Post-Game Talk: Habs lose to Isles in Shootout

[waitin425]

Should I start a new main board thread?

"Cole Caufield - 50 in 50 watch"

 

[sheed36]

It's still early I know but I'm starting to wonder if this coaching staff is good enough to take this team to the next level when they are ready to win and compete for a playoff spot. Lots of head scratching decisions and very slow to make any in game adjustments (if at all) from this group at times.

 

[Balthazar]

MSL sending out Dvo in OT in case Suzuki got tossed was hilarious considering how bad he’s been in faceoffs.

Well Caufield isn't an option. Nor Dach. Nor Newhook.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Blaming the refs when the Isles spent 90% of the game in our zone is quite the statement

well a lot of that was due to all the power plays.

 

[the]

Monahan carried all the secondary scoring by himself the past two seasons.

We are regressing and regressing hard until Laine shows up.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

am i the only one that's kinda happy if we pick top 5 again?

 

[GordonGraham]

Dach Newhook Dvorak

 

[26Mats]

well a lot of that was due to all the power plays.

When it came to the powerplays it was:

Isles: 6
Has: 1

am i the only one that's kinda happy if we pick top 5 again?

No, I am too.

Liked this game a lot. Good positives from the youth. 1 point is better than 2.

 

[The Great Weal]

well a lot of that was due to all the power plays.

Yes because Dach, Barron, and Armia take stupid penalties nonstop. What about the other 53 minutes of the game? You know, when they hemmed us in our own zone for 5 minutes nonstop?

 

[Farmboy Patty]

The only good thing about this game was Kappanen and Heiny scoring the SO

CC and Primeau weren’t good?

 

[LesCactus]

am i the only one that's kinda happy if we pick top 5 again?

We’re a rebuilding team, I hope we pick as high as possible.

 

[the]

am i the only one that's kinda happy if we pick top 5 again?

We are all happy. Only people who aren't happy are the ones that liked Bergevin and want to make Da Payoff!!

We are far from ready but that crowd wants to make da payoff right now

They aren't posting tonight either.

 

[Prettyisland]

Justin Barron can f*** right off

He’s awful lol

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

When it came to the powerplays it was:

Isles: 6
Has: 1




No, I am too.

Liked this game a lot. Good positives from the youth. 1 point is better than 2.

We still got hemmed in but this loss wasn't as bad as the kings debacle

 

[Hannibal]

Explain me something.

We are going into year 3 of MSL.

Still, no structure, no identity, no culture, no improvement in all facets.

This is not normal even for a rebuild. The guy is clueless. We even look worse this year lol

 

[MarkovsKnee]

MSL sending out Dvo in OT in case Suzuki got tossed was hilarious considering how bad he’s been in faceoffs.

Yeah, that was just dumb. I've been mostly supportive of MSL, but he's relying on players now who just aren't getting it done. No way Dvorak should have been out there. If you want a face-off specialist put Evans on. He was having himself a game & was driving play.

 

[sheed36]

am i the only one that's kinda happy if we pick top 5 again?

Nope not at all.. I was always looking at next season as the season the Habs should be gunning for the playoffs after getting another high pick after this season.

 

[26Mats]

We still got hemmed in but this loss wasn't as bad as the kings debacle

On the long shift Mailloux passed to no one twice. Then we were tired and keeping them to the outside, down a man because Kapanen had no stick.

 

[Gravity]

Keep picking top 5 until you finally get an elite 1C.

 

[26Mats]

Explain me something.

We are going into year 3 of MSL.

Still, no structure, no identity, no culture, no improvement in all facets.

This is not normal even for a rebuild. The guy is clueless. We even look worse this year lol

Caufield, Dach, and Slaf all had good years under MSL. Same with Matheson.

The roster is shit without Laine, the real Dach, and now Guhle on the side lines. I don't agree with all of MSL's choices. But I thought we were the better team tonight, aside from all the penalties.

 

[RationalExpectations]

am i the only one that's kinda happy if we pick top 5 again?

What is great with that thinking is that if MTL does this for 5 more years they ll have enough to draft 6 top 6 forwards and 2 top 2Ds in the top 5. is that really what winning is about now for habs fans ? Winning the lottery ?

 

[26Mats]

I

Keep picking top 5 until you finally get an elite 1C.

t may be Demidov. That would be awesome.

 

[The Great Weal]

Keep picking top 5 until you finally get an elite 1C.

An elite 1D is a way more pressing need. The puck rarely left our zone tonight. Having a second line center that isn't Evans will also help out a lot more.

 

[tazsub3]

I'm all for Dach on the wing, his best hockey for us was played there.

I think Kapanen is very mature for a rookie and NHL ready. I'd give him a shot at 2nd line center with Newhook and Dach on his wings. It couldn't be worse than Dach at C winning 0.002% of his faceoffs and Armia on the wing acting as a pylon.

Japanese and Heinemen shots were impressive . Goal scorers touch

 

[Habano]

I understand that our Captain has had a rough start but, to say that he's not a 1st line centre is ludicrous. He was 15th in points for centres last year. Several teams had 2 centres in the top 15 (Edm, Van, Tbl) so, if Suzuki is not a first line centre, then there are 19-20 teams who don't have first line centres