.

 

[Cournoyer12]

Saw Struble play prep / high school & Northeastern, always stood out for being an elite skater with lots of “truculence”.

Not shocked that Struble’s made an impact, but surprised the rate of improvement keeps climbing.

I expect next year Luke Tuch will establish himself within the org as well

Used to love to hear Howard Cosell use the word truculence! Excellent vocabulary my man!

Whatever it is that MSL and the coaching staff is doing with these players is working and it's not because of a few wins and production from Slaf or the emergence of Struble. I say it because the team always finds a way to come back when down, it's getting to the point where I expect them to be down 1-0,2-0, and just keep playing and come back to tie it.

Hate to use it but this bunch of guys is full of karakter and it will bode well for them once we get to the playoffs. The only blemish right now is Caufield, it's not just his shooting percentage but his decision-making, something is off with him. MSL used Ylonen on that line and we scored a goal and he didn't look out of place so Cole needs to figure things out here.

Probably a chick!

 

[morhilane]

Second game in a row with two points for Slaf, we keep saying points would come the way he was playing and here they are.

I also think Suzuki/Slaf can carry (almost) anyone on the other wing as long as they shoot the puck at the net and skate.

MSL post-game said what I've been thinking for a few days: Slaf's play has ripple effects on the team moral and effort level.
And Savard stabilize the Ds.

But after the Xmas break, the hard part of the calendar will start...

 

[Garnet76]

Even the hawks crew were expecting that to be a good goal.

Did the NHL have another angle that shows a clear offside because if they overturned the call based on this footage, that it so badly fumbled that the crazy conspiracies gain traction.

Yes they showed the play from the blueline camera and it was offside. The over head angle looked onside because the puck was in the air.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

The fact that we haven't bottomed out yet after these injuries shows the potential we could have if healthy and another year of development.

Yup. We're missing RHP too, so Newhook-Dach-RHP could have worked as a line.

Dvorak probably centers Monahan/Anderson with Evans with Gallagher on 4th line in that case.

Potential is definitely there for 4 lines.

We need to continue to upgrade the D, but Savard coming back has helped it for sure. He's a good veteran to have around. I'm not in a hurry to trade him. Good vets are hard to find. Just ask Ottawa & Buffalo.

I'm fine with Montembeault as #1.

 

[FrankMTL]

Every time I expect this team to fold, they manage to avoid any sort of prolonged losing streaks (for now anyways). It's easy to talk about the fact that they have a lot of loser points and have won a lot of OT/SO games, but the thing to take away from that is that they're in virtually every single game. Would still love a high draft pick, but building a winning culture is just as important.

 

[Kennerback]

3 points away from the playoffs. So much for tanking.

 

[Habs Icing]

I know the board here was pretty harsh on Savard (me included), but I understand why he has won a cup. He is a legit top 4 guy.

Savard might have some flaws but one of his major strengths is he breaks up the cycle game in his end. Since he has been back the opposing teams don't cycle as much against the Habs. That was one of Weber's strengths. That is something this team needed to help with the young d-core.

 

[Kennerback]

Savard’s is the one guy I trust not to f*** up. This is the most accident prone D Corp I can remember.

 

[JianYang]

Every time I expect this team to fold, they manage to avoid any sort of prolonged losing streaks (for now anyways). It's easy to talk about the fact that they have a lot of loser points and have won a lot of OT/SO games, but the thing to take away from that is that they're in virtually every single game. Would still love a high draft pick, but building a winning culture is just as important.

I feel like they have been feasting in OT, but someone mentioned that their OT record is only 8-5.... which is respectable but not dominant like I thought it was.

 

[WeThreeKings]

3 points away from the playoffs. So much for tanking.

They'll go 0-4 when they come back.

 

[rickthegoon]

If/When Huston and Reinbacher are in the top 4, I would love to see a shutdown 3rd pair of Xhekaj - Struble

Can’t wait to see these two dishing out the pain during the playoffs when we become contenders in a couple of years.

 

[eklund the clown]

They'll go 0-4 when they come back.

Ya wouldn't get too excited about beating teams like the lowly Hawks .I will wait to see a winning streak against good teams before i jump on the bandwagon.