Post-Game Talk: Habs Lose in Shootout

[VT]

Was a great so goal, and he made a great pass in the neutral zone to Newhook, and I'm a Laine fan.

But oh my, how many turnovers did he have tonight????? It's turnover after turnover, after turnover...

Funny thing is, his turnovers were due to bad passes (see, still need time to return his shape), while not losing pucks in transition (from what I saw). For us, it was the opposite.

 

[Karma Police]

Montembault avec des estis de zouzounes ce soir

 

[Runner77]

I think the fans got down on Andy last year because not only wasn't he scoring. He didn't bring that "wrecking ball" style that we've seen him play this season. If he continues to play this way. I think you'll continue to see the negative talk about him, fade away.

He’s playing to his strengths but this season, he was also being assigned a role that optimizes what he has to offer.

He was used in the top 6 last season and that clearly wasn’t for him.

 

[dinodebino]

Xhekaj destroyed Middleton’s vintage hobo face.

I think Middleton got surprised by the left jabs. He never expected Arber to use both hands. The ice tilted when the left were coming non stop. Middleton looked so stunned, he even put his hand to try and protect himself, which is something you rarely see in a heavyweight bout.

 

[Hacketts]

Guhle is made for this type of hockey, hopefully we see him soon.

 

[Habs10Habs]

He’s playing to his strengths but this season, he was also being assigned a role that optimizes what he has to offer.

He was used in the top 6 last season and that clearly wasn’t for him.

Agreed, and I think that's what frustrated Andy last year. You could see his confidence was gone, and it literally sucked the energy out of him. There were a lot of nights it looked to me like he was either hurt, or simply mailing it in.

 

[Rapala]

Imagine having 2 Xhekaj's in the line up

Struble trashed Coyle twice on the same shift and then took a cross check to the face for his trouble. Which considering it drew blood should have been a 4 minute penalty.

Playoff warrior as well.

 

[dinodebino]

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.

If they play around .550 until the end, unless another team goes nutso in the last 10 games, they should pass through.

Again, I’m not expecting it myself as the remaining schedule is just a killer. They are meeting a lot of playoff bound teams in there, and not ‘des pieds de céleri’. It they make it, it would be a major, major accomplishment. Remember my 84 points expectation in October?

 

[Rapala]

I'll say this about our group they've got me out of my seat with an unbridled cheer at least three times this season...

Beats the hell out of tanking and only hoping for points from your favorites.

 

[dinodebino]

By that logic it should have been Slaf... afterall he scored 2 tonight. Shootout is a crap shoot, no doubt, but you gotta try and maximize your chances. Slaf, Hutson, Gally, even Roy should go ahead of Dvo. And I love Dvo... I want him re-signed for another 5 years

Maybe so too! I wouldn’t have been against any of those, including Roy. He’s got silk mitts. SO are shitty crapshoots to me.

 

[le_sean]

If Newhook can find his scoring touch, he could have an Ehlers type if game.

 

[The Real Timo]

Guhle is made for this type of hockey, hopefully we see him soon.

Any forecast for his return? He's been skating on his own for a while now.

 

[Miller Time]

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.

Disagree fully. Creating that many shots reflects how sharp his game was. The finish not being there is what it is... Mackinnon also fired off 6 shots fyi. But between the two, CC had a stronger game end to end imo. When you can play at that level, your in rare company imo

Many posters make a lot of poor comments, not sure I'd use that as a validation lol

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.

Agree to disagree here.

Anderson
Slaf
and perhaps Newhook were best players tonight. I shit on Matheson a lot but he had one of his better games.

Strubble had a very strong game as well.

Ditto Evans, Dvo & Suzuki.

 

[Rapala]

If they play around .550 until the end, unless another team goes nutso in the last 10 games, they should pass through.

Again, I’m not expecting it myself as the remaining schedule is just a killer. They are meeting a lot of playoff bound teams in there, and not ‘des pieds de céleri’. It they make it, it would be a major, major accomplishment. Remember my 84 points expectation in October?

I had 'em at .500 and was hoping for a decent goal diff.
If you take away those stinkers early on we'd certainly be in the green.

 

[HabzSauce]

By that logic it should have been Slaf... afterall he scored 2 tonight. Shootout is a crap shoot, no doubt, but you gotta try and maximize your chances. Slaf, Hutson, Gally, even Roy should go ahead of Dvo. And I love Dvo... I want him re-signed for another 5 years

Dvo will hit a whole new level in the ploffs just watch

 

[The Real Timo]

It was sweet that leafs lost. I liked that.

 

[Hacketts]

Any forecast for his return? He's been skating on his own for a while now.

sometime during this 4 game stretch.

thats my guess.

 

[holy]

I don't think we're losing OTs lately because of a lack of talent. We need to go Suzuki/Caufield/Hutson to start and stop worrying about what the other team is doing and icing.

For real, just let your best guys go ham, no need to be so kosher.

 

[VT]

I have a question, in the second part is there not possible for the same players to shoot (SO)? It seems to him that in the past it was possible.

 

[Rapala]

Any forecast for his return? He's been skating on his own for a while now.

I haven't seen any footage of him skating and pushing as hard as Reinbacher was before he came back so it's hard to say.

 

[Habssince89]

For real, just let your best guys go ham, no need to be so kosher.

Agreed I'd go

Suzuki/Caufield/Hutson
Slafkovsky/Newhook/Matheson
Then
Anderson/Laine/Carrier or whoever is going to skate the best

Laine depends on the game by game context

Guhle replaces carrier

 

[Scintillating10]

Third period was impressive. Colorado is good team. I wasn't going to go to any games this spring but Bell Center is place go be

 

[The Great Weal]

For real, just let your best guys go ham, no need to be so kosher.

Also for all the timeouts save, use them in OT to put them right back out there

 

[The Real Timo]

I have a question, in the second part is there not possible for the same players to shoot (SO)? It seems to him that in the past it was possible.

LIke just have Laine shoot twice in a row? I;d be ok with that.

 

[The Real Timo]

Agreed I'd go

Suzuki/Caufield/Hutson
Slafkovsky/Newhook/Matheson
Then
Anderson/Laine/Carrier or whoever is going to skate the best

Laine depends on the game by game context

Guhle replaces carrier

They play man to man... why not just have 3 forwards? Suzuki, Slaf, CC.