Post-Game Talk: Habs defeat the Rags at MSG

[McGees]

Monty is fine for this team right now but as an actual number 1 moving forward???
Seems like something Leafs would do.
Let's get someone with higher upside and more consistent by the time we are ready to contend please. He has the odd game like today where he really shines and may have a good career as a back up but he is not a true number 1. Goalies take longer to develop but he's already turning 27 this year.

 

[Redux91]

Barron had a pretty good game honestly
Xhekaj effective in his 11 minutes too

CC 1g1a 6 shots, I mean what can you say, it's cool having a star on O for once

 

[Runner77]

Lets see how much longer McDavid is willing to be an entertaining hockey player in Edmonton. Great players want to create a legacy and winning the cup cements it. Look at Ovechkin as an example, lighting the league on fire and filling seats in every arena but there were always questions about him before he finally won a cup, and even though he is going to be the all-time goal scoring leader, the cup will probably be his biggest achievement. It is good for the fans to have these players to watch but you'd have to think that the players want more.

From a player’s perspective, you are correct. The top level guys are super competitive. I was merely looking at it from a fan’s perspective. You get a generational player on your team, you have a focal point and get the hope that eventually the team will figure out how to win.

Hence, the entertainment factor offered by that player, is a win.

 

[The Great Weal]

Has shown way more NHL promise than Primeau has. Im hoping Primeau gets at least one look to see if he's made any progress but Monty has really shown a lot of growth this year.

I hate how much shit he gets on here. Guy plays his heart out behind one of the worst defenses in the league. He's inconsistent, but he's more than capable of being a solid backup if not more.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Is that the guy who played for the Blues? I would gladly take him.

He sucks. Too many knee injuries. He can't skate. He's done in the NHL at the end of this season.

 

[Gravity]

I hate how much shit he gets on here. Guy plays his heart out behind one of the worst defenses in the league. He's inconsistent, but he's more than capable of being a solid backup if not more.

He was signed to suck. He's very clearly a placeholder. So absolutely, people are going to be mad when a placeholder starts robbing this team of Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson, Michkov odds.

Primeau also carves out his career as an NHL backup at best.

 

[The Great Weal]

He was signed to suck. He's very clearly a placeholder. So absolutely, people are going to be mad when a placeholder starts robbing this team of Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson, Michkov odds.

Last time you told me he's not an NHLer. There's a difference between being a Vezina caliber goalie and a solid backup which is what Monty is. We are still a bottom 10 team, finishing bottom 3 was always delusional thinking. Habs could have brought a washed up vet to suck but went with the young guy who despite being inconsistent showed solid things.

 

[Gravity]

Last time you told me he's not an NHLer. There's a difference between being a Vezina caliber goalie and a solid backup which is what Monty is. We are still a bottom 10 team, finishing bottom 3 was always delusional thinking. Habs could have brought a washed up vet to suck but went with the young guy who despite being inconsistent showed solid things.

He didn't show solid things last year though. He was dogshit. Forget holding him to Vezina standards, he's barely a passable backup who has no future with this team and very little to none in the NHL.

Want to look at a goalie playing behind a dogshit defense that shows he's an NHLer, look at Karel Vejmelka. Monty's only good for being good 1 in 5 games. Just enough to jeopardize a chance at a top 5 pick. FFS he's not even the starter for this dogshit team.

 

[SlafySZN]

 

[Redux91]

It's gotta feel good beating a world class goalie who was playing great too
I'd be so pumped man lol

 

[Kimota]

He sucks. Too many knee injuries. He can't skate. He's done in the NHL at the end of this season.

Poor guy. I thought he was good when he played for the Blues. Great potential. I thought we should have gotten him way back.

 

[Rapala]

You don't want them to lose every game though. Winning some games is good for their confidence. Our issue is the younger guys are ahead of where they should be. There have been nights where we had 5 rookies on D lol, they should be much worse but they continue to impress. Barron is even looking much better than he was last time around, Ylonen looks like a veteran NHLer lol, so what do we do?

I'm super impressed with the job Robidas is doing. Too bad Burrows didn't pan out the same way. One is gold the other...

 

[jfhabs]

Ylonen has been one of our best forward since being called back

 

[Nedved]

He sucks. Too many knee injuries. He can't skate. He's done in the NHL at the end of this season.

sounds like our kind of player.

Ylonen has been one of our best forward since being called back

it is great to see his game grow from last year. Curious how he looks over 20 games.

 

[River Meadow]

Another 2 points! Woohooooo

15th overall pick at the 2023 NHL Draft, here we come!

 

[JianYang]

Another 2 points! Woohooooo

15th overall pick at the 2023 NHL Draft, here we come!

Maybe the Florida pick will be 15th.

Theres nothing to suggest the Habs will be there.

 

[River Meadow]

Maybe the Florida pick will be 15th.

Theres nothing to suggest the Habs will be there.

Anything outside of the top 10 will be a massive failure, IMO.

 

[JianYang]

Anything outside of the top 10 will be a massive failure, IMO.

There was a time where i thought maybe the Habs would pick outside of the top 10, as unbelievable as that would have been.

But as injuries have mounted, and the season has wore on, I'm quite confident once again that the pick will be inside the 10 comfortably.

 

[River Meadow]

There was a time where i thought maybe the Habs would pick outside of the top 10, as unbelievable as that would have been.

But as injuries have mounted, and the season has wore on, I'm quite confident once again that the pick will be inside the 10 comfortably.

With every meaningless 2 points we gain, part of me dies inside knowing the difference between drafting 4th vs 9th is huge...

 

[Whalers Fan]

I'm super impressed with the job Robidas is doing. Too bad Burrows didn't pan out the same way. One is gold the other...

One has an island named after him, the other...

 

[Monsieur Miz]

From being called Montemblow to "hey maybe this guy is a starter in the NHL!"

He has 17 games. 17.

He has been alright but seriously? I remember when people said Halak couldn't be a 1st because he couldn't handle a full season. Come on!

 

[Walrus26]

In french we have a dicton that says " il faut battre son frère tandis qu'il est chaud"

Sorry but there's no way to translate this brilliant sentence in english

Really rough schoolboy french attempt - "you should batter your brother while he is hot"?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Need to stop winning, every point gained is a problem for us right now

 

[Adam Michaels]

Barron had a pretty good game honestly
Xhekaj effective in his 11 minutes too

CC 1g1a 6 shots, I mean what can you say, it's cool having a star on O for once

All the kids were good last night.

Xhekaj, Harris, and Barron were solid on D.

Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Ylonen & Slaf were good up front. Even Pez had a solid game last night.

 

[BLONG7]

All the kids were good last night.

Xhekaj, Harris, and Barron were solid on D.

Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Ylonen & Slaf were good up front. Even Pez had a solid game last night.

Win or lose...............this is what we need to see...............