Post-Game Talk: Habs lose in Carolina

[OldCraig71]

Here it is from another angle. They have a recidivist head hunter, we have what?

You can clearly see the elbow come up and catch Slaf in the chops.

 

[Tyson]

I'll still give the team credit. They battled tonight. But Canes are more effective in their game plan.

I give no credit to a team that doesn't respond to a vicious hit.

 

[Canadiens98]

This game shows we still have a long way to go. Carolina was beatable tonight.

 

[Tyson]

Oh look....Habs get pushed around again...

That's how Jeff Gorton builds his teams

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Barron has to be demoted to Laval. He's a disaster. Matheson's minutes need to decrease.

Where is Kovacevic?

Barron is in the NHL because of his goal total but his defensive play is disrespectful to me as a fan

 

[Sagikev]

You can clearly see the elbow come up and catch Slaf in the chops.

As I said earlier, DOPS will do nothing because they have that one (1) obscure replay where the elbow touches Slaf's thorax 0.2 seconds before smashing his face.

Edit : f*** I hate Parros

 

[Max2]

Would you bet your house on it?

definitely

 

[HabbyGuy]

I don't think he would've done much to be honest besides wearing a shiny suit and fedora walking into the rink

If he was on the ice when that happened you can be damn sure he would have done something about it. Slaf is his boy.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Its a tough team to watch without Dach (and Newhook). Without an actual second line the Suzuki line is easy to stop.

 

[DJBREADMAN]

Time to call up Arber.

The franchise hates fighting, hitting or anyone with a spine. You won't see this guy get called up anytime soon.

 

[Sagikev]

Its a tough team to watch without Dach (and Newhook). Without an actual second line the Suzuki line is easy to stop.

Honestly having these two not only gives us 2 legit scoring line, it also gives us a real PP. Hopefully Dach stays healthy next season, we're going to need him big time.

 

[Tyson]

Barron is in the NHL because of his goal total but his defensive play is disrespectful to me as a fan

If Xhekaj needs to work on his D, then what is the deal with Barron who imo is the worst D we have defensively

 

[MarkJ]

Dino Ciccarelli was 5 foot nothing and would have wacked his stick on a Canes head for sure.

 

[Runner77]

Caufield was closest to the play and managed a few love taps as seen below. Not his fault, it’s not in him to retaliate in kind.

This is looking like the Super Soff team blueprint from Gorton’s NYR days.

@Habs has been right all along — you need to be able to protect your best players. At the end of the day, it remains a sanguine, goon sport.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

If Xhekaj needs to work on his D, then what is the deal with Barron who imo is the worst D we have defensively

We are really weak on the RHD side. So much depth on LHD. Need Reinbacher yesterday.

 

[Tyson]

Dino Ciccarelli was 5 foot nothing and would have wacked his stick on a Canes head for sure.

Theo Fleury would have done the same.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

It's one of the worst contracts in the league.

What ? It's a great contract, even if he's a #3C the rest of his career, knowing that the cap will go up.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

If Xhekaj needs to work on his D, then what is the deal with Barron who imo is the worst D we have defensively

He has RHD privilege

 

[TheBuriedHab]

Our center depth behind Suzuki is Evans, Dvorak and Stephens.

We have 3 black holes down the middle right now. Can't count on the first line every night.

Habs had the same problem when Danault and KK were behind Suzuki and weren't producing.

Biggest need is a 3c that can produce and is insurance incase Dach goes down again next year.

 

[sheed36]

Caufield be like. No one else did but I'll stand up for ya Slafy my buddy.

 

[SlafySZN]

That hit really left a bad taste... For all the talk about how good the room is, they all need to look at themselves in the mirror after that one. It's even worse after recently watching Rossi go at it against the much bigger Guhle...

They should be so freaking embarrassed...

When Caufield is the guy having to go after a player i wonder where the other guys were…

 

[Don D]

This season is a win in victory, win in defeat!
By winning, players continue to show improvement and experience for the future.
In a loss, one can focus on specific players (like Struble) who continue to learn, and a better draft pick next year.
Habs have been in most games, but are not top tier yet.
In the standings, they are ahead of Ottawa and Buffalo, 1 point behind Detroit. Not shabby for a team that was ranked bottom 5 in the league by many.

 

[HuGo Sham]

it is what it is.
Team needs a lot to go right to win games with limited talent up front. I swear caufield is injured. His play doesn’t make sense. He isn’t shooting and is allergic to contact .. It’s not even a one line team. It’s a two player team that has enough offence from the defence to stay in games.
I’d also like to see Arber back, the lack of response to slaf hit bothered me.
Barron and matheson are an adventure defensively.
And f*** Carolina what a kitschy, choke franchise. They can’t fail fast enough as far as I’m concerned

 

[HabbyGuy]

Caufield was closest to the play and managed a few love taps as seen below. Not his fault, it’s not in him to retaliate in kind.

This is looking like the Super Soff team blueprint from Gorton’s NYR days.

@Habs has been right all along — you need to be able to protect your best players. At the end of the day, it remains a sanguine, goon sport.

Maybe this is the catalyst that gets them to bring Arber back up. Silver linings?

 

[Junohockeyfan]

The importance of Dach to this team cannot be overstated. Dach going down killed the season.