Post-Game Talk: Habs Lose in Shootout

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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).

They're definitely keeping Matheson for veteran presence which sucks for either Reinbacher or struble
 
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.
I had no issue with MSL's choices tonight. But I was thinking the same thing just before Dvo was chosen.
 
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 😇
Cole was nowhere near his standard. He wasn’t sharp and his shot count doesn’t reflect his game. Many other posters commented as much.

Monty let in his usual softy, had some horseshoe luck that the Av missed an open net and bailed out by 3 posts and went 50% in shootout. Yes he made some good saves too but sorry, that’s overall meh at best.

Anderson
Slaf
and perhaps Newhook were best players tonight. I shit on Matheson a lot but he had one of his better games.
 
People overlooking the fact we came back from the dead and focus instead on choices in the shootout. Sigh.
The shootout criticisms are always the same after a loss lol

My philosophy is not to overthink it. The first 3 were their best goal scorers, so that's fine. Dvorak is overthinking it. Off the top of my head, I go hutson next.
 
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).

Roy and Newhook were ok. Laine on the other hand, not so much. I like Laine but man he is a turnover machine. It must be very tough to play with him 5 on 5.
 
Cole was nowhere near his standard. He wasn’t sharp and his shot count doesn’t reflect his game. Many other posters commented as much.

Monty let in his usual softy, had some horseshoe luck that the Av missed an open net and bailed out by 3 posts and went 50% in shootout. Yes he made some good saves too but sorry, that’s overall meh at best.

I don't think Monty should have been playing but the avs got multiple posts helping them out too.

It would have been sweet justice if the habs scored on that Laine pick after what Colorado did on their first goal.
 
The shootout criticisms are always the same after a loss lol

My philosophy is not to overthink it. The first 3 were their best goal scorers, so that's fine. Dvorak is overthinking it. Off the top of my head, I go hutson next.
Why not Slaf who scored 2 and has a wicked shot? I see in that order Slaf, Gally, Roy, Anderson, Newhook, Hutson, Matheson.
 
This might be minor but... Habs are terrible at both the OT and the SO. You can't be bad at both man. So many OT points lost from sucking at both. Also... Didn't Habs hire a shooting coach? Missing the net leaders is not a good stat to have..
 
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