Post-Game Talk: Habs can't stop a puck or stay healthy. Rags wipe out Habs in Montreal.

[GordonGraham]

Newhook didnt miss the whole year whats his excuse

 

[Naslund]

Once per century, good luck. That's not better odds that we had with Therrien.

The Edmonton coach last year, as green as they come. Ducharme with the Habs in 2021. It happens all the time. Coaches are not that important. However, in Montreal, coaches are important to tame the media and crazy fans, and Marty is as good as can be for us.

 

[nhlfan9191]

I just want to get excited about something. If we can’t make the playoffs we have to get better at least. We’re getting worse!

I think it’s unfair to be expected not to want to see more regardless if we’re in the middle of a rebuild. We’ve finished in the bottom 5 the past 3 seasons. That’s going to wear on even the most die hard fans. The injuries and the nerves of waiting on our young talent to break out has given a lot of people like myself the blues this year when it comes to evaluating how this rebuild is going. Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovsky, and Demidov make the future look bright but we need to see some signs of positivity when it comes to keeping the puck out of our net as well. So many question marks there.

 

[Bourdon101]

The Dach and Newhook playbook of trading picks for reclamation projects is turning into one big yikes.

 

[MasterD]

Guhle is obviously ready for the NHL
Barron needs to be in the NHL now; can't pass waiver.
Hutson; the Habs decided to give him reps at the NHL level. They think that's what is best for him. His offense is already way above average for the NHL. He just needs to get use to what works at the NHL level, and what does not. Can't learn that in the AHL.
Mailloux would be in the AHL if Guhle would not be injured.
Struble is ready to be in the NHL. He's decent, but he's young and he's playing for a shitty team, so he looks worse than he is. He's also catching up having missed the beginning of the season.
Xhekaj bring something unique that this team needs now.

Demidov looks like a star. Hage, I think we don't know yet. People are probably too excited about him at the moment.

Who's going to take him the way he plays, though? If he's picked, they have to play him in the NHL. I'm not sure he's very interesting to an NHL team at this point.

 

[zx81]

Hire Carbonneau back bloody mary just for the passion and the ass kicking this team need

 

[Naslund]

The Dach and Newhook playbook of trading picks for reclamation projects is turning into one big yikes.

The problem is that you are expecting too much. They are still better that the picks they were traded for. Our team is terrible at the moment, so everybody looks bad.

 

[WatchfulElm]

It's called growing pains. We can still expect a few of those this season. Especially if the injury bug continues.

Tonight, our rookie defensemen made... guess what, rookie defensemen mistakes. It will happen again.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Matheson stepping up for Barron by going after Trouba was awesome to see. He did a great job, too. No idea how he got the instigator for that because Trouba actually got his gloves off first.

Refs are dumb. I f***ing hate them so much.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

The sad reality is that a rebuild only really starts after you drafted a franchise player, someone to build around. I don't think we have that player yet.

We have a few very interesting guys in Slaf Demidov and Reinbacher , the problem is fans here think Suzuki and Caufield are a stanley cup winning duo for some reason and have these lofty expectations that those guys are going to be our best players if we ever win anything. IMO the goal of the rebuild should have always been to at least get 1C better than Suzuki but the draft balls didn't go our way. We still got 3 very quality pieces from our tank so far , and are about to add a 4th

 

[MarkovsKnee]

The Dach and Newhook playbook of trading picks for reclamation projects is turning into one big yikes.

They weren't reclamation projects. They were young players with little experience that their teams were willing to trade. I don't have a problem with it, although we could really use Romanov right now.

 

[vokiel]

Matheson stepping up for Barron by going after Trouba was awesome to see. He did a great job, too. No idea how he got the instigator for that because Trouba actually got his gloves off first.

Refs are dumb. I f***ing hate them so much.

Shows it doesn't quite matter what the name on the jersey is. Xhekaj or Matheson seems to be the same for this league. The team needs to beef up, hit like they mean it, not become goons. A hit where you can see your opponent's eyes is always going to be regarded as tough, not vicious.

 

[LePenseur]

2 very different point on defense
1) We are using a "defense concept" with a crew of rookies that are trying to survive, really not supportive. Would the simplest defense system be more welcoming to a young squad? You make a plan for the players you have, not the other way around!

2) we really like to get our defenseman hurt and then get another one fighting, this is not the first game we finish with 4 defensemen, play 7 of them. Plenty of options to sit, Anderson as my first option.

 

[Naslund]

Not if we replace him with a vet RD.

Guhle, Hutson, Struble, X remain in the left side. We should be okay with that. I don’t see Matheson here long term do you?

Matheson's contract features (money and terms) are perfect. Which RD is going to come here and have a better impact than this guy for an equivalent contract?

 

[Big Lurk]

Straight up Sophist, what a fraud

What do you want him to say though

 

[The Real Timo]

So with Guhle and now Barron out. Matheson likely injured and may or may not play next game who draws in? Does MSL publically confirm his disdain for Arbs and puts in Lindstrom or does he go with Arbs. And does Xhekaj still gives a f*** about being part of this team given the treatment? Don't tell me he is worse that what we've been seeing from Mailloux or Savard. Or Matheson.

I haven't watched sounds bites from RDS yet... so looking forward to that big.

 

[SOLR]

Lafreniere did nothing tonight.

He did plenty.

 

[The Real Timo]

Newhook didnt miss the whole year whats his excuse

Don't think he needs one. He's just bad. Another reclamation project that ain't gonna work.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Newhook is more useless than Drouin.

haha, no

 

[habdynasty]

X plays nest game. Don’t worry about it

 

[Skip Bayless]

Man I had forgotten how Luc Gelinas got absolutely bullied by Guy at the end. Hilarious.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Straight up Sophist, what a fraud

The Philosopher Kinglet

Expect nothing more

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

He did plenty.

He got no points. That's all I care about. Have in my keeper league.

 

[Big Lurk]

The Dach and Newhook playbook of trading picks for reclamation projects is turning into one big yikes.

Dach trade will turn a profit.

As much as I hated the Newhook trade..
He's a complimentary player with no one driving his line at the moment.

Newhook played his best at center last year, didn't he?

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Don't think he needs one. He's just bad. Another reclamation project that ain't gonna work

Absolute garbage. Until the Habs have a nearly complete team there is no way to know if he or any other player qil work. He plays with garbage players and Dach who isn't close to 100%