Post-Game Talk: Habs lose to the Leafs. Fail to clinch.

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

How many times as Hutson gone pointless in 3 straight games this season? He's due vs the Hawks.

1x5 games
2x4
3x3

 

[Reimannsum1988]

How many times as Hutson gone pointless in 3 straight games this season? He's due vs the Hawks.

The minute we put him back on the left side, I think that he'll return to form.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Yeah. But it was clutch and he did step up in the 4 Nations. Credit where it's due.

I've been extremely hard on him over the years and deservedly so. But he's always had the talent. Maybe he'll finally put it together.

I hope not.

f*** him lol

 

[Miller Time]

Slaf can be so frustrating to watch. Drive the net damn it. Its tight games like these that his big body should be crashing the net creating space for others to shoot.

He was very good tonight, several shifts where he was the best forward on the ice which is damn impressive for a player his age against this type of opponent.

 

[Tyson]

Holy Grail?

Holy Grail, that would be epic

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

We "should" be in this spot precisely because we have an excellent coaching staff in place... They are overachieving externally, but internally, from the top to the bottom, they believe in what they accomplished and know the best is yet to come.

There are things to criticize MSL on. I don't understand the OT lineup tonight. That made no sense. Don't agree with Pazetta and I'd probably have X in the lineup.

But these are minor in the grand scheme of things. Overall he's done a really good job developing the team. He's overperformed almost every year... he's been really good.

 

[Benstheman]

We suck

 

[Whitesnake]

So huge that point we lost....getting that point means that no matter what we do...you ask the Jackets to ABSOLUTELY win all 3 games...in regulation.

 

[Reimannsum1988]

He's been terrific at developing players. We've been better every year he's coached. We've overperformed most seasons... what's so hard to understand?

This is bullshit. Don't go to 'chez nous' stuff when the guy might well get Jack Adams votes.

Critiquing Marty for regularly putting out our two best face-off specialists to start OT is likewise an odd track to take.

 

[Miller Time]

From the first period, Berube was moving Matthews line away from Suzuki's line... That's a hell of a compliment

 

[dinodebino]

It's not that bad. Who can blame the fans after the insane roller coaster of winning streaks and losing streaks this season. Monday is the trappiest of all the trap games we've had in recent days.
The odds are all still on our side but I'd rather be clinching than clenching.

Philly is as a trap game, Boston was a trap game, many games have been trap games lately.

But I get it; fans are on edge hahaha!

Still, we’ll win.

 

[Andrei79]

He's been terrific at developing players. We've been better every year he's coached. We've overperformed most seasons... what's so hard to understand?

This is bullshit. Don't go to 'chez nous' stuff when the guy might well get Jack Adams votes.

This roster isn't a playoff roster. Saying MSL is doing a bad job implies this team would be higher in the standings, which I find is ludicrous.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Critiquing Marty for regularly putting out our two best face-off specialists to start OT is likewise an odd track to take.

I'd have had Hutson out there. I get that Matheson is a fantastic skater but so is Newhook. Does that mean you play him ahead of Suzuki?

It's not a terrible error but it's also not what I would've done.

 

[TomKosto]

Habs have played 7 games in last 12 days....
Lets be thankful for the 1pt tonight .

Oh I’m thankful but it doesnt change last two games were realllyyyyyy bad.

 

[Doc McKenna]

If we lose to the blackhawks on Monday I'm going to lose my shit.

Nothing can ever be easy with this team. Fully expect it to come down to the last game of the season.

Before my Dad passed away I said it would either be this game (that my wife attended, but wore a habs jersey in respect for my dad as a leaf fan who busts my balls all the time) or the last one to see if the habs make the playoffs. If they do. I could see us upsetting washington "because anything can happen"-bergevin.

But I wish he had made it to see gretz record broken. We were never fans, talented guy, but never cared for him. Part of his success was that oilers team. Name me a guy on the Caps in 20 years outside of Backstrom that is likely in the hall of fame? I am drawing blanks compared to the 1980s oilers that won a cup without wayne. Doesn't take away from his crazy assists record at all. But we got to watch the most talented goal scorer in NHL history, that for much of his career was maligned for a number of reasons and not promoted half as much as he should have been. (Partly because of Cherry's' bigotry)

 

[Miller Time]

We suck

Must suck to feel that way

 

[Rapala]

They won’t. They are probably laughing at that game. It’s pointless for them

I don't think coaches like to string together a couple of shit efforts going into the post season.
We've definitely seen it go sour for some teams who've tried that. You never know what philosophy a team will take in terms of when to rest and when to push. I think a good team has to do both as the string plays out.

 

[bsl]

Fail to clinch, but they eliminated the Wings and made it so the Jackets need to win all their games in regulation until the end.

Not bad.

Wrong. if habs had won in OT, Jackets would have to win all 3 in reg. Now they don't have to.

 

[Nedved]

Honestly, it was a big point, now only the jackets can catch us. I think they lose tomorrow and we lock up WC2.

I really didn't think we deserved a point tonight. Best game from Dobbes in a long time. The boys look tired.

Hutson, in my eyes, is clearly our best player. He creates so much every shift, followed by Suzuki, and then the gap gets quite big. There's a lot of passengers on the ice right now, Slaf being the biggest flag, he lacked physical toughness when it was needed all night. We need a presence on that line, but he's easy to play against most nights. I think Laine is getting better but he's kind of slow to move the puck, and his legs, so now I'm wondering if it's just his legs or he likes the game slowed down.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

This roster isn't a playoff roster. Saying MSL is doing a bad job implies this team would be higher in the standings, which I find is ludicrous.

I agree. I can't believe we're in a spot, especially after that terrible start.

 

[sheed36]

If Xhekaj doesn't play in the next name it's probably because he called MSL short and said he had Napoleon complex.

 

[dinodebino]

Of course they are . And maybe I should do like you .
I just wonder how they can be so negative on a team that was supposed to draft top 5 and now is battling for a playoff spot .

Because lives can be miserable for some. And this is their ‘exutoire’.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Here come all the Marty homers to tell us how great the 11 shots were and why Matheson is the right choice in OT

How was he going to get more offerse besides dressing Demidov????

 

[larek]

Washington got embarrassed today, they play them again tomorrow in DC...I hope the Caps compete.

You would think they would
They.must realize

 

[Wats]

Our only hope to make noise is Demidov being a true top 6 offensive catalyst. One line teams can't score as much come playoffs/tight games