Post-Game Talk: Habs lose game 2. Capitals lead series 2-0

[red devil]

Heineman played under 8 minutes? What the actual f***!?

Only played 2 shifts in the 3rd, Marty leaned on 9 forwards

 

[sampollock]

Bench Laine
Release him
Who cares

Only certain players are ever punished

 

[The Real Timo]

Only played 2 shifts in the 3rd, Marty leaned on 9 forwards

FML

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Please bench Laine for the rest of the playoffs

Caufield can take his spot on the PP and we move Demidov to PP1

 

[sampollock]

Please bench Laine for the rest of the playoffs

Caufield can take his spot on the PP and we move Demidov to PP1

And give more ice time to
New Hook and Matheson

 

[red devil]

FML

The Newhook-Evans-Demidov line was fairly effective. Laine was benched the entire 3rd and Armia only played 1 shift

 

[themilosh]

Howd the boyz play? Just got back from work? Promising or ?

 

[HabzSauce]

These next two home games gonna be nuts. Home crowd, last change & Xhekaj. Demidov gonna start coming alive too......

Habs tie this up 2-2 is my guess

 

[sampollock]

Habs done in 4
Laine benched and never wears a ch again
Matheson can do no wrong
Slaf can coast
Savard can play 9 minutes and helps the team

 

[The Real Timo]

The Newhook-Evans-Demidov line was fairly effective. Laine was benched the entire 3rd and Armia only played 1 shift

You have your team shorthanded before the game even begins. That's unfathomable.

 

[The Real Timo]

Habs done in 4
Laine benched and never wears a ch again
Matheson can do no wrong
Slaf can coast
Savard can play 9 minutes and helps the team

About sums it up.

 

[sampollock]

About sums it up.

MSL has a whipping Boy 92 even though he does deserve to sit

 

[themilosh]

They should atleast leave Caufield out there as a shooter for 2nd unit. The decisions made for the PP unit have been puzzling to say the least. PP production has been ice cold for over a month now.

I figured they'd build on the initial Laine scoring streak by putting pucks on the net from the right side, while teams are cheating on Laine. But it never happened.

Hockey is so slow to make changes... like always playing the "long" game - law of averages.. playoffs are like the main event, you gotta switch up your betting patterns ffs... gamble, bluff, something.
The PP is so predictable everyone watching knows exactly what is coming.. change it up guys!!!!!!

I used to pull the goalie on a 5v3 pp to make it 6v3.. in the 2nd period.. who cares if the other team scores.. go for it.

 

[HuGo Sham]

Ahem: Weber, Chiarot et al vs …. Kids, Savard and Matheson.
Not the same D.

Exactly

 

[donghabs98]

I wish more coaches would call refs out on their missed calls, especially ones that are clear and cannot be defended.

 

[DemidovSZN]

I don't know how to translate this but there's an expression in french, this team is incolor, inodor, sans saveurs. (no colors, no hodor, no taste) At the image of the coach. He's a nerd and think being good boys and working with numbers will make them win.

Also the lack of changes in the line up, the players being put together and the lack of making improvements on the PP and PK is mind-boggling. MSL is either the most stubborn guy I've ever seen or he has a serious lack of imagination. Guess what, in anything in life, when things are not working......MAKE CHANGES. Laine is not working. And why can't Ghule get some ice time on the PP? He can do it! He can move the freaking puck. In fact I think he would be amazing. My prediction, no changes on the PP next game. You are not a statue MSL, you are alive, you can make changes! Do Something!

He changed his lines for tonight’s game and benched Laine and played 3 lines in the 3rd period.

 

[The Real Timo]

I didn't watch the third and don't want to really ruin my night listening to st louis... so i'll ask the experts here... Was Laine really benched (as in cause he sucks his own ass) or was he sat because of an injury? Listening to McGuire on Marinaro's podcast, I get an impression it may be due to an injury.

 

[Redux91]

Thanks for showing me this
Slafs a touch TOO hard on himself here

I could name 10 other guys who stunk up the joint before I brought up Slafs name tonight

 

[TeacherMan]

call up Richer and Claude Lemieux.

And we'd still be missing a second-line centre

 

[The Real Timo]

Thanks for showing me this
Slafs a touch TOO hard on himself here

I could name 10 other guys who stunk up the joint before I brought up Slafs name tonight

Big words... let's see that next game, Slafy!

 

[ahmedou]

 

[No More Subban]

Replacing the 12th forward and 6th D is what it takes to turn a series around?
It sure doesn't take much...

Yes, it does. Teams go far when their bottom lines/pairings contribute.

 

[Zalos]

Next game in Montreal, I better see Caufield and Demidov on PP1 with no Laine in sight.

 

[Vapaatunnus]

Bench Laine for the rest of the playoffs, he has killed enough drives for one lifetime.

On the bright side Newhook, Evans and Demidov looks dangerous. Next game they will capitalize I bet.

Newhook scoring is like pink unicorn riding to the sunset

 

[themilosh]

Watching Edmundson really makes me appreciate when we had him, Weber, and Chiarot on the back end. So much more effective than the undersized D men we have now.

Size wins in the playoffs.

Id rather see Reinbacher over Savard... but it wont happen... this playoff series was gravy...

Gotta win both in MTL, possible, but the odds are getting harder, especially if there aren't any adjustments.