Post-Game Talk: Habs lose, eliminated from playoffs.

[Beaker]

Wow...saw the nice class from Dowd at the end? saying byebye mockingly towards the Habs.

I saw that… that wave gesture with his glove, but then I noticed some other players making the same gesture to the crowd so I’m not sure

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Didn't think they'd win this game at all, so not unexpected.

The good news is the ones driving this team are our young players. Hutson, Demidov, Caufield, Slafkovsky, and Suzuki led this team. I'm excited for a full year of Demidov. What a pass to Suzuki for that chance in the slot near the end. Suzuki should have scored on that.

I thought Guhle & Xhekaj played well too. Dobes is fine as a backup. He's a fighter.

I'm fine with letting Dvorak & Armia walk. Hopefully FloJack is ready next year. Kid is big, physical & can PK. He's a better skater than Arber.

I'm also looking forward to Reinbacher making the team. We'll need to replace Savard.

Congratulations on a great career Savy!

Go Habs Go!

 

[No More Subban]

When we lose, all of a sudden I see posters here ive never seen before lol

 

[Bombshell11]

The takeaway from this series is that the Habs need a true #2 center and #2 left wing. They also need a #2 right-handed defenseman, and they need to get bigger.

There's plenty of elements in the AHL that should have been tested. They opted for Roy...

 

[expy]

Easier for Hughes to make changes now that they got cleanly beat out of the first round. Excited for the off-season

 

[Andrei79]

I fully expect Hutson to be on the ice tomorrow, putting in extra time.

Fire never dies.

He's a Dark Souls MC come to life.

 

[GrandmaCookie]

Renaud outperforming himself with that one. Cringe level never reached that high before

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

No not him, he brought us bergevin.

It;s very difficult to get hiring right. Many of the biggest aholes come across well in interviews. Art least Savard knew it was a mistake early. it was mental midget Molson that prolonged then hell for 10 years,

 

[Kennerback]

No the f*** they didnt.

The Habs were absolute shit.

If we were absolute shit. Then Caps were shit. We were in on most games. A 1st place team vs a Wc2 team should look more dominant. Like Carolina crushing NJ.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

defense is the priority imo.
horrible defense lost us many more games than anything else

Reinbacher will be nice but Hughes needs to get another top 4 RHD. Unfortunately I don't think he'll acquire that this offseason as his attention will entirely be on the draft and more importantly, acquiring that coveted 2C

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

you threw me a real curveball not going directly to Andre Savard or Denis

I guess you left your crystal ball at Jojo’s house.

 

[A55P2]

I disagree, we have plenty of elements to create something okish and be competitive. Even on the Defensive side, Mailloux could have played, Beck could have been used this series.

We could have split the 1st line and create 2 duos, immediately after the 1st game, we could have Put Demi on the first PP from the start. Laine should have been healthy scratch 2 weeks ago.

The coach simply lacked the courage to take action. This series could have been alot closer.

You wanted Mailloux out there? He would have been burned left and right! Beck I could see, but Mailloux had a tough time even playing in the regular season.

 

[Theodore450]

2C
2nd pairing D
Enough is enough build a team now

 

[Tyson]

We weren't going to win this series with one line and little to no depth.
Be friggin grateful that the Habs clawed their way into the playoffs. This experience will expedite the rebuild because of all the young guys who experienced it. There is another wave of solid prospects heading to Montreal soon.

 

[Rapala]

The takeaway from this series is that the Habs need a true #2 center and #2 left wing. They also need a #2 right-handed defenseman, and they need to get bigger.

We also need a POS or two up front. We really do.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Absolutely great season by Habs. This is the start of something. Also, the work to improve this team continues.

Also couldn't help but get choked up watching Savard get emotional.

 

[Saint Patrick]

Honestly it’s one of these moments where in 5 years the Caps are going to be scared of playing us.

 

[overlords]

I saw that… that wave gesture with his glove, but then I noticed some other players making the same gesture to the crowd so I’m not sure

I assumed it was their family/kids

 

[Rozz]

Could not be more proud of the kids!

They fought so f***ing hard all year and i cant wait to see them back next year with more experience, more motivation and a big ass chip on their shoulders.. going to be good!

I am also excited to see what magic Hugo comes up with to really put his stamp on this team now that most of the bergevin contracts will be off the books... They have given me no reason to doubt that they will put together a team ready to face their playoff window.

f***, its been a year full of ups and down and im proud to have shared the highs and lows with all you crazy beautiful bastards! ive had fun ... Now lets focus on the draft

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

let's just go pick a Tom Wilson from a tree then!

Ryan Leonard is going to fit in there really well

 

[Whitesnake]

Anyway, in the end, awesome season. So many positives. So many encouraging things. But...still A LOT of work needs to be done to move from lucky to be there to deserving to be there. 1st line needs help, we can't always rely on them. The D needs help. We need to get bigger bottom 6.

 

[waitin425]

Let's not forget how young this team is.

We are going to have a hell of an off season. big things coming

 

[OnTheRun]

Demidov played 18:21. That's awesome! Hopefully he has decent linemates next season

It's mandatory at this point, can't play him a whole year with the equivalent of what he got this year. He deserve to play with better players and the team need it as well.

 

[zx81]

Not the thread or the time for a season review. I will need a few days.

Talking about this game only, it sucked. Small push in the 3rd but overall not a good game.

Our captain was particularly off . He had a disappointing series . I don't think he was playing healthy.

Anyway, this was a fun season. Looking forward to the off season moves.

 

[Tyson]

Great season by the Habs, most of us didn’t believe we would be “in the mix” especially with the way the season started, they managed to make the playoffs. Monster PPG season by Suzuki, marvelous rookie season by Hutson, we even got to see Demidov play a few games with us. Our window is coming! Time to see the Rocket (and Reinbacher and Fowler) get the Calder Cup! Enjoy your retirement Big Play Dave!

Well said!