Post-Game Talk: Habs lose to the team that plays at Mullet arena

[GrandBison]

Only watch the first half. What went wrong? They were dominating the Yotes except that penalty shot

 

[Takeru]

More and more, I believe Hughes would be best served by a different boss, one that would let him take in his own people rather than having to deal with Gorton cronies running (ruining, really) the draft.

Bobrov remains one of the most puzzling moves at this point. His record doesn't look horrendous so far, though there's no early resounding succes yet even if there's lot of potential.
We've been burned there plenty before though so I'll believe it when we see some of these prospects establishing themselves in the NHL

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Bobrov remains one of the most puzzling moves at this point. His record doesn't look horrendous so far, though there's no early resounding succes yet even if there's lot of potential.
We've been burned there plenty before though so I'll believe it when we see some of these prospects establishing themselves in the NHL

If they hit on Hutson, Rainmaker and Fowler, I'll be more forgiving if Slaf doesn't pan out.

 

[Rapala]

Break a check? you're right, i have no idea what you mean by that if you are somehow equating the current group to previous ones from the past decade.

Age has nothing to do with it? lol wut??? If you want to ignore context, that's fine, but it certainly makes for a shallow and weak argument.

Suzuki "breaks checks" regularly and did so several times last night. As does Guhle, Ylonen, RHP and even CC and Newhook. Back to your age comment, if you think that age doesn't matter, you probably didn't see much of Pearson or Armia's early career lol. Players learn to better use their body over time in the NHL. Expecting a group of largely under 24 players to be at their peak strength and ability to navigate the physicality of the NHL is absurd. But even moreso, ignoring that the rosters over the previous decade were largely older/more established is downright crazy... age is more than a number when talking physical maturity and player development. THis isn't a video game with pre-determined criteria that frame the player's ability...

I don't know what game you were watching if you didn't see that. Either your expectations were/are terribly unrealistic, or the lens from which you assess performance could stand for a bit more grounded perspective

I clearly excluded Suzuki from the conversation. The players in question start with RHP and Caufield on the first line Newhook on the second line Gallagher on the third line plus Evans and Ylonen on the fourth.. 6 players who are all challenged physically along the boards. Last night was a shit fest. Outside of the first 15 minutes we were out skated out worked out muscled and out skilled by a team playing their second in two. That's exactly what I saw. My expectations are that we at least be able to compete for 60 minutes with a team we've shared the bottom with for two seasons running.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Arizona were definitely violent in their physicality. I was slightly jealous.

It’s fun to watch this team when you remember the frustrating parts are what they are trying to improve. So yeah, half the team is good, they need to get some more turnover to make the other half better. But the good things are a bit of tease because when they inevitabley f*** up, you were kind of lead on, but also not. It's still a team in transition but hard not to get attached to it when it's working.

 

[Takeru]

If they hit on Hutson, Rainmaker and Fowler, I'll be more forgiving if Slaf doesn't pan out.

For sure.
Still, that's quite the handicap to give ourselves, can't afford to screw too many top picks where talent is the most available

 

[Miller Time]

I clearly excluded Suzuki from the conversation. The players in question start with RHP and Caufield on the first line Newhook on the second line Gallagher on the third line plus Evans and Ylonen on the fourth.. 6 players who are all challenged physically along the boards. Last night was a shit fest. Outside of the first 15 minutes we were out skated out worked out muscled and out skilled by a team playing their second in two. That's exactly what I saw. My expectations are that we at least be able to compete for 60 minutes with a team we've shared the bottom with for two seasons running.

Your assessment is pretty poor if you think they weren't competing last night.

As for the rest, still devoid of context.

Bad take all around.

 

[angusyoung]

Pretty sure we're all on the same page about the game

 

[Rapala]

Your assessment is pretty poor if you think they weren't competing last night.

As for the rest, still devoid of context.

Bad take all around.

Yeah yours was spot on with the "we played decent: assessment. Rose Colored somewhat obviously.

We sucked and there was an obvious lack of determination with a good part of that forward group. It was so easy to see and I mentioned it early in the second period we will not win this game if MSL doesn't alter Newhooks line. This was well before RHP fell in battle. Players unwilling to engage physically is a clear indication the compete level is not where it needs to be if we are to have a hope of winning the game.