Post-Game Talk: Habs Lose in Shootout

[The Great Weal]

His play the last 10 games has been great. Scored a great game-tying goal tonight. Maybe that's why, tonight, MSL gave him the chance. His numbers certainly warrant it.

And Cole's been bad lately, do we put out Gallagher or Anderson for him since they've been better in that stretch?

 

[HabzSauce]

Serious question, do you call up Reinbacher in place of Savard? Savard is a genuine liability at this point.

When I saw him start on that 4-3 in OT I almost fainted

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Tremendous comeback! What a 3rd period. No quit in this team at all.

Matheson was outstanding on the OT pk. Having said that neither Matheson nor Savard should be with this team next year.

Guhle-Carrier
Struble-Hutson
Xhekaj-Reinbacher

That should be our D next year. Sign a veteran 7th D to sit in the box.

Good to see Slafkovsky score twice. He was working the boards hard tonight and battling in the slot.

Nichushkin vs Laine is not good line matching. Nichushkin easily won that battle.

Roy was better than people say/think.

Hutson was outstanding. He played 28 minutes tonight. What a player!

Big point!! Even if NYI win on Monday, they can't pass us due to having played one more game. One point up on NYR with 2 games in hand, and we're starting to get separation from CBJ & Detroit.

Also, sign Nelson as our 2nd C next season? He's 34 in October but the guy can still skate & should get 50+ pts this year. Apparently, he turned down a 3 year, 18m contract from NYI ($6m per).

 

[Tyson]

Makar and MacKinnon played a combined 53 minutes, were a -3 between them and neither had a point. Excellent work.

 

[JianYang]

You mean like every game from now on ?

Exactly. On to the next biggest game of the year.

I guess they will start Monty again. Because they have a b2b after that and dobes won't start 2 out of 3.

 

[Runner77]

Anderson in fine form, was nice to see.

 

[le_sean]

His play the last 10 games has been great. Scored a great game-tying goal tonight. Maybe that's why, tonight, MSL gave him the chance. His numbers certainly warrant it.

Like someone said earlier, why not send a guy with this much success out first then? Why is this his first attempt all season if he’s this good? Just perplexing decisions.

 

[Rapala]

Yup getting the 2 points would've been nice but no one should be disappointed with the guys tonight. They didn't quit and battled back and there was lots of good to take from tonight's game.

We got the 2-4 most of us expected but the RW's are like gold at this time of the season.

 

[Subban signed e5]

You mean like every game from now on ?

Pretty much lol! But St Louis is one of the "weaker" teams on our schedule.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

I thought Xhekaj was really good tonight. He was very assertive in his breakouts and when pinching to keep the puck in the offensive zone and handling the puck on breakouts and at the offensive blueline.

And beat the snot out of that punk Middleton. Just pounded him at the end.

 

[The Great Weal]

I don't think the rest of the league understands what kind of impact Demidov will have. I can think of so many moments where he'd have been the difference, including in the shootout.

And Reinbacher too.

Management has a really, really interesting summer coming up.



No.

Can't mess with Reinbachers health while the NHL as at its most physical. Guys are close looking to kill each other every second shift.

That's fair but it's crazy to keep playing him. We need Guhle back asap.

 

[Heffyhoof]

Not sure about that one.

We're one of the best teams since the 4 nations break.

Are we one of the best team's on paper?

Teams going hot or playing really hard for a playoff spot aren't a good barometer for coaching. I don't see it as MSL and his boring guru shtick being the catalyst, but the players themselves playing at 110%.

 

[OldCraig71]

People overlooking the fact we came back from the dead and focus instead on choices in the shootout. Sigh.

 

[26Mats]

Honestly, who else we got? Newhook? Slaf?

Hutson

 

[sheed36]

A bit surprised to see Dvo go in the shootout but he's probably played his best hockey as a Hab here of late. His tying goal tonight was very nice which even got him to smile just a bit.

 

[HabbyGuy]

Such a well coached team.

For this roster to be playing this well at this time of the year is damn impressive.

Last few games I've mostly watched opposing team broadcast... I don't recall the last time I've heard so much positive commentary about our team from other teams commentators. Thise who know hockey, know that the Habs are playing very good hockey.

We are building something very special here, what a fun time to be a Habs fan!

Yeah don't listen to the experts here in the GDT you'd think we were trash. Boys deserve all the credit in the world for what they're doing this season.

 

[McGees]

How can an already staked team like the Avs get guys like Coyle and Nelson? Why don't you give them a cup, already. Jeez

But anyway proud of these freaking guys. Slaf's goal was pure power forward. Call me crazy but I would have tried Roy in the shootout. Dude has hands like Lancelot. And he's getting better and better and more confident.

Honestly I don't think they come out of West - I think Dallas is the team this year

 

[Natey]

He scored on his last 2 breakaways . While I would have tried Slaf I can understand the choice. Nick or Cole should have scored. Anyway shootouts are a coin flip. I hate them (more when we lose though lol)

I miss ties. I hate shootouts. The most popular sport in the world can have draws, but not the NHL?

 

[Andrei79]

People overlooking the fact we came back from the dead and focus instead on choices in the shootout. Sigh.

Dvorak wasnt even a bad choice. He's legit an excellent shootout player and would have scored if he didn't lose an edge.

 

[CaptainKirk]

1/4 slaf
0/1 Huston
0/6 Dvorak(as a hab)

So garbage all around

 

[Kimota]

Honestly I don't think they come out of West - I think Dallas is the team this year

Yea I agree.

 

[Runner77]

Xhekaj destroyed Middleton’s vintage hobo face.

 

[zx81]

Exactly. On to the next biggest game of the year.

I guess they will start Monty again. Because they have a b2b after that and dobes won't start 2 out of 3.

I didn't like the 1st goal he conceded but he was fine overall. The team was outplayed in the 1st half.

 

[BergevinBurner]

The Islanders game felt like a point lost, this game felt like a point stolen. So I guess I can't complain too much.

A 3 game winning streak would be incredibly helpful going into the back to back with Florida though. That could very easily be 2 losses.

 

[Miller Time]

What part don’t you understand mate

How you could watch that game and come away with such a poor assessment.

Caufield had 6 shots, was strong on possession and defensively all night. Yeah, he didn't bury a goal, but to say he played poorly is a very weak take with little merit.

Monty? He's literally the main reason we didn't gone out of the first down 4 and made further huge stops late in ghe 3rd and in OT. Again, totally baseless to suggest he played poorly.

That's what I meant, bruh