Post-Game Talk: Habs lose 2 of 2 in Alberta

[HabsCode]

Dach and Laine need to go

Nah Laine can stay, we saw how bad our offense sucks without him often. P% is our third best forward.

 

[vokiel]

Habs will probably be in a 5 games losing streak by next Friday...

Yep, so predictable.

The fact that the GM didn't get any help ... It looks like a veiled message to his captain.

 

[The Great Weal]

I don't think Hughes had given up on Dach, but he most definitely will be looking to fill that hole regardless.

I don't think so either, but it's as a bottom 6 position.

 

[Habs10Habs]

You help or you sell. And by help, I DO NOT mean 5 1st rounders, Demidov, Hage and Fowler for a UFA. A help that COULD help you clinching that last position. For a team who's 13th forward is freakin Pezzetta. For a team who doesn't have a No7 dman. Whose farm team is No1 with ALSO not a lot of depth due to injuries.

But nope.....nada. Makes no sense. It's all good to keep Armia and Cie. Fine with me.....but if you do that for a REWARD to a team...you make sure than them staying make it possible for a reward.

Agreed, I didn't expect us to sell the farm to make additions. Adding a player or two to improve our depth or even Laval would have been nice.

 

[salbutera]

You help or you sell. And by help, I DO NOT mean 5 1st rounders, Demidov, Hage and Fowler for a UFA. A help that COULD help you clinching that last position. For a team who's 13th forward is freakin Pezzetta. For a team who doesn't have a No7 dman. Whose farm team is No1 with ALSO not a lot of depth due to injuries.

But nope.....nada. Makes no sense. It's all good to keep Armia and Cie. Fine with me.....but if you do that for a REWARD to a team...you make sure than them staying make it possible for a reward.

Who was traded for a fair price, that could’ve helped the Habs, that you would’ve acquired?

 

[Runner77]

Looking for good guys in the room and quality people.

Screw Stanley, we got the friendship cup.

We got ourselves a little comedy material for those times game outcomes are not favorable. Doesn’t take away from how they’ve managed to stay in it so far.

 

[No More Subban]

We are more than that away.

Dach isn’t even good so I don’t know why you list him.

Our bottom defensive pairing is awful. Savard needs to be replaced ASAP. Hutson needs a real partner that isn’t Struble or Matheson.

3rd line are playing over their heads. Can’t expect Gallagher to be good next year. Dvorak needs replacing.

Watching the last two games, if we had a better second line to help out Suzuki's line, we'd probably have the second wildcard spot right now. That's all I'm saying.

 

[OnTheRun]

Agreed, I didn't expect us to sell the farm to make additions. Adding a player or two to improve our depth or even Laval would have been nice.

AHL TDL is this friday. They could still do that.

 

[Runner77]

Agreed, I didn't expect us to sell the farm to make additions. Adding a player or two to improve our depth or even Laval would have been nice.

They can still add players in Laval — AHL trading deadline is March 14th.

 

[No More Subban]

If Dach is the 2C again next year, Hughes is worse than MB. That's next level stubbornness to count on him again. There's no chance it happens.

Lol, no.

 

[OldCraig71]

Calgary kept us to the outside and even our bigger forwards showed little desire to get there.

I'm disappointed in what I see from Slaf, he is way too passive for a giant of a man, Caufield plays with more desire. He needs to figure it out to justify what he's about to earn.

I would play Dvorak without a stick to see if it even makes a difference out there, what a useless turd he has been in a Habs jersey.

Hutson was beautiful again, he gives me hope along with Suzuki and Caufield.

We didn't make moves, which is understandable, but there are at least a half dozen passengers on this roster and that has to change for the 25-26 season.

 

[Habs10Habs]

It's like you all didn't see what the price for players at the deadline were. Not sure what 2C you all thought we were getting at a reasonable cost.

I honestly wasn't hoping for a 2C now. I think that's something we tackle in the off season. Personally I wanted to C so we could move Beck back to Laval. I don't hate the way he's playing. But I'd much rather see him finish the year in Laval.

 

[Habs10Habs]

AHL TDL is this friday. They could still do that.

Thank you, I didn't know that.

 

[The Great Weal]

Lol, no.

It would be like banking on Drouin to be the player he hoped for.

 

[zx81]

Heineman effect

More a schedule effect. Heineman hasn't been really good since his return

 

[OldCraig71]

Who can we realistically replace him with? I say there's still 90% chance he is our 2c next season.

If that happens we are 90 percent likely to miss the playoffs.

 

[Runner77]

Maybe we can still make trades if we ask nice?

Captain Nick asked nicely and Kent obliged. Sounds like a proven approach.

 

[tazsub3]

Is it sinking in now you Laine haters that this was a winnable game if Laine was here?

Many still underestimate what not only his shot brings but the presence of this shot .

 

[Habs7631]

Habs will probably be in a 5 games losing streak by next Friday...

And it will all be for the best. Get me one last top 10 pick. f*** sneaking in the playoffs just to get annihilated by Florida in the first round.

 

[The Great Weal]

Yep, so predictable.

The fact that the GM didn't get any help ... It looks like a veiled message to his captain.

Hughes should try addressing the 2C and not have his captain be surrounded with 3 4th line centers instead of sending veiled messages

 

[Habs10Habs]

I don't think Hughes has given up on Dach, but he most definitely will be looking to fill that hole regardless.

I personally haven't given up on Dach. I just think it's time to make him a permanent winger. Which IMO is where he's played his best hockey.

 

[tazsub3]

Who was traded for a fair price, that could’ve helped the Habs, that you would’ve acquired?

Bro you challenging them with logic …. so many just criticize to criticize and miss the facts.

 

[The Real Timo]

Kent got jobbed by the Friendship Circle!

Yep. So much for making hockey decisions.

 

[JianYang]

That one stings.

When caufield missed the breakaway, the reality started to sink in that this was not going to be montreal's night.

Cant afford anymore regulation losses to finish this western swing.

 

[HabbyGuy]

If that happens we are 90 percent likely to miss the playoffs.

I'm looking forward to see the effect Demidov will have on this squad before making any assertions about the playoffs next year, nevermind 90 percent. I know Hughes is going to look for help, we all can agree on that.