Post-Game Talk: Habs defeat the Jets in a shootout!

[Doc McKenna]

I can't say I miss David Savard. Bring Up STRUBLE!

Any young guys in the AHL should listen to some dream theatre, change of seasons-carpe diem. If they want to strut their stuff, now is the time.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Newhook should play wing…

He will when Dvorak gets back. He was moved to center when Dach went down.

 

[red devil]

I think he's been ready for at least a week but being on LT injury list he can't come back till early November.

The 1st game he can play is against the Blues on Nov.4

 

[WinterLion]

If Slaf has a few more games like that, they may need to do something. That was brutal.

 

[Runner77]

Jacques Alain at it again!

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

Gotta love it ....

As Martin said...He hates systems....

New Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis prefers concepts over systems

"That was probably one of the things that I hated the most as a player is playing in a system," Hall of Famer says.

montrealgazette.com

For a player who hated systems, he was unusually dedicated :

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Once Dvorak is back, I hope they put Monahan between Slaf and Newhook. He might be able to do what Dach would've done.

Oh he will

 

[red devil]

 

[The Real Timo]

So if Matheson is injured, Lindstrom draws back in? I mean I barely noticed him so I think this mean he wasn't all that terrible. I'd still sit Harris. Man he's bad.

 

[Sagikev]

He f***ed up.

But given how those three guys just know where each other are how is Ghule not quarterbacking our first unit on the PP.

If Matheson is out, I'd try Guhls or Barron there. f*** it even if Matheson is still there, I'd try them lol

 

[NMacrules]

Where's my old friend Jeffrey Steele? Habs beat a team that was in the playoffs last season. Do you feel better?

With this win the Habs move into 5th place overall in the league.

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

Oh he will

But Dvo will help us drafting higher. That's exciting !

 

[NewDef]

Newhook faceoff percentage tonight = 9.1%

I see a good winger, me not see a center. Monahan IS a center, i know he has more experience but the comparison cannot even be made. I like Newhook, just not at center.

 

[NewDef]

Guhle, Reinbacher, and Matheson as soon as next year! (Hope Matheson can get healthy).

Matheson Kovacevic
Guhle Reinbacher
Xhekaj Barron
Harris, Norlinder

Laval:
Struble - Mailloux
Hutson - Engstrom
Trudeau - Lindstrom

The more he plays, the more I find Kovacevic to be reliably good. Not astounding but just solid good and even keel, oh, and big boy which add to his efficency. He must be hard af to push around. What a pick-up from the wire! Nice one Kent.

Marty would have done himself a favor if he bumped Armia to the first line. Gotta learn how to capitalize on the 7% of the time he plays his "A" game.

That was so good for his trade value, he did play good tonight.

 

[Bottle Rocket]

I was at the game, with my 12 yo son. His first game at the Bell Centre. Wow, just wow!

 

[Habs]

I jad to double check that out first overall pick played , he was invisible

 

[The Real Timo]

TurtlePleks retired

Former Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec announces retirment | TSN

Former Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec announced his retirement from professional hockey on Saturday.

www.tsn.ca

Good player. Always liked him.

 

[Garnet76]

I jad to double check that out first overall pick played , he was invisible

Slaf set up Anderson 2-3 times for really good chances. Anderson couldn't cash them. Later in the game Slaf made a few plays where I just shook my head..

 

[The Real Timo]

Slaf set up Anderson 2-3 times for really good chances. Anderson couldn't cash them. Later in the game Slaf made a few plays where I just shook my head..

Something needs to change for him. I don’t understand the stubbornness around not sending him to AHL.

 

[nhlfan9191]

Something needs to change for him. I don’t understand the stubbornness around not sending him to AHL.

It’s easier to pretend everything they do is part of their plans then to admit they made a mistake right from the start with the first 1OV pick we’ve had in 40 years. We’ve seen how stubborn past management teams have been at admitting they were wrong.

 

[waffledave]

If Slaf has a few more games like that, they may need to do something. That was brutal.

That's just who he is. He sucks.

 

[The Real Timo]

 

[waffledave]

??? He was all over the news in the WHL playoffs.

 

[The Real Timo]

It’s easier to pretend everything they do is part of their plans then to admit they made a mistake right from the start with the first 1OV pick we’ve had in 40 years. We’ve seen how stubborn past management teams have been at admitting they were wrong.

I don't think moving him to AHL equates admitting a mistake. It's simply admitting that his development needs to take a different path. He is 19. NExt couple of years will likely determine whether Slaf is a mistake or not. I mean, he will never be Bedard but let's hope he will develop into a decent middle tier player and f***... learns to use his size.

 

[Jack Skellington]

I'd like to see Slaf get some time on a line with RHP.

Rocket Hockey Players?